1 Abasengwa bʼabagalama, mubityenge nakusani abagalama baanywe, era nga timwekubbira, nga mumaite muti nywena muli nʼoyo abaliku obwezye, oMusengwa aali omwigulu.4:1 Bef 6:9

2 Munyikirenge okusaba, nga timwiririra era nga timwerabira okwebalya oKibbumba olwʼebyabakoleire. 3 Era swena mutusabirenge, oKibbumba atutemere amanzira, kaisi twezye okukobera abantu ekibonokye, era tubamanyikisye ekyama ekikwata oku Kurisito. Kaisi ngʼokukola ekyo niikyo ekyansibisirye omu mabbuusu. 4 Munsabire oKibbumba anjezyesye okukobera abantu ekyama ekyo omu ngeri etegeerekeka okusani eino ngʼowensaaniire okukola. 5 Abo abakaali okusuna okwikirirya, mukolaganenge nabo nʼamalabuki, nga mukolesya nabuli nkabi egimusuna okubabbeera okumanya oKurisito. 4:5 Bef 5:16 6 Bulijo mutumulenge omu ngeri ewooma era esangaalya, kaisi mwezye okumanyanga engeri egikisaaniire okwiramu nabuli moiza ali nʼekyabuulya oku kwikirirya kwanywe.

7 OTukiko owoluganda ogututaka eino, omuweererya wa Kurisito omwesigwa, era omukoli omunaiswe omu mulimo ogwa Musengwa waiswe, aiza kubakobera ebyantuukireku.4:7 Bik 20:4; 2Te 4:12 8 Niikyo ekigirire ni mmutuma egimuli, kaisi mumanye byonabyona ebitufaaku, era agumye emyoyo gyanywe omu kwikirirya oMusengwa.4:7-8 Bef 6:21-22 9 Era aamo naye, ntumire Onesimo owoluganda omwesigwa era omutake eino era omuntu owʼe waanywe eeyo. Baiza kubakobera byonabyona ebifa eenu.4:9 Fir 1:10-12

10 Esitaluuko omusibe omunange, nʼoMaako omwiwa wa Bbalunaba babasugiirye. Nabawandikiireku ebifa oku Maako, kale oweyaliiza egimuli mumusangaliranga.4:10 Bik 12:12,25; 13:13; 15:37-39; 19:29; 27:2; Fir 1:24 11 NʼoYesu ogubeeta oYusito, abasugiirye. Abo niibo bonkani aBayudaaya abakola aamo na nze omulimo ogwʼokulaabba aMawuliro aMasa agʼobwakabaka bwa Kibbumba, era bambeera ino. 12 Epafula yena owʼe waanywe eeyo, omuweererya wa Kurisito Yesu, abasugiirye. Era buliijo abasabira ino ati mubbe omu bwomi obutuukiriire, nʼabategereire nakimo oKibbumba ebyataka.4:12 Bak 1:7; Fir 23 13 Ntaka okubakakasa nti Epafula, abakoleire ino inywe aamo nʼabaikirirya omu Kurisito abʼomu kibuga ekyʼe Lawodikiya, era nʼabʼomu kibuga ekyʼe Yerapooli. 14 OLuuka omusawo era owoluganda ogututaka eino, nʼowoluganda oDeema babasugiirye.4:14 2Te 4:10-11; Fir 1:24 15 Mutusugirirye aboluganda abʼomu Lawodikiya. Era Musugirye omwonyoko waiswe oNinfa, nʼekanisa ekumbaanira omu kisitokye.

16 Nga bamalire oku basomeremu ebbaluwa eenu, muli nʼokubona muti bagitwala okugisomera ekanisa eyʼe Lawodikiya. Era nywena muli nʼokubona muti babasomera ebbaluwa eginawandikiire abʼe Lawodikiya.

17 Era mukobe Alikipo muti, “Weefudeku okutuukirirya obuweererya oMusengwa waiswe oKurisito obuyakukwatisirye.”4:17 Fir 2

18 Nze oPawulo, ninze mpandiikire nʼengalo yange obusugirye bunu. Timwerabira muti ndi mu mabbuusu, kale munsabirenge. OKibbumba abakwatirenge ekisa.