Colossians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Nĩ niĩ Paũlũ, mũtũmwo wa Kristũ Jesũ nĩ ũndũ wa wendo wa Ngai, tũrĩ hamwe na Timotheo mũrũ wa Ithe witũ,
2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
Tũramũtũmĩra marũa maya inyuĩ andũ arĩa aamũre, o inyuĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ mũtũire mũrĩ ehokeku thĩinĩ wa Kristũ kũu Kolosai: Mũrogĩa na wega na thayũ ciumĩte kũrĩ Ngai Ithe witũ.
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
Hĩndĩ ciothe rĩrĩa tũkũmũhoera, nĩtũcookagĩria Ngai ngaatho, o we Ithe wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ,
4 because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
tondũ nĩtũiguĩte ũhoro wa ũrĩa mwĩtĩkĩtie Kristũ Jesũ, o na ũrĩa mwendete andũ arĩa othe aamũre,
5 the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
naguo nĩ wĩtĩkio na wendani iria ciumanaga na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩrĩa mũigĩirwo kũu igũrũ na kĩrĩa mũrĩkĩtie kũigua ũhoro wakĩo thĩinĩ wa ũhoro ũrĩa wa ma, na nĩguo Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega
6 that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
ũrĩa ũmũkinyĩire. Kũndũ guothe gũkũ thĩ Ũhoro-ũyũ-Mwega nĩũraciara maciaro na nĩũratheerema, o ta ũrĩa ũkoretwo ũgĩĩka gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu kuuma mũthenya ũrĩa mwaũiguire na mũkĩmenya wega wa Ngai na ma.
7 You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
Mwamenyire ũhoro ũcio kuuma kũrĩ Epafara, ũrĩa twendete, na mũruti wĩra hamwe na ithuĩ o we mũtungatĩri wa Kristũ wa kwĩhokeka ithenya riitũ,
8 and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
na nowe ũtũheete ũhoro wa ũrĩa mwendaine mũrĩ thĩinĩ wa Roho.
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo-rĩ, kuuma mũthenya ũrĩa twaiguire ũhoro ũcio wanyu, tũtirĩ twatigithĩria kũmũhoera, tũgĩthaithaga Ngai amũiyũrie ũmenyo wa wendi wake, na amũheage ũũgĩ na ũtaũku wothe maũndũ-inĩ mothe ma kĩĩroho.
10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
Na tũhooyaga ũguo nĩguo mũhote gũtũũra mũtũũrĩre ũringaine na ũrĩa Mwathani endaga na mũmũkenagie maũndũ-inĩ mothe: mũciarage maciaro mawĩra-inĩ mothe mega marĩa mũrutaga, na mũkũrage thĩinĩ wa ũmenyi wa kũmenyana na Ngai,
11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
mũgĩĩkagĩrwo hinya na ũhoti wothe kũringana na hinya wake ũrĩ na riiri nĩgeetha mũhote gũkiragĩrĩria mũno mũtegũthethũka na mũrĩ na gĩkeno,
12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
na mũgĩcookagĩria Ithe witũ ngaatho, ũrĩa ũmũtuĩte aagĩrĩru a kũgaya igai rĩa arĩa aamũre ũthamaki-inĩ wa ũtheri.
13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Nĩgũkorwo Ngai nĩatũhonoketie, agatũruta ũthamaki-inĩ wa nduma, na agatũthaamĩria ũthamaki-inĩ wa Mũriũ ũrĩa endete mũno,
14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
thĩinĩ wake-rĩ, nĩtũkũũrĩtwo na tũkarekerwo mehia maitũ.
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Ũcio nĩwe mũhianĩre wa Ngai ũrĩa ũtonekaga, na nĩwe irigithathi harĩ indo ciothe iria ciombirwo.
16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩwe wombire indo ciothe: indo iria irĩ igũrũ na iria irĩ thĩ, iria cionekaga na iria itonekaga, o na angĩkorwo nĩ itĩ cia ũnene kana maahinya, kana aathani o na kana arĩa marĩ ũhoti; indo ciothe ciombirwo nĩwe na nĩguo ituĩke ciake.
17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Kristũ nĩwe warĩ kuo mbere ya indo ciothe, nacio indo ciothe itũũraga inyiitithanĩtio nĩwe.
18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
Ningĩ nĩwe mũtwe wa mwĩrĩ, arĩ guo kanitha; na nĩwe kĩambĩrĩria na irigithathi harĩ andũ arĩa manariũka, nĩgeetha thĩinĩ wa maũndũ mothe atuĩke nĩwe mũtũũgĩrie kũrĩ indo ciothe.
19 For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
Nĩgũkorwo Ngai nĩoonire arĩ wega atĩ ũiyũru wa Ngai wothe ũikare thĩinĩ wake,
20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
na nĩ ũndũ wa Kristũ indo ciothe ituĩke cia kũiguithanio na Ngai, iria irĩ thĩ o na kana iria irĩ igũrũ, nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa aarehire thayũ na ũndũ wa thakame yake, ĩrĩa yaitirwo mũtharaba-inĩ.
21 Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
Hĩndĩ ĩmwe inyuĩ mwatũire mwamũranĩtio na Ngai na mwarĩ thũ ciake meciiria-inĩ manyu nĩ ũndũ wa mĩtugo yanyu mĩũru.
22 But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
No rĩu nĩamũiguithanĩtie na Kristũ na ũndũ wa ũrĩa aakuire arĩ na mwĩrĩ nĩgeetha amũrũgamie mbere yake mũrĩ atheru, na mũtarĩ na ũũgũ, o na mũtarĩ na ũcuuke,
23 if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
mũngĩthiĩ na mbere na gwĩtĩkia mwĩhaandĩte na mũrĩ arũmu, na mũtekwenyenyeka kuuma kũrĩ kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩrĩa kĩnyiitĩrĩirwo nĩ Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega. Ũhoro ũcio nĩguo Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ũrĩa mwaiguire, na ũrĩa ũhunjĩtio kũrĩ ciũmbe ciothe cia gũkũ thĩ, na nĩguo niĩ Paũlũ nduĩkĩte ndungata yaguo.
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
Na rĩu nĩngenete nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ marĩa thĩĩnĩtio namo nĩ ũndũ wanyu, na ngaiyũrĩrĩria thĩinĩ wa mwĩrĩ wakwa kĩrĩa gĩtigaire ũhoro-inĩ wa kũnyamario gwa Kristũ, ngamaiyũrĩrĩria nĩ ũndũ wa mwĩrĩ wake, na nĩguo kanitha.
25 I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
Na niĩ ndaatuirwo ndungata yaguo na ũndũ wa gũtũmwo nĩ Ngai ndĩmũrehere ũhoro wa Ngai mũũmenye kũna,
26 the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. (aiōn g165)
na nĩ guo hitho ĩrĩa ĩtũire ĩrĩ hithe kuuma o tene, njiarwa na njiarwa, no rĩu nĩũguũrĩirio arĩa aamũre. (aiōn g165)
27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
O acio nĩo Ngai oonire arĩ wega kũmenyithia hitho ya ũtonga ũrĩa ũrĩ riiri kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, nayo hitho ĩyo nĩ atĩ Kristũ arĩ thĩinĩ wanyu, o we kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro gĩa gũkaagĩa na riiri.
28 We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
Ũcio nĩwe tũhunjagia, tũgĩtaaranaga na tũkĩrutaga o mũndũ wothe tũrĩ na ũũgĩ wothe, nĩgeetha tũkarũgamia o mũndũ wothe aagĩrĩire kũna thĩinĩ wa Kristũ.
29 To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gĩtũmi kĩu nĩndĩĩnogagia, ngĩĩgiaga kũringana na hinya wake wothe, ũrĩa ũrutaga wĩra na hinya thĩinĩ wakwa.
