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.
Ọ bụ ọchịchọ m ka unu ghọta otu m si na-agbasi mgba ike nke ukwuu nʼihi unu, na nʼihi ndị nọ nʼobodo Laodisia, na ndị niile na-enwebeghị ike ịhụ m ihu na ihu.
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,
Ebumnobi m bụ ka a gbaa ha ume, jikọọkwa ha nʼotu nʼịhụnanya, ka ha nweta ụba niile nke nghọta zuruoke na amamihe nke ihe omimi Chineke ahụ bụ Kraịst nʼonwe ya.
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
Ọ bụkwa nʼime ya ka ụlọakụ ihe zoro ezo niile nke amamihe na ihe ọmụma dị.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Ana m ekwu nke a ka onye ọbụla ghara iji ire ụtọ duhie unu ụzọ.
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.
Ọ bụ ezie na anọghị m nʼetiti unu nʼanụ ahụ, ma anọ m nʼetiti unu nʼime mmụọ. Ana m aṅụrị ọṅụ ịhụ mkpebi unu na iguzosi ike nʼokwukwe unu nʼime Kraịst.
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.
Ya mere, dị ka unu si nabata Kraịst Jisọs Onyenwe anyị, na-ebinụ ndụ unu nʼime ya.
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].
Bụrụnụ ndị mgbọrọgwụ ha mibanyere nʼime ya, ndị a na-ewuli elu nʼime ya, ndị dị ike nʼime okwukwe, dị ka e si kuziere unu, ndị jupụtara na-inye ekele.
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.
Lezienụ anya ka onye ọbụla ghara iji ozizi na amamihe efu niile nke na-achị ụwa, na aghụghọ duhie unu nʼokwukwe. Okwu amamihe ahụ nke ihe ozizi ya na ọsịsa ya niile dabeere na mmụọ nke ụwa na ntụpụta mmadụ kama ịdabere nʼihe Kraịst kwuru.
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
Nʼihi na nʼime Kraịst ka izuoke niile nke Chineke bi nʼụdịdị mmadụ.
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
Ya mere, unu nwere ihe niile nʼime ya, onye bụ isi ndị niile na-achị achị, onye bụkwa isi nʼebe ike na ịchị isi niile dị.
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.
Nʼime ya, e biri unu ugwu nke ejighị aka bie, site nʼiwepụ ọdịdị anụ ahụ nʼobibi ugwu nke Kraịst biri.
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.
Mgbe e likọtara unu na ya na baptizim, e sitere nʼọnwụ kpọlite unu na ya site nʼokwukwe ahụ dị nʼike Chineke onye sitere nʼọnwụ kpọlite ya.
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.
Mgbe unu bụ ndị nwụrụ anwụ nʼime mmehie unu, na nʼime ebighị ugwu nke anụ ahụ mmehie unu, Chineke mere ka unu soro Kraịst dịrị ndụ ọzọ. Ọ gbaghara anyị mmehie anyị niile,
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].
kagbuo iwu niile e dere ede, ya na usoro ya niile nke guzoro imegide anyị. O wezugara ha, kpọgide ha nʼobe.
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].
Mgbe ọ napụrụ ike niile, na ịchị isi niile, ngwa agha ha niile, ọ gbara ha ọtọ nʼihu ọha, igosi mmeri o meriri ha nʼobe.
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).
Nʼihi ya, unu ekwela ka onye ọbụla kpee unu ikpe banyere ihe ọbụla unu na-eri, maọbụ ihe unu na-aṅụ, maọbụ ihe banyere ido ụbọchị nsọ, maọbụ ime mmemme ọnwa ọhụrụ maọbụ mmemme ụbọchị izuike.
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].
Ihe ndị a niile bụ onyinyo nke ihe ga-abịa nʼọdịnihu ma nke pụtara ihe dị nʼime Kraịst.
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,
Unu ekwela ka onye ọbụla nke ọ na-amasị ife ndị mmụọ ozi maọbụ ibi ndụ umeala nke aghụghọ dị nʼime ya, onye na-ekwu ọtụtụ okwu banyere ọhụ ọ hụrụ, si otu a na-afụli onwe ya elu nʼefu nʼihi echiche nke onwe ya, maa unu ikpe ma napụ unu ihe nrite unu.
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.
Onye na-adịghị ejidesikwa onye bụ isi aka ike, onye a na-esite nʼaka ya na-eme ka ahụ niile, nke nkwonkwo ha na akwara ha niile na-ejikọta nʼotu, too eto dị ka Chineke si chọọ ka ha too.
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
Ebe ọ bụ na unu esorola Kraịst nwụọ nʼebe ozizi na amamihe niile nke na-achị ụwa nọ, gịnị mekwaranụ unu ji ka na-ebi ndụ dị ka a ga-asị na unu bụ nke ụwa, gịnị mere unu ji na-edo onwe unu nʼokpuru iwu ya dị iche?
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.
“Ejidela nke a aka, edetụla nke a ire, ebitụkwala nke a aka”?
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.
Iwu ndị a niile na-ekwu banyere ihe ndị ga-ala nʼiyi mgbe a na-etinye ha nʼọrụ, ha sitere nʼiwu na ozizi nke mmadụ.
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.
Nʼezie, iwu ndị a yiri ihe e ji amamihe guzobe, nʼihi ụzọ o si akwali mmụọ mmadụ nʼife ofufe dị ka ọ chọrọ, na iweda onwe nʼala, na ịta anụ ahụ ahụhụ. Ma ha abaghị uru o bụla iji ha gbochie agụụ ọjọọ nke anụ ahụ.
