Aroma 16
1 Nĩngũgaathĩrĩria mwarĩ wa Ithe witũ Fibi kũrĩ inyuĩ, ũrĩa ũtungataga thĩinĩ wa kanitha wa Kenikirea.
I recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deaconess at the Cenchreae church.
2 Nĩngũmũhooya mũmwamũkĩre thĩinĩ wa Mwathani o ta ũrĩa mũngĩamũkĩra andũ arĩa aamũre, na mũmũhe ũteithio o wothe angĩbatario nĩguo kuuma kũrĩ inyuĩ, nĩgũkorwo o nake anakorwo arĩ ũteithio mũnene kũrĩ andũ aingĩ, o hamwe na niĩ mwene.
Please welcome her in the Lord, as believers should, and help her in whatever way she needs, because she has been a great help to many people, myself included.
3 Geithiai Pirisila na Akula, arĩa tũrutaga wĩra nao tũrĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ.
Pass on my greetings to Prisca and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus,
4 O nĩmendire kũũragwo nĩ ũndũ wakwa. Na to niĩ nyiki ndĩramacookeria ngaatho, no nĩmacookeirio ngaatho nĩ makanitha mothe ma andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ.
who risked their lives for me. It's not just me who is very thankful for them, but all the churches of the foreigners too.
5 Geithiai o na kanitha ũrĩa ũcemanagia kwao mũciĩ. Geithiai mũrata wakwa Epeneto, ũrĩa warĩ mwĩtĩkia wa Kristũ wa mbere kũu bũrũri wa Asia.
Please also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home. Pass on my best wishes to my good friend Epaenetus, the first person to follow Christ in the province of Asia.
6 Geithiai Mariamu, ũrĩa warutire wĩra na kĩyo kĩnene mũno nĩ ũndũ wanyu.
Give my greetings to Mary, who worked hard for you,
7 Geithiai Anderoniko na Juniasi, andũ a mũhĩrĩga witũ arĩa tuohetwo hamwe. Nao nĩ marĩ igweta gatagatĩ-inĩ ka atũmwo, o na ningĩ nĩmatuĩkire a Kristũ mbere yakwa.
and also Andronicus and Junia, from my own country and fellow-prisoners. They are well-known among the apostles, and became followers of Christ before me.
8 Geithiai Ampiliato, ũrĩa nyendete mũno thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
Give my best to Ampliatus, my good friend in the Lord;
9 Na mũgeithie Urubano, ũrĩa tũrutithanagia wĩra wa Kristũ nake, o na mũgeithie mũrata wakwa nyendete Sitakusi.
to Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ; and to my dear friend Stachys.
10 Geithiai Apele, ũrĩa wageririo na akĩmenyeka atĩ nĩ wa Kristũ kũna. Na mũgeithie andũ a nyũmba ya Arisitobulo.
My greetings to Apelles, a trustworthy man in Christ. Greetings to Aristobulus's family,
11 Ningĩ mũgeithie Herodioni, ũrĩa wa mũhĩrĩga witũ. Geithiai andũ a nyũmba ya Narikiso arĩa marĩ thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
to my countryman Herodion, and to those from Narcissus' family who belong to the Lord.
12 Geithiai Turufena na Turufosa, andũ-a-nja acio marutaga wĩra na hinya thĩinĩ wa Mwathani. Na mũgeithie mũrata wakwa Perisi, mũndũ-wa-nja ũngĩ o nake ũrutĩte wĩra na hinya mũno thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
My best wishes to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, hard workers for the Lord, and to my friend Persis, who has done so much in the Lord.
13 Geithiai Rufusi, ũrĩa mũthuure thĩinĩ wa Mwathani, o na mũgeithie nyina, ũrĩa ũkoretwo arĩ o ta maitũ.
Give my greetings to Rufus, an exceptional worker, and his mother—who I count as my mother too.
14 Ningĩ mũgeithie Asunikirito, na Felegoni, na Herime, na Pateroba, na Herima, o na ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ arĩa marĩ hamwe nao.
Greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the fellow-believers who are with them.
15 O na ningĩ mũgeithie Filologo, na Julia, na Nerea na mwarĩ wa nyina, na Olumpa, na arĩa othe aamũre makoragwo hamwe nao.
Best wishes to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, Olympas, and to all the believers with them.
16 Geithaniai mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ na ngeithi theru cia kĩmumunyano. Makanitha mothe ma Kristũ nĩmamũgeithia.
Greet one another affectionately. All the churches of Christ send their greetings to you.
17 Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, nĩngũmũthaitha mwĩmenyagĩrĩre andũ arĩa marehaga nyamũkano na maũndũ ma kũmũhĩngithia, marĩa mareganĩte na ũhoro ũrĩa mũrutĩtwo. Eheragĩrai andũ ta acio.
Now I'm pleading with you my fellow-believers: watch out for those who cause arguments and confuse people about the teachings you learned. Stay away from them!
18 Nĩgũkorwo andũ ta acio ti Mwathani witũ Kristũ matungataga, no nĩ nda ciao ene matungataga. Nĩmaheenagia ngoro cia andũ arĩa matooĩ ũũru na ũndũ wa mĩario yao mĩnyoroku na ndeto ciao cia kwĩyendithĩrĩria.
These people are not serving Christ our Lord but their own appetites, and by their smooth-talking and pleasant words they deceive the minds of unsuspecting people.
19 Andũ othe nĩmaiguĩte ngumo ya wathĩki wanyu, nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩnjiyũrĩtwo nĩ gĩkeno nĩ ũndũ wanyu; no nĩngwenda mũgĩe na ũũgĩ harĩ maũndũ marĩa mega, na mwage ũcuuke harĩ maũndũ marĩa mooru.
Everyone knows how faithful you are. This makes me really happy. However, I want you to be wise about what's good, and innocent of anything bad.
20 Ngai mwene thayũ nĩarĩhehenja Shaitani o narua, na inyuĩ mũmũrangĩrĩrie rungu rwa magũrũ manyu. Wega wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ ũroikara na inyuĩ.
The God of peace will soon break the power of Satan and make him subject to you. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
21 Nĩmwageithio nĩ Timotheo, ũrĩa tũrutaga wĩra nake, o na Lukio, na Jasoni na Sosipatero, arĩa a mũhĩrĩga witũ.
Timothy my co-worker sends his greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow-countrymen.
22 Niĩ Teritio, mwandĩki wa marũa maya, nĩndamũgeithia thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
Tertius—who wrote down this letter—also sends you greetings in the Lord.
23 Nake Gayo, ũrĩa ũnyiitĩte ũgeni na ũrĩa ũtugaga andũ a kanitha othe, nĩamũgeithia. Nĩmwageithio nĩ Erasito, ũrĩa mũigi kĩgĩĩna gĩa itũũra, na mũrũ wa ithe witũ Kwarito. (
My host Gaius, and the whole church here, send you greetings. Erastus the city treasurer, sends his best wishes, as does our fellow-believer Quartus.
24 Wega wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ ũrogĩa na inyuĩ inyuothe. Ameni.)
25 Na rĩu kũrĩ ũrĩa ũngĩhota kũmũrũgamia wega nĩ ũndũ wa Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ũrĩa hunjagia, na kwanĩrĩra ũhoro wa Jesũ Kristũ kũringana na ũguũrio wa maũndũ marĩa ma hitho marĩa matũire mahithĩtwo kuuma tene, (aiōnios g166)
Now to him who can make you strong Through the good news I share and the message of Jesus Christ, According to the mystery of truth that has been revealed, The mystery of truth, hidden for eternity, (aiōnios g166)
26 no rĩu nĩmaguũrie na makamenyithanio thĩinĩ wa Maandĩko marĩa ma ũnabii, nĩ ũndũ wa watho wa Ngai, o we ũrĩa ũtũũraga tene na tene, nĩgeetha ndũrĩrĩ ciothe imwĩtĩkie na imwathĩkagĩre: (aiōnios g166)
now made visible; Through the prophets' writings, and Following the command of the eternal God, The mystery of truth is made known to everyone everywhere so they can trust and obey him; (aiōnios g166)
