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¹ Pawulo wagizwe intumwa ya Kristo Yesu nk'uko Imana yabishatse, ndabandikiye mwebwe abera bari muri Efeso bizera Kristo Yesu,

² ubuntu bube muri mwe n'amahoro biva ku Mana Data wa twese no ku Mwami Yesu Kristo.

³ Imana y'Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo, ari yo na Se ishimwe, kuko yaduhereye muri Kristo imigisha yose y'umwuka yo mu ijuru,

⁴ nk'uko yadutoranirije muri we isi itararemwa, kugirango tube abera tutarihoumugayoimbere yayo.

⁵ Kuko yagambiriye kera ku bw'urukundo rwayo ko duhinduka abana bayo, tubiheshejwe na Yesu Kristo ku bw'ineza y'ubushake bwayo,

⁶ kugirangoubuntu bwayo butagira akagero bushimwe, ubwo yaduhereye mu Mukunzi wayo.

⁷ Ni we waduhesheje gucungurwa ku bw'amaraso ye, ari ko kubabarirwa ibicumurobyacu nk'ukoubutunzi bw'ubuntu bwayo buri,

⁸ ubwo yadushagirijeho bukatuberaubwenge bwose no kumenya,

⁹ itumenyeshejeubwiru bw'ibyo ishaka ku bw'ineza y'ubushake bwayo, ari byo yagambiriye kera

¹⁰ kugirango ibihe nibisohora ibone uko iteraniriza ibintu byose muri Kristo, ari ibiri mu ijuru cyangwa ibiri mu isi.

¹¹ Ku bw'uwo natwe twarazweumuragetubitoranirijwe kera nk'uko Imana yabigambiriye, ikora byose nk'uko ibishaka mu mutimawayo

¹² ngo tube abo gushimishaubwiza bwayo, twebwe abiringiye Kristouhereye kera.

¹³ Ni we namwe mwiringiye mumazekumva ijambo ry'ukuri, ari ryo butumwa bwiza bw'agakiza kanyu, kandi mumazekwizera ni we wabashyizeho ikimenyetso, ari cyo Mwuka Wera mwasezeranijwe,

¹⁴ uwo twahawe ho ingwate yo kuzaragwa wa muragekugezaubwo abo Imana yaronse izabacungura. Ubwiza bwayo bushimwe.

¹⁵ Ni cyo gituma nanjye maze kumvauburyo mwizera Umwami Yesu mugakunda abera bose,

¹⁶ mbashimira Imanaurudacankabasabira uko nsenze,

¹⁷ kugirango Imana y'Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo, ari yo Data wa twese w'icyubahiro, ibaheumwuka w'ubwenge no guhishurirwa bitume muyimenya,

¹⁸ ngo amaso y'imitima yanyu abone uko ahweza mumenye ibyo mwiringizwa n'Iyabahamagaye, mumenye n'ubutunzi bw'ubwiza bw'ibyo azaraga abera,

¹⁹ mumenye n'ubwinshi bw'imbaraga zayo butagira akagero, izo iha twebwe abizeye nk'uko imbaraga z'ububasha bwayo bukomeye ziri,

²⁰ izo yakoreye muri Kristo ubwo yamuzuragamu bapfuye ikamwicaza iburyo bwayo ahantu ho mu ijuru,

²¹ imushyize hejuru y'ubutware bwose n'ubushobozi bwose, n'imbaraga zose n'ubwami bwose, n'izina ryose rivugwauretse muri iki gihe gusa, ahubwo no mu bihe bizaza.

²² Kandi yamuhayegutwara byose ibishyira munsi y'ibirenge bye, imuha Itorero ngo abeumutwe waryousumba byose,

²³ na ryo ribeumubiriweushyitse kandiushyikirwamo na byose.

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¹ Namwe yarabazuye, mwebwe abari bapfuye muzizeibicumuron'ibyaha byanyu,

² ibyo mwagenderagamo kera mukurikiza imigenzo y'iyi si, mugakurikizaumwamiutegeka ikirere, ari we mwukaukorera mu batumvira.

³ Kandi natwe twese twahoze muri bo dukurikiza ibyo kamere yacu yifuza, tugakora ibyo kamere n'imitima byacu byishakira, kandi ku bwa kavukireyacu twari abo kugirirwaumujinya nk'abandi bose.

⁴ Ariko Imana kuko ariumutunzi w'imbabazi, yaduhinduranye bazima na Kristo

⁵ ku bw'urukundo rwinshi yadukunze, ubwo twari dupfuye tuzizeibicumurobyacu (ubuntu ni bwo bwabakijije),

⁶ nuko ituzuranana we, itwicaranya na we mu ijuru mu buryo bw'umwuka turi muri Kristo Yesu,

⁷ kugirango mu bihe bizaza izerekaneubutunzi bw'ubuntu bwayo buhebuje byose, itugirira neza muri Kristo Yesu.

⁸ Mwakijijwe n'ubuntu ku bwo kwizera, ntibyavuye kuri mwe ahubwo ni impano y'Imana.

⁹ Ntibyavuye no ku mirimo kugirango hatagiraumuntu wirarira,

¹⁰ kuko turi abo yaremye ituremeye imirimo myiza muri Kristo Yesu, iyo Imana yiteguriyekera kugirango tuyigenderemo.

¹¹ Nuko mwibuke yuko kera mwebwe abanyamahanga ku mubiri, abo abakebwe n'intoki ku mubiribita abatakebwe,

¹² mwibuke ko icyo gihe mwari mudafite Kristo mutandukanijwe n'Ubwisirayeli, muri abashyitsi ku masezerano y'ibyasezeranijwe, ari nta byiringiro mufiteby'ibizaba, ahubwo mwari mu isi mudafite Imana Rurema.

¹³ Ariko none kuko muri muri Kristo Yesu, mwebwe abāri kure kera, mwigijwe hafi n'amaraso ya Kristo.

¹⁴ Uwo ni we mahoro yacu, kuko yahinduye twebwe ababiri kuba umwe akuyehoubwanzi, ari bwo rusikarwari hagati yacu rutugabanya,

¹⁵ amaze gukuzahoamategeko y'iby'imihangoumubiriwe, kugirango ba babiri abarememoumuntu umwe mushyamuri we ngo azane amahoro atyo,

¹⁶ kandi ngo bombi abagireumubiriumwe, abungishe n'Imanaumusaraba awicishije bwa bwanzi.

¹⁷ Yaraje ababwiraubutumwa bwiza bw'amahoro mwebwe abāri kure, kandi abāri bugufina bo ababwira iby'amahoro,

¹⁸ kuko ari weuduhesha uko turi amaharakubiri, kwegera Data wa twese turi mu Mwuka umwe.

¹⁹ Nuko ntimukiriabashyitsi n'abasuhuke, ahubwo muriubwoko bumwe n'abera ndetse muri abo mu nzu y'Imana,

²⁰ kuko mwubatswe ku rufatiro rw'intumwa n'abahanuzi, ariko Kristo Yesu ni we buye rikomeza imfuruka.

²¹ Muri we inzu yose iteranijwe neza, irakura ngo ibeurusengero rwera mu Mwami Yesu.

²² Muri we namwe murubakanwa, kugirango mube inzu yo kubabwamo n'Imana mu Mwuka.

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¹ Ni cyo gituma jyewe Pawulo ndi imbohe ya Kristo Yesu, mbohewe mwebwe abanyamahanga.

² Kandi namwe mwumvise iby'ubutware bwo kugaburaubuntu bw'Imana nahawe ku bwanyu,

³ ko mpishurirwaubwiru bwayo mu iyerekwa nk'uko nabanje kwandika mu magambo make.

⁴ Namwe nimuyasoma muzireberaubwanyuuburyo menyeubwiru bwa Kristo koko.

⁵ Ubwo ntibwamenyeshejwe abana b'abantu mu bindi bihe, nk'uko muri iki gihe intumwa ze zera n'abahanuzi babuhishuriwen'Umwuka,

⁶ yuko abanyamahanga ari abaraganwa natwe kandi bakaba ingingo z'umubiriumwe natwe, abaheshejwe n'ubutumwa bwiza kuzagabana natwe muri Kristo Yesu ibyasezeranijwe.

⁷ Nanjye nahindutseumubwiriza wabwo nk'uko impano iri y'ubuntu bw'Imana, iyo naheshejwe n'imbaraga zayo zinkoreramo.

⁸ Nubwo noroheje cyane hanyuma y'abera bose, naherewe ubwo buntu kugirango mbwirize abanyamahangaubutumwa bwiza bw'ubutunzi bwa Kristo butarondoreka,

⁹ njijure bose ngo bamenyeuburyo iby'ubwiru bikwiriye kugenda, ari bwo bwahishwe n'Imana yaremye byoseuhereye kera kose,

¹⁰ kugirango muri iki gihe abatware n'abafiteubushobozi bwo mu ijuru mu buryo bw'umwuka, bamenyeshwe n'Itoreroubwenge bw'Imana bw'uburyo bwinshi

¹¹ nk'uko yabigambiriye kera kose muri Kristo Yesu Umwami wacu.

¹² Muri we ni mo duherwaubushizi bw'amanga ngo twegere Imana dushizeubwoba, tubiheshejwe n'uko tumwizeye.

¹³ Ni cyo gituma mbinginga ngo mudacogozwa n'amakuba yanjye yo ku bwanyu, kuko ari yo cyubahiro cyanyu.

¹⁴ Ni cyo gituma mpfukamira Data wa twese,

¹⁵ uwo imiryango yose yo mu ijuru n'iyo mu isi yitirirwa,

¹⁶ ngo abahe nk'ukoubutunzi bw'ubwiza bwe buri gukomezwa cyane mu mitima yanyu ku bw'Umwuka we,

¹⁷ kandi ngo Kristo ahore mu mitima yanyu ku bwo kwizera, kugirango ubwo mumazegushōrera imizi mu rukundo mukabamushikamye,

¹⁸ muhabwe imbaraga zo kumenyera hamwe n'abera boseubugarin'uburebure bw'umurambararo, n'uburebure bw'igihagararo, n'uburebure bw'ikijyepfo bwarwo ubwo ari bwo,

¹⁹ mumenye n'urukundo rwa Kristo rurutauko rumenywa, ngo mwuzuzwe kugezaku kuzurakw'Imana.

²⁰ Nuko Ibasha gukoraibiruta cyane ibyo dusaba, ndetse n'ibyo twibwira byose nk'uko imbaraga zayo ziri zidukoreramo,

²¹ icyubahiro kibe icyayo mu Itorero no muri Kristo Yesu, kugezaiteka ryose ry'ibihe bidashira, Amen.

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¹ Nuko ndabinginga, jyewe imbohe y'Umwami Yesu ngo mugende uko bikwiriye ibyo mwahamagariwe,

² mwicisha bugufirwose, mufiteubugwaneza bwose no kwihangana, mwihanganirana mu rukundo,

³ mugireumwete wo gukomereshaubumwe bw'Umwukaumurunga w'amahoro.

⁴ Harihoumubiriumwe n'Umwuka umwe, nk'uko mwahamagariwe ikiringiro kimwe cyo guhamagarwa kwanyu.

⁵ Hariho Umwami umwe no kwizera kumwe n'umubatizo umwe,

⁶ hariho Imana imwe ari yo Data wa tweseudusumba twese, uri hagati yacu twese kandiuturimotwese.

⁷ Arikoumuntu wese muri twe yahaweubuntu nk'ukourugerorw'impano ya Kristo ruri.

⁸ Ni cyo gituma ivuga iti
“Amaze kuzamuka mu ijuru,
Ajyana iminyago myinshi,
Aha abantu impano.”

⁹ Ariko iryo jambo ngo “Yazamutse mu ijuru”risobanurwa rite? Ntirigaragaza yuko yabanje kumanuka ikuzimu?

¹⁰ Uwamanutse ni we wazamutse ajya hejuru y'amajuru yose, kugirango asohoze byose.

¹¹ Nuko aha bamwe kuba intumwa ze, n'abandi kuba abahanuzi, n'abandi kuba ababwirizabutumwa bwiza, n'abandi kuba abungeri n'abigisha,

¹² kugirango abera batunganirizwe rwose gukoraumurimowo kugabura iby'Imana no gukomezaumubiriwa Kristo,

¹³ kugezaubwo twese tuzasohora kugiraubumwe bwo kwizera no kumenya Umwana w'Imana, kandi kugezaubwo tuzasohora kuba abantu bashyitse bageze ku rugerorushyitse rw'igihagararo cya Kristo,

¹⁴ kugirango tudakomeza kuba abana duteraganwa n'umuraba, tujyanwa hirya no hino n'imiyaga yose y'imyigishirize, n'uburiganya bw'abantu n'ubwenge bubi, n'uburyo bwinshi bwo kutuyobya,

¹⁵ ahubwo tuvugeukurituri mu rukundo, dukuriremuri we muri byose. Uwo ni we mutwe, ari wo Kristo.

¹⁶ Kuri uwo ni ho Umubiriwoseuteranywa neza,ugafatanywa n'uko ingingo zose zigirirana, nuko igice cyose kigakoraumurimowacyo cyagenewe. Muri Kristo uwo ni houmubiriukūra gukurakwawo, kugirangoukurizwe mu rukundo.

¹⁷ Ni cyo gituma mvuga ibi, nkabihamya mu Mwami yuko mutakigenda nk'uko abapagani bagenda, bakurikiza ibitagiraumumarobyo mu mitima yabo,

¹⁸ ubwenge bwabo buri mu mwijima kandiubujijiburi muri bo no kunangirwa kw'imitima yabo, byabatandukanije n'ubugingo buva ku Mana.

¹⁹ Kandi babaye ibiti bīhaubusambanyi bwinshi, gukoraiby'isoni nke byose bifatanije no kwifuza.

²⁰ Ariko mwebweho ntimwize Kristo mutyo,

²¹ niba mwaramwumvise mukigishirizwa muri we ibihura n'ukuriko muri Yesu,

²² bibabwiriza iby'ingeso zanyu za kera ko mukwiriye kwiyamburaumuntu wa kerauheneberezwa no kwifuza gushukana,

²³ mugahinduka bashya mu mwuka w'ubwenge bwanyu,

²⁴ mukambaraumuntu mushyawaremewe ibyo gukiranuka no kwera bizanywe n'ukurink'uko Imana yabishatse.

²⁵ Nuko mwiyambure ibinyoma,umuntu wese avuganeukurina mugenzi we, kuko turi ingingo za bagenzi bacu.

²⁶ Nimurakara ntimugakore icyaha, izuba ntirikarenge mukirakaye

²⁷ kandi ntimubererekere Satani.

²⁸ Uwibaga ntakongere kwiba, ahubwo akore imirimo akoreshe amaboko ibyiza, kugirango abone ibyo gufashaumukene.

²⁹ Ijambo ryose riteye isoni ntirigaturukemu kanwa kanyu, ahubwo uko mubonyeuburyo mujye muvugairyiza ryose ryo gukomeza abandi, kugirango riheshe abaryumviseumugisha.

³⁰ Kandi ntimutezeagahinda Umwuka Wera w'Imana wabashyiriweho kuba ikimenyetso, kugezaku munsi wo gucungurwa.

³¹ Gusharira kose n'uburakari n'umujinya n'intonganya, no gutukanahamwe n'igomwa ryose bibavemo.

³² Mugirirane neza, mugirirane imbabazi, mubabarirane ibyaha nk'uko Imana yabababaririye muri Kristo.

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¹ Nuko mwigane Imana nk'abana bakundwa.

² Kandi mugendere mu rukundo nk'uko Kristo yadukunze, akatwitangira kuba ituro n'igitambo cy'Imana n'umubabweuhumuraneza.

³ Ariko gusambana n'ibyonona byose no kurarikira ntibikavugwe rwose muri mwe nk'uko bikwiriye abera,

⁴ cyangwa ibiteye isoni cyangwa amagambo y'ubupfu, cyangwa amashyengo mabi kuko ibyo bidakwiriye, ahubwo mushime Imana.

⁵ Kuko ibi mubizineza yuko ari nta musambanyi cyangwaukoraibyonona cyangwaurarikira, ari weusenga ibigirwamana,ufiteibyo azaragwa mu bwami bwa Kristo n'Imana.

⁶ Ntihakagireumuntu ubohēsha amagambo y'ubusa, kuko ibyo ari byo bizaniraumujinya w'Imana abatayumvira.

⁷ Nuko ntimugafatanye na bo,

⁸ kuko kera mwariumwijima none mukabamuriumucyo mu Mwami wacu. Nuko mugende nk'abana b'umucyo,

⁹ kuko imbuto z'umucyo ari ingeso nziza zose no gukiranuka n'ukuri.

¹⁰ Mushakashake uko mwamenya ibyo Umwami ashima.

¹¹ Ntimukifatanye n'imirimo y'ab'umwijima itagiraumumaro, ahubwo muyihane

¹² kuko ibikorwa na bo rwihishwa biteye isoni no kubivuga.

¹³ Ariko byose iyo bitangajwe n'umucyo na byoubwabyo bihindukaumucyo, kuko ikimurikiwe n'umucyo cyose gihindukaumucyo.

¹⁴ Ni cyo gituma bivugwa ngo
“Usinziriye we, kangukauzuke,
Kristo abone uko akumurikira!”

¹⁵ Nuko mwirinde cyane uko mugenda mutagenda nk'abatagiraubwenge, ahubwo mugende nk'abanyabwenge,

¹⁶ mucunguzeuburyoumwete kuko iminsi ari mibi.

¹⁷ Nuko ntimukabeabapfu, ahubwo mumenye icyo Umwami wacu ashaka.

¹⁸ Kandi ntimugasinde inzoga zirimoubukubaganyi, ahubwo mwuzureUmwuka.

¹⁹ Mubwirane zaburi n'indirimbo n'ibihimbano by'Umwuka, muririmba mucurangira Umwami wacu mu mitima yanyu.

²⁰ Mujye mushima Imana Data wa twese ku bw'ibintu byose, mubiyishimira mu izina ry'Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo,

²¹ kandi mugandukirane ku bwo kūbaha Kristo.

²² Bagore, mugandukireabagabo banyu nk'uko mugandukiraUmwami wacu,

²³ kukoumugaboari we mutwe w'umugorewe, nk'uko Kristo ariumutwe w'Itorero ari ryo mubiriwe, ni na we Mukizawaryo.

²⁴ Ariko nk'uko Itorero rigandukiraKristo, abe ari ko abagore bagandukiraabagabo babo muri byose.

²⁵ Bagabo, mukunde abagore banyu nk'uko Kristo yakunze Itorero akaryitangira

²⁶ ngo aryeze, amaze kuryogesha amazi n'ijambo rye

²⁷ aryishyīre rifiteubwiza, ridafite ikizinga cyangwaumunkanyari cyangwa ikintu cyose gisa gityo, ahubwo ngo ribe iryera ridafite inenge.

²⁸ Uko ni ko abagabo bakwiriye gukunda abagore babo nk'imibiri yabo. Ukundaumugorewe aba yikunda,

²⁹ kuko ari nta muntu wakwangaumubiriwe, ahubwo yawugaburiraakawukuyakuya nk'uko Kristo abigirira Itorero,

³⁰ kuko turi ingingo z'umubiriwe.

³¹ Ni cyo gitumaumuntu azasiga se na nyina akabana n'umugorewe akaramata, bombi bakabaumubiriumwe.

³² Ibyo niubwiru bukomeye cyane, ariko ibyo mvuga byerekeye kuri Kristo n'Itorero.

³³ Nuko namweumuntu wese akundeumugorewe nk'uko yikunda, kugirangoumugorena we abone uko yubahaumugabowe.

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¹ Bana, mujye mwumvira ababyeyi banyu mu Mwami wacu, kuko ari byo bibakwiriye.

² Wubaheso na nyoko (iryo ni ryo tegeko rya mbere ririmo isezerano),

³ kugirangouboneamahorouramire mu isi.

⁴ Namwe ba se ntimugasharirire abana banyu, ahubwo mubarere mubahana, mubigisha iby'Umwami wacu.

⁵ Namwe mbata, mujye mwumvira ba shobuja bo ku mubirink'uko mwumvira Kristo, mububashye muhinda imishyitsi kandi mutaryarya mu mitima yanyu.

⁶ Ntimukabakorere bakibahagarikiye gusa ngo mumerenk'abanezeza abantu, ahubwo mumerenk'imbata za Kristo, mukoreibyo Imana ishaka mubikuye ku mutima.

⁷ Mubakorere mubyishimiye nk'abakorera Umwami wacu, mutarink'abakorera abantu.

⁸ Kuko muzi yukoumuntu wese iyo akoze ikintu cyiza azacyiturwa n'Umwami, naho yaba imbata cyangwa uw'umudendezo.

⁹ Namwe ba shebuja, abe ari ko mugirira abagaragu banyu namwe, murekekubakangisha kuko muzi yuko musangiye Shobuja uri mu ijuru,utarobanura abantu ku butoni.

¹⁰ Ibisigaye mukomerere mu Mwami no mu mbaraga z'ubushobozi bwe bwinshi.

¹¹ Mwambare intwaro zose z'Imana, kugirango mubashe guhagarara mudatsinzwe n'uburiganya bwa Satani.

¹² Kuko tudakīrana n'abafite amaraso n'umubiri, ahubwo dukīrana n'abatware n'abafiteubushobozi n'abategeka iyi si y'umwijima, n'imyuka mibi y'ahantu ho mu ijuru.

¹³ Nuko rero mutware intwaro zose z'Imana, kugirango mubashe gukomera ku munsi mubi, kandi murangije byose mubashe guhagarara mudatsinzwe.

¹⁴ Muhagarare mushikamye mukenyeyeukuri, mwambaye gukiranuka nk'icyuma gikingira igituza,

¹⁵ mukwese inkweto, ari zo butumwa bwiza bw'amahoro bubiteguza,

¹⁶ kandi ikigeretse kuri byose mutware kwizera nk'ingabo, ari ko muzashoboza kuzimisha imyambi ya wa mubi yose yakaumuriro.

¹⁷ Mwakire agakiza kabe ingofero, mwakire n'inkota y'Umwuka ari yo Jambo ry'Imana,

¹⁸ musengeshe Umwuka iteka mu buryo bwose bwo gusenga no kwinginga, kandi ku bw'ibyo mugumye rwose kuba maso, musabire abera bose.

¹⁹ Kandi nanjye munsabire mpabwe kuvuganshize amanga uko mbumbuye akanwa, kugirango menyeshe abantuubwiru bw'ubutumwa bwiza,

²⁰ ari bwo mbereye intumwa yabwo kandi mbohesherejweumunyururu, mvuge ibyabwo nshize amanga nk'uko binkwiriye.

²¹ Kandi Tukiko, mwene Dataukundwaw'umubwiriza w'iby'Imanaukiranukaukorera mu Mwami, azabasobanurirabyose kugirango namwe mumenye ibyanjye uko meze.

²² Ni we mwatumyeho ku bw'ibyo ngo mumenye ibyacu, kandi ahumurizeimitima yanyu.

²³ Amahoro abe muri bene Data, n'urukundo rufatanije no kwizera, biva ku Mana Data wa twese no ku Mwami Yesu Kristo.

²⁴ Ubuntu bw'Imana bubanen'abakunda Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo bose bataryarya.