Ba-Efeso 1
1 Polo, ntoma ya Yesu-Klisto, kolanda mokano ya Nzambe; Epai ya basantu mpe bandimi ya Yesu-Klisto, oyo bazali kati na Efeso:
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Tika ete ngolu mpe kimia epesamela bino kowuta na Nzambe, Tata na biso, mpe na Nkolo Yesu-Klisto!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Tika ete lokumu epesamela Nzambe mpe Tata ya Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso, oyo apesi biso kati na bisika ya Likolo, mapamboli nyonso ya Molimo kati na Klisto.
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 Pamba te, kati na Klisto, apona biso liboso ete akela mokili, mpo ete tozala bato ya bule mpe bazanga pamela na miso na Ye. Kati na bolingo na Ye,
just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and unblemished before him in love.
5 abongisa biso wuta kala mpo ete tozwa makoki ya kokoma bana na Ye na nzela ya Yesu-Klisto, kolanda bolamu mpe mokano na Ye moko,
He foreordained us for adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 mpo ete tosanzola nkembo ya ngolu na Ye, oyo akabeli biso kati na Molingami na Ye.
to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he bestowed favor upon us in the Beloved.
7 Kati na Klisto, tozwi lisiko na nzela ya makila na Ye, mpe bolimbisi ya masumu, kolanda bomengo ya ngolu ya Nzambe
In him we have redemption through his blood, the remission of our trespasses, according to the riches of God's grace,
8 oyo akabolelaki biso yango na bofuluki, na kopesa biso bwanya mpe bososoli nyonso,
which he lavished upon us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
9 mpe na kolakisa biso mabombami ya mokano na Ye, mabombami oyo abongisa kati na Klisto kolanda bolamu na Ye,
He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ
10 mpo na kokokisa yango na tango ya suka: kosangisa kati na Klisto bikelamu nyonso oyo ezali kati na Likolo mpe oyo ezali na mabele.
as a plan for the fullness of times, to bring everything together in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth.
11 Kati na Klisto, Nzambe aponaki biso lisusu mpo ete tokitana na libula na biso, kolanda mabongisi ya Ye oyo akokisaka nyonso, kolanda makanisi ya mokano na Ye,
In Christ we have obtained an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his own will,
12 mpo ete tosanzola nkembo na Ye, biso ba-oyo tozalaki bato ya liboso mpo na kotia elikya na biso kati na Klisto.
so that we who were the first to hope in Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.
13 Bino mpe, sima na bino koyoka Liloba ya solo, Sango Malamu ya lobiko na bino, bondimelaki Klisto; mpe Nzambe apesaki bino Molimo Mosantu oyo alakaki mpe, na nzela ya Molimo yango, abetaki bino kashe
And when you heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Christ, you were also sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 lokola ndanga ya libula na biso kino basikolami na Ye bakangolama mpo na kosanzola nkembo na Ye.
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
15 Yango wana, wuta tango nayokaki sango ya kondima na bino kati na Nkolo Yesu mpe bolingo na bino mpo na basantu nyonso,
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
16 nazongisaka tango nyonso matondi epai ya Nzambe mpo na bino, nakanisaka bino na mabondeli na ngai
I have not ceased giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.
17 mpe nasengaka ete Nzambe ya Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso, Tata ya nkembo, apesa bino Molimo ya bwanya mpe ya emoniseli mpo ete bokoka koyeba Ye malamu.
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him.
18 Nasambelaka ete angengisa miso ya mitema na bino mpo ete bokoka kososola elikya oyo ezali kati na kobengama na bino, bomengo ya nkembo ya libula na Ye, oyo akopesa bino elongo na basantu,
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 mpe monene makasi ya nguya na Ye mpo na biso oyo tozali na kondima. Abimisaki nguya yango na makasi na yango nyonso
and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great power.
20 mpe asalelaki yango kati na Klisto tango asekwisaki Ye kati na bakufi mpe avandisaki Ye na ngambo ya loboko na Ye ya mobali kati na Likolo,
He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
21 na likolo ya milimo nyonso, ya bokonzi nyonso, ya nguya nyonso, ya bokasi nyonso, mpe ya kombo nyonso oyo bato bakoki kotanga, na tango oyo kaka te kasi mpe na tango oyo ekoya. (aiōn g165)
far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. (aiōn g165)
22 Nzambe atia nyonso na se ya matambe ya Yesu mpe apona Yesu mpo ete akonza nyonso lokola Mokonzi ya Lingomba
God put all things in subjection under Christ's feet and appointed him as head over all things for the church,
23 oyo ezali nzoto na Ye. Nzambe oyo atondisaka nyonso kati na bato nyonso amimonisaka kati na Yesu, na mobimba ya bonzambe na Ye.
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
