1 Ontumwafo ndjika oya zi kuPaulus, onkwatwa molwaJesus Kristus, nokomumwatate Timoteus.
Oya nyolelwa kuume nomulongi pamwe natse Filemon, 2 nokuApia, omwiitaali mukwetu omukiintu nokomukwiita mukwetu Arkippus nokegongalo ndyoka hali gongala maandjeni:
3 Esilohenda nombili yaKalunga Tate noyOmuwa Jesus Kristus nayi kale nane.
Ohole neitaalo lyaFilemon
4 Kuume Filemon, kehe ethimbo tandi galikana, ohandi ku dhimbulukwa nohandi hambelele Kalunga. 5 Oshoka ondu uvu kutya ou hole aantu yaKalunga ayehe, nondu uvu wo eitaalo lyoye, sho wi itaala Omuwa Jesus. 6 Otandi galikana kutya eitaalo lyetu limwe li tu kwathe okutseya nawa omayambeko ngoka tu ga na mokukala kwetu muKristus. 7 Mumwameme omuholike, ohole yoye oya pe ndje enyanyu olindji nomukumo, oshoka owa nyanyudha wo aantu yaKalunga ayehe.
Eindilo omolwaOnesimus
8 Onkee ano ngame nguka omumwanyoko muKristus ondi na lela uupenda oku ku lombwela shoka shi na okuningwa. 9 Ihe shoka ondi ku hole, otandi ku indile owala sha, ngame Paulus, omutumwa gwaJesus Kristus, nongashingeyi ondi li onkwatwa omolwe. 10 Otandi ku indile omolwaOnesimus, omumwandjelela muKristus, ngoka nda ningi he gwopambepo mondholongo. 11 Nale okwa li kee na sho te ku kwatha, ihe ngashingeyi oku na oshilonga kungoye nokungame.
12 Ngashingeyi otandi mu shunitha kungoye, te ya pamwe nomutima gwandje. 13 Pethimbo ndika ndi li mondholongo omolwevaangeli, onda hala ando, ndi mu kaleke pungame, opo a kwathe ndje peha lyoye. 14 Ihe inandi hala, u kwathe ndje molwokuthiminika kwandje, ndele onda hala, u shi ninge kehalo lyoye mwene. Onkee itandi ningi sha, manga inoo zimina.
15 Onesimus pamwe okwa kala kee li pungoye okathimbo okafupi kowala, opo u mu galulilwe, u kale u mu na aluhe. 16 Oshoka ngashingeyi ke li po owala omupika, ihe oku vule omupika; oye omukriste mukwetu omuholike muKristus. Oye omuholike kungame, ihe unene kungoye, ongele omupika nenge omwiitaali gwOmuwa.
17 Onkee ano ngele owa tala ndje kutya ngame okuume koye, mu taamba ngaashi to taamba ndje. 18 Ngele okwe ku ningi nayi nenge e ku lila oongunga, ayihe mbika yi pula ndje. 19 Mpaka otandi nyola po noshikaha shandje mwene: ngame Paulus, otandi dhi futu. Itashi pumbiwa, ndi ku dhimbulukithe kutya omolwokukala kwoye akuhe ou na ongunga nangame. 20 Eeno, mwiitaali mukwetu, kwatha ndje omolwOmuwa; nyanyudha ndje nenyanyu lyomuKristus!
21 Otandi nyola ndi inekela kutya oto ka ninga shoka tandi ku indile, nonda tseya kutya oto ka ninga oshindji shi vule mpoka. 22 Otandi ku lombwele ishewe, u longekidhile ndje eha maandjeni, oshoka ondi na etegameno kutya Kalunga ota ka yamukula omagalikano geni amuhe nokugalulila ndje mokati keni.
Omakundo
23 Epafras, onkwatwa pamwe nangame molwaJesus Kristus, ote mu kundile po. 24 Osho wo aalongi pamwe nangame mbaka: Markus, Aristarkus, Demas naLukas.
25 Esilohenda lyOmuwa Jesus Kristus nali kale nane amuhe.
1 Okuza ku Paulus, omupandekwa mena ra Kristus Jesus, nomukwetu Timoteus. Matu tjanga orutuu ndwi kepanga retu nomuungure wapamwe na eṱe Filemon 2 na kombongo, ndji woronganena mondjuwo yoye, na komuṱena kwetu Apia na ku Arkipus, omurwe wapamwe na eṱe.
3 Ndjambi Tate na Muhona Jesus Kristus nge mu pe otjari nohange.
Ongamburiro norusuvero rwa Filemon
4 Mukwetu Filemon, aruhe tji me kumbu mbi ripura na ove nu mbi tja okuhepa ku Ndjambi. 5 Orondu mba zuva orusuvero ndu u na rwo kotjiwaṋa tja Ndjambi atjihe, nongamburiro ndji u na yo mu Muhona Jesus. 6 Ongumbiro yandje oyokutja oruwano ndu tu na rwo na ove otja ovakambure ru eṱe ounongo wokutjiwa oviṋa avihe oviwa mbi matu sora okutjitira Kristus. 7 Orusuvero rwoye, mukwetu omusuverwa, rwe ndji pa ondjoroka onene nokundjiyanḓiparisa! Ove wa tarareka omitima vyotjiwaṋa atjihe tja Ndjambi.
Paulus me riyarikaṋa ku Onesimus
8 Ami opu mba zokukara nouvara, otja ngu mbi ri omukweṋu mu Kristus, okukurakiza kutja u tjite imbi mbi u sokutjita. 9 Nungwari mena rokutja mbe ku suvera me riyarikaṋa kove. Ami, Paulus, ngu mbi ri omurumendu omunene, nu nambano wina ngu mbi ri omupandekwa wa Kristus Jesus, 10 me riyarikaṋene Onesimus kove. Imwi motjovakamburwa eye wa rira omuatje wandje. 11 Rukuru eye ka ri omunanḓengu kove, nungwari nambano wa rira omunanḓengu tjinene ku eṱe atuyevari.
12 Ami me mu yarura kove nambano, nomutima wandje mau kayenda pamwe na ye. 13 Ami etje vanga kutja a kare pu ami, kokutja eye a yenene okundjivatera moruveze rwoye, ngunda ambi ri motjovakamburwa motjimbe tjOmbuze Ombwa. 14 Nungwari ami hi nokuvanga okutjita nai nokuhinomaitaverero woye, kokutja ihi tji mo tjiti o ha ṋiṋikizirwa ko, nungwari u tjite nombango yoye omuini.
15 Ngahino Onesimus opa zira po pove oruveze orusupi, kokutja, tja kotoka, a karerere pove nga aruhe. 16 Eye nambano omunanḓengu tjinene kove okukapita omukarere, okutja omukwetu omusuverwa mu Kristus, nu tjinene ku ami, nungwari tjinene komeho ma rire omunanḓengu kove otja omundu notja omukweṋu mu Muhona!
17 Nu tji u ndji vara otja owapamwe na ove, mu yakura otja tjotjo yakura ami omuini. 18 Nu tje ku tjita ouhasemba kaaṋi poo tje nondjo yoye yorive, i tjanga kena randje. 19 Ami, Paulus, me tjanga hi neke randje omuini: “Me sutu.” Ami hi nokuhepa okukuzemburukisa kutja ihi ove tji u ri, tja za mu ami. 20 Ii, mukwetu, mena ra Muhona ndji tjitira ouwa mbwi; tarareka omutima wandje otja omukwetu mu Kristus!
21 Ami me tjiwa, tjiri, otja tji me tjanga nai, kutja ihi tji me ku ningire ove mo tjiti. Nu tjinene wina me tjiwa kutja mo tjiti ovingi komeho yaimbi mbi me ku ningire. 22 Nu rukwao ndji ṱunina etuwo mu me yokukara, ami tjinga ame undju kutja Ndjambi ma zuvire ozongumbiro zeṋu amuhe, ne ndji kotora ku eṋe.
Ozombinika
23 Epafras, ngu ri puna ami motjovakamburwa mena ra Kristus Jesus, me ku minike. 24 Nu Markus na Aristarkus na Demas na Lukas, ovaungure vapamwe na ami, wina mave ku minike.
25 Otjari tja Muhona wetu Jesus Kristus ngatji kare na eṋe amuhe.
