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.
Sen loong raang ih nyia Lodisia mina loong raang ih, erah dam ih ngah lathaak chomui kang mina wahoh loong raang ih mamah kah ih laatchaat motang erah baat korumha.
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,
Ngah reetang ah langla neng loong ah tarong toom ang ah nyia eroom ih minchan nah toom ang rum ah, eno amiisak ejat esam tiit asuh, neng ah changteng toom eh hoon rum ah ih reetang. Emamah ih neng ih Rangte husah tiit ah jat rum ah, marah Kristo heh teeteewah rah ah.
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
Heh ah saabi Rangte ih ejat esam nyia thungse takmi nyamka loong hotthiin ha pungka jen daaptheng rah ah.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Erah thoih, ngah ih baat rumhala, sen loong ah mih, emoong tiitbaatte ih nak toom jap mokwaan han, neng ih echaat suh ese mamah taat et baat rum abah uh sen ih lakap theng.
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.
Ngah hansi nah sen damdoh laje rang bah uh, chiiala ni bah ngah sen damdam, eno ngah rapne ih roonlang sen loong ah rongkopkop ih Kristo suh tuungmaang anno eroomroom ih tongtha lan ah sok rumha no ah.
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.
Sen ih Jisu Kristo asuh sen Teesu ih thiik han bah, heh damdam ih roong tongsong an.
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].
Sen hing ah hanteng ih heh sak nah sot an, sen hasong ah heh damdoh song an, eno sen hanpi ah sen suh mamet nyoot tahan erah jun ih ehan han ih boot rong an. Eno lakookmi jengkhaap nawa ih sen tenthun ah me theng.
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.
Erah thoih sen ih naririh ih ban sok an, o uh mina mongwah maakwah tiit marah thaangmuh rah ih heh dah nak toom ih hoon han, marah Kristo jiin nawa lah angthang ih, mina jih ajaat nyia rang ahah pante loong moong achaang rah ih nak toom panhan.
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
Kristo ah mina angta adi jaatrep di Rangte dang ajang ah heh sak ni angta,
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
eno sen suh roitang roidong ah heh damdi roop thoih kohalan. Heh ah jaatrep chiiala phansiitte nyia chaan aphaan loong tokkhodi ih elongthoon.
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.
Kristo damdi roop thoih ba sen khoopkhan banlam ah hoon tahan, mina ih hansi khoopkhan rumta likhiik lah angthang ih, Kristo ih khoopkhan tahe adi bah, arah puh asak ah rangdah nawa dooksiit tahe anep wak jeela.
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.
Tumeah, sen ih maatok di juungtem tan, erah sa dowa ih sen ah Kristo damdi beng ni wak beng tahan, erah dam ih erah juungtem dowa ih sen ah tek nawa wak ngaakthing lan, sen tuungmaang ah Rangte chaan aphaan ih heh tek nawa ngaakthing thukta asuh je thoih ah.
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.
Maangdi sen rangdah thoih sen loong ah chiiala ni tekcho ang tan nyia sen loong ah Hootthe muh ih Ranglajatte angtan. Amadi bah Rangte ih sen ah Kristo damdi roidong lampo ni doksiit halan. Rangte ih seng loongtang rangdah loong ah biin anaan hali;
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].
seng mendi banlam ih jamha jun ih thaangsoot loong themjih lom raangthiinta nyia banlam loong ah heh ih matsiitta, heh ih bangphak ni rabbot ano thoontang thoonsiitta.
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].
Eno erah bangphak adi Kristo ih heteewah ah chiiala lam phansiitte nyia ngoong awang loong chaan aphaan nawa nep doksiitta; eno heh ih jenta ah noisok suh noksong miksok di neng loong ah khak rum ano tumsiit rumta.
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).
Erah thoih, o mina eh uh sen ih tumjaat jok aphak jih ah, adoleh esa rangwuung, adoleh Laana Kuwaang adoleh Jehudi naangtongsa loong banlam ah lahoon theng.
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].
Erah loong abah lakngah nawa saathoi tiit loong ah laaphaang; amiisak abah Kristo ah.
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,
Senteewah ah, o ih ang abah uh neng ah elongthoon ih chaang rumha loong asuh nakmok dut haat thuk an, tumeah neng ih hoondak mot amang tiit tiitmoong ah baat rumha nyia toongtang likhiik ih noisok ha nyia rangsah soomte likhiik ih noisok rumha. Erah likhiik hansi tenthunte loong abah tumtha uh laliithang doh weekhot likhiik ih neng tenthun ah saapta thuk rum ah
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.
eno sakpuh ni hekhoh angla, Kristo ah damdoh takah roongroop rumka. Kristo ih ba sakpuh putang asuh chokokaang ha, eno hetoom loongtang ah jen choh toom rumla, erah dowa ih Rangte ih chung ha jun ih hak rumla.
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
Sen loong ah Kristo damdi roongtek lan eno rang ahah pante moong achaang loong dowa dooksiit halan. Erah ang abah, sen ah mongrep mina likhiik mame tongsong lan? Sen ih arah loong likhiik banlam ah mamet chaat han
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.
“Arah nak joh uh,” “Therah nak taat uh,” “Mihoh hukkhaak nak taajoh uh?”
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.
Erah loong ah jaasiit maakta dowa ih thaangmuh ih hoonla hukkhaak loong ah; erah loong bah mina ih nyootsoot theng nyia banlam loong luulu.
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.
Elang eah, erah likhiik loong banlam ah emoong mina nyia rangsah loong ih laatchaatchaat ih nyootsoot suh dong hoon arah ang ah, eno sakpuh sattiiti ih chamnaang thuk ah; enoothong erah hansi sak thisusuh thaangmuh di chamnaang thuk ha.
