¹Kutokana na hayo, mimi Paulo, mfungwa wa Kristo Yesu kwa ajili yenu, namwomba Mungu.

¹For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,--

²Bila shaka mmekwisha sikia kwamba Mungu, kwa neema yake, alinikabidhi kazi hii niifanye kwa faida yenu.

²if so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which was given me to you-ward;

³Mimi nilijulishwa kwa njia ya ufunuo mpango wake uliofichika. (Nimeandika kwa ufupi juu ya jambo hili,

³how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words,

⁴nanyi mkiyasoma maneno yangu mtaweza kujua jinsi ninavyoielewa siri hiyo ya Kristo.)

⁴whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;

⁵Zamani watu hawakujulishwa siri hiyo; lakini sasa Mungu amewajulisha mitume na manabii wake watakatifu kwa njia ya Roho.

⁵which in other generation was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

⁶Siri yenyewe ni hii: kwa njia ya Habari Njema watu wa mataifa mengine wanapata sehemu yao pamoja na Wayahudi katika zile baraka za Mungu; wao ni viungo vya mwili uleule, na wanashiriki ahadi ileile aliyofanya Mungu kwa njia ya Kristo Yesu.

⁶[to wit], that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

⁷Mimi nimefanywa kuwa mtumishi wa Habari Njema kwa neema ya pekee aliyonijalia Mungu kwa uwezo wake mkuu.

⁷whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

⁸Mimi ni mdogo kuliko watu wote wa Mungu; lakini amenijalia neema yake, ili niwahubirie watu wa mataifa utajiri wake Kristo usiopimika,

⁸Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

⁹tena niwaangazie watu wote waone jinsi mpango wa Mungu uliofichika unavyotekelezwa. Mungu aliye Muumba wa vitu vyote alificha siri hiyo yake tangu milele,

⁹and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things;

¹⁰kusudi, sasa kwa njia ya kanisa, wakuu na wenye enzi wa mbinguni wapate kuitambua hekima ya Mungu iliyo ya namna nyingi.

¹⁰to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly [places] might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,

¹¹Mungu alifanya jambo hilo kufuatana na azimio lake la milele ambalo amelifanya kwa njia ya Kristo Bwana wetu.

¹¹according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

¹²Basi, katika kuungana na Kristo, na kwa njia ya imani katika Kristo, sisi tunathubutu kumkaribia Mungu kwa uhodari.

¹²in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

¹³Kwa hiyo, nawaombeni msife moyo kwa sababu ya mateso ninayopata kwa ajili yenu, maana hayo ni kwa ajili ya utukufu wenu.

¹³Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.

¹⁴Kwa sababu hiyo, nampigia magoti Baba,

¹⁴For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,

¹⁵aliye asili ya jamaa zote duniani na mbinguni.

¹⁵from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

¹⁶Namwomba Mungu, kadiri ya utajiri wa utukufu wake, awajalieni kwa uwezo wa Roho wake, nguvu ya kuwa imara ndani yenu,

¹⁶that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

¹⁷naye Kristo akae mioyoni mwenu kwa imani. Namwomba mpate kuwa na mzizi na msingi katika mapendo

¹⁷that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

¹⁸kusudi muweze kufahamu pamoja na watu wote wa Mungu jinsi upendo wa Kristo ueneavyo kwa mapana na marefu, kwa kimo na kina.

¹⁸may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

¹⁹Naam, mpate kujua upendo wa Kristo upitao elimu yote, mjazwe kabisa utimilifu wote wa Mungu.

¹⁹and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.

²⁰Kwake yeye ambaye kwa nguvu yake ifanyayo kazi ndani yetu, aweza kufanya mambo makuu zaidi ya yale tuwezayo kuomba au kufikiria;

²⁰Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

²¹kwake Mungu uwe utukufu katika kanisa na katika Kristo Yesu, nyakati zote, milele na milele! Amina.

²¹unto him [be] the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen.