Lodhowa wa Aefeso

1 Miyo Paulo, movwelana naifunelo ya Nlungu ndili rumiwi wa Kristu Yesu thitho ndinolembela atu ochena ali wu Efeso oi mba anamafunjedha ororomeleya a Kristu Yesu ira:

2 Nlungu Babi-u na Mbwiye Yesu Kristu, auva-eni riya rima ulukhulu na rendele.

3 Atitimi-eye Nlungu oi ndi Baba wa Mbwii-u Yesu Kristu, namwasa oniraeli-a na maraeli-o othene auzimu mamburo adhulu movwelana na Kristu. 4 Liye atoonisakula ira nikale ovwelana na Kristu ilambo ya-anaphanduchiwe naifunelo yoi nithonyi-edhenga udhivela thitho ira nikale ochena na o-okaana damba vamethoni va Nlungu. 5 Namwasa oi atoovaelatu nisakula ira nikale a-imee dhela mwa Yesu Kristu, movwelana na vyam’sangalali-idhe na vyafuna liye. 6 Atooirana vyevi ira liye atitimi-eye namwasa oriya rima ulukhulu wa titimi-o wanithonyi-edhe liye dhela mwa Mwanee odhiveliwiwa. 7 Dhela mwa Mwaneula, natoothathuliwa na khuto* wa sangiree, ee natooleveleliwa vyodawa vi-u movwelana noriya rimawee ulukhulu.

8 Liye atooiri-a ira riya rima weu ukale oinjiva wa i-yo vonikami-a ira nikale azelu thitho ovwechecha vyongo,* 9 voniwandela segeredwee yopambuleya yokhuza ifuneloyee. Segeredo yen’na njovwelana na vinom’sangalali-a na vinofuna liye, 10 vyoi akaathi-e masaka-edhwee vahora yakaathi-idhe liye. Masaka-edho enala ndi gumani-a vyongo vyothene vambo-i ira vikale vyovwelana na Kristu, vyongo vyadhulu na vyavailambo yavathi. Ee, vyongo vyothene vinodha gumani-iwa wa Kristu, 11 oi namwasa ovwelana na liye, natoosakuliwa ira nidhawachele yotuva. Liye oi unoira vyongo vyothene movwelana naifunelwee, atoonisakula wale mofunawee. 12 Atooirana vyevyo ira i-yo oi nili oroma kaana idedi-edho mwa Kristu nititimi-e Nlungu namwasa oi liye ndi ndimuwa. 13 Mbwenye nyo thitho mwatookaana idedi-edho mwa liye mungavwide imbarimbari, yoi ndi milanyu yapama yoonga vya ivulumucho inyu. Mungaroromenle, Nlungu atoo-indi-edha basa zimu ochena walanyedhile liye ira au-eleni izindiyelo* thitho atoo-indi-edha basa Kristu ira airena vyevi. 14 Zimu ochenuo uli ninga izindiyelo yosikimizela ira ninodha wachela vyanilanyedhile Nlungu. Nlungu unodha irana vyevi naifunelo yoi avelele khuto ira atwee tathathuliwe. Vyevi vinodha iri-a ira atitimi-iwe nolemeziwa.

15 Ngumwasiwa namiyene thitho, romela vavwide miyo vyairoromelwinyu mwa Mbwiye Yesu thitho udhivela wathonyi-edhe nyo waatu othene ochena, 16 kanda-iidhe m’simba Nlungu namwasa wa nyo. Ndinodhowanave ulobelelani, 17 ira Nlungu wa Mbwii-u Yesu Kristu, Baba watitimi-o auva-eni zimu ira mukaena zelu dhovwechecha vyauwandenleni liye vanofunjedha nyo ira mum’mwidhiwe molinyali. 18 Nlungu utodhula miriminyu naifunelo yoi muone thitho muidhiwe vya idedi-edho yauva-idhe liye na vyongo vyapama maningi vilanyedhile liye waatu ochena, 19 ira thitho muidhiwe ulukhula wa kopolodhee dhokwaranya dhithonyi-edhe liye wa i-yo ororomela. Kopolodhee dhilukhuludho dhinooneela dhela mumabasee, 20 vadhi-indi-edhe liye basa vovenyathi-a Kristu muukwa nom’kaathi-a wu dhandhalee lodyana mamburo adhulu. 21 Atoom’ela vadhulu kwaranya guverno uliwethene, utongi uliwethene, atu othene akopolo, ambwiye othene na mutu uliwethene una dhina lalemezo, a-kala muhora* ino baa-i, mbwenye thitho muhora inodhiyo. 22 Nlungu atoo-ela thitho vyongo vyothene vathi vamanyalwee nom’ela ira akale muru* wa vyongo vyothene vyoi pyokhuzana na pingo 23 oi ndi tutulee thitho ngodhaliwa na vyongo vya Kristu, oi ngunokwakwaneli-edha vyongo vyothene.