The Apostle of this Gospel
1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
Kwa sababu hiyo mimi Paulo ni mfungwa wake Kristo Yesu kwa ajili yenu ninyi Mataifa;
2 if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
ikiwa mmesikia habari ya uwakili wa neema ya Mungu niliyopewa kwa ajili yenu;
3 how that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
ya kwamba kwa kufunuliwa nalijulishwa siri hiyo, kama nilivyotangulia kuandika kwa maneno machache.
4 whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
Kwa hayo, myasomapo, mtaweza kuutambua ufahamu wangu katika siri yake Kristo.
5 which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Siri hiyo hawakujulishwa wanadamu katika vizazi vingine; kama walivyofunuliwa mitume wake watakatifu na manabii zamani hizi katika Roho;
6 that the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
ya kwamba Mataifa ni warithi pamoja nasi wa urithi mmoja, na wa mwili mmoja, na washiriki pamoja nasi wa ahadi yake iliyo katika Kristo Yesu kwa njia ya Injili;
7 whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
Injili hiyo ambayo nalifanywa mhudumu wake, kwa kadiri ya kipawa cha neema ya Mungu niliyopewa kwa kadiri ya utendaji wa uweza wake.
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Mimi, niliye mdogo kuliko yeye aliye mdogo wa watakatifu wote, nalipewa neema hii ya kuwahubiri Mataifa utajiri wake Kristo usiopimika;
9 and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
na kuwaangaza watu wote wajue habari za madaraka ya siri hiyo, ambayo tangu zamani zote ilisitirika katika Mungu aliyeviumba vitu vyote;
10 to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
ili sasa, kwa njia ya kanisa, hekima ya Mungu iliyo ya namna nyingi ijulikane na falme na mamlaka katika ulimwengu wa roho;
11 according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
kwa kadiri ya kusudi la milele alilolikusudia katika Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu.
12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
Katika yeye tunao ujasiri na uwezo wa kukaribia katika tumaini kwa njia ya kumwamini.
13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Basi naomba msikate tamaa kwa sababu ya dhiki zangu kwa ajili yenu, zilizo utukufu kwenu.
His Prayer and Appeal
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Kwa hiyo nampigia Baba magoti,
15 of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
ambaye kwa jina lake ubaba wote wa mbinguni na wa duniani unaitwa,
16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
awajalieni, kwa kadiri ya utajiri wa utukufu wake, kufanywa imara kwa nguvu, kwa kazi ya Roho wake katika utu wa ndani.
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Kristo akae mioyoni mwenu kwa imani mkiwa na shina na msingi katika upendo;
18 may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
ili mpate kufahamu pamoja na watakatifu wote jinsi ulivyo upana, na urefu, na kimo, na kina;
19 and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
na kuujua upendo wake Kristo, upitao ufahamu kwa jinsi ulivyo mwingi, mpate kutimilika kwa utimilifu wote wa Mungu.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Basi atukuzwe yeye awezaye kufanya mambo ya ajabu mno kuliko yote tuyaombayo au tuyawazayo, kwa kadiri ya nguvu itendayo kazi ndani yetu;
21 unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
naam, atukuzwe katika Kanisa na katika Kristo Yesu hata vizazi vyote vya milele na milele. Amina.
