Kolosa 4
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
World English Bible
1E NA a haku, e haawi aku na na kauwa i ka mea pono, a me ka ewaewa ole; ua ike oukou ho Haku ko oukou ma ka lani.
1Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
2E hoomau i ka pule, e makaala hoi ma ia mea, me ka hoomaikai aku.
2Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,
3No makou kekahi e pule ai oukou, i wehe mai ke Akua i ka puka no makou e olelo ai, e hai aku i ka mea pohihihi o Kristo i ko'u mea i hoopeaia mai nei:
3praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,
4I hiki ia'u ke hoomaopopo ia mea, me he mea pono la ia u ke olelo aku.
4that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
5E hele naauao oukou mamua o ka poe mawaho, e malama pono ana i ka manawa.
5Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6E hoomauia ka maikai o ka oukou olelo, i miko ia i ka paakai, i ike oukou i ka mea e pono ai ke olelo i kela kanaka a i keia kanaka.
6Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
7A o ko'u noho ana, na Tukiko ia e hai aku ia oukou, na ka hoahanau aloha, ka lawehana hoopono, ka hoakauwa iloko o ka Haku.
7All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
8Oia ka'u i hoouna aku nei io oukou la, no ia mea, i ike aku ia i ko oukou noho ana, a e hooluolu aku hoi i ko oukou mau naau;
8I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
9Me Oneaimo, ka hoahanau aloha hoopono, no oukou mai ia; na laua e hoike aku ia oukou i na mea a pau o nei.
9together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.
10Ke uwe aku nei o Arisetareko, ko'u hoapio ia oukou, laua o Mareko ke keiki a ko Barenaba kaikuwahine, (nona oukou i kauohaia aku ai, oia ka oukou e hookipa ai, ke hiki aku ia io oukou la,)
10Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, “if he comes to you, receive him”),
11A me Iesou, i kapa hou ia'i Iouseto, no ke okipoepoe laua O lakou wale no ko'u mau hoalawehana ma ke aupuni o ke Akua, na mea i hooluolu mai nei ia'u.
11and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.
12Ke uwe aku nei o Epapera ia oukou, no oukou ia, o ke kauwa a Kristo, e hooikaika mau ana no oukou, i ka pule, i ku hemolele oukou me ke kina ole, ma ka makemake a pau o ke Akua.
12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
13Ke hoike aku nei au nona, he ikaika nui kona no oukou, a no ka poe ma Laodikeia, a me ka poe i Hierapoli.
13For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
14Ke uwe aku nei ia oukou o Luka, ke kahuna lapaau punahele, a me Dema.
14Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
15E aloha aku oukou i ka poe hoahanau i Laodikeia, a ia Numepana, a me ka ekalesia iloko o kona hale.
15Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house.
16Aia heluheluia keia episetole, iwaena o oukou la na oukou e heluhelu hou aku ia i ka ekalesia o ko Laodikeia; a e heluhelu hoi oukou i ka episetole mai Laodikeia mai.
16When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
17E i aku ia Arekipo, E malama oe i ka oihana i loaa ia oe iloko o ka Haku, nau ia e hooponopono.
17Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”
18O ke aloha nae, na ka lima ia o'u nei o Paulo. E hoomanao mai i ko'u mea i paa ai. E alohaia mai oukou. Amene.
18I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.
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