Waefeso 1
1 Paulo, mtume wa Kristo Yesu kwa mapenzi ya Mungu, kwa waliotengwa kwa ajili ya Mungu walioko Efeso na ambao ni waaminifu katika Kristo Yesu.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints (in Ephesus) who are faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Neema iwe kwenu na amani itokayo kwa Mungu Baba yetu na Bwana Yesu Kristo.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Mungu na Baba wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo apewe sifa. Ni yeye aliyetubariki kwa kila baraka za kiroho, katika mahali pa mbingu ndani ya Kristo.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
4 Kabla ya kuumbwa ulimwengu, Mungu alituchagua sisi ambao tunaamini katika Kristo. Alituchagua sisi ili tuweze kuwa watakatifu na tusiolaumika mbele yake.
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;
5 Katika pendo Mungu alituchagua mwanzo kwa kututwaa kama watoto wake kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo. Alifanya hivi kwa sababu alipendezwa kufanya kile alichotamani.
having predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
6 Matokeo yake ni kwamba Mungu anatukuzwa kwa neema ya utukufu wake. Hiki ndicho alichotupatia bure kwa njia ya mpendwa wake.
to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved One,
7 Kwa kuwa katika mpendwa wake, tunaukombozi kupitia damu yake, msamaha wa dhambi. Tunalo hili kwa sababu ya utajiri wa neema yake.
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
8 Alifanya neema hii kuwa nyingi kwa ajili yetu katika hekima na ufahamu.
which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 Mungu alifanya ijulikane kwetu ile kweli iliyofichika ya mpango, kutokana na hamu iliyodhihirishwa ndani ya Kristo.
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
10 Wakati nyakati zimetimia kwa utimilifu wa mpango wake, Mungu ataviweka pamoja kila kitu cha mbinguni na cha juu ya nchi ndani ya Kristo.
to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;
11 Katika Kristo tulikuwa tumechaguliwa na kukusudiwa kabla ya wakati. Hii ilikuwa ni kutokana na mpango wa anayefanya vitu vyote kwa kusudi la mapenzi yake.
in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;
12 Mungu alifanya hivyo ili kwamba tuweze kuwapo kwa sifa ya utukufu wake. Tulikuwa wa kwanza kuwa na ujasiri ndani ya Kristo.
to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
13 Ilikuwa kwa njia ya Kristo kwamba mlisikia neno la kweli, injili ya wokovu wenu kwa njia ya Kristo. Ilikuwa katika yeye pia kwamba mmeamini na kutiwa mhuri na Roho Mtakatifu aliye ahidiwa.
in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation, —in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 Roho ndiyo dhamana ya urithi wetu mpaka umiliki utakapopatikana. Hii ilikuwa ni kwa sifa ya utukufu wake.
who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
15 Kwa sababu hii, tangu wakati niliposikia kuhusu imani yenu ndani ya Bwana Yesu na kuhusu pendo lenu kwa wale wote ambao wametengwa kwa ajili yake.
For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,
16 Sijaacha kumshukuru Mungu kwa ajili yenu na kuwataja katika maombi yangu.
do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
17 Ninaomba kwamba Mungu wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, baba wa utukufu, atawapeni roho ya hekima, mafunuo ya ufahamu wake.
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
18 Ninaomba kwamba macho yenu ya moyoni yatiwe nuru kwa ninyi kujua ni upi ujasiri wa kuitwa kwenu. Naomba kwamba mjue utajiri wa utukufu wa urithi wake miongoni mwa wale waliotengwa kwa ajili yake.
having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 Naomba kwamba ujue ukuu uzidio wa nguvu yake ndani yetu ambao tunaamini. Huu ukuu ni kutokana na kufanya kazi katika nguvu zake.
and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
20 Hii ni nguvu iliyofanya kazi ndani ya Kristo wakati Mungu alipomfufua kutoka kwa wafu na kumketisha katika mkono wake wa kuume katika mahali pa mbingu.
which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Alimketisha Kristo juu mbali na utawala, mamlaka, nguvu, enzi, na kila jina litajwalo. Alimketisha Yesu si tu kwa wakati huu lakini kwa wakati ujao pia. (aiōn g165)
far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
22 Mungu amevitiisha vitu vyote chini ya miguu ya Kristo. Amemfanya yeye kichwa juu ya vitu vyote katika kanisa.
He put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the church,
23 Ni kanisa kwamba ndilo mwili wake, ukamilifu wake ambaye hujaza vitu vyote katika njia zote.
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
