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

¹O Pavlo, ek apostle le Jesus Kristosko, katar e voia le Devleski, ai katar o Timote amaro phral.

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.

²Ka le Devleske narodoske kai si ando Colossae, ai kai si amare phral ando Kristo: O Del amaro Dat ai le Devles Jesus Kristo del tume o mishtimos ai e pacha.

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

³Ame das o naisimos sagda ka Del ai ka Dat amaro Devles O Jesus Kristosko, kana rhugisavas tumenge.

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

⁴De katar ashundiam pa tumaro pachamos kai si tume ando Jesus Kristo, ai e dragostia kai si tume ka le Devleske narodoske.

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,

⁵Kana e vorba le chachimaski e lashi viasta avili e pervo data tumende, diam tume te zhanen o raduimos kai del, no tumaro pachamos ai tumari dragostia thodine le ande so azhukeren kai si garado tumenge ando rhaio.

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;

⁶E lashi viasta zhal katar godi, ai anel pesko swuntsomos ande sa e lumia, vorta sar kerdia mashkar tumende de katar o dies kai e pervo data ashundian pa lashimos le Devlesko, ai sichilian te zhanen so si chaches o lashimos le Devlesko.

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

⁷O Epaphras, amare kuchi vortako ande buchi si kai sichardia tume kadia diela, wo si tumenge iek sluga kai kerel e buchi kai dia les O Kristo;

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

⁸Wo phendia amenge pa dragostia kai O Swunto Duxo dia tume.

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,

⁹Anda kodia ame sagda rhugisavas anda tumende, de katar o dies kai ashundiam pa tumende. Ame mangas katar O Del te del tume te zhanen leski voia, ai te del tume sa o pachivalimos ai e goji kai del lesko Swunto Duxo.

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;

¹⁰Ai kadia sai phirena sar O Kristo mangel, ai te keren sagda so plachal les. Tume kerena but lashe dieli, ai zhana angle te zhanen mai but le Devles.

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

¹¹Ame mangas katar O Del te aven defial zurliarde katar leski putiera e luvudime, saxke te sai rhevdin swako fielo rhavdasa ai raduimasa.

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

¹²Das naisimos raduimasa ka O Dat, kai dia tume te sai aven anda kodola kai si vi lenge o mishtimos kai O Del garavel ando rhaio la vediarako kodolenge kai si leske.

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

¹³Wo lia ame katar e putiera le tuniarikoske, ai andia ame ando rhaio peske shavesko kai si leske drago.

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

¹⁴Ame samas chindiam pala lesko rat ai amare bezexa iertimele.

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

¹⁵O Kristo si o patreto le Devlesko kai chi dichol. Wo kerdilo o pervo mai anglal sar sa le kolaver dieli.

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.

¹⁶Ke lestar O Del kerdia swako fielo ando rhaio ai pe phuv, so dichol ai vi so chi dichol, le putieri kai chi dichon, le amperaturia vai le amperetsi, vai le putieri; O Del kerdia swako fielo lestar ai leske.

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

¹⁷Wo sas mai anglal sar swako diela, ai lesa andek than sa le dieli kai si kerde beshen pe pengo than.

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.

¹⁸Wo si o shero le statosko kai kerel e khangeri; ande leste si kai nachinail o traio o nevo, wo si o shav kai kerdilo o pervo, wo si o pervo kai sas andino katar e martia ka traio, saxke te avel leste o pervo than ande soste godi.

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

¹⁹Ke O Del manglia te avel wo sa peska putierasa ande pesko Shav.

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.

²⁰Ai vi manglia te chidel sa e lumia peste katar O Shav. O Del andia e pacha kana mulo lesko Shav ai shordia pesko rat po trushul, ai kadia chidia swako diela pesa, pe phuv ai vi ando rhaio.

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

²¹Vi tume mai anglal sanas dur katar O Del, tume sanas leske duzhmaia pala sa o nasulimos kai gindinas ai kerenas.

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

²²Numa akana katar e martia kai lesko Shav lia ande pesko stato manushesko, O Del kerdia te avel tume e pacha lesa, saxke te kerel te aven angla leste Swuntsi, vuzhe, ai bi doshako,

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.

²³numa akana trobul tume te beshen ando pachamos zurales, thodino andek zurali fundania, ai te na meken tume te durion katar o lashimos kai azhukeren, ai kai si tumaro de sar ashundian e lashi viasta kodia lashi viasta si kodia kai sas phendi swakone manusheske ande lumia, ai kodia kai me o Pavlo kerdilem ek pasturi.

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;

²⁴Akana raduiv ma ando chino kai si ma tumenge. Ke katar murhe vutuimata kai sim ando stato, zhutiv te pherav so mai trobul kal vutuimata le Kristoske leske statoske kai si e khangeri.

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,

²⁵Me kerdilem ek pasturi la khangeriaki, palai buchi kai O Del dia ma te kerav tumenge, ando gindo le Devlesko te phenav tumenge sa leski vorba.

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

²⁶Kodia si e buchi kai garadia sas la sagda katar e lumia. Numa kai sikadia akana kodolenge kai si leske.

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;

²⁷O Del manglia te del le te zhanen o baro mishtios kai si ande kodo diela kai sas garadi. Mashkar sa le manush kai chi zhanen le Devles. So si kodo lashimos garado? Te zhanen ke O Kristo ande tumende lo, ai del tume ande tumaro ilo te zhanen ke vi tume avena ando rhaio le Devlesa.

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

²⁸No ame mothas pa Kristo swakone manusheske. Ame phenas ai sicharas swakones sa la gojasa kai dashtilpe, saxke te keras te avel angla Del sar iek baro manush astardo le Kristosa.

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

²⁹Te kerav kadia buchi, kerav buchi ai marav ma la putierasa ai la zorasa kai del O Kristo, ai kodia zor kerel buchi ande mande.