Baefesia 1
1 Ditsala tsa me tsa Bakeresete mo Efeso tse di rategang, tse ka malatsi otlhe di ikanyegang mo Moreneng: ke nna Paulo yo ke lo kwalelang, yo ke tlhophilweng ke Modimo go nna morongwa wa ga Jesu Keresete.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through God’s will, unto the saints who are [in Ephesus] and faithful in Christ Jesus, —
2 A masego a gagwe le kagiso a nne le lona, a lo a romeletsweng ke Modimo Rraetsho le Jesu Keresete Morena wa rona.
Favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Mme re galaletsa Modimo thata jang, Ra-Morena wa rona ebong Jesu Keresete, yo o re segofaditseng ka lesego lengwe le lengwe mo legodimong ka gobo re le ba ga Keresete.
Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the heavenlies, in Christ,
4 Erile bogologolo, le pele ga o dira lefatshe, Modimo o ne wa re itlhophela go nna baone tota, ka se Keresete o neng a tlaa se re direla; o ne wa ikaelela go re itshepisa mo matlhong a One, re sena molato ope rona ba re emeng fa pele ga one re apere lorato lwa one.
According as he made choice of us, in him, before the founding of a world, that we might be holy and blameless in his presence; in love,
5 Leano la one le le sa fetogeng e ntse ka malatsi otlhe e le go re dira ba lelwapa la One ka go roma Jesu Keresete go tla go re swela. Mme o ne o dira jaana ka gore o ne o batla go dira jalo!
marking us out beforehand unto sonship, through Jesus Christ, for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 Jaanong a pako yotlhe e nne go Modimo ka ntlha ya bopelonomi jwa one jo bo hakgamatsang mo go rona, le botsalano jo o re bo neileng ka ntlha ya go bo re le ba Morwaa One yo o rategang thata.
Unto the praise of the glory of his favour wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One, —
7 Jalo he, bopelonomi jwa One bo a penologa mo go rona gonne o ne wa tlosa dibe tsotlhe tsa rona ka madi a Morwaa One, yo re bolokwang ka ene;
In whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of our offences, according to the riches of his favour,
8 gape o re neseditse khumo ya tshegofatso ya One, gonne o re tlhaloganya sentle thata ebile o itse se se re siametseng ka dinako tsotlhe.
which he made to superabound towards us; in all wisdom and prudence,
9 Modimo o re boleletse lebaka la sephiri sa One sa go romela Keresete, leano la kutlwelobotlhoko le o sa bolong go le akanya;
making known to us the sacred secret of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him, —
10 mme maikaelelo a One e ne e le a: gore e re fa lobaka lo setse lo siame o re phuthe rotlhe gongwe le gongwe kwa re leng teng, mo legodimong kgotsa mo lefatsheng, go nna le one mo go Keresete, ka bosakhutleng.
For an administration of the fulness of the seasons, to reunite for himself (under one head) the all things in the Christ, the things upon the heavens, and the things upon the earth, in him:
11 Segolo jang ka ntlha ya se Keresete a se dirileng, re nnile dimpho tsa Modimo tse o di itulelang, mme ka ele bontlhabongwe jwa leano la bogosi re sale re tlhophiwa go nna ba One go tswa tshimologong, mme dilo tsotlhe di diragala fela jaaka o sale o ikaeletse bogologolo.
In whom also we were taken as an inheritance, according to the purpose of him who energiseth all things according to the counsel of his will,
12 Maikaelelo a Modimo mo go lone leano le, e ne e le gore re galaletse Modimo re bo re o neye kgalalelo ka ntlha ya go re direla dilo tse dikgolo tse, rona ba re neng ra nna ba ntlha go re direla dilo tse di kgolo tse, rona ba re neng ra nna ba ntlha go ikanya Keresete.
That we should be for the praise of his glory—we who had hoped beforehand in the Christ, —
13 Mme ka ntlha ya se Keresete o se dirileng, le lona lotlhe ba bangwe, ba lo utlwileng Mafoko a a Molemo a ka fa lo ka bolokwang ka teng, lwa ba lwa ikanya Keresete, lo ne lwa tshwaiwa ke Mowa O O Boitshepo gore lo ba ga Keresete, o e rileng bogologolo ra o solofediwa rotlhe rona Bakeresete.
In whom, ye also—hearing the word of the truth, the glad-message of your salvation, —in whom also believing, —were sealed with the Spirit of the promise, the Holy [Spirit],
14 Go nna teng ga gagwe mo go rona ke tlhomamiso ya Modimo gore tota o tlaa re neela gotlhe mo o go re solofeditseng; mme sekano sa mowa O O Boitshepo mo go rona se raya gore Modimo o setse o re rekile, le gore o tlhomamisa go re busetsa kwa go one. Ke lone fela lebaka le lengwe le re tshwanetseng go galaletsa Modimo wa rona wa kgalalelo ka lone.
Which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of the acquisition; —unto his glorious praise.
15 Ke gone ka mo e leng gore, fa e sale fela e re ke sena go utlwalela kaga tumelo ya lona e e nonofileng mo go Morena Jesu le kaga lorato lo lo nang nalo mo Bakereseteng gongwe le gongwe,
For this cause, I also, —having heard of the faith on your part in the Lord Jesus, and that towards all the saints,
16 ga ke ise ke ko ke khutle go leboga Modimo kaga lona. Ke lo rapelela gangwe le gape, ke kopa Mo-dimo, Rara yo o galalelang wa Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete, go lo naya botlhale go bona sentle le go tlhaloganya tota gore Jesu ke mang le gotlhe mo o go lo diretseng.
Cease not giving thanks in your behalf, making mention in my prayers,
That, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you a Spirit of wisdom and understanding in gaining a personal knowledge of him, —
18 Ke rapelela gore dipelo tsa lona di tlale lesedi gore lo tle lo bone sengwe sa malatsi a a saleng kwa pele se a se lo bileditseng go nna le seabe mo go sone. Ke batla gore lo lemoge gore Modimo o humile gonne rona ba re leng ba ga Keresete re ba one.
The eyes of your heart having been enlightened, that ye may know—what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 Ke rapelela gore lo simolole go tlhaloganya ka fa nonofo ya One e leng kgolo ka teng go thusa ba ba dumelang mo go One. Mme e ntse ke yone fela nonofo e kgolo eo,
And what the surpassing greatness of his power unto us who believe, —according to the energy of the grasp of his might
20 e e tsositseng Keresete mo baswing ya mmaya mo lefelong la tlotlo ka fa lebogong le legolo la Modimo mo legodimong,
which he energised in the Christ, when he raised him from among the dead, and seated him at his right hand in the heavenlies,
21 kwa godimo-dimo thata go feta kgosi le fa e ka ne e le efe kgotsa mmusi kgotsa molaodi yo o sa fetolweng kgotsa moeteledipele. Ee, tlotlo ya gagwe e galalela thata go feta le fa e le ya ga mang mo lefatsheng leno kgotsa mo lefatsheng le le tlang. (aiōn g165)
Over-above all principality, authority, and power, and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the coming one, (aiōn g165)
22 Mme Modimo o beile dilo tsotlhe ka fa tlase ga dinao tsa gagwe wa bo wa mo dira Tlhogo kgolo ya phuthego,
And did put, all things, in subjection beneath his feet. And gave him to be head over all things unto the assembly,
23 e e leng mmele wa gagwe, e e tladitsweng ka ene, Motlhodi le Moabi wa dilo tsotlhe gongwe le gongwe.
Which, indeed, is his body, the fulness of him who, the all things in all, is for himself filling up.
