Vafilipi 3
1 Chamamanizo, mizwale musangalale mwa Simwine. Kwangu ime kumiñolela zintu ziswana kaku ni kazikatazi. Izi zintu muzi mibike mubuiketo.
For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in [the] Lord: to write the same things to you, to me [is] not irksome, and for you safe.
2 Mulisileleze kubambwa. muliseleleze kuba vereki ba fosahele. mulisileleze kubanokola zilama zavukwame.
See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision.
3 Kakuli. njeswe tunokola zilama zavukwame. Imi njeswe tulumbeka kaluhuho lwe Reeza. Imi njeswe tuhinda bwi kumuso mwa Keresite Jesu, hape tusena isepo mwinyama.
For we are the circumcision, who worship by [the] Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, and do not trust in flesh.
4 Niha kuba bulyo, Ime nimwine nivena isepo mwinyama. Haiva umwii uzeza kuva nisepo ye nyama, ni nivavi ni zingi.
Though I have [my] trust even in flesh; if any other think to trust in flesh, I rather:
5 Imi niba kosolwa inyama yabu kwame ninina mazuba akwana iyaza niyotatwe, nibantu bamwa Isilaele, ba mushobo wa Benjamine, Muheveru wa Maheveru; kuya chekute lya mulawo, ni Mufarisi.
as to circumcision, [I received it] the eighth day; of [the] race of Israel, of [the] tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to [the] law, a Pharisee;
6 Nivena ichiseho yaku nyandisa ikereke. Kaku kuteka kuluka kwa mulao, kana nivena mulandu.
as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which [is] in [the] law, found blameless;
7 Kono zinibali kuhupula kuti bufumu kwangu, niva ziboni kuti kusinyehelwa chebaka lya Jesu.
but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss.
8 Chabuniti, hanu nibala zintu zose kusinyehelwa ibaka ylakupanga sinte kamano akwiziba zintu ka Keresite Jesu Simwine wangu. Kakwe nibalitobohi zintu zose Imi nizilola sina ikwe ilikuti niwane Keresite
But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ;
9 imi niwanike kwakwe. Kanina kuluka kwangu kuzwa mumulao. Kono nina kuluka kwe tumelo izwakwa Keresite, kakuli kuluka kuzwa kwe Reeza kulizingite he tumelo.
and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which [would be] on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which [is] of God through faith,
10 Cwale hanu nisaka kumwiziba ninguzu zaku buswa kwakwe ni chizwale cha masukuluka. Cwale hanu nisaka kuchichululwa kuva yoswana naye kuzwila mwifu lyakwe,
to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
11 ilikuti name nikabe nikwiziba kwaku buka kubafu.
if any way I arrive at the resurrection from among [the] dead.
12 Kahena initi kuti chini batambwile izi zintu, imi kakutalusi kuti chinakwanisa. Kono nitundamene kuti nika wonde china habusu bwangu ka Keresite Jesu.
Not that I have already obtained [the prize], or am already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may get possession [of it], seeing that also I have been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus].
13 Mizwale, kani hupuli kuti ime nimwine chini bachikwati. Konokwina choke chitu: ni zibala china kumasule imi nihwelela zina habusu.
Brethren, I do not count to have got possession myself; but one thing — forgetting the things behind, and stretching out to the things before,
14 Nitilila heena chifunda nika wine mupuzo wakusupwa kuwolokete kwe Reeza mwa Keresite Jesu.
I pursue, [looking] towards [the] goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Tubonse tulukite, tuhupule mweyi izila. Haiba uzeza ka kuchichina nizimwi zintu, Ireeza naye mwabonise zintu halukanda kwako.
As many therefore as [are] perfect, let us be thus minded; and if ye are any otherwise minded, this also God shall reveal to you.
16 Niha kubabulyo, chose chintu chovasiki hachili, mukwatilile kuchili.
But whereto we have attained, [let us] walk in the same steps.
17 Mulikanyise ime, mizwale. Hafuhi mulolelele kwabo bayenda chaku likanyisa miyendelo imwina nayo.
Be imitators [all] together of me, brethren, and fix your eyes on those walking thus as you have us for a model;
18 Bangi bayenda— kuamana nabo banibali kumi wambilanga, hanu nimi wambila kazi sonzi — siina zila zachi fapano cha Keresite.
(for many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they [are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19 Ma maninizo insi nyehelo. Kakuli bazimu babo nji mabumu abo, hape mungatuko wabo nji maswabi abo. Linu bahupula zintu zekanda.
whose end [is] destruction, whose god [is] the belly, and [their] glory in their shame, who mind earthly things: )
20 Kono munzi wentu tota wina kwiwulu, kuzwa uko naswe nitulindile muhazi, Iye Simwne Jesu Keresite.
for our commonwealth has its existence in [the] heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ [as] Saviour,
21 Mwa kachiche mivili yetu ibola nikubika mivili yetu kuba sina muvili wakwe ubelenga, kupangwe kenguzu zamata akwe kubikila zintu zonse mwikonde lyakwe.
who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of [the] power which he has even to subdue all things to himself.
