Ndị Filipai 1
1 Pọl na Timoti, ndị bụ ohu Kraịst Jisọs, Na-edegara unu ndị ụkọchukwu, ndị okenye na ndị nsọ niile nọ nʼụlọ nzukọ Kraịst Jisọs dị nʼobodo Filipai.
Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
2 Ka amara na udo nke sitere na Chineke Nna anyị, na Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst dịrị unu.
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Ana m ekele Chineke m ekele mgbe ọbụla m chetara unu.
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
4 Nʼime arịrịọ niile m na-arịọ ya mgbe niile nʼekpere m nʼihi unu, obi m na-ejupụta nʼọṅụ.
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
5 Nʼihi inyeaka niile unu na-enye, ime ka izisa oziọma na-aga nʼihu ọ bụladị ruo ugbu a.
For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
6 Amaara m nʼezie, na onye ahụ malitere ọrụ ọma nʼime unu, ga-aga nʼihu ịrụzu ya ruo ụbọchị Kraịst Jisọs.
Being confident of this very thing, that he which has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
7 Ọ bụ ihe ziri ezi nʼebe m nọ iche ụdị echiche dị otu a banyere unu niile, nʼihi na unu dị m nʼobi. Ma m nọ nʼagbụ maọbụ na m na-echekwa oziọma, na mgbe m na-eme ka o guzosie ike, unu niile esorola m keta oke nʼamara ahụ.
Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, all of you all are partakers of my grace.
8 Chineke bụ onye akaebe m, otu agụụ unu niile si agụsi m ike site nʼịhụnanya nke Kraịst Jisọs.
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
9 Nke a bụkwa ekpere m, ka ịhụnanya unu na-ahụrịta onwe unu na-ababiga ụba oke. Ka unu nwee ike ito eto, ruo nʼinwe mmazu na nghọta ihe niile.
And this I pray, that your love (agape) may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
10 Ka unu nwee ike nwapụta ihe nke kachasị mma. Mgbe ahụ, unu ga-adị ọcha nʼenweghị ịta ụta ọbụla maka ụbọchị nke Kraịst.
That all of you may approve things that are excellent; that all of you may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.
11 Ebe e mejupụtara unu na mkpụrụ nke ezi omume nke sitere na Jisọs Kraịst iji bulie Chineke elu ma nyekwa ya otuto.
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
12 Ugbu a ụmụnna m, nke a bụ ihe m chọrọ ime ka unu ghọta, na nsogbu niile dakwasịrị m emeela ka ọrụ ikwusa oziọma na-aga nʼihu.
But I would all of you should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
13 Nʼihi na ọ pụtala ihe nye ndị nche nke ụlọeze ahụ na onye ọbụla ọzọ, na ọ bụ naanị nʼihi na m bụ onye na-eso Kraịst ka e ji tụọ m mkpọrọ.
So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
14 Site na mkpọrọ a a tụrụ m, e meela ka ọtụtụ ụmụnna anyị bụrụ ndị nwere ezi ntụkwasị obi nʼime Onyenwe anyị, nwekwa oke nkwuwa okwu, izisa oziọma ahụ na-atụghị egwu ọbụla.
And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word (logos) without fear.
15 Ọ bụ eziokwu na ụfọdụ ji ekworo na anya ụfụ na-ekwusa Kraịst, ma ụfọdụ kwa na-ezisa ya site nʼọchịchọ obi ziri ezi.
Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
16 Ndị ahụ ji ọchịchọ obi ziri ezi na-eme nke a nʼịhụnanya ebe ha matara na e tinyere m ebe a nʼihi izisa oziọma.
The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
17 Ndị mbụ ahụ na-ekwusa Kraịst site nʼọchịchọ obi nke onwe ha, ọ bụghị site nʼezi obi, ebe ha na-eche na ha ga-akpalị nsogbu nye m nʼime mkpọrọ.
But the other of love, (agape) knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
18 Gịnịkwa ka ogbochiri? Otu ọ dị, maọbụ nʼụzọ aghụghọ maọbụ nʼeziokwu, ihe dị mkpa bụ nʼụzọ ọbụla a na-ekwusa oziọma Kraịst, nʼihi nke a ka m na-aṅụrị ọṅụ. E, m ga-aṅụrịkwa ọṅụ mgbe niile.
What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
19 Nʼihi na-amaara m na site nʼekpere unu, ya na ịgbaume nke Mmụọ Jisọs Kraịst ihe ndị a niile dakwasịrị m ga-emesi ghọọrọ m nzọpụta.
For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit (pneuma) of Jesus Christ,
20 Nʼihi na olileanya m na ntụkwasị obi m bụ na ihere agaghị eme m nʼụzọ ọbụla, kama, aga m enwe ezi agbamume nke ga-eme ka e bulie Kraịst elu nʼahụ m, ma ugbu a ma mgbe niile, maọbụ na ndụ, ma ọ bụkwanụ nʼọnwụ.
According to my earn expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
21 Nʼihi na nʼebe m nọ, ịdị ndụ bụ Kraịst, ịnwụ ọnwụ bụkwa uru.
In order to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22 Ma ọ bụrụ na ịdị ndụ nʼanụ ahụ, nke a buuru m ịrụpụta ọrụ bara uru, enweghị m ike ikwu nke m ga-ahọrọ.
But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I know not.
23 Ụzọ ihe abụọ a na-eche m ihu: Ma ọchịchọ obi m bụ ịlakwuru Kraịst, nʼihi na ọ bụ nke kachasị mma.
For I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
24 Ma ọ pụtara ihe na ọ dị mkpa nye unu ma ọ bụrụ na m adịrị ndụ nʼanụ ahụ.
Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more necessary for you.
25 Ebe nke a doro m anya, amara m na mụ na unu niile ga-aga nʼihu ịnọ maka ọganihu na ọṅụ nke unu nʼime okwukwe.
And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
26 Ka mgbe m ga-abịakwute unu ọzọ, unu ga-enwebiga ọṅụ oke nʼime Kraịst Jisọs nʼihi m.
That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
27 Ma nʼọnọdụ ọbụla, na-ebinụ ndụ kwesiri oziọma nke Kraịst, ma abịara m leta unu maọbụ na abịaghị m, ka a mata na unu guzosiri ike nʼotu mmụọ, werekwa otu obi na-agba mgba nʼokwukwe nke ikwusa oziọma,
Only let your conversation be as it becomes the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that all of you stand fast in one spirit, (pneuma) with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
28 na-atụghị ụjọ ihe ndị na-emegide unu ga-eme. Iguzosi ike unu ga-agbara ha ezi ama banyere ịla nʼiyi nke ga-abịakwasị ha. Ma nʼebe unu nọ, ọ ga-abụrụ unu nzọpụta pụtara ihe nke sikwa nʼebe Chineke nọ bịa.
And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
29 Nʼihi na ohere ahụ e nyere unu, abụghị naanị ikwere na Kraịst, kama ọ bụkwa ịhụ ahụhụ nʼihi ya.
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
30 Unu nọ na-agabiga ụdị ibu agha ahụ unu hụrụ na m gabigara, nke unu na-anụkwa na m ka nọ nʼime ya ugbu a.
Having the same conflict which all of you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
