1Nĩngwenda mũmenye ũrĩa ndĩĩgiaga nĩ ũndũ wanyu, na nĩ ũndũ wa andũ arĩa marĩ Laodikia, o na nĩ ũndũ wa arĩa matarĩ maanyona niĩ mwene. 2Ndĩĩgiaga ũguo nĩgeetha magĩe na ũmĩrĩru wa ngoro na magĩe na ũrũmwe mohanĩtio nĩ wendani, na nĩgeetha maingĩhĩrwo nĩ ũtonga wa kũmenya wega ũhoro wa hitho ya Ngai, na nĩyo Kristũ, 32:3 Isa 11:2; Arom 11:33ũrĩa thĩinĩ wake kũhithĩtwo mĩthiithũ yothe ya ũũgĩ na ũmenyo. 42:4 Arom 16:18Ndĩramwĩra ũguo nĩgeetha mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ndakanamũheenie na ngarari cia mawara. 52:5 1Athe 2:17; 1Akor 14:40; 1Pet 5:9Nĩgũkorwo o na ndatuĩka ndirĩ hamwe na inyuĩ thĩinĩ wa mwĩrĩ, ndĩ hamwe na inyuĩ thĩinĩ wa roho, na ngakena nĩkuona ũrĩa mũrĩ mĩbango mĩega, na ũrĩa wĩtĩkio wanyu thĩinĩ wa Kristũ ũrĩ mũrũmu.
Kuohorwo Mawatho-inĩ ma Andũ nĩ ũndũ wa Kristũ
62:6 Joh 13:13Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, o ta ũrĩa mwamũkĩrire Kristũ Jesũ arĩ Mwathani, thiĩi na mbere gũtũũra thĩinĩ wake, 72:7 Aef 4:21mũhaandĩtwo na mũgaakwo thĩinĩ wake, na mũkĩongagĩrĩrwo hinya thĩinĩ wa wĩtĩkio o ta ũrĩa mwarutirwo, na mũkĩrĩrĩrie gũcookia ngaatho.
82:8 1Tim 6:20; Agal 4:3Mwĩmenyererei mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ndakanamũtahe meciiria na maũũgĩ ma maheeni ma tũhũ, marĩa moimanaga na mĩtugo ya andũ na irĩra iria cia ndũire cia thĩ ĩno, no ti kuuma kũrĩ Kristũ.
9Nĩgũkorwo ũiyũru wothe wa Ũngai ũtũũraga thĩinĩ wa Kristũ arĩ na mwĩrĩ, 102:10 Math 28:18na inyuĩ nĩmũiyũrĩtwo nĩ muoyo thĩinĩ wa Kristũ, ũrĩa arĩ we Mũnene igũrũ rĩa hinya o wothe na ũhoti o wothe. 112:11 Arom 2:29; Agal 5:24O na inyuĩ nĩmwaruire thĩinĩ wake, na ti na ũndũ wa moko ma andũ, no nĩ ũndũ wa kwehererio mũtũũrĩre wa mehia, kũringana na irua rĩrĩa rĩruithanagio nĩ Kristũ. 122:12 Math 28:19; Atũm 2:24Nĩgũkorwo nĩgũthikwo mwathikirwo hamwe nake rĩrĩa mwabatithirio, na mũkĩriũkio hamwe nake nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia hinya wa Ngai, ũrĩa wamũriũkirie akiuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ.
132:13 Aef 4:32Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mwakuĩte nĩ ũndũ wa mehia manyu na mũgaikara ta mũtaruĩte nĩ ũndũ wa mũtũũrĩre wanyu wa mehia-rĩ, Ngai nĩatũmire mũgĩe na muoyo hamwe na Kristũ. Ngai nĩatũrekeire mehia maitũ mothe, 142:14 Aef 2:15; 1Pet 2:24na aarĩkia gũtharia watho ũrĩa warĩ mwandĩke hamwe na mũtabarĩre waguo, o ũcio watũthitangaga na watũire ũreganĩte na ithuĩ-rĩ; akĩweheria na ũndũ wa kũũhũrĩra mĩcumarĩ mũtharaba-inĩ. 152:15 Aef 6:12; Math 12:29Thuutha wa gũtooria maahinya na monene macio-rĩ, nĩamonanirie mbere ya mũingĩ, akĩrũũhagia nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa aamatooretie mũtharaba-inĩ.
162:16 Arom 14:3, 4; Arom 14:5; Agal 4:10Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũtikanareke mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ amũtuĩre ciira nĩ ũndũ wa irio iria mũrĩĩaga, kana kĩrĩa mũnyuuaga, kana ũhoro-inĩ wa mĩthenya ĩrĩa mĩamũre, kana gũkũngũĩra Karũgamo ka Mweri, o na kana mũthenya wa Thabatũ. 172:17 Ahib 8:5Maũndũ macio no kĩĩruru kĩa maũndũ marĩa magooka; no rĩrĩ, ma yamo-rĩ, nĩ Kristũ we mwene. 18Mũtikanareke mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ, ũrĩa wendete gwĩtua mũhooreri, na akahooyaga araika, atũme mũtunywo kĩheo kĩrĩa mũtanyĩte kuona. Mũndũ ta ũcio nĩataaragĩria na njĩra nene maũndũ marĩa onete, na mwĩciirĩrie wake ũtarĩ wa kĩĩroho ũgatũma etĩĩe nĩ ũndũ wa meciiria make ma tũhũ. 192:19 1Akor 12:27; Aef 4:16Mũndũ ta ũcio ndegwatanĩtie na Mũtwe, ũrĩa arĩ we ũnyiitagĩrĩra mwĩrĩ wothe, akaũnyiitithania hamwe na nyunĩro ciohanĩtio na mĩkiha, naguo ũgakũra o ta ũrĩa Ngai atũmaga ũkũre.
202:20 Arom 6:6Atĩrĩrĩ, angĩkorwo inyuĩ nĩmwakuire hamwe na Kristũ, na mũgĩtigana na irĩra iria cia ndũire cia thĩ ĩno-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga mwathĩkĩre mawatho mayo, ta mũtũire mũrĩ a thĩ? 21Namo nĩ ta maya: “Ndũkanyiite! Ndũgacame! Ndũkahutie!” 222:22 1Akor 6:13; Math 15:9; Tit 1:14Maũndũ macio mothe maraaria ũhoro wa indo iria ithiraga bata ciarĩkia kũhũthĩrwo, tondũ icio no irĩra na wathani na ũrutani wa andũ. 23Ti-itherũ, mĩtabarĩre ta ĩyo yonekaga ta ĩrĩ na ũũgĩ, nĩ ũndũ wa mĩhoere yao ĩrĩa methuurĩire, na ũhooreri wa gwĩtua, na kwĩnyerekia, no makaaga kuona bata wa kwĩgirĩrĩria merirĩria ma mwĩrĩ.
1I want you to know how hard I am working for you. I’m concerned for those who are in Laodicea. I’m also concerned for everyone who has not met me in person. 2My goal is that their hearts may be encouraged and strengthened. I want them to be joined together in love. Then their understanding will be rich and complete. They will know the mystery of God. That mystery is Christ. 3All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in him. 4But I don’t want anyone to fool you with words that only sound good. 5So even though I am away from you in body, I am with you in spirit. And I am glad to see that you are controlling yourselves. I am happy that your faith in Christ is so strong.
Having All Things in Christ
6You received Christ Jesus as Lord. So keep on living your lives in him. 7Have your roots in him. Build yourselves up in him. Grow strong in what you believe, just as you were taught. Be more thankful than ever before.
8Make sure no one controls you. They will try to control you by using false reasoning that has no meaning. Their ideas depend on human teachings. They also depend on the basic spiritual powers of this world. They don’t depend on Christ.
9God’s whole nature is living in Christ in human form. 10Because you belong to Christ, you have been made complete. He is the ruler over every power and authority. 11When you received Christ, your circumcision was not done by human hands. Instead, your circumcision was done by Christ. He put away the person you used to be. At that time, sin’s power ruled over you. 12When you were baptized, you were buried together with Christ. And you were raised to life together with him when you were baptized. You were raised to life by believing in God’s work. God himself raised Jesus from the dead.
13At one time you were dead in your sins. Your desires controlled by sin were not circumcised. But God gave you new life together with Christ. He forgave us all our sins. 14He wiped out what the law said that we owed. The law stood against us. It judged us. But he has taken it away and nailed it to the cross. 15He took away the weapons of the powers and authorities. He made a public show of them. He won the battle over them by dying on the cross.
Freedom From Human Rules
16So don’t let anyone judge you because of what you eat or drink. Don’t let anyone judge you about holy days. I’m talking about special feasts and New Moons and Sabbath days. 17They are only a shadow of the things to come. But what is real is found in Christ. 18Some people enjoy pretending they aren’t proud. They worship angels. But don’t let people like that judge you. These people tell you every little thing about what they have seen. They are proud of their useless ideas. That’s because their minds are not guided by the Holy Spirit. 19They aren’t connected anymore to the head, who is Christ. But the whole body grows from the head. The muscles and tendons hold the body together. And God causes it to grow.
20Some people still follow the basic spiritual powers of the world. But you died with Christ as far as these powers are concerned. So why do you act as if you still belong to the world? Here are the rules you follow. 21“Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!” 22Rules like these are about things that will pass away soon. They are based on merely human rules and teachings. 23It is true that these rules seem wise. Because of them, people give themselves over to their own kind of worship. They pretend they are humble. They treat their bodies very badly. But rules like these don’t help. They don’t stop people from chasing after sinful pleasures.