Mulabire ku Kristo
12:1 a 2Ko 13:14 b Bak 3:12Kale bwe wabaawo okubazaamu endasi kwonna mu Kristo, oba okusanyusa kwonna okw’okwagala, oba okussa ekimu mu mwoyo, oba okwagala okw’engeri yonna, oba okusaasira, 22:2 a Yk 3:29 b Baf 4:2 c Bar 12:16mutuukirize essanyu lyange, mulowoozenga bumu, nga mulina okwagala, n’omwoyo gumu, nga mulowooza bumu, 32:3 a Bag 5:26 b Bar 12:10; 1Pe 5:5nga temukola kintu na kimu olw’okuvuganya wadde okwewaana okutaliimu, wabula mu bwetoowaze nga buli muntu agulumiza munne okusinga bwe mwegulumiza mwekka, 4nga buli muntu tatunuulira bibye yekka, naye ng’afaayo ne ku by’abalala.
52:5 Mat 11:29Mubengamu endowooza eri eyali mu Kristo Yesu,
62:6 a Yk 1:1 b Yk 5:18ye newaakubadde nga yali mu kifaananyi kya Katonda,
Teyeerowooza kwenkanankana ne Katonda,
72:7 a Mat 20:28 b Yk 1:14; Beb 2:17wabula yeewaayo n’afuuka ng’omuddu,
era n’azaalibwa ng’omuntu,
era n’alabikira mu kifaananyi ky’omuntu,
82:8 Mat 26:39; Yk 10:18; Beb 5:8ne yeetoowaza,
n’aba muwulize n’okutuukira ddala ku kufa,
ate okufa okw’okukomererwa ku musaalaba.
92:9 a Bik 2:33; Beb 2:9 b Bef 1:20, 21Katonda kyeyava amugulumiza,
n’amuwa erinnya erisinga amannya gonna;
102:10 a Bar 14:11 b Mat 28:18buli vviivi ery’abo abali mu ggulu n’abali ku nsi,
era n’abali wansi w’ensi liryoke lifukaamirirenga erinnya lya Yesu,
112:11 Yk 13:13era buli lulimi lwatulenga nga Yesu Kristo ye Mukama,
Katonda Kitaffe aweebwe ekitiibwa.
Okwakira Ensi
122:12 2Ko 7:15Noolwekyo abaagalwa, nga bwe muli abawulize bulijjo nga ndi nammwe, kaakano nga bwe siri nammwe mube bawulize nnyo n’okusinga bwe mwali. Munyiikirenga okukola ebiraga nti mwalokolebwa, nga mutya era nga mukankana. 132:13 Ezr 1:5Kubanga Katonda yakolera mu mmwe, era yabaagazisa n’abasobozesa okukola by’ayagala, olw’okumusanyusa.
142:14 1Ko 10:10; 1Pe 4:9Buli kye mukola mukikolenga awatali kwemulugunya wadde empaka, 152:15 a Mat 5:45, 48; Bef 5:1 b Bik 2:40mulyoke mube nga temuliiko kyakunenyezebwa nga muli balongoofu, mube abaana ba Katonda abatalina bbala, wakati mu mulembe ogwakyama era omwonoonefu, mwe mubeere ekyokulabirako eky’amaanyi mu nsi, 162:16 1Bs 2:19nga munyweza ekigambo ky’obulamu gye bali, ndyoke mbeere n’eky’okwenyumiriza ku lunaku lwa Kristo, okulaga nti ssaddukira bwereere so ssaateganira busa. 172:17 a 2Ti 4:6 b Bar 15:16Naye singa ddala nfukibwa ng’ekiweebwayo ekyokunywa ku ssaddaaka ne ku kuweereza okw’obwakabona okw’okukkiriza kwammwe, nsanyukira wamu nammwe mwenna. 18Era nammwe musanyukire wamu nange.
Timoseewo ne Epafuladito
192:19 nny 23Mukama waffe Yesu bw’alisiima nsuubira okubatumira mangu Timoseewo, ndyoke ntereere omwoyo nga ntegedde ebibafaako. 202:20 1Ko 16:10Kubanga tewali mulala alina ndowooza nga yange, 212:21 1Ko 10:24; 13:5kubanga abalala bonna beenoonyeza byabwe ku bwabwe, so si ebya Yesu Kristo. 222:22 1Ko 4:17; 1Ti 1:2Naye ye Timoseewo mumumanyi nga bw’asaanira, kubanga aweerereza wamu nange, ng’omwana bw’akolera awamu ne kitaawe nga tukola omulimu gw’okubuulira Enjiri. 232:23 nny 19Kale oyo gwe nsuubira okubatumira amangu ddala nga naakamanya nga bwe nnaabeera. 242:24 Baf 1:25Naye nkakasa nti Mukama waffe bw’alisiima, nange nze kennyini sirimala bbanga ddene nga sinnajja eyo.
252:25 a Baf 4:3 b Fir 2 c Baf 4:18Era ndabye nga kisaanye okubatumira owooluganda Epafuladito mukozi munnange, era mulwanyi munnange, naye ate nga mutume wammwe, omuweereza ow’eby’obwakabona ow’eby’etaago byange, 262:26 Baf 1:8ayagala ennyo okubalaba, mwenna, eyeeraliikirira ennyo olw’obutabalaba, kubanga mwawulira nga yalwala. 27Ddala yalwala era yali kumpi n’okufa. Kyokka Katonda yamusaasira, naye era teyasaasira ye yekka, wabula nange yansaasira ennaku n’eteenneeyongera. 28Noolwekyo nayagala nnyo okumutuma gye muli mulyoke musanyuke okumulaba nate, ekyo kikendeeze ku nnaku gye nnina. 292:29 1Ko 16:18; 1Ti 5:17Kale mumwanirize nnyo n’essanyu lyonna mu Mukama waffe, era abantu abali ng’oyo mubassangamu ekitiibwa, 302:30 1Ko 16:17kubanga yabulako katono okufa ng’ali ku mulimu gwa Kristo, ng’akola ebyo bye mwandinkoledde singa mwali nange.
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.
