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.
PAULOS and Timotheus, servants of Jeshu the Meshiha, to all the saints who are in Jeshu Meshiha at Philipos, with the presbyters and deacons.
2 Mũrogĩa na wega na thayũ ciumĩte kũrĩ Ngai Ithe witũ, na Mwathani Jesũ Kristũ.
Grace be with you and peace from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.
3 Nĩnjookagĩria Ngai wakwa ngaatho rĩrĩa rĩothe ndaamũririkana.
I offer thanks unto Aloha upon the remembrance of you constantly,
4 Rĩrĩa rĩothe ngũmũhoera inyuothe-rĩ, ndĩmũhooyagĩra hĩndĩ ciothe ngenete.
in all my prayers on your behalf; and while rejoicing,
5 Tondũ wa ngwatanĩro iitũ na inyuĩ harĩ Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega, kuuma o mũthenya wa mbere nginya rĩu.
I pray, for your fellowship which is in the gospel from the first day 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.
because I am confident of this, that he who hath begun good workings in you will himself make perfect until the day of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.
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.
For so it is right for me to think concerning you all, because you are laid up in my heart; and in my bonds, and in the defence of the truth of the gospel, you are partakers with me in grace.
8 Ngai nĩ mũira wakwa atĩ nĩndĩmwĩriragĩria inyuothe ndĩ na wendo wa Kristũ Jesũ.
For Aloha is my witness how I love you with the bowels of Jeshu Meshiha.
9 Na ũrĩa hooyaga nĩ atĩrĩ: atĩ wendani wanyu ũingĩhe mũno makĩria, mũkĩongagĩrĩrwo ũmenyo na ũkuũku wothe,
And this I pray, that your love may still increase and abound in knowledge and in all spiritual 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,
that you may distinguish those things that are proper, and may be pure and without offence in the day of the Meshiha,
11 na mũtũũre mũiyũrĩtwo nĩ maciaro ma ũthingu marĩa monekaga na ũndũ wa Jesũ Kristũ, nĩguo Ngai akumagio na agoocagwo.
and filled with the fruits of righteousness which are in Jeshu Meshiha, to the glory and the honour of Aloha.
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 to know, my brethren, that my business tendeth the more to the forwarding 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.
For so also my bonds are manifest for the Meshiha in the whole palace, and unto all besides.
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 a multitude of brethren who are in our Lord are strengthened on account of my bonds, and have dared the more fearlessly to speak the word of Aloha.
15 Nĩ ũhoro wa ma atĩ amwe mahunjagia Kristũ marĩ na ũiru na ngarari, no angĩ mahunjagia marĩ na ngoro njega.
Some preach from envy and contention, but some from good-will,
16 Acio mahunjagia marĩ na ngoro njega-rĩ, mekaga ũguo marĩ na wendani, makĩmenyaga atĩ njigĩĩtwo gũkũ nĩ ũndũ wa kũrũĩrĩra Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega.
and in the love of the Meshiha; for they know that for the defence of the gospel I am appointed.
17 Acio angĩ mahunjagia ũhoro wa Kristũ makĩenda kwĩguna, matarĩ na ngoro theru, mageciiragia atĩ meka ũguo nĩmekũnyongererithia thĩĩna rĩu ndĩ muohe.
But those who preach the Meshiha from contention do it not sincerely, but think to 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,
Yet in this I have rejoiced, and do rejoice, that in every way, if for an occasion, or if in truth, the Meshiha shall be preached.
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 these things shall be found unto my life by your prayers, and by the gift of the Spirit of Jeshu Meshiha;
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.
even as I hope and expect, that in nothing I shall be confounded, but manifestly, as at all times, so also now, the Meshiha shall 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 my life is the Meshiha; and if I die, it is gain to me.
22 No rĩrĩ, kũngĩkorwo gũtũũra muoyo ndĩ na mwĩrĩ nĩkuo kũngĩtũma wĩra wakwa ũgĩe na maciaro-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ ingĩgĩthuura? Niĩ ndiũũĩ!
But if in this life of the flesh there be also fruit to me from my works, I know not what to choose.
23 Niĩ nĩnguucanĩirio nĩ maũndũ maya meerĩ: Ndĩriragĩria gũthiĩ ngatũũranie na Kristũ, na ũguo nĩguo wega makĩria;
For these two straiten me. I desire to be set free, that I might be with the Meshiha, and this is greatly preferable to me;
24 no gũtũũra muoyo ndĩ na mwĩrĩ ũyũ nĩ ũndũ wanyu nĩ kwagĩrĩire mũno makĩria.
but also to remain in my body is the thing which constraineth me on your account.
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,
For I know this confidently, that I am to remain and tarry for your joy and for the increase of your faith:
26 nĩgeetha ndakorwo na inyuĩ rĩngĩ, gĩkeno kĩanyu kĩiyũrĩrĩre thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ nĩ ũndũ wakwa.
that when I come again to you, your glorying which is in Jeshu Meshiha alone shall abound in me.
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,
As it becometh the gospel of the Meshiha, so have your conversation; that if coming I see you, or absent, I may hear of you, that you stand in one spirit and in one soul, conquering together 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.
in nothing moved by them who stand against us, to the forthshowing of their perdition, and of our salvation,
29 Nĩgũkorwo ha ũhoro wa Kristũ-rĩ, nĩmwĩtĩkĩrĩtio kũmwĩtĩkia, na to kũmwĩtĩkia kuo gwiki, o na kũnyariirwo nĩ ũndũ wake,
And this from Aloha hath been given to you, not only believing to believe in the Meshiha, but also for his sake to suffer,
30 kuona atĩ nĩmũrarũa mbaara ĩrĩa muonete ngĩrũa, na noyo mũraigua atĩ nĩ ndĩrarũa o na rĩu.
and to sustain a conflict, as you have seen in me, and now hear concerning me.
