VaEfeso 3
1 Nemhaka yeizvi, ini Pauro, musungwa waKristu Jesu nekuda kwenyu vahedheni,
Ngenxa yalesisizatho, mina Phawuli, isibotshwa sikaKhristu uJesu ngenxa yenu lina bantu beZizweni.
2 kana zvirokwazvo makanzwa nezvekushandiswa kwenyasha dzaMwari dzakapiwa kwandiri pamusoro penyu,
Ngeqiniso selizwile ngokuphathwa komusa kaNkulunkulu engawuphiwayo ngenxa yenu,
3 kuti sechakazarurwa wakandizivisa chakavanzika, sezvandakambonyora nemashoko mashoma;
ukuthi ngaziswa imfihlakalo ngokwambulelwa njengoba sengabhala ngamafitshane.
4 naizvozvo kana muchirava, munogona kunzwisisa ruzivo rwangu muchakavanzika chaKristu;
Nxa libala lokhu lizenelisa ukuzwisisa umbono wami ngemfihlakalo kaKhristu,
5 icho pane mamwe mazera chisina kuziviswa kuvanakomana vevanhu, sezvachozarurwa ikozvino kuvaapositori vake vatsvene nevaporofita muMweya;
engazange yaziswe abantu kwezinye izizukulwane njengoba khathesi isiveziwe nguMoya kubapostoli abangcwele bakaNkulunkulu lakubaphrofethi.
6 kuti vahedheni vave vadyi venhaka pamwe nesu uye vemuviri umwe nevagovani vechivimbiso chake muna Kristu kubudikidza neevhangeri,
Imfihlakalo le iyikuthi ngevangeli abeZizweni bazindlalifa bekanye labako-Israyeli, amalunga omzimba munye ndawonye, labahlanganyeli kuso isithembiso kuKhristu uJesu.
7 yandakaitwa nayo mushumiri zvichienderana nechipo chenyasha dzaMwari chakapiwa kwandiri nekubata kwesimba rake.
Mina ngaba yinceku yevangeli leli ngesipho somusa kaNkulunkulu engasiphiwa ngokusebenza kwamandla akhe.
8 Kwandiri ndiri mudiki kumudikisa wevatsvene vese, nyasha idzi dzakapiwa, kuti ndiparidze pakati pevahedheni fuma isinganzvereki yaKristu,
Lanxa ngimncane kulabancane bonke babantu bakaNkulunkulu, umusa lo ngawunikwa: ukuba ngitshumayele kwabeZizweni inotho kaKhristu engacubungulekiyo,
9 nekuita kuti vese vaone kuti kudyidzana kwakadini kwechakavanzika chakange chakavigwa muna Mwari kubva pakuvamba kwenyika, wakasika zvinhu zvese kubudikidza naJesu Kristu, (aiōn g165)
njalo ngikubeke obala ukuphatha kwami imfihlakalo le eyayifihliwe okweminyaka eminengi eyedlulayo kuNkulunkulu, owadala izinto zonke. (aiōn g165)
10 kuti ikozvino kuchenjera kwakasiyana-siyana kwaMwari kuziviswe nekereke paushe nepamasimba panzvimbo dzekudenga,
Injongo yakhe yayiyikuthi ibandla lazise ababusi leziphathamandla zemibuso yasezulwini ngenhlakanipho emangalisayo kaNkulunkulu,
ngokwenhloso yakhe engulaphakade ayifeza kuKhristu uJesu iNkosi yethu. (aiōn g165)
12 maari tine kutsunga nekupinda nechivimbo, nerutendo rwake.
Kuye langokukholwa kuye singasondela kuNkulunkulu ngokukhululeka langesibindi.
13 Naizvozvo ndinokumbira kuti murege kuora moyo pamatambudziko angu pamusoro penyu, ndiwo kurumbidzwa kwenyu.
Ngakho, ngiyalicela ukuba lingalahli ithemba ngenxa yokulihluphekela kwami, okuludumo kini.
14 Nekuda kweizvozvi ndinofugama mabvi angu kuna Baba vaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu,
Ngenxa yalokhu ngiyaguqa phambi kukaBaba,
15 rudzi rwese rwuri kumatenga nepanyika rwunotumidzwa mavari,
lapho yonke imuli yamakholwa asezulwini lasemhlabeni ethola khona ibizo layo.
16 kuti vakupei, zvichienderana nefuma yekubwinya kwavo, musimbiswe musimba neMweya wake mumunhu wemukati,
Ngikhulekela ukuthi ngenotho yobukhosi bakhe aliqinise ngamandla ngoMoya wakhe ezinhliziyweni zenu
17 kuti Kristu agare pamoyo yenyu nerutendo; mune midzi uye makateiwa nheyo murudo,
ukuze uKhristu ahlale ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokukholwa. Ngikhulekela ukuba ligxile njalo liqine othandweni,
18 kuti mugone kwazvo kunzwisisa pamwe nevatsvene vese, kuti kufara, nekureba, nekukwirira, nekudzika chii,
libe lamandla kanye labangcwele beNkosi bonke ukuba liqedisise ububanzi lobude lokujula kanye lokuzika kothando lukaKhristu,
19 nekuziva rudo rwaKristu rwunopfuura ruzivo, kuti muzadzwe mukuzara kwese kwaMwari.
lokuba lilwazi uthando lolu oludlula ukwazi ukuze ligcwaliswe ngesilinganiso sokugcwala okupheleleyo kukaNkulunkulu.
20 Zvino kune ane simba rekuita zvikuru kwazvo zvinopfuura zvese zvatinokumbira kana kufunga, maererano nesimba rinobata matiri,
Ngakho-ke, kuye lowo oyenza okukhulu kakhulu kulalokho esikucelayo kumbe esikucabangayo, ngokwamandla akhe asebenza phakathi kwethu,
