Stand Gidigba an Rejoice
Paul call two women for the church by name make dem agree. Then the lines wey everybody sabi: no worry about anything, pray about everything, and our Papa peace wey pass understanding go guard you. Paul thank dem for the money wey dem send, e talk say e don learn to dey content whether belle full or e dey hungry, and say e no need am.
4 1So, my dear brothers an sisters wey I dey miss well well, my joy an my crown, stand gidigba for di Lord dis way, my dear people.
2I dey beg Euodia an I dey beg Syntyche make dem gree with each other for di Lord. 3Yes, I dey ask you too, my true partner: help dis women—dem struggle with me for di gospel, together with Clement an my oda coworkers, wey dem name dey inside di book of life.
4Rejoice for di Lord all di time; again I go talk am, rejoice. 5Make everybody see say you be person wey dey gentle. Di Lord dey near. 6No worry about anytin; instead, for everytin, through prayer an begging with thanksgiving, make you tell our Papa wetin you want. 7Di peace of our Papa, wey pass all understanding, go guard una heart an una mind for Christ Jesus.
8Las las, my brothers, fix una mind on anytin wey be true, wey deserve respect, wey correct, wey clean, wey sweet, wey good to hear, wey excellent, an wey deserve praise—an make you continue to dey tink on dis tins. 9Wetin you learn an receive an hear an see for me—do dis tins, an our Papa of peace go dey with you.
Dem Honor di Papa Through How Dem Give
10I rejoice well well for di Lord say for las you show say you dey care for me again—you bin dey care true true, but you no get chance to show am. 11No be say I dey talk becos I dey lack—I don learn how to satisfy with wetin I get, no mata di situation. 12I sabi how to dey down, an I sabi how to dey overflow. For any an every situation I don learn di secret: to full belle an to hungry, to overflow an to lack. 13I fit do all tins through Christ wey dey give me strength. 14Still, e good say una share for my trouble. 15Una Philippians sabi too: wen di gospel start, wen I comot Macedonia, no church share with me for giving an receiving except na una alone. 16Even for Thessalonica una send me help for my needs pass one time. 17No be say I dey find di gift, but I dey find di fruit wey dey increase for una own account. 18I don receive full payment, an even pass—I don full, as I don receive from Epaphroditus di gifts wey una give, a offering wey dey smell sweet, a sacrifice wey acceptable an wey dey please our Papa. a a v18 Paul borrow di language of temple-sacrifice to describe di money wey di Philippians give as a real act of worship. 19An my Papa go supply all wetin una need according to im riches for glory for Christ Jesus. 20Now to our Papa make glory dey forever an ever. Amen.
Las Greetings
21Greet every saint for Christ Jesus. Di brothers wey dey with me dey greet una. 22All di saints dey greet una, especially dem wey dey Caesar house. b b v22 "Caesar house" mean di slaves, freedmen, an servants wey dey work for di Roman emperor service—no be im family.
23Make di grace of di Lord Jesus Christ dey with una spirit. Amen.
