< Colossians 1 >
1 Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
ᏉᎳ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᏅ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ ᎢᎩᏅᏟ,
2 To them which are at Colosse, Saintes and faithfull brethren in Christ: Grace bee with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.
ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏘ ᎪᎶᏏ ᎢᏤᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎡᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ; ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.
3 We giue thankes to God euen ye Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, alway praying for you:
ᎣᏣᎵᎡᎵᏤᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏙᏓ, ᎣᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎢᏨᏯᏅᏓᏗᏍᎪᎢ,
4 Since wee heard of your faith in Christ Iesus, and of your loue toward all Saintes,
ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎡᏦᎢᏳᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᏥᎨᏳᏒ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ;
5 For the hopes sake, which is laide vp for you in heauen, whereof yee haue heard before by the word of trueth, which is the Gospel,
ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᏣᏛᏅᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏱ,
6 Which is come vnto you, eue as it is vnto al the world, and is fruitful, as it is also amog you, from ye day that ye heard and truely knew ye grace of God,
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎷᏤᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏧᏂᎷᏤᎸ; ᎠᎴ ᏥᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎦ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ, ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎢᏥᎦᏙᎥᏒ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ;
7 As yee also learned of Epaphras our deare fellowe seruaunt, which is for you a faithfull minister of Christ:
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏤᏣᏛᎦᏁᎸ ᎡᎦᏆ ᎣᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎣᎩᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᏂᎯᏃ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ.
8 Who hath also declared vnto vs your loue in the Spirit.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏲᎲᏁᎸᎯ ᏕᏣᏓᎨᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ.
9 For this cause wee also, since the day wee heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with knowledge of his will in all wisdome, and spirituall vnderstanding,
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ, ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎥᏝ ᏲᏥᏲᎯᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᎣᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏥᏔᏲᎯᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏥᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎪᎵᏥᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
10 That ye might walke worthy of the Lord, and please him in all things, being fruitefull in all good workes, and increasing in the knowledge of God,
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏥᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᏁᏉᎬ ᎡᏥᎦᏙᎥᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ;
11 Strengthened with all might through his glorious power, vnto all patience, and long suffering with ioyfulnesse,
ᏕᏣᎵᏂᎪᏍᎬᎢ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥᏉ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏗᏨᏂᏗᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯᏗᏳ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎢᏤᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬᎢ, ᎤᎵᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
12 Giuing thankes vnto the Father, which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saintes in light,
ᎡᏣᎵᎡᎵᏤᎲ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᎦᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎢᎦ-ᎦᏛ ᎠᏁᎯ;
13 Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne,
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎫᏓᎴᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎵᏏᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏫᏗᎩᎧᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎨᏳᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ;
14 In whome we haue redemption through his blood, that is, the forgiuenesse of sinnes,
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎡᎦᎫᏴᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎩᎬ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᎡᎩᏙᎵᏨᎢ;
15 Who is the image of the inuisible God, the first begotten of euery creature.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᎦᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏕᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ.
16 For by him were all things created, which are in heauen, and which are in earth, thinges visible and inuisible: whether they be Thrones or Dominions, or Principalities, or Powers, all things were created by him, and for him,
ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏧᏬᏢᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏤᎭ, ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎢᏳ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᏂᏗᏱ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏱᎩ; ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏬᏢᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏙᏢᎾᏁᎴᎢ;
17 And hee is before all things, and in him all things consist.
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏁᎰᎢ ᎣᏂ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎬᏂᏏᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏤᎭ;
18 And hee is the head of the body of the Church: he is the beginning, and the first begotten of the dead, that in all thinges hee might haue the preeminence.
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᎪᎵ Ꭰ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᎴᏅᏗᏍᎩ, ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏧᎴᎯᏌᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏄᎾᏓᎴᏒ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
19 For it pleased the Father, that in him should all fulnesse dwell,
ᎣᏏᏳᏰᏃ ᎠᏰᎸᏅᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏪᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎧᎵᎢᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ;
20 And through peace made by that blood of that his crosse, to reconcile to himselfe through him, through him, I say, all thinges, both which are in earth, and which are in heauen.
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏙᎯᏱ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎤᎩᎬ ᏓᏓᎿᎭᏩᏍᏛ ᎤᏨᏅᎯ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏍᏔᏅ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏱᎩ.
21 And you which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your mindes were set in euill workes, hath he nowe also reconciled,
ᏂᎯᏃ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏁᏣᏓᎴᏉ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏥᏍᎦᎩ ᏥᎨᏎ ᏙᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᏕᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎪᎯ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎢᏦᎯᏍᏓᏁᎸ,
22 In that body of his flesh through death, to make you holy, and vnblameable and without fault in his sight,
ᎤᏮᏔᏅ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏲᎱᏍᎬᎢ, ᏧᎬᏩᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏁᏧᎢᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᏥᎳᏫᏎᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ;
23 If ye continue, grounded and stablished in the faith, and be not moued away from the hope of the Gospel, whereof ye haue heard, and which hath bene preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen, whereof I Paul am a minister.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏅᏩᏍᏗᏗᏉ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒᎢ, ᎦᎫᏍᏛᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏓᏱᏛᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎢᎦᏰᏨᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎨᎦᎵᏥᏙᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎦᎸᎶ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ ᏄᎾᏛᏅᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏴ ᏉᎳ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᏛᏁᎯ ᏥᏅᏋᏁᎸ;
24 Now reioyce I in my suffrings for you, and fulfill the rest of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for his bodies sake, which is the Church,
ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏥᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᎢᏨᎩᎵᏲᏤᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏥᎧᎵᏏᏏ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏃᏒᎢ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎩᎵᏲᏨ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᎩᏇᏓᎸ ᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᎸ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᏥᎩ;
25 Whereof I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is giuen mee vnto you ward, to fulfill the word of God,
ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏴ ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᏅᏋᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏁᏤᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏨᎩᏁᎸ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎧᎵᎢ ᎠᏆᎵᏥᏙᏗᏱ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ;
26 Which is the mysterie hid since the world began, and from all ages, but nowe is made manifest to his Saintes, (aiōn )
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎬᏍᎦᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ ᎡᏘ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏒᏒ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎪᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏂᎨᎬᏁᎸ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ; (aiōn )
27 To whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
ᎾᏍᎩ [ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ] ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏧᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏁᎲ [ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏄᏩᏁᎸ; ] ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᏯᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎨᏨᏗ ᏥᏂᎬᏁ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏫᏥᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
28 Whome we preache, admonishing euery man, and teaching euery man in all wisdome, that we may present euery man perfect in Christ Iesus,
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏃᏨᏁᎭ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᏥᏙᏤᏯᏔᎲᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏥᏙᏤᏲᎲᏍᎦ ᏦᏨᏗᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏦᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᏄᏂᎪᎸᎾ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᏚᎾᏁᎶᏛᎢ;
29 Whereunto I also labour and striue, according to his working which worketh in me mightily.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏥᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᏥᎦᏟᏂᎬᏁᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᏥᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᏗᏆᏓᏅᏛᎢ.