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 Meshikha Yeshua through the will of God, to the saints (in Ephesus) who are faithful in Meshikha Yeshua:
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 Yeshua Meshikha.
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 be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua Meshikha, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Meshikha;
4 Kabla ya kuumbwa dunia, Nnongo atuchawile twenga twaaminiye mu'Kristo. Atuchawile twenga ili tuwezu kupangika kuwa atakatifu ni tulaumikiwa kwaa nnonge yake.
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish 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 predestined us for adoption as children through Yeshua Meshikha to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
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, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved One,
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 our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
8 Apangite neema yee kuwa tanyansima kwa ajili yitu mu'hekima ni ufahamu.
which he made to abound 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.
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
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.
to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Meshikha, 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 were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after 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.
to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Meshikha:
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, having also believed, you were sealed with the Rukha d'Qudsha of promise,
14 Roho nga dhamana ya urithi witu mpaka umiliki wapatikaane. Ayee yabile ni kwa sifa ya utukufu wake.
who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God's own 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.
For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Yeshua which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,
16 Nilekite kwaa kumshukuru Nnongo kwaajili yinu na kuwataja mu'maombi yango.
do not cease to give 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 Yeshua Meshikha, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge 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.
having the eyes of your heart 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 Naloba kwamba uyowe ukolo uzidio wa likakala kyake nkati yinu ambao twaaminiya. Wolo ukolo wabokana na kupanga kazi mu likakala lyake.
and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength 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 Meshikha, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit 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 rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
22 Nnongo abaite kuitisha ilebe yoti pae a magolo ga Kristo. Ampangite ywembe ntwe kunani ya ilebe yoti mu'likanisa.
He put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the church,
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 fills all in all.
