Colossians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timothy the brother,

Paulusi, mu apositola wa Jesu Keresite che tanto ya Ireza, ni Timotea muzwale wetu,

2 to the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

ku va lumere ni mizwale yi sepahala mwa Keresite vena kwa Makolose. Chisemo chive kwenu, ni koozo izwa kwe Ireza i Shetu.

3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying about you,

Tu ha vuitumero kwa Ireza, Isi wa Simwine we tu Jesu Keresite, mi inako yonse tulaperera inwe.

4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love toward all the sanctified,

Tuva zuwi ze tumero yenu kwa Keresite Jesu ni ze rato limukwete kwavo vava kauhanyizwa kwe Ireza.

5 because of the hope being reserved for you in the heavens, which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the good news

Mwina ili lato ivaka lye sepo imulindire ivikirwe nwe kwi wulu. Muva zuwi zeyi sepo ilindirwe piri linzwi lye niti, ivangeli,

6 being present for you, just as also in all the world. And it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day that ye heard and recognized the grace of God in truth.

iyo iva kezi kwenu. Iyi ivangeli i vika misero mi ikwete kukula mu kanda zonse. Ivali kupanga izi ni mwenu vulyo kuzwa he zuva limuva lizuwi ni kulituta kuama ni chishemo che Ireza mu niti.

7 Just as also ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow bondman, who is a faithful helper of the Christ for you,

Iyi nji Ivangeli sina hamu va ilituti iyo kwa Efafarasi, yo sakiwa wetu mutanga, ili yo sepahala muhikana wa Keresite ku mbali yetu.

8 the man who also made clear to us your love in spirit.

Efafarasi ave zivahazi kwetu i lato lyenu mu Luhuho.

9 Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

Ivaka lyeli i lato, kuzwa he zuva litu va zuwi izi kena tuva siyi kulaperera inwe. Tuvali kukumbira kuti mumwi zuziwe che ngana ya cha saka muvutali vonse ni kutwisiso ya zo luhuho.

10 For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,

Tuvali kulapera kuti mumu yende cho kusepahala kwa Simwine mwi zira zi tavisa. Tuvali kulapera kuti mumu vike misero mwi kenzo indotu ni kuti mumu kule mwi ngana ya Ireza.

11 being strengthened in every ability, according to the dominion of his glory, for all perseverance and longsuffering with joy.

Tulapera muwole kukoziwa muzintu zonse cho kuya cha mata e kanya yakwe muku kwatisisa konse ni kulindira.

12 Giving thanks to the Father who made us qualified for the share of the portion of the sanctified in light.

Tu lapera kuti mumu sangwe ni kuha vuitumero kwe Shetu, yava mi pangi kuwola kuva ni chivaka muku yola ku va zumina mwi seri.

13 Who rescued us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

Ava tuhazi kwi kamaiso ye fifi ni kutushimbulwira ku muvuso wa mwanakwe yo sakiwa.

14 in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,

Ku mwana kwe twina kupulusiwa, ku wonderwa zivi.

15 who is an image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

Mwana chi swaniso che Ireza yasa vonwa. Nji we ntazi kuzonse ziva bumbiwa.

16 Because in him all things were created, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or lordships or principal offices or positions of authority, all things have been created through him, and for him.

Kakuli cha kwe zintu zonse ziva vumbiwa, izo zina mumawulu nezo za hansi, zivoneka ni zisa voneki zintu. Kamba zipura kamba vuyendisi kamba mivuso kamba ziho, zintu zonse ziva vumbiwa nji ye mi zakwe.

17 And he is before all, and in him all things hold together.

Wina havusu bwezitu zonse, mi kwali zintu zonse zikwatana hamwina.

18 And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might become preeminent in all things.

Mi nji mutwi wo muviri, i kereke. Nji yena matangiro ni we mweri kuvamwi va fwire, jokuti wina chi vaka cha matangiro muzintu zonse.

19 Because in him it was considered good for all the fullness to dwell,

Kakuli Ireza avali kusangitwe kuti konse kulizuziriza kwa kweke mwali,

20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross, through him whether things upon the earth or things in the heavens.

ni kuzumizanisa cho mwana zonse zintu kwali mwine. Ireza ivapangi inkozo cha malaha e chifapano chakwe. Ireza ava zumizanisi zintu zonse kwali mwine, kamba zintu hanu hasi kamba zintu mwi wulu.

21 And you, being formerly alienated and hostile in mind, in works, in things evil. But now he has reconciled

Mi nanwe vulyo, he nako yimwi, muvali muma zwahule kwe Ireza ni zila zakwe mwi ngana ni mwi nkenzo zivi.

22 in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblemished and unblameable before him.

Kono hanu chava mizumizanisi cho muviri wakwe u voneka che fu. Ava pangi ichi iri kuti a mivonahaze ku jolola, kusa nyazahala, ni kusavi ni vuvi havusu bwakwe,

23 If ye truly continue in the faith, founded, and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the good news that ye heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I Paul became a helper.

haiva ni mu zwira havusu mwi tumero, kuzakwa ni kukozwa, kusa zwiswa kule ni sepo kuliverera kwe ivageri i muva zuwi. Iyi nje ivangeri iva wambiwa ku muntu yense ya vavumbwa mwi konde lye wulu, Iyi nje ivageri iyo Ime, Paulusi, niva sanduki muhikana.

24 I now rejoice in sufferings for you, and make complete in my flesh things lacking of the afflictions of the Christ for his body, which is the church.

Hanu ni sanga muma sukuluko chenu. Mi ni nyemuna mwi wulu mumu viri wangu chinzi chisa mwina muma sikuluko a Keresite che vaka lyo muviri wakwe, iyo ikereke.

25 Of which I became a helper according to the administration of God, which was given to me for you to fulfill the word of God,

Ivaka lyeyi i kereke hanili ni muhikana, cho kuya cha musevezi uzwa kwe Ireza uva hewa kwangu chenu, kwi zuziriza manzwi a Ireza.

26 the mystery that was hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been made known to his sanctified. (aiōn g165)

Iyi nje kunutu ye niti ivali ku patitwe che zirimo zingi ni ku masika. Kono hanu chiye zivahazwa kwavo va zumina kwa li. (aiōn g165)

27 To whom God wanted to make known what is the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Nji kuvali Ireza avali kusaka kwi zivahaza vufumu bwe kanya bwe yi nkunutu mukanti kava Machava. Nji yena zuna Keresite wina mwenu, i nsepo ye nkaya i kezite.

28 Whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

U zu njiyena utu wamba. Tu wambira muntu yense, mi tu ruta muntu yense cho vutali vonse, iri kuti tuvonise muntu yense kuva hande mwa Keresite.

29 For which also I labor, striving according to his working, which works in me with power.

Che chi ni seveza ni kukwatisa kuya che ziho zakwe ziseveza mwangu cha mata.