ᏉᎳ ᎪᎶᏏ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 1
1 ᏉᎳ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᏅ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ ᎢᎩᏅᏟ,
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏘ ᎪᎶᏏ ᎢᏤᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎡᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ; ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.
to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ [that are] at Colossæ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
3 ᎣᏣᎵᎡᎵᏤᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏙᏓ, ᎣᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎢᏨᏯᏅᏓᏗᏍᎪᎢ,
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4 ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎡᏦᎢᏳᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᏥᎨᏳᏒ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ;
having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,
5 ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᏣᏛᏅᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏱ,
because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎷᏤᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏧᏂᎷᏤᎸ; ᎠᎴ ᏥᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎦ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ, ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎢᏥᎦᏙᎥᏒ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ;
which is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as [it doth] in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
7 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏤᏣᏛᎦᏁᎸ ᎡᎦᏆ ᎣᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎣᎩᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᏂᎯᏃ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ.
even as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
8 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏲᎲᏁᎸᎯ ᏕᏣᏓᎨᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ.
who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
9 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ, ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎥᏝ ᏲᏥᏲᎯᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᎣᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏥᏔᏲᎯᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏥᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎪᎵᏥᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
10 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏥᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᏁᏉᎬ ᎡᏥᎦᏙᎥᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ;
to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 ᏕᏣᎵᏂᎪᏍᎬᎢ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥᏉ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏗᏨᏂᏗᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯᏗᏳ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎢᏤᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬᎢ, ᎤᎵᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
12 ᎡᏣᎵᎡᎵᏤᎲ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᎦᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎢᎦ-ᎦᏛ ᎠᏁᎯ;
giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
13 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎫᏓᎴᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎵᏏᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏫᏗᎩᎧᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎨᏳᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ;
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;
14 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎡᎦᎫᏴᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎩᎬ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᎡᎩᏙᎵᏨᎢ;
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:
15 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᎦᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏕᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ.
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
16 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏧᏬᏢᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏤᎭ, ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎢᏳ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᏂᏗᏱ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏱᎩ; ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏬᏢᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏙᏢᎾᏁᎴᎢ;
for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;
17 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏁᎰᎢ ᎣᏂ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎬᏂᏏᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏤᎭ;
and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
18 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᎪᎵ Ꭰ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᎴᏅᏗᏍᎩ, ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏧᎴᎯᏌᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏄᎾᏓᎴᏒ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19 ᎣᏏᏳᏰᏃ ᎠᏰᎸᏅᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏪᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎧᎵᎢᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ;
For it was the good pleasure [of the Father] that in him should all the fulness dwell;
20 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏙᎯᏱ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎤᎩᎬ ᏓᏓᎿᎭᏩᏍᏛ ᎤᏨᏅᎯ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏍᏔᏅ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏱᎩ.
and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, [I say], whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.
21 ᏂᎯᏃ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏁᏣᏓᎴᏉ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏥᏍᎦᎩ ᏥᎨᏎ ᏙᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᏕᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎪᎯ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎢᏦᎯᏍᏓᏁᎸ,
And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,
22 ᎤᏮᏔᏅ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏲᎱᏍᎬᎢ, ᏧᎬᏩᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏁᏧᎢᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᏥᎳᏫᏎᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ;
yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him:
23 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏅᏩᏍᏗᏗᏉ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒᎢ, ᎦᎫᏍᏛᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏓᏱᏛᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎢᎦᏰᏨᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎨᎦᎵᏥᏙᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎦᎸᎶ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ ᏄᎾᏛᏅᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏴ ᏉᎳ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᏛᏁᎯ ᏥᏅᏋᏁᎸ;
if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.
24 ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏥᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᎢᏨᎩᎵᏲᏤᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏥᎧᎵᏏᏏ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏃᏒᎢ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎩᎵᏲᏨ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᎩᏇᏓᎸ ᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᎸ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᏥᎩ;
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church;
25 ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏴ ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᏅᏋᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏁᏤᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏨᎩᏁᎸ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎧᎵᎢ ᎠᏆᎵᏥᏙᏗᏱ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ;
whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God,
[even] the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints, (aiōn g165)
27 ᎾᏍᎩ [ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ] ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏧᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏁᎲ [ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏄᏩᏁᎸ; ] ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᏯᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎨᏨᏗ ᏥᏂᎬᏁ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏫᏥᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
to whom God was pleased to 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 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏃᏨᏁᎭ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᏥᏙᏤᏯᏔᎲᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏥᏙᏤᏲᎲᏍᎦ ᏦᏨᏗᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏦᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᏄᏂᎪᎸᎾ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᏚᎾᏁᎶᏛᎢ;
whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;
29 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏥᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᏥᎦᏟᏂᎬᏁᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᏥᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᏗᏆᏓᏅᏛᎢ.
whereunto I labor also, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
