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.
Pathian deina bang in Jesus Christ i sawltak keima Paul in, Christ Jesus sung ah a thuman le Ephisa a om mithiangtho te:
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.
I Pa Pathian le Topa Jesus Christ kung pan thuthiamna le thinnopna sia note tung ah hong om tahen.
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.
Ih Topa Jesus Christ i Pa le Pathian tung ah lungdam ko tawng! Banghangziam cile Christ taw kipumkhatna sung ah ama in eite sia vantung ngam taw kisai thupha theampo hong pia hi.
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],
Leitung a ki bitphua ma in hong it ahikom Amai ah a thiangtho le paubangngawl i hi thei natu in Christ sung ah hong teal zo hi:
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.
Pathian in Ama deina le lungkimna bang in Jesus Christ tungtawn in ta i sua thei natu in hong tealkhol zo hi,
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}.
Ama thuthiamna manpha pok tu in a it a Tapa sung ah san thei a hi tu in hong vawt zo hi.
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.
A dimlet thuthiamna bang in, Ama sung ah Christ thisan tungtawn in tatna le maw maisakna i nei hi;
8 He acted very kindly toward us and enabled us to become wise about many [HYP] things and to understand his truth.
Ama in eite tung ah pilna le heakna theampo hong khangsak zo hi;
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.
Ama sung ah a ngealkhol na le a pha a lungkimna bang in, Ama deina thuku sia eite tung ah hong hesak hi.
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].
Taciang hunkhenna hun te a cin ciang in vantung na theampo le leitung na theampo te sia a vekpi in Christ sung ah ki kaikhawm siat tu hi:
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,
Na theampo sia Ama deina le a ngaisutna bang in vawt a, Ama ngealna bang in hong teal hi, tabang in Ama sung ah ngamh i lua zo hi:
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.
Tabang in Christ sung ah lametna amasabel a nei eite tungtawn in Pathian minthanna i pok tu hi.
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].
Ama na muang uh a, note tatna lungdamna thupha thuman kammal na zak zawk uh ciang, Ama na up uh ciang kamciam Tha Thiangtho taw hong ciamte zo hi,
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.
Tua Tha Thiangtho sia Ama minthanna pok tu in a leisa na a tat kik mateng, i lua tu ngamh atu in vaukhaamna a hihi.
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,
Tua ahikom keima zong Jesus Christ sung ah na upna uh le mithiangtho te theampo na itna uh thu ka zak zawkciang in,
16 I thank God for you constantly [LIT, HYP]. I (mention/pray for) you constantly, whenever I pray.
Note atu in Pathian tung ah lungdam ka ko tawntung hi, ka thungetna ah hong hel tawntung khi hi;
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.
Tabang in minthanna i Pa, i Topa Jesus Christ i Pathian in note tung ah pilna thaa le Ama heakna sung ah thu pualak na hong pia tahen.
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.
Note in Ama sapna i lametna, mithiangtho te i a minthang ngamh le hauna na heak thei natu uh in, na thinsung mit hong vaksak hi,
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
Taciang Ama vangletna lian nasep ngeina bang in, a um eite tung ah Ama vangletna bangza in lian ziam,
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.
Tua vangletna taw Christ sia thina pan thokiksak a, Ama ziatsang vantung ah a koi ciang in Christ sung ah a vawt a hihi,
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 g165)
Ama sia thunei na, vangletna, hatna le ukzawkna theampo ahizong, taciang tu hun le hongpai lai tu hun sung ah min theampo sang in ahizong, nasiatakin sang zaw hi: (aiōn g165)
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.
Taciang peangnuai ah na theampo koi siat a, pawlpi i na theampo tung ah a lubel dinmun pia hi.
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.
Tua ahikom Ama pumpi hi a, na theampo ah na theampo taw a dimsak tu Ama pilna a hihi.
