VaEfeso 1
1 Pauro, muapositori waJesu Kristu nechido chaMwari, kuvatsvene vari muEfeso, nekune vakatendeka muna Kristu Jesu:
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 Nyasha kwamuri nerugare rwunobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu uye Ishe Jesu Kristu.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
3 Ngaarumbidzwe Mwari uye Baba vaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, wakatiropafadza neropafadzo yese yemweya pazvinhu zvekudenga muna Kristu;
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 sezvaakatisarudza maari pasati pava nekuvambwa kwenyika, kuti tive vatsvene, uye vasingamhuriki pamberi pake murudo,
according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
5 agara atitemera mukuitwa vana kwaari kubudikidza naJesu Kristu, sekuda kwakanaka kwechido chake,
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 kuve rumbidzo yekubwinya yenyasha dzake, madziri wakatiropafadza muMudikanwi;
to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He made us accepted in the beloved,
7 watine dzikunuro maari neropa rake, iyo kanganwiro yekudarika, zvichienderana nefuma yenyasha dzake,
in whom we have the redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,
8 dzaakawanza kwatiri mukuchenjera kwese neungwaru,
in which He abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 azivisa kwatiri chakavanzika chechido chake, sekushuva kwakanaka kwake kwaakaronga pachake;
having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,
10 kuti pakubata kwekuzara kwenguva, aunganidze pamwe zvinhu zvese muna Kristu, zvese zviri kumatenga nezviri panyika;
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 imo maari, muna iye matakawanawo nhaka, yatakagara tatemerwa zvichienderana nechiga chaiye anoita zvinhu zvese zvichienderana nezano rechido chake,
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 kuti tive rumbidzo yekubwinya kwake, isu takatanga kuvimba kuna Kristu;
for our being to the praise of His glory, [even] those who first hoped in the Christ,
13 nemwi muna iye, manzwa shoko rechokwadi, evhangeri yeruponeso rwenyu; kuna iyewo matenda kwaari makapiwa mucherechedzo neMweya Mutsvene wechivimbiso,
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 ari rubatso rwenhaka yedu, rwuve rudzikunuro rwezvakawanikwa, kurumbidzo yekubwinya kwake.
which is a deposit of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.
15 Naizvozvo iniwo ndakati ndanzwa zverutendo rwenyu muna Ishe Jesu nerudo kuvatsvene vese,
Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the holy ones,
16 handiregi kukuvongerai, ndichikurangarirai paminyengetero yangu;
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
17 kuti Mwari waIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, Baba vekubwinya, akupei mweya wekuchenjera newechakazarurwa paruzivo pamusoro pake;
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 meso efungwa dzenyu avhenekerwa kuti muzive kuti tariro yekudana kwake chii, uye fuma yekubwinya kwenhaka yake pavatsvene chii,
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 uye kuti ukuru hwakapfuvurisa hwesimba rake kwatiri isu tinotenda chii, maererano nekubata kweusamasimba hwesimba rake,
and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might,
20 raakashandisa muna Kristu, achimumutsa kubva kuvakafa, nokumugarisa kuruoko rwake rwerudyi panzvimbo dzekudenga,
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 kumusoro-soro kweutongi hwese, nesimba, neukuru, neushe, nezita rega-rega rinodanwa, kwete kwenguva ino chete, asi kune inouyawo; (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 akaisawo zvese pasi petsoka dzake, akamupa kuva musoro pamusoro pezvese kukereke,
and He put all things under His feet, and gave Him—head over all things to the Assembly,
23 ndiwo muviri wake, kuzara kwaiye anozadzisa zvese mune zvese.
which is His body, the fullness of Him who is filling all in all.
