1 P aul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Naku, na Paora, i paingia e te Atua hei Apotoro ma Ihu Karaiti, ki te hunga tapu e noho ana i Epeha, ara ki te hunga whakapono i roto i a Karaiti Ihu:

2 G race to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Kia tau ki a koutou te aroha noa me te rangimarie, he mea na te Atua, na to tatou Matua, na te Ariki hoki, na Ihu Karaiti.

3 B lessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;

Kia whakapaingia te Atua, te Matua o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti, nana nei tatou i manaaki ki nga manaaki katoa o te wairua ki nga wahi o te rangi, i roto i a te Karaiti:

4 e ven as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;

I runga i te tikanga i whiriwhiria ai tatou e ia i roto i a ia i mua i te orokohanganga o te ao, hei hunga tapu, kahakore i tona aroaro, i runga i te aroha.

5 h aving predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

He mea whakarite hoki tatou nana i mua, hei tama mana, i roto i a Ihu Karaiti, ko ta tona whakaaro hoki i pai ai,

6 t o the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,

Hei whakamoemiti mo te kororia o tona aroha noa, i atawhaitia ai tatou i roto i tana i aroha ai.

7 i n whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Kei roto nei i a ia to tatou whakaoranga i runga i ona toto, ara te murunga o nga he; he hua hoki no tona aroha noa,

8 w hich he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

I hira rawa nei ki a tatou i runga i nga whakaaro nui, i nga whakaaro mohio katoa;

9 m aking known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

Whakakitea mai ana hoki e ia ki a tatou tana whakaaro ngaro, tana hoki i ahuareka ai, tana i whakatakoto ai i mua i roto i a ia,

10 t o an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;

Mo te tikanga ina rite nga wa, kia huihuia nga mea katoa i roto i a te Karaiti, nga mea i te rangi, me nga mea i te whenua; i roto ano i a ia,

11 i n whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will;

I whakawhiwhia nei matou i roto i a ia, he mea whakarite i mua i runga i tana i whakatakoto ai, e mahia ana hoki e ia nga mea katoa i runga i ta tona whakaaro i pai ai:

12 t o the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:

Kia ai matou hei whakamoemiti mo tona kororia, ara matou, te hunga kua tumanako wawe ki a te Karaiti.

13 i n whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

Me koutou hoki tumanako ana ano koutou ki a ia, i to koutou rongonga ki te kupu o te pono, ki te rongopai o to koutou ora: a, i to koutou whakaponotanga ki a ia, na hiritia ana koutou e te Wairua Tapu i korerotia mai i mua:

14 w ho is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.

Hei taumau i nga taonga mo tatou, kia whakaorangia ra ano ta te Atua mea i hokona, hei whakamoemiti mo tona kororia.

15 F or this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,

Na konei ahau, i toku rongonga ki to koutou whakapono ki te Ariki, ki a Ihu, ki te aroha ano hoki ki te hunga tapu katoa,

16 d on’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

Kahore e mutu taku whakawhetai mo koutou, me te whakahua ano i a koutou i aku inoinga;

17 t hat the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

Kia homai ki a koutou e te Atua o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti, e te Matua o te kororia, te wairua o te whakaaro nui, o te whakakitenga i runga i te mohio ki a ia:

18 h aving the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Kia whakamaramatia nga kanohi o to koutou hinengaro; kia matau ai koutou ki te mea o tana karanga e tumanakohia atu nei, ki te kororia nui hoki o tona taonga i roto i te hunga tapu,

19 a nd what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

Ki te nui whakaharahara hoki o tona kaha ki a tatou ki te hunga e whakapono nei, i runga i te mahinga a te mana o tona kaha,

20 w hich he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,

I mahi ai ia i roto i a te Karaiti i tana whakaarahanga i a ia i te hunga mate, a whakanohoia ana ia ki tona matau, ki nga wahi i te rangi,

21 f ar above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.

Ki runga ake i nga kawanatanga katoa, i te mana, i te kaha, i te rangatiratanga, i nga ingoa katoa hoki e whakahuatia ana, ehara i te mea ko o tenei ao anake, ko o tera ao ano hoki:

22 H e put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,

A tukua ana e ia nga mea katoa ki raro i ona waewae, meinga ana hoki ia hei i runga i nga mea katoa mo te hahi,

23 w hich is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

Ara mo tona tinana, e ki tonu nei i a ia, i te kaiwhakaki o nga mea katoa i roto i te katoa.