Colossians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
Pọl, onye e mere onyeozi Kraịst Jisọs, site nʼọchịchọ Chineke, ya na nwanna anyị Timoti,
2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Na-edegara ndị Kraịst nọ na Kọlọsị, bụ ụmụnna ndị dị nsọ na ndị kwesiri ntụkwasị obi. Ka amara na udo nke sitere na Chineke Nna anyị dịrị unu.
3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Mgbe ọbụla anyị na-ekpere unu ekpere anyị na-ekele Chineke onye bụ Nna Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst ekele.
4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have to all the saints,
Nʼihi na anyị anụla ihe banyere okwukwe unu nʼime Kraịst Jisọs, na otu unu si hụ ndị nsọ niile nʼanya.
5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Okwukwe na ịhụnanya nke na-esite nʼolileanya nke a kwadobere unu nʼeluigwe, nke unu nụrụla nʼokwu nke eziokwu ahụ, bụ oziọma,
6 Which is come to you, as it is in all the world; and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day you heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
nke bịaruterela unu. Nʼezie, dị ka o si dị nʼụwa niile, ọ na-amị mkpụrụ na-etokwa, dị ka o si eme nʼetiti unu, site nʼụbọchị unu nụrụ ma ghọtakwa amara nke Chineke nʼeziokwu.
7 As you also learned of Epaphras our dear fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
Dị ka unu siri mụta nʼaka Epafras, onye anyị hụrụ nʼanya na onye anyị na ya na-ejekọ ozi. Ọ bụ onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi nʼijere Kraịst ozi nʼaha unu.
8 Who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
O meela ka anyị mara ụdị ịhụnanya unu nwere nʼime Mmụọ.
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Nʼihi nke a, site nʼụbọchị anyị nụrụ ihe banyere ya, anyị esepụghị aka ikpere unu ekpere. Anyị na-arịọ ka unu jupụta nʼamamihe nke uche ya, nʼime nghọta ma amamihe nke mmụọ niile.
10 That you might walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Ka unu si otu a bie ndụ dị ka Onyenwe anyị chọrọ. Ka unu bụrụkwa ndị na-eme ihe ọma mgbe niile, ndị na-eme ihe na-atọ ya ụtọ nʼụzọ ọbụla, na ndị na-eto eto nʼihe banyere ịma Chineke mgbe niile.
11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, to all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness;
Ebe a na-eme ka unu dị ike nʼime ike niile, dị ka ike nke ebube ya si dị. Ka unu nwee ndidi na ogologo ntachiobi,
12 Giving thanks to the Father, which has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
na-enyenụ Nna ekele site nʼọṅụ, onye mere ka anyị kwesi iketa oke nʼihe nketa nke ndị nsọ nʼime alaeze nke ìhè.
13 Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Nʼihi na ọ napụtara anyị site nʼike nke ọchịchịrị, bịa kpọfee anyị nʼalaeze nke Ọkpara ya ọ hụrụ nʼanya.
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Onye anyị si nʼime ya nwee nzọpụta, nke bụ mgbaghara mmehie niile.
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Ọ bụ nnọọ onyinyo Chineke onye anyị na-apụghị ịhụ anya, bụrụkwa onye mbụ a mụrụ nʼihe niile e kere eke.
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Nʼihi na nʼime ya ka e ji kee ihe niile dị nʼụwa na nke dị nʼeluigwe, na ndị anyị pụrụ ịhụ anya na ndị anyị na-apụghị ịhụ anya, ma ocheeze niile, ike niile, ịchị isi niile na ike ọchịchị niile. E kere ihe niile site nʼaka ya nakwa nʼihi ya.
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Ya onwe ya nọ tupu ekee ihe niile, ọ bụkwa nʼime ya ka ejikọtara ihe niile nʼotu.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Ọ bụ ya bụ isi nke anụ ahụ ahụ bụ chọọchị. Ọ bụ ya bụ mmalite, onye mbụ a mụrụ nʼetiti ndị niile ga-esi nʼọnwụ bilie. Nke a mere ka ọ bụrụ onyeisi mbụ nʼime ihe niile.
19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;
Nʼihi na ọ bụ nʼime ya ka ọ masịrị ozuzu oke ya ibi.
20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
Ọ bụ site na ya ka o ji mee ka ihe niile bịaghachikwute ya. E mere ka udo dịrị nʼetiti ya na ihe niile, maọbụ ihe dị nʼụwa, maọbụ nke dị na nʼeluigwe site na ọbara ọ wụsiri nʼelu obe.
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled
Unu onwe unu bụ ndị e mere ndị mba ọzọ site nʼebe Chineke nọ, na ndị iro nʼuche unu nʼihi ajọ omume niile unu.
22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and unreproveable in his sight:
Ma ugbu a, o kpezierela unu site na-anụ ahụ Kraịst, sitekwa nʼọnwụ ya, iji chee unu nʼihu ya dịka ndị dị nsọ, na ndị na-enweghị ịta ụta, na ihe ebubo ọbụla megide ha.
23 If you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
Ma ọ bụrụ na unu anọgide nʼokwukwe unu, bụrụ ndị gbara mgbọrọgwụ, ndị guzosiri ike, ndị na-ewezugaghị onwe ha site nʼolileanya ahụ dịrị unu nʼoziọma ahụ. Nke a bụ oziọma ahụ unu nụrụ, nke ekwusakwara nye ihe niile e kere eke nʼokpuru eluigwe, nke e mere mụ onwe m bụ Pọl, onyeozi ya.
24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
Ugbu a, ana m aṅụrị ọṅụ nʼihi ahụhụ ndị a nke m na-ahụ nʼihi unu, ana m emezu ihe fọdụrụ nʼahụhụ ahụ Kraịst tara nʼihi anụ ahụ ya bụ chọọchị.
25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;
Emeela ka m bụrụ onyeozi chọọchị ya site nʼikike Chineke nyere m, ikwusara unu okwu Chineke nʼozuzu oke ya.
26 Even the mystery which has been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: (aiōn g165)
Nke bụ ihe omimi ahụ, nke e zoro ezo site nʼoge ahụ nakwa ọgbọ niile ndị a gara aga, ma ugbu a e mekwara ka ọ pụta ìhè nye ndị nsọ Chineke. (aiōn g165)
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Ọ bụ ha ka Chineke họpụtara ime ka amata akụ nke ebube nke ihe omimi a nʼetiti ndị mba ọzọ, nke bụ Kraịst nʼime unu, onye bụ olileanya nke ebube ahụ.
28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
Ọ bụ ya ka anyị na-ekwusa, na-adụ onye ọbụla ọdụ, na-akụzikwara onye ọbụla ihe site nʼamamihe niile. Nʼihi na anyị chọrọ iche mmadụ niile ọbụla nʼihu ya dị ka ndị zuruoke nʼime Kraịst.
29 Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
Nʼihi nke a ka m na-adọgbu onwe m nʼọrụ, dị ka ike ya dị ukwuu nke na-arụ ọrụ si dị m nʼime.
