Kolose 1:1-29
1 Yange Paulu, kapositolo ka Kristu Yesu kwitila mu cizango ca Njambi, njili hamo na ndolome yetu Timothi.
2 Njili na kusonekela bakujela, bandolome ba kulongwa ba mu Kolose baje banalikwatasana na Kristu ngwange:
Ngozi yakama na kwoloka bya kutunda kuli Njambi Tate yetu, bikale neni.
3 Simbu yoshe tukakandelela Njambi, Ishe ya Mwata wetu Yesu Kristu mutukamilombelela,
4 mwafwa tunazibi bya likulahelo lyeni muli Kristu Yesu na cizemo cimuli naco kuli bakujela boshe
5 mwafwa ya lilabelelo libanamitulikila mwilu. Mwazibile byeli lilabelelo kwitila mu muzimbu wa busunga uje unapu muzimbu waubwa
6 uje wezile kuli yeni. Ngecilika mwa muzimbu waubwa muuli na kwima bushuka na kulibwezelela mu kaye koshe, mukemwo lalo muuli na kulinga mukati keni kutunda bene ha litangwa limwauzibile na kuzibuka mwamubwa ngozi yakama ya Njambi mu busunga.
7 Ebi bikebyo bimwalilongesele kuli Epafrasi, mukwetu ndungo itwazema uje wapwa muka-kupangela Kristu mu kulongwa mu kutwimanenako.
8 Co lalo watulekele bya cizemo ceni ca ku sipilitu.*
9 Mukemwo kutunda ha litangwa litwazibile ebi, kutwalikelele kumilombelela na kulomba ngwetu mushule na mana a busunga a kuzibuka cizango cendi mu mana oshe na mu kuzibisisa ca ku sipilitu,
10 mangana mwende ngwe muje mwashaka Yehova mangana mumuzibise kubwaha mu byuma byoshe omwo mutwalelelaho kwima bushuka mu bipangi byoshe byabibwa na kubwezelela ku mangana eni a kuzibuka Njambi.
11 Tukalombela lalo ngwetu Njambi amyane nzili yoshe kwesekesa na bumpau bwendi bwa nzili mangana mwase kukolesa mu byuma byoshe na mbunge ya kubandamena na kubwahelela,
12 omwo mukandelela Tate uje namilingisa mupwisemo binapande mangana mutambule ku buswana bwa bakujela baje bali mu ceke.
13 Njambi watwobwele ku moko ya lisusulungu na kutujalwisila mu bumwene bwa Munendi yazema.
14 Kwitila muli ou Munendi, banatupatula na ndando ya kupatula, kulumbununa kutukonekela bubi bwetu.
15 Ikeye wapwa cifwa ca Njambi uje kutwasa kumona, ntwatwa ku byakutanga byoshe,
16 mwafwa kwitila muli ikeye byuma bikwabo byoshe babitangele, mwilu na hasi, byuma bitumona nebi kutwasa kumona, ipwe matanda, nambe bumwata, nambe bifulumende, nambe moko ya kuyula. Byuma bikwabo byoshe babitangele kwitila muli ikeye, co babitangelele ikeye.
17 Co lalo ikeye wakulibanga ku byuma bikwabo byoshe, co kwitila muli ikeye byuma bikwabo byoshe byakeleko,
18 co ikeye mutwe wa mubila, kulumbununa cikungulukilo. Ikeye wakulibanga, ntwatwa kutunda ku batsi mangana apwe wakulibanga mu byuma byoshe,
19 mwafwa Njambi washakele ngwendi kushula kwoshe kukale muli Munendi,
20 co Njambi elwise byuma byoshe kuli ikeye babenya, ipwe bya hano hasi nambe bya mwilu kwitila muli Kristu Yesu ha kunena kwoloka kwitila mu maninga a Kristu abetilile ha citi ca kuyandesela.*
21 Cili bene, yeni mwangunukile kuli Njambi, co lalo mwapwile bitozi bendi, mwafwa bisinganyeka byeni byajendamenene ku bipangi byabibi,
22 oloni hano Njambi namilwisa kuli ikeye babenya kwitila mu mubila wa situ wa uje watsile, mangana mwimane ku mesho endi oku munapu ba kujela na kujeneka citoma na kujeneka hakumyanena mulonga—,
23 cakama lika nga mutwalelelaho mu likulahelo na kuzama ha lubula na kwimana mbe na kujeneka kutunda ku lilabelelo lya uje muzimbu waubwa umwazibile, ubambulwilile byakutanga byoshe bya mwisi ya lilu. Yange Paulu banjangwile njipwe muka-kwambulula ou muzimbu waubwa.
24 Co hano njili na kubwahelela mu tuyando twange mwafwa yeni, co tuyando twa Kristu tunjili na kuliwana natwo mu situ yange kanda tucipwemo. Oku kuyanda kunjili na kuyanda kukwasa mubila wa Kristu uje unapu cikungulukilo.
25 Banjangwile kupwa muka-kupangela eci cikungulukilo kwesekesa na cipangi ca bungamba ca kutunda kuli Njambi cije cibanjanene mwafwa yeni, mangana njambulule lijwi lya Njambi mu kushula,
26 lije linambateselela lihungu lya kujela libashwekele ha simbu ya tutumameno twa myaka* ya kunima na bisemwa bya kunima. Oloni hano banalijombolwela bakujela,
27 baje Njambi nabwahelela kubajombolwela bumpau bwa bufuko bweli lihungu lya kujela lije lyanajombolola mukati ka baka-mafuti, lije linapu Kristu mu kulikwatasana neni, kulumbununa lilabelelo lya bumpau bwendi.
28 Ou bene Kristu ikeye ituli na kwambulula, ikeye ituli na kunangula munu na munu na kulongesa munu na munu mu mana oshe mangana twase kukwasa munu na munu kupwa wa mutunu mu kulikwatasana na Kristu.
29 Mukemwo njili na kupanga na nzili na kulifwita kwitila mu nzili yendi ije ili na kupanga manene muli yange.
Majwi a kwinikila
^ Lijwi na lijwi “mu sipilitu.”
^ Taleni Majwi Abanalumbununa.
^ Taleni Majwi Abanalumbununa.
