Filimone 1

1Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker

1KO AU PAULA, ko e pōpula ʻa Kalaisi Sisu, mo Timote, ko e kāinga, kia Filimone, ko hotau ʻofeina, mo e kaunga ngaue,

2and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house:

2Pea kia ʻAfia ko e ʻofeina, mo ʻAkipo, ko hotau kaunga tau, pea ki he siasi ʻi ho fale:

3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3Ke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae ʻofa, mo e monūʻia, mei he ʻOtua ko ʻetau Tamai, mo e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi.

4I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,

4‌ʻOku ou fakafetaʻi ki hoku ʻOtua, ʻo huaʻaki maʻuaipē ʻa koe ʻi heʻeku ngaahi lotu,

5because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,

5‌ʻI heʻeku fanongo ki hoʻo ʻofa mo e tui ʻoku ʻiate koe, ki he ʻEiki ko Sisu, pea ki he kāinga māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē;

6and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.

6Koeʻuhi ke mālohi hono hoko atu ʻo hoʻo tui, ʻi he ʻilo ʻoe ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē ʻoku ʻiate kitautolu ʻia Kalaisi Sisu.

7For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.

7He ʻoku ai haʻamau fiefia mo e fiemālie lahi ʻi hoʻo ʻofa, koeʻuhi kuo fakafiemālie ʻiate koe, ʻe kāinga, ʻae loto ʻoe kāinga māʻoniʻoni.

8Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required,

8Ko ia, neongo ʻoku ʻiate au ʻae mālohi lahi meia Kalaisi ke fekau koe ke fai ʻaia ʻoku totonu,

9yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus—

9Ka koeʻuhi ko e ʻofa, ʻoku ou fakakolekole muʻa, ʻio, ko au Paula ko e motuʻa, pea ko e pōpula foki eni ʻa Sisu Kalaisi.

10I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment.

10‌ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, koeʻuhi ko hoku foha ʻoʻoku ko Onesimosi, ʻaia kuo u fakatupu ʻi hoku haʻi:

11(Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.)

11‌ʻAia naʻe taʻeʻaonga kiate koe ʻi muʻa ka ʻoku ʻaonga eni kiate koe, pea mo au:

12I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart.

12‌ʻAia kuo u toe fekau atu: ko ia ke ke maʻu ia, ʻaia ko hoku fatu ʻoʻoku:

13I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel,

13He naʻaku fie taʻofi ia kiate au, koeʻuhi ke ne totongi koe ʻi he tauhi kiate au ʻi he ngaahi haʻi ʻoe ongoongolelei;

14but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord.

14Ka ʻe ʻikai te u fai ha meʻa taʻetekeloto ki ai: koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa hangē ko e fakahohōloto hoʻo tokoni, kae loto lelei pe.

15For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever,

15He ko ia nai ne ʻalu ai ia ʻi ha feituʻulaʻā, koeʻuhi ke ke maʻu ia ke taʻengata;

16no longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

16Ka ʻe ʻikai kei hangē ha tamaioʻeiki, ka ke māʻolunga ʻi he tamaioʻeiki, ko e tokoua ʻofeina, ʻo lahi kiate au, kae fēfē hono lahi kiate koe, ʻi he sino, pea mo e ʻEiki?

17So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me.

17Ko ia kapau ʻoku ke lau au koe kaumeʻa, ke ke maʻu ia ʻo hangē ko au.

18If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.

18Kapau kuo fai kovi ia kiate koe, pea totonu ʻene totongi ha meʻa kiate koe, lau ia kiate au;

19I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.

19Ko au Paula, kuo u tohi ʻaki hoku nima, te u totongi ia: ka ʻoku ʻikai teu tala atu kiate koe hono totonu ʻoka ne ke totongi ʻaki mai ʻa koe foki kiate au.

20Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

20‌ʻIo, kāinga, tuku ke u maʻu ʻae fiefia ʻiate koe ʻi he ʻEiki: fakafiemālie ki hoku loto ʻi he ʻEiki.

21Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

21‌ʻI heʻeku ʻamanaki lelei ki hoʻo talangofua kuo u tohi ai kiate koe, pea ʻoku ou ʻilo te ke fai ʻo lahi hake ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ou tala.

22At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you.

22Pea mo ʻeni foki, ke ke teuteu haʻaku nofoʻanga: he ʻoku ou ʻamanaki koe meʻa ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi lotu ʻe foaki au kiate kimoutolu.

23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you,

23‌ʻOku ʻofa atu kiate koe ʻa Epafasi, ko hoku kaungā nofo fale fakapōpula ʻia Kalaisi Sisu;

24and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

24Mo Maʻake, mo ʻAlisitako, mo Temasi, mo Luke, ko hoku kaunga ngaue.

25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

25Ko e ʻofa ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi ke ʻi ho laumālie. ʻEmeni.