Colossians 2
1 For I would have you know what combat I have for you, and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in flesh;
Adzɔ dzi nam ŋutɔ nenye be ɖe mianya ale si meʋlina ŋutɔ ɖe miawo kple ame siwo le Laodikea la kple nɔvi vevi bubu siwo menyam kura o la hã ta.
2 to the end that their hearts may be encouraged, being united together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to [the] full knowledge of the mystery of God;
Nu si mebia Mawu na mi lae nye be dzideƒo nanɔ mia si, eye lɔlɔ̃ ƒe ŋusẽ nabla mi ɖekae, ale be miate ŋu akpɔ mɔnu anya Kristo le kakaɖedzi me kple gɔmesese deto vavãtɔ, elabena Mawu ƒe ɖoɖo ɣaɣla si wòva ɖe fia mlɔeba lae nye Kristo ŋutɔ.
3 in which are hid all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.
Eya mee wòɣla nunya kple sidzedze ƒe kesinɔnuwo katã ɖo.
4 And I say this to the end that no one may delude you by persuasive speech.
Mele nya siawo gblɔm na mi elabena mele vɔvɔ̃m be ame aɖe ate ŋu ava ble mi alo ado lã mi to eƒe aɖe ŋanɛ nyawo gbɔgblɔ na mi me.
5 For if indeed in the flesh I am absent, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
Togbɔ be nyemele mia gbɔ le ŋutilã me o hã la, mele mia gbɔ le gbɔgbɔ me. Mekpɔ dzidzɔ, elabena miele agbe nɔm nyuie, eye miaƒe xɔse hã le ŋusẽ kpɔm ɖe edzi le Kristo me.
6 As therefore ye have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
Azɔ abe ale si miexɔ Yesu Kristo, Aƒetɔ la dzi se be aɖe mi ene la, mixɔ se nenema ke le miaƒe gbe sia gbe ƒe nuwɔnawo me.
7 rooted and built up in him, and assured in the faith, even as ye have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
Mili ke ɖe eya amea me blibo eye miaxɔ nunyiame tso egbɔ. Mikpɔ egbɔ be mietsi ɖe edzi le xɔse me. Mina dzidzɔ kple akpedada nayɔ miaƒe agbe me fũu ɖe nu gã siwo katã wòwɔ na mi la ta.
8 See that there be no one who shall lead you away as a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the teaching of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.
Migana ame aɖeke nakplɔ mi ayi aboyo me to xexemenunya kple beble dzodzro me o. Wotu wo ɖe amegbetɔ ƒe nunya kple xexeme ƒe gɔmedzenuwo dzi, ke menye ɖe nu siwo Kristo gblɔ dzi o.
9 For in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily;
Elabena Mawu ƒe blibonyenye la katã nɔ Kristo me le ŋutilã ƒe dzedzeme nu,
10 and ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and authority,
eye blibonyenye sia yɔ mi fũu le Kristo si nye ta na ŋusẽwo kple dziɖulanyenyewo katã me.
11 in whom also ye have been circumcised with circumcision not done by hand, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of the Christ;
Eya amea me hã wotso aʋa na mi, le esime mieɖe miaƒe dzɔdzɔmenu vɔ̃ si nye ŋutilã la ɖa, menye kple aʋatsotso si wotsɔ asi tsoe o, ke esi wowɔ to Kristo me la boŋ.
12 buried with him in baptism, in which ye have been also raised with [him] through faith of the working of God who raised him from among the dead.
To mawutsideta me, mieku kplii, eye mietsi tsitre kplii to miaƒe xɔse si le Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ si fɔe tso ame kukuwo dome la me.
13 And you, being dead in offences and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has quickened together with him, having forgiven us all the offences;
Esime mienye ame kukuwo le dzidadawo me, eye mienye Yudaviwo o ta, Mawu na be miekpɔ gome le Kristo ƒe agbenɔnɔ me, elabena etsɔ miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ke mi,
14 having effaced the handwriting in ordinances which [stood out] against us, which was contrary to us, he has taken it also out of the way, having nailed it to the cross;
eye wòtutu nya si wotsɔ ɖe mia ŋuti la ɖa, vodada siawo nye eƒe se siwo dzi mieda le la. Etsɔ nu vɔ̃ siawo katã klã ɖe atitsoga ŋuti, eye wòɖe wo ɖa.
15 having spoiled principalities and authorities, he made a show of them publicly, leading them in triumph by it.
To esia me la, eɖe gbɔgbɔwo ƒe dziɖuɖu kple ŋusẽ ɖa, eye wòdo ŋukpe wo le gaglãgbe, eye wòkpɔ dziɖuɖu ɖe wo dzi.
16 Let none therefore judge you in meat or in drink, or in matter of feast, or new moon, or sabbaths,
Eya ta migana ame aɖeke naɖe ɖeklemi kpli mi le nu si mieɖuna alo nona ŋu loo, alo ale si miawo mieɖua Yudatɔwo ƒe azãwo, ŋkekenyuiwo, dzinu yeye ƒe wɔnawo kple Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekewo o la ta o.
17 which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.
Elabena esiawo nye nu siwo gbɔna la ƒe vɔvɔli; ke nu la ŋutɔ le Kristo me va.
18 Let no one fraudulently deprive you of your prize, doing his own will in humility and worship of angels, entering into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
Migana ame aɖeke nable mi be esi miegbe be yewomasubɔ mawudɔlawo abe ale si wogblɔ na mi ene o ta la, miele tsɔtsrɔ̃ ge o. Wogblɔna be yewokpɔ ŋutega, eye yewonya be ele be miasubɔ mawudɔlawo. Ame siawo nye dadalawo togbɔ be wogblɔna be yewonye ɖokuibɔbɔɖeanyilawo hã. Susu wɔnuku le wo si.
19 and not holding fast the head, from whom all the body, ministered to and united together by the joints and bands, increases with the increase of God.
Ke womeku ɖe Kristo si nye ta si ŋu mi ame siwo katã nye eƒe ŋutilã la ku ɖo la ŋu o, elabena eƒe lãmeka sesẽwo Mawu tsɔ bla mí ɖekae, eye míetea ŋu tsina, elabena míexɔa nunyiame kple ŋusẽ tso eya ɖeka ko gbɔ.
20 If ye have died with Christ from the elements of the world, why as [if] alive in [the] world do ye subject yourselves to ordinances?
Le nyateƒe me, esi mieku kple Kristo ta la, mievo tso nu si xexemetɔwo buna tso ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ ŋuti la ƒe asi me. Ne ele alea la, nu ka ta miegale wo wɔwɔ dzi, eye woƒe se mawo gabla mi ɖo?
21 Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch,
“Wobe migaɖu esi o! Migaɖɔ ekemɛ kpɔ o! Eye wobe migaka asi nuɖuɖu aɖewo ya ŋuti kura o!” Nu ka tae?
22 (things which are all for destruction in the using [of them]: ) according to the injunctions and teachings of men,
Nu siawo katã le gbegblẽ ge to wo ŋuti dɔ wɔwɔ me le amewo ƒe sededewo kple nufiafiawo nu.
23 (which have indeed an appearance of wisdom in voluntary worship, and humility, and harsh treatment of the body, not in a certain honour, ) to [the] satisfaction of the flesh.
Se siawo anya dze se nyuiwoe, elabena wonye se siwo hiã ameɖokuitsɔtsɔke kple ɖokuibɔbɔ blibo kpakple fuwɔwɔ ame ƒe ŋutilã, eye wo dzi wɔwɔ sesẽ, gake ŋusẽ aɖeke mele wo si be ame natsɔ aɖu eƒe susuwo kple dzodzro vɔ̃wo dzi o. Ɖeko wonana ame dana.
