Abaefeso 1 - Baibuli Erikwera

¹ Paulo, entumwa ya Kristo Yesu ahabw'okukunda kwa Ruhanga, naabahandiikira imwe abarikwera abari omuri Efeso, kandi abeesigwa omur Kristo Yesu.

² Nimbendeza embabazi n'obusingye ebirikuruga ahari Ruhanga Tataitwe, na Mukama waitu Yesu Kristo.

³ Ruhanga asiimwe, Ishe wa Mukama waitu Yesu Kristo, owaatuhaire emigisha yoona ey'Omwoyo omu myanya y'omu iguru omuri Kristo,

⁴ nk'oku yaatutooraniire omuriwe ahabwa rukundo, ensi etakahangirwe, ngu tube abarikwera abataine kamogo omu maisho ge.

⁵ Akatutoorana tutakabaireho, ngu tuhindurwe abaana be ahabwa Yesu Kristo, nk'oku yaasiimire omu kukunda kwe,

⁶ ngu embabazi ze ez'ekitiinisa zisiimwe, ezi yaatuheereire busha omuri Ogwo ou akunda.

⁷ Omuri Ogwo tuheebwa okucungurwa ahabw'eshagama ye, okusaasirwa eby'okushiisha byaitu, nk'obutungi bw'embabazi ze oku buri,

⁸ ezi yaatusheeshekaizeho.

⁹ Ahakuba akatumanyisa enaama y'okukunda kwe omu bwengye bwona n'okwetegyereza kwona, nk'ebi yaagendereire kworeka omuri Kristo oku biri,

¹⁰ ngu atebeekanise ebintu, kandi obunaku ku burihika, abone kuteeranira atyo byona omuriwe nk'Omutwe, eby'omu iguru n'eby'omu nsi.

¹¹ Omuriwe naitwe nimwo twahindukiire obuhunguzi, obu twatooranwa tutakabaireho, ahabw'okukunda kw'Ogwo ohikiiriza byona, nk'oku yaasiimire omu naama ye,

¹² ngu tube ab'okuhimbisisa ekitiinisa kye, itwe abaabandize kwesiga Kristo.

¹³ Kandi naimwe, ku mwaherize kuhurira ekigmbo ky'amazima, niyo ngiri y'okujunwa kwanyu, mukaikiriza Yesu, mwahamibwa omuriwe n'akamanyiso k'Omoyo Orikwera owaaraganisiibwe;

¹⁴ nigwo mukwato gw'obuhunguzi bwaitu, okuhitysa obu tuributunga, ekitiinisa kye kikasiimwa.

Paulo okushabira Abaefeso

¹⁵ N'ahabw'ekyo naanye, ku naahuriire aha kwikiriza Mukama waitu Yesu okuri omuriimwe, n'okukunda oku murikukunda abarikwera boona,

¹⁶ tinkarekaga kubasiimira Ruhanga, n'okubaijuka omu kushaba kwangye,

¹⁷ nimbashabira ngu: Ruhanga wa Mukama waitu Yesu Kristo, Tataitwe ow'ekitiinisa, abahe omwoyo gw'obwengye n'okushuuruurirwa, mumanye;

¹⁸ amaisho g'emitima yaanyu gamurikirwe, mubone kushoborokyerwa eki mugiraho amatsiko, eki mwayeteirwe, mumanye n'obutungi bw'obuhunguzi bwe obw'ekitiinisa, obu aine omu barikwera,

¹⁹ mumanye n'amaani ge agu aine ahariitwe abarikwikiriza, oku gari maingi munonga, nk'okukora kw'amaani g'obushoboorozi bwe oku kuri,

²⁰ oku yaahikiririize omuri Kristo, obu yaamuzoora omu bafu, akamushutamya aha rubaju rwe rwa buryo omu iguru,

²¹ ahaiguru munonga y'obutegyeki bwona n'obushoboorozi bwona n'amaani goona n'obugabe bwona, kandi ahaiguru y'eiziina ryona erigambwa ti mu busingye obu bwonka, kureka n'omu busingye oburiija;

²² kandi yaamuha okutegyeka byona, yaabita ahansi y'ebigyere bye, yaamuhindura Omutwe gwa byona omu kanisa,

²³ nigwo mubiri gwe oguhikiirizibwa Ogwo ohikiiriza byona omuri boona.