Ela ye P'aulo akihudzigidzya akiamba, “Mbona munarira na kunibanda moyo namuna ino kaheri? Mut'u mimi h'e, si thayari kufungwa thu h'akeye, ela ni thayari kufwa ko Jerusalemu kwa ut'u wa dzina ra Bwana Jesu.”
Ela vivi kare nidzaona vinav̱irya nimuhume Epafurodito auye kuko kwenu. Iye ni ndugu kahi za Masihi fuhendaye kazi hosini, na ni shikari mwandzangu. Kidza ni muhumwa wenu, muriyemuhuma kunitsundza kwa maut'u gosi nimalago.
Naye were ni mukongo jeri, hatha vichache zhenye afwe, ela Mulungu akimuonera mbazi akimuhoza. Kidza Mulungu k'amuonerere mbazi iye h'akeye, ela wanionera mbazi hatha mimi nami, kwani kala wafwa vingakala here ro ra ch'ongo kubolwa riro.
Kwa vizho ndugu zangu ahendzwi, ninamuhendza kidza nina p'ola nanwi. Ninwi ndinwi raha yangu na zawadi ya kazi yangu. Kalani imara kahi za kumuthuwa Bwana.