¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

¹Nekk Bulus, amceggeɛ n Ɛisa Lmasiḥ s lebɣi n Sidi Ṛebbi akk-d gma-tneɣ Timuti,

²to the saints and faithful brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²i watmaten yellan di temdint n Kulus, wid iteddun s ṣṣfa deg webrid n Lmasiḥ. Ṛṛeḥma ț-țalwit a wen-d-țțunefkent s ɣuṛ Ṛebbi Baba-tneɣ !

³We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

³Nețḥemmid Sidi Ṛebbi Baba-s n Ssid-nneɣ Ɛisa Lmasiḥ yerna ndeɛɛu fell-awen ;

⁴having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

⁴axaṭer nesla s liman i tesɛam di Ɛisa Lmasiḥ d wamek i tḥemmlem agdud n Sidi Ṛebbi,

⁵because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News,

⁵ɣef ddemma n usirem i wen-ițțuheggan deg igenwan, asirem nni i wen-d-ițțuxebbṛen s wawal n tideț n lexbaṛ n lxiṛ.

⁶which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

⁶Lexbeṛ-agi n lxiṛ yewḍen armi d ɣuṛ-wen, yețnerni di ddunit meṛṛa ; akken daɣen i gețnerni deg-wen ula d kunwi seg wasmi i teslam yerna tessnem tideț ɣef ṛṛeḥma n Sidi Ṛebbi,

⁷even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

⁷akken i wen-ț-isselmed Ibafras, aṛfiq-nneɣ eɛzizen di leqdic ; nețța iqeddcen ɣef Lmasiḥ s wul yeṣfan,

⁸who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

⁸ixebbeṛ-aɣ-ed ɣef leḥmala s wayes i kkun-yeččuṛ Ṛṛuḥ iqedsen.

⁹For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

⁹Daymi nezga ndeɛɛu fell-awen ɣer Sidi Ṛebbi seg wasmi nesla yis-wen, nessutur-as a wen-d-yefk amek ara tissinem akken ilaq lebɣi ines, s lɛeqliya d lefhama i d-ițțak Ṛṛuḥ iqedsen.

¹⁰that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

¹⁰S wakka, aț-țleḥḥum s tikli yebɣa Sidi Ṛebbi iwakken a s tɛeǧbem di kullec, a d-tefkem lfakya yelhan, yerna aț-țnernim di tmusni n Sidi Ṛebbi,

¹¹strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

¹¹Ndeɛɛu ɣer Ṛebbi akken a kkun-isseǧhed s tezmert-is tameqqrant iwakken aț-tṣebṛem i kullec alamma ț-țaggara.

¹²giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

¹²Ḥemmdet, cekkṛet s lfeṛḥ Sidi Ṛebbi Baba-tneɣ i wen-d-yefkan amur di lweṛt i d-ihegga i warraw n tafat.

¹³who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

¹³Ikkes-aɣ-d si tezmert n ṭṭlam, iwakken a ɣ-yessiweḍ ɣer tgelda n Mmi-s eɛzizen,

¹⁴in whom we have our redemption, TR adds “through his blood,” the forgiveness of our sins;

¹⁴s wayes nețwasellek yerna nesɛa leɛfu n ddnubat-nneɣ.

¹⁵who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

¹⁵Lmasiḥ, d ṣṣifa n Sidi Ṛebbi ur nezmir a nwali, d nețța i d amezwaru n txelqit meṛṛa.

¹⁶For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.

¹⁶Yis i gețwaxleq wayen nețwali d wayen ur nețwali ara ama deg igenwan ama di lqaɛa, tigeldiwin d igelliden, lḥekmat akk-d tezmar yellan deg igenwan ; kullec yețwaxleq yis, kullec yețwaxleq i nețța.

¹⁷He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

¹⁷Yella-d uqbel a d-yețwaxleq kra yellan, d nețța i d lsas n txelqit,

¹⁸He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

¹⁸d aqeṛṛuy n tejmaɛt n imasiḥiyen yellan d lǧețța-s. Yella si tazwara, d nețța i d amenzu i d-iḥyan si ger lmegtin iwakken ad yili d amezwaru di kullec.

¹⁹For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;

¹⁹Axaṭer Sidi Ṛebbi yufa lfeṛḥ-is s lekmal di Mmi-s,

²⁰and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

²⁰s Lmasiḥ i gemṣalaḥ akk-d txelqit, yessers-ed lehna ama di lqaɛa ama deg igenwan s idammen n Mmi-s yuzzlen ɣef wumidag.

²¹You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

²¹Kunwi yellan zik-nni d ibeṛṛaniyen, d iɛdawen n Sidi Ṛebbi s ixemmimen-nwen d yir lecɣal nwen

²²yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,

²²Tura issemṣaleḥ-ikkun yid-es s lmut n Mmi-s iwakken a d-tbanem zdat-es teṣfam, mbla lɛib.

²³if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

²³Ma yella teṭṭfem di liman-nwen s tideț, ma yella tbeddem, tṛeṣṣam. Ɣuṛ-wat aț-țțwexxṛem ɣef wusirem i wen-d-yewwi lexbaṛ n lxiṛ iwumi teslam, lexbaṛ-agi n lxiṛ i gețțubeccṛen i yemdanen n ddunit meṛṛa, i ɣef uɣaleɣ nekk d aqeddac.

²⁴Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly;

²⁴Tura feṛḥeɣ aṭas imi nɛețțabeɣ fell-awen, axaṭer țkemmileɣ ayen ixuṣṣen i leɛtab n Lmasiḥ ɣef ddemma n imasiḥiyen meṛṛa, yellan d lǧețța-s, i ɣef uɣaleɣ d aqeddac.

²⁵of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,

²⁵Iceggeɛ-iyi-d Sidi Ṛebbi iwakken a wen-d-beccṛeɣ awal-is s lekmal.

²⁶the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

²⁶Lbaḍna yeffren si zik, si lǧil ɣer lǧil, ibeggen-iț-id tura i wid yellan d ayla-s.

²⁷to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

²⁷Yebɣa a d-yesken ccan n lbaḍna agi ifazen i leǧnas nniḍen ur nelli ara n wat Isṛail, iwakken ad walin Lmasiḥ deg-wen, nețța yellan d lsas n lɛaḍima i ɣer nessaram.

²⁸whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

²⁸D Lmasiḥ agi i nețbecciṛ i yemdanen, nețweṣṣi-ten, nesselmad iten s tmusni d leɛqel, iwakken yal amdan ad innekmal di Lmasiḥ zdat Sidi Ṛebbi.

²⁹for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

²⁹Ɣef wayagi i qeddceɣ s tezmert n Lmasiḥ yellan deg-i.