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መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ቈላስይስ፡

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Summary

The Geʿez work መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ቈላስይስ፡ is a translation of the canonical New Testament Epistle to the Colossians, attributed to Paul. It forms part of the Ethiopic biblical corpus, transmitted in manuscripts of the Octateuch and New Testament. The source edition (betmas) is based on a single manuscript witness and provides a diplomatic transcription without critical apparatus. The date of the Geʿez translation is uncertain, likely falling within the Aksumite or early medieval period (5th–13th c.). The text includes a chapter heading and thematic subtitle, reflecting liturgical or devotional emphases in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo tradition. The greeting and references to figures like Epaphras align with the standard Pauline epistolary form.

This Geʿez translation of Colossians is a key witness to the early reception of Pauline literature in the Ethiopian Christian tradition. It reflects the liturgical and devotional adaptation of the New Testament in the Aksumite and medieval periods. The text's inclusion in the Ethiopic biblical corpus underscores the unity of the Ethiopian Orthodox canon with broader Christianity, while its manuscript transmission highlights the challenges of reconstructing the history of Geʿez biblical versions.

Historical context

The Geʿez version of Colossians belongs to the broader Ethiopic biblical tradition, which likely began with translations from Greek or Syriac during the Aksumite period (4th–7th c.) and continued through the early medieval era (8th–13th c.). The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has always accepted Colossians as canonical, and it is read liturgically as part of the Pauline corpus. The specific manuscript underlying the betmas edition is not identified by date or provenance, but the text's chapter divisions (e.g., 'ምዕራፍ 1') are later editorial additions, not original to the Geʿez. The translation may have been influenced by Coptic or Syriac intermediaries, though direct Greek-to-Geʿez transmission is also possible. The work's survival in a single manuscript witness limits knowledge of its textual history and variation. The subtitle's focus on prayer for the cross suggests a liturgical or devotional context, possibly linked to the Ethiopian veneration of the cross.

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71 commentary units 13 term12 background10 structure10 caution10 scripture7 reception5 parallel4 sense 0 derived notes 23 open questions 12 narrative
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  • coverageNo English translation was located by an automated check of the source corpus and one library catalogue. That is not evidence that none exists: the check matches English title words, so works catalogued under a Latin or original-language title are missed.
  • limitThe English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve.
  • registerRegister: other in Geʿez; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them.
  • structurePassages: 12 narrative.
  • sourceSource edition: betmas — CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC

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LIT3521Epistle:1 · narrativehigh
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Introduction Epistle Text of the EOTC printed Bible ምዕራፍ 1 ዘከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ ጸልዮ፡ በእንተ፡ ቢጽ እምጳውሎስ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በፈቃደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወጢሞቴዎስ፡ እኁነ። ለቅዱሳን፡ እለ፡ ውስተ፡ ቈላስይስ፡ ወምእመናን፡ አኀዊነ፡ በክርስቶስ። ሰላም፡ ለክሙ፡ ወጸጋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ፡ ወእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ነአኵቶ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አቡሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘልፈ፡ በእንቲኣክሙ፡ ወንጼሊ። እምአመ፡ ሰማዕነ፡ ሃይማኖትክሙ፡ በኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወዘከመ፡ ታፈቅርዎሙ፡ ለኵሎሙ፡ ቅዱሳን። በእንተ፡ ተስፋክሙ፡ ዘሥዩም፡ ለክሙ፡ በሰማያት። ዘአቅደምክሙ፡ ሰሚዐ፡ በቃለ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ወንጌል። ዘበጽሐ፡ ኀቤክሙ፡ ከመ፡ በኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ይፍረይ፡ ወይሥመር፡ በላዕሌክሙ። እምአመ፡ ሰማዕክሙ፡ ወርኢክሙ፡ ጸጋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በጽድቅ። ዘተመሀርክሙ፡ በኀበ፡ ኤጳፍራስ፡ እኁነ። ላእከ፡ ዚኣነ፡ ምእመን፡ በክርስቶስ፡ ዘይትለአክ፡ በእንቲኣክሙ።
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Chapter 1 How it is fitting to pray for the sake of the cross From Paul, the apostle of our Lord Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timothy, our brother, to the saints who are in Colossae and to the faithful, our brothers in Christ. Peace to you and the grace of God, our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. We thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always on your behalf, and we pray. From the time we heard of your faith in Jesus Christ, and how you love all the saints. Concerning your hope, which is appointed for you in heaven, which you have already heard through the word of righteousness, the teaching of the Gospel. Which has reached you, so that throughout the whole world it may judge and rule over you. From the time we heard and saw the grace of God in righteousness. Which you learned from Epaphras, our brother, a faithful servant of ours in Christ, who serves on your behalf.
LIT3521Epistle:2 · narrativehigh
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ወውእቱ፡ ነገረነ፡ ተፋቅሮተክሙ፡ በመንፈስ። ወበእንተ፡ ዝ፡ ንሕነሂ፡ እምአመ፡ ሰማዕነ፡ ዜናክሙ፡ ኢኀደግነ፡ ጸልዮ፡ በእንቲኣክሙ። ወስኢለ፡ ከመ፡ ትፈጽሙ፡ አእምሮ፡ ፈቃዱ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። በኵሉ፡ ጥበብ፡ ወበኵሉ፡ ምክረ፡ መንፈስ። ከመ፡ ትሑሩ፡ በዘይደልወክሙ፡ ለኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ወበኵሉ፡ ታድልዉ፡ ሎቱ፡ በምግባረ፡ ሠናይ። እንዘ፡ ትፈርዩ፡ ወትሠምሩ፡ በጥበበ፡ አእምሮ፡ እግዚአብሔር። እንዘ፡ ትጸንዑ፡ በኵሉ፡ ኀይል። በበ፡ ጽንዐ፡ ስብሐቲሁ፡ በኵሉ፡ ትዕግሥት፡ ወበተስፋ፡ ወበፍሥሓ። በእንተ፡ አኰቴት አእኵትዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ዘረሰየነ፡ ድልዋነ። ለመክፈልተ፡ ርስቶሙ፡ ለቅዱሳን፡ በብርሃን። ወአድኀነነ፡ እምኵነኔ፡ ጽልመት። ወአግብአነ፡ ውስተ፡ መንግሥተ፡ ወልዱ፡ ፍቁሩ። ዘቦቱ፡ ረከብነ፡ መድኀኒተ፡ ወተኀድገ፡ ለነ፡ ኀጢአትነ። ዘውእቱ፡ አምሳሊሁ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘኢያስተርኢ፡ በኵሩ፡ ዘላዕለ፡ ኵሉ፡ ተግባሩ። እስመ፡ ቦቱ፡ ኵሎ፡ ፈጠረ፡ ዘበሰማይኒ፡ ወዘበምድርኒ፡ ዘያስተርኢ፡ ወዘኢያስተርኢ። እመኒ፡ መናብርት፡ ወእመኒ፡ አጋእዝት፡ ወእመኒ፡ መኳንንት፡ ወእመኒ፡ ቀደምት። ኵሉ፡ ዘኮነ፡ በእዴሁ፡ ወኵሉ፡ ቦቱ፡ ተፈጥረ።
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And he told us of your love in spirit. And because of this, we also, from the time we heard your news, did not cease to pray on your behalf, and we beseech that you may fulfill the understanding of the will of God in all wisdom and in all counsel of spirit. That you may hasten in what is fitting for you toward God, and in all things you may serve Him in good works, while you judge and rejoice in the wisdom of the understanding of God. While you persevere with all strength, in the firmness of His praise, in all patience, and in hope, and in joy, on account of honor. We honor God the Father, who appointed us as servants for the distribution of the inheritance of the saints in light. And he saved us from the judgment of darkness, and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son. In whom we found salvation and the remission of our sin. Who is the image of God, who is not seen, in whom is all that is beyond all His creation. For in Him he created all that is in heaven and on earth, that which is seen and that which is not seen, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All that exists is in His hand, and all was created in Him.
LIT3521Epistle:3 · narrativehigh
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ወውእቱ፡ ህልው፡ እምቅድመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወኵሉ፡ ቦቱ፡ ቆመ። በእንተ፡ ሰላም ወውእቱ፡ ርእሳ፡ ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን። እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ በኵር፡ ቀደመ፡ እምኵሎሙ፡ ምዉታን፡ ተንሥኦ። ከመ፡ ይኩን፡ ውእቱ፡ ርእሰ፡ ለኵሉ። እስመ፡ ሠምረ፡ ቦቱ፡ ፍጹመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ይኅድር፡ ላዕሌሁ። ወቦቱ፡ ይሣሀል፡ ለኵሉ። ወገብረ፡ ሰላመ፡ በደመ፡ መስቀሉ፡ ለዘበሰማይ፡ ወለዘበምድር። ወአንትሙሂ፡ ትካት፡ ፀሩ፡ ወነኪሩ፡ በልብክሙ፡ ወበእከየ፡ ምግባሪክሙ። ወይእዜሰ፡ ተሣሀለክሙ፡ በነፍስተ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ወበሞቱ። ከመ፡ ይረሲክሙ፡ ቅዱሳነ፡ ወንጹሓነ፡ ወኅሩያነ፡ ለቅድሜሁ። በእንተ፡ መልእክት፡ ሐዋርያዊት ለእመ፡ ጸናዕክሙ፡ እንከ፡ በሃይማኖት፡ እንዘ፡ ታጠብዑ። ወኢያንቀለቅል፡ ድደ፡ መሠረትክሙ፡ እምተስፋ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ወንጌል፡ ዘሰማዕክሙ። ከመ፡ ተሰብከ፡ በኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ዘመትሕተ፡ ሰማይ። ዘሎቱ፡ ተሠየምኩ፡ አነ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ዐዋዴ፡ ወላእክሂ። ወይእዜኒ፡ እትፌሣሕ፡ በሕማምየ። ወእፌጽም፡ ታሕጻጸ፡ ሕማሙ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ በሥጋየ። በእንተ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያኑ።
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And he is present before all, and all things stand in him for the sake of peace. And he is the head of the church, for he is the firstborn who rose from among all the dead, so that he might be the head of all. For in him is perfected all that dwells upon him, and in him is mercy for all. And he made peace through the blood of his cross for those in heaven and for those on earth. And you also, you were bitter, hostile, and alienated in your heart and in your evil deeds. And now he has had mercy on you through the soul of his flesh and through his death, so that he may obtain for you the holy, pure, and chosen ones before him, through the apostolic epistle. If you have persevered in faith while fasting, and do not uproot your foundation from the hope of the teaching of the gospel that you have heard, as it was preached throughout the whole world beneath the sky, for which I, Paul, was sent as a servant and messenger. And now I rejoice in my suffering, and I complete the measure of the suffering of Christ in my flesh, for the sake of his flesh, which is the church.
LIT3521Epistle:4 · narrativehigh
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እንተ፡ ላቲ፡ ተሠየምኩ፡ አነ፡ ላእከ፡ በሥርዐተ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ዘወሀበኒ፡ በእንቲኣክሙ፡ ከመ፡ እፈጽም፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ወምክሮ፡ ዘኅቡእ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ዓለም፡ ወዘእንበለ፡ ይትፈጠር፡ ሰብእ። ወይእዜሰ፡ አስተርአዮሙ፡ ለቅዱሳኒሁ። ለእለ፡ ፈቀደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይክሥት፡ ሎሙ፡ ብዕለ፡ ስብሐቲሁ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ ምክሩ፡ በላዕለ፡ አሕዛብ። እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘየኀድር፡ ላዕሌክሙ፡ ተስፋ፡ ስብሐቲነ። ዘንሜህር፡ ንሕነ፡ ወንጼውዕ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ ወንጌሥጽ፡ ኵሎ፡ ሰብአ። ወንነግሮ፡ ግብሮ፡ በኵሉ፡ ጥበብ። ከመ፡ ይቁም፡ ኵሉ፡ ሰብእ፡ ፍጹመ፡ በሃይማኖተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ዘበእንቲኣሁ፡ እሠርሕ፡ ወእትጋደል፡ በከመ፡ ረድኤቱ፡ ዘይረድአኒ፡ በኀይሉ። ምዕራፍ 2 ዘከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ ተጋድሎ፡ በእንተ፡ አኀው ወእፈቅድ፡ ታእምሩ፡ መጠነ፡ እትጋደል፡ በእንቲኣክሙ፡ ወበእንተ፡ እለ፡ በሎዶቅያ። ወበእንተ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ኢርእዩኒ፡ ገጽየ፡ በሥጋየ። ከመ፡ ይትፈሥሖሙ፡ ልቦሙ። ወይጽናዕ፡ ትምህርቶሙ፡ በተፋቅሮ፡ ወበኵሉ፡ ብዕለ፡ ፍጻሜ፡ በጥበብ፡ ወበሃይማኖት። ወበአእምሮ፡ ምክሩ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘበእንተ፡ ክርስቶስ።
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I was sent for the sake of this, I who am beneath the ordinance of God, which he gave me for your sake, that I might fulfill the word of God. And the mystery which was hidden before the world, and before man was created. And now he has revealed it to his saints, to those whom God wished to reveal to them the abundance of the glory of this mystery over the nations. For it is Christ who dwells upon you, the hope of our glory. We are taught and we cry out to him, and we instruct all men, and we proclaim his deed in all wisdom, that every man may stand perfect in the faith of Jesus Christ. For his sake I labor and struggle, as his help which helps me with his power. Chapter 2 How the struggle for the brothers is fitting. And I wish you to know how much I struggle for your sake, and for the sake of those in Laodicea, and for the sake of all those who have seen my face in my flesh. That their hearts may be gladdened, and their teaching be strengthened in love and in all abundance of perfection, in wisdom and in faith, and in the understanding of the mystery of God concerning Christ.
LIT3521Epistle:5 · narrativemedium
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ዘኀቤሁ፡ ሀሎ፡ ኵሉ፡ መዝገበ፡ ጥበብ፡ ወምክር፡ ኅቡእ። ወዘኒ፡ ዘእብለክሙ፡ ከመ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘያስሕተክሙ፡ በኂጣነ፡ ነገር። አንሰ፡ ለእመ፡ ኢሀሎኩ፡ በሥጋየ፡ ኀቤክሙ፡ በመንፈስየ፡ ምስሌክሙ፡ አነ። ወናሁ፡ እትፌሣሕ፡ በዘእሬኢ፡ ግዕዘክሙ፡ ወሥርዐተክሙ፡ ወጽንዐ፡ ሃይማኖትክሙ፡ ዘበክርስቶስ። በእንተ፡ ጽንዐ፡ ሃይማኖት ወበከመ፡ ተወከፍክምዎ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ቦቱ፡ ሑሩ። ወተሣረሩ፡ ወተሐነጹ፡ ቦቱ። ወጽንዑ፡ በሃይማኖት፡ ዘተመሀርክሙ፡ ከመ፡ ትብዝኁ፡ በአኰቴቱ። ዑቁ፡ ኢይኂጡክሙ፡ በጥበበ፡ ነገር፡ ዘይዬውሁ፡ ለከንቱ። በሥርዐተ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ሰብእ፡ ለስሒተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ዓለም። ወአኮ፡ በሕገ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘላዕሌሁ፡ ኀደረ፡ ኵሉ፡ መለኮቱ፡ በሥጋ፡ ሰብእ። ወአንትሙሂ፡ ኩኑ፡ ፍጹማነ፡ ቦቱ። እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ርእሱ፡ ለኵሉ፡ መኰንን፡ ወለኵሉ፡ መንግሥት። ዘቦቱ፡ ተገዘርክሙ፡ ግዝረተ፡ ዘኢኮነ፡ ግብረ፡ እደ፡ ሰብእ። በስልበተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ነፍስተ፡ ኀጢአት፡ በግዝረተ፡ ክርስቶስ።
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The one in whom is the entire treasury of wisdom and hidden counsel. And this I say to you: there is none who can lead you astray in the garment of falsehood. As for me, if I were not with you in my body, in my spirit I am with you. And now I rejoice in seeing your character and your discipline and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ, on account of the steadfastness of faith. And in that you have received Christ our Lord, walk in him. And be joined together and be built up in him. And be steadfast in the faith which you have learned, that you may increase in his honor. Beware, lest they deceive you with the wisdom of speech which leads to vanity, through the discipline of human teaching for the sake of the pleasure of this world. But not so under the law of Christ, in whose presence all his divinity dwells in the flesh of man. And you also be perfect in him, for he himself is the head of every ruler and of every kingdom. In him you have received circumcision, which is not the work of human hands, by the sword of the flesh of the soul of sin, in the circumcision of Christ.
LIT3521Epistle:6 · narrativemedium
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ወተቀበርክሙ፡ ምስሌሁ፡ በጥምቀት፡ ወባቲ፡ ተንሣእክሙ፡ ምስሌሁ፡ በሃይማኖት። በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘአንሥኦ፡ እምዉታን። በእንተ፡ ድምሳሴ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕዳ ወአንትሙሂ፡ እለ፡ ነበርክሙ፡ ምዉታነ፡ በኀጢአትክሙ፡ ወበቊልፈተ፡ ነፍስትክሙ። አሕየወክሙ፡ ምስሌሁ፡ ወጸገወክሙ፡ ኵሎ፡ ኀጢአተክሙ። ወደምሰሰ፡ ለነ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕዳነ፡ በሥርዐቱ፡ እምእደውነ። ወአእተቶ፡ እማእከሌነ፡ ወቀነዎ፡ በመስቀሉ። ወበሰሊቦቱ፡ አስተኀፈሮሙ፡ ለቀደምት፡ ወለመኳንንት። ወአስተኀፈሮሙ፡ በተከሥቶ፡ ህላዌሁ። በእንተ፡ መብልዕ፡ ወመስቴ፡ ወካልኣን፡ ሕርመታት ዑቁ፡ እንከ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘይግእዘክሙ፡ ኢ፡ በመብልዕ፡ ወኢ፡ በመስቴ። ወኢ፡ በመክፈልተ፡ በዓላት፡ ወኢ፡ በአሥኅርት፡ ወኢ፡ በሰናብት። እስመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ውእቱ፡ ጽላሎቱ፡ ለዘሀለዎ፡ ይምጻእ። ወአልቦ፡ ዘያስተአብድክሙ፡ በእንተ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ለክርስቶስ። ፈቂዶ፡ በተየውሆ፡ ወበተናሕስዮ፡ ርእስ። ከመ፡ ትትአዘዙ፡ ለሕርመተ፡ መላእክት፡ በዘኢርእየ። ወይትሜካሕ፡ በከንቱ፡ በምክረ፡ ሥጋሁ።
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and I was received with him in baptism, and in it I arose with him in faith. By the grace of God, who raised him from the dead, concerning the cancellation of the book of debt. And you also, who were dead in your sins and the negligence of your souls, he revived with him and granted you all your sins. And he canceled for us the book of our debt by his ordinance from our hands, and he removed it from our midst and hung it on his cross. And by his suffering he put to shame the former ones and the nobles, and he put them to shame by the revelation of his presence, concerning food and drink and other prohibitions. Behold, there is none who can lead you astray, neither in food nor in drink, nor in the payment of festivals, nor in vigils, nor in Sabbaths. For this is the shadow of him who is to come. And there is none who can deceive you concerning the body of Christ, having finished in his form and in his incarnation, as you are commanded for the prohibition of angels in what is not seen, and he boasts in vain in the counsel of his body.
LIT3521Epistle:7 · narrativemedium
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ወኢይጸንዕ፡ በርእስ፡ ዘቦቱ፡ የኀድር፡ ኵሉ፡ ሥጋ። ወይትዋደድ፡ በአሥራወ፡ ወመሌሊት። ወይልህቅ፡ ወይጸንዕ፡ ወይበዝኅ፡ ወይመልእ፡ በእግዚአብሔር። ወእመ፡ ሞትክሙ፡ ምስለ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እምንብረተ፡ ዝ፡ ዓለም። በእፎ፡ ካዕበ፡ ከመ፡ ዘሕያዋን፡ ውስተ፡ ዓለም፡ ትገብሩ። ወይቤሉክሙ፡ ኢትግስስ፡ ወኢትልክፍ፡ ወኢትጥዐም፡ ዘንተ። እስመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ኵሉ፡ ለሙስና፡ በከመ፡ ትእዛዘ፡ ሰብእ። ዘያመስልዎ፡ ጥበበ፡ በእንተ፡ ትሕትና፡ ልብ፡ ወፍርሀተ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ወኢ፡ ምሂከ፡ ሥጋ፡ አልቦቱ፡ ክብር፡ ምንተኒ። አላ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘመልዕልተ፡ ሥጋ። ምዕራፍ 3 በእንተ፡ ትንሣኤ፡ ልቡና ወእመሰ፡ ተንሣእክሙ፡ ምስለ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘላዕለ። ኅሡ፡ ኀበ፡ ሀሎ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በየማነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይነብር። ዘላዕሉ፡ ኀልዩ፡ ወአኮ፡ ዘበምድር። እስመ፡ ወዳእክሙ፡ ሞትክሙ። ወኅብእት፡ ሕይወትክሙ፡ ምስለ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ወአመ፡ ይመጽእ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ይትዐወቅ፡ ሕይወትክሙ። ይእተ፡ አሚረ፡ ታስተርእዩ፡ ምስሌሁ፡ በስብሐት፡ ዐቢይ። በእንተ፡ መዊት፡ እምኀጢአት
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and it does not persist in the flesh of its own accord, but all flesh dwells and is united in the days and nights, and it increases and persists and multiplies and is filled in the Lord. And if you died with Christ from the life of this world, how then will you act like the living in the world? And they will say to you, "Do not be sad and do not be troubled and do not taste this," because all this is for corruption, according to the command of men. Which wisdom likens to humility of heart and fear of the Lord. And not quickly, for the flesh has no glory at all; rather, it is that which is above the flesh. Chapter 3 Concerning the resurrection of the mind. And if you have risen with Christ from below, go to where Christ is, at the right hand of the Lord he dwells. His below is present, and not that which is on earth. Because you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in the presence of the Lord. And when Christ comes, your life will be known; that which is hidden will be revealed with him in great glory, because of death from sin.
LIT3521Epistle:8 · narrativehigh
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አሙትዎ፡ ለነፍስትክሙ፡ ዘዲበ፡ ምድር፡ እምዝሙት፡ ወርኩስ፡ ወመንሱት። ወፍትወት፡ እኪት፡ ወትዕግልት፡ ዘውእቱ፡ አምልኮ፡ ጣዖት። ዘበእንቲኣሁ፡ ይመጽእ፡ መቅሠፍተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ላዕለ፡ ውሉደ፡ ዐላውያን። ዘቦቱ፡ ሖርክሙ፡ አንትሙሂ፡ ትካት፡ አመ፡ ሐየውክሙ፡ በዝንቱ፡ ግብር። ወይእዜሰ፡ ኅድግዋ፡ ለመዓት፡ ወለቊጥዓ፡ ወለእከይ፡ ወለፅርፈት፡ ወለነገረ፡ ኀፍረት። ወነገረ፡ ከንቱ፡ ኢይፃእ፡ እምአፉክሙ። ወኢተሐስዉ፡ ቢጸክሙ፡ ዳእሙ፡ ኅድግዎ፡ ለብሉይ፡ ብእሲ፡ ምስለ፡ እኩይ፡ ምግባሩ። በእንተ፡ ሐዲስ፡ ብእሲ ወልበስዎ፡ ለሐዲስ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘይትሔደስ፡ በአእምሮ፡ አምሳለ፡ ፈጣሪሁ። ዘአልቦ፡ በኀቤሁ፡ አይሁዳዊ፡ ወኢ፡ አረማዊ። ኢ፡ ግዙር፡ ወኢ፡ ቈላፍ፡ ኢ፡ ሐቃል፡ ወሀገሪት። ኢ፡ ነባሪ፡ ወኢ፡ አግዓዚ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ በኵሉ፡ ወበኀበ፡ ኵሉ፡ ክርስቶስ። ልበስዎ፡ እንከ፡ ከመ፡ ኅሩያነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ቅዱሳን። ወፍቁራን፡ በምሕረት፡ ወበተሣህሎ፡ ወበኂሩት፡ ወትሑት፡ ልብ፡ በየውሀት፡ ወበትዕግሥት።
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you die to your souls, which are upon the earth, from death and corruption and abomination and wickedness and evil and idolatry, which is the worship of idols. Because of this, the punishment of the Lord comes upon the children of the wicked. You yourselves have walked in that path when you lived in this deed. And now, abandon wrath and anger and evil and shame and the speech of disgrace and the speech of vanity; let no falsehood come out of your mouths. And do not be ashamed of your age; rather, abandon the old man with his evil deeds, because of the new man. And put on the new man, who is renewed in the image of his Creator. In whom there is neither Jew nor Greek, neither circumcised nor uncircumcised, neither rustic nor citizen, neither foreigner nor native, but in all and for all, Christ. Put him on, then, as the chosen ones of God, the saints and beloved, in mercy and forgiveness and goodness and humility of heart, in generosity and patience.
LIT3521Epistle:9 · narrativemedium
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ጹርዎሙ፡ ለቢጽክሙ፡ ወተጻገዉ፡ በበይናቲክሙ። ኅድጉ፡ ለቢጽክሙ፡ ዘተኀየስክምዎሙ፡ ከመ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ጸገወክሙ። ከማሁ፡ አንትሙሂ፡ ግበሩ። በእንተ፡ ተፋቅሮ ወምስለ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ኵሉ፡ ተፋቀሩ፡ ዘልፈ። እስመ፡ ማእሰረ፡ ተፍጻሜቱ፡ ውእቱ። ወሰላሙ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ ይጽናዕ፡ በልብክሙ። ዘሎቱ፡ ተጸዋዕክሙ፡ በአሐዱ፡ ሥጋ። ወሀልዉ፡ በአኰቴተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወአንብቡ፡ መዝሙረ፡ ወስብሐተ፡ ወማሕሌተ፡ ቅድሳት። ወቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይጽናዕ፡ በኀቤክሙ፡ ከመ፡ ትብዐሉ፡ በኵሉ፡ ጥበብ። ወመሀሩ፡ ነፍሰክሙ፡ ወገሥጹ፡ በመንፈስ። ዘምሩ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ በልብክሙ። ወኵሎ፡ ዘትገብሩ፡ በስመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ግበርዎ። ወአእኵትዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ በእንቲኣሁ። በእንተ፡ ሠሪዐ፡ ቤት ወአንስትኒ፡ ተአዘዛ፡ ለአምታቲክን፡ ከመ፡ ዘለእግዚአብሔር። ዕደውኒ፡ አፍቅሩ፡ አንስቲያክሙ፡ ወኢትግእዝዎን። ውሉድኒ፡ ተአዘዙ፡ ለአዝማዲክሙ፡ በኵሉ። እስመ፡ ከማሁ፡ ርቱዕ፡ ወይሠምር፡ እግዚአብሔር።
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Correct them, your neighbors, and be reconciled among yourselves. Abandon your neighbors whom you have despised, as Christ commanded you. Likewise, you also do. Because of love. And with all this, love always, for the bond of its end is that. And may the peace of Christ be strengthened in your hearts, for which you were called in one body. And be in the honor of Christ, and read the Psalms and praise and holy hymns. And may the word of God be strengthened among you, so that you may increase in all wisdom. And teach your souls and rejoice in spirit. Sing to God in your hearts. And all that you do, do in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. And honor God the Father through her, because of the house of the assembly. And women, obey your husbands as those of God. Men, love your wives and do not rule over them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for thus it is right and God wills.
LIT3521Epistle:10 · narrativemedium
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አበውኒ፡ ኢታስተቈጥዑ፡ ውሉደክሙ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይሕዝኑ። ነባሪኒ፡ ተአዘዙ፡ ለአጋእዝቲክሙ፡ በስፉሕ፡ ልብ። ወአኮ፡ በአድልዎ፡ ለገጸ፡ ሰብእ፡ አላ፡ በፍርሀተ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ተአምሩ፡ ከመ፡ እምኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ትትዐሰዩ፡ እስመ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ ትትቀነዩ። ወዘሰ፡ ዐመፀ፡ ይረክብ፡ ፍዳሁ፡ ወኢያደሉ፡ ሎቱ። ምዕራፍ 4 አጋእዝትኒ፡ ዕሩየ፡ ግበሩ፡ ሎሙ፡ ለነባሪክሙ፡ ወፍትሑ፡ ጽድቀ። ተአምሩ፡ ከመ፡ ብክሙ፡ እግዚእ፡ በሰማያት። በእንተ፡ ተፀምዶ፡ ለጸሎት ወተፀመዱ፡ ለጸሎት፡ እንዘ፡ ትተግሁ፡ በአኰቴት። ጸልዩ፡ ወሰአሉ፡ ለነሂ፡ ከመ፡ ያርኁ፡ ለነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አናቅጸ፡ ቃል። ከመ፡ ንንግር፡ ምክረ፡ ዘእምኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘበእንቲኣሁ፡ ተሞቃሕኩ። ከመ፡ እክሥቶ፡ በከመ፡ ይደልወኒ፡ እንግር። ሑሩ፡ በልቡና፡ በኀበ፡ ባዕዳን፡ እምሃይማኖት። ወይኩን፡ ነገርክሙ፡ በጸጋ፡ ወቅሱመ፡ በጼው። ከመ፡ ታእምሩ፡ ዘትትዋሥኡ፡ ለለ፡ አሐዱ፡ አሐዱ። ዜና፡ መምህር፡ በረድእ
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Correct your children so that they may not grieve. You servants, obey your masters with a generous heart, and not according to the face of man, but out of fear of God. Know that you are separated from God, for you are consecrated to Christ. And whoever commits iniquity will receive his punishment, and it will not be light for him. Chapter 4 Masters, do good to your servants and dispense justice. Know that through you the Lord is in the heavens. On account of being diligent in prayer, And be diligent in prayer while you are humble in reverence. Pray and ask for us as well, that God may grant us the gift of speech, so that we may proclaim counsel from God, for which I have been tested. As I desire, so let me speak. Go in spirit to those who are far from the faith. And let your matter be in grace and sealed with a seal, so that you may know what you exchange one with another. News of the teacher Barad.
LIT3521Epistle:11 · narrativehigh
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ወኵሎ፡ ዜናየ፡ ይዜንወክሙ፡ ጢኪቆስ፡ እኁነ፡ ምእመን፡ ዘነኀብር፡ ተቀንዮ። ዘውእቱ፡ እኁክሙ፡ በእግዚአብሔር። ዘፈነውክዎ፡ ኀቤክሙ፡ በእንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ግብር። ከመ፡ ታእምሩ፡ ዜናየ፡ ወያስተፍሥሕክሙ፡ ልበክሙ። ምስለ፡ አናሲሞስ፡ እኁነ፡ ምእመን፡ ዘናፍቅር፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ብእሲ፡ እምኔክሙ። ወእሙንቱ፡ ያጤይቁክሙ፡ ግብረነ፡ ወዘሀሎነ፡ ቦቱ። አምኃ፡ ለአርድእት አምኁክሙ፡ አርስጥሮኮስ፡ ዘተፄወወ፡ ምስሌየ። ወማርቆስ፡ ወልደ፡ እኅወ፡ አቡሁ፡ ለበርናባስ፡ ዘበእንቲኣሁ፡ አዘዝኩክሙ። ከመ፡ አመ፡ መጽአ፡ ኀቤክሙ፡ ትትወከፍዎ። ወኢያሱ፡ ዘተሰምየ፡ ኢዩስጦስ፡ እለ፡ እምሰብአ፡ ግዝረት። ወእሉ፡ ዳእሙ፡ ረድኤትየ፡ በግብረ፡ መንግሥተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወአስተፍሥሑኒ። አምኀክሙ፡ ኤጳፍራስ፡ ዘእምኀቤክሙ፡ ውእቱ፡ ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወዘልፈ፡ ይጼሊ፡ በእንቲኣክሙ፡ ወይስእል፡ ከመ፡ ትኩኑ፡ ፍጹማነ፡ ወምሉኣነ፡ በኵሉ፡ ሥምረተ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ወአነ፡ ሰማዕቱ፡ ከመ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ ያፈቅረክሙ፡ ወይቴክዝ፡ በእንቲኣክሙ። ወለእለ፡ በሎዶቅያ፡ ወሀገረ፡ ኢያራ።
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And all my news will be told to you by Tykhikos, our faithful brother whom we are sending to you, who is your brother in the Lord, whom I have sent to you concerning this matter, so that you may know my news and he may comfort your heart. With Anasimos, our faithful brother whom we love, who is a man from among you, and they will inform you of our deeds and what we have there. Many greetings to the brethren. I greet you, Aristokos, who was sent with me, and Markos, the son of the sister of his father Barnabas, concerning whom I have commanded you, that when he comes to you, you should receive him. And also Jesus, who is called Justos, from among those of the circumcision. And these are my helpers in the work of the kingdom of God, and they have comforted me. I greet you, Epaphras, who is from among you, a servant of Christ, who continually prays for you and asks that you may be perfect and complete in all the will of God. And I bear witness that he loves you exceedingly and is zealous for you. And to those in Laodikeia and the city of Hierapolis.
LIT3521Epistle:12 · narrativemedium
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አምኀክሙ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ዐቃቤ፡ ሥራይ፡ ፍቁርነ፡ ወዴማስ። አምኅዎሙ፡ ለአኀዊነ፡ እለ፡ በሎዶቅያ፡ ወንምፋን። ወእለ፡ ሀለዉ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን። ወአንቢበክሙ፡ ዛተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ፈንውዋ፡ ሎዶቅያ፡ ያንብብዋ፡ በቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን። ወካዕበ፡ አንብብዋ፡ አንትሙ፡ ለመልእክት፡ እንተ፡ ጸሐፍኩ፡ እምሎዶቅያ። ወበልዎ፡ ለአክርጳ፡ ዑቅአ፡ መልእክተከ፡ ዘተሠየምከ፡ እምኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ከመ፡ ትፈጽም። ወአማኅኩክሙ፡ ጽሒፍየ፡ በእዴየ፡ አነ፡ ጳውሎስ። ተዘከሩ፡ መዋቅሕትየ፡ ጸጋ፡ ምስሌክሙ፡ አሜን።
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I entrust to you Luke, the overseer of works, our beloved, and Demas. I entrust them to our brothers who are in Laodicea and Nymphaeum, and those who are in the church. And I command you: this letter which I have sent to Laodicea, let them read it in the church; and also read it yourselves for the epistle which I wrote from Laodicea. And tell Akrigpa: "The place of your epistle which you were appointed from God, that you may fulfill it." And I have entrusted to you my writing in my own hand, I, Paul. Remember my chains, the grace with you. Amen.
Citation. Tergwame, “መልእክተ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ቈላስይስ፡”, LIT3521Epistle:1, machine-draft, 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/works/LIT3521Epistle#s1
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