Abaefeso
1:1 Pawulo, omutume wa Yesu Kristo olw'okwagala kwa Katonda, eri abatukuvu aba
bali mu Efeso, era eri abo abeesigwa mu Kristo Yesu.
1:2 Ekisa n'emirembe bibeere gye muli, okuva eri Katonda Kitaffe ne Mukama waffe Yesu
Kristo.
1:3 Atenderezebwe Katonda Kitaawe wa Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo, eyawa omukisa
ffe n'emikisa gyonna egy'omwoyo mu bifo eby'omu ggulu mu Kristo:
1:4 Nga bwe yatulonda mu ye ng’omusingi tegunnabaawo
ensi, tulyoke tubeere abatukuvu era abatalina musango mu maaso ge mu kwagala;
1:5 Nga yatuteekateeka okuzaala abaana mu Yesu Kristo
ye kennyini, ng’okwagala kwe bwe kuli, .
1:6 Okutendereza ekitiibwa ky'ekisa kye, mwe yatutonda
okukkirizibwa mu mwagalwa.
1:7 Mu ye tufuna okununulibwa olw'omusaayi gwe, okusonyiyibwa ebibi;
ng'obugagga bw'ekisa kye bwe buli;
1:8 Kye yatuyitirira mu magezi gonna n’amagezi gonna;
1:9 Bwe yatutegeeza ekyama ky'ebyo by'ayagala, ng'ebirungi bye bwe biri
okusanyuka kwe yeetegese;
1:10 Alyoke akuŋŋaanye mu kutuukirizibwa kw’ebiseera
wamu mu kimu ebintu byonna mu Kristo, byombi ebiri mu ggulu, ne
eziri ku nsi; ne mu ye:
1:11 Era mu ye mwe twafunira obusika, nga twategekebwa
ng'ekigendererwa ky'oyo akola byonna ng'okuteesa bwe kuli
olw’okwagala kwe ye:
1:12 Tusobole okutenderezebwa ekitiibwa kye, eyasooka okwesiga
Kristo.
1:13 Era mwe mwesiga, oluvannyuma lw'okuwulira ekigambo eky'amazima, ekya...
enjiri ey'obulokozi bwammwe: era oluvannyuma lw'okukkiriza, mwe mwali
yassibwako akabonero n’Omwoyo omutukuvu oyo ow’okusuubiza, .
1:14 Ekyo kye kisinga obusika bwaffe okutuusa ku kununulibwa kw’
yagula ebintu, okutenderezebwa ekitiibwa kye.
1:15 Noolwekyo nange bwe nnawulira okukkiriza kwammwe mu Mukama waffe Yesu, era
okwagala abatukuvu bonna, .
1:16 Temulekera awo kwebaza ku lwammwe, nga mukwogerako mu kusaba kwange;
1:17 Katonda wa Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo, Kitaffe ow'ekitiibwa, alyoke awaayo
mmwe omwoyo ogw'amagezi n'okubikkulirwa mu kumumanya;
1:18 Amaaso g’okutegeera kwo nga gaaka; mulyoke mutegeere kiki
lye ssuubi ly’okuyitibwa kwe, n’obugagga obw’ekitiibwa kye
obusika mu batukuvu, .
1:19 Era amaanyi ge bwe gasinga obunene gye tuli eri ffe abakkiriza;
ng'amaanyi ge ag'amaanyi bwe gali, .
1:20 Ekyo kye yakolera mu Kristo, bwe yamuzuukiza mu bafu, n’ateeka
ye ku mukono gwe ogwa ddyo mu bifo eby'omu ggulu, .
1:21 Okusingira ddala obufuzi bwonna, n’obuyinza, n’amaanyi, n’obufuzi, n’
buli linnya erituumibwa erinnya, si mu nsi muno yokka, naye ne mu ekyo
kigenda kujja:
1:22 Atadde byonna wansi w'ebigere bye, n'amuwa okuba omutwe
ebintu byonna eri ekkanisa, .
1:23 Ogwo gwe mubiri gwe, okujjuza kw’oyo ajjuza byonna mu byonna.