Aroma 16
1 Nĩngũgaathĩrĩria mwarĩ wa Ithe witũ Fibi kũrĩ inyuĩ, ũrĩa ũtungataga thĩinĩ wa kanitha wa Kenikirea.
I commend to your care our Sister, Phoebe, who helps in the work of the Church at Cenchreae;
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.
and I ask you to give her a Christian welcome — one worthy of Christ’s People — and to aid her in any matter in which she may need your assistance. She has proved herself a staunch friend to me and to many others.
3 Geithiai Pirisila na Akula, arĩa tũrutaga wĩra nao tũrĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ.
Give my greeting to Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-workers in the Cause of 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 own lives to save mine. It is not I alone who thank them, but all the Churches among the Gentiles thank them also.
5 Geithiai o na kanitha ũrĩa ũcemanagia kwao mũciĩ. Geithiai mũrata wakwa Epeneto, ũrĩa warĩ mwĩtĩkia wa Kristũ wa mbere kũu bũrũri wa Asia.
Give my greeting, also, to the Church that meets at their house, as well as to my dear friend Epaenetus, one of the first in Roman Asia to believe in Christ;
6 Geithiai Mariamu, ũrĩa warutire wĩra na kĩyo kĩnene mũno nĩ ũndũ wanyu.
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.
to Andronicus and Junias, my countrymen and once my fellow-prisoners, who are men of note among the Apostles, and who became Christians before I did;
8 Geithiai Ampiliato, ũrĩa nyendete mũno thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
to my dear Christian friend Ampliatus;
9 Na mũgeithie Urubano, ũrĩa tũrutithanagia wĩra wa Kristũ nake, o na mũgeithie mũrata wakwa nyendete Sitakusi.
to Urban, our fellow-worker in the Cause of 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.
to that proved Christian Apelles; to the household of Aristobulus;
11 Ningĩ mũgeithie Herodioni, ũrĩa wa mũhĩrĩga witũ. Geithiai andũ a nyũmba ya Narikiso arĩa marĩ thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
to my countryman Herodion; to the Christians in the household of Narcissus;
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.
to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Master; to my dear friend Persis, for she has done much hard work for the Master;
13 Geithiai Rufusi, ũrĩa mũthuure thĩinĩ wa Mwathani, o na mũgeithie nyina, ũrĩa ũkoretwo arĩ o ta maitũ.
to that eminent Christian, Rufus, and to his mother, who has been a mother to me also;
14 Ningĩ mũgeithie Asunikirito, na Felegoni, na Herime, na Pateroba, na Herima, o na ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ arĩa marĩ hamwe nao.
to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the Brothers 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.
also to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and to all Christ’s People who are with them.
16 Geithaniai mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ na ngeithi theru cia kĩmumunyano. Makanitha mothe ma Kristũ nĩmamũgeithia.
Greet one another with a sacred kiss. All the Churches of the Christ send you greetings.
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.
I urge you, Brothers, to be on your guard against people who, by disregarding the teaching which you received, cause divisions and create difficulties; dissociate yourselves 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.
For such persons are not serving Christ, our Master, but are slaves to their own appetites; and, by their smooth words and flattery, they deceive simple-minded 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.
Every one has heard of your ready obedience. It is true that I am very happy about you, but I want you to be well versed in all that is good, and innocent of all that is 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.
And God, the giver of peace, will before long crush Satan under your feet. May the blessing of Jesus, our Lord, be with you.
21 Nĩmwageithio nĩ Timotheo, ũrĩa tũrutaga wĩra nake, o na Lukio, na Jasoni na Sosipatero, arĩa a mũhĩrĩga witũ.
Timothy, my fellow-worker, sends you his greetings, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, send theirs.
22 Niĩ Teritio, mwandĩki wa marũa maya, nĩndamũgeithia thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.
I Tertius, who am writing this letter, send you my Christian greeting.
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, who extends his hospitality to the whole Church, sends you his greeting; and Erastus, the City Treasurer, and Quartus, our Brother, add theirs.
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 is able to strengthen you, as promised in the Good News entrusted to me and in the proclamation of Jesus Christ, in accordance with the revelation of that hidden purpose, which in past ages was kept secret but now has been revealed (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)
and, in obedience to the command of the Immortal God, made known through the writings of the Prophets to all nations, to secure submission to the Faith — (aiōnios g166)
