Colossians 1 (IGB)

1Pọl, onye e mere onyeozi Kraịst Jisọs, site nʼọchịchọ Chineke, ya na nwanna anyị Timoti,Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

2Na-edegara ndị Kraịst nọ na Kọlọsị, bụ ụmụnna ndị dị nsọ na ndị kwesiri ntụkwasị obi. Ka amara na udo nke sitere na Chineke Nna anyị dịrị unu.To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

3Mgbe ọbụla anyị na-ekpere unu ekpere anyị na-ekele Chineke onye bụ Nna Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst ekele.We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

4Nʼihi na anyị anụla ihe banyere okwukwe unu nʼime Kraịst Jisọs, na otu unu si hụ ndị nsọ niile nʼanya.because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—

5Okwukwe na ịhụnanya nke na-esite nʼolileanya nke a kwadobere unu nʼeluigwe, nke unu nụrụla nʼokwu nke eziokwu ahụ, bụ oziọma,the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

6nke bịaruterela unu. Nʼezie, dị ka o si dị nʼụwa niile, ọ na-amị mkpụrụ na-etokwa, dị ka o si eme nʼetiti unu, site nʼụbọchị unu nụrụ ma ghọtakwa amara nke Chineke nʼeziokwu.that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.

7Dị ka unu siri mụta nʼaka Epafras, onye anyị hụrụ nʼanya na onye anyị na ya na-ejekọ ozi. Ọ bụ onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi nʼijere Kraịst ozi nʼaha unu.You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

8O meela ka anyị mara ụdị ịhụnanya unu nwere nʼime Mmụọ.and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.

9Nʼihi nke a, site nʼụbọchị anyị nụrụ ihe banyere ya, anyị esepụghị aka ikpere unu ekpere. Anyị na-arịọ ka unu jupụta nʼamamihe nke uche ya, nʼime nghọta ma amamihe nke mmụọ niile.For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

10Ka unu si otu a bie ndụ dị ka Onyenwe anyị chọrọ. Ka unu bụrụkwa ndị na-eme ihe ọma mgbe niile, ndị na-eme ihe na-atọ ya ụtọ nʼụzọ ọbụla, na ndị na-eto eto nʼihe banyere ịma Chineke mgbe niile.so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

11Ebe a na-eme ka unu dị ike nʼime ike niile, dị ka ike nke ebube ya si dị. Ka unu nwee ndidi na ogologo ntachiobi,being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully

12na-enyenụ Nna ekele site nʼọṅụ, onye mere ka anyị kwesi iketa oke nʼihe nketa nke ndị nsọ nʼime alaeze nke ìhè.giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

13Nʼihi na ọ napụtara anyị site nʼike nke ọchịchịrị, bịa kpọfee anyị nʼalaeze nke Ọkpara ya ọ hụrụ nʼanya.He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

14Onye anyị si nʼime ya nwee nzọpụta, nke bụ mgbaghara mmehie niile.in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

15Ọ bụ nnọọ onyinyo Chineke onye anyị na-apụghị ịhụ anya, bụrụkwa onye mbụ a mụrụ nʼihe niile e kere eke.The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

16Nʼihi na nʼime ya ka e ji kee ihe niile dị nʼụwa na nke dị nʼeluigwe, na ndị anyị pụrụ ịhụ anya na ndị anyị na-apụghị ịhụ anya, ma ocheeze niile, ike niile, ịchị isi niile na ike ọchịchị niile. E kere ihe niile site nʼaka ya nakwa nʼihi ya.For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

17Ya onwe ya nọ tupu ekee ihe niile, ọ bụkwa nʼime ya ka ejikọtara ihe niile nʼotu.He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

18Ọ bụ ya bụ isi nke anụ ahụ ahụ bụ chọọchị. Ọ bụ ya bụ mmalite, onye mbụ a mụrụ nʼetiti ndị niile ga-esi nʼọnwụ bilie. Nke a mere ka ọ bụrụ onyeisi mbụ nʼime ihe niile.And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

19Nʼihi na ọ bụ nʼime ya ka ọ masịrị ozuzu oke ya ibi.For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

20Ọ bụ site na ya ka o ji mee ka ihe niile bịaghachikwute ya. E mere ka udo dịrị nʼetiti ya na ihe niile, maọbụ ihe dị nʼụwa, maọbụ nke dị na nʼeluigwe site na ọbara ọ wụsiri nʼelu obe.and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

21Unu onwe unu bụ ndị e mere ndị mba ọzọ site nʼebe Chineke nọ, na ndị iro nʼuche unu nʼihi ajọ omume niile unu.Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

22Ma ugbu a, o kpezierela unu site na-anụ ahụ Kraịst, sitekwa nʼọnwụ ya, iji chee unu nʼihu ya dịka ndị dị nsọ, na ndị na-enweghị ịta ụta, na ihe ebubo ọbụla megide ha.But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

23Ma ọ bụrụ na unu anọgide nʼokwukwe unu, bụrụ ndị gbara mgbọrọgwụ, ndị guzosiri ike, ndị na-ewezugaghị onwe ha site nʼolileanya ahụ dịrị unu nʼoziọma ahụ. Nke a bụ oziọma ahụ unu nụrụ, nke ekwusakwara nye ihe niile e kere eke nʼokpuru eluigwe, nke e mere mụ onwe m bụ Pọl, onyeozi ya.if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

24Ugbu a, ana m aṅụrị ọṅụ nʼihi ahụhụ ndị a nke m na-ahụ nʼihi unu, ana m emezu ihe fọdụrụ nʼahụhụ ahụ Kraịst tara nʼihi anụ ahụ ya bụ chọọchị.Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

25Emeela ka m bụrụ onyeozi chọọchị ya site nʼikike Chineke nyere m, ikwusara unu okwu Chineke nʼozuzu oke ya.I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

26Nke bụ ihe omimi ahụ, nke e zoro ezo site nʼoge ahụ nakwa ọgbọ niile ndị a gara aga, ma ugbu a e mekwara ka ọ pụta ìhè nye ndị nsọ Chineke.the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.

27Ọ bụ ha ka Chineke họpụtara ime ka amata akụ nke ebube nke ihe omimi a nʼetiti ndị mba ọzọ, nke bụ Kraịst nʼime unu, onye bụ olileanya nke ebube ahụ.To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

28Ọ bụ ya ka anyị na-ekwusa, na-adụ onye ọbụla ọdụ, na-akụzikwara onye ọbụla ihe site nʼamamihe niile. Nʼihi na anyị chọrọ iche mmadụ niile ọbụla nʼihu ya dị ka ndị zuruoke nʼime Kraịst.We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

29Nʼihi nke a ka m na-adọgbu onwe m nʼọrụ, dị ka ike ya dị ukwuu nke na-arụ ọrụ si dị m nʼime.To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

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