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Colossians

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1ܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܫܘܝܘܬܐ ܘܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܥܒܕܝܟܘܢ ܘܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܡܪܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܀
1Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
2ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܐܬܐܡܢܘ ܘܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܥܝܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܗ ܘܡܘܕܝܢ ܀
2Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
3ܘܡܨܠܝܢ ܐܦ ܥܠܝܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܦܬܚ ܠܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܐܪܙܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܐܤܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܀
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;
4ܕܐܓܠܝܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܠܠܝܘܗܝ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܘܠܐ ܠܝ ܀
4that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
5ܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܗܠܟܘ ܠܘܬ ܒܪܝܐ ܘܙܒܢܘ ܩܐܪܤܟܘܢ ܀
5Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6ܘܡܠܬܟܘܢ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܡܠܚܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܡܡܕܟܐ ܘܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܠܐܢܫ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܡܬܒܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܀
6Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
7ܡܕܡ ܕܠܘܬܝ ܕܝܢ ܢܘܕܥܟܘܢ ܛܘܟܝܩܘܤ ܐܚܐ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܘܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܟܢܬܢ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܀
7All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
8ܗܢܐ ܕܫܕܪܬ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܥܠܝܗ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ ܕܢܕܥ ܡܐ ܕܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܢܒܝܐ ܠܒܘܬܟܘܢ ܀
8I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
9ܥܡ ܐܢܤܝܡܘܤ ܐܚܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܚܒܝܒܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܢܘܕܥܘܢܟܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܠܘܬܢ ܀
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.
10ܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܐܪܤܛܪܟܘܤ ܫܒܝܐ ܕܥܡܝ ܘܡܪܩܘܤ ܒܪ ܕܕܗ ܕܒܪܢܒܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܬܦܩܕܬܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܢ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܬܩܒܠܘܢܝܗܝ ܀
10Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, “if he comes to you, receive him”),
11ܘܝܫܘܥ ܗܘ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܝܘܤܛܘܤ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܕܪܘܢܝ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܝ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܀
11and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.
12ܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܐܦܦܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܢܟܘܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܟܕ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܥܡܠ ܚܠܦܝܟܘܢ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܬܩܘܡܘܢ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܘܡܫܡܠܝܐ ܒܟܠܗ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀
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.
13ܤܗܕ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܛܢܢܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܚܠܦܝܟܘܢ ܘܚܠܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܒܠܕܝܩܝܐ ܘܕܒܐܝܪܦܘܠܝܤ ܀
13For I testify about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
14ܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܠܘܩܐ ܐܤܝܐ ܚܒܝܒܢ ܘܕܡܐ ܀
14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.
15ܫܐܠܘ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܕܐܚܐ ܕܒܠܕܝܩܝܐ ܘܕܢܘܡܦܐ ܘܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܒܝܬܗ ܀
15Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house.
16ܘܡܐ ܕܐܬܩܪܝܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܥܒܕܘ ܕܐܦ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܠܕܝܩܝܐ ܬܬܩܪܐ ܘܗܝ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢ ܠܕܝܩܝܐ ܩܪܐܘܗ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܀
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.
17ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܐܪܟܝܦܘܤ ܕܐܙܕܗܪ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܩܒܠܬ ܒܡܪܢ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܡܫܡܠܐ ܠܗ ܀
17Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”
18ܫܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܕܦܘܠܘܤ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܥܗܕܝܢ ܠܐܤܘܪܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܀
18The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.