Akolosai 3
1 Na rĩrĩ, kuona atĩ rĩu nĩmũriũkĩtio hamwe na Kristũ-rĩ, ngoro cianyu nĩikĩrũmbũyagie maũndũ marĩa ma igũrũ, o kũrĩa Kristũ aikarĩte guoko-inĩ kwa ũrĩo kwa Ngai.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Meciiria manyu nĩmeciiragie maũndũ marĩa ma igũrũ, no ti maũndũ marĩa ma thĩ ĩno.
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 Nĩgũkorwo nĩmwakuire, naguo muoyo wanyu rĩu nĩmũhithe hamwe na Kristũ thĩinĩ wa Ngai.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 Na rĩrĩa Kristũ, ũrĩa arĩ we muoyo witũ, akoonekana-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo o na inyuĩ nĩmũkonekana hamwe nake mũrĩ na riiri.
When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, tuagai maũndũ mothe ma mwĩrĩ ũyũ wa ndũire ta makuĩte namo nĩ ta: ũhũũri-maraya, na meciiria mathũku, na thuti cia mwĩrĩ, na merirĩria mooru, na ũkoroku, naguo no ũndũ ũmwe na kũhooya mĩhianano.
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 Tondũ wa maũndũ macio, mangʼũrĩ ma Ngai nĩmarooka.
For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
7 O na inyuĩ mwatũire mũthiiaga na mĩthiĩre ĩyo mũtũũrĩre-inĩ ũrĩa mwatũũraga mbere ĩyo.
In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 No rĩu no nginya mwĩaũre maũndũ maya mothe, namo nĩ, marakara, na mangʼũrĩ, na rũmena, na njambanio, na kwaria maũndũ ma thoni na kanua.
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Tigagai kũheenania mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ, kuona atĩ nĩmwĩyaũrĩte mũndũ ũrĩa wa tene na ciĩko ciake,
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
10 na mũkehumba mũndũ ũngĩ mwerũ, ũrĩa werũhagio nginya agĩe na ũmenyo na agĩe na mũhianĩre wa ũrĩa wamũũmbire.
And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11 Na ũhoro-inĩ ũcio hatirĩ Mũyunani kana Mũyahudi, mũndũ mũruu kana mũndũ ũtarĩ mũruu, kana mũndũ mũcenji, kana Mũsikuthi, kana mũndũ ngombo kana ũtarĩ ngombo, no Kristũ nĩwe maũndũ mothe, na arĩ thĩinĩ wa maũndũ mothe.
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.
12 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, tondũ mũrĩ andũ athuure nĩ Ngai, andũ atheru na mendetwo mũno nĩwe, mwĩhumbei ũiguanĩri wa tha, na gũtugana, na kwĩnyiihia, na kũhoorera na gũkirĩrĩria.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 Kiranagĩrĩriai mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ, na mũrekanagĩre rĩrĩa mũndũ angĩkorwo ekĩtwo ũũru nĩ ũrĩa ũngĩ. Rekanagĩrai o ta ũrĩa Mwathani aamũrekeire inyuĩ.
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
14 Ningĩ gũkĩra maũndũ macio mothe mega-rĩ, gĩai na wendani, tondũ nĩguo wohanagia maũndũ mothe hamwe nĩguo magĩrĩre kũna.
And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15 Rekei thayũ wa Kristũ wathanage ngoro-inĩ cianyu, tondũ inyuĩ mũrĩ ta ciĩga cia mwĩrĩ ũmwe-rĩ, mwetĩirwo thayũ. Na ningĩ mũcookagie ngaatho.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Rekei ũhoro wa Kristũ ũtũũrage ũingĩhĩte mũno thĩinĩ wanyu, mũkĩrutanaga na mũgĩtaaranaga mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ mũrĩ na ũũgĩ mũingĩ, o mũkĩinaga thaburi, na nyĩmbo cia Ngai, o na nyĩmbo cia kĩĩroho, mũrĩ na ngaatho harĩ Ngai ngoro-inĩ cianyu.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 Na ũndũ ũrĩa wothe mũrĩĩkaga, mũkĩaria kana mũgĩĩka ũndũ, wĩkagei wothe rĩĩtwa-inĩ rĩa Mwathani Jesũ, mũgĩcookagĩria Ngai Ithe witũ ngaatho thĩinĩ wake.
And what soever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
18 Inyuĩ atumia-rĩ, mwĩnyiihagĩriei athuuri anyu, o ta ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
19 Na inyuĩ athuuri-rĩ, endagai atumia anyu na mũtikamakũũmage.
Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 O na inyuĩ ciana-rĩ, athĩkagĩrai aciari anyu maũndũ-inĩ mothe, nĩgũkorwo gwĩka ũguo nĩgũkenagia Mwathani.
Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
21 Na inyuĩ maithe-rĩ, mũtikarakaragie ciana cianyu, itikae gũkua ngoro.
Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.
22 Na inyuĩ ngombo-rĩ, athĩkagĩrai aathani anyu a gũkũ thĩ maũndũ-inĩ mothe, na to hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maramuona atĩ nĩgeetha mamwende, no maathĩkagĩrei mũrĩ na ngoro itarĩ na ũhinga na nĩ ũndũ wa gũtĩĩa Mwathani.
Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
23 Na rĩrĩ, ũndũ o wothe ũrĩa mũrĩĩkaga, wĩkagei na ngoro yanyu yothe, taarĩ Mwathani mũrarutĩra wĩra, no ti andũ,
And what soever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
24 mũkĩmenyaga atĩ nĩmũkaamũkĩra igai kuuma kũrĩ Mwathani rĩrĩ kĩheo kĩanyu. Nĩ Mwathani Kristũ mũtungatagĩra.
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
25 Mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa wĩkaga ũũru nĩakarĩhwo kũringana na ũũru wake, na gũtirĩ gũtĩĩra mũndũ maũthĩ.
But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
