Kwabase-Efesu 1
1 UPawuli, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, kubo abangcwele abaseEfesu, labathembekileyo kuKristu Jesu:
Paulo, avasikhiwa va Yeesu nuogane vamwene o Nguluve, avavekhiwe khumbombo ya hutwa navovo vile Efeso vedesi khwa Kristi.
2 Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu laseNkosini uJesu Kristu.
Oluhungo luve hyolyomwe olunchehecho khwa Daada O Yeesu Kristi.
3 Ubusisiwe uNkulunkulu loYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, osibusisileyo ngaso sonke isibusiso somoya ezintweni zezulwini kuKristu;
Unguluve nu Daada uvakholo deva u Yeesu Kelesti aginiwage vemwene atusayile khulusayo lywa khenumbula khosehemu ya khokyanya kho Yeesu Kelesiti.
4 njengoba wasikhetha kuye ngaphambi kokusekelwa komhlaba, ukuthi sibe ngcwele, njalo singasoleki phambi kwakhe ethandweni,
Wusaheuombiwe chelonga Unguluve ahatuchangwile ufye yufye fule nu unonchehencho khwa Khelesiti. Ahatunchagwile ufye tuvenchage vavalanche tolekhe ukholaumki khya Kelesiti.
5 esesimisele ngaphambili ukuma kwabantwana kuye ngoJesu Kristu, njengokufisa okuhle kwentando yakhe,
Khologano lya Nguluve ahtonchagwile ohoma khovotengololo ilitoliwe nuvana vamwene u Yeesu Kelesiti.
6 kube ludumo lobukhosi bomusa wakhe, asiphe wona ngesihle ngaye oThandiweyo;
Amutokeo gamwene Unguluve tuhopa isifa nulohongo nuvotukufu wa mwene. Ekho kihyene ekhokatupile vole huhyela ya ogane vamwene.
7 esilohlengo kuye ngegazi lakhe, uthethelelo lweziphambeko, njengokwenotho yomusa wakhe,
Ulwakuva hogane vamwene tugomboliwe ukhugendela mkisa yuamwene, olusye helo lya mbivi tulenalyo elyo hosabu ya votayeli walohongo lya mwene.
8 awengezelele kithi kuyo yonke inhlakanipho lokuqonda,
Akavombile olohongo uvo hujili yeto nebusara nu luhara.
9 esesazisile imfihlo yentando yakhe, njengokufisa kwakhe okuhle, akumisa kuye ngokwakhe,
Unguluve ahovombile uhota uamanyehe hulyofye avolyeli vovwa wofihile no pango, ohohomana novosongo wagati mwa kelesiti.
10 ukuze, ekuphatheni kokugcwaliseka kwezikhathi, ahlanganise ndawonye izinto zonke kuKristu, zombili ezisemazulwini lezisemhlabeni;
Usehe gotimelie opango gwamwene, Unguluve ilondamanya pupaninye hela henu kya hukinya nehopakyanya pahelunga igani mwa kelesiti.
11 ngitsho kuye, lathi esabelwa ilifa kuye, esamiselwa ngaphambili njengokwesimiso sakhe owenzayo izinto zonke njengokwecebo lentando yakhe,
Usehe ugwa Kelesite tohaviletonchaguliwe nuhosuhudela osehe. Wosangofihe yoni eyeyeho mine nupango uyiwomba ifinu lyoni ifunu vyakuswelu igagane vamwene.
12 ukuze sibe ngabodumo lobukhosi bakhe, esathemba kuKristu kuqala;
Unguluve ahavombile evetovepo ilitowesye uhuvepo ndoginwo lyamwene. Tohale vahyanja uhova na vojasili egati mwa Kelesiti.
13 eselithemba kuye lani, selizwile ilizwi leqiniso, ivangeli losindiso lwenu; kuye selikholiwe lani laphawulwa nguMoya oNgcwele wesithembiso,
Yehale enjela ya Kelesiti uhuta mpolehe elimenyu lya lyeli, einjili ya wosiwa wenyo honjela ya Kelesiti. Yehale nohota omuemwe musangini nuhutwa ong'uli gwa Enumbula Ombalanche vyaginwe.
14 oyisibambiso selifa lethu, kube yikuhlengwa okuzuziweyo, kudumo lobukhosi bakhe.
Enumbula yasamimi ya uvolisi weto impaha totavale ipaka upo yaha vuvoneha. Eye yehale hosifa yaloginwo iyamwene.
15 Ngenxa yalokho lami sengizwile ngokholo lwenu eNkosini uJesu lothando kubo bonke abangcwele,
Ulwakuva eye, uhuhuma uwuka votopolike uhohusu ulwoleho lyenyo egati mwa Untwa Yeesu ukhuhusu ulogano lyenyo hovoni avatengiwe homwine.
16 kangiyekeli ukulibongela, ngiliphatha emikhulekweni yami;
Sanene valekhile ukhoginya Unguluve khusababu yenyo nohovataja kholesayo lyango.
17 ukuze uNkulunkulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise wodumo, alinike umoya wenhlakanipho lowesambulo elwazini lwakhe;
Nikhovadava ukhuta Unguluve no Daada veto Uyeesu Kelesiti, Udaada va lyodwado, tuhovapa umepo uvaluhara, uluvunchelo lya vofahamu lyamwene.
18 amehlo engqondo yenu akhanyiswe, ukuze lazi ukuthi liyini ithemba lobizo lwakhe, lokuthi iyini inotho yodumo lwelifa lakhe kwabangcwele,
Nidava ukhuta amiho genyo gamunumbula gavehiwe ulumuli hulyomwe ilimo lomanye wowolehu uvojasili wakhyelangiwa hyulwomwe. Nidova mlomanye ohuta uvatayeli wavodwado nuvulisi wa mwene vavo vahatenyiwe hujili ya mwene.
19 lokuthi buyini ubukhulu bamandla akhe obudlula amalawulo kithi esikholwa njengokusebenza kobuninimandla bamandla akhe,
Nidova ohota mlomanye uvuvana vosidile ingovu nchizidile egate dwofye tole lenetumaini uvovovaha wohomine nohivomba embombo minyofu ncha mwene.
20 awasebenzisa kuKristu, emvusa kwabafileyo, njalo emhlalisa ngakwesokunene sakhe endaweni zezulu,
Ngangomaha agavombihe mmbombo ya Kelesiti wakati Unguluve achosinche uhoma huvofye nuhutamuha mwavoho gamwene hohevoha ekhyahege musehemu ya Nguluve.
21 phezulu kakhulu kwakho konke ukubusa lobukhulu lamandla lobukhosi, lebizo lonke elibizwayo, kungeyisikho kulesisikhathi kuphela, kodwa lakwesizayo; (aiōn g165)
Ahatamih Ukelesiti hyokyanya hutaki huvotawala, nahylalitawa elianchoviwa. ahatamihe Unguluve sio huwakati uwa khosehe ogoguhyi cha leno. (aiōn g165)
22 wasebeka konke ngaphansi kwenyawo zakhe, wamnikela ukuba yinhloko phezu kwakho konke kulo ibandla,
Unguluve afidwanchinche paasi pamalonde ga Nguluve ambombile uhuva pakyonya pafinu nyoni mkanisa.
23 elingumzimba wakhe, ukugcwala kwalowo ogcwalisa konke kukho konke.
Elikanisa khota gombele gwa mwene uvokamilifu wamwene uwowidega ifinu fyoni mjela nchooni.
