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.
7. Kuba sinovuyo nothuthuzeleko olukhulu ngalo uthando lwakho, ngokuba izibilini zabangcwele ziphunyuziwe ngawe, mzalwana.
8. Kungoko endithi, nakuba ndinako ukungafihlisi okukhulu kuKristu, kokuba ndikuthethele okufanelekileyo,