Colossians 1
1 Paul, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Lokwalo lo lo tswa kwa go: Paulo yo o tlhophilweng ke Modimo go nna morongwa wa ga Jesu Keresete, le kwa go mokaulengwe Timotheo.
2 to the holy ones and faithful brothers in Messiah at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
Lo ya kwa: Bakaulengweng ba Bakeresete ba ba ikanyegang, batho ba Modimo, mo motseng wa Kolosa. A Modimo Rara wa rona o lo nesetse matlhogonolo o bo o lo tlatse ka kagiso ya One e kgolo.
3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, praying always for you,
Nako nngwe le nngwe fa re lo rapelela re simolola ka go leboga Modimo Rraa Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete,
4 having heard of your faith in Messiah Yeshua and of the love which you have towards all the holy ones,
gonne re utlwile gore lo ikanya Modimo go le kae, le gore lo rata batho ba one go le kae.
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
Ebile lo solofetse go amogela dilo tse di itumedisang tsa legodimo, le gone ga lo bolo go nna lo di solofela go simolola ka nako e Mafoko a a Molemo a neng a simolola go rerwa ka yone mo go lona.
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,
One Mafoko a a Molemo a, a a tsileng kwa go lona, a anamela mo lefatsheng lotlhe ebile a fetola matshelo a batho gongwe le gongwe, fela jaaka a fetotse matshelo a lona ka lone letsatsi le lo neng lo a utlwa ka lone lwa ba lwa tlhaloganya ka ga kutlwelo botlhoko e kgolo ya Modimo mo baleofing.
7 even as you learnt from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Messiah on your behalf,
Epafarase modiri ka rona yo o rategang thata ke ene yo o neng a lo leretse Mafoko a a Molemo a. Ke motlhanka yo o ikanyegang wa ga Jesu Keresete, go re thusa mo boemong jwa lona.
8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
Gape ke ene yo o re boleletseng kaga lorato lo logolo mo go ba bangwe lo Mowa O O Boitshepo o lo lo neileng.
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,
Jalo he, e sale e re fela re utlwa kaga lona re bo re tswelela re rapela re kopa Modimo go lo thusa go tlhaloganya se o batlang lo se dira, le go tlhaloganya dilo tsa semowa;
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,
le go kopa gore tsela e lo tshelang ka yone e itumedise Morena ka metlha yotlhe lo bo lo mo tlotle, gore lo age lo dira, dilo tse di molemo mo go ba bangwe, lo ntse lo tswelela go ithuta go itse Modimo botoka.
11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,
Re rapelela gape gore lo tladiwe ka nonofo ya one e kgolo e e galalelang gore lo tle lo kgone go tswelela pele le go le mathata, lo tletse boitumelo jwa Morena ka metlha yotlhe,
12 giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the holy ones in light,
ebile lo leboga ka metlha yotlhe Rara yo o re nonotshitseng go nna le seabe mo dilong tsotlhe tse dintle tse e leng tse ba ba nnang mo Bogosing jwa Lesedi.
13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,
Gonne o re falotshitse ka go re ntsha mo lefifing le mo phifalong ya bogosi jwa ga Satane mme wa re tsenya mo bogosing jwa Morwa One yo o rategang,
14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.
yo o rekileng kgololo ya rona ka madi a gagwe a bo a itshwarela dibe tsa rona tsotlhe.
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Keresete ke setshwano tota sa Modimo o o sa bonweng ka matlho, O ne a le teng pele ga Modimo o tlhola lobopo lotlhe, mme tota,
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.
Keresete ka sebele ke mmopi yo o tlhodileng sengwe le sengwe mo legodimong le mo lefasheng, dilo tse re ka di bonang le tse re se ka keng ra di bona; lefatshe la semowa ka dikgosi tse lone le mebuso ya lone, babusi ba lone le maotlana a lone; gotlhe go dirilwe ke Keresete go dirisiwa ke ene mo kgalalelong ya gagwe.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
O ne a le teng pele ga sengwe le sengwe se simologa, mme gape ke nonofo ya gagwe e e tshwaragantseng sengwe le sengwe.
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.
Ke ene tlhogo ya mmele o o dirilweng ka batho ba gagwe, ke gore, phuthego ya gagwe e a e simolo-tseng; gape ke Moeteledipele wa botlhe ba ba tsogang mo baswing, gore a nne wa ntlha mo dilong tsotlhe;
19 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
gonne Modimo o ne o batla gore gotlhe mo e leng ga one go nne mo go Morwa One.
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.
E ne e le ka ntlha ya se Morwa One a se dirileng, mo Modimo o neng wa betlela sengwe le sengwe tsela ya go tla kwa go one, dilo tsotlhe mo legodimong le mo lefatsheng, gonne loso lwa ga Keresete mo mokgorong lo diretse botlhe kagiso mo Modimong ka madi a gagwe.
21 You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,
Mo go balelwa le lona ba lo kileng lwa ne lo le kgakala thata le Modimo. Lo ne lo le baba ba one, lo o ila ebile lo ne lo kgaogantswe le one ke megopolo ya lona e e bosula le ditiro tsa lona mme le fa go ntse jalo jaanong o lo buseditse mo go one go nna ditsala tsa one.
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,
O dirile jaana ka ntlha ya go swa ga mmele wa gagwe wa botho mo mokgorong, mme ka ntlha ya go dira jalo Keresete o lo tlisitse fa pele ga Modimo ka sebele, mme lo eme foo fa pele ga gagwe go se na sepe se se setseng kgatlhanong le lona, go se na sepe se se setseng se a neng a ka se lo omanyetsa;
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.
se se batlwang fela mo go lona ke gore lo dumele Boammaaruri ka botlalo, lo eme mo go jone lo sa reketle ebile lo nitame, lo nonofile mo Moreneng, lo dumela ka botlalo mo Mafokong a a Molemo gore Jesu o lo swetse, ebile lo sa sute mo go mo ikanyeng go lo boloka. Se mafoko a mantle a a hakgamatsang a a tsileng mo go mongwe le mongwe wa lona mme jaanong a aname le lefatshe lotlhe. Mme nna Paulo, ke na le boitumelo jwa go a bolelela ba bangwe.
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Messiah in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,
Mme bontlha bongwe jwa tiro ya me ke go lo bogela; gape ke a itumela, gonne ke thusa go feleletsa masalela a dipogiso tsa mmele wa ga Keresete, ebong phuthego.
25 of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me towards you to fulfil the word of God,
Modimo o nthomile go thusa phuthego ya one, le go lo bolelela lona Badichaba leano la one le le fitlhegileng.
26 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his holy ones, (aiōn g165)
Ga o bolo go fitlha bosaitsiweng jo mo dingwageng tse di makgolokgolo le mo dikokomaneng tse di fetileng, mme jaanong kwa bofelong go mo itumedisitse go bo bolelela ba ba o ratang ebile ba o tshelela, mme mahumo le kga-lalelo ya maikaelelo a one ke a lona le Badichaba. Mme bosaitsiweng joo ke jo: gore Keresete mo dipelong tsa lona ke ene fela tsholofelo ya lona ya kgalalelo. (aiōn g165)
27 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery amongst the Gentiles, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory.
28 We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Messiah Yeshua;
Jalo gongwe le gongwe kwa re yang teng re bua kaga Keresete mo go botlhe ba ba tlaa ree-tsang, re ba tlhagisa ebile re ba ruta ka fa re itseng ka teng ka ntlha ya se Keresete a se diretseng mongwe le mongwe wa bone.
29 for which I also labour, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
Ke yone tiro ya me e, mme ke ka e dira fela ka ntlha ya gore nonofo e kgolo ya ga Keresete e dira mo go nna.
