Akolosai 2
1 Nĩngwenda mũmenye ũrĩa ndĩĩgiaga nĩ ũndũ wanyu, na nĩ ũndũ wa andũ arĩa marĩ Laodikia, o na nĩ ũndũ wa arĩa matarĩ maanyona niĩ mwene.
I want you to know in how great a struggle I am engaged for you and for Christ’s People at Laodicea, and for all who have not yet seen me;
2 Ndĩĩgiaga ũguo nĩgeetha magĩe na ũmĩrĩru wa ngoro na magĩe na ũrũmwe mohanĩtio nĩ wendani, na nĩgeetha maingĩhĩrwo nĩ ũtonga wa kũmenya wega ũhoro wa hitho ya Ngai, na nĩyo Kristũ,
in the hope that they, being bound to one another by love, and keeping in view the full blessedness of a firm conviction, may be encouraged to strive for a perfect knowledge of God’s hidden Truth,
3 ũrĩa thĩinĩ wake kũhithĩtwo mĩthiithũ yothe ya ũũgĩ na ũmenyo.
even Christ himself, in whom all treasures of wisdom and knowledge lie hidden.
4 Ndĩramwĩra ũguo nĩgeetha mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ndakanamũheenie na ngarari cia mawara.
I say this to prevent any one from deceiving you by plausible arguments.
5 Nĩgũkorwo o na ndatuĩka ndirĩ hamwe na inyuĩ thĩinĩ wa mwĩrĩ, ndĩ hamwe na inyuĩ thĩinĩ wa roho, na ngakena nĩkuona ũrĩa mũrĩ mĩbango mĩega, na ũrĩa wĩtĩkio wanyu thĩinĩ wa Kristũ ũrĩ mũrũmu.
It is true that I am not with you in person, but I am with you in spirit, and am glad to see the good order and the unbroken front resulting from your faith in Christ.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, o ta ũrĩa mwamũkĩrire Kristũ Jesũ arĩ Mwathani, thiĩi na mbere gũtũũra thĩinĩ wake,
Since, therefore, you have received Jesus, the Christ, as your Lord, live your lives in union with him —
7 mũhaandĩtwo na mũgaakwo thĩinĩ wake, na mũkĩongagĩrĩrwo hinya thĩinĩ wa wĩtĩkio o ta ũrĩa mwarutirwo, na mũkĩrĩrĩrie gũcookia ngaatho.
rooted in him, building up your characters through union with him, growing stronger through your faith, as you were taught, overflowing with faith and thanksgiving.
8 Mwĩmenyererei mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ndakanamũtahe meciiria na maũũgĩ ma maheeni ma tũhũ, marĩa moimanaga na mĩtugo ya andũ na irĩra iria cia ndũire cia thĩ ĩno, no ti kuuma kũrĩ Kristũ.
Take care there is not some one who will carry you away by his ‘philosophy’ — a hollow sham! — following, as it does, mere human traditions, and dealing with puerile questions of this world, and not with Christ.
9 Nĩgũkorwo ũiyũru wothe wa Ũngai ũtũũraga thĩinĩ wa Kristũ arĩ na mwĩrĩ,
For in Christ the Godhead in all its fulness dwells incarnate;
10 na inyuĩ nĩmũiyũrĩtwo nĩ muoyo thĩinĩ wa Kristũ, ũrĩa arĩ we Mũnene igũrũ rĩa hinya o wothe na ũhoti o wothe.
and, by your union with him, you also are filled with it. He is the Head of all Archangels and Powers of Heaven.
11 O na inyuĩ nĩmwaruire thĩinĩ wake, na ti na ũndũ wa moko ma andũ, no nĩ ũndũ wa kwehererio mũtũũrĩre wa mehia, kũringana na irua rĩrĩa rĩruithanagio nĩ Kristũ.
By your union with him you received a circumcision that was not performed by human hands, when you threw off the tyranny of the earthly body, and received the circumcision of the Christ.
12 Nĩgũkorwo nĩgũthikwo mwathikirwo hamwe nake rĩrĩa mwabatithirio, na mũkĩriũkio hamwe nake nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia hinya wa Ngai, ũrĩa wamũriũkirie akiuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ.
For in baptism you were buried with Christ; and in baptism you were also raised to Life with him, through your faith in the omnipotence of God, who raised him from the dead.
13 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mwakuĩte nĩ ũndũ wa mehia manyu na mũgaikara ta mũtaruĩte nĩ ũndũ wa mũtũũrĩre wanyu wa mehia-rĩ, Ngai nĩatũmire mũgĩe na muoyo hamwe na Kristũ. Ngai nĩatũrekeire mehia maitũ mothe,
And to you, who once were ‘dead,’ by reason of your sins and your uncircumcised nature — to you God gave Life in giving life to Christ! He pardoned all our sins!
14 na aarĩkia gũtharia watho ũrĩa warĩ mwandĩke hamwe na mũtabarĩre waguo, o ũcio watũthitangaga na watũire ũreganĩte na ithuĩ-rĩ; akĩweheria na ũndũ wa kũũhũrĩra mĩcumarĩ mũtharaba-inĩ.
He canceled the bond which stood against us — the bond that consisted of ordinances — and which was directly hostile to us! He has taken it out of our way by nailing it to the cross!
15 Thuutha wa gũtooria maahinya na monene macio-rĩ, nĩamonanirie mbere ya mũingĩ, akĩrũũhagia nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa aamatooretie mũtharaba-inĩ.
He rid himself of all the Powers of Evil, and held them up to open contempt, when he celebrated his triumph over them on the cross!
16 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũtikanareke mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ amũtuĩre ciira nĩ ũndũ wa irio iria mũrĩĩaga, kana kĩrĩa mũnyuuaga, kana ũhoro-inĩ wa mĩthenya ĩrĩa mĩamũre, kana gũkũngũĩra Karũgamo ka Mweri, o na kana mũthenya wa Thabatũ.
Do not, then, allow any one to take you to task on questions of eating or drinking, or in the matter of annual or monthly or weekly festivals.
17 Maũndũ macio no kĩĩruru kĩa maũndũ marĩa magooka; no rĩrĩ, ma yamo-rĩ, nĩ Kristũ we mwene.
These things are only the shadow of what is to come; the substance is in the Christ.
18 Mũtikanareke mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ, ũrĩa wendete gwĩtua mũhooreri, na akahooyaga araika, atũme mũtunywo kĩheo kĩrĩa mũtanyĩte kuona. Mũndũ ta ũcio nĩataaragĩria na njĩra nene maũndũ marĩa onete, na mwĩciirĩrie wake ũtarĩ wa kĩĩroho ũgatũma etĩĩe nĩ ũndũ wa meciiria make ma tũhũ.
Do not let any one defraud you of the reality by affecting delight in so-called ‘humility’ and angel-worship. Such a man busies himself with his visions, and without reason is rendered conceited by his merely human intellect.
19 Mũndũ ta ũcio ndegwatanĩtie na Mũtwe, ũrĩa arĩ we ũnyiitagĩrĩra mwĩrĩ wothe, akaũnyiitithania hamwe na nyunĩro ciohanĩtio na mĩkiha, naguo ũgakũra o ta ũrĩa Ngai atũmaga ũkũre.
He fails to maintain union with the Head, to whom it is due that the whole body, nourished and knit together by the contact and connexion of every part, grows with a divine growth.
20 Atĩrĩrĩ, angĩkorwo inyuĩ nĩmwakuire hamwe na Kristũ, na mũgĩtigana na irĩra iria cia ndũire cia thĩ ĩno-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga mwathĩkĩre mawatho mayo, ta mũtũire mũrĩ a thĩ?
Since, with Christ, you became dead to the puerile teaching of this world, why do you submit, as though your life were still that of the world,
21 Namo nĩ ta maya: “Ndũkanyiite! Ndũgacame! Ndũkahutie!”
to such ordinances as ‘Do not handle, or taste, or touch’?
22 Maũndũ macio mothe maraaria ũhoro wa indo iria ithiraga bata ciarĩkia kũhũthĩrwo, tondũ icio no irĩra na wathani na ũrutani wa andũ.
For all the things referred to in them cease to exist when used. You are following mere human directions and instructions.
23 Ti-itherũ, mĩtabarĩre ta ĩyo yonekaga ta ĩrĩ na ũũgĩ, nĩ ũndũ wa mĩhoere yao ĩrĩa methuurĩire, na ũhooreri wa gwĩtua, na kwĩnyerekia, no makaaga kuona bata wa kwĩgirĩrĩria merirĩria ma mwĩrĩ.
Such prohibitions appear reasonable where there is a desire for self-imposed service, and so-called ‘humility,’ and harsh treatment of the body, but are of no real value against the indulgence of our earthly nature.
