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Kristo ahobrɛase

Mo nkwa a mowɔ wɔ Kristo mu no hyɛ mo den anaa? Ne dɔ kyekye mo werɛ anaa? Mo ne Honhom no wɔ ayɔnkofa bi anaa? Mowɔ ayamye ne ayamhyehye ma mo ho mo ho anaa? Sɛ ɛte saa de a, ɛnne munnya adwene koro wɔ ɔdɔ ne Honhom ne botae koro mu na m’anigye awie pɛyɛ.

Monnyɛ 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. Mommma obiara nnnwen ne nko ara n’ade ho na mmom, onnwen n’afɛfo nso de ho bi.

Momma mo abrabɔ nyinaa nyɛ sɛ Yesu Kristo de no bi. Ɔno na ɔwɔ Onyankopɔn tebea mu de, nanso wanhyɛ ne ho sɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn bɛyɛ pɛ. Ɔdanee ne tumi kɛse ne n’anuonyam too nkyɛn. Mmom, ofii ne pɛ mu faa akoa tebea de too ne ho so, bae sɛ onipa bɛyɛɛ n’ade sɛ onipa. Ɔbrɛɛ ne ho ase, yɛɛ osetie, de koduu owu mu, asɛnnua ho wu mu mpo.

Eyi nti Onyankopɔn maa ne so kɔɔ beae a ɛkorɔn koraa, maa no din a edi din nyinaa so. 10 Na ɛno nti, sɛ wɔbɔ Yesu din a, ɔsorofo ne asase sofo ne asase asefo nkotodwe nyinaa bɛkotow no. 11 Na tɛkrɛma nyinaa apae mu aka se, Yesu Kristo ne Awurade, de ahyɛ Agya Onyankopɔn anuonyam.

Nkwagye ho adwumayɛ

12 Enti 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 nen. Monkɔ so mfa ahopopo ne suro nyɛ adwuma mfa nwie mo nkwagye ho adwumayɛ, 13 efisɛ, Onyankopɔn na ɔma mufi mo pɛ mu di dwuma a ɛsɔ n’ani.

14 Dwuma biara a mubedi no, munnnwiinwii na munnnye ho akyinnye 15 sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔnka biribi ntia mo na mobɛyɛ kronn sɛ Onyankopɔn mma pa a wɔte wiase a nkontonpofo ne nnebɔneyɛfo ahyɛ ma tɔ no mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ mohyerɛn wɔ wɔn mu sɛ nsoromma a ɛwɔ soro 16 wɔ 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 nen, efisɛ, ɛbɛda no adi sɛ dwuma a mibedii no anyɛ kwa. 17 Ebia na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwie me mogya gu sɛ afɔrebɔde ne ɔsom a efi mo gyidi mu. Sɛ ɛba saa a, ɛbɛyɛ anigyesɛm na me ne mo nyinaa na enya saa ahosɛpɛw no. 18 Saa kwan koro no ara so na ɛsɛ sɛ mo nso mo ani gye na mo ne me nya ahosɛpɛw.

Wɔsoma Timoteo ne Epafrodito

19 Anidaso a mewɔ Awurade Yesu mu no nti, metumi asoma Timoteo ma waba mo nkyɛn na mo ho nsɛm a mɛte no ahyɛ me nkuran. 20 Ɔno nko ne obi a ɔwɔ ɔtema ma me na mo ho asɛm nso hia no. 21 Mo mu biara pɛ ɔno ara ne yiyedi a Yesu Kristo ho asɛm mfa ne ho. 22 Mo ankasa mudi ho adanse sɛ, wakyerɛ mu a odi; wakyerɛ nso sɛ, ɔne me te sɛ ɔba ne n’agya a wɔaka abom adi Asɛmpa no ho dwuma. 23 Sɛ mihu sɛnea nneɛma rekɔ so ma me a, ɛrenkyɛ biara mɛsoma no wɔ mo nkyɛn. 24 Na Awurade mu anidaso a mewɔ nti, minim sɛ ɛrenkyɛ biara m’ankasa mɛba mo nkyɛn.

25 M’adwene ho sɛ, mɛsoma yɛn nua Epafrodito a wayɛ adwuma, na wadi me nkyɛn mu ako na wasom mo sɛ somafo de aboa me no wɔ mo nkyɛn. 26 Ne ho pere no sɛ obehu mo nyinaa na ɛhaw no nso sɛ motee ne nka sɛ ɔyare. 27 Ampa ara, na ɔyare a anka ɔreyɛ awu. Nanso Onyankopɔn huu no ne me nso mmɔbɔ, efisɛ, wamma manni awerɛhow.

28 Me ho peree me yiye sɛ mɛsoma no mo nkyɛn na muhu no a, mo ani asan agye bio na me nso m’awerɛhow to atwa. 29 Momfa ahosɛpɛw nnye no sɛ onua wɔ Awurade mu. Momfa obu ne nidi mma nnipa a wɔte sɛ ɔno nyinaa, 30 efisɛ, ɔde ne nkwa bɔɔ afɔre a ɛnam so maa anka ɔrewu ama Kristo adwuma de aboa me a anka morentumi mmoa saa no.

Imitating Christ’s Humility

Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,(A) if any tenderness and compassion,(B) then make my joy complete(C) by being like-minded,(D) having the same love, being one(E) in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(F) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(G) not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.(H)

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:(I)

Who, being in very nature[a] God,(J)
    did not consider equality with God(K) something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing(L)
    by taking the very nature[b] of a servant,(M)
    being made in human likeness.(N)
And being found in appearance as a man,
    he humbled himself
    by becoming obedient to death(O)
        even death on a cross!(P)

Therefore God exalted him(Q) to the highest place
    and gave him the name that is above every name,(R)
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,(S)
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(T)
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,(U)
    to the glory of God the Father.

Do Everything Without Grumbling

12 Therefore, 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,(V) 13 for it is God who works in you(W) to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.(X)

14 Do everything without grumbling(Y) or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless(Z) and pure, “children of God(AA) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”[c](AB) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ(AC) that I did not run(AD) or labor in vain.(AE) 17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering(AF) on the sacrifice(AG) and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.(AH) 18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

Timothy and Epaphroditus

19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy(AI) to you soon,(AJ) that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. 20 I have no one else like him,(AK) who will show genuine concern for your welfare. 21 For everyone looks out for their own interests,(AL) not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father(AM) he has served with me in the work of the gospel. 23 I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.(AN) 24 And I am confident(AO) in the Lord that I myself will come soon.

25 But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker(AP) and fellow soldier,(AQ) who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.(AR) 26 For he longs for all of you(AS) and is distressed because you heard he was ill. 27 Indeed 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. 28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him,(AT) so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety. 29 So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,(AU) 30 because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.(AV)

Footnotes

  1. Philippians 2:6 Or in the form of
  2. Philippians 2:7 Or the form
  3. Philippians 2:15 Deut. 32:5