Afilipi 1
1 Nĩ ithuĩ Paũlũ na Timotheo, ngombo cia Kristũ Jesũ, Marũa maya tũrandĩkĩra andũ othe arĩa aamũre thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ arĩa mũrĩ kũu Filipi, hamwe na arori a kanitha, o na atungati aguo.
Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.
2 Mũrogĩa na wega na thayũ ciumĩte kũrĩ Ngai Ithe witũ, na Mwathani Jesũ Kristũ.
Grace and peace unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Nĩnjookagĩria Ngai wakwa ngaatho rĩrĩa rĩothe ndaamũririkana.
I thank my God for every mention of you,
4 Rĩrĩa rĩothe ngũmũhoera inyuothe-rĩ, ndĩmũhooyagĩra hĩndĩ ciothe ngenete.
always in all my prayer with joy making supplication,
5 Tondũ wa ngwatanĩro iitũ na inyuĩ harĩ Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega, kuuma o mũthenya wa mbere nginya rĩu.
for your fellowship in the gospel from the first clay until now;
6 Niĩ nĩnjũũĩ ũndũ ũyũ na ma, atĩ Ngai ũrĩa waambĩrĩirie wĩra mwega thĩinĩ wanyu nĩegũthiĩ na mbere kũũruta, na ndekũũtigithĩria ataũrĩkĩtie nginya mũthenya ũrĩa Kristũ Jesũ agaacooka.
having confidence as to this same thing, that the one having begun a good work in you will perfect it unto the day of Jesus Christ:
7 Kuona atĩ mũkoragwo mũrĩ ngoro-inĩ yakwa, nĩ njagĩrĩirwo nĩkũigua ũguo nĩ ũndũ wanyu inyuothe; tondũ-rĩ, kana nĩ kuohwo njohetwo na mĩnyororo, kana nĩ kũrũĩrĩra na gwĩkĩra hinya Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega, inyuĩ inyuothe nĩmũgwatanagĩra na niĩ thĩinĩ wa wega wa Ngai.
as it is righteous for me to think in behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, that you are all my fellow-partakers of the grace.
8 Ngai nĩ mũira wakwa atĩ nĩndĩmwĩriragĩria inyuothe ndĩ na wendo wa Kristũ Jesũ.
For God is my witness, how I long after you in the affections of Jesus Christ.
9 Na ũrĩa hooyaga nĩ atĩrĩ: atĩ wendani wanyu ũingĩhe mũno makĩria, mũkĩongagĩrĩrwo ũmenyo na ũkuũku wothe,
And I pray this, that your divine love may yet more and more abound in perfect knowledge and all understanding;
10 nĩgeetha mũhotage gũkũũrana maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire makĩria ya marĩa mangĩ, na mũkoragwo mũrĩ atheru na mũtarĩ na ũcuuke o nginya mũthenya ũrĩa wa Kristũ,
in order that you may distinguish those things which differ; that you may be pure and without offence in the day of Christ;
11 na mũtũũre mũiyũrĩtwo nĩ maciaro ma ũthingu marĩa monekaga na ũndũ wa Jesũ Kristũ, nĩguo Ngai akumagio na agoocagwo.
being filled with the fruit of righteousness, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
12 Na rĩu ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, nĩngwenda mũmenye atĩ maũndũ marĩa mangorete ti-itherũ nĩmatũmĩte Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ũthiĩ na mbere.
But I wish you, brethren, to know that the affairs appertaining to me have turned out rather unto the promotion of the gospel.
13 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩkũmenyekete wega nĩ arangĩri a nyũmba ya mũthamaki, o na kũrĩ andũ arĩa angĩ othe atĩ niĩ njohetwo na mĩnyororo nĩ ũndũ wa Kristũ.
So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the pretorian army, and to all the rest;
14 Nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa njohetwo, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ aingĩ nĩmomĩrĩirio kwaria kiugo kĩa Ngai marĩ na ũũmĩrĩru mũnene na matarĩ na guoya.
and many of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are bold to speak the word of God more fluently without fear.
15 Nĩ ũhoro wa ma atĩ amwe mahunjagia Kristũ marĩ na ũiru na ngarari, no angĩ mahunjagia marĩ na ngoro njega.
Some indeed through envy and strife, and some through good will, are preaching Christ:
16 Acio mahunjagia marĩ na ngoro njega-rĩ, mekaga ũguo marĩ na wendani, makĩmenyaga atĩ njigĩĩtwo gũkũ nĩ ũndũ wa kũrũĩrĩra Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega.
the latter from divine love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel:
17 Acio angĩ mahunjagia ũhoro wa Kristũ makĩenda kwĩguna, matarĩ na ngoro theru, mageciiragia atĩ meka ũguo nĩmekũnyongererithia thĩĩna rĩu ndĩ muohe.
the former from self-seeking are proclaiming Christ insincerely, thinking that they will add affliction to my bonds.
18 No rĩrĩ, ũcio ti ũndũ wa bata kũrĩ niĩ. Ũndũ ũrĩa wa bata nĩ atĩ Kristũ nĩahunjagio na njĩra o yothe, o na ĩngĩtuĩka nĩ njĩra ya ũhinga, kana nĩ njĩra ya ũhoro wa ma. Na nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo-rĩ, nĩngenaga. Ĩĩ, o na no ngũthiĩ na mbere na gũkena,
For what is it? moreover that in every place, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and I rejoice in this, yes, and I will rejoice.
19 nĩgũkorwo nĩnjũũĩ atĩ nĩ ũndũ wa mahooya manyu na ũteithio ũrĩa ũheanĩtwo nĩ Roho wa Jesũ Kristũ, maũndũ marĩa mangorete nĩmakagarũrũka matuĩke ma kũhonokia.
For I know that this will turn out to me unto salvation, through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20 Nĩnjĩrĩgĩrĩire ngĩhĩahĩaga na ngehoka atĩ ndigaconoka o na atĩa, no atĩ ngorwo na ũũmĩrĩru mũiganu nĩgeetha rĩu, na o ta ũrĩa ndũire, Kristũ atũũgagĩrio thĩinĩ wa mwĩrĩ wakwa, ingĩkorwo ndĩ muoyo o na kana nguĩte.
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
21 Nĩgũkorwo harĩ niĩ-rĩ, gũtũũra muoyo nĩ Kristũ, nakuo gũkua-rĩ, nĩ uumithio.
For Christ is my life, and death is my gain.
22 No rĩrĩ, kũngĩkorwo gũtũũra muoyo ndĩ na mwĩrĩ nĩkuo kũngĩtũma wĩra wakwa ũgĩe na maciaro-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ ingĩgĩthuura? Niĩ ndiũũĩ!
But if to live in the flesh, this shall be to me the fruit of the work, indeed I know not what I shall ask.
23 Niĩ nĩnguucanĩirio nĩ maũndũ maya meerĩ: Ndĩriragĩria gũthiĩ ngatũũranie na Kristũ, na ũguo nĩguo wega makĩria;
But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; for this is far better:
24 no gũtũũra muoyo ndĩ na mwĩrĩ ũyũ nĩ ũndũ wanyu nĩ kwagĩrĩire mũno makĩria.
but to remain in the flesh is safer on account of you.
25 Na tondũ nĩmenyete ũguo kũna-rĩ, nĩnjũũĩ atĩ nĩngũtũũra muoyo, na nĩngũtũũrania na inyuĩ inyuothe nĩguo ndũme mũthiiage na mbere, na mũgĩe na gĩkeno nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa mwĩtĩkĩtie,
And having confidence in this, I know that I shall abide with you all, unto your promotion and the joy of your faith;
26 nĩgeetha ndakorwo na inyuĩ rĩngĩ, gĩkeno kĩanyu kĩiyũrĩrĩre thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ nĩ ũndũ wakwa.
in order that your rejoicing in Christ Jesus may abound in me through my coming again unto you.
27 Na rĩrĩ, ũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ bata nĩ atĩ mũthiiage na mĩthiĩre ĩrĩa yaganĩrĩire na Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa Kristũ, nĩgeetha ingĩũka kũmũrora kana njage gũũka, njiguage ũhoro wanyu o na itarĩ hamwe na inyuĩ menyage atĩ nĩmũikarĩte mwĩhaandĩte wega mũrĩ na roho o ro ũmwe, mũkĩrũĩrĩra wĩtĩkio wa Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega mũrĩ na ngoro ĩmwe,
Only live worthily of the gospel of Christ: in order that, whether coming and seeing you or being absent, I hear those things concerning you, that you are standing in one spirit, with one soul contending for the faith of the gospel;
28 mũtekũmakio o na atĩa nĩ arĩa mamũthũire. Naguo ũndũ ũcio ũtuĩke kĩmenyithia kũrĩ o atĩ nĩmakanangwo, no atĩ inyuĩ nĩmũkahonokio, na Ngai we mwene nĩwe ũkaamũhonokia.
and not being intimidated in anything by the adversaries: which is to them the manifestation of destruction, but of your salvation, and this is from God;
29 Nĩgũkorwo ha ũhoro wa Kristũ-rĩ, nĩmwĩtĩkĩrĩtio kũmwĩtĩkia, na to kũmwĩtĩkia kuo gwiki, o na kũnyariirwo nĩ ũndũ wake,
because the blessing is conferred on you in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but indeed to suffer for him:
30 kuona atĩ nĩmũrarũa mbaara ĩrĩa muonete ngĩrũa, na noyo mũraigua atĩ nĩ ndĩrarũa o na rĩu.
having the same conflict as you saw in me, and now hearing me.
