Filimoni1
1Imi Paulu, ndakasungilwa Kristo Jesu, naTimoti mwanakwaina wedu. Kuna Filimoni unshingikwaina wedu unodikana2naAfiya unkazwaji wedu naAkipasi undwikwaina, negubungano linoshangana mungumba yiyo.3Chipiwo nolunyalalo lunova kunaMwali Tate bedu naTezi wedu Jesu Kristo lubekwamuli.4Ndoboka Mwali wangu unshaji wose pandinokumbulukwa muminamato yangu,5nokuti ndikumuwha nezwokudimbwa kuko munaTezi Jesu Kristo noludo lulo kubachena bose,6akale ndonamata kuti kukobelana kokudimbwa kuko kunyamule luzibo lwobubuya bwedu bwose munaKristo.7Mwanakwaina wangu ndakawana kushanta kukulwana nokunyalajwa muludo lulo, nokuti myoyo yabachena yakatonhojwa nokupindila mwauli.8Nezwo, kojoba ndili nefuba munaKristo kuti ndikulaye kuti ute zwinodikana,9koga pezhulu poludo ndoshala kukubwetekeja, ngweno imi, Paulu, umililili akale wakasungilwa Kristo Jesu,10ndokubwetekeja ndikumbilila mwana wangu, Onesimasi, undakaba tate babe mukusungwa kwangu.11Pakutanga aajakabelina lubhancho kwauli, koga ngweno unanolubhancho kasa kwauli nokwandili.12Ndimuumbwiliza kwauli Onesimasi, iye wandinoda sokutumija nomwoyo wangu kwauli.13Ndalushanta kasa kugala naye, kutila kuti endishingile akamilila iwi nonshaji wangu wokusungilwa indebo imbuya,14koga andijakashala kuta chinhu usandivumila kutila kuti bubuya bubo busibe bwokumanikijwa koga bomwoyo ulosupuka.15Pamwe ndizwo akapambukana nawi konshaji, kuti ube naye kwemisi yose,16esichili undanda koga zwinopindilija bulanda, somwanakwaina unodikana, kasa kwandili koga zwilopamijika kwauli, sonhu akale mwanakwaina munaTezi.17Kana unditola soumwe uwo, untambule nenzila yawalunditambula nayo.18Kana akakubipisila, kana elina chikwelete chicho, ilipisa imi.19Imi Paulu ndinokwala yezwi noluboko lwangu, ndinolipa—pesina zwandinoleba nezwe chikwelete chaunanacho iwi, kwandili chobupenyu bubo.20Nokudalo, mwanakwaina, ndibhanche somwanakwaina munaTezi. Tonhoja mwoyo wangu munaKristo.21Ndinanolubimbo lwokuwhilila kuko, ndokwala kwauli, ndiziba kuti unota zwinji kupinda zwandaleba.22Nonshaji wakalewo, undibambanyile ingumba yabezi, nokuti ndinobimba kuti neminamato yenu ndichavumila kwamuli.23Epafulasi unsungwakwaina munaKristo Jesu, ukumukumusa,24akale naMako, Alisitakasi, Dimasi, naLuka, bashingikwaina bangu bakumukumusa naibo.25Chipiwo chaTezi Jesu Kristo chibe nompepo wenu.
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