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 Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus 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 brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto 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 and 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.
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to 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.
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
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 is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, 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,
As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
8 eye eyae nye ame si gblɔ miaƒe lɔlɔ̃ le gbɔgbɔ me la fia mi.
Who also declared unto 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 it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual 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 ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful 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 might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
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 unto the Father, which hath made us meet 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 hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14 eyae wɔ mi ablɔɖeviwo, eye wòtsɔ míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo katã ke mí.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Kristoe nye Mawu si míekpɔna o la ƒe nɔnɔme tututu. Eli hafi Mawu wɔ nu sia nu, eye le nyateƒe me la,
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
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 were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 Eli xoxoxo hafi nu sia nu va dzɔ, eye eƒe ŋusẽ lé xexemenuwo katã ƒo ƒu.
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
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.
And he is the head of the body, the church: 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 it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
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, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
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.
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
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.
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
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 ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
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.
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
25 Mezu hamea ƒe subɔla abe ale si Mawu dɔm abe xɔnuvi ene be mawu eƒe nya blibo la nu;
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil 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)
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest 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 would make known what is 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.
Whom we preach, warning 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.
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
