Kristo Ahobrɛase
1Mo nkwa a mowɔ wɔ Kristo mu no hyɛ mo den ana? Ne dɔ kyekye mo werɛ ana? Mo ne Honhom no wɔ ayɔnkofa bi ana? Mowɔ ayamye ne ayamhyehye ma mo ho mo ho ana? 2Sɛ ɛte saa de a, ɛno de, munnya adwene koro wɔ ɔdɔ ne Honhom ne botae koro mu, na mʼanigye awie pɛyɛ. 3Monnyɛ pɛsɛmenkominya; monnhoahoa mo ho mfa mpɛ anuonyam hunu. Mommrɛ mo ho ase mma mo ho mo ho na mummu mo yɔnkonom nsen mo ankasa mo ho. 4Mommma obiara nhwɛ ne nko ara nʼade nko, na mmom onsusuw ne mfɛfo nso de ho bi.
5Momma mo abrabɔ nyinaa nyɛ sɛ Yesu Kristo de no bi.
6Ɔno na ɔwɔ Onyankopɔn tebea mu de,
nanso wanhwɛ ne ho sɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn bɛyɛ pɛ.
7Ɔdan ne tumi kɛse ne nʼanuonyam too nkyɛn.
Mmom, ofii ne pɛ mu faa akoa tebea de too ne ho so,
baa sɛ onipa bɛyɛɛ nʼade sɛ onipa.
8Ɔbrɛɛ ne ho ase,
yɛɛ osetie
de koduu owu mu,
asennua ho wu mu mpo.
9Eyi nti Onyankopɔn maa ne so kɔɔ baabi a ɛkorɔn koraa,
maa no din a edi din nyinaa so.
10Na ɛno nti sɛ wɔbɔ Yesu din a,
ɔsorofo ne asase sofo ne asase asefo nkotodwe nyinaa bɛkotow no.
11Na tɛkrɛma nyinaa apae mu aka se,
Yesu Kristo ne Awurade,
de ahyɛ Agya Onyankopɔn anuonyam.
Nkwagye Ho Adwumayɛ
12Enti me nnamfo pa, sɛnea na me ne mo te hɔ a na mutie me no, saa ara nso na bere a minni mo nkyɛn mprempren yi ɛsɛ sɛ mutie me ara ne no. Monkɔ so mfa ahopopo ne osuro nyɛ adwuma mfa nwie mo nkwagye ho adwumayɛ, 13efisɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔma mufi mo pɛ mu di dwuma a ɛsɔ nʼani.
14Dwuma biara a mudi no, munnnwiinwii na monnnye ho akyinnye, 15sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔrenka biribi ntia mo. Mobɛyɛ kronkron sɛ Onyankopɔn mma nokwafo a wɔte wiase a nkontompofo ne nnebɔneyɛfo ahyɛ mu ma tɔ no. Ɛsɛ sɛ mohyerɛn wɔ wɔn mu sɛ nsoromma a ɛwɔ soro 16wɔ nkwa no ho asɛm a moka kyerɛ wɔn no mu. Sɛ moyɛ saa na Kristo da no mede mo hoahoa me ho a, na ne kwan so ara ne no; efisɛ ɛbɛda no adi sɛ dwuma a mibedii no anyɛ ɔkwa. 17Ebia na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwie me mogya gu sɛ afɔrebɔde sɛnea mo ɔsom no nso yɛ afɔrebɔde ma Onyankopɔn no. Sɛ ɛba saa a, ɛbɛyɛ anigyesɛm a me ne mo nyinaa na ebenya saa ahosɛpɛw no. 18Yiw, momma mo ani nnye, sɛnea me nso mʼani agye no.
Wɔsoma Timoteo Ne Epafrodito.
19Anidaso a mewɔ wɔ Awurade Yesu mu no nti, mɛsoma Timoteo ma waba mo nkyɛn na mo ho nsɛm a mɛte no ahyɛ me nkuran. 20Ɔno nko ne obi a ɔwɔ ɔtema ma me na mo ho asɛm nso hia no. 21Obiara pɛ ɔno ara ne yiyedi a Yesu Kristo ho asɛm mfa ne ho. 22Mo ankasa mudi ho adanse wɔ dwuma a wadi ho. Wakyerɛ nso sɛ, ɔne me te sɛ ɔba ne nʼagya a wɔaka abɔ mu adi asɛmpa no ho dwuma. 23Sɛ mihu sɛnea nneɛma rekɔ so ma me a, ɛrenkyɛ biara mɛsoma no aba mo nkyɛn. 24Na Awurade mu anidaso a mewɔ nti, minim sɛ ɛrenkyɛ biara mʼankasa mɛba mo nkyɛn.
25Mʼadwene ho sɛ, mɛsoma yɛn nua Epafrodito a wayɛ adwuma, na odi me nkyɛn mu ako na wasom mo sɛ mo somafo de aboa me no wɔ mo nkyɛn. 26Ne ho pere no sɛ obehu mo nyinaa na ɛhaw mo nso sɛ motee ne nka sɛ ɔyare. 27Ampa ara, na ɔyare a anka ɔreyɛ awu. Nanso Onyankopɔn huu no ne me nso mmɔbɔ, efisɛ wamma manni awerɛhow. 28Me ho peree me yiye sɛ mɛsoma no aba mo nkyɛn na muhu no a, mo ani asan agye, na me nso mʼawerɛhow to atwa. 29Momfa ahosɛpɛw nnye no sɛ onua wɔ Awurade mu. Momfa obu ne nidi mma nnipa a wɔte sɛ ɔno nyinaa, 30efisɛ ɔde ne nkwa bɔɔ afɔre a ɛnam so maa anka ɔrewu ama Kristo adwuma de aboa me a anka morentumi mmoa saa no.
Being Humble Like Christ
1So does belonging to Christ help you in any way? Does his love comfort you at all? Do you share anything in common because of the Holy Spirit? Has Christ ever been gentle and loving toward you? 2If any of these things has happened to you, then agree with one another. Have the same love. Be one in spirit and in the way you think and act. By doing this, you will make my joy complete. 3Don’t do anything only to get ahead. Don’t do it because you are proud. Instead, be humble. Value others more than yourselves. 4None of you should look out just for your own good. Each of you should also look out for the good of others.
5As you deal with one another, you should think and act as Jesus did.
6In his very nature he was God.
Jesus was equal with God. But Jesus didn’t take advantage of that fact.
7Instead, he made himself nothing.
He did this by taking on the nature of a servant.
He was made just like human beings.
8He appeared as a man.
He was humble and obeyed God completely.
He did this even though it led to his death.
Even worse, he died on a cross!
9So God lifted him up to the highest place.
God gave him the name that is above every name.
10When the name of Jesus is spoken, everyone will kneel down to worship him.
Everyone in heaven and on earth and under the earth will kneel down to worship him.
11Everyone’s mouth will say that Jesus Christ is Lord.
And God the Father will receive the glory.
Live Without Complaining
12My dear friends, you have always obeyed God. You obeyed while I was with you. And you have obeyed even more while I am not with you. So continue to work out your own salvation. Do it with fear and trembling. 13God is working in you. He wants your plans and your acts to fulfill his good purpose.
14Do everything without complaining or arguing. 15Then you will be pure and without blame. You will be children of God without fault among sinful and evil people. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. 16You will shine as you hold on tight to the word of life. Then I will be able to boast about you on the day Christ returns. I can be happy that I didn’t run or work for nothing. 17But my life might even be poured out like a drink offering on your sacrifices. I’m talking about the way you serve because you believe. Even so, I am glad. I am joyful with all of you. 18So you too should be glad and joyful with me.
Timothy and Epaphroditus
19I hope to send Timothy to you soon if the Lord Jesus allows it. Then I will be encouraged when I receive news about you. 20I have no one else like Timothy. He will truly care about how you are doing. 21All the others are looking out for their own interests. They are not looking out for the interests of Jesus Christ. 22But you know that Timothy has proved himself. He has served with me like a son with his father in spreading the good news. 23So I hope to send him as soon as I see how things go with me. 24And I’m sure I myself will come soon if the Lord allows it.
25But I think it’s necessary to send Epaphroditus back to you. He is my brother in the Lord. He is a worker and a soldier of Christ together with me. He is also your messenger. You sent him to take care of my needs. 26He longs for all of you. He is troubled because you heard he was sick. 27He was very sick. In fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him. He also had mercy on me. God spared me sadness after sadness. 28So I want even more to send him to you. Then when you see him again, you will be glad. And I won’t worry so much. 29So then, welcome him as a brother in the Lord with great joy. Honor people like him. 30He almost died for the work of Christ. He put his life in danger to make up for the help you yourselves couldn’t give me.
