Efeso 1
1 Paulo, mutugwa wa ng'wa Kristo Yesu ku ulowa nu wang'wi Itunda. Ku awo nai abaguwe kunsoko ang'wa Itunda ni akoli ku Efeso hangi niiza inge ahuiili kung'wa Kristo Yesu.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Ukende utule kitalanyu nu ulyuuku nu upembeeye kung'wi Itunda Tata nu utunu mukulu u Yesu Kristo.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Itunda hangi Tata nu a mukulu nu itu Yesu Kristo nu apegwe ikulyo. Hangi ng'wenso nai ukukendepile kukiila ukende nua ki ng'wau ng'welu, mu kianza ka kilunde mukati ang'wa Kristo.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
4 Ze ikili kuumbwa uunkumbigulu, Itunda ai ukuholanilye usese niiza kuhuiie mung'wa Kristo. Ai ukuholanilye usese iti kuhume kutula elu ni shanga kitukwaa ntongela akwe.
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,
5 Ku ulowa Itunda ai uholanilye u ng'wandyo ku uhola anga ana akweku nzila ang'wa Yesu Kristo. Ai witumile izi kunsoko ai uloeegwe kituma iko nai ukete i nsula.
having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
6 Mapumiilo akwe inge kina Itunda ukukuligwa ku ukende nua ikulyo ni lakwe. Iki kiko nai ukinkiiye nankanda ku nzila a mulowa nu akwe.
to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved.
7 Ku nsoko mu mulowa nu akwe, kukete ligunwa kukiila sakami ni akwe. ulekelwa nua milandu. kulikete ili kunsoko a ugoli nua ukende nu akwe.
In him we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
8 Ai wutumile ukende uwu kutula widu kunsoko itu mu upolo nu umanyi.
which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 Itunda ai witumile ikumuke kitaitu iyo itai nai ipihile na masigo, kupumiila ni nsula nai igeelekilemukati ang'wa Kristo.
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
10 Itungo imatungo akondaniie ku ukondaniili nua masigo akwe. Itunda ukuiika palung'wi kila i kintu ni ka kilunde niki nika migulya ihi mukati ang'wa Kristo.
to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him.
11 Mung'wa Kristo ai katulaa kaholanigwa nu kusigiilwa ze ikili imatungo. Iyi ai ituile inge kupumiila ni masigo ang'wa nu itumaa i intu yihi ku isigo nila ulowa wakwe.
We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,
12 Itunda ai witumile nianso iti kina kuhume kutula kukoli ku ilumbi nila ikulyo ni lakwe. Ai katulaa kiang'wandyo kutula nu ugimya mukati ang'wa Kristo.
to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ.
13 Ai ituile ku nzila ang'wa Kristo kina ai migule lukani nula tai, nkani ninza nia ugunwa nu anyu ku nzila ang'wa Kristo. Ai ituile ku ng'wenso ga kina mahuiie nu kuikilwa u logo nua ng'wau ng'welu nai wigombigwe.
In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 Ung'wau ng'welu yuyo ukuiili nua usali witu kupikiila uhuiili nu ikigeeleka. Iyi ai ituile inge ku ilumbi nu ukulyo ni lakwe.
who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
15 Kunsoko iyi, Puma itungo nai nigule lukani kutula uhuiili nu anyu mukati ang'wa Mukulu Yesu nu kutula ulowa nu anyu ku awo ihi naza abaguwe kunsoko akwe.
For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you and the love which you have toward all the saints,
16 Nkili kuleka kumulumbiilya Itunda anyu nu ku ata mumalompi ane.
don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
17 Kulompa kina Itunda nua Mukulu nu itu Yesu Kristo. Tata nu ikulyo, wika minkiilya nkolo a upolo, ukunukulwa nua umanyi nu akwe.
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,
18 Kulompa kina miho anyu na munkolo aikilwe welu ku nyenye kulinga inge nu u uli uugimya nua kitngwa kitalanyu. Kulompa mulinge kina u ugimya nuikulyo nila usali nu akwe mukati nua awo nai abaguwe kunsoko akwe.
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 Kulompa kina ulinge u ukulu nu ukilinkiie nua ngulu ni akwe mukati itu niiza kuhuiie. Uwu ukulu inge kupumiila nu kituma milimo mu ngulu ni akwe.
and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
20 Iyi inge ngulu nai itumile milimo mukati ang'wa Kristo matungo Itunda nai umuukilya kupuma ku ashi nuku mikalinsha mu mukono nu akwe nua kigoha mu kianza ka kilunde. Ai umikalnsilye u Kristo migulya kuli nu utemi, ngulu, uhumi, ukulu ni kila lina nilitegwaa.
which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
far above all rule, authority, power, dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
22 Itunda uikilagilye i intu yihi pihi a mugulu ang'wa Kristo. Umuzepilye ng'wenso itwe migulya a intu yihi mi Itekeelo.
He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
23 Inge itekeelo kina lilo muili nu akwe ukondaniili nu akwe niiza wizuligwa i intu yihi mu nzila yihi.
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
