Ba Kkolose 1
1 Pawulu, mutumwa wa Kkilisito Jesu kwinda mubukanze bwa Leza, antomwe a Timoti mukwesu,
This letter comes from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the will of God, and from our brother Timothy.
2 akubasalali ba Leza akubakwesu basyomekede muli Kkilisito baliku Kkolose. Luzyalo lube anywe, aluumuno luzwa kuli Leza Taata wesu.
To the believers and trusting Christians at Colossae: may you have grace and peace from God our Father.
3 Tupa kulumba kuli Leza, wisi wa Mwami wesu Jesu Kkilisito, elyo tulamukombela kwalyoonse.
We are always thankful to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for you, and pray for you.
4 Twakamvwa zyalusyomo lwenu lwamuli Kkilisito Jesu aluyando ndomulaalo kubasalali ba Leza boonse.
We've heard about your trust in Christ Jesus and your love for all the believers
5 Mulijisi luyando oolu nkambo kabulangizi mbomubambilidwe kujulu. Mwakamvwa atala abulangizi obu kamutana kukambawukilwa ijwi lyakasimpe, makani mabotu,
because of the hope prepared for you in heaven. You already heard about this in the good news, the message of truth
6 Akasika kulindinywe. Ijwi eli lilazyala michelo akuya bukomena munyika yoonse. Lyakali kuchita obo akulindinywe kuzwa kubuzuba nimwakalimvwa animwakayiiya ataala aluzyalo lwa Leza mubwini.
that came to you just as it has gone throughout the whole world, spreading widely and bringing results. It's done the same for you too, ever since you heard it and realized the true nature of God's grace.
7 Aya ngimakani ngimwakiiya kuli Epafulasi, muzikema uyandwa, muzike usyomeka wa Kkilisito utwimikilila.
Our dear friend and fellow-worker Epaphras, who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on our behalf, taught you about this.
8 Epafulasi wachita kuti luyando lwako luzibinkane kulindiswe mumuuya.
He's also made clear to us your love in the Spirit.
9 Nkambo kaluyando olu, kuzwa mubuzuba mbutwakamvwa echi tetwakaleka pe kumukombela. Twali kumukumbilila kuti mukazuzigwe luzibo lwakuyanda kwakwe amubusongo boonse amukumvwisisisya kwamumuuya.
Because of this we continue to pray for you from the time we heard about you, asking God to give you understanding of what he wants you to do and to give you every kind of spiritual wisdom and understanding.
10 Twali kumukombela kuti mweende munzila iyeelede Mwami ayeeyo imubotelezya munzila zyoonse. Twalikumukombela kuti muzyale michelo yamilimo mibotu amukukomena mukuziba Leza.
That way you'll live lives that rightly represent the Lord and please him, producing all kinds of good results and gaining greater knowledge of God.
11 Tukombela kuti muyumisigwe mulizyonse mbuli mbukwelede mubulemu bwanguzu zyakwe, akuba akukakatila abulangizi.
May you be made powerfully strong by his wonderful strength, having great patience and endurance.
12 Tukombela kuti mukape kulumba chakukondwa kuli Taatesu, wakamuchiita kuti mukonzye kuba achaabilo chalukono lwabasalali ba Leza bali mumumuuni.
May you happily praise the Father, who has made it possible for us to share in the inheritance of God's people who live in the light.
13 Wakatuvuna kuzwa kunguzu zyamumudima akutulonzya kututola kubwami bwa Mwana wakwe uyandwa.
He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
14 Mu Mwana wakwe mutujene lununuko, lwakulekelelwa kwazibi.
through whom we have been set free and our sins forgiven.
15 Oyu Mwana nchikozyano cha Leza utaboneki. Ngonguwe mutanzi kuzyalwa kuzilenge zyoonse.
The Son is the visible picture of the invisible God. He was before all creation,
16 Nkambo mulinguwe zintu zyoonse zyakalengwa, ezyo zili kujulu, azezyo zitaboneki. Nikuba zyuno zyabwam, nibaba baami, nibaaba bendelezi, nibaaba basinguzu, zyoonse zyakalengwa kwinda mulinguwe kuti zibe zyakwe.
for everything was created through him—in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, empires, rulers, leaders and authorities—everything was created through him and for him.
17 Ilwakwe mwini ngomutaanzi kuzintu zyoonse, elyo mulinguwe zintu zyoonse muzijisini.
He existed before everything, and he holds everything together.
18 Alubo ngomutwe wamubili, nkokuti imbungano. Ngonguwe matalikilo alubo ngomjtaanzi kukuzyaligwa kuzwa mukati kabafu, chaamba kuti ulabusena butaanzi bwazintu zyoonse.
He is also the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the first and highest of those raised from the dead, so that he is supreme in everything.
19 Nkambo Leza ubotelwa buzwide bwakwe kuti bukkale mulinguwe.
God was pleased to have his full nature live in him,
20 Alimwi wakali yanzanisizya mumwanakwe zintu zyoonse mulinguwe. Leza wakabikka lumuuno kwindila kubulowa achingano chakwe; Leza wakabweduluzya zintu zyonse kulinguwe, neziba zintu zyaansi neziba zintu zili kujulu.
and through him brought back everything in the universe to himself, since he made peace through the blood of his cross, through him reconciling all those on the earth and in heaven.
21 Alimwi anwebo, kuchindi chakamana, mwakali bazwamaasi kuli Leza alimwi mwakali basinkondonyina a Leza mumizeezo amumichito mibi.
You once were alienated from God, enemies in the way you thought and the way you acted,
22 Pele lino wakamuyanzanya mumubili wakwe ufwika kwinda mulufu wakachita eezi kuti amupedekezye kamusalala, kamutakwe kampenda, akutaba amulandu kunembo lyakwe,
but now he has reconciled you through his dying human body, bringing you into his presence where you stand holy, pure, and faultless.
23 Nkukuti na mwakakatila mulusyomo, akwima njii akutasunzulusigwa mulusyomo lwamakani ngimwakamvwa. Aya makani akaambwa kumuntu woonse wakalengwa aansi ejulu. Aaya ngingawo makani mabotu kuti ime, ndi Pawulu, ndibe muzike.
But your trust in him must continue rock-solid and immovable. Don't be shaken from the hope of the good news that you heard, the good news that's been shared throughout the world—that's the work that I Paul have been doing.
24 Lino ndilakondelwa machiswe angu nkambo kandinywe. Alimwi ndilazuzya mubili wangu makani achisyeede amapenzi a Kkilisito nkambo kamubili wakwe, nkukuti imbungano.
I'm happy to have trouble for your sake, for by means of what happens to me physically I'm part of Christ's sufferings that he continues to experience for the sake of his body, the church.
25 Nkambo kambungano eeyi nchendimuzike, nkambo kakuti eyi milimo ndakayibikilwa a Leza nkambo kenu, akuzuzikizya ijwi lya Leza.
I serve the church following the direction God gave me about you, to present fully the word of God to you.
26 Makani aayubide aasisidwe muchindi chamazyalani akalekale. Pele kwaino aliyubunwidwe kubasalali ba Leza. (aiōn g165)
This is the mystery that was hidden down through the ages and for many generations, but it's now been revealed to God's people. (aiōn g165)
27 Kulibaaba Leza wakayanda kuyubununa mbububede buvubi bulemu bwamakani aya akati kabamasi, nkukuti Kkilisito uli mulindinywe, bulangizi bwabulemu.
God wanted to make known to them the glorious wealth of this mystery to the nations: Christ living in you is the glorious hope!
28 Oyo ngonguwe ngutu kambawuka. Tulalulamika akuyiisya bantu boonse achabusongo, kuchitila kuti tubayimikizye boonse kubusyu bwa Kkilisito chakulondoka.
We're telling everyone about him, instructing and teaching them in the best way we know how so that we can bring everyone before God fully mature in Christ.
29 Nchichonya echo nchembeleka akusolekesya mbuli nguzu zyakwe mbuzilokubeleka mulindime changuzu.
That's what I'm working for too, making every effort as I rely on his strength which is powerfully at work in me.
