Giving for di Family wey Dey Need
Practical closing: make una dey keep money every week for di Jerusalem collection so dat nothing go dey rush when Paul reach. E plan to stay long after Macedonia, e commend Timothy and di household of Stephanas, and e sum up di letter — make una strong, and make una do everything with love.
16 1Concerning di money wey una dey gather for di saints: do wetin I tell di churches for Galatia make dem do. 2For di first day of every week, make each one of una put someting aside, dey keep as una don prosper, so dat no collection go dey happen wen I come. 3Wen I come, I go send di people wey una approve, wit letters, make dem carry una gift go Jerusalem. 4And if e proper make I sef go, dem go go wit me.
Paul Plan to Come Visit
5I go come una side afta I pass through Macedonia, because na Macedonia I dey pass, 6but e fit be say I go stay wit una, even spend di winter, so dat una fit send me for my journey, wherever I dey go. 7I no wan make e be small passing visit now; I dey hope say I go stay wit una small time, if Oga gree. 8But I go stay for Ephesus reach Pentecost, 9because one wide door for correct work don open for me, and plenty enemy dey.
10Wen Timothy come, make sure say no fear catch am among una—na Oga work e dey do, just as I dey do. 11So make nobody look am down. Send am comot wit peace make e come meet me, because I dey expect am wit di brothers.
12Concerning our brother Apollos: I beg am well-well make e come una side wit di brothers, but e no gree at all say make e come now—e go come wen chance dey.
13Dey watch, stand strong for di faith, get liver, be strong. 14Make everyting wey una dey do, make una do am wit love.
15Now I dey beg una, brothers—una know say Stephanas family na di firstfruits of Achaia, and dem give demsef to serve di saints, 16make una submit to people like dat, and to everybody wey dey join for di work and dey labour. 17I dey glad say Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus don come, because dem fill up di gap wey una absence create, 18because dem give my spirit and una own rest. Make una respect people like dat.
Greetings from di Family
19Di churches for Asia dey greet una. Aquila and Prisca, wit di church wey dey for dia house, dey greet una well-well for Oga. 20All di brothers dey greet una. Greet una one anoda wit holy kiss.
21Na me, Paul, dey write dis greeting wit my own hand. 22If anybody no get love for Oga, make curse dey on am. Our Oga, come! a a v22 Maranatha na di earliest Aramaic prayer of di church—"Our Oga, come!"—one deep cry wey dey long for Jesus to come back. 23Make di grace of Oga Jesus dey wit una. 24Make my love dey wit una all for Christ Jesus. Amen.
