Personal Greetings
1I would like you to welcome our sister Phoebe. She is a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. 2I ask you to receive her as one who belongs to the Lord. Receive her in the way God’s people should. Give her any help she may need from you. She has been a great help to many people, including me.
3Greet Priscilla and Aquila. They work together with me in serving Christ Jesus. 4They have put their lives in danger for me. I am thankful for them. So are all the Gentile churches.
5Greet also the church that meets in the house of Priscilla and Aquila.
Greet my dear friend Epenetus. He was the first person in Asia Minor to become a believer in Christ.
6Greet Mary. She worked very hard for you.
7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews. They have been in prison with me. They are leaders among the apostles. They became believers in Christ before I did.
8Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
9Greet Urbanus. He works together with me in serving Christ. And greet my dear friend Stachys.
10Greet Apelles. He remained faithful to Christ even when he was tested.
Greet those who live in the house of Aristobulus.
11Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.
Greet the believers who live in the house of Narcissus.
12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa. Those women work hard for the Lord.
Greet my dear friend Persis. She is another woman who has worked very hard for the Lord.
13Greet Rufus. He is a chosen believer in the Lord. And greet his mother. She has been like a mother to me too.
14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes. Greet Patrobas, Hermas and the other brothers and sisters with them.
15Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister. Greet Olympas and all of the Lord’s people who are with them.
16Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the churches of Christ send their greetings.
17I am warning you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who try to keep you from staying together. They want to trip you up. They teach you things opposite to what you have learned. Stay away from them. 18People like that are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving only themselves. With smooth talk and with words they don’t mean they fool people who don’t know any better. 19Everyone has heard that you obey God. So you have filled me with joy. I want you to be wise about what is good. And I want you to have nothing to do with what is evil.
20The God who gives peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
21Timothy works together with me. He sends his greetings to you. So do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.
22I, Tertius, wrote down this letter. I greet you as a believer in the Lord.
23-24Gaius sends you his greetings. He has welcomed me and the whole church here into his house.
Erastus is the director of public works here in the city. He sends you his greetings. Our brother Quartus also greets you.
25May God receive glory. He is able to strengthen your faith. He does this in keeping with the good news and the message I preach. It is the message about Jesus Christ. This message is in keeping with the mystery hidden for a very long time. 26The mystery has now been made known through the writings of the prophets. The eternal God commanded that it be made known. God wanted all the Gentiles to obey him by trusting in him. 27May the only wise God receive glory forever through Jesus Christ. Amen.
Okulamusa
116:1 a 2Ko 3:1 b Bik 18:18Kaakano mbanjulira Foyibe mwannyinaffe, era omuweereza w’ekkanisa16:1 Foyibe yali mudiikoni mu kkanisa eyo ey’omu Kenkereya. 216:2 Baf 2:29Mumwanirize mu Mukama waffe, nga bwe kigwanidde abatukuvu, era muyimirire naye nga mumuyamba mu nsonga yonna gye yeetaaga, kubanga naye yennyini yayamba bangi era nange kennyini.
316:3 a Bik 18:2 b nny 7, 9, 10Mundabire Pulisikira ne Akula, bwe tukola omulimu mu Kristo Yesu, 4abeewaayo wakiri okutemwako emitwe olw’obulamu bwange, era si beebaza bokka wabula n’Ekkanisa z’Abamawanga zonna.
516:5 a 1Ko 16:19; Bak 4:15; Fir 2 b 1Ko 16:15Mutuuse okulamusa kwange eri abo bonna abakuŋŋaana ng’ekkanisa mu maka gaabwe.
Mundabire mukwano gwange omwagalwa Epayineeto, kye kibala eky’olubereberye eky’omu Asiya eri Kristo.
6Mundabire Maliyamu eyabakolera ennyo.
716:7 nny 11, 21Mundabire Anduloniiko ne Yuniya ab’ekika kyange, abaasibibwa awamu nange mu kkomera, era bassibwamu nnyo ekitiibwa abatume era be bansooka okubeera mu Kristo.
8Mundabire Ampuliyaato omwagalwa wange mu Mukama waffe.
916:9 nny 3Mundabire Ulubano, mukozi munnaffe mu Kristo, n’omwagalwa waffe Sutaku.
10Mundabire Apere, asiimibwa mu Kristo.
Mundabire n’ab’omu nnyumba ya Alisutobulo.
1116:11 nny 7, 21Mundabire Kerodiyoni muganda wange.
Mundabire ab’omu nnyumba ya Nalukiso.
12Mundabire Terufayina ne Terufoosa, abaakola ennyo omulimu gwa Mukama waffe.
Mundabire Perusi omwagalwa eyakola ennyo omulimu mu Mukama waffe.
13Mundabire Luufo Mukama gwe yalonda, era ne nnyina ali nga mmange.
14Mundabire Asunkulito ne Felegoni, ne Kerume, ne Patuloba, ne Keruma era n’abooluganda abali nabo.
1516:15 a nny 2 b nny 14Mundabire Firologo ne Yuliya, ne Nerewu ne mwannyina, ne Olumpa n’abatukuvu bonna abali awamu nabo.
1616:16 1Ko 16:20; 2Ko 13:12; 1Bs 5:26Mulamusagane n’okunywegera okutukuvu.
Ekkanisa zonna eza Kristo, zibalamusizza.
Ebisembayo
1716:17 a Bag 1:8, 9; 1Ti 1:3; 6:3 b 2Bs 3:6, 14; 2Yk 10Noolwekyo mbakuutira abooluganda mwegenderezenga abo abaleeta enjawukana, n’eby’esittaza ebikontana n’okuyigiriza kwe mwayiga, era mubakubenga amabega. 1816:18 a Baf 3:19 b Bak 2:4Kubanga abantu ng’abo tebaweereza Mukama waffe Yesu, wabula embuto zaabwe. Bakozesa ebigambo ebirungi eby’okuwaanawaana nga balimbalimba emitima gy’abanafu. 1916:19 a Bar 1:8 b Mat 10:16; 1Ko 14:20Kubanga amawulire ag’okuwulira kwammwe gaabuna mu bantu bonna, kyenvudde mbasanyukira. Naye njagala mubenga bagezi mu kukola obulungi, era abalongoofu abeewala ekibi.
2016:20 a Bar 15:33 b Lub 3:15 c 1Bs 5:28Kaakano Katonda ow’emirembe ajja kubetentera Setaani wansi w’ebigere byammwe, mangu.
Ekisa kya Mukama waffe Yesu kibeerenga nammwe.
2116:21 a Bik 16:1 b Bik 13:1 c Bik 17:5 d nny 7, 11Timoseewo mukozi munnange, ne Lukiyo ne Yasooni wamu ne Sosipateri, baganda bange, babatumidde.
22Nange Terutiyo16:22 Terutiyo ye yakubanga tayipu nga Pawulo awandiika ebbaluwa ze awandiika ebbaluwa eno, mbatumidde mu Mukama waffe.
2316:23 Bik 19:22Gaayo16:23 Gaayo yandiba Gaayo ow’omu 1Ko 1:14, Pawulo gwe yabatiza ansuza, n’ekkanisa yonna babalamusizza. Mundabire Erasuto omuwanika w’ekibuga, ne Kwaluto muganda we.
24Ekisa kya Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo kibeerenga nammwe mwenna. Amiina.
Pawulo abasiibula n’okusaba
2516:25 a Bef 3:20 b Bar 2:16 c Bef 1:9; Bak 1:26, 27Kaakano eri oyo ayinza okubanyweza ng’enjiri yange n’okubuulira mu Kristo Yesu bwe biri, ng’ekyama ky’okubikkulirwa eby’ebiro eby’emirembe n’emirembe ebyasirikirwa, bwe kiri, 26kaakano nga bannabbi bwe baayogerera mu byawandiikibwa, ng’ekiragiro kya Katonda ataggwaawo bwe kiri, olw’okugonda mu kukkiriza eri Abaamawanga bonna abaamanyibwa, 2716:27 Bar 11:36Katonda omu yekka ow’amagezi, agulumizibwenga ku bwa Yesu Kristo, emirembe n’emirembe. Amiina.
