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Tuˈj Pabl kye Nimil aj Colosa

Jun qˈolbˈil kye nimil toj tnam Colosa

Ayiˈn Pabl, jun tsanjil Jesucristqiˈn, noq tuˈn tajbˈil qMan Dios. Nxi ntzˈibˈinjiˈy uˈj luˈn junx tukˈa qerman Timotey. Nxi ntzˈibˈiˈn kyeˈy, ayiˈy werman te aj Colosa, a waˈlqiˈy toj kynimbˈila tiˈj Crist, a skˈoˈnxix tuˈn Dios. Axte qMan Dios ktzajil qˈonte jun t‑xtalbˈil kyibˈaja, ex jun kymujbˈil kyibˈa toj tkyaqil.

Tnaˈj Dios Pabl kyiˈj nimil toj Colosa

Kukx nqo naˈn Diosjiˈy, ex nxi qqˈoˈn chjonte kyiˈja te Dios, a Manbˈaj te qAjaw Jesucrist, quˈn ma qbˈiˈy jun tqanil tiˈj kynimbˈila tiˈj Crist, a Jesús, ex tiˈj tqˈaqˈbˈil kykˈuˈja kyxoliliˈy tiˈj tkyaqil txqantl nimil. ¿Ex jaˈn ntzaje kynimbˈila ex tqˈaqˈbˈil kykˈuˈja? Antza ntzaje tiˈjjo a nchi ayoˈn tiˈj; aj tkyaqiljo a o tzaj ttziyin Dios, ex kˈuˈn tuˈn te kyeˈy toj kyaˈj. O tzaj kykˈmoˈnjiˈy qˈuqbˈil kykˈuˈja, atxixj tej tkubˈ kybˈiˈn, ex tkubˈ kyniminjiˈy Tbˈanil Tqanil kolbˈil, a Tyol Dios twutzxix wen.

Ex toj tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ, luˈ Tyol Dios nchˈiy wen, nyakuj jun wiˈ awal, nimxix twutz ma tzˈel; ikyxjo tzeˈnku ma bˈaj kyxola, ex toj kychwinqila, tej tok kybˈiˈn tqanil t‑xtalbˈil qMan Dios, ex el kynikyˈa tiˈj qa twutzxix.

Tkyaqiljo lo, o bˈaj t‑xnaqˈtzin Epafras, a o tzˈaqˈnin junx qukˈiy, ex nimxix tqˈaqˈbˈil qkˈuˈja tiˈj. Waja tuˈn t‑xi nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy qa ajo Epafras jun tbˈanil taqˈnil Crist at kyxola. Ex tej tul tzaluˈn, a ul qˈinte tqanil kyiˈja, qa nimxix tqˈaqˈbˈil kykˈuˈja qiˈja, a tzajnin tiˈj Xewbˈaj Xjan.

Tuˈnpetziˈn, atxix tej qbˈintiˈy, kukx nqo naˈn Diosa kyiˈja, ex nqo qaniˈn te, tuˈn tqˈoˈnte tumil kyeˈy, tuˈn tel kynikyˈa tiˈj tajbˈil, ex tuˈn ttzaj tqˈoˈn nim kynabˈla, ex tuˈn tel kynikyˈa toj kyanmin tiˈjjo a taj Dios kyukˈiy. 10 Ex ikyxjo, nqo kubˈsin qwutza te Dios, tuˈntzintla kybˈeta toj tumilxix tzeˈnkuxjo tajbˈil qAjaw, ex tuˈntzintla ttzalaj Dios kyiˈja toj tkyaqil, tuˈn kybˈinchintejiˈy wen, ex tuˈn kyel wena toj kychwinqila tzeˈnku jun tbˈanil awal, nimxix twutz n‑el. Ikytziˈn, k‑elilexix kynikyˈjiˈy te Dios. 11 Ex nqo qaniˈn te Dios, tuˈn ttzaj tqˈoˈn jun kujsbˈil kyeˈy, noq tuˈn tkyaqil tipin, tuˈn kyweˈxixa tukˈa jniˈ kyipiˈn, ex tuˈn tikyˈx kyuˈn, exla qa nim nya bˈaˈntz tzul kanin kyiˈja. 12 Ex nqo qaniˈn te qMan, tuˈn t‑xi kyqˈoˈn chjonte te Dios tukˈa nim tzaljbˈil. Quˈn tuˈn ma qo txˈixpit tuˈn, tuˈn tbˈant qnajan toj kyaˈj, a nqoptzˈaj wen, ex tuˈn ttzaj qkˈmoˈn tkyaqiljo qetzbˈil at qoklin tiˈj, a ktzajil tqˈoˈn Dios te tkyaqiljo nimil. 13 Quˈn ma qo klet tuˈn Dios tjaqˈ tipin tkawbˈil il, a qxopin toj qanmin, ex ma qo tzaqpet te tipin tkyaqil nya bˈaˈn, tuˈn qpon tiˈn toj Tkawbˈil Tkˈwal, a kˈuˈjlin tuˈn. 14 Noq tuˈn tkyimlin Jesús te qxel, ma qo klet, ex ma kubˈ najsit tkyaqil qil.

Ma qmujbˈe qibˈ tukˈa qMan Dios, noq tuˈn tkyimlin Tkˈwal

15 Nya qˈanchaˈl te Dios, me atziˈn jaˈlin, ma qli noq tuˈn Tkˈwal, a nimxix toklin, atxixj tej naˈmxtaq tkubˈ tchˈiysin Dios tkyaqil. 16 Ex aku teˈ Tkˈwal tAjaw Tkyaqil, ex noq tuˈn, o bˈante tuˈn Dios tkyaqiljo a at toj kyaˈj ex jniˈ at twutz txˈotxˈ: Tkyaqiljo qˈanchaˈl ex tkyaqiljo nya qˈanchaˈl, junx kyukˈa jniˈ nmaq kawil ex kykyaqil nmaq kyoklin, ex kykyaqiljo nejinelqe junx kyukˈa jniˈ kawbˈil. Kykyaqilxjo lo o chi bˈant tuˈn Tkˈwal qMan Dios, tuˈn kyajbˈin te. 17 Ex kukx o teˈn Tkˈwal te tnejil, atxixj tej naˈmtaq tbˈant tkyaqil, ex toj ttxolilxix tzyuˈmila tibˈjo tkyaqil tuˈn. 18 Ex ikyxjo, a te Tkˈwal Dios wiˈbˈaj, quˈn nejinel te Ttanim qMan, a axjo t‑xmilil. Ex ate nej jatz anqˈin kyxol kyimnin, tuˈn tok toklin te tnejilxix kywutz kykyaqil. 19 Quˈn axte Dios tajtaq tuˈn tyekˈinte Tkˈwal ikyxixjo tzeˈnkuxjo a toj tkyaqil. 20 Ex noq tuˈnjo Tkˈwal, tajtaq Dios tuˈn tmujbˈinte tibˈ tukˈa tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ, ex tukˈa jniˈ at toj kyaˈj. Ex noq tuˈn tchkyˈel Jesús, a Tkˈwal, el chitj, tej tkyim twutz cruz, o tajbˈe Dios tuˈn tkubˈ tnikˈuˈn juntl majl tkyaqiljo bˈinchin tuˈn, a otaq naj tuˈn il.

21 Najchaqtaq otoˈye ojtxe tkˈatz Dios, ex ajqˈojqotaq tiˈj toj qanmin, noq tuˈn tpaj qbˈinchbˈin nya bˈaˈn. 22 Me atziˈn jaˈlin, axte Dios o tzˈok mujbˈinqe junx tukˈa, noq tuˈn nimx ikyˈx tuˈn Jesús, tej tkyimjo t‑xmilil, tej tten tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ. A Jesús skˈoˈnxix tuˈn qMan Dios tuˈn tok te Crist te jun majx. O bˈantjo luˈn tuˈn, noq tuˈn qpon qˈiˈn twutz, saqxix toj qanmin, ex ntiˈ chˈin tzˈil qiˈj, ex ntiˈ chˈin qkyˈi.

23 Tuˈnpetziˈn, qa qaj tuˈn qok ikyjo, il tiˈj tuˈn qweˈxix wen toj qnimbˈil, tuˈn mina jaw kaˈmin qkˈuˈj tiˈjjo a nqo ayoˈn tiˈj. Ikytziˈn, mina qo txalpaj tiˈjjo luˈn, a ma qbˈi, ex tzajnin tiˈjjo Tbˈanil Tqanil kolbˈil. Atziˈn Tbˈanil Tqanil, atzin nqˈmaˈnte kyexjal toj tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ; ex ayiˈn Pabl, loqiˈn nchin mojin tuˈn tyolit.

A taqˈin Pabl kyxol tkyaqil Ttanim Dios

24 Atziˈn jaˈlin, tzun nchin tzalaja tiˈjjo n‑ikyˈx wuˈn, quˈn bˈiˈn wuˈn, qa n‑ajbˈin luˈn tuˈn kychˈiya, ikyx tzeˈnku a ma tzikyˈx tuˈn Jesús n‑ajbˈin te kolbˈilqe. Ayintzin weˈ loqiˈn nchin ikyˈsin tiˈjjo a atx taj noq tuˈn tel wenjo Ttanim Dios, a t‑xmilil Crist. 25 Quˈn ma tzaj tqˈoˈn Dios wokliˈn te jun aqˈnil txol Ttanim, quˈn atzin waqˈiˈn, a o tzaj tqˈoˈn, a tuˈn t‑xi nqˈoˈn kyeˈy tkyaqiljo Tyol Dios, 26 junx tukˈa t‑xim, a ewintaq kywutzxjal atxix ojtxe. Ewintaq tuˈn Dios nej, me atziˈn jaˈlin, ma kubˈ tchikyˈbˈin Dios te Ttanim. 27 Quˈn taj Dios tuˈn tkubˈ yekˈit twutz tkyaqil Ttanim, tuˈn tel tnikyˈ tiˈjjo t‑xim, a ewintaq. Iky t‑xim Diosjo kyjaluˈn: Qa tkyaqil xjal twutz txˈotxˈ at kyoklin junx, tuˈn kyok te Ttanim Dios, ex tuˈn tokx Jesucrist toj kyanmin. Ex noq tuˈn at Crist toj qanmin, loqo nqo ayoˈn tukˈa tqˈuqbˈil qkˈuˈj, tuˈn qpoˈn junx tukˈa toj kyaˈj, jaˈ qo jawila nimsin tuˈn.

28 Ex awo qeˈ nqo yoliˈn tiˈj Jesucrist, ex nqo qˈoˈn tumil kye kykyaqil xjal, ex nxi qxnaqˈtziˈn te tkyaqil, tukˈa tkyaqil qnabˈla, noq tuˈn kynimin jniˈ xjal Tbˈanil Tqanil, ex tuˈn kytijinxjal toj kynimbˈil, noq tuˈn Crist, a Jesús. 29 Tuˈnpetziˈn, nchin aqˈniˈn, ex n‑ok tilil wuˈn tukˈa tkyaqil tipin Crist, a at toj wanmiˈn ex toj nchwinqila.

Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B) and Timothy(C) our brother,

To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters[a] in Christ:

Grace(D) and peace to you from God our Father.[b](E)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

We always thank God,(F) the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love(G) you have for all God’s people(H) the faith and love that spring from the hope(I) stored up for you in heaven(J) and about which you have already heard in the true message(K) of the gospel that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(L) and growing throughout the whole world(M)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. You learned it from Epaphras,(N) our dear fellow servant,[c] who is a faithful minister(O) of Christ on our[d] behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.(P)

For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(Q) we have not stopped praying for you.(R) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(S) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[e](T) 10 so that you may live a life worthy(U) of the Lord and please him(V) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(W) 11 being strengthened with all power(X) according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,(Y) 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,(Z) who has qualified you[f] to share in the inheritance(AA) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.(AB) 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(AC) and brought us into the kingdom(AD) of the Son he loves,(AE) 14 in whom we have redemption,(AF) the forgiveness of sins.(AG)

The Supremacy of the Son of God

15 The Son is the image(AH) of the invisible God,(AI) the firstborn(AJ) over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created:(AK) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(AL) all things have been created through him and for him.(AM) 17 He is before all things,(AN) and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head(AO) of the body, the church;(AP) he is the beginning and the firstborn(AQ) from among the dead,(AR) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(AS) to have all his fullness(AT) dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile(AU) to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,(AV) by making peace(AW) through his blood,(AX) shed on the cross.

21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies(AY) in your minds(AZ) because of[g] your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled(BA) you by Christ’s physical body(BB) through death to present you(BC) holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation(BD) 23 if you continue(BE) in your faith, established(BF) and firm, and do not move from the hope(BG) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(BH) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(BI)

Paul’s Labor for the Church

24 Now I rejoice(BJ) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(BK) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(BL) 25 I have become its servant(BM) by the commission God gave me(BN) to present to you the word of God(BO) in its fullness— 26 the mystery(BP) that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known(BQ) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(BR) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(BS) the hope of glory.

28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing(BT) and teaching everyone with all wisdom,(BU) so that we may present everyone fully mature(BV) in Christ. 29 To this end I strenuously(BW) contend(BX) with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.(BY)

Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 4:15.
  2. Colossians 1:2 Some manuscripts Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
  3. Colossians 1:7 Or slave
  4. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your
  5. Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
  6. Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us
  7. Colossians 1:21 Or minds, as shown by