VaEfeso 1
1 Pauro, muapositori waJesu Kristu nechido chaMwari, kuvatsvene vari muEfeso, nekune vakatendeka muna Kristu Jesu:
PAUL, a legate of Jesus the Messiah by the pleasure of God, to them who are at Ephesus, sanctified, and believing in Jesus the Messiah:
2 Nyasha kwamuri nerugare rwunobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu uye Ishe Jesu Kristu.
Peace be with you, and grace from God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
3 Ngaarumbidzwe Mwari uye Baba vaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, wakatiropafadza neropafadzo yese yemweya pazvinhu zvekudenga muna Kristu;
Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who hath blessed us with all blessings of the Spirit in heaven, by the Messiah:
4 sezvaakatisarudza maari pasati pava nekuvambwa kwenyika, kuti tive vatsvene, uye vasingamhuriki pamberi pake murudo,
according as he had previously chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we might be holy and without blame before him; and, in love, predestinated us for himself;
5 agara atitemera mukuitwa vana kwaari kubudikidza naJesu Kristu, sekuda kwakanaka kwechido chake,
and adopted us for sons, in Jesus the Messiah, as was agreeable to his pleasure:
6 kuve rumbidzo yekubwinya yenyasha dzake, madziri wakatiropafadza muMudikanwi;
that the glory of his grace might be glorified, which he poured upon us by his Beloved One;
7 watine dzikunuro maari neropa rake, iyo kanganwiro yekudarika, zvichienderana nefuma yenyasha dzake,
by whom we have redemption, and the forgiveness of sins by his blood, according to the riches of his grace,
8 dzaakawanza kwatiri mukuchenjera kwese neungwaru,
which hath abounded in us, in all wisdom and all spiritual understanding.
9 azivisa kwatiri chakavanzika chechido chake, sekushuva kwakanaka kwake kwaakaronga pachake;
And he hath made us know the mystery of his pleasure, which he had before determined in himself to accomplish,
10 kuti pakubata kwekuzara kwenguva, aunganidze pamwe zvinhu zvese muna Kristu, zvese zviri kumatenga nezviri panyika;
in the dispensation of the fullness of times; that all things might again be made new in the Messiah, things in heaven and things on earth.
11 imo maari, muna iye matakawanawo nhaka, yatakagara tatemerwa zvichienderana nechiga chaiye anoita zvinhu zvese zvichienderana nezano rechido chake,
And in him we are elected, according as he predestined us and willed, who worketh all things according to the counsel of his pleasure;
12 kuti tive rumbidzo yekubwinya kwake, isu takatanga kuvimba kuna Kristu;
that we should be they who first hoped in the Messiah, to the honor of his glory.
13 nemwi muna iye, manzwa shoko rechokwadi, evhangeri yeruponeso rwenyu; kuna iyewo matenda kwaari makapiwa mucherechedzo neMweya Mutsvene wechivimbiso,
In whom, ye also have heard the word of truth, which is the gospel of your life, and have believed in him; and have been sealed with the Holy Spirit, who was promised,
14 ari rubatso rwenhaka yedu, rwuve rudzikunuro rwezvakawanikwa, kurumbidzo yekubwinya kwake.
who is the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of them that are alive, and for the praise of his glory.
15 Naizvozvo iniwo ndakati ndanzwa zverutendo rwenyu muna Ishe Jesu nerudo kuvatsvene vese,
Therefore, lo I also, since I heard of your faith in our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and of your love towards all the saints,
16 handiregi kukuvongerai, ndichikurangarirai paminyengetero yangu;
cease not to give thanks on your account, and to remember 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 the Messiah, the Father of glory, may give to you the Spirit of wisdom and of 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,
and that the eyes of your hearts may be enlightened, so that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints;
19 uye kuti ukuru hwakapfuvurisa hwesimba rake kwatiri isu tinotenda chii, maererano nekubata kweusamasimba hwesimba rake,
and what is the excellence of the majesty of his power in us who believe; according to the efficiency of the strength of his power,
20 raakashandisa muna Kristu, achimumutsa kubva kuvakafa, nokumugarisa kuruoko rwake rwerudyi panzvimbo dzekudenga,
which he put forth in the Messiah, and raised him from the dead, and seated him at his right hand in heaven,
21 kumusoro-soro kweutongi hwese, nesimba, neukuru, neushe, nezita rega-rega rinodanwa, kwete kwenguva ino chete, asi kune inouyawo; (aiōn g165)
high above all principalities, and authorities, and powers, and lordships, and above every name that is named, not only in this world but also in that to come: (aiōn g165)
22 akaisawo zvese pasi petsoka dzake, akamupa kuva musoro pamusoro pezvese kukereke,
and he hath subjected all things under his feet; and hath given him who is high over all, to be the head of the church;
23 ndiwo muviri wake, kuzara kwaiye anozadzisa zvese mune zvese.
which is his body, and the fullness of him who filleth all in all:
