Abefeso
1: 1 Pawulo, intumwa ya Yesu Kristo kubushake bw'Imana, kubatagatifu aribyo
bari muri Efeso, no ku bizerwa muri Kristo Yesu:
1: 2 Mugire ubuntu n'amahoro, biva ku Mana Data wa twese no ku Mwami Yesu
Kristo.
1: 3 Hahirwa Imana na Se w'Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo, wahaye umugisha
twe hamwe n'imigisha yose yo mu mwuka ahantu h'ijuru muri Kristo:
1: 4 Nkuko yadutoranije muri we mbere yo gushingwa kwa Uwiteka
isi, ko tugomba kuba abera kandi nta makosa imbere ye mu rukundo:
1: 5 Tumaze kumenya mbere yuko turera abana na Yesu Kristo
ubwe, akurikije umunezero mwiza w'ubushake bwe,
1: 6 Kugira ngo duhimbaze icyubahiro cy'ubuntu bwe, aho yaturemye
byemewe mu bakundwa.
1: 7 Muri twe twacunguwe n'amaraso ye, kubabarirwa ibyaha,
ukurikije ubutunzi bw'ubuntu bwe;
1: 8 Aho yatugwiriye mu bwenge no mu bushishozi bwose;
1: 9 Tumaze kutumenyesha ibanga ry'ubushake bwe, dukurikije ibyiza bye
umunezero yiyemeje muri we:
1:10 Kugira ngo atange ibihe byuzuye ashobora guterana
hamwe muri byose muri Kristo, byombi biri mwijuru, na
biri ku isi; ndetse no muri we:
1:11 Ni nde kandi twabonye umurage, twateganijwe mbere
ukurikije intego yuwukora byose nyuma yinama
ku bushake bwe:
1:12 Ko dukwiye guhimbaza icyubahiro cye, uwizeye bwa mbere
Kristo.
1:13 Uwo wizeye, nyuma y'ibyo wumvise ijambo ry'ukuri, Uwiteka
ubutumwa bwiza bw'agakiza kawe: uwo na we nyuma y'ibyo wizeraga, wari muri
Ikidodo hamwe nuwo Mwuka wera wamasezerano,
1:14 Nibihe byukuri umurage wacu kugeza gucungurwa kwa Uwiteka
yaguze gutunga, kugirango ashimwe icyubahiro cye.
1:15 Ni cyo cyatumye nanjye, nyuma yo kumva kwizera kwawe Umwami Yesu, kandi
gukunda abera bose,
1:16 Reka kureka kugushimira, nkuvugaho mu masengesho yanjye;
1:17 Kugira ngo Imana y'Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo, Se w'icyubahiro, itange
kuri wewe umwuka wubwenge no guhishurwa mubumenyi bwe:
1:18 Amaso yo gusobanukirwa kwawe aramurikirwa; kugira ngo mumenye icyo
ni ibyiringiro byo guhamagarwa kwe, kandi nubutunzi bwicyubahiro cye
umurage mu bera,
1:19 Kandi nububasha buhebuje bw'imbaraga ze kuri twe-ward abizera,
ukurikije imikorere y'imbaraga ze zikomeye,
1:20 Ibyo yabikoreye muri Kristo, igihe yazura mu bapfuye, agashyira
we iburyo bwe ahantu h'ijuru,
1:21 Kurenza ubutware bwose, n'imbaraga, n'imbaraga, n'ubutware, kandi
buri zina ryitiriwe izina, atari kuri iyi si gusa, ahubwo no muri iryo
ni ukuza:
1:22 Ashira ibintu vyose munsi y'ibirenge vyiwe, amuha kuba umutware
ibintu byose ku itorero,
1:23 Numubiri we, uwuzuye wuzuye muri byose.