Colossians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timothy 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 who are in Colossae: Grace 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 always give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you,
Mgbe ọbụla anyị na-ekpere unu ekpere anyị na-ekele Chineke onye bụ Nna Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst ekele.
4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints,
Nʼihi na anyị anụla ihe banyere okwukwe unu nʼime Kraịst Jisọs, na otu unu si hụ ndị nsọ niile nʼanya.
5 the faith and love that spring from the hope that is laid up for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the message 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 that has come to you. This gospel has gone out into all the world, where it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood 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 You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
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 and who also told us about your love in the Spirit.
O meela ka anyị mara ụdị ịhụnanya unu nwere nʼime Mmụọ.
9 For this reason, from the day we heard this, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God's 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 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord with every desire to please him: bearing fruit 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 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience with joy;
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, who has enabled us to share in 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 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved 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, the remission of sins.
Onye anyị si nʼime ya nwee nzọpụta, nke bụ mgbaghara mmehie niile.
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
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 all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions, rulers or authorities—all things were created through 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 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Ya onwe ya nọ tupu ekee ihe niile, ọ bụkwa nʼime ya ka ejikọtara ihe niile nʼotu.
18 He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in everything he may be preeminent.
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 in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
Nʼihi na ọ bụ nʼime ya ka ọ masịrị ozuzu oke ya ibi.
20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace through the blood of his cross.
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 At one time you were alienated from God and hostile in your minds because of your evil works. But now God has reconciled you to himself
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 through the death of Christ in his physical body, in order to bring you into his own presence as holy, unblemished, and above reproach,
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 indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, without shifting away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been preached in all creation under heaven, and of this gospel I, Paul, have become a servant.
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 I rejoice now in my sufferings for you, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that 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 I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
Emeela ka m bụrụ onyeozi chọọchị ya site nʼikike Chineke nyere m, ikwusara unu okwu Chineke nʼozuzu oke ya.
26 the mystery that has been hidden for ages and generations but has now been revealed 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 them God resolved to make known how great among the Gentiles are the glorious riches of this mystery, 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 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature 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 To this end I labor, striving according to his energy that is powerfully at work within me.
Nʼihi nke a ka m na-adọgbu onwe m nʼọrụ, dị ka ike ya dị ukwuu nke na-arụ ọrụ si dị m nʼime.
