1 UPawulos, umbanjwa kaKristu Yesu, noTimoti umzalwana, babhalela uFilemon oyintanda, osebenzisana nathi,
2 noApiya isithandanekazi sethu, noArkipo umphumi-mkhosi nathi, nebandla elisendlwini yakho;
3 bathi, Makube lubabalo kuni, noxolo oluvela kuThixo uBawo, neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
4 Ndihlala ndibulela kuye uThixo wam, ndikukhumbula emithandazweni yam,
5 ndiluva nje olwakho uthando, nokholo onalo kuyo iNkosi uYesu, nakubo bonke abangcwele,
6 ukuze ubudlelane bokholo lwakho bube nokusebenza ngokwazi konke okulungileyo okukuni, kuse kuKristu Yesu.