Aroma 16
1 Nĩngũgaathĩrĩria mwarĩ wa Ithe witũ Fibi kũrĩ inyuĩ, ũrĩa ũtungataga thĩinĩ wa kanitha wa Kenikirea.
[By means of this letter] I am introducing and recommending to you our fellow believer Phoebe, [who will be taking this letter to you]. She is a deacon in the congregation in Cenchrea [city].
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.
[I request that] you receive her because of her relationship with the Lord. [You should do that because] those who are God’s people ought to receive [their fellow believers]. [I am also requesting] that you help her [by giving her] [EUP] whatever she needs, because she has helped many people, including me.
3 Geithiai Pirisila na Akula, arĩa tũrutaga wĩra nao tũrĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ.
Tell Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila that I (send greetings to/am thinking fondly of) them. They worked with me for 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.
and they were even willing to die [IDM] in order [to save] my life. It is not only I who thank them [for helping me], but the people in all [HYP] the non-Jewish congregations also [thank them for saving my life].
5 Geithiai o na kanitha ũrĩa ũcemanagia kwao mũciĩ. Geithiai mũrata wakwa Epeneto, ũrĩa warĩ mwĩtĩkia wa Kristũ wa mbere kũu bũrũri wa Asia.
Also tell the congregation [that meets] in their house that I (send my greetings to/am thinking fondly of) them. Tell my dear friend Epaenetus the same thing. He is the first man in Asia [province] who [believed] in Christ.
6 Geithiai Mariamu, ũrĩa warutire wĩra na kĩyo kĩnene mũno nĩ ũndũ wanyu.
Tell Mary, who has worked hard [for Christ] in order to [help] you, that I (send my greetings to/am thinking fondly of) her.
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.
Tell the same thing to Andronicus and [his wife] Junia (OR, and [his sister] Junia) who are my fellow Jews and who were also [previously] in prison with me. They are well-known/respected (OR, respected by the) apostles, and they became Christians before I did.
8 Geithiai Ampiliato, ũrĩa nyendete mũno thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
I also send my greetings to Ampliatus, who is a dear friend because of his relationship with the Lord.
9 Na mũgeithie Urubano, ũrĩa tũrutithanagia wĩra wa Kristũ nake, o na mũgeithie mũrata wakwa nyendete Sitakusi.
I also send my greetings to Urbanus, who works for Christ with us, 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.
I also send my greetings to Apelles, whom Christ has approved [because Apelles successfully endured trials]. Tell the [believers] who [live in the house] of Aristobulus that I send my greetings to them.
11 Ningĩ mũgeithie Herodioni, ũrĩa wa mũhĩrĩga witũ. Geithiai andũ a nyũmba ya Narikiso arĩa marĩ thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
Also tell Herodion, who is my fellow Jew, that I send my greetings to him. Tell the same thing to those who [live in the house] of Narcissus 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.
Tell the same thing to Tryphaena and [her sister] Tryphosa, who work hard for the Lord. I also send my greetings to Persis. [We all] love her and she has worked very hard for the Lord.
13 Geithiai Rufusi, ũrĩa mũthuure thĩinĩ wa Mwathani, o na mũgeithie nyina, ũrĩa ũkoretwo arĩ o ta maitũ.
Tell Rufus, who is an outstanding Christian, that I send my greetings to him. [Tell the same thing to] his mother, [who has treated me as though] I [were her son] [MET].
14 Ningĩ mũgeithie Asunikirito, na Felegoni, na Herime, na Pateroba, na Herima, o na ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ arĩa marĩ hamwe nao.
Tell Asyncritus and Phlegon and Hermes and Patrobas and Hermas and the fellow believers who [meet] with them that I am sending my greetings to them.
15 O na ningĩ mũgeithie Filologo, na Julia, na Nerea na mwarĩ wa nyina, na Olumpa, na arĩa othe aamũre makoragwo hamwe nao.
I also send my greetings to Philologus, to [his wife] Julia (OR, [his sister] Julia), to Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas, and to all God’s people who [meet] with them.
16 Geithaniai mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ na ngeithi theru cia kĩmumunyano. Makanitha mothe ma Kristũ nĩmamũgeithia.
Greet one another affectionately, but in a pure way, [when you gather together]. The [believers in] all the Christian congregations [HYP] [in this area (send their] greetings to/say they are thinking fondly of) 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.
My fellow believers, I exhort you that you beware of those people who are causing divisions among you and who cause people to turn away [from God] [MTY] [because they teach things that] are contrary to the message [about Christ] that you have learned (OR, that others taught you). Keep away from such people!
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.
They do not serve our Lord Christ! On the contrary, they only want to satisfy their own desires [MTY]! Also, by all the eloquent things that they say [DOU] they deceive those people who do not realize [that their teaching is false].
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.
[Believers] everywhere know that you have paid attention to [the good message about Christ], with the result that I rejoice about you. But I also want you to be wise, [with the result that you do] what is good. I also want you to avoid doing what is evil.
20 Ngai mwene thayũ nĩarĩhehenja Shaitani o narua, na inyuĩ mũmũrangĩrĩrie rungu rwa magũrũ manyu. Wega wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ ũroikara na inyuĩ.
[If you avoid people who teach what is false], what will [soon happen] [MET] [will be as though] God, who causes us to be peaceful, will be crushing Satan under your feet! [I pray that] our Lord Jesus will continue to act kindly towards you.
21 Nĩmwageithio nĩ Timotheo, ũrĩa tũrutaga wĩra nake, o na Lukio, na Jasoni na Sosipatero, arĩa a mũhĩrĩga witũ.
Timothy, who works with me, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, who are my fellow Jews, [want you to know that they are] (sending their greetings to/thinking fondly of) you.
22 Niĩ Teritio, mwandĩki wa marũa maya, nĩndamũgeithia thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
I, Tertius, [one who belongs to] the Lord, [also want you to know] that I am (sending my greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. [I am writing this letter as Paul tells me what to write for him].
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. (
I, [Paul], am staying in the house of Gaius, and the whole congregation [here meets] in his house. He [also wants you to know] that he is (sending his greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. Erastus, the treasurer of [this] city, also [wants you to know that] he is (sending his greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. Our fellow believer Quartus also (sends his greetings to you./says he is thinking fondly of you.)
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)
As [I] proclaim [the good message about] Jesus Christ, [I tell about God], the one who is able to strengthen you [spiritually]. I also proclaim the [truth] that was not revealed {which [God] did not reveal} in all previous ages/times (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)
but which has now been {which [he] has now} revealed. [I, along with others, have proclaimed] what the prophets wrote [about Christ]. We are doing what the eternal God commanded [us(exc)/me to do]. We want [people in] all ethnic groups to know [Christ] so that they can believe [in him] and obey [him]. (aiōnios g166)
