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1 Paulo mmanda wa Kristo kwa mapenzi ga Nnongo, ni Timotheo nongo yitu,
Paul, an apostle of Messiah Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 kwa baumini ni alongo baaminifu mu'Kristo babile Kolosai. Neema ibe kwinu, na amani kuoma kwa Nnongo Tate yitu.
to the saints and faithful brothers in Messiah at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
3 Twampeya shukrani Nnongo, Tate wa Ngwana witu Yesu Kristo, ni twalowa kualobia mara kwa mara.
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah, praying always for you,
4 Twayowine imani yinu mu'Yesu Kristo ni upendo mbile nabo kwa balo bote babile batengwa kwa ajili ya Nnongo.
having heard of your faith in Messiah Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
5 Mwabile ni upendo woo kwa sababu ya litaraja lya uhakika lyalibekilwe kumaunde kwa ajili yinu. Muyowine kuhusu litaraja lee lya uhakika kabla mu'lineno lya kweli, injili,
because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of truth, the gospel,
6 ambayo iisile kwinu. Injili yee ipambike matunda ni kuenea mu'ulimwengu woti. Yabile ipanga nyoo nkati yinu kae boka lisoba mwamuiyowine na kuipunza kuhusu neema ya Nnongo mu'kweli.
which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
7 Ayee nga innjili mwaifunzile boka kwa Epafra, mpendwa witu mmanda mwaitu, ywabile ni mmanda mwaminifu wa Kristo kwa niaba yitu.
even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Messiah on our behalf,
8 Epafra aupangite uyowanike kwitu upendo winu mu'Roho.
who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
9 Kwa sababu ya upendo woo, boka lisoba twatuyowine lee, tulekite kwaa kuwalobia. Twabile tukiloa kuwa mjazilwe ni maarifa ga mapenzi yake mu'hekima yoti ni ufahamu wa kiroho.
For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
10 Twabile tukiloba kwamba mwalowa tyanga kwa ustahamilivu wa Ngwana mu'ndela yaipendilwe. Twabile tukiloba kuwa mwalowa pambika matunda mu'kila likowe linoite ni kuwa mwalowa kuwa mu'maarifa ga Nnongo.
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Twatiloba muweze kupeyelwa likakala mu'kila uwezo lingana na likakala lya utukufu wake mu'uvumilivu ni ustahamilivu woti.
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
12 Twaloba kuwa, kwa puraha, mwalowa mpeya shukrani Tate, ywabapanga mwenga muweze kuwa ni sehemu mu'urithi wa baumini mu'bweya.
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;
13 Atitulopwa boka mu'utawala wa libendo ni kutubeka mu'upwalume wa Mwana wake ywampendile.
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
14 Pitya mwana wake twabile ni ukochopoli. msamaha wa sambi.
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;
15 Mwana nga mpwano wa Nnongo ywabonekana kwaa. Ni mbeleki wa kwanza wa uumbaji woti.
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 Kwa kuwa kwa ywembe ilebe yoti iumbilwe, vyabile kumaunde ni vyabile mu'dunia, ilebe ibonekana na ibonekana kwaa. mana itei ni vya enzi au mamlaka au utawala au wabile ni likakala, ilebe yoti iumbilwe ni ywembe na kwaajili yake.
For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created by him and for him.
17 Ywembe ywabile kabla ya ilebe yoti, ni nkati ya ywembe vyatishikana mpamo.
He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
18 Ni ywembe nga ntwe wa yega yaani likanisa, ywembe nga mwanzo na mbeleki wa kwanza kuoma nkati ya bandu ba kiwo, nga nyoo, abile ni nafasi ya kwanza nkati ya ilebe yoti.
He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19 Kwa kuwa Nnongo atipendezwa kuwa utimilifu wake woti utami nkati yake,
For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
20 ni kupatanisha ilebe yoti kwake kwa ndela ya mwana wake. Nnongo apangite amani petya mwai ya msalaba wake. Nnongo atikuwapatanisha ilebe yoti kwake mwene, mana itei ni ilebe ya mu'dunia au ile ya kumaunde.
and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross through him, whether things on the earth or things in heaven.
21 Mwenga kae, kwa muda umo mwabile ni ageni kwa Nnongo, na mwabile maadui wake mu'akili ni makowe mabou.
You, who once were alienated and were hostile in your minds, doing evil deeds,
22 Lakini nambeambe atikwapatanisha mwenga kwa yega wake pitya mu'kiwo. Apangite nyoo ili kubaleta mwenga atakatifu, babile kwaa ni lawama ni bila disari nnonge yake,
yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,
23 kati mwatiyendelea mu'imani, mwabile mwatiimarishwa ni kuwa thabiti, pabile kwaa kudondoshwa kutalu kuoma mu'litaraja lya ujasiri lya injili mwaiyowine. Ayee nga injili itangazilwe kwa kila mundu ywaumbilwe pae ya kumaunde. Ayee nga injili yabile kwake nenga, Paulo nabile mmanda.
if it is so that you continue in the faith, established and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
24 Nambeambe napuraikiya mateso gango kwa ajili yinu. Nenga nalitimiza mu'yega yango chakipungwi kwa mateso ga Kristo kwa ajili ya yega wake, wabile ni likanisa.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in the sufferings of Messiah for the sake of his body, which is the church;
25 Nenga na mmanda wa likanisa lee, sawa sawa ni wajibu wanipeilwe boka kwa Nnongo kwa ajili yinu, kulijaza neno lya Nnongo.
of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,
26 Awoo nga ukweli wa siri yaibile iyowanika kwaa kwa miaka yanansima kwa ibeleko. Lakini nambeambe iyowanike kwa bote baaminio mu'ywembe. (aiōn g165)
the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints. (aiōn g165)
27 Ni kwa balo ambao Nnongo apala kuafunua ubile utajiri wa utukufu wa siri ya ukweli woo nkati ya mataifa. Ni kwamba Kristo abile nkati yinu, ujasiri wa utukufu waisa.
To them God was pleased to make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the non-Jews, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory;
28 Ayoo nga tumbayaye. Twankanikiya kila mundu, na kumfundisha kila mundu mkamilifu mu'Kristo.
whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Messiah Jesus;
29 Kwa ajili ya lee, nenga najibadilisha na kujitahidi lingana na likakala lyake lya lipanga kazi nkati yango mu'uweza.
for which I also labor, struggling according to his power, which works in me mightily.
