Colossians 1
1 This letter comes from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the will of God, and from our brother Timothy.
PAULUS wanporon en Kristus Iesus amen pan kupur en Kot o ri atail Timoteus,
2 To the believers and trusting Christians at Colossae: may you have grace and peace from God our Father.
Ong ri at saraui o lelapok ren Krisus akan, me mi Kolose; mak o popol sang ren Kot Sam atail o Kaun Iesus Kristus!
3 We are always thankful to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for you, and pray for you.
Kit kin danke Kot o Sam en atail Kaun Iesus Kristus o kapakapa kin komail kaukaule.
4 We've heard about your trust in Christ Jesus and your love for all the believers
Kit lao rongadar duen omail poson Kristus Iesus, o omail limpok ong saraui kan karos,
5 because of the hope prepared for you in heaven. You already heard about this in the good news, the message of truth
Pweki kaporopor eu, me nekineki ong komail nanlang, duen me komail rongadar mas o ni padak melel en rongamau,
6 that came to you just as it has gone throughout the whole world, spreading widely and bringing results. It's done the same for you too, ever since you heard it and realized the true nature of God's grace.
Me lel wong komail o pil sap akan karos, o a kin wada o kakairida dueta re omail sang ni ran o, me komail rongadar o dedekier melel mak en Kot;
7 Our dear friend and fellow-worker Epaphras, who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on our behalf, taught you about this.
Duen omail padakki sang ren Epapras at warok kompok amen, me papa lelapok en Kristus ong komail amen,
8 He's also made clear to us your love in the Spirit.
Me pil kaireki dong kit duen omail limpok pena ni Ngen.
9 Because of this we continue to pray for you from the time we heard about you, asking God to give you understanding of what he wants you to do and to give you every kind of spiritual wisdom and understanding.
I me se sota kin dukedi sang at kapakapa kin komail o poekipoeki sang ni ran en at rongadar, pwe komail en direki erpit en kupur a, o komail en lolekong o koiok ngenin,
10 That way you'll live lives that rightly represent the Lord and please him, producing all kinds of good results and gaining greater knowledge of God.
O kekeid wei duen me kon ong Kaun o, o kapareda wan wiawia mau karos, o kakairida ki asa Kot,
11 May you be made powerfully strong by his wonderful strength, having great patience and endurance.
O keleki kel karos duen manaman en a lingan pwen dadaurata o kanongama ki peren,
12 May you happily praise the Father, who has made it possible for us to share in the inheritance of God's people who live in the light.
Danke Sam o, me kotin kamau kitail lar, en iang pwaisaneki soso en me saraui kan nan marain.
13 He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
Me kotin kapiti sang kitail manaman en rotorot, ap kotin kasau kitail dong nan wein Na kompokepa,
14 through whom we have been set free and our sins forgiven.
Me kotin dore kitail la iei lapwan dip atail,
15 The Son is the visible picture of the invisible God. He was before all creation,
I me kasale pan Kot, me so sansal, me meseni en audepa karos.
16 for everything was created through him—in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, empires, rulers, leaders and authorities—everything was created through him and for him.
Pwe karos wiauiki i, karos me mi nanlang o sappa, me sansal o me so sansal, ma me poe kan, de saumas akan, de wei kan, de manaman akan, meakaros wiauiki i o ong i.
17 He existed before everything, and he holds everything together.
O i me kotikot mon meakaros o meakaros memaureki i.
18 He is also the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the first and highest of those raised from the dead, so that he is supreme in everything.
O i tapwin war a, iei momodisou, o i me tapi o meseni en me iasadar sang ren me melar akan, pwe i en mon meakaros.
19 God was pleased to have his full nature live in him,
Pwe Kot kotin kileledier me mau kan karos en mi re a.
20 and through him brought back everything in the universe to himself, since he made peace through the blood of his cross, through him reconciling all those on the earth and in heaven.
I ari kalolamau penang pein i meakan karos, ma ni sappa de nanlang, ni a kotin wiada muei mau ki ntan a lopu.
21 You once were alienated from God, enemies in the way you thought and the way you acted,
O komail, me doo wei sang o imwintiti mas o ni omail lamelame o wiawia sued akan,
22 but now he has reconciled you through his dying human body, bringing you into his presence where you stand holy, pure, and faultless.
A kotin kalolamau komail lar ki war a uduk ni a matala, pwen kapware kin komail da saraui o pung o so kadeik pa omail mo a.
23 But your trust in him must continue rock-solid and immovable. Don't be shaken from the hope of the good news that you heard, the good news that's been shared throughout the world—that's the work that I Paul have been doing.
Ma komail dadaurata poson o tengeteng o so mokid wei sang ni kaporopor ki rongamau, me komail rongadar, o me lolok ong audepa karos me mi pan lang, me ngai Paulus wialar papa men.
24 I'm happy to have trouble for your sake, for by means of what happens to me physically I'm part of Christ's sufferings that he continues to experience for the sake of his body, the church.
I ap perenki ai kalokolok ki komail o men kaimwisok kila uduk ai me luedi ni kamekam en Kristus, pweki war a, iei momodisou,
25 I serve the church following the direction God gave me about you, to present fully the word of God to you.
Me i wialar papa men duen koa dodok en Kot, me i aleer pweki komail pwen usela masan en Kot.
26 This is the mystery that was hidden down through the ages and for many generations, but it's now been revealed to God's people. (aiōn g165)
Iei me rir kot, me rir sang nin tapin kaua o men kaua, a met a kadiarok ong sapwilim a saraui kan, (aiōn g165)
27 God wanted to make known to them the glorious wealth of this mystery to the nations: Christ living in you is the glorious hope!
Me Kot men kasansaleda kapwapwa en lingan en rir wet ong men liki kan, iei Kristus me kotikot lol omail, i kaporopor en lingan.
28 We're telling everyone about him, instructing and teaching them in the best way we know how so that we can bring everyone before God fully mature in Christ.
I me kit kin padaki o panepanaui aramas karos, o padapadaki aramas karos ni lolekong karos, pwe kit en kapwareda aramas karos ni unsoki ong Kristus.
29 That's what I'm working for too, making every effort as I rely on his strength which is powerfully at work in me.
I me i pil dodok kelail, duen wiawia en i me kin dodok kelail lol i.
