Bakolosa 2
1 Ke eletsa fa lo ne lo ka itse ka fa ke lo kgaratlhetseng ka teng mo thapelong ke rapelela lona le phuthego e e kwa Laodikea, ebile ke rapelela le ditsala tsa me tse dingwe tse dintsi tse di iseng di ke di nkitse sefatlhogo.
For I would have you know, what manner of care I have for you and for them that are at Laodicea, and whosoever have not seen my face in the flesh:
2 Se ke se lo kope-tseng mo Modimong ke se: gore lo kgothadiwe lo bo lo lomaganngwe mmogo ka ditlamo tse di thata tsa lorato, le gore lo nne le boitemogelo jo bo tletseng le tlhaloganyo ya go itse Keresete ka botlalo. Gonne leano le la Modimo le le neng le sa itsiwe, jaanong le senotswe, ke lone Keresete ka sebele.
That their hearts may be comforted, being instructed in charity, and unto all riches of fulness of understanding, unto the knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ Jesus:
3 Mo go ene go na le mahumo otlhe a magolo a a fitlhegileng a a senang bolekanngo a botlhale le kitso.
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 Ke bua jaana ka gore ke tshaba gore motho mongwe o ka lo fora ka puo ya gagwe e e borethe.
Now this I say, that no man may deceive you by loftiness of words.
5 Gonne le fa ke le kgakala le lona, pelo ya me yone e na le lona, ke a itumela gonne lo tsweletse sentle thata, ke a itumela ka ntlha ya tumelo ya lona e e nonofileng mo go Keresete.
For though I be absent in body, yet in spirit I am with you; rejoicing, and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith which is in Christ.
6 Mme jaanong fela jaaka lo ne lwa ikanya Keresete go lo boloka, mo ikanyeng, le mo matshwenyegong a letsatsi lengwe le lengwe; nnang mo kgolaganong ya botlhokwa nae.
As therefore you have received Jesus Christ the Lord, walk ye in him;
7 A medi ya lona e melele thata kwa teng ga gagwe mme e gope dikotla mo go ene. Elang tlhoko gore lo tswelele go gola mo Moreneng, le gore lo a nonofa ebile lo tlhomama mo boammaaruring jo lo bo rutilweng. A matshelo a lona a penologe ka boitumelo le malebogo mo go tsotlhe tse a di dirileng.
Rooted and built up in him, and confirmed in the faith, as also you have learned, abounding in him in thanksgiving.
8 Se letleleleng ba bangwe go senya tumelo ya lona le boitumelo ka botlhalenyana jwa bone; le dikarabo tsa bone tse di sa tlalang tse di tswang mo megopolong le mo ditlhaloganyong tsa batho, mo boemong jwa go dumela mo go se Keresete o se buileng.
Beware lest any man cheat you by philosophy, and vain deceit; according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ:
9 Gonne mo go Keresete go na le BoModimo jotlhe mo mmeleng wa setho;
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead corporeally;
10 jalo lo na le sengwe le sengwe fa lo na le Keresete, gape lo tladiwa ka Modimo ka ntlha ya kgolagano ya lona le Keresete. Keresete ke Mmusi yo mogolo, o na le taolo mo nonofong e nngwe le e nngwe.
And you are filled in him, who is the head of all principality and power:
11 Erile fa lo tla kwa go Keresete, a lo golola mo dikeletsong tsa lona tse di bosula, eseng ka thupiso ya mmele e e dirwang ka diatla mme e leng ka thupiso ya semowa, kolobetso ya mewa ya lona.
In whom also you are circumcised with circumcision not made by hand, in despoiling of the body of the flesh, but in the circumcision of Christ:
12 Gonne mo kolobetsong lo bona ka fa tlholego ya lona e kgologolo e e bosula e suleng nae ka teng le ka fa e neng ya fitlhwa nae ka teng; mme jalo lo ne lwa tsoga mo losong nae lwa tsogela mo botshelong jo bosha gonne lo ne lo ikanya Lefoko la Modimo o mogolo o o tsositseng Keresete mo baswing.
Buried with him in baptism, in whom also you are risen again by the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him up from the dead.
13 Lo ne lo sule mo dibeng, mme dikeletso tsa lona tsa boleo di ne di ise di kgaolwe. Mme wa lo naya seabe mo go jone botshelo jwa ga Keresete, gonne o ne wa lo itshwarela dibe tsotlhe.
And you, when you were dead in your sins, and the uncircumcision of your flesh; he hath quickened together with him, forgiving you all offences:
14 Wa bo wa phimola bosupi jwa melato yotlhe ya lona, jo bo mo lokwalong lwa melao ya one e lo sa e obamelang. O ne wa tsaya lokwalo lwa melato mme wa lo senya ka go lo kokotela mo sefapaanong sa ga Keresete.
Blotting out the handwriting of the decree that was against us, which was contrary to us. And he hath taken the same out of the way, fastening it to the cross:
15 Ka tsela e, Modimo o ne wa tlosa nonofo ya ga Satane ya go lo bona molato wa boleo, Modimo wa bo wa supa mo pepeneneng mo lefatsheng lotlhe phenyo ya ga Keresete mo mokgorong kwa dibe tsa lona di neng tsa tlosiwa tsotlhe teng.
And despoiling the principalities and powers, he hath exposed them confidently in open shew, triumphing over them in himself.
16 Jalo se letleleleng ope go lo bona molato kaga se lo se jang kgotsa se lo se nwang, kgotsa ka go tlhoka go tshegetsa malatsi a boikhutso a Sejuta le mediro kgotsa meletlo ya kgwedi e e rogwang kgotsa bo-Sabata.
Let no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink, or in respect of a festival day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbaths,
17 Gonne se e ne e le melao fela ya lobakanyana e e neng ya khutla fa Keresete a tla. E ne e le meriti fela ya selo sa boammaaruri, ebong Keresete ka sebele.
Which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ.
18 Se letleleleng ope go lo raya a re lo latlhegile fa lo gana go obamela baengele, jaaka ba re lo tlamega go ba obamela. Ba re ba bonye ponatshegelo, mme ba itse gore lo tshwanetse. Batho ba ba ikgogomosang ba, ba na le kakanyo ya botlhale jo bogolo.
Let no man seduce you, willing in humility, and religion of angels, walking in the things which he hath not seen, in vain puffed up by the sense of his flesh,
19 Mme ga ba a lomagana le Keresete, tlhogo e rotlhe ba re leng mmele wa gagwe re lomagantsweng mo go yone; gonne re lomagantswe nae ka mesifa ya gagwe e e nonofileng mme re gola fela fa re tsaya kotla le nonofo ya rona mo Modimong.
And not holding the head, from which the whole body, by joints and bands, being supplied with nourishment and compacted, groweth unto the increase of God.
20 Mme e re ka o ka re lo sule le Keresete, ebile go swa mo go lo golotse mo go saleng morago ditlhaloganyo tsa lefatshe tsa ka fa lo ka bolokwang ka teng, ka go dira molemo le go obamela melao e mentsi e e farologanyeng, ke eng fa lo tswelela lo e sala morago ka tsela nngwe, lo santse lo bofilwe ke melao e e reng,
If then you be dead with Christ from the elements of this world, why do you yet decree as though living in the world?
21 lo se ka lwa leka sepe ka legano, kgotsa le fa e le go ama dijo dingwe?
Touch not, taste not, handle not:
22 Melao e e ntseng jaana ke dithuto tsa batho fela, gonne dijo di diretswe go jewa le go dirisiwa.
Which all are unto destruction by the very use, according to the precepts and doctrines of men.
23 Melao e, e ka ne e bonala e siame, gonne melao ya mofuta o, e batla boineelo jo bo nonofileng mme e kgobalatsa mmele ebile e imela mmele, mme ga e na thuso epe fa go tliwa mo go fenyeng megopolo e e bosula le dikeletso tse di bosula tsa motho. E mo dira boikgodiso fela.
Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in superstition and humility, and not sparing the body; not in any honour to the filling of the flesh.
