⁸ So distaem, wea Paul stap long prison, hem tingim olketa problem wea kongregeson long Ephesus garem, wea stap midolwan long olketa wea worshipim heathen samting and klosap long disfala nambawan temple bilong Artemis. Olketa anointed Christian barava needim disfala tokpiksa wea Paul talem long olketa, hao olketa nao part bilong “holy temple,” wea Jehovah stap long hem thru long spirit bilong hem. (Eph. 2:21) “Disfala holy secret” wea hem talem for olketa bilong Ephesus abaotem administration bilong God (wei wea hem lukaftarem olketa samting bilong famili bilong hem) wea hem bae iusim for bringim bak peace and wan mind thru long Jesus Christ, hem barava muvim and comfortim olketa. (1:9, 10) Paul mekhae long wei wea olketa Jew and Gentile garem wan mind thru long Christ. Hem encouragem wei for garem wan mind. Dastawe, iumi savve tinghae long goal, and wei wea disfala buk hem important and barava kam from God.

¹⁹ Long saed bilong datfala “holy secret,” Paul story tu abaotem “wanfala administration . . . for hipimap moa evri samting tugeta insaed long Christ, olketa samting long heven [olketa wea hem chusim for stap insaed Kingdom long heven] and olketa samting long earth [olketa wea bae stap long earth anda long rul bilong datfala Kingdom].” There nao hem mekhae long nambawan plan bilong God for bringim bak peace and wan mind. Paul prea for diswan for saed bilong olketa long Ephesus, wea eye bilong heart bilong olketa kasem savve, mekem olketa kasholem evribit hope wea God kolem olketa for hem and lukim “wanem nambawan richfala samting nao hem keepim olsem reward for olketa holy wan.” Olketa toktok hia barava encouragem olketa long hope bilong olketa. And disfala leta for olketa long Ephesus gohed for buildimap kongregeson long distaem mekem ‘iumi savve fulap witim evri samting wea God givim.’—1:9-11, 18; 3:19.