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1 UPawuli, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, kubo abangcwele abaseEfesu, labathembekileyo kuKristu Jesu:
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
2 Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu laseNkosini uJesu Kristu.
ⲃ̅⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
3 Ubusisiwe uNkulunkulu loYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, osibusisileyo ngaso sonke isibusiso somoya ezintweni zezulwini kuKristu;
ⲅ̅⳿ϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲧ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
4 njengoba wasikhetha kuye ngaphambi kokusekelwa komhlaba, ukuthi sibe ngcwele, njalo singasoleki phambi kwakhe ethandweni,
ⲇ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
5 esesimisele ngaphambili ukuma kwabantwana kuye ngoJesu Kristu, njengokufisa okuhle kwentando yakhe,
ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲑⲁϣⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ.
6 kube ludumo lobukhosi bomusa wakhe, asiphe wona ngesihle ngaye oThandiweyo;
ⲋ̅ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ.
7 esilohlengo kuye ngegazi lakhe, uthethelelo lweziphambeko, njengokwenotho yomusa wakhe,
ⲍ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅.
8 awengezelele kithi kuyo yonke inhlakanipho lokuqonda,
ⲏ̅ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
9 esesazisile imfihlo yentando yakhe, njengokufisa kwakhe okuhle, akumisa kuye ngokwakhe,
ⲑ̅⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
10 ukuze, ekuphatheni kokugcwaliseka kwezikhathi, ahlanganise ndawonye izinto zonke kuKristu, zombili ezisemazulwini lezisemhlabeni;
ⲓ̅ⲉⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲕ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
11 ngitsho kuye, lathi esabelwa ilifa kuye, esamiselwa ngaphambili njengokwesimiso sakhe owenzayo izinto zonke njengokwecebo lentando yakhe,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲑⲁϣⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ.
12 ukuze sibe ngabodumo lobukhosi bakhe, esathemba kuKristu kuqala;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
13 eselithemba kuye lani, selizwile ilizwi leqiniso, ivangeli losindiso lwenu; kuye selikholiwe lani laphawulwa nguMoya oNgcwele wesithembiso,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ.
14 oyisibambiso selifa lethu, kube yikuhlengwa okuzuziweyo, kudumo lobukhosi bakhe.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲏⲃ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ.
15 Ngenxa yalokho lami sengizwile ngokholo lwenu eNkosini uJesu lothando kubo bonke abangcwele,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
16 kangiyekeli ukulibongela, ngiliphatha emikhulekweni yami;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲛϯⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ.
17 ukuze uNkulunkulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise wodumo, alinike umoya wenhlakanipho lowesambulo elwazini lwakhe;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ.
18 amehlo engqondo yenu akhanyiswe, ukuze lazi ukuthi liyini ithemba lobizo lwakhe, lokuthi iyini inotho yodumo lwelifa lakhe kwabangcwele,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ϯ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ.
19 lokuthi buyini ubukhulu bamandla akhe obudlula amalawulo kithi esikholwa njengokusebenza kobuninimandla bamandla akhe,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ.
20 awasebenzisa kuKristu, emvusa kwabafileyo, njalo emhlalisa ngakwesokunene sakhe endaweni zezulu,
ⲕ̅ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲟϥ ⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
21 phezulu kakhulu kwakho konke ukubusa lobukhulu lamandla lobukhosi, lebizo lonke elibizwayo, kungeyisikho kulesisikhathi kuphela, kodwa lakwesizayo; (aiōn g165)
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲙⲉⲧ⳪ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ. (aiōn g165)
22 wasebeka konke ngaphansi kwenyawo zakhe, wamnikela ukuba yinhloko phezu kwakho konke kulo ibandla,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
23 elingumzimba wakhe, ukugcwala kwalowo ogcwalisa konke kukho konke.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ
