Colossians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

UPawuli umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, loTimothi umzalwane,

2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

kubo abangcwele labazalwane abathembekileyo kuKristu abaseKolose: Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu.

3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Siyambonga uNkulunkulu loYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, sikhuleka ngani njalonjalo,

4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

sesizwile ngokholo lwenu kuKristu Jesu, langothando olukwabangcwele bonke,

5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of truth, the Good News,

ngethemba elibekelwe lona emazulwini, elezwa ngalo ngaphambili ngelizwi leqiniso levangeli,

6 which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

eselifikile kini, njengalokhu lemhlabeni wonke, njalo lithela izithelo, njengoba kunjalo laphakathi kwenu, kusukela ngosuku elezwa laseliwazi umusa kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso;

7 even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

njengalokhu lani lafunda kuEpafra othandekayo wethu inceku kanye lathi, oyisikhonzi esithembekileyo sikaKristu ngani,

8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

ositshele futhi ngothando lwenu kuMoya.

9 For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Ngakho lathi, kusukela ngosuku esezwa ngalo, kasiyekeli ukulikhulekela, lokucela ukuthi ligcwaliswe ngolwazi lwentando yakhe ngenhlakanipho yonke lokuqedisisa okungomoya,

10 that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

ukuze lihambe ngokufanele iNkosi kukho konke okuthokozisayo, lithela izithelo kuwo wonke umsebenzi olungileyo njalo likhule elwazini lukaNkulunkulu;

11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

liqiniswe ngamandla wonke njengokwamandla obukhosi bakhe, ekubekezeleni konke lesineke, lenjabulo;

12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;

sibonge uBaba owasenza safanela ekuhlanganyeleni kwelifa labangcwele ekukhanyeni,

13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

owasikhulula emandleni obumnyama, wasesisa embusweni weNdodana yothando lwakhe,

14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;

esilohlengo kuyo ngegazi layo, uthethelelo lwezono.

15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Engumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ongabonwayo, izibulo lesidalwa sonke;

16 For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created by him and for him.

ngoba kuyo zonke izinto zadalwa, ezisemazulwini lezisemhlabeni, ezibonwayo lezingabonwayo, loba izihlalo zobukhosi, loba ubuphathamandla, loba imibuso, loba amandla; zonke izinto zidalwa ngayo zadalelwa yona;

17 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

yona-ke ingaphambi kwazo zonke izinto, njalo ngayo zonke izinto zibambene.

18 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.

Njalo yona yinhloko yomzimba, olibandla; eyikuqala, izibulo kwabafileyo, ukuze yona ibe ngeyokuqala ezintweni zonke;

19 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

ngoba kwamthokozisa uBaba ukuthi ukugcwala konke kuhlale kiyo,

20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross through him, whether things on the earth or things in heaven.

njalo ngayo enze izinto zonke zibuyisane laye uqobo, esenze ukuthula ngegazi lesiphambano sayo, ngayo, loba yizinto ezisemhlabeni loba ezisemazulwini.

21 You, who once were alienated and were hostile in your minds, doing evil deeds,

Lani elalikade lingabemzini lezitha ngengqondo emisebenzini emibi, kodwa khathesi usebuyisene lani

22 yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,

emzimbeni wenyama yayo ngokufa ukuthi alimise phambi kwakhe lingcwele njalo lingelacala njalo lingasoleki,

23 if it is so that you continue in the faith, established and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

uba-ke lihlala ekholweni lisekelwe liqinile, lingasuswa ethembeni levangeli elalizwayo, elatshunyayelwa kuso sonke isidalwa esingaphansi kwezulu, engenziwe isikhonzi salo mina Pawuli.

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ for the sake of his body, which is the church;

Khathesi-ke ngiyathokoza ekulihluphekeleni kwami, njalo okusileleyo kwenhlupheko zikaKristu ngiyakugcwalisa enyameni yami esikhundleni somzimba wakhe, olibandla;

25 of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,

mina engenziwa isikhonzi salo, njengokwesimiso sikaNkulunkulu enganikwa sona maqondana lani, ukugcwalisa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu,

26 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints. (aiōn g165)

imfihlo ebifihliwe kusukela ezikhathini zendulo njalo kusukela kuzizukulwana; kodwa khathesi ibonakaliswe kwabangcwele bakhe, (aiōn g165)

27 To them God was pleased to make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the non-Jews, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

kubo uNkulunkulu wathanda ukubazisa ukuthi iyini inotho yobukhosi balimfihlo phakathi kwabezizwe, enguKristu phakathi kwenu, ithemba lenkazimulo;

28 whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ Jesus;

esimtshumayelayo thina, sixwayisa wonke umuntu, sifundisa wonke umuntu ngayo yonke inhlakanipho, ukuze silethe wonke umuntu ephelele kuKristu Jesu;

29 for which I also labor, struggling according to his power, which works in me mightily.

engikutshikatshikelayo lami, ngisilwa njengokusebenza kwakhe, okusebenza kimi ngamandla.