Filipitɔwo 4
1 Nɔvi kristotɔ lɔlɔ̃awo, melɔ̃ mi, eye medi vevie be mava kpɔ mi ɖa, elabena miawoe nye nye dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ kple nye fiakuku si maxɔ ɖe nye dɔwɔwɔwo ta. Eya ta xɔ̃nye lɔlɔ̃awo, minɔ te sesĩe le Aƒetɔ la me.
Stand fast then, brothers, dearly loved and longed for, my joy and my crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved!
2 Meɖe kuku na Ewodia, eye mele kuku ɖem na Sintike hã be woƒe tamesusu nanɔ ɖeka le Aƒetɔ la me.
Euodia I entreat, and I entreat Syntyche, to be of the same mind of the Lord;
3 Megale biabiam tso mi, nye hadɔwɔlawo si be miana kpekpeɖeŋu nyɔnu siawo, elabena wowɔ dɔ kplim aduadu le nyanyui la kaka na ame bubuwo me; eye wowɔ dɔ kple Klemens kple nye dɔwɔhati bubu siwo ŋkɔ woŋlɔ ɖe agbegbalẽ la me la hã.
yes, and I beg you also, my true yokefellow, to help them; for these women shared my toil in the furtherance of the gospel, together with Clement, and the rest of my fellow workers whose names are in the book of life.
4 Mikpɔ dzidzɔ le Aƒetɔ la me ɣe sia ɣi. Megale egblɔm ake be, “Dzi nedzɔ mi!”
Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again will I say, rejoice!
5 Mina ame sia ame nade dzesi miaƒe tufafa. Miɖo ŋku edzi be Aƒetɔ la ƒe vava gogo.
Let your reasonableness be recognized by every one. The Lord is near you.
6 Migatsi dzimaɖi le naneke ŋuti o; ke boŋ le nu sia nu me la, mitsɔ gbedodoɖa kple kukuɖeɖe kpakple akpedada gblɔ miaƒe hiahiãwo na Mawu.
Do not worry about anything; but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 Eye Mawu ƒe ŋutifafa si ƒo nugɔmesesewo katã ta la adzɔ miaƒe dziwo kple miaƒe susuwo ŋu le Kristo Yesu me.
and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will stand guard over your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
8 Mlɔeba la, nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, nu siwo nye nyateƒe, nu siwo dze na bubu, nu siwo nyo, nu siwo le dzadzɛe, nu siwo dze na lɔlɔ̃, nu siwo nya kpɔna, nu siwo dze na kafukafu, ne nane li si nyo, eye wòdze na kafukafu la, mibu nu siawo ŋu.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if virtue is anything, if honor is anything, be always thinking about these.
9 Miwɔ nu siwo katã miesrɔ̃ tso gbɔnye alo miexɔ tso gbɔnye alo miese tso gbɔnye, alo kpɔ le menye la, eye Mawu ƒe ŋutifafa anɔ anyi kpli mi.
Put in practise also what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me; and the God of peace shall be with you.
10 Mekpɔ dzidzɔ le Aƒetɔ la me vevie be, mlɔeba la, miegadze ŋkuɖoɖo dzinye gɔme. Le nyateƒe me la, mietsɔ ɖe le eme nam, gake ɖeko miekpɔ mɔnu be miaɖee afia o.
Moreover, I greatly rejoiced in the Lord that now once more your care for me blossomed afresh; though indeed you did take thought in this matter, but you lacked the opportunity of expression.
11 Nyemele nya sia gblɔm ɖe esi mele hiã me la ta o, elabena mesrɔ̃ ale si manɔ agbee nenye be nu geɖe alo nu sue aɖe le asinye.
Not that I speak as if I were in want, for at least have learned how to be content, whatever happens.
12 Menya ale si manɔ agbee, ne naneke mele asinye o, alo ne nu geɖe le asinye hã. Mesrɔ̃ dzidzemekpɔkpɔ ƒe nu ɣaɣla le go ɖe sia ɖe me, le ƒoɖiɖi me alo le dɔwuame me, le nukpɔkpɔ geɖe me alo le hiã me.
I know how to live humbly, and I also know how to bear prosperity. In every place and under all circumstances I have been initiated into the secret of fulness and of hunger, of prosperity and of want.
13 Mate ŋu awɔ nu sia nu to eya, ame si doa ŋusẽm la me.
I am strong for everything in Him who gives me strength.
14 Ke hã la, miewɔe nyuie be mienaa kpekpeɖeŋum le nye fukpekpewo me.
Notwithstanding, you have acted nobly in making yourselves comrades in my trouble.
15 Gawu la, abe ale si mi Filipitɔwo mienya ene be esi miese nyanyui la zi gbãtɔ esi tso Makedonia la, hame bubu aɖeke menye nye hadɔwɔlawo le nunana kple nuxɔxɔ me o, negbe miawo ko.
And you very well know, Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I had left Macedonia, no church but yourselves had fellowship with me in the matter of giving and receiving.
16 Esi menɔ hiahiã me le Tesalonika gɔ̃ hã la, mieɖo nu ɖem zi geɖe.
For even while I was still in Thessalonica, you sent once and again for my needs.
17 Menye ɖe mele nunana aɖeke dim tso mia gbɔ o, ke boŋ mele didim be nu nasɔ gbɔ ɖe edzi na mi.
It is not your gifts I am eager for, but I am eager for the abundant profit that accrues to your divine account.
18 Mexɔ fetu geɖe si wu gbɔgblɔ; mexɔ nunanawo fũu. Esi Epafrodito va la, etsɔ nunana gbogbo siwo mieɖo ɖem la vɛ nam. Nunana siawo nye vɔsanu ʋeʋĩ lĩlĩlĩ si dzea Mawu ŋu.
But I give you a receipt in full for all things abound. I am amply supplied with what you sent by Epaphroditus - an odor of sweet fragrance, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God.
19 Eye nye Mawu ana miaƒe nuhiahiãwo katã mi tso eƒe ŋutikɔkɔekesinɔnuwo me, le Kristo Yesu me.
All your own needs my God will fully supply, according to his riches in glory, in Christ Jesus.
Now unto our God and Father be the glory, forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
21 Medo gbe na ame kɔkɔewo le Yesu Kristo me. Nɔvi siwo le gbɔnye la hã do gbe na mi.
Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me salute you.
22 Ame kɔkɔe ɖe sia ɖe si le afi sia la di be mado gbe na mi na yewo, vevietɔ esiwo le dɔ wɔm le Kaisaro ƒe aƒe me.
All the saints salute you, and especially the slaves of the Emperor’s household.
23 Míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe amenuveve nanɔ anyi kple miaƒe gbɔgbɔwo.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirits.
