vaEfeso 1:1 Pauro, mupostori waJesu Kristu nokuda kwaMwari, kuvatsvene, vari paEfeso, nokuna vanotenda munaKristu Jesu; 1:2 Nyasha kwamuri nerugare runobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu naIshe Jesu Kristu Kristu. 1:3 Ngaarumbidzwe Mwari naBaba vaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, iye wakaropafadza nemaropafadzo ose emweya munzvimbo dzekudenga muna Kristu; 1:4 sezvaakatisarudza maari pasati pavambwa nheyo dzedenga nyika, kuti tive vatsvene, tisina chavangapomerwa pamberi pake murudo; 1:5 akatitemera kare kuti tiitwe vana naJesu Kristu iye pachake maererano nechido chake chakanaka. 1:6 kuti rumbidzo yekubwinya kwenyasha dzake dzaakatiita matiri inogamuchirwa mudikanwa. 1:7 maari matine dzikinuro kubudikidza neropa rake, iko kuregererwa kwezvivi. maererano nefuma yenyasha dzake; 1:8 yaakawanza kwatiri muuchenjeri hwose nenjere; 1:9 wakatizivisa kwatiri chakavanzika chekuda kwake, maererano nekunaka kwake mafaro aakafunga maari. 1:10 Kuti aunganidze pakuitwa kwekuzara kwenguva pamwe chete muzvinhu zvose muna Kristu, zvose zviri kudenga napanyika zviri panyika; kunyange maari. 1:11 watakapiwawo nhaka maari, zvatakatemerwa kare maererano nokufunga kwouyo anoita zvinhu zvose sezvaakarayira nokuda kwake: 1:12 kuti isu tive rumbidzo yekubwinya kwake, isu takatanga kuvimba naye Kristu. 1:13 wamakavimbawo naye, mushure mekunge manzwa shoko rechokwadi Evhangeri yeruponeso rwenyu, iye wamakatendawo maari, makatenda akaiswa chisimbiso noMweya Mutsvene wechipikirwa. 1:14 inova rubatso rwenhaka yedu kusvikira rudzikunuro rwaJehovha zvakatengwa, kurumbidzo yokubwinya kwake. 1:15 Naizvozvo neniwo, shure kwekunge ndanzwa zverutendo rwenyu muna Ishe Jesu, uye rudo kuvatsvene vose. 1:16 handiregi kuvonga pamusoro penyu, ndichikurangarirai paminyengetero yangu; 1:17 Kuti Mwari waIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, Baba vokubwinya, atipe kwamuri mweya wenjere nekuzarurirwa pakumuziva; 1:18 Meso enjere dzako avhenekerwe; kuti muzive kuti chii tariro yekudana kwake ndiyo fuma yekubwinya kwake nhaka muvatsvene. 1:19 Uye ukuru hukurusa hwesimba rake kwatiri isu vanotenda? maererano nokushanda kwesimba rake guru. 1:20 iyo yaakaita muna Kristu, paakamumutsa kubva kuvakafa akagadza ari kuruoko rwake rworudyi munzvimbo dzokudenga. 1:21 Kure kumusoro kweutongi hwose, nesimba, nesimba, neushe, uye zita rimwe nerimwe rinorehwa, kwete munyika ino chete, asi mune iyowo achauya: 22 akaisa zvinhu zvose pasi petsoka dzake, akamupa kuti ave musoro pamusoro pake zvinhu zvose kukereke. 1:23 ndiwo muviri wake, kuzara kwaiye anozadzisa zvose mune zvose.