Philippians 1
1 Bulu mba Timoti igran Yesu, hi bi wa ba ziba ni mi Yesu wa ba he ni Filibi ni biwa ba nji coci ni dikinoni.
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
2 Ndu zizi he ni yi ni' si Irji tiembu nda tie Bacimbu Yesu Kristi
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Mi ngri ni Rji ni nton wa' mi tamre mbia.
I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,
4 Ko ni tanyi wami tie bre Irji ni yiwu, mi tie bre ni ngryi.
always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,
5 Mi ngryi yi wu wa bi wu ta ni to du Rji ni fin umumum'e har ye zizan.
for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now;
6 Mi kpa nyme ni kpi biyi wawu, wawu wa ati tun ndinti ni mi bi arji kle du nra bi ni ye ivri Rji.
being confident of this very thing, that he which began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:
7 Abi na kyi wa mi wo itre ndindi ni tun bi bi he ni sroun mu. Bi yi wawu bi gpo gba mu ni mi dun Rji ni tre ma.
even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.
8 Rji ton sroun mu wa mi hewu niyi ni son wu Kristi ye ni yi
For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
9 Mi bra ni yi wu dei son bi ndi kwuci ni tre Rji.
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
10 In bremu niyiwu dei tsre ndidi ni kon wa abi. Mi bre niyiwu ndi yi tsre gye gyer meni kon Rji.
so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ;
11 Wayi akiyi di Rji ni srendinbi wa Yesu ni nun wa inde Rji ni bi.
being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
12 I mri vayi mi son duyi ton ikpi mba sisre dun ha'ni tre Rji.
Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel;
13 Don tre Rji iya si kpa biwa mba sre ni kon Yesu.
so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest;
14 Imri vayi gbugbu mba kri gbangban wa mba to me nimi sara, nda kri gban gban ni zan mba handa tre tre Rji
and that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
15 Mba ri mba tre tre Rji ni mi fu ni son sroun, mbari ni sroun ndiki.
Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
16 Bi tre tre Rji ni sroun ndindi mbato mba zi me nde me kle du tre Rji.
the one [do it] of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel:
17 Mbari mba tre tre Rji dun son tun, ni sroun meme, ni impre mba ndi mba zitrenya ni mi yan.
but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.
18 Ni kon meme, kon ni meme bi tre tre Yesu, me gri, ra zizan me ngryi.
What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
19 Ni kon yi mi gbukbun ni sara. wa ni he wa bi bra nimu, ni zo Ruhu Yesu Kristi.
For I know that this shall turn to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20 A bra mu ni son mu, mi na sha sha nan ni sroun mu wawu, Yesu son ni sroun mu kon mi ni ri kon kwu.
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but [that] with all boldness, as always, [so] now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
21 Ndi me he ni re a Kristi, ndi mi kwu a kwuci.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22 Wa mi tsre ni kpa wa zo me wu tre Rji me ma to wa me huna.
But if to live in the flesh, —[if] this is the fruit of my work, then what I shall choose I wot not.
23 Ha ri mba ba mba mre mu Mremu ndi bri wirji yi ndi he ni Almasihu wa yi ni fin.
But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:
24 Tsre mu ni kpa alele ni yiwu.
yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake.
25 Mi to wa yi alele ani ha na kiyi, wa mi he niyi, ni tse sroun bi, ni mi sroun bi.
And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith;
26 Yagan bi ni mi Almasihu Kristi a ni gji kwui do kba ye ni yi.
that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
27 Tsre gyegyer ni kon Rji, ko mi ye komina ye na mi ku wo bi kyi gbegba ni mi enbru ndidi. me gri ndu mi wo ndi bisi tsre gyegyer ni kon Rji.
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;
28 Na klu sistri biwa mbana son yina. ni mba wu a kwu ni tawu a kon ndurh ma wayi rji ni Rji.
and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;
29 Mba te didi niwu dun Almasihu ana kpa Almasihu megen na, bi sha ya men.
because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:
30 Bizi shaya iri mu wa bi zi to, wa bi zi wo sha yan.
having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
