Kolosa 1

1 Khawsa ngaihnaak amyihna Jesu Khrih a ceityih na ak awm Paul ingkaw nangmih a naa Timote ing,

PAUL, a legate of Jesus the Messiah by the pleasure of God, and Timothy a brother,

2 Kolosa khaw awhkaw Khrih awh ypawm na ak awm koeinaa thlakciimkhqi venawh: Nangmih Pa Khawsa awhkaw qeennaak ingkaw ngaihqepnaak awm seh nyng.

to them who are at Colosse, the brethren, holy and believing in Jesus the Messiah: peace be with you, and grace from God our Father.

3 Nangmih Bawipa Jesu Khrih a Pa Khawsa venawh, nangmih aham ka mik cykcah awh, zeelnaak awi kqawn poepa unyng,

We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, at all times, and pray for you;

4 Jesu Khrih awh nangmih ak cangnaak ingkaw thlakciimkhqi nami lungnaak ce ka ming zaak ak camawh,

lo, ever since we heard of your faith in Jesus the Messiah, and of your love to all the saints;

5 ngaih-unaak awhkawng ak thoeng law cangnaak ingkaw lungnaak ce khawk khan na nangmih aham cun ce na awm hawh hy, ve akawng ve awitak awhkawng nangmih ing za hawh uhyk ti, awithang leek ce nangmih a venna law hawh hy.

because of the hope that is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye heard before in the word of truth of the gospel;

6 Ce ak awi ce nangmih ing za u tiksaw Khawsam qeennaak ingkaw awitak ce naming zaksim coengawh kawng nangmih anglakawh bi a bi lawt amyihna khawmdek pum awh ve awithang leek ve ak thaih qah nawh hqam hqui hy.

which is announced to you, as also to all the world; and which groweth and yieldeth fruits, as it doth also among you from the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in reality:

7 Ve akawng ve tyihzawih pyi, kaimih ang zyng awh ypawm na Khrih bi ak bi Epaphra a ven awhkawng sim uhyk ti,

as ye learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful minister of the Messiah;

8 anih ing Myihla awh nangmih ing lungnaak nami taak awm ka mi venna kqawn law hy.

and who hath made known to us your love in the Spirit.

9 Vawh, nangmih a thang ka ming zaak cyk awhkawng, nangmih aham cykcahnaak a boet kaana ta unyng. Amah ak kawngaih saithainaak ingkaw myihla ben cyihnaak boeih boeih ingkaw zaksimnaak boeih boeih ing nami benaak thai aham Khawsa venawh thoeh law nyng.

Therefore we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray for you; and to ask that ye may be filled with a knowledge of the good pleasure of God, in all wisdom, and in all spiritual understanding;

10 Bawipa ak kawngaih na hqing unawh ik-oeih soepkep awh amah ak kawzeelnaak nami sainaak aham cykcah nyng: ik-oeih soepkep awh ak thaih leek nami qah coengawh Khawsa simnaak benawh nami hqamnaak thai aham,

that ye may walk as is right, and may please God with all good works, and may yield fruits, and grow in the knowledge of God;

11 yh thainaak ingkaw kawdungnaak nami taaknaak thai aham, amah boeimang thaawmnaak boeih ing tha awm sak na awm uhyk ti, zeel doena

and may be strengthened with all strength, according to the greatness of his glory, in all patience and long suffering;

12 Pa a venawh zeel awi namik kqawnnaak thai aham, anih ing thlakciimkhqi ingkaw vangnaak qam khuiawh qo pang haih aham nangmih ce ni sai khqi hawh hy,

and may, with joy, give thanks to God the Father, who hath fitted us for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light;

13 kawtih amah than uknaak khui awhkawng ni hul khqi nawh a lungnaak a Capa qam khuina ni khyn khqi hawh hy,

and hath rescued us from the dominion of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son;

14 anih awh ce nangmih ing hulnaak, thawlh qeenkhaw ngainaak ce ni ta uhy.

by whom we have redemption and remission of sins:

15 Anih taw huh thai na amak awm Khawsa myi, ik-oeih sai boeih boeih ak khanawh ak thang cyk na awm hy.

who is the likeness of the invisible God, and the first-born of all creatures:

16 Anih ak caming ik-oeih boeih boeih ve syn na awm hy: khan ing dek awhkaw ik-oeihkhqi boeih, huh thai ingkaw am huh thai boeih, ngawihdoelh sang ingkaw thaawmnaakkhqi, uknaakkhqi ingkaw saithainaakkhqi; a soep ik-oeih boeih ve amah ing amah aham sai hy.

and by him was created every thing that is in heaven and on earth, all that is seen and all that is unseen, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or sovereignties; every thing was through him, and was created by him:

17 Ik-oeih boeih a awm hlanawh anih taw awm hawh hy, anih awh ik-oeihkhqi boeih ce cun boeih hy.

and he was prior to all, and by him every thing exists.

18 Amah taw pum, thlangboel a lu na awm hy; ik-oeih soepkep a baunaak ak sang soeih na a awm thainaak aham, a kung ak kqannaak ingkaw thlakthi anglakawhkawng ak thang lamma na awm hy.

And he is the head of the body the church; as he is the head and first-born from among the dead, that he might be the first in all things.

19 Anih awh a soepnaak ce Khawsa ak kaw zeelnaak na awm hy,

For it pleased the Father, that in him all fullness should dwell;

20 amah ak caming a soep hoei, khawmdek khanawh ak awm ingkaw khanna ak awm boeih ce, thinglam awhkawng ak lawng law a thi ingkaw qoepnaak a sainaak ak caming qoepqui sak na ce awm hy.

and by him, to reconcile all things to himself; and through him, he hath pacified, with the blood of his cross, both those on earth and those in heaven.

21 Khawsa ing pek qu hawh u tiksaw nami khawboe a seet a dawngawh kawlung awh qaal na awm hawh uhyk ti.

And also to you, who were before alienated and enemies in your minds, because of your evil deeds,

22 Cehlai tuh taw a haiawh a ma amak awm coet amak kap thlakciim na ani peek naak khqi thai ham, Khrih a pum a thihnaak ak caming nangmih ing tuqunaak ce sai hawh hy -

to you, he hath now given peace, by the body of his flesh, and by his death; that he might establish you in his presence, holy, without blemish, and without offence;

23 cangnaak awh nami awm poe awhtaw, ak cak cana dyi unawh, awithang leek awhkaw ngaih-unaak ce koeh thoeih taak uh. Ve awithang leek ve nangmih ing za u tiksaw khawnghi ak kaiawh ak awm a sai ik-oeih boeih a venawh khypyi na awm hy, ve a dawngawh ni kai Paul awm tyihzawih na ka awm.

provided ye continue in your faith, your foundation being firm, and ye be not removed from the hope of the gospel; of which ye have heard, that it is proclaimed in all the creation beneath heaven; of which gospel I Paul am a minister.

24 Tuh nangmih aham ka khuikhanaak awh ve zeel nyng, Khrih a khuikhanaak tika nataw ka pumsa awh ve be sak nyng; vetaw amah a pumna ak awm thlangboel aham nani.

And I rejoice in the sufferings which are for your sakes; and, in my flesh, I fill up the deficiency in the afflictions of the Messiah, in behalf of his body, which is the church;

25 Khawsa ing ani tyihnaak amyihna nangmih a venawh Khawsak awi ak soepna khypyi aham kai taw tyihzawih na awm nyng –

of which I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me among you, that I should fulfill the word of God,

26 cawhkaw awihyp kum khawqyt ingkaw cadil ceqyt thuh na ak awm ce, tuh awhtaw thlakciimkhqi venawh dang hawh hy. (aiōn g165)

namely, that mystery, which was hidden for ages and generations, but is now revealed to his saints; (aiōn g165)

27 Cekkhqi venawh Khawsa ing vawhkaw a boeimang awihyp ve Gentelkhqi venawh kqawn aham tyi hawh hy, ce ik-oeih cetaw boeimangnaak ngaih-u na ak awm nangmih ak khui awhkaw khqi ceni.

to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which mystery is the Messiah; who in you is the hope of our glory;

28 Kaimih ing anih akawng ce khypyi unyng, toel unyng thlang boeih ce Khrih awh a soepnaak thai aham cyihnaak boeih ing cawngpyi unyng.

whom we proclaim, and teach and make known to every man, in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Jesus the Messiah.

29 Ce ak bi hamna Khrih ak thamahnaak hawnaak ing bibi poepa nyng, cawhkaw thaawmnaak ing kai awh bibi hy.

And for this also, I toil and strive, with the aid of the strength that is imparted to me.