ABAKOLOSAI2
Okugumibwa obutungi oburi omuri Kristo
1Ahakuba niinyenda ku mumanya oku ndikubarwanirira munonga imwe n'aba Laodikea, n'abandi boona abatakandeebaga,2ngu emitima yaabo egumibwe, nk'oku barikuteerana hamwe omuri rukundo, baheebwe obutungi bw'okwetegyereza n'okumanyira kimwe enaama ya Ruhanga; n'enaama egyo niwe Kristo;3kandi omuri Ogwo nimwo obutungi bwona obw'obwengye n'okumanya busherekirwe.4Eki ninkigamba ngu hatagira omuntu owaabahabya n'ebigambo by'okubabeihabeiha;5ahakuba, n'obu ndaabe ntari naimwe omu mubiri, kwonka ndi naimwe omu mwoyo, ninshemerererwa kureeba obuteeka bwanyu oburungi n'okuhama kw'okwikiriza kwanyu omuri Kristo.Okufa n'okuzooka hamwe na Kristo
6N'ahabw'ekyo, nk'oku mwayakiire Kristo Yesu Mukama, mube nikwo mwagyendera mutyo omuriwe,7mutsimbire emizi omuriwe, mwombekirwe omuriwe, kandi muhamiibwe omu kwikiriza, nk'oku mwayegyesiibwe, kandi muhingurane omu kusiima.8Mwerinde, hatagira omuntu owaabanyagisa obwengye bw'abantu n'oburyarya obutaine mugasho, omu kukuratira emigyenzo y'abantu, n'okukuratira eby'okubanza eby'omu nsi egi, okutakuratira Kristo.9Ahakuba omuriwe harimu Obwaruhanga bwona obureeberwa omu mubiri gwe;10kandi naimwe mwine amagara agahikire omuriwe, niwe Mutwe gw'obutegyeki bwona n'obushoboorozi bwona.11Kandi omuriwe mukasharwa okusharwa okutari kw'abantu, obu mwajuura omubiri gw'obuntu omu kusharwa kwa Kristo;12kandi mukaziikwa nawe omu kubatizibwa, oku mwazookyeiremu nawe ahabw'okwikiriza okukora kwa Ruhanga owaamuzoire omu bafu.13Naimwe, abaabaire bafeereire omu by'okushiisha byanyu n'omu kutasharwa kw'emibiri yaanyu, Ruhanga kabahindura abahuriire hamwe nawe, ku yaaherize kutusaasira eby'okushiisha byaitu byona,14yaaragaza ebihandiikirwe aha rupapura, ebyabaire nibitwomesereza nibiturega, yaarwihaho, yaarubamba aha musharaba;15kandi ku yaaherize kujuura eby'obutegyeki n'obushoboorozi, yaabihemura butunu, yaabisinguza ogwo musharaba.Okwetantara emigyenzo etaine mugasho
16N'ahabw'ekyo hatarigira omuntu owaabacwera orubanja ahabw'eby'okurya nari eby'okunywa, nari eby'obugyenyi, nari eby'okuboneka kw'okwezi, nari sabato.17Ebyo n'ekishushani ky'ebiriija, kwonka amazima gaabyo gari omuri Kristo.18Hatarigira owaanyaga ebihembo byanyu ahabw'okubendeza okwecwendeeka nk'okwe n'okuramya baamaraika, ayegamiire ebi ayorekirwe, naayehimbisiza aha bwengye bwe bw'obuntu obutaine mugasho;19haza atahamiire ha Mutwe, omu omubiri gwona guriisibwa, gukahamibwa hamwe emitsi y'engingo zaagwo, kandi gukakura omu kukura okurikuruga ahari Ruhanga.20Ku muraabe mwafiire na Kristo, mukareka eby'okubanza eby'omu nsi egi, ahabw'enki nimworobera emigyenzo nk'abakiri ab'ensi,21ngu, Otarikwataho, Otarirozaho, Otarikoraho;22(haza ebyo byona n'ebihwaho byaheza kuriibwa), mukakurata ebyaragiirwe abantu n'enyegyesa yaabo?23N'amazima, ebyo nibishusha nk'eby'obwengye ahabw'okukundisa abantu emigyenzo y'ediini ei beegunziire, n'okwecwendeeka, n'okwesaasa omubiri; kwonka tibiine mugasho na kakye kuzibira okwetenga kw'omubiri.Bible Society of Uganda