Bafilipi 1
1 Lokwalo lo lo tswang kwa go: Paulo le Timotheo batlhanka ba ga Jesu Keresete. Ba kwalela: Badisa ba diputhego le batiakone le Bakeresete botlhe mo Filipi.
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
2 A Modimo o lo segofatse lotlhe. Ee, ke rapela gore Modimo Rraetsho le Morena Jesu Keresete a neye mongwe le mongwe wa lona masego a magolo a gagwe, le kagiso ya gagwe mo dipelong tsa lona le mo matshelong a lona.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Go lo rapelela ga me gotlhe go tletse go baka Modimo!
I thank my God whenever I remember you,
4 Fa ke lo rapelela, pelo ya me e tlala boitumelo,
always in every prayer of mine for all of you, making my requests with joy,
5 Ka ntlha ya thuso ya lona e ntle mo go itsiseng Mafoko a a Molemo kaga Keresete go tloga nako e lo neng lo a utlwa ka yone go fitlha gompieno.
for your partnership in the Good News from the first day until now;
6 Mme ke tlhomamisa gore Modimo o o simolotseng tiro e e molemo mo go lona o tlaa lo thusa go gola mo tshegofatsong ya one go fitlhelela tiro e kgolo mo go lona e fela ka letsatsi la fa Jesu Keresete a boa.
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.
7 Go ntshiametse jang go ikutlwa jaaka ke ikutlwa kaga lona, gonne lo na le bonno jo bo faphegileng mo pelong ya me. Re abelanye masego a Modimo rotlhe, fa ke le mo kgolegelong le fa ke dule, ke femela boammaaruri ebile ke bolelela ba bangwe kaga Keresete.
It is even right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.
8 Ke Modimo fela o o itseng boteng jwa lorato lwa me le go lo tlhwaafalela, ka lorato lwa ga Jesu Keresete.
For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
9 Thapelo ya me ka lona ke gore lorato lwa lona lo oketsegele ba bangwe, lo bo lo gole mo kitsong ya semowa le mo temogong.
This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
10 Gonne ke batla gore ka nako tsotlhe lo bone sentle pharologanyo fa gare ga molemo le bosula, le gore lo bo lo nne phepa ka fa teng, go se ope yo o ka lo nyatsang go tloga jaanong go fitlhelela Morena wa rona a tla.
so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be pure and blameless for the Day of Christ;
11 Tswelelang ka go dira tshiamo ka nako tsotlhe, dilo tse di molemo tse di supang gore lo bana ba Modimo gonne se se tlaa tlisa pako e kgolo le kgalalelo mo Moreneng.
being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
12 Mme ke rata gore lo itse se, bakaulengwe ba ba rategang: sengwe le sengwe se se ntiragaletseng kwano e ne e le botswelelo pele jo bogolo mo go boleleng Mafoko a a Molemo kaga Keresete.
Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;
13 Gonne mongwe le mongwe kwano, le kwa masole otlhe a nnang teng ba itse gore ke mo dikgoleng fela ka ntlha ya gore ke Mokeresete.
so that it became evident to the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ;
14 Mme ka ntlha ya go tshwarwa ga me Bakeresete ba le bantsi kwano ba bonala ba tlogetse letshogo la bone la go tshwarwa! Ka tsela nngwe bobelotelele jwa me bo ba kgothaditse mme ba pelokgale thata mo go boleleleng ba bangwe kaga Keresete.
and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear.
15 Ba bangwe, ee, ba rera Mafoko a a Molemo ka ntlha ya gore ba fufegela tsela e Modimo o ntirisang ka yone. Ba batla go kaiwa e le bareri ba ba senang poifo! Mme ba bangwe ba na le maikaelelo a a phepa,
Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.
16 ba rera ka ntlha ya gore ba a nthata, gonne ba itse gore Modimo o ntlisitse kwano go ntirisa go femela boammaaruri mme bangwe ba rerela go ntira gore ke fufege, ba gopola gore go fenya ga bone go tlaa ntsifatsa bohutsana jwa me mo kgolegelong!
The latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.
The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains.
18 Mme le fa maikaelelo a bone e ka ne e le eng, boammaaruri ke gore Mafoko a a Molemo kaga Keresete a a rerwa ebile ke a itumela.
What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether out of false motives or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.
19 Ke tlaa nna ke ntse ke itumela, gonne ke itse gore fa lo nthapelela, le Mowa O O Boitshepo o nthusa, mo gotlhe go tlaa fetoga polokego ya me.
For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance, through your petition and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20 Gonne ke tshela mo tebelelong ya tlhwaafalo le tsholofelo ya gore ga ke kitla ke dira sepe se se tlaa dirang gore ke itlhabelwe ke ditlhong mme ke tlaa nna ke ipaakanyeditse go bua kaga Keresete ka bopelokgale fa ke santse ke tsweletse mo ditekong tse kwano; fela jaaka ke ne ke ntse mo lobakeng lo lo fetileng; mme ke tlaa aga ke tlotlega mo go Keresete, e ka ne e le ka botshelo kgotsa ka loso.
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
21 Gonne mo go nna, go tshela go raya dipako tsa ga Keresete, mme go swa, go siame bogolo!
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22 Mme fa go tshela go ka nnaya lobaka lo lo ntsi go gapela batho mo go Keresete, foo, tota ga ke itse gore go botoka eng, go tshela kgotsa go swa!
But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I do not make known what I will choose.
23 Ka dinako tse dingwe ke batla go tshela mme ka dinako tse dingwe ga ke batle, gonne ke tlhwaafalela go ya go nna le Keresete. Go ka nna boitumelo jang mo go nna go na le go nna kwano!
But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
24 Mme boammaaruri ke gore ke ka nna le thuso thata mo go lona fa ke nna!
Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.
25 Ee, ke santse ke tlhokega mo lefatsheng leno, mme jalo ke ikutlwa ke tlhomamisa gore ke tlaa nama ke le mo lefatsheng go se kae, go lo thusa go gola lo bo lo itumela mo tumelong ya lona.
And since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
26 Go nna kwano ga me go tlaa lo itumedisa go ba go lo naya mabaka a go galaletsa Keresete Jesu ka go mpabalela, fa ke lo etela gape.
that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
27 Mme le fa e le eng se se ka ntiragalelang, gakologelwang ka nako tsotlhe go tshela jaaka Bakeresete ba tshwanetse go tshela, gore, fa ke ka lo bona gape kgotsa ke se kake ka lo bona, ke tlaa nna ke utlwa dipego tse di siameng gore lo eme ka maikaelelo a le mangwe fela a a nonofileng, go bolela Mafoko a a Molemo,
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
28 lo sa boife sepe, go sa re sepe gore baba ba lona ba ka dirang. Ba tlaa bona se e leng sesupo sa gore ba fentswe, mme mo go lona e tlaa nna sesupo se se bonalang sentle se se tswang kwa Modimong gore o na le lona, le gore o lo neile botshelo jo bo sa khutleng ka ene.
and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
29 Gonne lona lo neilwe tshwanelo e seng ya go mo ikanya fela mme e leng go mmogela.
Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
30 Re mo ntweng e mmogo. Lo mponye ke mmogela mo lobakeng lo lo fetileng; mme le gompieno ke santse ke le fa gare ga ntwa e kgolo e e boitshegang, jaaka lo itse sentle.
having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.
