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;
Ke eletsa fa lo ne lo ka itse ka fa ke lo kgaratlhetseng ka teng mo thapelong ke rapelela lona le phuthego e e kwa Laodikea, ebile ke rapelela le ditsala tsa me tse dingwe tse dintsi tse di iseng di ke di nkitse sefatlhogo.
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;
Se ke se lo kope-tseng mo Modimong ke se: gore lo kgothadiwe lo bo lo lomaganngwe mmogo ka ditlamo tse di thata tsa lorato, le gore lo nne le boitemogelo jo bo tletseng le tlhaloganyo ya go itse Keresete ka botlalo. Gonne leano le la Modimo le le neng le sa itsiwe, jaanong le senotswe, ke lone Keresete ka sebele.
3 in which are hid all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.
Mo go ene go na le mahumo otlhe a magolo a a fitlhegileng a a senang bolekanngo a botlhale le kitso.
4 And I say this to the end that no one may delude you by persuasive speech.
Ke bua jaana ka gore ke tshaba gore motho mongwe o ka lo fora ka puo ya gagwe e e borethe.
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.
Gonne le fa ke le kgakala le lona, pelo ya me yone e na le lona, ke a itumela gonne lo tsweletse sentle thata, ke a itumela ka ntlha ya tumelo ya lona e e nonofileng mo go Keresete.
6 As therefore ye have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
Mme jaanong fela jaaka lo ne lwa ikanya Keresete go lo boloka, mo ikanyeng, le mo matshwenyegong a letsatsi lengwe le lengwe; nnang mo kgolaganong ya botlhokwa nae.
7 rooted and built up in him, and assured in the faith, even as ye have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
A medi ya lona e melele thata kwa teng ga gagwe mme e gope dikotla mo go ene. Elang tlhoko gore lo tswelele go gola mo Moreneng, le gore lo a nonofa ebile lo tlhomama mo boammaaruring jo lo bo rutilweng. A matshelo a lona a penologe ka boitumelo le malebogo mo go tsotlhe tse a di dirileng.
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.
Se letleleleng ba bangwe go senya tumelo ya lona le boitumelo ka botlhalenyana jwa bone; le dikarabo tsa bone tse di sa tlalang tse di tswang mo megopolong le mo ditlhaloganyong tsa batho, mo boemong jwa go dumela mo go se Keresete o se buileng.
9 For in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily;
Gonne mo go Keresete go na le BoModimo jotlhe mo mmeleng wa setho;
10 and ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and authority,
jalo lo na le sengwe le sengwe fa lo na le Keresete, gape lo tladiwa ka Modimo ka ntlha ya kgolagano ya lona le Keresete. Keresete ke Mmusi yo mogolo, o na le taolo mo nonofong e nngwe le e nngwe.
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;
Erile fa lo tla kwa go Keresete, a lo golola mo dikeletsong tsa lona tse di bosula, eseng ka thupiso ya mmele e e dirwang ka diatla mme e leng ka thupiso ya semowa, kolobetso ya mewa ya lona.
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.
Gonne mo kolobetsong lo bona ka fa tlholego ya lona e kgologolo e e bosula e suleng nae ka teng le ka fa e neng ya fitlhwa nae ka teng; mme jalo lo ne lwa tsoga mo losong nae lwa tsogela mo botshelong jo bosha gonne lo ne lo ikanya Lefoko la Modimo o mogolo o o tsositseng Keresete mo baswing.
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;
Lo ne lo sule mo dibeng, mme dikeletso tsa lona tsa boleo di ne di ise di kgaolwe. Mme wa lo naya seabe mo go jone botshelo jwa ga Keresete, gonne o ne wa lo itshwarela dibe tsotlhe.
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;
Wa bo wa phimola bosupi jwa melato yotlhe ya lona, jo bo mo lokwalong lwa melao ya one e lo sa e obamelang. O ne wa tsaya lokwalo lwa melato mme wa lo senya ka go lo kokotela mo sefapaanong sa ga Keresete.
15 having spoiled principalities and authorities, he made a show of them publicly, leading them in triumph by it.
Ka tsela e, Modimo o ne wa tlosa nonofo ya ga Satane ya go lo bona molato wa boleo, Modimo wa bo wa supa mo pepeneneng mo lefatsheng lotlhe phenyo ya ga Keresete mo mokgorong kwa dibe tsa lona di neng tsa tlosiwa tsotlhe teng.
16 Let none therefore judge you in meat or in drink, or in matter of feast, or new moon, or sabbaths,
Jalo se letleleleng ope go lo bona molato kaga se lo se jang kgotsa se lo se nwang, kgotsa ka go tlhoka go tshegetsa malatsi a boikhutso a Sejuta le mediro kgotsa meletlo ya kgwedi e e rogwang kgotsa bo-Sabata.
17 which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.
Gonne se e ne e le melao fela ya lobakanyana e e neng ya khutla fa Keresete a tla. E ne e le meriti fela ya selo sa boammaaruri, ebong Keresete ka sebele.
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,
Se letleleleng ope go lo raya a re lo latlhegile fa lo gana go obamela baengele, jaaka ba re lo tlamega go ba obamela. Ba re ba bonye ponatshegelo, mme ba itse gore lo tshwanetse. Batho ba ba ikgogomosang ba, ba na le kakanyo ya botlhale jo bogolo.
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.
Mme ga ba a lomagana le Keresete, tlhogo e rotlhe ba re leng mmele wa gagwe re lomagantsweng mo go yone; gonne re lomagantswe nae ka mesifa ya gagwe e e nonofileng mme re gola fela fa re tsaya kotla le nonofo ya rona mo Modimong.
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?
Mme e re ka o ka re lo sule le Keresete, ebile go swa mo go lo golotse mo go saleng morago ditlhaloganyo tsa lefatshe tsa ka fa lo ka bolokwang ka teng, ka go dira molemo le go obamela melao e mentsi e e farologanyeng, ke eng fa lo tswelela lo e sala morago ka tsela nngwe, lo santse lo bofilwe ke melao e e reng,
21 Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch,
lo se ka lwa leka sepe ka legano, kgotsa le fa e le go ama dijo dingwe?
22 (things which are all for destruction in the using [of them]: ) according to the injunctions and teachings of men,
Melao e e ntseng jaana ke dithuto tsa batho fela, gonne dijo di diretswe go jewa le go dirisiwa.
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.
Melao e, e ka ne e bonala e siame, gonne melao ya mofuta o, e batla boineelo jo bo nonofileng mme e kgobalatsa mmele ebile e imela mmele, mme ga e na thuso epe fa go tliwa mo go fenyeng megopolo e e bosula le dikeletso tse di bosula tsa motho. E mo dira boikgodiso fela.
