Akolosai 3
1 Mana itei kae Nnongo atikuwafufua pamope ni Kristo, mugapale makowe ya kunani ambako Kristo atama luboko lwa mmaliyo lwa Nnongo.
You now are alive [spiritually], and [it is as though you were given new life] {[God caused you to become alive]} when he caused Christ to become alive again. So be constantly wanting what is associated with heaven [MTY], where Christ is. There God has given him supreme authority and the highest honor.
2 Muwase kuhusu makowe ga kunani kuhusu kwaa makowe ga dunia.
Be constantly wanting the blessings that God has prepared for you in heaven [MTY]. Do not be constantly wanting [to do the evil deeds that people on] earth do [MTY],
3 Kwa kuwa mwatiwaa, ni maisha yinu yayowanike kwaa pamope ni Kristo mu'Nnongo.
because you have [ceased to behave as you formerly did. You are like people who have] died. You now live [spiritually] together with Christ in [the presence of] God; and [people] cannot see that [you have a new life].
4 Palyo Kristo alowa bonekana, ambae nga maisha yinu, nga mwenga kae mwalowa binekana niywembe mu'utukufu.
When Christ, who causes you to live [spiritually], is publicly revealed, then God will also reveal you publicly together with Christ, [and you together with Christ will be] glorious.
5 Kwa eyo mugafikishe makowe galiyo mu'nnema yaani, umalaya, uchapu, shauku inoite kwaa, ni tamaa, ambayo nga ibada ya sanamu.
[Get rid of your evil practices/deeds] [MET, MTY] [as though they were enemies whom] you were killing (OR, [Stop doing evil things] [MET, MTY], just as dead people do not do what is evil). Specifically, do not practice sexual immorality. Do not commit unnatural sexual acts. Do not desire to act like that, and do not desire [to do anything that is] evil. Do not desire to have more things than you need, because, if you do that, you are (worshipping material things instead of worshipping God/making material things to become your god).
6 Ni kwaa ajili ya makowe aga gadhabu yaisa nnani ya bana babile kwaa nautii.
[Do not behave like that] since God will punish [MTY] those who disobey him, because of their sins.
7 Ni kwa ajili ya makowe aga mwenga kae mwatityanga kwake mwatamite nkati yabe.
You also formerly did those things when you were disobeying God.
8 Lakini nambeambe ni lazima mugaboye makowe aga gote. Yaani, gadhabu, hasira, nia inoite kwaa, matukangano, ni maneno machapu yaboka mu'mikano yinu.
Now, however, as for you, do not do any of these evil deeds: Do not get angry in any way [DOU]. Do not act maliciously. Do not (slander/talk evil about) people. Do not talk abusively to people.
9 Kana mubaye ubocho kati yinu mwenga, kwa mana mwatiuuluwa utu winu wa kinchogo ni makowe gake.
Do not lie to one another. Do not do those things, because you have (disposed of/stopped obeying) your former evil nature and stopped doing what you did when you had that former [evil] nature,
10 Mwatiuwala utu waayambe, ambao upangika wambeyambe mu'maarifa bokana ni mpwano wa yolo ywamuumbile.
and because you have received a new nature. God is causing your new nature to become more and more like his own nature. He created your new nature in order that [you might get to] know [God] truly.
11 Mu'maarifa aga, ntopo myunani ni myahudi, tairiwa ni tairiwa kwaa, msomi, ywaabile kwaa msomi, mmanda, ni ywabile kwaa mmanda, lakini badala yake Kristo nga makowe goti nkati ya goti.
As a result of that, it is not [important whether anyone is a] non-Jew or a Jew, or [whether anyone is] circumcised or not, or [whether anyone is] a foreigner, or even uncivilized, or [whether anyone is] a slave or not a slave. But [what is important is] Christ, who is supremely important in every way.
12 Kati bateule ba Nnongo, batakatifu ni apendwa, muuwale utu wema, ukarimu, unyenyekevu, upole ni uvumulivu.
Because God has chosen you to be his people; and because he loves you, be compassionate to one another. Be kind to one another. Be humble. Be meek (OR, be considerate toward one another), be patient with one another,
13 Muchukulyane mwenga kwa mwenga, Muhurumiane kila mundu ni mwenake. Kati mundu abile ni lilalamiko dhidi ya ywenge, amsamehe kwa namna yeyelo ambayo Ngwana atikuwa samiya mwenga.
and tolerate one another’s flaws. Forgive one another, if one of you has a grudge/complaint against another. Just like the Lord [Jesus freely/willingly] forgave you, you too [must freely/willingly forgive one another].
14 Zaidi ya makowe aga goti, mube ni upendo ambao nga kigezo cha ukamilifu
And what is more important than all of these is that you love one another, because by doing that you will be perfectly united together.
15 Amani ya Kriso ni ibaongoze mu'mioyo yinu. Yabile ni kwa ajili ya amani yee kwamba mwati tiliwa mu'yega umo. Mube ni shukrani.
Because God chose you to live peacefully [with one another] in your local congregations, let that peace which Christ gives control your (inner beings/hearts), and be constantly thanking God.
16 Na lineno lya Kristo litame nkati yinu kwa utajiri. Kwa hekima yoti, mupundishane ni kushauriana mwenga kwa mwenga kwa Zaburi, nyimbo, na nyimbo za mu'roho. Muimbe kwa shukrani mu'mioyo yinu kwa Nnongo.
And continue to let the message about Christ govern/direct all you think and do, as you very wisely teach and warn one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs (OR, songs that God’s Spirit [gives you]), while you sincerely and thankfully sing to God.
17 Na chochote mukipangite, mu'maneno au mu'makowe, mupange yote mu'lina lya Ngwana Yesu. Mumpeye shukrani Nnongo tate pitya Ywembe.
Whatever you say, and whatever you do, do all of this in the manner that those who are representatives [MTY] of the Lord Jesus [should do], while you constantly thank God, our Father, as you ask the Lord Jesus to take your prayers to God.
18 Anwawa, muanyenyekee asengo binu, kati yatipendeza nkati ya Ngwana.
You women, be subject to your husbands, since that is what you should do because you have a close relationship with the Lord [Jesus].
19 Mwenga asengo, mwapende anyumbo yinu, na kana mube wakali dhidi yabe.
You men, love your wives; and, do not be harsh with them.
20 Bana, mubatii azazi winu mu'makowe yoti, mana nga impendeza Ngwana.
You children, obey your parents in every circumstance, because the Lord [God] is pleased when you do that.
21 Mwa tate kana muwachokoze bana binu, ili kwamba kana baise kata tamaa.
You parents (OR, you fathers), do not correct your children more than you need to, in order that they do not become discouraged.
22 Amanda, mubatii ngwana winu mu'yega kwa makowe yoti, kana ibe kwa huduma ya minyo kati bandu ba kupuraisha kae, ila kwa mwoyo wa kweli, Mun]yogope Nnongo.
You slaves, obey your earthly masters in every circumstance. Do not obey your masters only when they are watching [MTY] you, like those who [merely] want to impress their masters favorably. Instead, obey your masters sincerely. Do this because you reverence the Lord [Jesus] (OR, [God]).
23 Chochote cha mukipanga, mupange kuoma mu'mwoyo winu kati Ngwana na kana ibe kati kwa bandu.
Whatever [work] you do, work wholeheartedly. Work wholeheartedly, like those who are working for the Lord [Jesus]. Do not work like those who are working [merely] for [their] masters,
24 Mutangite kuwa mwalowa pokya tuzo ya kumiliki kuoma kwa Ngwana. Ni Kristo Ngwana ywamwamumtumikya.
because you know that it is the Lord who will [properly/justly] repay you. That is, you will receive what God has promised. [Remember that] it is Christ who is the real master whom you are serving.
25 Kwa sababu yeyote ywapanga yabile kwaa ga haki alowa pokya hukumu kwa matendo yabile kwaa haki yaipangite, ni ntopo upendeleo.
But [God] will judge everyone impartially. He will punish you according to what you have done that is wrong.
