Baefeso 1
1 Paulo, mmanda wa Kristo kwa mapenzi ga Nnongo, kwa balo batengwile kwaajili ya Nnongo batami Efeso na babile baaminifu mu'Kristo Yesu.
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 Neema ibe kwinu ni amani yaboka kwa Nnongo Tate bitu ni Ngwana Yesu Kristo.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
3 Nnongo ni Tate wa Ngwana witu Yesu apeilwe sifa. Ni ywembe ywatubarikiye kwa kila baraka ya roho, mu'mahali pa kumaunde nkati ya Kristo.
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 Kabla ya kuumbwa dunia, Nnongo atuchawile twenga twaaminiye mu'Kristo. Atuchawile twenga ili tuwezu kupangika kuwa atakatifu ni tulaumikiwa kwaa nnonge yake.
according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
5 Mu'lipendo Nnongo atuchawile mwanzo kwa kutulopwa kati bana bake kwa ndela ya Yesu Kristo. Apangite nyanya kwa mana apendeziwe panga chelo cha atamaniye.
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 Matokeo gake ni kuwa Nnongo atitukuzwa kwa neema ya utukufu wake. Cheno nga chaatupeile bure kwa ndela ya mpendwa wake.
to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He made us accepted in the beloved,
7 Kwa kuwa mu'mpendwa wake, tubile ni ukombozi petya mwai wake, msamaha wa sambi. Tubile ni leno kwa sababu ya utajiri wa neema yake.
in whom we have the redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,
8 Apangite neema yee kuwa tanyansima kwa ajili yitu mu'hekima ni ufahamu.
in which He abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 Nnongo apangite iyowanike kwitu yelo kweli yaiyowanika kwaa ya mpango, bokana ni hamu yaiyowanike nkati ya Kristo.
having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,
10 Muda nyakati zatitimya kwa utimilifu wa mpango bake, Nnongo alowa kuvibeka mpamo ni kila kilebe cha kumaunde ni cha kunani ya nnema nkati ya Kristo.
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 Nkati ya Kristo twabile twachaulilwe ni kukusudiwa kabla ya muuda. Ayee ibile bokana na mpango wa ywapanga ilebe yoti kwa kusudi lya mapenzi gake.
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 Nnongo apangite nyoo ili tuweze kuwapo kwa sifa ya utukufu wake. Twabile wa kwanza kuwa ni ujasiri nkati ya Kristo.
for our being to the praise of His glory, [even] those who first hoped in the Christ,
13 Yabile kwa ndela ya Kristo kwamba mwaliyowa neno lya kweli, injili ya ukochopoli wenu kwa ndela ya Kristo. Yabile mu'ywembe pia kwamba mwaaminiya ni kutiwa mhuri ni Roho Mtakatifu ywabile ahidiwa.
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 Roho nga dhamana ya urithi witu mpaka umiliki wapatikaane. Ayee yabile ni kwa sifa ya utukufu wake.
which is a deposit of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.
15 Kwa sababu yee, tangu wakati mwayowanike kuhusu imani yinu nkati ya Ngwana Yesu na kuhusu pendo lenu kwa balo boti wabile watitengwa kwa ajili yake.
Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the holy ones,
16 Nilekite kwaa kumshukuru Nnongo kwaajili yinu na kuwataja mu'maombi yango.
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
17 Naloba kwamba Nnongo wa Ngwana witu Yesu Kristo, tate ba utukufu, alowa kuwapeya roho ya hekima, mafunuo ga ufahamu wake.
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 Naloba kuwa minyo yinu ya mioyo yaibekwile bweya kwa mwenga kutanga ni waako ujasiri wa kukemelwa kwinu. Naloba kwamba muuyowe utajiri wa utukufu wa urithi wake nkati ya balo batengwile kwaajili yake.
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 Naloba kwamba uyowe ukolo uzidio wa likakala kyake nkati yinu ambao twaaminiya. Wolo ukolo wabokana na kupanga kazi mu likakala lyake.
and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might,
20 Ayee na likakala lyapanga kazi nkati ya Kristo wakati Nnongo ywamfufuile kuoma kwa bandu ba mu'kiwo ni kunketisha mu'luboko lwake wa kummalyo mu'pandu pa kumaunde.
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 Atami Kristo kunani kutalu ni utawala, mamlaka, nguvu, enzi, na kila lina lyalikemelwa. Ywamtamiliye Yesu mwanja kae kwa wakati kwaa wolo lakini kwa wakati woisa. (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 Nnongo abaite kuitisha ilebe yoti pae a magolo ga Kristo. Ampangite ywembe ntwe kunani ya ilebe yoti mu'likanisa.
and He put all things under His feet, and gave Him—head over all things to the Assembly,
23 Ni likanisa kwamba nga yega wake, ukamilifu wake ambae hujaza ilebe yote mu'ndela yoti.
which is His body, the fullness of Him who is filling all in all.
