Philippians 1
1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, and to the elders and deacons.
Paulo na Timotheo, watumishi wa Kristo Yesu, Kwa wale walitengwa katika Kristo wanaoishi Filipi, pamoja na waangalizi na mashemasi.
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Neema na iwe kwenu na amani itokayo kwa Mungu Baba yetu na Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
3 Upon every remembrance of you I am ever thanking my God for you all;
Namshukuru Mungu wangu kila ninapowakumbuka ninyi nyote.
4 in every petition of mine in your behalf I am offering my prayer with joy for your fellowship in forwarding the gospel,
Mara zote katika kila ombi langu kwa ajili yenu ninyi nyote, huwa na furahi ninapowaombea.
5 from the first day you heard it until now.
Nina shukrani nyingi kwa sababu ya ushirika wenu katika injili tangu siku ya kwanza mpaka leo.
6 Of this I am fully persuaded, that He who has begun a good work in you will go on completing it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Nina hakika kuwa yeye aliyeanzisha kazi njema ndani yenu ataendelea kuikamilisha mpaka siku ya Bwana Yesu Kristo.
7 It is but just that I should be thus mindful of you all, because I have you in my heart, and because in these fetters of mine and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel you are all my fellow partners in the privilege.
Ni sawa kwangu kujisikia hivi juu yenu ninyi nyote kwa sababu nimewaweka moyoni wangu. Maana ninyi mmekuwa washirika wenza katika neema katika kifungo changu na katika utetezi na uthibitishaji wangu wa injili.
8 God is my witness how I yearn for you all in the tenderness of Christ Jesus.
Mungu ni shahidi wangu, jinsi nilivyo na shauku juu ya yenu nyote katika undani wa pendo la Kristo Yesu.
9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound yet more and more in intelligence and insight
Na ninaomba kwamba: upendo wenu uongezeke zaidi na zaidi katika maarifa na ufahamu wote.
10 for testing things that differ, so that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,
Ninaomba kwa ajili ya hili ili muwe na uwezo wa kupima na kuchagua mambo yaliyo bora sana. Pia ninawaombea ili muwe safi pasipokuwa na hatia yoyote katika siku ya Kristo.
11 being filled with the fruit of righteousness through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
Na pia ili mjazwe na tunda la haki lipatikanalo katika Yesu Kristo, kwa utukufu na sifa ya Mungu.
12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has turned out rather to help than to the hindrance of the gospel.
Sasa ndugu zangu, nataka mjue kuwa, mambo yaliyotokea kwangu yameifanya injili iendelee sana.
13 Throughout the whole Praetorian guard and among all the others it has become plain that these chains of mine are for the sake of Christ;
Ndiyo maana vifungo vyangu katika Kristo, vimejulikana kwa walinzi wa ikulu yote na kwa kila mtu pia.
14 and most of the brothers in the Lord, made confident in the Lord through my imprisonment, are much emboldened to speak God’s message with free and fearless confidence.
Na ndugu wengi katika Bwana, kwa sababu ya vifungo vyangu, wameshawishika na kuthubutu kulihubiri Neno pasipo hofu.
15 Some indeed are preaching Christ out of envy and contentiousness, but others from good-will.
Baadhi kweli hata humtangaza Kristo kwa fitina na ugomvi, na pia wengine kwa nia njema.
16 but the former preach Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely, because they think they are adding bitterness to my bonds.
Wale wanaomtangaza Kristo kwa upendo wanajua kuwa nimewekwa hapa kwa ajili ya utetezi wa injili.
17 These latter out of their love, because they know that I am set here for the defense of the gospel;
Bali wengine wanamtangaza Kristo kwa ubinafsi na nia mbaya. Hudhani kuwa wanasababisha matatizo kwangu katika minyororo yangu.
18 What of it? In any case, whether in pretence or in honest truth, Christ is still preached, and in that I am rejoicing, yes, and will rejoice.
Kwa hiyo? Sijali, aidha njia ikiwa ni kwa hila au kwa kweli, Kristo anatangazwa, na katika hili ninafurahia! Ndiyo, nitafurahia.
19 For I know that these things will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and a rich supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
kwa kuwa ninajua ya kuwa hili litaleta kufunguliwa kwangu. Jambo hili litatokea kwa sababu ya maombi yenu na kwa msaada wa Roho wa Yesu Kristo.
20 So it is my keen expectation and hope that I shall never feel ashamed, but that with fearless courage, now as hither to, Christ may be magnified in my body, whether by my life or by my death.
Kulingana na matarajio yangu ya uhakika na kweli ni kwamba, sitaona aibu. Badala yake, kwa ujasiri wote, kama ambavyo siku zote na sasa, natarajia kuwa Kristo atainuliwa katika mwili wangu, ikiwa katika uzima au katika kifo.
21 For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Kwa maana kwangu mimi, kuishi ni Kristo na kufa ni faida.
22 But now, if life in the flesh, if this be the fruit of my toil - what to choose I do not know,
Lakini, kama kuishi katika mwili huzaa tunda katika kazi yangu, kwa hiyo sijui ni lipi la kuchagua.
23 but am in a quandary between the two. I am perplexed. I have a strong desire to break camp and to be with Christ, which is far better;
Maana ninasukumwa sana na mawazo haya mawili. Nina hamu ya kuuacha mwili na kuwa pamoja na Kristo, kitu ambacho ni cha thamani sana sana.
24 but for your sakes it is more necessary that I should still live on in the body.
Ingawa, kubaki katika mwili huu ni jambo la muhimu sana kwa ajili yenu.
25 And because I am convinced of this, I know that I shall live, and go on working side by side with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,
Kwa kuwa nina uhakika juu ya hili, ninajua nitabaki na kuendelea kuwa pamoja nanyi nyote, kwa ajili ya maendeleo na furaha ya imani yenu.
26 so that you may find me fresh cause of exultation in Christ Jesus, because of my presence among you once more.
Na hii italeta furaha yenu kubwa katika Kristo Yesu, kwasababu yangu itaongezeka, kwa sababu ya uwepo wangu tena pamoja nanyi.
27 Only do lead lives worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come to see you or hear reports concerning you in my absence, I may know that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul, enlisted in a common struggle for the faith of the gospel,
Mnatakiwa kuishi maisha yenu katika mwenendo mzuri uipasayo injili ya Kristo. fanyeni hivyo ili nikija kuwaona au nisipokuja, nisikie kuwa mmesimama imara katika roho moja. natamani kusikia kuwa mna roho moja, mkiishindania imani ya injili kwa pamoja.
28 and in no way terrorized by its enemies. For you fearlessness is a clear indication of coming ruin for them, but of salvation for you at the hands of God.
na msitishwe na kitu chochote kinachofanywa na maadui zenu. Hii kwao ni ishara ya uharibifu. Bali kwenu ni ishara ya wokovu kutoka kwa Mungu.
29 For it has been granted you in Christ’s behalf, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake,
kwa maana ninyi mmepewa kwa ajili ya Kristo, si kumwamini tu, bali na kuteswa pia katika Yeye.
30 while you wage the same conflict which you once saw in me, and now hear that I maintain.
kwa maana mna mgogoro uleule kama mliouona kwangu na mnasikia kwamba ninao hata sasa.
