Philippians 3
1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.
Mlɔeba la, nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, mikpɔ dzidzɔ le Aƒetɔ la me. Meɖe fu nam be maŋlɔ nu mawo ke aɖo ɖe mi o, elabena wonyo na miaƒe dedinɔnɔ.
2 Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.
Minɔ ŋudzɔ na avu mawo, ŋutsu mawo, ame siwo wɔa funyafunya ŋutilã,
3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;
elabena mí ame siwo subɔna le Mawu ƒe gbɔgbɔ me lae nye aʋatsotso nyuitɔ, ame siwo kpɔa dzidzɔ le Kristo Yesu me, eye womeɖoa dzi ɖe ŋutilã ŋu o,
4 though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:
evɔ nye ya susu si ta wòle be maɖo dzi ɖe ŋutilã ŋu la le asinye hafi. Ne ame aɖe bu be yeate ŋu aɖo dzi ɖe ŋutilã ŋu la, nye la mewui,
5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
elabena wotso aʋa nam le ŋkeke enyia gbe, metso Israel dukɔ kple Benyamin ƒe to la me, Hebritɔ tso Hebritɔwo me, le sea nu la, Farisitɔ menye.
6 concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
Ke le hamea yometiti me la, ame aɖeke mewum o, eye le dzɔdzɔenyenye si tso sea me nu la, mokakamanɔŋutɔ menye.
7 However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.
Gake meɖe asi le nu siwo katã mebuna tsã be wonye viɖenuwo la ŋu, eye metsɔ wo katã ƒu gbe be mate ŋu atsɔ nye xɔse kple mɔkpɔkpɔ ana Kristo ɖeka ko.
8 Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
Ɛ̃, azɔ la, ne metsɔ nu siawo katã sɔ kple viɖe gã si mekpɔ le Kristo Yesu, nye Aƒetɔ nyanya me la, womegaɖi naneke le ŋkunyeme o. Esia ta metsɔ nu mawo katã ƒu gbe, eye mebu wo aɖukpodzinuwoe, be nye asi nasu Kristo dzi,
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith,
eye mawɔ ɖeka kplii. Azɔ la, nyemegaɖoa ŋu ɖe nye dɔ nyui wɔwɔ ŋuti alo Mawu ƒe seawo dzi wɔwɔ ŋuti be woaɖem o, ke boŋ meɖoa dzi ɖe Kristo ŋuti be aɖem; elabena mɔ nyuitɔ si dzi míato awɔ ɖeka kple Mawu lae nye xɔse kple ŋuɖoɖo ɖe Kristo ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ ko ŋu.
10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death,
Azɔ la, meva kpɔe be esia koe nye mɔ si dzi míato anya Kristo, eye míanya nu hã tso ŋusẽ si fɔe ɖe agbe tso ame kukuwo dome la ŋu. To esia me la, míate ŋu ase nu si wònye be míakpe fu, aku kplii la hã gɔme.
11 if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Eya ta nu ka kee adzɔ hã la, nye hã manye ame siwo akpɔ gome le ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi kple woƒe agbe yeye la me la dometɔ ɖeka.
12 Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
Menye ɖe mele gbɔgblɔm be nye asi su nu siawo katã dzi xoxo alo wowɔm mede blibo xoxo o, ke boŋ mele ŋusẽ dom nu be nye asi nasu nu si ta Kristo Yesu hã ƒe asi su dzinye ɖo la dzi.
13 Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before,
Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, nyemebu ɖokuinye be nye asi su edzi o. Ke nu ɖeka si mewɔna lae nye be meŋlɔa nu siwo le megbenye la be, eye mewɔa nye ŋutete ŋuti dɔ be maɖo nu si le ŋgɔnye la gbɔ.
14 I press on towards the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Mele dzesiɖoƒe la minyam vevie be maxɔ dziɖuɖudzesi si ta Mawu yɔm le Kristo Yesu me ɖo la be manyi agbe mavɔ ƒe dome.
15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.
Aleae wòle be mí ame siwo tsi le xɔsea me la, míakpɔ nu siawoe. Ke ne miaƒe susu to vovo le nu siawo dometɔ aɖe ŋu la, Mawu aɖe eya hã afia mi.
16 Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let’s walk by the same rule. Let’s be of the same mind.
Ke mina míanɔ agbe ɖe nu si dzi míaƒe asi su la nu.
17 Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.
Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, mikpe ɖe ame bubuwo ŋu ne miasrɔ̃ nye agbe ƒe kpɔɖeŋu, eye mialé ŋku ɖe ame siwo nɔa agbe ɖe ɖoɖo siwo míewɔ na mi la nu.
18 For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
Elabena megblɔe na mi zi geɖe kpɔ, eye megale egblɔm na mi fifia kple aɖatsi be ame geɖewo le kristotɔwo ƒe mɔ dzi zɔm, gake le nyateƒe me la, wonye Kristo ƒe atitsoga la ƒe futɔwo.
19 whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.
Woƒe nuwuwu anye tsɔtsrɔ̃, woƒe ƒodo nye mawu na wo, eye woƒe ŋutikɔkɔe nye woƒe ŋukpe. Wobua ta me tso anyigbadzinuwo ko ŋu.
20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Ke míawo la, dziƒoe nye mía de, eye míele mɔ kpɔm na Ɖela si nye Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo be agatso afi ma ava,
21 who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
ame si, to ŋusẽ si na wòtsɔ nu sia nu de eƒe ŋusẽ te me la, aɖɔli míaƒe ŋutilã siwo ŋu gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔ le la be woanɔ abe eƒe ŋutikɔkɔeŋutilã ene.
