1Meni Pholu, thumwa wa Kidisitu Yesu, muna luzolu lwa Nzambi. Kwena bakwikidi ba Nzambi benina [ku Efesu]; babana básila mbundu, benina mwena Kidisitu Yesu:2Yambula Nzambi Tata wetu yi Pfumu Yesu Kidisitu baluheka khenda yi ngemba!
Mamboti mana kátuheka Nzambi mwena Kidisitu
3Lukumu kwena Nzambi, Tata wa Pfumu wetu Yesu Kidisitu! Yandi kátusakumuna muna lusakumunu lwosu lwa kitembu muna bizika bya mazilu, mwena Kidisitu.4Mwena yandi, Nzambi wátusola ku thwala ya kuhangama kwa tsi, ndangu twakala batu ba Nzambi amana bakonda kifu ku mesu ma yandi. Muna lungongu lwandi,5Nzambi wázenga tuka thama mu kutusola ni twakala hanga bana bandi ba kutsasa, muna nzila ya Yesu Kidisitu. Kázola bwabuna muna buweti bwandi;6ndangu betu twalumisa khembu ya khenda zina kátuheka mwena Mwana wandi wuna watondama.7Mwena Kidisitu, muna nzila ya menga mandi, twábongila luhulusu yi ndoluka ya masumu bwosu kwenina kuvula kwa khenda zandi.8Bwabuna kátufwebwalaza mu kutuheka mudimu walungila yi ngangu zalungila.9Wátusengwamina diswekamu dya dibanza dyandi dina kázenga tuka thama, muna buweti bwandi, mwena Kidisitu.10Dibanza meni dina, kalungisa Nzambi mu tsuka ya matangwa, ditadidi kukhundikisa kwa bima byosu bina byenina mu zilu yi ha tsi amana wusibya mu kiyeka kya Kidisitu.11Mwena yandi, twátambula ndambu ya kimvwama kyetu kina kátuzengila tuka thama; betu babana kátekila sola Nzambi tuka ku luyandiku, bwosu buna dyákala dibanza dya wuna wisi lungisa mambu moosu, bwosu buna lwenina lukanu lwa luzolu lwandi.12Tuzatulenu khembu ya Nzambi, betu babana twátekila sya kivuvu kyetu mwena Kidisitu!13Mwena yandi, benu phi, tangwa lwáyuka musamu wa kyedika, Musamu wa Bukheti wuna wálunatina luhulusu, lwákwikila mwena Kidisitu; amana bálunamika kidimbu kya Kitembu Kyatoma wuna kálusila kilangi.14Kitembu meni wuna kenina thuka ya kuvwa kwetu; kithama kina dyakútumukina mu kimakulu kanda dya Nzambi. Hahana ni tuyimbilenu khembu ya Nzambi!
Lombilu lwa Pholu
15Yi hakana ni meni phi, buna yíyuka mu kuzonzila mambu matadidi lukwikilu lwenu mwena Pfumu Yesu yi lungongu lwenu kwena bakwikidi,16yisiku lembwa muna lombilu lwama mu kuvutula matondu kwena Nzambi kikuma kya benu.17Amana ndombini kwena Nzambi wa Pfumu wetu Yesu Kidisitu, yandi wenina Tata wa khembu, kaluheka kitembu kya mudimu yi kina kya tsengumuka, ndangu lwalenga muzayila.18Ndombini phi kalutemuna mesu ma mbundu yenu ndangu lwabakisa mutindu wa kivuvu kina kyákangama ku mbila yandi, kuvwa kwa lawu kwa khembu yina kálusila hakati dya bakwikidi,19yi kutoka kwa ngolu zandi zina zilutini kenina zawu kikuma kya betu babana thwisi kwikila. Ngolu meni zina kásongilaza muna ngolu zandi zoosu;20tangwa kámufutumuna Kidisitu ha kati dya bafwa amana wumuzakadisi kuna koku dyandi dya kitata, muna mazilu.21Kidisitu wábonga kifulu hana thandu ya kipfumu kyosu, ngolu zoosu, hamu dyosu, luyalu lwosu yi khumbu yosu yina yisi tangama lwesi ha tsi haha yi muna tsi yina yakwísa.22Nzambi wátulula byosu muna malu ma Kidisitu, wámuhana hanga Pfumu wa mbuta hana thandu ya Dibundu.23Dibundu dyenina Lutu lwa Kidisitu; mwena yandi, mwamuna kisi zingila Nzambi wa muthu, yandi wábasisa byosu mwena boosu.