Philemon 1
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
1Mimi Paulo, mfungwa kwa ajili ya Kristo Yesu, na ndugu Timotheo, ninakuandikia wewe Filemoni mpendwa, mfanyakazi mwenzetu
2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
2na kanisa linalokutana nyumbani kwako, na wewe dada Afia, na askari mwenzetu Arkupo.
3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3Tunawatakieni neema na amani kutoka kwa Mungu Baba yetu, na kwa Bwana yesu Kristo.
4I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
4Kila wakati ninaposali nakukumbuka wewe Filemoni, na kumshukuru Mungu
5because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
5maana nasikia habari za imani yako kwa Bwana wetu Yesu na upendo wako kwa watu wote wa Mungu.
6I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
6Naomba ili imani hiyo unayoshiriki pamoja nasi ikuwezeshe kuwa na ujuzi mkamilifu zaidi wa baraka zote tunazopata katika kuungana kwetu na Kristo.
7I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
7Ndugu, upendo wako yameniletea furaha kubwa na kunipa moyo sana! Nawe umeichangamsha mioyo ya watu wa Mungu.
8So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
8Kwa sababu hiyo, ningeweza, kwa uhodari kabisa, nikiwa ndugu yako katika Kristo, kukuamuru ufanye unachopaswa kufanya.
9I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
9Lakini kwa sababu ya upendo, ni afadhali zaidi nikuombe. Nafanya hivi ingawa mimi ni Paulo, balozi wa Kristo Yesu, na sasa pia mfungwa kwa ajili yake.
10I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
10Basi, ninalo ombi moja kwako kuhusu mwanangu Onesimo, ambaye ni mwanangu katika Kristo kwani nimekuwa baba yake nikiwa kifungoni.
11Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
11Ni Onesimo yuleyule ambaye wakati mmoja alikuwa hakufai kitu, lakini sasa ananifaa mimi na wewe pia.
12I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
12Sasa namrudisha kwako, naye ni kama moyo wangu mimi mwenyewe.
13I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
13Ningependa akae nami hapa anisaidie badala yako wakati niwapo kifungoni kwa sababu ya Habari Njema.
14But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
14Lakini sitafanya chochote bila kibali chako. Sipendi kukulazimisha unisaidie, kwani wema wako unapaswa kutokana na hiari yako wewe mwenyewe na si kwa kulazimika.
15For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—
15Labda Onesimo aliondoka kwako kwa kitambo tu, kusudi uweze tena kuwa naye daima.
16no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
16Na sasa yeye si mtumwa tu, ila ni bora zaidi ya mtumwa: yeye ni ndugu yetu mpenzi. Na wa maana sana kwangu mimi, na kwako atakuwa wa maana zaidi kama mtumwa na kama ndugu katika Bwana.
17So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
17Basi, ikiwa wanitambua mimi kuwa mwenzako, mpokee tena kama vile ungenipokea mimi mwenyewe.
18But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
18Kama alikuwa amekukosea kitu, au alikuwa na deni lako, basi, unidai mimi.
19I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
19Naandika jambo hili kwa mkono wangu mwenyewe: Mimi Paulo nitalipa! (Tena sina haja ya kusema kwamba wewe unalo deni kwangu la nafsi yako.)
20Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
20Haya, basi, ndugu yangu, nifanyie jambo hilo kwa ajili ya jina la Bwana; burudisha moyo wangu kama ndugu katika Kristo.
21Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
21Naandika nikitumaini kwamba utanikubalia ombi langu; tena najua kwamba utafanya hata zaidi ya haya ninayokuomba.
22In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
22Pamoja na hayo, nitayarishie chumba kwani natumaini kwamba kwa sala zenu, Mungu atanijalia niwatembeleeni.
23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
23Epafra, mfungwa mwenzangu kwa ajili ya Kristo Yesu, anakusalimu.
24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
24Nao akina Marko, Aristarko, Dema na Luka, wafanyakazi wenzangu, wanakusalimu.
25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
25Nawatakieni ninyi nyote neema ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
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