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1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ*1:1 "Christ" means "Anointed One". Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker, 2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, 5 hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, 6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus. 7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

8 Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate, 9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. 10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,*1:10 Onesimus means "useful". 11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me. 12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, 13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News. 14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will. 15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever, 16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me. 18 But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account. 19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides). 20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.

21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

He Mihi

1 Nā Pāora, nā te herehere a Karaiti Īhu, nā tō tāua teina hoki, nā Tīmoti,

Ki tā māua e aroha nei ki tō māua hoa mahi, ki a Pirimona, 2 ki a Apia hoki, ki tō māua tuahine, ki tō māua hoa hōia, ki a Arakipu, ki te hāhi hoki i tōu whare:

3 Kia tau te aroha noa ki a koutou, me te rangimārie, he mea nā te Atua, nā tō tātou Matua, nā te Ariki hoki, nā Īhu Karaiti.

Te Aroha me te Whakapono o Pirimona

4 Tēnei ahau te whakawhetai atu nei ki tōku Atua, mau tonu tōku mahara ki a koe i āku karakiatanga. 5 He rongo nōku ki tōu aroha, ki tōu whakapono ki te Ariki, ki a Īhu, ā, ki te hunga tapu katoa. 6 Mō te whakahoatanga mai o tōu whakapono kia whai mana, i runga i te mātauranga ki ngā pai katoa i roto i a koutou, he mea ki a Karaiti Īhu. 7 He nui hoki tō mātou koa, mārie ana hoki te ngākau i tōu aroha, nō te mea e ora ana ngā ngākau o te hunga tapu i a koe, e tōku teina.

He Tono mō Onehimu

8 Heoi, ahakoa he nui tōku māia i roto i a te Karaiti ki te whakatakoto atu i te mea tika ki a koe. 9 Nā te aroha kē tāku ka īnoi atu nei, arā tāku, tā te koroheke, tā Pāora, he herehere nei ināianei nā Īhu Karaiti. 10 He kupu tēnei nāku ki a koe mō tāku tamaiti, mō Onehimu, he mea whānau nāku i ahau nei i te herehere. 11 I mua, kāhore tētahi mea pai ana ki a koe; ināianei ia, kua whai pai koe i a ia, ahau anō hoki.

12 Kua whakahokia atu nei ia e ahau, tōna tinana tonu, ko tōku manawa ake ia. 13 I mea anō ahau kia puritia ia ki ahau, hei whakakapi mōu ki te mahi ki ahau i roto i ngā mekameka o te rongopai. 14 Otirā, kāhore nei tāu kupu, kīhai ahau i pai kia meatia tētahi mea; kei riro whakauaua mai tōu pai; engari i roto anō i te ngākau.

15 Ko te mea anō pea tēnei i motuhia mai ai ia i a koe mō tētahi wā, kia mau pū ai ia i a koe ake ake. 16 Ehara i te mea hei pono­nga ia i ēnei wā, engari tērā atu i te pono­nga, he teina i nui rawa ai tōku aroha, tērā ia e nui rawa atu tōu, i te kiko­kiko, i te Ariki anō hoki.

17 Nā, ki te mea kua waiho ahau hei hoa mōu, manako mai ki a ia me te mea ko ahau. 18 Ki te mea ia kua hē ia ki tētahi mea āu, kei a ia rānei tētahi mea āu, waiho mai māku tēnā e whaka­aro. 19 He tuhi­tuhi tēnei nāku, nā Pāora, nā tōku ringa­ringa ake; māku e whaka­utu. Nā, kāhore āku mea­tanga atu ki a koe, tērā anō tāku taonga kei a koe, ko koe anō. 20 Āe rā, e tōku teina, kia whai pai ahau i a koe i roto i te Ariki; kia ora tōku ngākau i roto i te Ariki.

21 He ū nō tōku whaka­aro ki a koe ka ngohe­ngohe, i tuhi­tuhi atu ai ahau ki a koe, e mōhio ana hoki, tērā e nui atu tāu e mea ai i tāku e kōrero atu nei. 22 Tēnei anō hoki, kia rite mai i a koe tētahi whare mōku; e mea ana hoki ahau tērā e mana ā koutou īnoi, ā, ka tukua atu ahau ki a koutou.

Poroporoaki

23 Tēnei te oha atu nei ki a koe a Epapara, tōku hoa herehere i roto i a Karaiti Īhu, 24 rātou tahi ko Māka, ko Aritaku, ko Rīmaha, ko Ruka, ōku hoa mahi.

25 Kia tau te aroha noa o tō tātou Ariki, o Īhu Karaiti ki ō koutou wairua. Āmine.