¹Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

¹Paula, Kris Jesu hentapa leh, I unaupa Timothi in. Ka deihtak leh ka sepgimpih uh Philemon kiang ah,

²And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

²Ka sanggamnu uh Apphia kiang ah, ka sepaih pih uh Arkipka kiangah, leh na ina saptuam kikhawmte kiang ah leng;

³Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³Pathian I Pa leh Toupa Jesu Kris kiang a kipan hehpihna leh lemna na kiang uah awm hen.

⁴I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

⁴Ka thumna peuh ah na min lou gige in, ka Pathian kiang ah kipahthu ka gen gige hi;

⁵Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

⁵Toupa Jesu lamah leh misiangthou tengteng lam a itna leh ginna na neih tuh za in;

⁶That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

⁶Na ginna ki kawppihna, noumau a om thilhoih chiteng theih kimna lam ah, Kris lam a a hawng phattuam theihna ding in.

⁷For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

⁷Unaupa aw, nangmah ziak a misiangthoute lungtang a hawng halh tak ziakin na itna ah ka kipak in ka kha a muang mahmah hi.

⁸Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,

⁸Huaziakin, akilawm hun hih ding in nang thu hawnpiak Kris a kingap mahmah leng leng.

⁹Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

⁹Itna ziakin (Paul putek hial ka hi a, tun ah Kris Jesu hentapa leng kana hita na a) a nget in ka hon ngen zaw ahi:

¹⁰I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

¹⁰Ka ta Onesima, kolbun kawm a ka neihkhiak amah a ding in na kiang ah ka ngetsak ahi.

¹¹Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

¹¹Amah tuh tuma in nang a ding in a phatuam kei a, tun zaw kei leh nang a ding in a phatuam ta hi;

¹²Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

¹²Amahtak, ka lungtang mahmah, na kiang ah ka hon sawl kik nawnta hi.

¹³Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

¹³Amahtuh tanchinhoih a kawl ka butna a nangmah sika na a hawn sepsak theihna ding in ka kianga awmsak niloh ka ut mahmah a;

¹⁴But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

¹⁴Himahleh, na hehpihna tuh hehpihsak teitei bang hilo in, na thuthu bang ahihtheih zawkna ding in, na thu lo in bangmah hih ka ut kei hi.

¹⁵For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

¹⁵Sawtlo kalnang a hawn khen tuh khantawn a amah na neih tawntung na gau ahi kha mai ding hi,

¹⁶Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

¹⁶Himahleh sikha bang hinwnlo a, sikha sang a hoih unau deihtak bang zaw in; keia ding in deihtak ahi tuam a, nang a ding ngial in houh saah leh Toupa ah nak hihna zouzen inchia:

¹⁷If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

¹⁷Huchi in, lawma na hawn sim leh, keimah bangin amah na na kipahpih in.

¹⁸If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

¹⁸Huan, natung a thil banghiam a hihkhelh a, na banghiam khattou abat leh keimah bat in bawl in.

¹⁹I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

¹⁹Kei Paul in keima khut ngeia ka gelh ahi. Kei mah in ka ditsak ding ahi; ka lak a nangmahngei in leng bat na neihsam dan hawn hilh zaw kahi kei hi.

²⁰Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

²⁰Ahi, unaupa aw, nangmah ziakin Toupa ah ka kipahna hawn neisak inla, Kris ah leng ka lungtang hihhalh in.

²¹Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

²¹Ka gen sang a thupi zawtham in na hih ding chih ka theih ziakin, nawnna man gingta in na kiang ah ka gelh ahi.

²²But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

²²Abang abang hileh, huaikia hih louin, tunna ding hawnna suktuah sak in; na thumnate uh ziakin na kiang ua piak ka hi ding chih ka kigingta ngal a.

²³There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;

²³Epaphra, Kris Jesu a ka hentakpih pan, chibai a hawn buk hi:

²⁴Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

²⁴ka naseppih Marka te, Aristarka te, Dema te, Luke ten leng huchibang mah in a honbuk uhi.I Toupa Jesu Kris hehpihna na kha toh om hen. Amen.

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

²⁵I Toupa Jesu Kris hehpihna na kha toh om hen. Amen.