Philippians 2

1 If therefore there is any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,

Mo nkwa a mowɔ wɔ Kristo mu no hyɛ mo den anaa? Ne dɔ kyekyere mo werɛ anaa? Mo ne Honhom no wɔ ayɔnkofa bi anaa? Mowɔ ayamyɛ ne ayamhyehyeɛ ma mo ho mo ho anaa?

2 make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Sɛ ɛte saa deɛ a, ɛnneɛ monnya adwene korɔ wɔ ɔdɔ ne Honhom ne botaeɛ korɔ mu na mʼanigyeɛ awie pɛyɛ.

3 doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Monnyɛ pɛsɛmenkomenya; monnhoahoa mo ho mfa mpɛ animuonyam hunu. Mommrɛ mo ho ase mma mo ho mo ho na mommu mo yɔnkonom nsene mo ankasa mo ho.

4 each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

Mommma obiara nnnwene ne nko ara nʼadeɛ ho, na mmom, ɔnnwene nʼafɛfoɔ nso deɛ ho bi.

5 Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

Momma mo abrabɔ nyinaa nyɛ sɛ Yesu Kristo deɛ no bi.

6 who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

Ɔno na ɔwɔ Onyankopɔn tebea mu deɛ, nanso wanhyɛ ne ho sɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn bɛyɛ pɛ.

7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

Ɔdanee ne tumi kɛseɛ ne nʼanimuonyam too nkyɛn. Mmom, ɔfirii ne pɛ mu faa akoa tebea de too ne ho so, baeɛ sɛ onipa bɛyɛɛ nʼadeɛ sɛ onipa.

8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.

Ɔbrɛɛ ne ho ase, yɛɛ ɔsetie, de kɔduruu owuo mu, asɛnnua ho owuo mu mpo.

9 Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,

Yei enti, Onyankopɔn maa no so kɔɔ beaeɛ a ɛkorɔn koraa, maa no din a ɛdi din nyinaa so.

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,

Na ɛno enti, sɛ wɔbɔ Yesu din a, ɔsorofoɔ ne asase sofoɔ ne asase asefoɔ nkotodwe nyinaa bɛkoto no.

11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Na tɛkrɛma nyinaa apae mu aka sɛ, Yesu Kristo ne Awurade, de ahyɛ Agya Onyankopɔn animuonyam.

12 So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Enti, me nnamfo pa, sɛdeɛ na me ne mo te hɔ a na motie me no, saa ara nso na ɛberɛ a menni mo nkyɛn seesei yi, ɛsɛ sɛ motie me ara ne no. Monkɔ so mfa ahopopoɔ ne suro nyɛ adwuma mfa nwie mo nkwagyeɛ ho adwumayɛ,

13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn na ɔma mofiri mo pɛ mu di dwuma a ɛsɔ nʼani.

14 Do all things without complaining and arguing,

Dwuma biara a modi no, monnnwiinwii na monnnye ho akyinnyeɛ

15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wɔnka biribi ntia mo. Mobɛyɛ kronn sɛ Onyankopɔn mma nokwafoɔ a wɔte ewiase a nkontompofoɔ ne nnebɔneyɛfoɔ ahyɛ ma tɔ no mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ mohyerɛn wɔ wɔn mu sɛ nsoromma a ɛwɔ soro

16 holding up the word of life, that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

wɔ nkwa no ho asɛm a moka kyerɛ wɔn no mu. Sɛ moyɛ saa, na Kristo Ɛda no mede mo hoahoa me ho a, na ne kwan so ara ne no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛbɛda no adi sɛ dwuma a mebɛdiiɛ no anyɛ kwa.

17 Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

Ebia na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwie me mogya gu sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ, sɛdeɛ mo ɔsom no nso yɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ ma Onyankopɔn no. Sɛ ɛba saa a, ɛbɛyɛ anigyesɛm, na me ne mo nyinaa anya saa ahosɛpɛ no.

18 In the same way, you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

Aane, momma mo ani nnye, sɛdeɛ me nso mʼani agye no.

19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.

Anidasoɔ a mewɔ wɔ Awurade Yesu mu no enti, mɛsoma Timoteo ma waba mo nkyɛn na mo ho nsɛm a mɛte no ahyɛ me nkuran.

20 For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.

Ɔno nko ne obi a ɔwɔ ɔtema ma me na mo ho asɛm nso hia no.

21 For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

Obiara pɛ ɔno ara ne yiedie a Yesu Kristo ho asɛm mmfa ne ho.

22 But you know that he has proved himself. As a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

Mo ankasa modi ho adanseɛ wɔ dwuma a wadi ho. Wakyerɛ nso sɛ, ɔne me te sɛ ɔba ne nʼagya a wɔaka abom adi asɛmpa no ho dwuma.

23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it will go with me.

Sɛ mehunu sɛdeɛ nneɛma rekɔ so ma me a, ɛrenkyɛre biara mɛsoma no wɔ mo nkyɛn.

24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly.

Na Awurade mu anidasoɔ a mewɔ enti, menim sɛ ɛrenkyɛre biara mʼankasa mɛba mo nkyɛn.

25 But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,

Mʼadwene ho sɛ, mɛsoma yɛn nua Epafrodito a wayɛ adwuma, na ɔdi me nkyɛn mu ako na wasom mo sɛ mo ɔsomafoɔ de aboa me no wɔ mo nkyɛn.

26 since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was sick.

Ne ho pere no sɛ ɔbɛhunu mo nyinaa na ɛha no nso sɛ motee ne nka sɛ ɔyare.

27 For indeed he was sick nearly to death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.

Ampa ara, na ɔyare a anka ɔreyɛ awu. Nanso, Onyankopɔn hunuu no ne me nso mmɔbɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, wamma manni awerɛhoɔ.

28 I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

Me ho peree me yie sɛ mɛsoma no mo nkyɛn, na mohunu no a, mo ani asane agye bio na me nso mʼawerɛhoɔ to atwa.

29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,

Momfa ahosɛpɛ nnye no sɛ onua wɔ Awurade mu. Momfa obuo ne anidie mma nnipa a wɔte sɛ ɔno nyinaa,

30 because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

ɛfiri sɛ, ɔde ne nkwa bɔɔ afɔdeɛ a ɛnam so maa anka ɔrewu ama Kristo adwuma de aboa me a anka morentumi mmoa saa no.