Akolose 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹Paulo, mtumwi wa Khristu Yesu mwa chifuniro cha Atate wathu, ndi Timoteo m'bale wathu, ²kwa abale ndi alongo oyera mtima ndi okhulupirika a ku Kolose amene ali mwa Khristu: Chisomo ndi mtendere zikhale ndi inu zochokera kwa Atate wathu.

Kuyamika chifukwa cha Chikhulupiriro Chanu

³Nthawi zonse timathokoza Atate wathu, Atate wa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, pamene tikukupemphererani, ⁴popeza tinamva za chikhulupiriro chanu mwa Khristu Yesu ndi chikondi chimene muli nacho kwa oyera mtima onse, ⁵chifukwa cha chiyembekezo chimene chinasungidwa kwa inu kumwamba, chimene munachimva kale mu uthenga wa choonadi, uthenga wabwino, ⁶umene unafika kwa inu, nubala zipatso nukula pa dziko lonse lapansi monga momwe wachitira pakati panu, kuyambira tsiku limene munamva ndi kuzindikira moona chisomo cha Atate wathu. ⁷Munaphunzira zimenezi kwa Epafra, wantchito mnzathu wokondedwa, mtumiki wokhulupirika wa Khristu m'malo mwathu, ⁸ndipo iye anatiuza za chikondi chanu mwa Mzimu Woyera.

⁹Choncho, kuyambira tsiku limene tinamva, sitinaleke kukupemphererani, tipempha kuti mudzazidwe ndi chidziwitso cha chifuniro chake mu nzeru zonse za uzimu ndi kumvetsetsa, ¹⁰kuti muyende moyenera Ambuye, momukondweretsa kwambiri, kubala zipatso mu ntchito iliyonse yabwino ndi kukula mu chidziwitso cha Atate wathu, ¹¹mukulimbikitsidwa ndi mphamvu zonse monga mwa ulemerero wa mphamvu yake, kuti mukhale ndi chipiriro chonse ndi kuleza mtima pamodzi ndi chimwemwe, ¹²muzithokoza Atate wathu, amene anakuyenerezani kuti mulandire nawo cholowa cha oyera mtima mu kuwala. ¹³Iye anatipulumutsa ku ulamuliro wa mdima, natilowetsa mu ufumu wa Mwana wake wokondedwa, ¹⁴mwa Iye tili ndi chiwombolo, chikhululukiro cha machimo.

Mwana ali Pamwamba pa Zinthu Zonse

¹⁵Iye ndiye chifaniziro cha Atate wathu wosaoneka, woyamba kubadwa kuposa zolengedwa zonse. ^a a v15 Mwana ndiye chifaniziro choonekera cha Atate amene palibe munthu anamuonapo — kuyang'ana Yesu ndiko kuona mmene Atate wathu alili. ¹⁶Pakuti zinthu zonse zinalengedwa mwa Iye—zinthu za kumwamba ndi za pa dziko lapansi, zooneka ndi zosaoneka, mipando yaufumu, maulamuliro, mphamvu, maudindo—zonse zinalengedwa mwa Iye ndi chifukwa cha Iye. ¹⁷Ndipo Iye analipo zinthu zonse zisanakhalepo, ndipo mwa Iye zinthu zonse zimagwirizana pamodzi. ¹⁸Iye ndiye mutu wa thupi, lomwe ndi mpingo. Iye ndiye chiyambi, woyamba kubadwa kwa akufa, kuti akhale woyamba pa zinthu zonse. ¹⁹Pakuti Atate wathu anakondwera kuti kudzala kwake konse kukhale mwa Mwana, ²⁰ndi kuti kudzera mwa Iye ayanjanitse zinthu zonse ndi Iye yekha, kaya zinthu za pa dziko lapansi kapena zinthu za kumwamba, nachita mtendere kudzera mu mwazi wa mtanda wake.

²¹Nthawi ina munali kutali ndi Atate wathu, adani mu maganizo anu, chifukwa cha ntchito zanu zoipa. ²²Koma tsopano Atate wathu wakuyanjanitsani mwa thupi la Khristu lathupi kudzera mu imfa, kuti akuyimikitseni oyera mtima, opanda cholakwa, ndi opanda chonyozeka pamaso pake, ²³ngati mukhalabe moona mu chikhulupiriro, okhazikika ndi olimba, osasunthidwa kuchoka pa chiyembekezo cha uthenga wabwino umene munamva, umene unalalikidwa kwa zolengedwa zonse za pansi pa thambo, umene ine, Paulo, ndinakhala mtumiki wake.

Masautso a Paulo chifukwa cha Mpingo

²⁴Tsopano ndikukondwera mu masautso anga chifukwa cha inu, ndipo mu thupi langa ndikukwaniritsa chimene chikusowabe mu zowawa za Khristu, chifukwa cha thupi lake, lomwe ndi mpingo. ^b b v24 Paulo sakutanthauza kuti mtanda unali wosakwanira — akutanthauza kuti masautso ake omwe akutalikitsa ntchito yopulumutsa ya Khristu kudzera mu mpingo, womwe ndi thupi lake. ²⁵Ndinakhala mtumiki wake kudzera mu ntchito imene Atate wathu anandipatsa chifukwa cha inu: kulalikira mokwanira mau a Atate wathu. ²⁶Chinsinsi chimene chinabisidwa kwa zaka zambiri ndi mibadwo yambiri koma tsopano chaululidwa kwa anthu ake oyera mtima. ²⁷Kwa iwo Atate wathu anasankha kuwaulula chuma chaulemerero cha chinsinsi ichi pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina, chomwe ndi Khristu mwa inu, chiyembekezo cha ulemerero. ²⁸Ife timamulalikira Iye, tikuchenjeza ndi kuphunzitsa munthu aliyense mu nzeru zonse, kuti tiyimikitse munthu aliyense wokhwima mwa Khristu. ²⁹Pa chimenechi ndimagwira ntchito molimbika, ndikuvutika ndi mphamvu zonse zimene Atate wathu amapereka, zimene zimagwira ntchito mwa ine ndi mphamvu zambiri.