Make We One for Love
Paul beg make dem get one mind, then e stand am for the way wey Christ go down instead of to go up, e empty himself, e take servant form, e obey reach death for cross, before our Papa raise am go the highest name. E still dey send Timothy, and Epaphroditus.
2 1So, if any encouragement dey for Christ, if any comfort dey from love, if any deep communion dey for the Holy Spirit, if any tender-heart and tender mercy wey dey pain belle dey, 2make my joy full: make una think di same way, love di same way, join together for spirit, be one for wetin una wan do. 3No do anything because of selfish ambition or empty proudness, but with humble heart, count oda people pass una sef. 4Make each one of una no look im own matter only, but make una look oda people own too.
5Make una get dis kind mind for una midst—di one wey be una own for Christ Jesus, 6wey, as e dey for di form of our Papa, no count say to dey equal with our Papa na something wey e go grab hold, 7but e empty imself, as e take di form of servant, come born for di likeness of human being. 8And as e show as human being, e humble imself, e obey reach die—even die for cross. 9Na why our Papa lift am go di highest place, come give am di name wey dey pass every oda name, 10so dat for di name of Jesus, every knee go bend, for heaven and for earth and under di earth, 11and every tongue go confess say Jesus Christ na Oga, for di glory of our Papa.
Pikin dem of di Papa, Stars wey dey Shine
12So, my dear people, as una don dey always obey—no be only when I dey with una but now pass before, now wey I no dey—continue to work out una salvation with fear and shaking body, 13because na our Papa dey work inside una, e dey give una di will and di power to do wetin go make im good plan happen.
14Do everything without complain or quarrel, 15so dat una fit be people wey no get blame and wey clean, pikin dem of our Papa wey no get fault, for inside dis crooked and bad-bad generation—wey dey shine among dem like stars for di world, 16as una hold di word of life tight, so dat for Christ day I fit boast say I no run or work for nothing. 17But even if dem pour me out like drink offering on top di sacrifice and service of una faith, I dey glad and I dey rejoice with all of una. a a v17 Drink offering na wine wey dem dey pour for di altar during worship; Paul dey picture im own life wey dem pour on top of dem faith. 18So make una too dey glad and rejoice with me.
Timothy and Epaphroditus
19I get hope, for Oga Jesus, to send Timothy come una side soon, so dat me too go get encouragement, when I hear how una dey. 20I no get any oda person like am, wey go truly care for una welfare. 21Because all of dem dey look after dem own matter, no be di matter of Jesus Christ. 22Una sabi how Timothy don prove imself—like pikin wey dey with im papa, e serve with me for di gospel work. 23So I get hope to send am come as soon as I see how things go be for my side, 24and I get confidence for Oga say me myself go come soon.
25I think say e necessary to send Epaphroditus come back give una—my broda, my fellow worker, and my fellow soldier, wey be una messenger and servant to help my needs. 26E dey long for all of una, and im mind dey worry am say una hear say e sick. 27True-true, e sick, and e nearly die. But our Papa show am mercy—no be only am but me too, so dat sorrow no go add on top sorrow for me. 28So I dey more eager to send am, so dat when una see am again una go rejoice and my own worry go reduce. 29Welcome am for Oga with all joy, and give honor to people wey be like am, 30because e near death for Christ work, e put im life for danger so dat e go complete di help wey una no fit give me.
