Wafilipi 2
1 Kama kukiwa na jambo lolote la kutia moyo katika kuunganishwa na Kristo, kukiwa faraja yoyote katika upendo wake, kukiwa na ushirika wowote na Roho, kukiwa na wema wowote na huruma,
If then there is any comfort in Christ, if there is any persuasive power in love, if there is any companionship of the Spirit, if there is any tenderness or pity,
2 basi ikamilisheni furaha yangu kwa kuwa na nia moja, mkiwa na upendo huo moja, mkiwa wa roho na kusudi moja.
I entreat you to make my joy overflow by living in harmony; possessing the same love, and with one soul united in one purpose.
3 Msitende jambo lolote kwa nia ya kujitukuza wala kujivuna, bali kwa unyenyekevu kila mtu amhesabu mwingine bora kuliko nafsi yake.
Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account than himself.
4 Kila mmoja wenu asiangalie faida yake mwenyewe tu, bali pia ajishughulishe kwa faida ya wengine.
Let each have an eye not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
5 Kuweni na nia ile ile aliyokuwa nayo Kristo Yesu:
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
6 Yeye, ingawa alikuwa na asili ya Mungu hasa, hakuona kule kuwa sawa na Mungu kuwa kitu cha kushikilia,
who, though from the beginning he had the nature of God, did not reckon equality with God something to be forcibly retained,
7 bali alijifanya si kitu, akachukua hali hasa na mtumwa, naye akazaliwa katika umbo la mwanadamu.
but emptied himself of his glory by taking the form of a slave, when he was born in the likeness of men.
8 Naye akiwa na umbo la mwanadamu, alijinyenyekeza, akatii hata mauti: naam, mauti ya msalaba!
More than this, after he had shone himself in human form, he humbled himself in his obedience even to death; yes, and to death on a cross.
9 Kwa hiyo, Mungu alimtukuza juu sana, na kumpa Jina lililo kuu kuliko kila jina,
And for this God highly exalted him, and graciously bestowed upon him the name which is above every name;
10 ili kwa Jina la Yesu, kila goti lipigwe, la vitu vya mbinguni, na vya duniani, na vya chini ya nchi,
that in the name of Jesus every knee in heaven, on earth, and under the earth should bend,
11 na kila ulimi ukiri ya kwamba Yesu Kristo ni Bwana, kwa utukufu wa Mungu Baba.
and every tongue confess that "Jesus Christ is Lord," to the glory of God the Father.
12 Kwa hiyo, wapenzi wangu, kama vile ambavyo mmekuwa mkitii siku zote, si tu wakati nikiwa pamoja nanyi, bali sasa zaidi sana nisipokuwepo, utimizeni wokovu wenu kwa kuogopa na kutetemeka,
And so, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, with reverence and self- distrust work out your own salvation;
13 kwa maana Mungu ndiye atendaye kazi ndani yenu, kutaka kwenu na kutenda kwenu kwa kulitimiza kusudi lake jema.
for it is God who, in his good-will is ever working in you both will and deed.
14 Fanyeni mambo yote bila kunungʼunika wala kushindana,
Do everything without grumbling and disputes,
15 ili msiwe na lawama wala hatia, bali mwe wana wa Mungu wasio na kasoro katika kizazi chenye ukaidi na kilichopotoka, ambacho ndani yake ninyi mnangʼaa kama mianga ulimwenguni.
that you may become blameless and innocent, the sons of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in a dark world,
16 Mkilishika neno la uzima, ili nipate kuona fahari siku ya Kristo kwamba sikupiga mbio wala kujitaabisha bure.
holding out a message of life. Thus it will be my boast at the day of Christ that I have not run in vain, or toiled for nothing.
17 Lakini hata kama nikimiminwa kama sadaka ya kinywaji kwenye dhabihu na huduma itokayo katika imani yenu, mimi ninafurahi na kushangilia pamoja nanyi nyote.
Nay, even if my life is to be poured out as a libation upon the sacrifice and service of you faith,
18 Vivyo hivyo, ninyi nanyi imewapasa kufurahi na kushangilia pamoja nami.
I will rejoice and congratulate you all; and in the same way you must rejoice and congratulate me.
19 Natumaini katika Bwana Yesu kumtuma Timotheo hivi karibuni aje kwenu, ili nipate kufarijika moyo nitakapopata habari zenu.
Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be of good comfort when I learn the news concerning you.
20 Sina mtu mwingine kama yeye, ambaye ataangalia hali yenu kwa halisi.
For I have no other like him with a genuine concern for your welfare,
21 Kwa maana kila mmoja anajishughulisha zaidi na mambo yake mwenyewe wala si yale ya Yesu Kristo.
for they are all seeking their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
22 Lakini ninyi wenyewe mnajua jinsi Timotheo alivyojithibitisha mwenyewe, kwa maana ametumika pamoja nami kwa kazi ya Injili, kama vile mwana kwa baba yake.
And you know Timothy’s worth, how he has shared my servitude in furtherance of the gospel, like a son helping his father.
23 Kwa hiyo, ninatumaini kumtuma kwenu upesi mara nitakapojua mambo yangu yatakavyokuwa.
So I hope to send him, as soon as ever I see how it will go with me;
24 Nami mwenyewe ninatumaini katika Bwana kwamba nitakuja kwenu hivi karibuni.
but I trust in the Lord that I also shall come shortly.
25 Lakini nadhani ni muhimu kumtuma tena kwenu Epafrodito, ndugu yangu na mtendakazi pamoja nami, aliye askari mwenzangu, ambaye pia ni mjumbe wenu mliyemtuma ili ashughulike na mahitaji yangu.
Epaphroditus, my brother and coworker and fellow soldier, who is your messenger and minister to my needs, I have thought it necessary to send to you;
26 Kwa maana amekuwa akiwaonea sana shauku ninyi nyote, akiwa na wasiwasi kwa kuwa mlisikia kwamba alikuwa mgonjwa.
for he has been homesick for you all, and distressed at your having heard of his illness.
27 Kweli alikuwa mgonjwa, tena karibu ya kufa. Lakini Mungu alimhurumia, wala si yeye tu, bali hata na mimi alinihurumia, nisipatwe na huzuni juu ya huzuni.
And indeed he was sick nigh unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also so that I should not have sorrow upon sorrow.
28 Kwa hiyo mimi ninafanya bidii kumtuma kwenu ili mtakapomwona kwa mara nyingine, mpate kufurahi, nami wasiwasi wangu upungue.
Therefore I have been the more eager to send him, in order that you may rejoice in seeing him again, and that I may have one sorrow less.
29 Kwa hiyo mpokeeni katika Bwana kwa furaha kubwa, nanyi wapeni heshima watu kama hawa,
Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and hold in honor men like him;
30 kwa sababu alikaribia kufa kwa ajili ya kazi ya Kristo, akihatarisha maisha yake ili aweze kunihudumia vile ninyi hamkuweza.
for it was through the work of the Lord that he came near to death; for he hazarded his very life to supply what was lacking in the help you sent me.
