Kolosetɔwo 1
1 Nye, Paulo, ame si Mawu tia be wòanye Yesu Kristo ƒe dɔtsɔla kple nɔvi xɔsetɔ Timoteo gbɔe agbalẽ sia tso,
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 Na Kristotɔ nuteƒewɔlawo kple Mawu ƒe ame siwo ŋu wokɔ le Kolose dua me. Mawu mía Fofo la ƒe ŋutifafa kple amenuveve nanɔ kpli mi.
to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Ɣe sia ɣi ne míele gbe dom ɖa ɖe mia ta la, míedzea egɔme kple akpedada na Mawu míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo Fofo,
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4 elabena míese nu geɖe tso ale si miexɔ Yesu Kristo dzi se kple lɔlɔ̃ manyagblɔ si mietsɔ na eƒe ame kɔkɔewo katã la ŋu.
having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
5 Eye tso ŋkeke gbãtɔ si dzi wogblɔ nyanyui ƒe nyateƒe la na mi va se ɖe fifia la, mietsɔ xɔse kpɔ mɔ na dzidzɔ tso dziƒo. Ale miaƒe xɔse kple lɔlɔ̃ tso mɔkpɔkpɔ si wodzra ɖo na mi le dziƒo la me.
because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News
6 Nyanyui si wogblɔ na mi la, eya ke gblɔm wole le xexea me godoo, eye wòle amewo ƒe agbenɔnɔ trɔm le afi sia afi, abe ale si wòtrɔ miaƒe agbenɔnɔ tso ŋkeke gbãtɔ si dzi miese nu tso Mawu ƒe amenuveve gã na vɔ̃ wɔlawo ŋu eye miese eme le nyateƒe me ene.
which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,
7 Epafra míaƒe hadɔwɔla lɔlɔ̃ lae tsɔ nyanyui la vɛ na mi. Eyae nye Yesu Kristo ƒe subɔla vavã si le kpekpem ɖe mia ŋuti ɖe mía teƒe,
even as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on your behalf,
8 eye eyae nye ame si gblɔ miaƒe lɔlɔ̃ le gbɔgbɔ me la fia mi.
who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
9 Eya ta tso gbe si gbe míese mia ŋkɔ zi gbãtɔ ko la, míedoa gbe ɖa ɖe mia ta ɣe sia ɣi, eye míebiaa Mawu be wòakpe ɖe mia ŋuti miase nu si wòdi be miawɔ la gɔme, eye wòawɔ mi mianye nunyalawo tso gbɔgbɔmenuwo ŋuti.
For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
10 Míegabiana hã be miaƒe agbenɔnɔ nadze Aƒetɔ la ŋu ɣe sia ɣi eye woade bubu eŋuti, ale be miatse ku le dɔ sia dɔ wɔwɔ nyuie me; eye mianya Mawu ɖe edzi wu.
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,
11 Míele gbe dom ɖa hã be Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ gã nayɔ mia me fũu ale be nu ka kee adzɔ hã la, miate ŋu agbɔ dzi ɖi, anɔ te sesĩe, eye Aƒetɔ la ƒe dzidzɔ nayɔ mia me taŋtaŋ ɣe sia ɣi.
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,
12 Eye be miada akpe na Fofo la, ame si wɔ mí be míedze na gomekpɔkpɔ le nu siwo kekeli la ƒe fiaɖuƒemetɔwo akpɔ gome le la me.
giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light,
13 Elabena eyae ɖe mí tso viviti ƒe ŋusẽ kple Satana ƒe fiaɖuƒe la me, eye wòkplɔ mí va Via lɔlɔ̃ la ƒe fiaɖuƒe mee;
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,
14 eyae wɔ mi ablɔɖeviwo, eye wòtsɔ míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo katã ke mí.
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.
15 Kristoe nye Mawu si míekpɔna o la ƒe nɔnɔme tututu. Eli hafi Mawu wɔ nu sia nu, eye le nyateƒe me la,
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
16 Kristo ŋutɔe nye nu sia nu si le dziƒo kple anyigba dzi, nu siwo míekpɔna kple nu siwo míekpɔna o la siaa wɔla. Eya kee wɔ gbɔgbɔwo ƒe xexeme si míekpɔna o la, eƒe fiawo, fiaɖuƒewo, amegãwo kple woƒe ŋusẽwo. Kristo wɔ esiawo katã na eya ŋutɔ ƒe ŋu dɔ wɔwɔ kple ŋutikɔkɔe.
For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.
17 Eli xoxoxo hafi nu sia nu va dzɔ, eye eƒe ŋusẽ lé xexemenuwo katã ƒo ƒu.
He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
18 Eye eyae nye ta na hame, si nye eƒe ŋutilã, eyae nye gɔmedzedzea kple ame siwo fɔ tso yɔ me ƒe ŋgɔgbetɔ, ale be le nu sia nu me la, wòanye gbãtɔ.
He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19 Elabena Mawu di be nu sia nu si le ye me la nanɔ ye Vi hã me.
For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
20 Mawu to nu si Via wɔ me, ʋu mɔ be nu siwo katã le dziƒo kple anyigba dzi la nava eya ŋutɔ gbɔ, elabena Kristo to eƒe ku le atitsoga ŋuti me wɔ ŋutifafa le Mawu kple amewo katã dome to eƒe ʋu me.
and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
21 Ehe ŋutifafa sia vɛ na mi, ame siwo nɔ adzɔge tsã tso Mawu gbɔ la hã. Tsã la, mienye Mawu ƒe futɔwo, mielé fui, eye miaƒe susu vɔ̃wo kple vɔ̃wɔwɔwo na be mi kplii dome klã, gake azɔ la, egakplɔ mi va eɖokui gbɔe abe exɔlɔ̃wo ene.
You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,
22 Kristo wɔ esia to eƒe ku me abe amegbetɔ ene, hekplɔ mi va Mawu ƒe ŋkumee; miele tsitre ɖe Mawu ŋkume ame maɖifɔwoe, eye naneke kura megale mia ŋuti si ana woaka mo na mi o.
yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,
23 Nu ɖeka si ku ɖe nu sia ŋuti la koe nye be miaxɔ nyateƒe la dzi ase blibo, abe ame siwo gɔme woɖo anyi eye wole tsitre sesĩe ene, eye miagana woate mi ɖa tso nyanyui la ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ si miese la gbɔ o. Esia nye nukunya kple nya si va na mi katã, eye wòle kakam ɖe xexe blibo la katã me fifia. Eye enye dzidzɔ na nye, Paulo, be masubɔ agblɔ nya sia na ame bubuwo.
if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
24 Ke nye dɔ ƒe akpa aɖee nye be makpe fu ɖe mia ta, eye enye dzidzɔ nam be wòle nenema, elabena mele kpekpeɖeŋu nam, be Kristo ƒe fu siwo wòkpe ɖe eƒe ŋutilã si nye eƒe hamea ta la nawu enu.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,
25 Mezu hamea ƒe subɔla abe ale si Mawu dɔm abe xɔnuvi ene be mawu eƒe nya blibo la nu;
of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,
26 nya ɣaɣla si wodzra ɖo tso gbe aɖe gbe ke na dzidzimewo, gake azɔ la, eɖee fia ame kɔkɔewo. (aiōn g165)
the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints, (aiōn g165)
27 Ame siawo Mawu lɔ̃ be yeana woanya yeƒe ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe kesinɔnu ɣaɣlawo le ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo dome; nu ɣaɣla siae nye be Kristo le mia me si nye ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ.
to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
28 Eya ta afi sia afi si míeyina la, míeƒoa nu tso Kristo ŋuti na ame siwo katã le klalo be yewoaɖo to mí la. Míefiaa nu wo, eye míexlɔ̃a nu wo vevie abe ale si míate ŋui ene. Míedina be míakplɔ ame sia ame ayi Mawu ƒe ŋkume fɔɖiɖimanɔŋui, ɖe dɔ si Kristo wɔ na wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe la ta.
We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
29 Esiae nye nye dɔ, eye mate ŋu awɔe to Kristo ƒe ŋusẽ triakɔ si le dɔ wɔm le menye la ɖeɖe ko me.
for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
