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1 Njame Paulo, mutumwa wa Klistu mwakuyanda kwa Lesa. Ndalembelenga bantu ba Lesa bali ku Efenso bashomeka mubuyumi bwabo bwekatana ne Klistu.
Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ, τοῖς ἁγίοις τοῖς οὖσιν ἐν Ἐφέσῳ καὶ πιστοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ·
2 Kwinamoyo ne lumuno bibe nenjamwe kufuma kuli Lesa, Bata ne Mwami wetu Yesu Klistu.
χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
3 Katulumbaishani Lesa baishi Mwami wetu Yesu Klistu. Pakwinga mukwikatana pamo ne Klistu, Lesa walatupa colwe ciliconse ca mushimu kufuma Kwilu kupitila mu Mushimu Uswepa.
Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ·
4 Lesa katanalenga cishi walatusalila limo cebo cakwikatana pamo ne Klistu kwambeti tukabe bantu bakendi baswepa babula kampenda. Cebo ca lusuno lwakendi.
καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ,
5 Lesa walabambilalimo kwambeti tukabe banabendi kupitila muli Yesu Klistu, pakwinga ecalamukondwelesha kayi encalikuyanda mwine.
προορίσας ἡμᾶς εἰς υἱοθεσίαν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς αὐτόν, κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ,
6 Katulumbaishani Lesa cebo ca bulemeneno ne kwina moyo kwakendi nkwalatupa kupitila mu Mwanendi ngwasuni.
εἰς ἔπαινον δόξης τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, ἐν ᾗ ἐχαρίτωσεν ἡμᾶς ἐν τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ·
7 Kupitila mu lufu lwakendi, Yesu walatusungulula kayi tukute kulekelelwa bwipishi. Cakubinga kwinamoyo kwa Lesa nikunene,
ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν διὰ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ, τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν παραπτωμάτων, κατὰ τὸν πλοῦτον τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ,
8 nkwalatupa kupitila mu mano ne lwinshibo lwakendi.
ἧς ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ φρονήσει,
9 Lesa walensa ciliconse ncalikuyanda ne kuyubulula kuli njafwe bubambo bwakendi bwalikuba bwasolekwa mucindi cakunyuma mbwalikuba wasalilalimo kwambeti bukwanilishiwe muli Klistu.
γνωρίσας ἡμῖν τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ, κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ, ἣν προέθετο ἐν αὐτῷ
10 Lino cakashika cindi celela ca bubambo ubu, Lesa nakabike pamo bintu byonse mubwendeleshi bwa Klistu, bintu bya kwilu ne bintu bya pacishi capanshi.
εἰς οἰκονομίαν τοῦ πληρώματος τῶν καιρῶν, ἀνακεφαλαιώσασθαι τὰ πάντα ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ, τὰ ἐπὶ τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·
11 Bintu byonse nibikenshike kwelana ne mwine Lesa ncalayeyenga, kayi Lesa ewalatusala kuba bantu bakendi pakwikatana pamo ne Klistu kwelana ne kuyanda kwakendi kufuma pacitatiko.
ἐν αὐτῷ, ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἐκληρώθημεν προορισθέντες κατὰ πρόθεσιν τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐνεργοῦντος κατὰ τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ,
12 Neco, afwe twalatanguna kuba ne kupembelela kulico muli Klistu, katulumbaishani bulemeneno bwa Lesa.
εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς εἰς ἔπαινον δόξης αὐτοῦ, τοὺς προηλπικότας ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ·
13 Kayi nenjamwe mwalaba bantu ba Lesa kufuma pa cindi ncomwalanyumfwa mulumbe wancinencine, Mulumbe Waina walamuletela lupulusho. Mwalashoma muli Klistu, nendi Lesa walasuminisha pakubikapo cando cakendi palinjamwe ca Mushimu Uswepa ngwalamulaya,
ἐν ᾧ καὶ ὑμεῖς, ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶν, ἐν ᾧ καὶ πιστεύσαντες ἐσφραγίσθητε τῷ Πνεύματι τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τῷ Ἁγίῳ,
14 Pakwinga Mushimu Uswepa engwalabenga Lesa, ecitondesho ca kwambeti nitukatambule colwe ico ncalalaya kupa bantu bakendi, lino tukute kwamba mu lushomo kwambeti Lesa nakalubule bantu bakendi. Neco katulumbaishe bulemeneno bwakendi.
ὅς ἐστιν ἀρραβὼν τῆς κληρονομίας ἡμῶν, εἰς ἀπολύτρωσιν τῆς περιποιήσεως, εἰς ἔπαινον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ.
15 Pacebo ici, kufuma pacindi ncendalanyumfwa sha lushomo lwenu muli Yesu Mwami wetu kayi ne lusuno ndomukute ku bantu ba Lesa.
Διὰ τοῦτο κἀγώ, ἀκούσας τὴν καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς πίστιν ἐν τῷ Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην τὴν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους,
16 Cindi conse ndalumbanyanga Lesa pacebo canjamwe mu mipailo yakame, nkankute kuluba kwambapo sha njamwe sobwe.
οὐ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, μνείαν ὑμῶν ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου·
17 Ndapailinga ne kusengeti Lesa wa Mwami wetu Yesu Klistu, Ishetu wabulemeneno amupe mushimu kwambeti mube ne mano ne kunyumfwishisha cena bintu mbyalayubululunga Lesa kwambeti mumwishibe cena.
ἵνα ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ πατὴρ τῆς δόξης, δῴη ὑμῖν πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως, ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ·
18 Ndapailingeti myoyo yenu icaluke ibone cena mumuni, kwambeti mukenshibe cena kwambeti kupembelela nkwalamukwili Lesa nicani, ne kwinshiba kwina kwabulemu ne colwe ico Lesa ncalashomesha bantu bakendi.
πεφωτισμένους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν, εἰς τὸ εἰδέναι ὑμᾶς τίς ἐστιν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς κλήσεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ τίς ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις,
19 Kayi nicakubingeti mwinshibe ngofu shakendi shabula cakwelanikako isho shilasebensenga muli njafwe otwashoma. Ishi ningofu shabula cakwelanikako.
καὶ τί τὸ ὑπερβάλλον μέγεθος τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ εἰς ἡμᾶς τοὺς πιστεύοντας, κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τοῦ κράτους τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ
20 Isho Lesa nshalasebensesha pakumupundusha Klistu kubafu nekumwikalika ku cikasa cakendi cakululyo Kwilu.
ἣν ἐνήργησεν ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ, ἐγείρας αὐτὸν ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις,
21 Klistu Wekala pacipuna cabulemu capita bendeleshi bonse bamu makumbi, batangunishi bonse bakute ngofu kayi ne bami bonse. Ukute lina lyalemekwa kupita maina onse alipo pacino cindi nambi eti akabeko cindi cilesanga kuntangu. (aiōn g165)
ὑπεράνω πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας καὶ δυνάμεως καὶ κυριότητος, καὶ παντὸς ὀνόματος ὀνομαζομένου οὐ μόνον ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι· (aiōn g165)
22 Lesa walakoma bintu byonse nekubibika panshi pa bwendeleshi bwa Klistu kayi walamubika pelu pa bintu byonse kwambeti abe mutwi wa mubungano.
καὶ πάντα ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸν ἔδωκε κεφαλὴν ὑπὲρ πάντα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ,
23 Mubungano emubili wa Klistu, kayi ewesulilwa ne Klistu, uyo ukute kwisusha bintu byonse cakupwililila.
ἥτις ἐστὶ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσι πληρουμένου.
