Philippi 3

1 Mwet lili ac lulu, in aksafyela sim luk, kowos in arulana engan ke kowos ma sefanna in Leum. Nga tia totola in kalweni ma nga tuh simis nu suwos meet ah, mweyen ke nga sifilpa fahk uh ac fah mwe molela nu suwos.

To sum up: my dear friends, delight in the Lord! It's not a burden for me to repeat these things to you—it's to keep you safe!

2 Liyekowosyang lukelos su oana kosro ngalngul ac orek ma koluk inmasrlowos, su lungse sipik mano.

Watch out for the wolves, those who do evil, those who insist on physical circumcision—

3 Kut pa eis kosrala pwaye uh ac tia elos, mweyen kut alu nu sin God fal nu ke Ngun lun God, ac kut engankin ma sefanna lasr yurin Christ Jesus. Kut tia filiya lulalfongi lasr in kutena lumah ma orek nu ke mano.

for it's we who are truly circumcised, worshiping by the Spirit of God, placing our assurance in Christ Jesus. We have no confidence in human abilities—

4 Pwaye nga lukun ku in filiya lulalfongi luk ke ma ouinge uh. Fin oasr mwet nunku mu el ac lulalfongi ke kain in lumah ouingan in molella, nga alukela in akfalye ma ingan nukewa tari.

for if there was a way to rely on human nature then I myself could have that confidence! If anyone thinks they have confidence in such human things, then I outdo them:

5 Nga tuh kosrkosrla ke nga len oalkosr matwa. Nga isusla sie mwet Israel sin sruf lun Benjamin, sie mwet Hebrew na pwaye. Ac fin nu ke in liyaung Ma Sap lun mwet Jew, nga sie mwet Pharisee,

I was circumcised on the eighth day, I'm an Israelite of the tribe of Benjamin, a true Hebrew. Regarding legal observance I'm a Pharisee;

6 ac ke sripen yohk moniyuk luk oru nga akkeokye church. Ac funu ke suwoswos se ma sie mwet el eis ke sripen el akos Ma Sap, wanginna ma nga tafongla kac.

as for religious dedication I was a persecutor of the church; while in regard to doing right according to the law I was blameless!

7 Tusruktu, ma nukewa su nga tuh oakla mu ac ase wo ouiya nu sik, inge nga pilesrala oana ma tuhlac ke sripen Christ.

But in whatever way such things gained me anything, I count them as a loss for Christ.

8 Tia ma inge mukena; a nga oakla ma nukewa oana ma tuhlac ke sripen sie ma su arulana saok liki, aok, etu luk ke Christ Jesus, Leum luk. Nga sisla ma nukewa ke sripal; nga oakla ma inge oana kutkut, tuh nga fah eis Christ

Truly, I count everything as loss in exchange for the incredible benefit I've gained through knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I've thrown away all these things for him, and consider them trash, so that I might gain Christ.

9 ac in arulana fungyang nu sel. Wanginla suwoswos luk sifacna — kain suwoswos ma kut eis ke akos Ma Sap. Inge oasr yuruk suwoswos se ma ituku ke sripen lulalfongi in Christ, su ma sin God me ac oakwuki ke lulalfongi.

I want to be found in him, not being right because of what I've done, or what the law requires, but made right through confidence in Christ, set right by God through trusting in him.

10 Ma sefanna nga enenu pa nga in etu Christ, tuh nga in pulakin ku lun sifil moulyak lal, ac in welul keok; in oana el ke misa lal,

I want to really know him, and the power of his resurrection—to take part in his suffering and become like him in his death,

11 ke sripen nga finsrak tuh nga fah sifil akmoulyeyukyak liki misa nu ke moul.

so that somehow I might be part of the resurrection from the dead!

12 Nga tia fahk mu nga sun tari, ku lah nga fas in ma nukewa. A nga kwafeyu na in sruokya molin kutangla, ke sripen Christ el eisyu tari tuh nga in ma lal.

Not that I've already got it all, or that I'm already perfect—but I run so that I might win what was won for me by Christ Jesus.

13 Aok, mwet lili ac lulu, nga tia nunku mu nga eis tari; ma sefanna nga oru, nga mulkunla mau ma oan tukuk ac saplakot nu ke ma su oan meet.

My friends, I don't consider that I've already won, but this is my one objective: disregarding what is behind me, I strain forward to what is in front of me.

14 Ke ma inge, nga kwafeyu na in sun kutangla, tuh nga fah eis molin kutangla, su pa inge: pang Iun God nu ke moul sasu ke Christ Jesus.

I run towards the finish line to win the prize of God's invitation to heaven through Christ Jesus.

15 Kut nukewa su matu tari in moul in ngun, lela kut in nunak se nu ke ouiya se inge. Tusruktu kutu suwos fin nunku siena, God El ac fah oru in kalem suwos.

Those of us who are spiritually mature should think like this, and if you think anything different, then God will reveal this to you.

16 Ouinge lela kut in fahsrna nu meet, fal nu ke oakwuk ma kut fahsru kac nwe misenge.

We just need to make sure that we follow what we already have understood.

17 Mwet lili, kowos in etawi ma nga oru, ac lohang nu selos su fahsr ke srikasrak pwaye su kut tuh oakiya nu suwos.

My friends, copy my example as others do and take note of the way to behave since you have us as a model.

18 Nga fahk ma se inge tari nu suwos ke pacl na pus, a inge nga tung ke nga sifilpa kalweni in fahk: Mwet puspis fahkak ke ouiyen moul lalos lah elos lain misa lun Christ fin sakseng.

The way some people live makes them enemies of the cross of Christ—as I've often told you before and repeat again though it pains me so much I want to weep.

19 Saflaiyalos, elos ac som nu in hell, mweyen god lalos pa lung lun ikwa lalos. Elos filangkin ma su fal elos in mwekyekin, ac nunku na ke ma lun facl se inge. (questioned)

They will end up being completely lost, these people whose “god” is their physical desires and who are proud of what they should be ashamed of, thinking only about the things of this world.

20 A funu kut, acn na pwaye sesr pa inkusrao, ac kut kena tuh Mwet Lango lasr, Leum Jesus Christ, elan tari tuku liki inkusrao.

But our homeland is heaven, and we're waiting for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from there too.

21 El ac fah aolla mano munas ac sukawil se lasr inge, ac orala in oana mano wolana lal, ke ku se na ma el orekmakin in eisani ma nukewa nu ye kolyuk lal.

He will re-create our defective human bodies so that they will be made like his glorious body using the power by which he brings everything under his control.