Philippians 2
1 Wherefore, if there be any consolation in Christ; if any comfort of love; if any fellowship of the Spirit; if any sympathies and tender mercies,
Azɔ ne nuxɔxlɔ̃ aɖe li le Kristo me, ne lɔlɔ̃ ƒe dzideƒonya aɖe li, ne gbɔgbɔ ƒe hadede aɖe li, ne dɔmetɔtrɔ aɖe kple nublanuikpɔkpɔ aɖe li la,
2 complete this my joy, that you be likeminded; having the very same love, being unanimous, minding the one thing.
ekema mina makpɔ dzidzɔ vavãtɔ to miaƒe taɖodzinu ɖeka kple mia nɔewo lɔlɔ̃ me; eye mitsɔ gbɔgbɔ ɖeka kple susu ɖeka wɔ dɔe aduadu.
3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but, in humbleness of mind esteem each other better that yourselves:
Miganye ɖokuitɔdilawo o; migawɔ nu be miadze ame bubuwo ŋu o. Mibɔbɔ mia ɖokuiwo, eye mibu ame bubuwo be wonyo wu mi.
4 not aiming every one at his own interests, but every one also, at the interests of the others.
Tɔnye ko nenyo meganɔ mia me o; ke boŋ mibu ame bubuwo hã ŋuti, eye miatsɔ ɖe le nu si wɔm wole la me.
5 Now let this disposition be in you which was also in Christ Jesus;
Mina susu ma ke si nɔ Kristo Yesu hã me la nanɔ miawo hã mia me.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not affect to appear in divine majesty;
Ame si, esi wònye be Mawu ƒe nɔnɔme mee wònɔ hã la, mebui be yesɔ kple Mawu o,
7 but divested himself, taking upon him the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;
ke boŋ eɖi gbɔlo eɖokui hetsɔ dɔla ƒe nɔnɔme do, eye wòva le ame ƒe nɔnɔme me.
8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross.
Esi wònɔ ame ƒe nɔnɔme me la, ebɔbɔ eɖokui, ɖo to yi ɖase ku me, yi ɖase atitsogaŋutiku me ke!
9 And for this reason, God has exceedingly exalted him, and has bestowed on him a name which is above every name;
Eya ta Mawu doe ɖe dzi yi ɖase teƒe kɔkɔtɔ kekeake, eye wòtsɔ ŋkɔ si ƒo ŋkɔwo katã ta la nɛ.
10 that, at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow; of those in heaven, and upon the earth, and under the earth;
Be le Yesu ƒe ŋkɔ me, ame sia ame, adze klo nɛ le dziƒo kple anyigba dzi kple anyigba te,
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
eye aɖe sia aɖe aʋu eme be Yesu Kristoe nye Aƒetɔ, hena Mawu Fofo la ƒe ŋutikɔkɔe.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, since you have always obeyed, not in my presence only, but now much more in my absence; effectually work out your own salvation, with fear and trembling;
Esia ta xɔ̃nye lɔlɔ̃awo, abe ale si mienye sedziwɔlawo ene, esi menɔ mia gbɔ la, ele be miagalé seawo dzi wɔwɔ me ɖe asi sesĩe wu, esi nyemegale mia gbɔ o. Miwɔ miaƒe xɔxɔkpɔkpɔ ŋu dɔ le vɔvɔ̃ kple dzodzo nyanyanya me,
13 for it is God who works effectually in you, both to will and to perform, on account of his benevolence.
elabena Mawue le dɔ wɔm le mia me. Eyae kpena ɖe mia ŋu be miaɖo toe, eye miawɔ eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu.
14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings;
Miwɔ nu sia nu liʋĩliʋĩlilĩ kple nyahehe manɔmee,
15 that you may be blameless and harmless, the children of God, unblemished in the midst of a crooked and perverse race; among whom shine as lights in the world,
ale be miazu mokakamanɔŋutɔwo kple ame dzadzɛwo. Minɔ agbe si ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o, abe Mawu ƒe vi siwo le xexe si me do viviti tsiɖitsiɖi heyɔ fũu kple ame mawɔnuteƒewo kple kɔlialiatɔwo la ene. Miklẽ le wo dome abe ɣletiviwo ene,
16 holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor have labored in vain.
eye migblɔ Agbenya la na wo, be mate ŋu aƒo adegbe le Kristo ƒe vavagbe be nyemewɔ dɔ vlo o. Ekema nenye be Kristo gava la, makpɔ dzidzɔ gã aɖe be nyemewɔ dɔ si meɖe vi aɖeke o.
17 Yes, and if I be made a drink-offering upon the sacrifice and ministry of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all;
Eye nenye be wokɔ nye ʋu ɖi abe nunonovɔsa ene na Mawu ɖe miaƒe xɔse ta hã la, anye dzidzɔ nam, eye makpɔ dzidzɔ kpli mi.
18 and for the same do you also joy and rejoice with me.
Eya ta miawo hã, mikpɔ dzidzɔ kplim.
19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be of good courage, that I also may be of good courage, when I know your affairs.
Mele mɔ kpɔm be ne Aƒetɔ Yesu lɔ̃ la, maɖo Timoteo ɖa be wòava kpɔ mi ɖa kpuie. Ekema ne etrɔ gbɔ la, nu siwo wòava gblɔ nam tso nu siwo katã wɔm miele kple ale si miele dɔa dzii ŋu la, ana dzi nagaɖo ƒonye.
20 For I have no one like disposed, who will sincerely take care of your affairs;
Ame aɖeke megali si tsɔ ɖe le miaƒe nya me le nyateƒe me wu Timoteo o.
21 for all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
Edze abe ɖe bubuawo katã tsi dzi ɖe woawo ŋutɔ ƒe ɖoɖowo ŋuti, eye menye ɖe Yesu Kristo tɔwo ŋu o ene.
22 But you know the proof of him, that, as a son with a father, so he has served with me in the gospel.
Ke mienya Timoteo nyuie. Ɖe wòle nam abe vi ene, eye wòwɔa dɔ kplim le nyanyui la gbɔgblɔ me.
23 Now, indeed, I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
Mele mɔ kpɔm be maɖoe ɖe mi kpuie; mekpɔ nu siwo le dzɔdzɔm ɖe dzinye la gbɔ vɔ.
24 However, I am fully persuaded by the Lord, that even I myself shall soon come.
Eye mele dzi ɖom ɖe Aƒetɔ la ŋu be ana be nye ŋutɔ hã mava kpɔ mi ɖa kpuie.
25 Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellowlaborer, and fellowsoldier; but your Apostle, and a minister to my want.
Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, mebui be enyo be magbugbɔ nɔvinye Epafrodito aɖo ɖe mi. Ezu nɔvinye, nye dɔwɔhati, asrafo, ame si nye miaƒe dɔla si mieɖo ɖa be wòana kpekpeɖeŋum le nye hiahiãwo me la.
26 For he longed after you all, and was exceedingly grieved, because you had heard that he had been sick.
Azɔ la, megbugbɔe le ɖoɖom ɖe mi, elabena ele mia susum, eye esi miese be edze dɔ la, ele nu xam.
27 And, indeed, he was sick nigh to death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.
Le nyateƒe me la, edze dɔ, eye wòku kloe, gake Mawu kpɔ nublanui na nye kplii siaa, be metsɔ eƒe ku ƒe nuxaxa tsɔ kpe esiwo le dzinye xoxo la o.
28 Wherefore I have sent him the more speedily, that seeing him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the more free from sorrow.
Eya ta metsi dzi vevie be maɖoe ɖe mi, eye ne miegakpɔe la, miakpɔ dzidzɔ, eye esia aɖe nye nuxaxawo dzi kpɔtɔ.
29 Receive him, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy, and have such persons in great estimation;
Mido dzaa nɛ le Aƒetɔ la me kple dzidzɔ gã aɖe eye miɖe miaƒe ŋudzedzekpɔkpɔ fiae,
30 because for the work of Christ, he drew nigh to death, not regarding his life, that he might fully supply the want of your service toward me.
elabena eƒe agbe ɖo xaxa gã aɖe me ɖe Kristo ƒe dɔ la ta, eye wòku kloe le esime wònɔ agbagba dzem be yeawɔ nu siwo miete ŋu wɔ nam o la, ɖe ale si miele adzɔge le gbɔnye ta.
