Colossians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Une che Paolo, Nduna jwa Kilisito Yesu kwa unonyelo wa Akunnungu ndili ni mpwanga jwetu che Timoseo,
2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
tukunnembela ŵanyamwe ŵandu ŵa Akunnungu ŵankutama ku Kolosai, achinjetu ŵakukulupilichika mu kulumbikana ni Kilisito. Tukumpopelela umbone ni chitendewele kutyochela kwa Akunnungu Atati ŵetu.
3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Moŵa gose patukumpopelela ŵanyamwe, tukwatogolela Akunnungu, Atati ŵa Ambuje ŵetu Che Yesu Kilisito.
4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
Pakuŵa tupilikene inkuti pakwakulupilila Kilisito Yesu ni inkuti pakwanonyela ŵandu wose ŵa Akunnungu.
5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News
Chikulupi chenu ni unonyelo wenu ikukulupilila chilolelo chammichile chile kwinani. Mwapilikene kaandanda nkati chilolelo cho, katema pamwalalichilwe Ngani Jambone ja usyene.
6 which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,
Ngani Jambone jo jannyichilile ŵanyamwe ni kwenela mu chilambo chose ni kumpelechela umbone, ni kukula mpela ijitite kula pasikati jenu chitandile lyele lyuŵa pamwapilikene ni kuumanyilila umbone wa Akunnungu wautite kuŵa.
7 even as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on your behalf,
Che Epafula kapolo njetu jwakunonyelwa, jwelejo ni juŵanjigenye ŵanyamwe jele ngani jo. Jwelejo ali jwakutumichila jwakukulupilichika jwa Kilisito pamalo petu kwa ligongo lyenu.
8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
Jwelejo ni jwatusalile ngani ja unonyelo wenu umpegwilwe ni Mbumu jwa Akunnungu.
9 For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Kwa ligongo li nowe ŵakwe chitandilile lyuŵa litwapilikene nkati ŵanyamwe, ngatukuleka kumpopelela. Tukwachondelela Akunnungu antende mmanyilile aila yakwisaka mpanganye mu lunda lose ni umanyilisi wose umpegwilwe ni Mbumu jwa Akunnungu.
10 that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,
Tukupopelela yeleyi kuti nkombole kutama mpela yakuti pakusaka Ambuje, njendelechele kupanganya yaikwanonyela ŵelewo moŵa gose. Kwa litala lyo chinkombole kupanganya masengo gagali gose gambone ni kupunda kwamanyilila Akunnungu.
11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,
Akunnungu amlimbisye kwa litala lya ukombole wose ni ukulu wao, kuti nkombole kupililila indu yose pangapela,
12 giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light,
ni kwakusengwa mwatogolele Atati, ŵantesile ŵakuŵajilwa kupochela indu yose iŵagosele ŵandu ŵakwe mu umwenye wa lilanguka.
13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,
Pakuŵa ŵelewo atukulupwisye kutyochela mmachili ga chipi ni kutujinjisya mu umwenye wa Mwanagwe jwakunnonyela.
14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.
Kwa litala lya jwelejo tuwombolechekwe ni kulecheleswa sambi syetu.
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Kilisito akulandana kwa usyene ni Akunnungu ŵangakuwoneka. Jwelejo ŵapali ikanaŵe yepanganyikwe yose kugumbikwa.
16 For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.
Pakuŵa kwa litala lya jwelejo, Akunnungu ŵaigumbile indu yose ya kwinani ni indu yose ya pachilambo ni yaikuwoneka ni yangaikuwoneka pamo ni ŵaali ni machili pane achakulu pane ilongola pane ŵaali ni ulamusi. Akunnungu ŵaigumbile indu yose kwa litala lyakwe ni kwa liwamba lyakwe.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
Kilisito ŵapali ikanaŵe indu yose kugumbikwa ni kwakulumbikana ni ŵelewo indu yose ilumbikene pamo.
18 He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Kilisito ali ntwe wa chiilu chakwe ni chiilu cho chili mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito, nombejo ali ndande ja umi wa chiilu cho nombe ali ndande. Jwelejo ali jwaandanda kusyuka kuti aŵe jwaandanda mu indu yose.
19 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
Pakuŵa yanonyelesye Akunnungu asyene kuti utindimisyo wakwe wose uŵe mu nkati mwa Kilisito.
20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
Akunnungu ŵaijilenye indu yose kwa litala lya Kilisito, ni kwa miasi jakwe jijamwasiche pa nsalaba jatesile chitendewele ni indu yose yaili pachilambo ni kwinani.
21 You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,
Ni ŵanyamwe kalakala mwaliji ntalikangene ni Akunnungu, nombe mwaliji ŵammagongo ŵao pakuŵa mwaganisisye yachigongomalo ni mwatesile yachigongomalo.
22 yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,
Nambo sambano, Akunnungu ŵantesile mwanya mme achambusangagwe kwa litala lya chiwa cha chiilu cha Kilisito kuti anjausye paujo pao akuno ndi ŵaswela, ŵangali sambi namose chileŵo.
23 if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
Nambo ŵanyamwe nkusachilwa kwendelechela kutama mu chikulupi, namose nkakunda kutinganyikwa ni kusaama mu chilolelo chila chimwachipatile katema pamwapilikene Ngani Jambone. Une che Paolo natendekwe kuŵa jwakutumichila jwa Ngani Jambone jila jijalalichile kwa ŵandu wose pachilambo pose.
24 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 assembly,
Sambano ngusengwa kwa masausyo gangupata kwa ligongo lyenu. Kwa litala lya kulaga kwangu kwa chiilu, ngugumbalichisya aila yaipungwiche mu kulaga kwa chiilu cha Kilisito, yaani mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito.
25 of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,
Ni une natendekwe ni Akunnungu kuŵa katumetume jwa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito. Masengo gasyene gali, kulalichila Liloŵe lyao kwa utindimisyo,
26 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints, (aiōn g165)
ni liloŵe lyo lili chantemela chichasisiche kwa ŵandu wose chitandile kalakala, nambo sambano chimanyichikwe kwa ŵandu ŵakwe. (aiōn g165)
27 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Pakuŵa Akunnungu asachile kwamanyisya ŵandu chantemela cho yachitite pakuŵa chachikulungwa ni cha ukulu chichajenele kwa ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi wose. Chantemela cho chili achi, Kilisito ali nkati mwenu, ni ŵanyamwe wakwe chinkole liunjili lya ukulu wa Akunnungu.
28 We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
Kwa ligongo lyo, tukunlalichila Kilisito kwa ŵandu wose. Tukunjamuka ni kunjiganya kila mundu kwa lunda lose, kuti tukombole kunnyikanawo kila mundu paujo pa Akunnungu ali jwautindimisyo mu nkulumbikana ni Kilisito.
29 for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
Kuti ndende yeleyo ngupanganya masengo ni kuchalila kwa machili gamakulungwa ga Kilisito gagakupanganya masengo nkati mwangu.
