1. UPawulu, isiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu, noThimothewu umzalwane kuFilemoni, isithandwa sethu nesisebenzi kanye nathi,
2. naku-Apifiya udadewethu, naku-Arkiphu, ibutho kanye nathi, nakulo ibandla elisendlini yakho:
3. Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.
4. Ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami njalo ngikukhumbula emikhulekweni yami,
5. uma ngizwa ngothando lwakho nokukholwa onakho eNkosini uJesu nakubo bonke abangcwele,
6. ukuze ukuhlanganyela kokukholwa kwakho kube nomsebenzi ekwazini konke okuhle okukithi kuKristu,
7. ngokuba nginokuthokoza okukhulu nenduduzo ngothando lwakho, ngokuba izinhliziyo zabangcwele zihlunyelelwe ngawe mzalwane.
8. Ngalokho noma nginesibindi esikhulu kuKristu sokuba ngikuyale ngakho okufaneleyo,
9. nokho ngenxa yothando okungcono ngiyancenga, njengokuba nginje mina Pawulu osemdala, manje futhi ngiyisiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu,
10. ngikuncenga ngomntanami engimzeleyo ekuboshweni kwami, u-Onesimu;
11. okade engenalusizo kuwe, kepha kalokhu unosizo nakuwe nakimi,