Efesotɔwo 1
1 Nye Paulo, ame si Mawu tia be manye Yesu Kristo ƒe apostolo la gbɔe agbalẽ sia tso, Na ame kɔkɔewo kple xɔsetɔwo le Kristo Yesu me le Efeso:
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the holy ones who are in Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Amenuveve kple ŋutifafa si tso Mawu, mía Fofo kple Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo gbɔ la nanɔ anyi kpli mi.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
3 Míetsɔ kafukafu na Mawu, míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo Fofo, ame si tsɔ gbɔgbɔmeyayra ɖe sia ɖe si le dziƒonutowo me la kɔ ɖe mía dzi le Kristo me.
Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ,
4 Etia mí le eya amea me hafi wɔ xexea me be míanye ame kɔkɔewo kple ame siwo ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o la le eƒe ŋkume.
according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
5 Le lɔlɔ̃ me la, ewɔ ɖoɖo tɔxɛ ɖe mía ŋu be míanye ye viwo to Yesu Kristo dzi. Mawu wɔ esia, esi wòɖo Yesu Kristo ɖa be wòaku ɖe mía ta. Ewɔ ɖoɖo sia to eya ŋutɔ ƒe dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ kple lɔlɔ̃nu me!
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 Azɔ la, mitsɔ kafukafu na Mawu ɖe eƒe dɔmenyo gã sia ta. Mikafui ɖe eƒe amenuveve sɔgbɔ si wòkɔ ɖe mía dzi la ta, ɖe esi míenye Via lɔlɔ̃a tɔ ta.
to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He made us accepted in the beloved,
7 Eƒe dɔmenyo la gbã go ɖe mía dzi ale gbegbe be wòɖe míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo katã ɖa to Via ƒe ʋu la me, ame si dzi wòto ɖe mí,
in whom we have the redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,
8 eye wòtsɔ eƒe amenuveve xɔasi la kɔ ɖe mía dzi, elabena ekɔ nunya kple gɔmesese ɖe mía dzi.
in which He abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 Mawu gblɔ eƒe susu ɣaɣla si ta wòɖo Kristo ɖa la na mí. Ewɔ ɖoɖo sia ɖe nublanuikpɔkpɔ na mí ta.
having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,
10 Eƒe taɖodzinue nye be ne ɣeyiɣi si wòɖo la de la, aƒo nuwo katã nu ƒu tso afi sia afi, eɖanye dziƒo alo anyigba dzi o, ɖe Kristo te, tso mavɔ me yi mavɔ me.
in regard to the dispensation of the fullness of the times, to bring into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth—in Him;
11 Gawu la, le nu si Kristo wɔ ɖe mía nu ta la, míezu nunana xɔasi siwo ŋuti Mawu kpɔa dzidzɔ le la, elabena abe ɖoɖo si Mawu wɔ la ƒe akpa aɖe ene la, etia mí tso gɔmedzedzea me ke be míanye ye tɔwo, eye nu siawo katã le eme vam pɛpɛpɛ abe ale si wòɖoe tso blema ke ene.
in whom also we obtained an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who is working all things according to the counsel of His will,
12 Mawu ƒe ɖoɖo le nu sia mee nye be mí ame siwo nye ame gbãtɔ siwo dze si Kristo la, míakafui, atsɔ ŋutikɔkɔe nɛ ɖe dɔ gã siwo katã wòwɔ na mí la ta.
for our being to the praise of His glory, [even] those who first hoped in the Christ,
13 Eye ɖe dɔ si Kristo wɔ ta la, mi ame siwo se nyateƒe la ƒe nya la, eye miexɔ Kristo dzi se la, Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe si ŋugbe wòdo na mí kristotɔwo la de dzesi mi be mienye kristotɔwo.
in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth—the good news of your salvation—in whom also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,
14 Eƒe mía me nɔnɔ nye kpeɖodzi tso Mawu gbɔ be awɔ nu sia nu si ŋugbe wòdo na mí la godoo. Gbɔgbɔ la ƒe mía me nɔnɔ fia be Mawu ƒle mí xoxo, eye wòɖo kpe edzi be yeakplɔ mí ava eɖokui gbɔe hena eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe kafukafu.
which is a deposit of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.
15 Esia ta tso ɣeyiɣi si mese xɔse si le mia si le Aƒetɔ Yesu me kple lɔlɔ̃ si le mia me na ame kɔkɔewo katã la,
Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the holy ones,
16 nyemedzudzɔ akpedada na Mawu ɖe mia ta o, eye meɖoa ŋku mia dzi ɖaa le nye gbedodoɖawo me.
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
17 Mebiaa míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe Mawu si nye ŋutikɔkɔe Fofo la be wòana Gbɔgbɔ la ƒe nunya kple ɖeɖefia mi be miaganyae ɖe edzi wu.
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of Him,
18 Medoa gbe ɖa be miaƒe gbɔgbɔmeŋkuwo naʋu, eye dzi nyanu nanɔ mia si be míade dzesi mɔkpɔkpɔ si wòyɔ mí na, eƒe kesinɔnu, ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe domenyinyi si wòna ame kɔkɔewo,
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the holy ones,
19 kple eƒe ŋusẽ gã triakɔ si wona mí ame siwo xɔ edzi se la. Ŋusẽ triakɔ sia le abe eƒe ŋusẽ gã la ƒe dɔwɔwɔ ene.
and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might,
20 Ŋusẽ triakɔ siae fɔ Kristo ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome, eye wòtsɔe ɖo bubuteƒe le Mawu ƒe nuɖusime le dziƒo.
which He worked in the Christ, having raised Him out of the dead, and sat [Him] at His right hand in the heavenly [places],
21 Teƒe si kɔ wu dziɖulawo tɔ kple ŋusẽ kple ŋutete kple aƒetɔnyenye ɖe sia ɖe tɔ, kpakple ŋkɔ si kɔ wu ŋkɔ siwo katã le xexe sia me kple xexe si gbɔna la me. (aiōn g165)
far above all principality, and authority, and might, and lordship, and every name named, not only in this age, but also in the coming one; (aiōn g165)
22 Mawu tsɔ nuwo katã de eƒe afɔ te, eye wòwɔe hame la ƒe tatɔ gãtɔe.
and He put all things under His feet, and gave Him—head over all things to the Assembly,
23 Hame sia nye eya ŋutɔ ƒe ŋutilã. Eyɔ hame la fũu, eye eƒe nɔnɔme le nu sia nu me.
which is His body, the fullness of Him who is filling all in all.
