< Ephesians 1 >
1 I, Paul, am an apostle whom God appointed (to represent/to proclaim the message about) Christ Jesus because that is what God wanted. [I am writing this letter] to you who are the people of God in Ephesus [city. You are people who] (faithfully/continue to) trust in Christ Jesus and who have a close relationship with him.
Khritawa ngsä vaia Pamhnam naw a xü Pawluh üngkhyüh ni — Sitih lü Khritaw Jesuha hnu läkie Epheta veki Pamhnama khyange veia ni.
2 [I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will continue to act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.
Mi Pa Pamhnam ja Bawi Jesuh Khritaw naw ami bäkhäknak ja dim’yenak ning jah pe se.
3 Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of our relationship with Christ, he has blessed us spiritually in every way by giving us blessings that come from heaven.
Pamhnam ja Mi Bawi Jesuh Khritawa Pamhnam veia jenak mi mtheh vai u! Khritaw üng mi yüm mata phäh ani naw khankhaw pea ka Ngmüimkhya dawnak naküt mimi üng jah pe lü dawkyanak pi jah peki.
4 Before God created the world, he chose us to be his people because of our (relationship with/union with) Christ, in order that [God could consider] us to be completely holy [DOU]. Because [God] loves [us],
Pamhnam naw khawmdek am a mhnünmceng ham üng mimi cun Khritaw üng xüngsei lü ania hmai maa ngcimcaih lü vecawh vaia a jah xü ni. Isetiakyaküng a mhläkphyanaka phäh ni.
5 he decided long ago that he would adopt us to be [as though we were] his own children because of what Jesus Christ [has done]. He decided to do that because it pleased him to do that.
Pamhnam cun naw Jesuh Khritaw üngkhyüh a jah ca vaia a mkhyah päng ni, ahin cun ania xenak ja bünaka kyaki ni.
6 He did it in order that we would praise him for acting very kindly toward us in a wonderful way that we did not deserve. He did it because of our relationship with his beloved Son {[one, who is also God, whom he] loves}.
A mhläkphyanaka Cakpa amdanga a jah peta phäh jomahkia a bäkhäknak mi mhlünmtai vai u.
7 When the blood of Christ [flowed when he died] [MTY], [it was as though] he paid a price to free/save us [from the guilt of our sins]. [That] ([provided a way/made it possible]) [for] God to act very kindly toward us to forgive us for having sinned.
Khritawa thia phäh lätnak mi yahki acun cun mi mkhye mhlätnak ni. Pamhnama bäkhäknak hin däm da ve.
8 He acted very kindly toward us and enabled us to become wise about many [HYP] things and to understand his truth.
Acuna bäkhäknak am a mät naw ksingnak ja themnak jah peki.
9 He has enabled us to know the things that he had planned secretly (OR, that he had not revealed to anyone yet). He did that because he wanted to do that, and because he planned to do that by means of the things Christ would do.
Pamhnam naw i nüm’yanki ti cun pawh lü ngthupki a bü cun Khritaw üngkhyüh kümcei khaia a mkhyah päng cun jah ksingsaki.
10 God planned that at the time that [he appointed], he would unite all things/beings in heaven and all things/beings on earth (OR, all beings in heaven and all things on earth), and cause Christ to be the one who will rule them [MET].
Ahina bünak cun akcün a pha law üng a küm law käna mce ja khankhawa veki naküt avan Khritaw lua kya lü ania kea jah ta law khai.
11 Because of our close relationship with Christ, God has also chosen us [(inc)] (OR, us [(exc)] Jews) to receive what he has promised [to give] us. He decided long ago to do that. It was exactly what he planned. He accomplishes everything exactly as he plans and desires,
Anaküt cun Pamhnama nümyan ja a titänga ve lü Pamhnam naw a khyanga kya lü Khritaw am mi yümmat khaia jah xü hin akcük üngkhyüh ania bünak am a mkhyah päng ni.
12 in order that we(exc) Jews, who confidently expected the Messiah to do great things for us before the non-Jews expected such things (OR, we [(inc)] who were already confidently expecting Christ [to do great things for us]) will praise him for his greatness.
Khritaw mi na äpei makia mimia phäha, Pamhnama hlüngtainak mi mküimto vaia phäha kyaki.
13 You [Ephesians] also heard the true message, the good message about how God saves you. [People] put their seal on something to show that [it belongs to them]. Similarly, when you believed [in Christ], God [showed that you also belong to him by sending you] the Holy Spirit as he promised to do [MET].
Nangmi pi ngthu kcang, Thangkdaw nami ngjak naw küikyannak da ning jah lawpüi lü Pamhnama khyanga nami kyaki. Khritaw nami jumei ja Pamhnam naw a ning jah ka tia msingnak cun a ning jah bekhütnaka Ngmüimkhya Ngcim ning jah peki ni.
14 The Holy Spirit is [like] [MET] a (deposit/down payment). That is, he (guarantees/assures us) that [we will receive] all that God has promised to give us, at the time when God will give to those who belong to him [MET] everything that [Christ] freed us to receive. [God also assures you that you belong to him], in order that you would praise him for his greatness.
Pamhnam naw a khyange khyütam a jah peta kba mimi naw Ngmüimkhya Ngcim mi yahkie, acun cun Pamhnam naw a jah kümbekia mhlät cun jah ksingsaki. Pamhnam naw mküinak yah se.
15 Because of [what God has done for you], and because [people] told me that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus and that you love all those who belong to God,
Acunakyase, Bawi Jesuh nami jum ja khyang ngcime nami ja mhlänak ka ngjak üng,
16 I thank God for you constantly [LIT, HYP]. I (mention/pray for) you constantly, whenever I pray.
nangmia phäha a bäkhäknak anglät se mhlünmtai lü ka ktaiyü üngpi ning jah süm ni.
17 [I pray] that God, who is the glorious/wonderful Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, may cause his Spirit to make you wise, and that his Spirit will reveal [God to you] so that you may fully know him.
Ka ktaiyünak ta mi Bawipa Jesuh Khritawa Pamhnam, jomahkia Pamhnam naw Ngmüikhya ning jah pe lü acuna Ngmüimkhya naw kthemnak ja amät ksingnak a ning jah pet vaia ni.
18 And I pray that God would enable you to understand [MTY] his truth, in order that in your (inner beings/hearts) you may know the things that we believers should confidently expect to receive because he chose us [to be his people]. And I pray that you will know how God will bless his people in a very wonderful way [when we finally receive] all that he has promised to give us.
Akvai nami hmuhnak thei vaia nami mlunga nghmawngnak vai Pamhnama veia ka ktaiyüki. A ning jah khünak üng äpeinak i ti cun nami ksingnak vai ja a khyange üng khyütam a jah pet ihlawka müncam phyakia dawkyanak daki ni,
19 And [I pray that] you will know how very powerfully [God helps] us who continue to trust [in Christ]. He works powerfully for us
ani mi jumeikia khana a johita khut bi cun ihlawka dämduhki ni. Mi khana khut bikia johit cun ktha mah säihki ni.
20 just like he acted powerfully for Christ when he caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and put him in the place of highest/greatest honor [MTY] in heaven.
Acun cun Khritaw thinak üngkhyüh mtho be lü khankhaw pea a khet lama a ngawhsak,
21 [There], Christ is the supreme ruler over every powerful spirit of every level of authority. His rank is much higher than any powerful spirit can receive, not only now, but forever. (aiōn )
Khritaw naw ngvaie, khankhawa anataknake, johite, bawie naküt, hina khawmdek khan däka am kya velaw khaia khana pi jah upkia kyaki ni. (aiōn )
22 God has caused all beings to be subject to Christ [MTY], and he has also appointed Christ, who rules over all things, to rule [MET] over all believers.
Acunüng Pamhnam naw anaküt, ania khaw kea a tak, anaküta khana lua kya khaia sangcim üng a pet,
23 We believers [relate to Christ like the parts of a person’s] body [MET] [relate to its head]. Christ uses all [his power among us] just like he uses his power throughout the whole universe.
acun cun ania mtisaa kya lü ani üng kümceiki cun anaküt kümceisaki.