Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
Ta hinttewunne Loodoqiya kataman de7iya asaas, hessadakka tana ayfen be7iboonna asa ubbaas ay mela baaxetiyakko hintte erana mela koyays.
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
Ta baaxetiya gaasoykka entti bantta wozanan minnidi, siiqon qashettidi, polo gidida kumetha akeeka duretethaa demmidi Xoossaa xuuraa Kiristtoosa erana melassa.
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
Iyan Xoossay minjjida eraynne cinccatetha ubbay de7ees.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Ta hessa oonikka hinttena cimo qaalan balethonna mela koyada gays.
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
Ta hinttefe haakkada de7ikkoka ayyaanan hinttera de7ays. Hintte duussaa maaranne Kiristtoosa hintte minnidi ammaneyssa be7ada ufayttays.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Hintte Godaa Kiristtoos Yesuusa ekkidayssada iyan de7ite.
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
Iyan xapho yeddite; iyan keexettite. Hintte tamaaridayssada ammanon minnite; Xoossaas kumidi palahida galataa immite.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Kiristtoosappe gidonnashin, asa woganinne ha alamiya coo wogan katida timirttiyaninne asappe yida eratethan oonikka hinttena cimi balethidi di77onna mela naagettite.
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
Xoossaa Xoossatethay Kiristtoosa asatethan kumethi de7ees.
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
Hintteka maatasinne wolqqa ubbaas huu7e gidiya Kiristtoosan kumideta.
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
Hintte Kiristtoosa ammanidi qaxxarettideta. Hessika asa kushen gidonnashin, hinttena iita hanotethaafe diggiya Kiristtoosan oosettida qaxxaretethi.
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Hintte xammaqettida wode Kiristtoosara issife moogettidi, Kiristtoosa hayqoppe denthida Xoossaa wolqqaa ammanidi, Kiristtoosara issife denddideta.
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
Hinttee, hintte nagaraa gishonne hintte ceega asatethaa qaxxarettonna gisho hayqqidi de7ishin, Xoossay hintte nagaraa atto gis. Kiristtoosara hinttew de7o immis.
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
I nuna mootiyanne nuura eqettiya, nu bolla xaafettida acuwa daakkidi masqaliya bolla dhishidi ogeppe diggis.
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
Kiristtoosi wolqqatanne maatata masqaliyan xoonidi, entta ola danccuwa bilisidi, di7ettida asada entta qonccen yuushshi bessis.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
Hessa gisho, miyaban woykko uyiyaban, baale gallas woykko ageeni xeeriya qammaa bonchchon oonikka hintte bolla pirddofo.
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
Hayssati sinthafe yaanaw de7iyabatas eesho, shin tumay Kiristtoosaa.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Qoodheppe qommo ashkketethaninne kiitanchcho goynnon ceeqettiya oonikka hinttena hintte woytuwappe ashshofo. Hessa mela asi ba be7ida qonccethan nashettishe ba asho qofan coo otorttees.
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
Hessa mela asaas huu7e gidida Kiristtoosara gaytethi baawa. I asatetha ubbaa shayaninne kesson keson gathi oythidi muzidi dichchees. Xoossay hessa mela ogen asatetha ubbaas dichchi immees.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Hintte Kiristtoosara hayqqidi ha alamiya haariya ayyaanata wolqqaafe la77a keyideta. Yaatin, ays shaakettonna asada gididi ha wogatas haretetii?
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
He wogati, “Oykkofa; laaccofa; bochchofa” geetetteyssata.
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
Ha ubbay asa woganne timirtte gidiya gisho ooso bolla pee7idaappe guye dhayana.
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
Ha kiitati bonchchonne cinccatethi daanidi benttanaw dandda7osona. Ha wogati Xoosse daro dosisiyaba, ashkkenne hintte asatethaa haarisiyabaa daanosona, shin nu iita amotetha bolla wolqqi enttaw baawa.
