Kwabase-Efesu 3
1 Ngenxa yalokhu mina Pawuli, isibotshwa sikaKristu Jesu ngani abezizwe,
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
2 uba kambe selizwile ngokuphathwa komusa kaNkulunkulu engawuphiwelwa lina,
ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
3 ukuthi njengesambulelo wangazisa imfihlo (njengalokhu ngabhala ngaphambili ngamafitshane,
ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈
4 okungalokhu, nxa lifunda, lingazi ulwazi lwami emfihlweni kaKristu);
ⲇ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
5 yona engaziswanga ezizukulwaneni ezinye ebantwaneni babantu, njengalokhu isiyembuliwe khathesi kubaphostoli bakhe abangcwele labaprofethi ngoMoya;
ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϭⲟⲗⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅.
6 ukuthi abezizwe babe yizindlalifa abahlanganyeli lomzimba ofananayo labahlanganyeli besithembiso sakhe kuKristu, ngevangeli,
ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲙⲙⲉⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
7 engenziwa ngalo isikhonzi njengokwesipho somusa kaNkulunkulu engiwuphiwe ngokusebenza kwamandla akhe.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ.
8 Kimi, engimncinyane kulomncinyane wabo bonke abangcwele, lowomusa ngawuphiwa, ukuthi ngitshumayele kwabezizwe ivangeli lenotho kaKristu engelakulinganiswa,
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
9 lokukhanyisela bonke ukuthi buyini ubudlelwano bemfihlo, ebifihliwe kusukela endulo kuNkulunkulu owadala izinto zonke ngoJesu Kristu, (aiōn g165)
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲏⲡ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲛⲧ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. (aiōn g165)
10 ukuze khathesi emibusweni lemandleni endaweni zezulu yaziswe libandla inhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu ezinhlobonhlobo,
ⲓ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ (aiōn g165)
12 esilesibindi kuye lokungena ngethemba, ngokholo lwakhe.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ·
13 Ngakho ngiyacela ukuthi lingalahli ithemba enhluphekweni zami ngani, eziludumo lwenu.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲅⲕⲁϭⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲟⲩ·
14 Ngenxa yalokhu ngiguqa ngamadolo kuYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲕⲱⲗϫ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ
15 okubizwa ngaye usendo lonke olusemazulwini lolusemhlabeni,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲁⲩⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ.
16 ukuze alinike, njengokwenotho yobukhosi bakhe, liqiniswe ngamandla ngoMoya wakhe emuntwini ongaphakathi,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅.
17 ukuze uKristu ahlale ngokholo enhliziyweni zenu; ligxilile lisekelwe ethandweni,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
18 ukuze libe lamandla sibili okuqedisisa kanye labo bonke abangcwele, ukuthi kuyini ububanzi lobude lokutshona lokuphakama,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϣⲓⲁⲓ̈. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϣⲓⲕⲉ.
19 lokwazi uthando lukaKristu olwedlula ulwazi, ukuze ligcwaliswe ngokugcwala konke kukaNkulunkulu.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
20 Njalo kuye, olamandla phezu kwakho konke okwenza okwedlula ngokwengezelelweyo kwesikucelayo kumbe esikunakanayo, njengamandla asebenza kithi,
ⲕ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲏ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅.
