Ndị Kọlọsị 1
1 Pọl, onye e mere onyeozi Kraịst Jisọs, site nʼọchịchọ Chineke, ya na nwanna anyị Timoti,
Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God,
2 Na-edegara ndị Kraịst nọ na Kọlọsị, bụ ụmụnna ndị dị nsọ na ndị kwesiri ntụkwasị obi. Ka amara na udo nke sitere na Chineke Nna anyị dịrị unu.
and Timothy our brother, to the holy and faithful brethren in Christ at Colosse: grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Mgbe ọbụla anyị na-ekpere unu ekpere anyị na-ekele Chineke onye bụ Nna Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst ekele.
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always in our prayers for you:
4 Nʼihi na anyị anụla ihe banyere okwukwe unu nʼime Kraịst Jisọs, na otu unu si hụ ndị nsọ niile nʼanya.
(having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and your love to all the saints: )
5 Okwukwe na ịhụnanya nke na-esite nʼolileanya nke a kwadobere unu nʼeluigwe, nke unu nụrụla nʼokwu nke eziokwu ahụ, bụ oziọma,
for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of truth, that is the gospel;
6 nke bịaruterela unu. Nʼezie, dị ka o si dị nʼụwa niile, ọ na-amị mkpụrụ na-etokwa, dị ka o si eme nʼetiti unu, site nʼụbọchị unu nụrụ ma ghọtakwa amara nke Chineke nʼeziokwu.
which is come unto you, even as in all the world, and is fruitful; as it hath been also among you, from the day in which ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth.
7 Dị ka unu siri mụta nʼaka Epafras, onye anyị hụrụ nʼanya na onye anyị na ya na-ejekọ ozi. Ọ bụ onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi nʼijere Kraịst ozi nʼaha unu.
As ye also learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you;
8 O meela ka anyị mara ụdị ịhụnanya unu nwere nʼime Mmụọ.
who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
9 Nʼihi nke a, site nʼụbọchị anyị nụrụ ihe banyere ya, anyị esepụghị aka ikpere unu ekpere. Anyị na-arịọ ka unu jupụta nʼamamihe nke uche ya, nʼime nghọta ma amamihe nke mmụọ niile.
For this cause we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you, and to request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding:
10 Ka unu si otu a bie ndụ dị ka Onyenwe anyị chọrọ. Ka unu bụrụkwa ndị na-eme ihe ọma mgbe niile, ndị na-eme ihe na-atọ ya ụtọ nʼụzọ ọbụla, na ndị na-eto eto nʼihe banyere ịma Chineke mgbe niile.
that ye may walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Ebe a na-eme ka unu dị ike nʼime ike niile, dị ka ike nke ebube ya si dị. Ka unu nwee ndidi na ogologo ntachiobi,
strengthened with all might according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joy;
12 na-enyenụ Nna ekele site nʼọṅụ, onye mere ka anyị kwesi iketa oke nʼihe nketa nke ndị nsọ nʼime alaeze nke ìhè.
giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Nʼihi na ọ napụtara anyị site nʼike nke ọchịchịrị, bịa kpọfee anyị nʼalaeze nke Ọkpara ya ọ hụrụ nʼanya.
who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:
14 Onye anyị si nʼime ya nwee nzọpụta, nke bụ mgbaghara mmehie niile.
in whom we have redemption by his blood, even the remission of sins.
15 Ọ bụ nnọọ onyinyo Chineke onye anyị na-apụghị ịhụ anya, bụrụkwa onye mbụ a mụrụ nʼihe niile e kere eke.
Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of the whole creation:
16 Nʼihi na nʼime ya ka e ji kee ihe niile dị nʼụwa na nke dị nʼeluigwe, na ndị anyị pụrụ ịhụ anya na ndị anyị na-apụghị ịhụ anya, ma ocheeze niile, ike niile, ịchị isi niile na ike ọchịchị niile. E kere ihe niile site nʼaka ya nakwa nʼihi ya.
for by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all were created by Him, and for Him.
17 Ya onwe ya nọ tupu ekee ihe niile, ọ bụkwa nʼime ya ka ejikọtara ihe niile nʼotu.
He is before all, and by Him all things subsist.
18 Ọ bụ ya bụ isi nke anụ ahụ ahụ bụ chọọchị. Ọ bụ ya bụ mmalite, onye mbụ a mụrụ nʼetiti ndị niile ga-esi nʼọnwụ bilie. Nke a mere ka ọ bụrụ onyeisi mbụ nʼime ihe niile.
And He is the head of the body, which is the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things He might have the pre-eminence.
19 Nʼihi na ọ bụ nʼime ya ka ọ masịrị ozuzu oke ya ibi.
For it pleased the Father, that all fulness should dwell in Him;
20 Ọ bụ site na ya ka o ji mee ka ihe niile bịaghachikwute ya. E mere ka udo dịrị nʼetiti ya na ihe niile, maọbụ ihe dị nʼụwa, maọbụ nke dị na nʼeluigwe site na ọbara ọ wụsiri nʼelu obe.
and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace by the blood of his cross; by Him only, whether they be things on earth, or things in heaven.
21 Unu onwe unu bụ ndị e mere ndị mba ọzọ site nʼebe Chineke nọ, na ndị iro nʼuche unu nʼihi ajọ omume niile unu.
And you that were formerly alienated, and enemies in your mind by wicked works,
22 Ma ugbu a, o kpezierela unu site na-anụ ahụ Kraịst, sitekwa nʼọnwụ ya, iji chee unu nʼihu ya dịka ndị dị nsọ, na ndị na-enweghị ịta ụta, na ihe ebubo ọbụla megide ha.
yet now hath He reconciled in the body of his flesh, through death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreproveable in his sight:
23 Ma ọ bụrụ na unu anọgide nʼokwukwe unu, bụrụ ndị gbara mgbọrọgwụ, ndị guzosiri ike, ndị na-ewezugaghị onwe ha site nʼolileanya ahụ dịrị unu nʼoziọma ahụ. Nke a bụ oziọma ahụ unu nụrụ, nke ekwusakwara nye ihe niile e kere eke nʼokpuru eluigwe, nke e mere mụ onwe m bụ Pọl, onyeozi ya.
if so be ye continue grounded and settled in the faith, and be not moved from the gospel, which ye have heard, and which hath been preached throughout the whole creation, of which I Paul am a minister.
24 Ugbu a, ana m aṅụrị ọṅụ nʼihi ahụhụ ndị a nke m na-ahụ nʼihi unu, ana m emezu ihe fọdụrụ nʼahụhụ ahụ Kraịst tara nʼihi anụ ahụ ya bụ chọọchị.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for the sake of his body, which is the church.
25 Emeela ka m bụrụ onyeozi chọọchị ya site nʼikike Chineke nyere m, ikwusara unu okwu Chineke nʼozuzu oke ya.
Of which I was made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I might fully declare the word of God:
26 Nke bụ ihe omimi ahụ, nke e zoro ezo site nʼoge ahụ nakwa ọgbọ niile ndị a gara aga, ma ugbu a e mekwara ka ọ pụta ìhè nye ndị nsọ Chineke. (aiōn g165)
even that mystery which was hid from former ages and generations, but is now manifested to his saints: (aiōn g165)
27 Ọ bụ ha ka Chineke họpụtara ime ka amata akụ nke ebube nke ihe omimi a nʼetiti ndị mba ọzọ, nke bụ Kraịst nʼime unu, onye bụ olileanya nke ebube ahụ.
to whom God would make known the rich glory of this mystery, among the gentiles; which is this, that Christ is in you the hope of glory:
28 Ọ bụ ya ka anyị na-ekwusa, na-adụ onye ọbụla ọdụ, na-akụzikwara onye ọbụla ihe site nʼamamihe niile. Nʼihi na anyị chọrọ iche mmadụ niile ọbụla nʼihu ya dị ka ndị zuruoke nʼime Kraịst.
whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
29 Nʼihi nke a ka m na-adọgbu onwe m nʼọrụ, dị ka ike ya dị ukwuu nke na-arụ ọrụ si dị m nʼime.
in order to which I also labour, striving earnestly according to his energy which operates in me with power.
