ABAKOLOSAI1
1Nyowe Paulo, entumwa ya Kristo Yesu, nk'oku Ruhanga yaakunzire, na Timoseo ow'eishe-emwe,2twabahandiikira, imwe abarikwera n'ab'eishe-emwe abarikwesigwa omuri Kristo abari omuri Kolosai. Nitubendeza embabazi n'obusingye ebirikuruga ahari Ruhanga Tataitwe.
Paulo okusiima okwikiriza n'okukunda kwabo
3Obutoosha ku tuba nitubashabira, tusiima Ruhanga, Ishe wa Mukama waitu Yesu Kristo,4ahabw'okuhurira eby'okwikiriza kwanyu oku murikwikiriza Kristo Yesu, n'okukunda oku mwine aha barikwera boona,5n'ahabw'ebi mubiikiirwe omu iguru ebi mwineho amatsiko. Amatsiko ago mukagahuriraho ira omu kigambo ky'amazima g'engiri,6eyaizire omuriimwe, nk'oku yaahikire omu nsi zoona, ekaana ebyana, ekeeyongyera, nk'oku kiri omuriimwe okuruga aha kiro eki mwahuririireho embabazi za Ruhanga, mukazeetegyereza omu mazima,7n'oku mwayegyesiibwe Epafufa, omuhuuku mugyenzi waitu orikukundwa. N'omuheereza omwesigwa wa Kristo ahabwaitu,8kandi niwe yaatugambiire okukunda kwanyu oku mwine omu Mwoyo.9N'ahabw'ekyo naitwe, okuruga aha kiro eki twakihuririireho, titukarekaga kubashabira, nitweshengyereza ngu mwijuzibwe okumanya ebi akunda omu bwengye bwona obw'omwoyo n'okwetegyereza,10mugyende nk'oku aba Mukama bashemereire, nimumushemeza omuri byona, nimwana ebyana omu mirimo yoona emirungi, kandi nimweyongyera omu kumanya Ruhanga.11Mugumibwe n'obushoboorozi bwona, nk'amaani g'ekitiinisa kye oku gari, mubone kugumisiriza omuri byona n'okutaruha, mwine okushemererwa,12nimusiima Isheboona, owaatuhindwire abashemereire kubagana n'abarikwera omugabo gw'obuhunguzi omu mushana.13Niwe yaatwihire omu butegyeki bw'omwirima, akatutaasya omu bukama bw'Omwana we ou akunda,14ou twatungiiremu okucungurwa, nikwo kusaasirwa ebibi byaitu.Yesu okuba Omuhangi n'Omuteerani wa byona
15Yesu ogwo niwe kishushani kya Ruhanga otarikureebwa, omujigaijo omu byahangirwe byona;16ahakuba omuri Ogwo nimwo ebintu byona byahangiirwe, eby'omu iguru n'eby'ahansi, ebirikureebwa n'ebitarikureebwa, yaaba bitebe by'obugabe, nari obukama, nari obutegyeki, nari obushoboorozi byona niwe yaabihangire, kandi byahangwa kuba ebye.17Niwe yaabandiize ebintu byona, kandi omuriwe byona nimwo biteeranira.18Niwe Mutwe gw'omubiri, niyo kanisa; niwe butandikiro, niwe mujigaijo gw'okuruga omu bafu, ngu abone kuba ow'okubanza omuri byona.19Ahakuba Ruhanga akasiima ngu obwaruhanga bwe bwona bube omuriwe,20kandi ku yaaherize kureeta obusingye ahabw'eshagama ya Yesu aha musharaba, yaasiima ngu omuriwe ayegarurire byona, yaaba by'ahansi nari eby'omu iguru.21Naimwe abaabaire bataanisiibwe ira na Ruhanga, kandi abazigu omu biteekateeko byanyu nimukora ebibi,22mbwenu Yesu abagarukaniise na Ruhanga omu mubiri gwe ogw'obuntu ahabw'okufa kwe, ngu abone kubamurika omu maisho ga Ruhanga, muri abarikwera abataine kamogo, kandi abatarikugaywa,23mwaba mugumire omu kwikiriza, mwombekirwe gye muhamire, mutarikutengyetsibwa, mutarikwihwa omu matsiko g'engiri, ei mwahuriire, kandi eyaagambiirwe ebihangirwe byona eby'ahansi y'eiguru, ei nyowe Paulo naagizirwe omuheereza waayo.24Mbwenu ninshemerererwa omu kubonabonesibwa kwangye ahabwanyu, kandi ebyatsigaire aha by'okubonabonesibwa kwa Kristo nibyo ndikuhikiiriza ahabw'omubiri gwe, niyo kanisa;25ei naagizirwe omuheereza waayo, nk'obukuru obu Ruhanga yampaire ahabwanyu oku buri, okumanyisiza kimwe ekigambo kya Ruhanga,26niyo naama eyaasherekirwe okwiha ira ryona n'obusingye bwona, kwonka hati emanyirwe abarikwera be.27Nibo Ruhanga yaasiimire kumanyisa obutungi bw'ekitiinisa ky'enaama egi oku eri omu Banyamahanga; enaama egyo ni Kristo okuba omuriimwe, niwe matsiko g'ekitiinisa.28Ogwo niwe tugamba, nituhana omuntu weena omu bwengye bwona, ngu tumurikye omuntu weena ahikire omuri Kristo.29Kandi nikyo nyezirikira kukora, nindwana nk'obushoboorozi bwe oku buri, oburikunkoresa n'amaani.Bible Society of Uganda