Kolose 4
1Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
1ʻAE ngaahi ʻeiki, ʻatu ki hoʻomou kau tamaioʻeiki ʻaia ʻoku totonu mo tatau; he ʻoku mou ʻilo ʻoku ai homou ʻEiki foki ʻi he langi.
2Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
2Fai maʻu pe ʻae lotu, pea leʻo ʻi ai mo fakafetaʻi;
3At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison—
3Pea lotua ʻakimautolu foki, koeʻuhi ke toʻo kiate kimautolu ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae matapā ʻoe lea, ke lea ʻaki ʻae meʻa fakalilolilo ʻa Kalaisi, ʻaia kuo haʻisia ai au:
4that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
4Koeʻuhi ke u fakahā atu ia, ʻo taau mo ia ʻoku totonu ke u lea ʻaki.
5Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
5Mou ʻaʻeva ʻi he angafakapotopoto kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuaʻā, ʻo huhuʻi ʻae kuonga.
6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
6Ke lelei maʻuaipē hoʻomou lea, ʻo fakalelei ʻaki ʻae māsima, koeʻuhi ke mou ʻilo ke tali totonu ʻae tangata kotoa pē.
7Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
7E fakahā atu ʻeku meʻa kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu ʻe Tikiko, ʻaia ko e tokoua ʻofeina, mo e faifekau angatonu mo e kaungā tamaioʻeiki ʻi he ʻEiki:
8I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts,
8ʻAia kuo u fekau atu kiate kimoutolu koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ko ia, pea koeʻuhi ke ne ʻilo pe ʻoku mou fēfē, pea fakafiemālie ki homou loto;
9and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.
9Pea mo Onesimosi, ko e tokoua angatonu mo ʻofeina, ʻaia ko homou tokotaha. Te na fakaʻilo kiate kimoutolu ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻi heni.
10Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him),
10Ko ʻAlisitako, ho hoku kaunga nofo fale fakapōpula, ʻoku ʻofa atu kiate kimoutolu, mo Maʻake, ko e tama ʻae tuofefine ʻo Pānepasa, (ʻa ʻia naʻa mou maʻu ʻae fekau ʻoku kau kiate ia: kapau ʻoku ʻalu atu ia kiate kimoutolu, maʻu ia;)
11and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
11Mo Sisu, ʻaia ʻoku ui ko Susito, ʻakinautolu ni ʻoku ʻoe kamu. Ko kinautolu ni pe ko hoku kaunga ngāue ki he puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua, pea naʻa nau fakafiemālie kiate au.
12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
12Ko Epafasi, ko homou tokotaha, ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Kalaisi, ʻoku ʻofa atu ia kiate kimoutolu: ʻoku fai feinga maʻuaipē ia koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu ʻi he ngaahi lotu, koeʻuhi ke mou tuʻu haohaoa mo kakato ʻi he finangalo kotoa pē ʻoe ʻOtua.
13For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.
13He ʻoku ou fakamoʻoni ki ai, ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻae loto feinga lahi kiate kimoutolu, pea mo kinautolu ʻoku ʻi Leotisia, mo kinautolu ʻoku ʻi Heilapoli.
14Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.
14Ko Luke, ko e faitoʻo ʻofeina, mo Timasi, ʻoku na ʻofa atu kiate kimoutolu.
15Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house.
15Tala atu ʻeku ʻofa ki he kāinga ʻoku ʻi Leotisia, mo Nimifa, mo e siasi ʻi hono fale.
16And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
16Pea ʻoka lau ʻae tohi ni ʻiate kimoutolu, vakai ke lau ia foki ki he siasi ʻoe kakai Leotisia; pea ke mou lau foki ʻae tohi mei Leotisia.
17And say to Archippus, “See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”
17Pea tala kia ʻAkipa, “Ke ke vakai ki he ngāue kuo ke maʻu mei he ʻEiki, koeʻuhi ke ke fai ia.”
18I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
18Ko au Paula ʻoku ʻofa atu ʻaki hoku nima. Manatu ki hoku ngaahi haʻi. Ke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae ʻaloʻofa. ʻEmeni.