Colossians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timothy the brother,
Lokwalo lo lo tswa kwa go: Paulo yo o tlhophilweng ke Modimo go nna morongwa wa ga Jesu Keresete, le kwa go mokaulengwe Timotheo.
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.
Lo ya kwa: Bakaulengweng ba Bakeresete ba ba ikanyegang, batho ba Modimo, mo motseng wa Kolosa. A Modimo Rara wa rona o lo nesetse matlhogonolo o bo o lo tlatse ka kagiso ya One e kgolo.
3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying about you,
Nako nngwe le nngwe fa re lo rapelela re simolola ka go leboga Modimo Rraa Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete,
4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love toward all the sanctified,
gonne re utlwile gore lo ikanya Modimo go le kae, le gore lo rata batho ba one go le kae.
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
Ebile lo solofetse go amogela dilo tse di itumedisang tsa legodimo, le gone ga lo bolo go nna lo di solofela go simolola ka nako e Mafoko a a Molemo a neng a simolola go rerwa ka yone mo go lona.
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.
One Mafoko a a Molemo a, a a tsileng kwa go lona, a anamela mo lefatsheng lotlhe ebile a fetola matshelo a batho gongwe le gongwe, fela jaaka a fetotse matshelo a lona ka lone letsatsi le lo neng lo a utlwa ka lone lwa ba lwa tlhaloganya ka ga kutlwelo botlhoko e kgolo ya Modimo mo baleofing.
7 Just as also ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow bondman, who is a faithful helper of the Christ for you,
Epafarase modiri ka rona yo o rategang thata ke ene yo o neng a lo leretse Mafoko a a Molemo a. Ke motlhanka yo o ikanyegang wa ga Jesu Keresete, go re thusa mo boemong jwa lona.
8 the man who also made clear to us your love in spirit.
Gape ke ene yo o re boleletseng kaga lorato lo logolo mo go ba bangwe lo Mowa O O Boitshepo o lo lo neileng.
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.
Jalo he, e sale e re fela re utlwa kaga lona re bo re tswelela re rapela re kopa Modimo go lo thusa go tlhaloganya se o batlang lo se dira, le go tlhaloganya dilo tsa semowa;
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,
le go kopa gore tsela e lo tshelang ka yone e itumedise Morena ka metlha yotlhe lo bo lo mo tlotle, gore lo age lo dira, dilo tse di molemo mo go ba bangwe, lo ntse lo tswelela go ithuta go itse Modimo botoka.
11 being strengthened in every ability, according to the dominion of his glory, for all perseverance and longsuffering with joy.
Re rapelela gape gore lo tladiwe ka nonofo ya one e kgolo e e galalelang gore lo tle lo kgone go tswelela pele le go le mathata, lo tletse boitumelo jwa Morena ka metlha yotlhe,
12 Giving thanks to the Father who made us qualified for the share of the portion of the sanctified in light.
ebile lo leboga ka metlha yotlhe Rara yo o re nonotshitseng go nna le seabe mo dilong tsotlhe tse dintle tse e leng tse ba ba nnang mo Bogosing jwa Lesedi.
13 Who rescued us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
Gonne o re falotshitse ka go re ntsha mo lefifing le mo phifalong ya bogosi jwa ga Satane mme wa re tsenya mo bogosing jwa Morwa One yo o rategang,
14 in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
yo o rekileng kgololo ya rona ka madi a gagwe a bo a itshwarela dibe tsa rona tsotlhe.
15 who is an image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Keresete ke setshwano tota sa Modimo o o sa bonweng ka matlho, O ne a le teng pele ga Modimo o tlhola lobopo lotlhe, mme tota,
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.
Keresete ka sebele ke mmopi yo o tlhodileng sengwe le sengwe mo legodimong le mo lefasheng, dilo tse re ka di bonang le tse re se ka keng ra di bona; lefatshe la semowa ka dikgosi tse lone le mebuso ya lone, babusi ba lone le maotlana a lone; gotlhe go dirilwe ke Keresete go dirisiwa ke ene mo kgalalelong ya gagwe.
17 And he is before all, and in him all things hold together.
O ne a le teng pele ga sengwe le sengwe se simologa, mme gape ke nonofo ya gagwe e e tshwaragantseng sengwe le sengwe.
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.
Ke ene tlhogo ya mmele o o dirilweng ka batho ba gagwe, ke gore, phuthego ya gagwe e a e simolo-tseng; gape ke Moeteledipele wa botlhe ba ba tsogang mo baswing, gore a nne wa ntlha mo dilong tsotlhe;
19 Because in him it was considered good for all the fullness to dwell,
gonne Modimo o ne o batla gore gotlhe mo e leng ga one go nne mo go Morwa One.
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.
E ne e le ka ntlha ya se Morwa One a se dirileng, mo Modimo o neng wa betlela sengwe le sengwe tsela ya go tla kwa go one, dilo tsotlhe mo legodimong le mo lefatsheng, gonne loso lwa ga Keresete mo mokgorong lo diretse botlhe kagiso mo Modimong ka madi a gagwe.
21 And you, being formerly alienated and hostile in mind, in works, in things evil. But now he has reconciled
Mo go balelwa le lona ba lo kileng lwa ne lo le kgakala thata le Modimo. Lo ne lo le baba ba one, lo o ila ebile lo ne lo kgaogantswe le one ke megopolo ya lona e e bosula le ditiro tsa lona mme le fa go ntse jalo jaanong o lo buseditse mo go one go nna ditsala tsa one.
22 in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblemished and unblameable before him.
O dirile jaana ka ntlha ya go swa ga mmele wa gagwe wa botho mo mokgorong, mme ka ntlha ya go dira jalo Keresete o lo tlisitse fa pele ga Modimo ka sebele, mme lo eme foo fa pele ga gagwe go se na sepe se se setseng kgatlhanong le lona, go se na sepe se se setseng se a neng a ka se lo omanyetsa;
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.
se se batlwang fela mo go lona ke gore lo dumele Boammaaruri ka botlalo, lo eme mo go jone lo sa reketle ebile lo nitame, lo nonofile mo Moreneng, lo dumela ka botlalo mo Mafokong a a Molemo gore Jesu o lo swetse, ebile lo sa sute mo go mo ikanyeng go lo boloka. Se mafoko a mantle a a hakgamatsang a a tsileng mo go mongwe le mongwe wa lona mme jaanong a aname le lefatshe lotlhe. Mme nna Paulo, ke na le boitumelo jwa go a bolelela ba bangwe.
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.
Mme bontlha bongwe jwa tiro ya me ke go lo bogela; gape ke a itumela, gonne ke thusa go feleletsa masalela a dipogiso tsa mmele wa ga Keresete, ebong phuthego.
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,
Modimo o nthomile go thusa phuthego ya one, le go lo bolelela lona Badichaba leano la one le le fitlhegileng.
26 the mystery that was hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been made known to his sanctified. (aiōn g165)
Ga o bolo go fitlha bosaitsiweng jo mo dingwageng tse di makgolokgolo le mo dikokomaneng tse di fetileng, mme jaanong kwa bofelong go mo itumedisitse go bo bolelela ba ba o ratang ebile ba o tshelela, mme mahumo le kga-lalelo ya maikaelelo a one ke a lona le Badichaba. Mme bosaitsiweng joo ke jo: gore Keresete mo dipelong tsa lona ke ene fela tsholofelo ya lona ya kgalalelo. (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.
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.
Jalo gongwe le gongwe kwa re yang teng re bua kaga Keresete mo go botlhe ba ba tlaa ree-tsang, re ba tlhagisa ebile re ba ruta ka fa re itseng ka teng ka ntlha ya se Keresete a se diretseng mongwe le mongwe wa bone.
29 For which also I labor, striving according to his working, which works in me with power.
Ke yone tiro ya me e, mme ke ka e dira fela ka ntlha ya gore nonofo e kgolo ya ga Keresete e dira mo go nna.
