1 Ontumwafo ndjika oya zi kuPaulus, omuyapostoli gwaKristus Jesus, kehalo lyaKalunga, nokomumwameme Timoteus.
2 Oya nyolelwa aantu yaKalunga ye li muKolossa naamwameme aainekelwa muKristus.
Esilohenda nombili yaKalunga Tate nayi kale pamwe nane.
Egalikano lyehambelelo
3 Tse aluhe otatu hambelele Kalunga, He yOmuwa gwetu Jesus Kristus, sho tatu mu galikanene. 4 Oshoka otu uvu eitaalo lyeni okwiitaala Kristus Jesus nohole yeni okuhola aantu yaKalunga ayehe. 5 Ano elaka etoye nolyoshili sho lyu uvithilwa mokati keni, omu uvu lwotango etegameno ndyoka tali li gandja. One omu uva kutya shoka mwe shi tegamena pauvaneko, oshe mu pungulilwa nawa megulu, onkee eitaalo lyeni nohole yeni oya kankamekwa ketegameno ndyoka. 6 Evaangeli olye eta omayambeko nolya taandele nuuyuni auhe, ngashika naanaa lya taandele mokati keni, okuza kesiku ndyoka mu uvu lwotango esilohenda lyaKalunga nomwi ilongo oku li tseya naanaa ngashika li li. 7 Shika omwe shi longwa kuEpafras, omuyakuli mukwetu omuholike nomwiinekelwa moshilonga shaKristus peha lyetu. 8 Oye okwe tu hokololele ohole yeni ndjoka mwe yi pewa kOmbepo.
9 Onkee ano tse ohatu mu galikanene aluhe okuza kesiku ndyoka tu uvu sha kombinga yeni. Tse otatu indile Kalunga, e mu udhithe Ombepo ye, ndjoka tayi mu pe ontseyo okutseya ehalo lye nuunongo auhe noondunge. 10 Nena otamu ka vula okukala ngashika Omuwa a hala mu kale, nokulonga aluhe shoka she mu opalela. Okukalamwenyo kweni otaku ka kala ihe kwa yambekwa miilonga ayihe iiwanawa, nontseyo yeni okutseya Kalunga otayi ka koka. 11 Oonkondo ndhoka tadhi zi mesimano lyoonkondo dhaKristus, nadhi mu koleke, opo mu wape okwiidhidhimikila ashihe shoka tashi mu adha. 12 Nyanyukweni ne mu hambelele Tate Kalunga, ngoka e mu ningi mu kale mu na oshitopolwa sheni moshipewa shoka a kala e shi nunina aantu ye moshilongo shuuyelele. 13 Oshoka Kalunga oye e tu nakula mo mepangelo lyomilema nokwe tu eta moshilongo shOmwana omuholike. 14 Omwana oye tuu ngoka e tu mangulula nokwa dhimi po oondjo dhetu.
Kristus noshilonga she shekulilo
15 Kristus oye olupe lu wetike lwaKalunga, ngoka ihaa monika. Oye omutango gwiishitwa ayihe noku li kombanda yiishitwa ayihe. 16 Kalunga okwa shititha Kristus iinima ayihe yomegulu noyokombanda yevi, iinima mbyoka yi wetike naambyoka yaa wetike, ongele oonkondo dhomombepo nenge aaleli nenge omapangelo. Kalunga okwe mu shititha ewangandjo alihe. 17 Kristus okwa li ko manga iinima ayihe ya li yaa ko. Onkee muukumwe naye iinima ayihe otayi ka kala yi li pomahala gayolela. 18 Oye omutse gwolutu, nokutya gwegongalo. Oye oluthithiya lwomwenyo gwomolutu nomutango mokuyumudhwa kuusi, opo a kale oye awike omutango miinima ayihe. 19 Oshoka Kalunga okwa tokola, Omwana a kale e na egwanopo lyondjelo ayihe yaKalunga muye mwene. 20 MolwOmwana okwa panga ombili nuuyuni auhe meso lyOmwana lyokomushigakano. Osho ngeyi Kalunga okwa galulile kuye iinima ayihe yokombanda yevi noyomegulu.
21 One omwa kala nale kokule naKalunga nomwi iningi aatondi ye miilonga nomomadhiladhilo geni omawinayi. 22 Ihe ngashingeyi Kalunga okwe mu hanganitha naye mwene molweso lyOmwana, opo e mu ninge aayapuki, aayelele nomwaa na oondjo koshipala she. 23 Onkee ano dhiginineni eitaalo lyeni. Ikoleleleni komukanka ngoka gwa kola nogwashili. Inamu pitika, mu nakulwe mo metegameno lyeni ndyoka mwe li ilikolele, sho mu uvu nomwa taamba evaangeli. Evaangeli ndyoka ngame Paulus nda ningi omuyakuli gwalyo, olyo tuu ndyoka tali uvithilwa aantu ayehe yomuuyuni.
Eyakulo lyaPaulus
24 Ngame onda nyanyukwa ngashingeyi, sho tandi hepekwa omolweni. Oshoka mokuhepekwa ngeyi kolutu otandi kwathele okutsakanitha shoka sha hupa ko natango shomomahepeko gaKristus molwolutu lwe, kokutya egongalo. 25 Kalunga okwa ningi ndje omuyakuli gwegongalo, sho a pe ndje oshilonga shoka, ndi shi longe omoluuwanawa weni. Oshilonga shika osho okuuvitha oohapu dhe, 26 ndhoka dha kala shito oshiholekwa shoka Kalunga a kala e shi holeka aantu ayehe omathimbo agehe ngoka ga piti, ihe ngashingeyi okwe shi hololele aantu ye. 27 Oshoka ompangela yaKalunga oyo okutseyithila aantu ye oshiholekwa shuuyamba noshesimano ndyoka a kala e li nunina aantu ye. Oshiholekwa osho shika kutya Kristus oku li mune, kokutya one otamu ka kala mu na oshitopolwa meadhimo lyaKalunga. 28 Onkee ano tse otatu uvithile aantu ayehe Kristus. Otatu londodha notatu longo omuntu kehe muunongo auhe mboka tau vulu okwaadhika. Otatu kaleke kehe gumwe puuyelele koshipala shaKalunga, a ninge omukuluntu a koka muukumwe naKristus. 29 Onkee ano otandi ihepeke notandi kondjo, opo ndi adhe ethikilo ndyoka. Otandi longo koonkondo dhaKristus ndhoka dhi li mungame.
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