Ephisus 3
1 Hisia thu hu in keima Paul sia no Gentile te atu, Jesus Christ min taw thongtak pa ka hihi,
Because [God has done all this for] you non-Jews, I, Paul, [pray for you. I want you to know that it is because I serve] Christ Jesus for your sake that I am in prison.
2 Note kung ah Pathian thuthiamna a keamcing tu nasep sia keima tung ah hong pia hi, ci thu na za zo uh ahile:
I (assume that/think that probably) someone has told you how God acted very kindly toward me, appointing me [so that I would proclaim the gospel to you non-Jews].
3 Nidang in tawmno ka at sa bangma in, hong kilaak na tungtawn in thuku sia ka tung ah hong he sak hi,
God revealed to me the message that he had not revealed to others. When you read what I have already written briefly about that,
4 Tua ka at thu na sim na uh tungtawn in Christ i thuku ka heakna sia note in na telthiam tu uh hi,
you will be able to understand that I understand clearly that message about Christ.
5 Tua thuku sia tu in Ama sawltak le kamsang thiangtho te tung ah Thaa tungtawn in a kilang bangma in, hun tatuam sung ah mihing te tung ah he sak ngei ngawl hi;
Formerly, [God] did not reveal that message to anyone, but now his Spirit has revealed that message to (his holy apostles and prophets/people who tell messages that come directly from God).
6 Tabang in Gentile mite sia lungdamna thupha tungtawn in ngamhlua te le pumpi khat sung ah pumkhat suak tu in Christ sung ah Ama kamciam a sang khawm te a hi thei natu a hihi:
That message, which he has now revealed, is that because of our [(inc)] relationship with Christ Jesus, [all of us], non-Jews as well as Jews [MTY], will receive the [great spiritual blessings that God has] promised as we all form one group [MET] [as a result of our believing] the good news [about Christ].
7 Ama vanglian nasepna tungtawn in ka tung ah hongpiak Pathian thuthiamna letsong bang in, hi lungdamna thupha naseam tu in hong vawt hi.
By God powerfully enabling me, and because God acted kindly toward me, doing what I did not deserve, and chose me [to do that work], I became someone who tells others this good message.
8 A kikan zo ngawl Christ i hauna thu sia Gentile mite sung ah ka hil thei natu in, mithiangtho theampo sung ah a nobel sang in a no zaw keima tung ah hi thuthiamna hong pia hi;
Although I am the least [worthy] of all God’s people, God kindly [appointed] me to proclaim to the non-Jews the message about the great spiritual blessings that [they can receive] from Christ,
9 Jesus Christ tungtawn in na theampo a bitphua Pathian sung ah, leitung piancil pan kipan a phualseal ki pawlkhopna thuku sia mi theampo tung ah hong musak tu hi: (aiōn g165)
and to enable everyone to understand clearly how God accomplished what he planned. God, who created everything, [has now revealed] this message, which he never revealed to anyone before. (aiōn g165)
10 Tu in vantung ah thuneina te le vangletna te sia pawlpi in Pathian pilna tampi a heak thei natu ngealna a hihi,
[What he planned] was that all (believers/people who belong to Christ) would be the ones who would reveal to all the ranks [DOU] of spiritual beings in heaven that what God had planned is wise in every way.
That is what God had always planned, and it is what he accomplished by what our Lord Jesus [has done]. (aiōn g165)
12 Tua i Topa Christ Jesus sung ah Ama i upna tungtawn in hangsan le kimuanna taw tum thei na i nei hi.
Because of what he has done and because of our relationship with him, [when we pray] we can approach God confidently and without being afraid.
13 Tua ahikom note atu in ka haksatna sung ah na thaneam ngawl tu uh ka dei hi, banghangziam cile hi haksatna sia note vangletna a hihi.
So I ask that you do not be discouraged because of my suffering many things for you [here in prison]. You should feel honored that I am [willing to] suffer [these things for your sake].
14 Hi thu hang in i Topa Jesus Christ i Pa tung ah ka khupdin a,
Because [God has done all this for you], I kneel [and pray] [MTY] to [God our] Father.
15 Vantung le leitung a om innkuan theampo sia Ama minphuasa a hihi,
He is the one who is [like] a father of all [the believers who are now in] heaven and those who are still on the earth.
16 Tabang in Ama minthanna hauna bang in A Thaa thahat na taw note i sungsang mihing tha hong dim tu in ahizong;
I pray that, using his unlimited resources, he will cause you to be strengthened by his Spirit {cause his Spirit to strengthen you} in your (inner beings/hearts) with all [God’s] power.
17 Na thinsung uh ah Christ upna tungtawn in om tu a; itna sung ah zungtha le zungkip in na om thei natu uh ahizong,
That is, I pray that because of your trusting in Christ, his [Spirit] may live in your (inner beings/hearts) (OR, he may live in your hearts). And I pray that because you love [Christ] firmly and faithfully/continually [MET], you,
18 Mi thiangtho te taw Christ itna a zai na, a sau na, a thuk na le a san na, na heak thei natu uh ahizong;
along with all other believers, may be able to know how very [DOU] much Christ loves [us(inc)].
19 Tua Christ itna sia heakna sang in sangzaw a, Pathian kicinna taw na kidim thei natu uh ahizong, thu kong ngetsak hi.
I want you to experience how very deeply he loves us, even though it is not possible for us to understand fully [how much he loves us]. And I pray that God will enable you to be filled with {have a full measure of} all the [qualities of his character that] he himself has.
20 Tu in kote sung ah naseam pa vangletna bang in, i ngetna ahile, i ngaisutna theampo i tung ah a dimlet in na a seam thei pa tung ah,
[God] is able to do much (greater things/more) than we could ask him to do, or even that we might think that he can do, by his power that is working within us.
