Wakolosai 1
1 Paulo, mtume wa Kristo Yesu kwa mapenzi ya Mungu, na Timotheo ndugu yetu,
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy [our] brother,
2 kwa waumini na ndugu waaminifu katika Kristo walioko Kolosai. Neema iwe kwenu, na amani kutoka kwa Mungu Baba yetu.
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colosse: Grace [be] to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Tunatoa shukrani kwa Mungu, Baba wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, na tunawaombea mara kwa mara.
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4 Tumesikia imani yenu katika Yesu Kristo na upendo mlionao kwa wale wote waliotengwa kwa ajili ya Mungu.
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love [which ye have] to all the saints,
5 Mna upendo huu kwa sababu ya taraja la uhakika lililohifadhiwa mbinguni kwa ajili yenu. Mlisikia kuhusu taraja hiyo ya uhakika kabla katika neno la kweli, injili,
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
6 ambayo imekuja kwenu. Injili hii inazaa tunda na inaenea ulimwenguni kote. Imekuwa ikifanya hivi ndani yenu pia tangu siku mlipoisikia na kujifunza kuhusu neema ya Mungu katika kweli.
Which is come to you, as [it is] in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as [it doth] also in you, since the day ye heard [of it], and knew the grace of God in truth:
7 Hii ndiyo injili mliyojifunza kutoka kwa Epafra, mpendwa wetu mtumishi mwenzetu, ambaye ni mtumishi mwaminifu wa Kristo kwa niaba yetu.
As ye also learned from Epaphras our dear fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
8 Epafra ameufanya ujulikane kwetu upendo wenu katika Roho.
Who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
9 Kwa sababu ya upendo huu, tangu siku tuliposikia hivi, hatujaacha kuwaombea. Tumekuwa tukiomba kwamba mtajazwa na maarifa ya mapenzi yake katika hekima yote na ufahamu wa kiroho.
For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10 Tumekuwa tukiomba kwamba mtatembea kwa ustahimilivu wa Bwana katika njia zipendezazo. Tumekuwa tukiomba kwamba mtazaa tunda katika kila tendo jema na kwamba mtakua katika maarifa ya Mungu.
That ye may walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Tunaomba mweze kutiwa nguvu katika kila uwezo kulingana na nguvu za utukufu wake katika uvumilivu na ustahimilivu wote.
Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, to all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness;
12 Tunaomba kwamba, kwa furaha, mtatoa shukrani kwa Baba, aliyewafanya ninyi mweze kuwa na sehemu katika urithi wa waumini katika nuru.
Giving thanks to the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Ametuokoa kutoka katika utawala wa giza na kutuhamishia katika ufalme wa Mwana wake mpendwa.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his beloved Son:
14 Katika Mwanae tuna ukombozi, msamaha wa dhambi.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins:
15 Mwana ni mfano wa Mungu asiyeonekana. Ni mzaliwa wa kwanza wa uumbaji wote.
Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature:
16 Kwakuwa kwa yeye vitu vyote viliumbwa, vile vilivyoko mbinguni na vilivyoko duniani, vitu vinavyoonekana na visivyoonekana. ikiwa ni vya enzi au mamlaka au utawala au wenye nguvu, vitu vyote viliumbwa na yeye na kwa ajili yake.
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are upon earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 Yeye amekuwepo kabla ya vitu vyote, na katika yeye vitu vyote vinashikamana pamoja.
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18 Na yeye ndiye kichwa cha mwili yaani kanisa, yeye ni mwanzo na mzaliwa wa kwanza kutoka miongoni mwa wafu, hivyo, ana nafasi ya kwanza miongoni mwa vitu vyote.
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all [things] he may have the pre-eminence.
19 Kwa kuwa Mungu alipendezwa kwamba utimilifu wake wote uishi ndani yake,
For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fullness dwell;
20 na kupatanisha vitu vyote kwake kwa njia ya Mwanawe. Mungu alifanya amani kupitia damu ya msalaba wake. Mungu alipatanisha vitu vyote kwake mwenyewe, ikiwa ni vitu vya duniani au vitu vya mbinguni.
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, [I say], whether [they are] things on earth, or things in heaven.
21 Nanyi pia, kwa wakati mmoja mlikuwa wageni kwa Mungu na mlikuwa maadui wake katika akili na matendo maovu.
And you, that were formerly alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled,
22 Lakini sasa amewapatanisha ninyi kwa mwili wake kupitia kifo. Alifanya hivi ili kuwaleta ninyi watakatifu, wasio na lawama na bila dosari mbele yake,
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in his sight:
23 kama mkiendelea katika imani, mliyoimarishwa na kuwa thabiti, pasipo kuondoshwa mbali kutoka kwenye taraja la ujasiri la injili mliyoisikia. Hi ndiyo injili iliyotangazwa kwa kila mtu aliyeumbwa chini ya mbingu. Hii ndiyo injili ambayo kwayo mimi, Paulo, nimekuwa mtumishi.
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [are] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which hath been preached to every creature which is under heaven; of which I Paul am made a minister;
24 Sasa nafurahia mateso yangu kwa ajili yenu. Nami natimiliza katika mwili wangu kinachopungua kwa mateso ya Kristo kwa ajili ya mwili wake, ambao ni kanisa.
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
25 Mimi ni mtumishi wa kanisa hili, sawasawa na wajibu niliopewa kutoka kwa Mungu kwa ajili yenu, kulijaza neno la Mungu.
Of which I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;
26 Huu ni ukweli wa siri iliyokuwa imefichwa kwa miaka mingi na kwa vizazi. Lakini sasa imefunuliwa kwa wote waaminio katika Yeye. (aiōn g165)
[Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages, and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: (aiōn g165)
27 Ni kwa wale ambao Mungu alitaka kufunua kulivyo utajiri wa utukufu wa siri ya ukweli huu miongoni mwa Mataifa. Ni kwamba Kristo yumo ndani yenu, ujasiri wa utukufu ujao.
To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
28 Huyu ndiye tunayemtangaza. Tunamwonya kila mtu, na kumfundisha kila mtu kwa hekima yote, ili kwamba tumlete kila mtu mkamilifu katika Kristo.
Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
29 Kwa jili hii, mimi najibidisha na kujitahidi kulingana na nguvu yake ifanyayo kazi ndani yangu katika uweza.
For which I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
