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 being in Philippi with [the] overseers 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 Father of us and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Go lo rapelela ga me gotlhe go tletse go baka Modimo!
I thank the God of mine upon every the remembrance of you
4 Fa ke lo rapelela, pelo ya me e tlala boitumelo,
always in every supplication of mine for all of you with joy the supplication making
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 the partnership of you in the gospel from (the *no*) 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.
having been persuaded of [the] very thing this, that the [One] having begun in you a work good 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.
Even as it is right for me myself this to feel about all of you since having I in the heart you, in both the chains of mine and in the defense and in confirmation of the gospel fellow partakers with me of grace all you are.
8 Ke Modimo fela o o itseng boteng jwa lorato lwa me le go lo tlhwaafalela, ka lorato lwa ga Jesu Keresete.
Witness for of mine (is *k*) God how I long after all you in [the] affection 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.
And this I pray, that the love of you yet more and more may abound in knowledge and in 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.
for to approve you the [things] being excellent, so that you may be pure and blameless unto [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.
filled (with [the] fruit *N(K)O*) of righteousness (that [is] *N(k)O*) 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.
To know now you I want, brothers, that the [things] concerning me myself really to [the] advancement of the gospel have turned out,
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 as for the chains of mine clearly known in Christ to have become in all the palace guard and to the rest all
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 most of the brothers in [the] Lord already trusting by the chains of mine more abundantly to dare fearlessly the word (of the God *O*) to speak.
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 even from envy and strife, some however also from goodwill Christ are proclaiming.
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 [ones] indeed out of love knowing that for defense of the gospel I am appointed;
the [ones] however out of selfish ambition Christ are proclaiming not purely supposing tribulation (to add *N(k)O*) to the chains of mine.
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 then? Only (that *no*) in every way whether in pretext or in truth Christ is proclaimed, And in this I rejoice Yes and I 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.
I know for that this for me will turn out to deliverance through your prayer and [the] provision 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 the earnest expectation and hope of mine that in no [thing] I will be ashamed but in all boldness as always also now will be magnified Christ in the body of mine, whether through life or through death.
21 Gonne mo go nna, go tshela go raya dipako tsa ga Keresete, mme go swa, go siame bogolo!
To me myself for 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!
If [I am] however to live in flesh, this for me [is the] fruit of labor; And what will I choose Not I know!
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!
I am pressed (now *N(k)O*) between the two, the desire having for [myself] to depart and with Christ to be, very much (for *no*) more better;
24 Mme boammaaruri ke gore ke ka nna le thuso thata mo go lona fa ke nna!
but to remain in the flesh [is] more necessary for the sake of you.
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 this having been persuaded of I know that I will remain and (will continue *N(k)O*) with all of you for your progress and joy of 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.
so that the boasting of you may abound to Christ Jesus in me myself through my coming again to you.
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 worthily of the gospel of Christ do conduct yourselves, so that whether having come and having seen you or being absent (I shall hear *N(k)O*) the [things] concerning you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
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 not being frightened in nothing by those opposing [you]; which is to them (indeed *k*) a demonstration of destruction, (to you *N(k)O*) however of salvation, and this from God;
29 Gonne lona lo neilwe tshwanelo e seng ya go mo ikanya fela mme e leng go mmogela.
For to you it has been granted concerning Christ, not only in Him to believe, but also concerning Him to suffer
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.
the same conflict having such as (you saw *N(k)O*) in me myself and now you hear of in me myself.
