¹Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

¹¶ Na Paora, na te herehere a Karaiti Ihu, na to taua teina hoki, na Timoti, ki ta maua e aroha nei, ki to maua hoa mahi, ki a Pirimona,

²to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

²Ki a Apia hoki, ko to maua tuahine, ki to maua hoa hoia, ki a Arakipu, ki te hahi hoki i tou whare:

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

³Kia tau te aroha noa ki a koutou, me te rangimarie, he mea na te Atua, na to tatou Matua, na te Ariki hoki, na Ihu Karaiti.

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

⁴Tenei ahau te whakawhetai atu nei ki toku Atua, mau tonu toku mahara ki a koe i aku karakiatanga:

⁵hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;

⁵He rongo noku ki tou aroha, ki tou whakapono ki te Ariki, ki a Ihu, a ki te hunga tapu katoa;

⁶that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.

⁶Mo te whakahoatanga mai o tou whakapono kia whai mana, i runga i te matauranga ki nga pai katoa i roto i a koutou, he mea ki a Karaiti Ihu.

⁷For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

⁷He nui hoki to matou koa, marie ana hoki te ngakau i tou aroha, no te mea e ora ana nga ngakau o te hunga tapu i a koe, e toku teina.

⁸Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,

⁸¶ Heoi ahakoa he nui toku maia i roto i a te Karaiti ki te whakatakoto atu i te mea tika ki a koe,

⁹yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

⁹Na te aroha ke taku ka inoi atu nei, ara taku, ta te koroheke, ta Paora, he herehere nei inaianei na Ihu Karaiti;

¹⁰I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus, Onesimus means “useful.”

¹⁰He kupu tenei naku ki a koe mo taku tamaiti, mo Onehimu, he mea whanau naku i ahau nei i te herehere:

¹¹who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.

¹¹I mua, kahore tetahi mea pai ana ki a koe; inaianei ia, kua whai pai koe i a ia, ahau ano hoki.

¹²I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

¹²Kua whakahokia atu nei ia e ahau, tona tinana tonu, ko toku manawa ake ia.

¹³whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.

¹³I mea ano ahau kia puritia ia ki ahau, hei whakakapi mou ki te mahi ki ahau i roto i nga mekameka o te rongopai:

¹⁴But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

¹⁴Otira kahore nei tau kupu, kihai ahau i pai kia meatia tetahi mea; kei riro whakauaua mai tou pai; engari i roto ano i te ngakau.

¹⁵For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,

¹⁵Ko te mea ano pea tenei i motuhia mai ai ia i a koe mo tetahi wa, kia mau pu ai ia i a koe ake ake;

¹⁶no 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.

¹⁶Ehara i te mea hei pononga ia i enei wa, engari tera atu i te pononga, he teina i nui rawa ai toku aroha, tera ia e nui rawa atu tou, i te kikokiko, i te Ariki ano hoki.

¹⁷If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

¹⁷Na, ki te mea kua waiho ahau hei hoa mou, manako mai ki a ia me te mea ko ahau.

¹⁸But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.

¹⁸Ki te mea ia kua he ia ki tetahi mea au, kei a ia ranei tetahi mea au, waiho mai maku tena e whakaaro;

¹⁹I, 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).

¹⁹He tuhituhi tenei naku, na Paora, na toku ringaringa ake, maku e whakautu; na kahore aku meatanga atu ki a koe, tera ano taku taonga kei a koe, ko koe ano.

²⁰Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.

²⁰Ae ra, e toku teina, kia whai pai ahau i a koe i roto i te Ariki: kia ora toku ngakau i roto i te Ariki.

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

²¹He u no toku whakaaro ki a koe ka ngohengohe, i tuhituhi atu ai ahau ki a koe, e mohio ana hoki, tera e nui atu tau e mea ai i taku e korero atu nei.

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

²²Tenei ano hoki, kia rite mai i a koe tetahi whare moku: e mea ana hoki ahau tera e mana a koutou inoi, a ka tukua atu ahau kia a koutou.

²³Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

²³Tenei te oha atu nei ki a koe a Epapara, toku hoa herehere i roto i a Karaiti Ihu,

²⁴as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

²⁴Ratou tahi ko Maka, ko Aritaku, ko Rimaha, ko Ruka, oku hoa mahi.

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

²⁵Kia tau te aroha noa o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti ki o koutou wairua. Amine.