Efesoon 2
1 Isin irra daddarbaa keessanii fi cubbuu keessaniin duutanii turtan;
At one time you were dead in your sins and evil actions,
2 kunis isuma isin yeroo jireenya addunyaa kanaatii fi bulchaa mootummaa qilleensaa jechuunis hafuura amma iyyuu warra hin ajajamne keessatti hojjetu duukaa buutanitti keessa jiraachaa turtanii dha. (aiōn g165)
living your lives according to the ways of the world, under the control of the devil, whose spirit is at work in those who disobey God. (aiōn g165)
3 Hundi keenyas yeroo tokko dharraa foon keenyaa guutaa, hawwii fi yaada isaa duukaa buʼaa isaan gidduu jiraanne. Uumama keenyaanis akkuma warra kaanii dheekkamsa jala turre.
All of us were once like that, our behavior determined by the desires of our sinful human nature and our evil way of thinking. Like everyone else, in our nature we were children of anger.
4 Garuu Waaqni araaraan guutame sun sababii jaalala guddaa nuu qabuuf,
But God in his generous mercy, because of the amazing love he had for us
5 yeroo nu irra daddarbaa keenyaan duunee turretti illee Kiristoos wajjin jiraattota nu taasise; isinis ayyaanaan fayyina argattan.
even while we were dead in our sins, has made us alive together with Christ. Trusting in him has saved you!
6 Waaqnis Kiristoos wajjin duʼaa nu kaase; karaa Kiristoos Yesuusiinis isa wajjin iddoo samii irra nu teessise;
He raised us up with Christ, and in Christ Jesus seated us with him in heaven,
7 innis bara dhufuuf jiru keessa badhaadhummaa ayyaana isaa kan gita hin qabne sana arjummaa karaa Kiristoos Yesuusiin nuuf qabu argisiisuuf jedhee waan kana godhe. (aiōn g165)
so that in all eternity to come he could demonstrate the amazing extent of his grace in showing us kindness through Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)
8 Isinis ayyaanaan karaa amantiitiin fayyitaniirtuutii; kunis kennaa Waaqaati malee hojii ofii keessanii miti;
For you've been saved by grace through trusting in him—it's not through yourselves, it's the gift of God!
9 akka namni tokko iyyuu of hin jajneefis kun hojiidhaan miti.
This has nothing to do with human effort, so don't be proud of yourselves.
10 Nu hojii harka isaatii; hojii gaarii Waaqni duraan dursee akka nu hojjennuuf qopheesse sana akka hojjennuufis karaa Kiristoos Yesuusiin uumamne.
We're the product of what God does, created in Christ Jesus to do good, which God already planned that we should do.
11 Kanaaf isin warri durumaa dhalootaan Namoota Ormaa taatan akka warra dhagna qabaa harka namaatiin dhagna namaa irratti hojjetamuun, “Nu warra dhagna qabatee dha” ofiin jedhan biratti “Warra dhagna hin qabatin” jedhamtanii waamamtan sana yaadadhaa;
So you who are “foreigners” humanly-speaking, called “uncircumcised” by those who are “circumcised” (which is only a procedure carried out by human beings), you need to remember
12 isin akka yeroo sana Kiristoos irraa cittanii, lammummaa Israaʼel keessaa baafamtanii, kakuu waadaatiifis keessumoota taatanii, abdii malee, Waaqa malees addunyaa keessa turtan yaadadhaa.
that once you had no relationship to Christ. You were barred as foreigners from being citizens of Israel, strangers to the agreement God had promised. You had no hope and you lived in the world without God.
13 Amma garuu isin warri yeroo tokko fagoo turtan Kiristoos Yesuusiin dhiiga Kiristoosiin dhiʼeeffamtaniirtu.
But now, in Christ Jesus, you who were once a long way off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 Kiristoos nagaa keenyaatii; innis dallaa diinummaa kan gargar baasu sana diigee jara lamaanuu tokko godheera;
Christ is our peace. Through his body he made the two into one, and broke down the separating wall of hostility that divided us,
15 inni foon ofiitiin seera ajajaa fi sirna isaa wajjin diigeera. Kaayyoon isaas jara lamaan keessaa ofuma isaatiin nama haaraa tokko uumee akkasiin nagaa buusuudhaan
freeing us from the law with its requirements and regulations. He did this so he could create in himself one new person out of the two and so make peace,
16 fannoo ittiin diinummaa isaanii ajjeese sanaan lamaan isaanii iyyuu dhagna tokko godhee Waaqatti araarse.
and completely reconcile both of them to God through the cross as if they were just one body, having destroyed our hostility towards each other.
17 Innis dhufee isin warra fagoo turtanitti nagaa, warra dhiʼoo turanittis nagaa lallabe.
He came and shared the good news of peace with those of you who were far away, and those who were nearby,
18 Nu lamaanuu karaa isaatiin Hafuura tokkicha sanaan akka itti Abbaa bira geenyu qabnaatii.
because through him we both gain access to the Father through the same Spirit.
19 Kanaafuu isin siʼachi saba Waaqaa wajjin lammii fi miseensota warra mana Waaqaa jiraataniiti malee ormaa fi alagoota miti;
That means you're no longer strangers and foreigners; you are fellow citizens of God's people and belong to God's family
20 isin hundee ergamootaa fi raajotaa irratti ijaaramtaniirtu; Kiristoos Yesuus ofii isaatii mataa dhagaa golee ti.
that's being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone.
21 Karaa isaas ijaarsi sun guutuun tokkummaan wal qabatee mana qulqullummaa qulqulluu taʼuuf Gooftaadhaan guddata.
In him the whole building is joined together, growing to form a holy temple for the Lord.
22 Isinis isumaan mana Waaqni Hafuura isaatiin keessa jiraatu taatanii tokkummaadhaan ijaaramaa jirtu.
You too are being built together in him as a place for God to live by the Spirit.
