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Kwa sababu hiyo mimi Paulo ni mfungwa wake Kristo Yesu kwa ajili yenu ninyi Mataifa;
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
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ikiwa mmesikia habari ya uwakili wa neema ya Mungu niliyopewa kwa ajili yenu;
Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
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ya kwamba kwa kufunuliwa nalijulishwa siri hiyo, kama nilivyotangulia kuandika kwa maneno machache.
that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
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Kwa hayo, myasomapo, mtaweza kuutambua ufahamu wangu katika siri yake Kristo.
In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
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Siri hiyo hawakujulishwa wanadamu katika vizazi vingine; kama walivyofunuliwa mitume wake watakatifu na manabii zamani hizi katika Roho;
which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
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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;
This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
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Injili hiyo ambayo nalifanywa mhudumu wake, kwa kadiri ya kipawa cha neema ya Mungu niliyopewa kwa kadiri ya utendaji wa uweza wake.
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
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Mimi, niliye mdogo kuliko yeye aliye mdogo wa watakatifu wote, nalipewa neema hii ya kuwahubiri Mataifa utajiri wake Kristo usiopimika;
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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na kuwaangaza watu wote wajue habari za madaraka ya siri hiyo, ambayo tangu zamani zote ilisitirika katika Mungu aliyeviumba vitu vyote;
and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
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ili sasa, kwa njia ya kanisa, hekima ya Mungu iliyo ya namna nyingi ijulikane na falme na mamlaka katika ulimwengu wa roho;
His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
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kwa kadiri ya kusudi la milele alilolikusudia katika Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu.
according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Katika yeye tunao ujasiri na uwezo wa kukaribia katika tumaini kwa njia ya kumwamini.
In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
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Basi naomba msikate tamaa kwa sababu ya dhiki zangu kwa ajili yenu, zilizo utukufu kwenu.
So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
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Kwa hiyo nampigia Baba magoti,
... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
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ambaye kwa jina lake ubaba wote wa mbinguni na wa duniani unaitwa,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
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awajalieni, kwa kadiri ya utajiri wa utukufu wake, kufanywa imara kwa nguvu, kwa kazi ya Roho wake katika utu wa ndani.
I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
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Kristo akae mioyoni mwenu kwa imani mkiwa na shina na msingi katika upendo;
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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ili mpate kufahamu pamoja na watakatifu wote jinsi ulivyo upana, na urefu, na kimo, na kina;
will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
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na kuujua upendo wake Kristo, upitao ufahamu kwa jinsi ulivyo mwingi, mpate kutimilika kwa utimilifu wote wa Mungu.
of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
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Basi atukuzwe yeye awezaye kufanya mambo ya ajabu mno kuliko yote tuyaombayo au tuyawazayo, kwa kadiri ya nguvu itendayo kazi ndani yetu;
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
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naam, atukuzwe katika Kanisa na katika Kristo Yesu hata vizazi vyote vya milele na milele. Amina.
to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.