Imitating Christ’s humility
1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6who, being in very nature2:6 Or in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature2:7 Or the form of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death –
even death on a cross!
9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Do everything without grumbling
12Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed – not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence – continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfil his good purpose.
14Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’2:15 Deut. 32:5 Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labour in vain. 17But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
Timothy and Epaphroditus
19I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. 20I have no-one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare. 21For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel. 23I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me. 24And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
25But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs. 26For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill. 27Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. 28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety. 29So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honour people like him, 30because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.
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.
