14.1: Le 25.43,53.Ẹyin ọ̀gá, ẹ máa fi èyí tí ó tọ́ tí ó sì dọ́gba fún àwọn ọmọ ọ̀dọ̀ yín; kí ẹ sì mọ̀ pé ẹ̀yin pẹ̀lú ní Olúwa kan ní ọ̀run.
Àwọn ìlànà fún ìjọ
2Ẹ fi ara yín jì fún àdúrà gbígbà, kí ẹ ṣọ́ra kí ẹ sì máa dúpẹ́; 3Ẹ máa gbàdúrà fún wa pẹ̀lú, kí Ọlọ́run lè ṣí ìlẹ̀kùn fún wa fún ọ̀rọ̀ náà, láti máa sọ ohun ìjìnlẹ̀ Kristi, nítorí èyí tí mo ṣe wà nínú ìdè pẹ̀lú: 4Ẹ gbàdúrà pé kí èmi le è máa kéde rẹ̀ kedere gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ti tọ́ fún mi. 54.5: Ef 5.16.Ẹ jẹ́ ọlọ́gbọ́n ní ti bí ẹ ti ń ṣe pẹ̀lú àwọn tí ń bẹ lóde, kí ẹ sì máa ṣe ṣí àǹfààní tí ẹ bá nílò. 6Ẹ jẹ́ kí ọ̀rọ̀ yín kí ó dàpọ̀ mọ́ oore-ọ̀fẹ́ nígbà gbogbo, èyí tí a fi iyọ̀ dùn, kí ẹ̀yin kí ó le mọ́ bí ẹ̀yin ó tí máa dá olúkúlùkù ènìyàn lóhùn.
Àwọn ìkíni ìkẹyìn
74.7-8: Ef 6.21-22.Gbogbo bí nǹkan ti rí fún mi ní Tikiku yóò jẹ́ kí ẹ mọ̀. Òun jẹ́ arákùnrin olùfẹ́ àti olóòtítọ́ ìránṣẹ́ àti ẹlẹgbẹ́ nínú Olúwa: 8Ẹni tí èmí ń rán sí yín nítorí èyí kan náà, kí ẹ̀yin lè mọ́ bí a ti wà, kí òun kí ó lè tu ọkàn yín nínú; 94.9: Fm 10.Òun sì ń bọ̀ pẹ̀lú Onesimu, arákùnrin olóòtítọ́ àti olùfẹ́, ẹni tí í ṣe ọ̀kan nínú yín. Àwọn ní yóò sọ ohun gbogbo tí à ń ṣe níhìn-ín-yìí fún un yín.
104.10-11: Ap 19.29; 27.2; Fm 24.Aristarku, ẹlẹgbẹ́ mí nínú túbú kí i yín, àti Marku, ọmọ arábìnrin Barnaba (Nípasẹ̀ ẹni tí ẹ̀yin ti gba àṣẹ; bí ó bá sì wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ yín, ẹ gbà á).
11Àti Jesu, ẹni tí à ń pè ní Justu, ẹni tí ń ṣe ti àwọn onílà. Àwọn wọ̀nyí nìkan ni olùbáṣiṣẹ́ mí fún ìjọba Ọlọ́run, àwọn ẹni tí ó tí jásí ìtùnú fún mi.
12Epafira, ẹni tí ń ṣe ọ̀kan nínú yín àti ìránṣẹ́ Kristi Jesu kí i yín. Òun fi ìwàyáàjà gbàdúrà nígbà gbogbo fún un yín, kí ẹ̀yin kí ó lè dúró ní pípé nínú ohun gbogbo nínú ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run. 13Nítorí mo jẹ́rìí rẹ̀ pé ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ kárakára fún yín, àti fún àwọn tí ó wà ní Laodikea, àti àwọn tí ó wà ní Hirapoli.
144.14: 2Tm 4.10-11; Fm 24.Luku, arákùnrin wa ọ̀wọ́n, oníṣègùn, àti Dema ki í yín.
15Ẹ kí àwọn ará tí ó wà ní Laodikea, àti Nimpa, àti ìjọ tí ó wà ní ilé rẹ̀.
16Nígbà tí a bá sì ka ìwé yìí ní àárín yín tan, kí ẹ mú kí a kà á pẹ̀lú nínú ìjọ Laodikea; ẹ̀yin pẹ̀lú sì ka èyí tí ó ti Laodikea wá.
17Kí ẹ sì wí fún Arkippu pe, “Kíyèsi iṣẹ́ ìránṣẹ́ tí ìwọ ti gbà nínú Olúwa kí o sì ṣe é ní kíkún.”
184.18: 1Kọ 16.21.Ìkíni láti ọwọ́ èmi Paulu. Ẹ máa rántí ìdè mi. Kí oore-ọ̀fẹ́ kí ó wà pẹ̀lú yín.
1Masters, give your slaves what is right and fair. Do it because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
More Teachings
2Give a lot of time and effort to prayer. Always be watchful and thankful. 3Pray for us too. Pray that God will give us an opportunity to preach our message. Then we can preach the mystery of Christ. Because I preached it, I am being held by chains. 4Pray that I will preach it clearly, as I should. 5Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders. Make the most of every opportunity. 6Let the words you speak always be full of grace. Learn how to make your words what people want to hear. Then you will know how to answer everyone.
Final Greetings
7Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother. He is a faithful worker. He serves the Lord together with us. 8I am sending him to you for one reason. I want you to know what is happening here. I want him to encourage you and make your hearts strong. 9He is coming with Onesimus, our faithful and dear brother. He is one of you. They will tell you everything that is happening here.
10Aristarchus is in prison with me. He sends you his greetings. So does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. You have been given directions about him. If he comes to you, welcome him.
11Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. They are the only Jews who have worked together with me for God’s kingdom. They have been a comfort to me.
12Epaphras sends greetings. He is one of you. He serves Christ Jesus. He is always praying hard for you. He prays that you will hold on tightly to all that God has in mind for us. He prays that you will keep growing in your knowledge of what God wants. He also prays that you will be completely sure about it. 13I am happy to tell you that he is working very hard for you. He is also working hard for everyone in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
14Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, sends greetings. So does Demas.
15Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters in Laodicea. Also give my greetings to Nympha and the church that meets in her house.
16After this letter has been read to you, send it on. Be sure that it is also read to the church in Laodicea. And be sure that you read the letter from Laodicea.
17Tell Archippus, “Be sure that you complete the work the Lord gave you to do.”
18I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. Remember that I am being held by chains. May grace be with you.
