VaEfeso 2

¹Wakakuraramisai imi, makanga makafa mukudarika kwenyu nomuzvivi zvenyu,And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

²izvo zvamaifamba mukati mazvo kare, netsika dzenyika ino, nenzira dzomuchinda wesimba redenga, dzomweya unobata zvino muvana vokusaterera;Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

³vataifamba tose pakati pavo kare, mukuchiva kwenyama yedu, tichiita kuda kwenyama nokwokufunga kwedu, napakuzvarwa kwedu isu navamwe vose taiva vana vokutsamwirwa.Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

⁴Zvino Mwari unenyasha zhinji-zhinji, nokuda kworudo rwake rukuru, rwaakatida narwo,But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

⁵kunyange takanga takafa mukudarika kwedu, wakatiraramisa pamwe chete naKristu (makaponeswa nenyasha;Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

⁶akatimutsa pamwe naye, akatigarisa kudenga pamwe chete naye, munaKristu Jesu;.And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

⁷kuti nenguva dzinovuya aratidze fuma huru huru yenyasha dzake pavunyoro bwake kwatiri munaKristu Jesu;That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

⁸nokuti makaponeswa nenyasha, nokutenda; izvo zvisingabvi kwamuri, asi chipo chaMwari;For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

⁹hazvibvi pamabasa, kuti kurege kuva nomunhu unozvikudza.Not of works, lest any man should boast.

¹⁰Nokuti tiri basa rake, takasikwa kuti munaKristu Jesu tiite mabasa akanaka, akagadzirwa kare naMwari kuti tifambe maari.For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

¹¹Naizvozvo rangarirai, kuti imi vahedheni munyama, mainzi vasina kudzingiswa naivo vanonzi vokudzingiswa, kuri munyama, kunoitwa namavoko;Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

¹²kuti nenguva iyo makanga musina Kristu, muri vatorwa pavushe bwavaIsraeri, muri vaeni pasungano dzechipikirwa musina tariro, musina Mwari panyika.That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

¹³Asi zvino munaKristu Jesu imi, makanga muri kure kare, makaswededzwa muropa raKristu.But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

¹⁴Nokuti ndiye rugare rwedu, iye wakaita zvinhu zviviri kuti chive chinhu chimwe, akaputsa rusvingo rwapakati rwokuparadzanisa;For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

¹⁵zvaakaparadza munyama yake kuvengana, iwo murairo wezvakarairwa pazvirevo; kuti asike ava vaviri vave munhu mutsva maari, aite rugare saizvozvo;Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

¹⁶kuti mumuchinjikwa ayananise zve vose vaviri, vave muviri mumwe kunaMwari, zvaakavuraya kuvengana naiwo muchinjikwa;And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

¹⁷akasvika, akaparidza rugare kwamuri, imi maiva kure, norugare kunaivo vaiva pedo;And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

¹⁸nokuti isu tose tinopinda naiye noMweya mumwe kunaBaba.For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

¹⁹Naizvozvo, hamuzati muchiri vaeni navatorwa, asi vobwo pamwe chete navatsvene, naveimba yaMwari.Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

²⁰Makavakwa pamusoro penheyo dzavaapostora navaporofita, Kristu Jesu amene ari ibwe rapakona.And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

²¹Maari imba yose yakasonganiswa ichikura kuti ive tembere tsvene munaMwari.In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

²²Maari nemi vo makavakwa pamwe chete, kuti muve vugaro bwaMwari muMweya.In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.