1Mii Paolo, karumiya a Yesu Kuristo wo uttuna wa Nlhuku, kinoolhepa iwarakha iwe uwaninyu mwaatti attu a Nlhuku nnokhalha Uefeso, attu o ukhulhuvelhiya mu ulhutaanani ni Yesu Kuristo.
2Kinoulhapelhelhani nnema ni mpuha ukhuma wa Nlhuku Athumwanihu ni wa Athithi Yesu Kuristo.
Ibarakha chinokhuma wa Kuristo
3Athimichiye Nlhuku, Athumwanaya Athithi Yesu Kuristo! Yayo phi nivanhe ibarakha cho kila iphiro wiirimu, wo iphiro yo Iphumu ya Nlhuku, wo ulhutaana wihu ni Kuristo. 4Ilhapo ihinaaya wuupiya, Nlhuku ahomalha unithanlha nikhalhe attu awe mu ulhutaanani ni Kuristo. Nikhalhe atakatifu ahiri ni ittu yo ulhaphachiya mmiholho mwawe.
Wo nlhatu wo unittuna wawe, 5Nlhuku ahomalha unithanlha ukhuma khalhayi nikhalhe ashaana awe mwanene wo iphiro ya Yesu Kuristo. Aapannge chiicho wo uteelhiya ni uttuna wawe mwanene. 6Paahi etu, nitotopelheke nthimicho wa Nlhuku wo nlhatu wo nnema wo ushangiha nivanhe awe wo maphathi, yaani Mwaamwanawe nonttuna awe! 7Ukhalhawaya wo iphome awe, Nlhuku honoopolha, honihiyerera uwonya wihu, wo ulhikaana ni winchiva wo nnema wawe, 8univanhe awe wo uhikhalha maphimelho! Wo irusho ni uchuwelha wawe wonkhaye.
9Nlhuku ahopanga ilhe yaathananne awe, nkaanichuwelhiha chittu chiivithilhe wo uthanana wawe toka khalhayi wo iphiro yo Kuristo. 10Utimira unohalha uwa ikatema yaayaka, uthukumanihiya vamoka chittu chuupiye chonkhaye, cho wiirimu ni cho velhaponi, mu ikuru ya Kuristo.
11Wo ulhutaana ni Kuristo hii nahothanlhiya ni Nlhuku ukhalha attu awe mwanene, wo ulhikaana ni uthanana wawe thoko chaathanana awe toka khalhayi. 12Paahi, hii niholhenlhe unkhulhuvelha Kuristo va, nikhalheke etu ittu yo utotopelhiya nthimicho wa Nlhuku!
13Ni inyu mwaatti chiicho, mwahokhalha attu a Nlhuku veewilhe inyu nttenga we ikeekhene, yaani Malhove Orera anommwiiha noopo, nkamwanrumelhelha Kuristo. Nlhuku nkookhomani nhuri wo ukhalha attu awe wo Iphumu yaalhehilhe awe, 14iri phi imboote inohalha ihu upatta, Nlhuku yaahimenrie awe attu awe onkhaye. Ittu inohimiechesha wiira Nlhuku nowoopolha kabisaa attu awe onkhaye. Nitotopelheke etu nthimicho wawe.
Ulhapelha u Napaolo
15Wo yoyo nlhatu uyo, ni mii toka veewilhe aka mwaha wo nrima winyu wo waarumelhelha Athithi Yesu ni waattuna winyu attu onkhaye a Nlhuku, 16akinahiya mena unshukuru Nlhuku wo nlhatu winyu. Kinowupuwelhani vanolhapelha aka 17wiira Nlhuku a Athithi Yesu Kuristo, Athithi o nthimicho, ovaheni Iphumu aya yo uvahani irusho ni upatakulhelhani wiira mwaachuwelhe. 18Kinonlhepelha Nlhuku apatakulhe mirima chinyu choone nthuko aya, wiira nchuwelhe ichikurupi mwiihanelhiye inyu ni uchuwelha nthimicho waya mwinchi wo ushangiha, ulhenhe awe Nlhuku wa attu awe, 19ni uchuwelha machiri awe chiri aya ni ikuru yulhupalhe nhina mwihu hii nirumelhenlheva. Yayo machiri anovara ntheko nhina mwihu ayo, ari thoko machiri molhupalhe 20aapannge awe vanhihimushilhe awe Kuristo ni unkhalhiha wiimonono wawe wiirimu.
21Wowo Kuristo nootawara vachulhu kila ikuru ni kila machiri ni kila ipilhi, nchina nawe nikhalhaka phi nchina nulhupalhe upwaha machina onkhaye kuhii ilha ilhapo ilha vekha ayaru, nansho ata ilhapo inowa.
22Nlhuku hommaha Kuristo chittu chonkhaye ni unthanlha ukhalha muru chittu chonkhaye ni waatawara attu onkhaye anonrumelhelha Kuristo, 23arii phi iruttu ya Kuristo. Yeyo iruttu iyo phi nontimiriha Kuristo, ni uyo phi notimiriha chittu chonkhaye wo iphiro chonkhaye.