Filemoni 1
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Mimi Paulo, mfungwa kwa ajili ya Kristo Yesu, na ndugu Timotheo, ninakuandikia wewe Filemoni mpendwa, mfanyakazi mwenzetu
1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
2na kanisa linalokutana nyumbani kwako, na wewe dada Afia, na askari mwenzetu Arkupo.
2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
3Tunawatakieni neema na amani kutoka kwa Mungu Baba yetu, na kwa Bwana yesu Kristo.
3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4Kila wakati ninaposali nakukumbuka wewe Filemoni, na kumshukuru Mungu
4I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
5maana nasikia habari za imani yako kwa Bwana wetu Yesu na upendo wako kwa watu wote wa Mungu.
5because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
6Naomba ili imani hiyo unayoshiriki pamoja nasi ikuwezeshe kuwa na ujuzi mkamilifu zaidi wa baraka zote tunazopata katika kuungana kwetu na Kristo.
6I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
7Ndugu, upendo wako yameniletea furaha kubwa na kunipa moyo sana! Nawe umeichangamsha mioyo ya watu wa Mungu.
7I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
8Kwa sababu hiyo, ningeweza, kwa uhodari kabisa, nikiwa ndugu yako katika Kristo, kukuamuru ufanye unachopaswa kufanya.
8So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
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.
9I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
10Basi, ninalo ombi moja kwako kuhusu mwanangu Onesimo, ambaye ni mwanangu katika Kristo kwani nimekuwa baba yake nikiwa kifungoni.
10I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
11Ni Onesimo yuleyule ambaye wakati mmoja alikuwa hakufai kitu, lakini sasa ananifaa mimi na wewe pia.
11Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
12Sasa namrudisha kwako, naye ni kama moyo wangu mimi mwenyewe.
12I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
13Ningependa akae nami hapa anisaidie badala yako wakati niwapo kifungoni kwa sababu ya Habari Njema.
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.
14Lakini sitafanya chochote bila kibali chako. Sipendi kukulazimisha unisaidie, kwani wema wako unapaswa kutokana na hiari yako wewe mwenyewe na si kwa kulazimika.
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.
15Labda Onesimo aliondoka kwako kwa kitambo tu, kusudi uweze tena kuwa naye daima.
15For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—
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.
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.
17Basi, ikiwa wanitambua mimi kuwa mwenzako, mpokee tena kama vile ungenipokea mimi mwenyewe.
17So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
18Kama alikuwa amekukosea kitu, au alikuwa na deni lako, basi, unidai mimi.
18But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
19Naandika jambo hili kwa mkono wangu mwenyewe: Mimi Paulo nitalipa! (Tena sina haja ya kusema kwamba wewe unalo deni kwangu la nafsi yako.)
19I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
20Haya, basi, ndugu yangu, nifanyie jambo hilo kwa ajili ya jina la Bwana; burudisha moyo wangu kama ndugu katika Kristo.
20Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
21Naandika nikitumaini kwamba utanikubalia ombi langu; tena najua kwamba utafanya hata zaidi ya haya ninayokuomba.
21Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
22Pamoja na hayo, nitayarishie chumba kwani natumaini kwamba kwa sala zenu, Mungu atanijalia niwatembeleeni.
22In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23Epafra, mfungwa mwenzangu kwa ajili ya Kristo Yesu, anakusalimu.
23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
24Nao akina Marko, Aristarko, Dema na Luka, wafanyakazi wenzangu, wanakusalimu.
24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25Nawatakieni ninyi nyote neema ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
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