¹ Kubera ibyo, njewe Paulo, ndi umufungwa wa Yesu Kristo kubera mwewe abapagani. ² Ndigutekereza ko mwayumvisize uko nagiriwe ubundu bw'Imana kubera mwewe. ³ Ndikubandikira ngurikize kwerekwa kwambeye ubumenyi bwa kweli mwahishirwe kandi niko nabandikiye kuva kera mu magambo mannyori. ⁴ Mubeye mubishomire, mukabone namwe ukundu nayuzwizwe ubwenge bwo kumenya ibyahishirwe bya Kristo. ⁵ Ndo byerekirwe ku bana b'abandu mu bindi bihe byasize, kuko Umuka gwahishuriye indumwa ze zitungenye. ⁶ Ukuri kwahishirwe ni uko abapagani nabo ari abaragwa, ingingo z'umubiri hamwe na twewe, kandi nabo basangiye natwe indagano muri Yesu Kristo, ibumbiye m'ubutumwa buboneye. ⁷ Kur'ibyo nagirirwe umukozi mukuru kubera imbano n'ubundu bw'Imana, nahewe ubushobozi n'ingufu zayo. ⁸ Kuri njewe, ugayitse cane mu ndungane zoshe, nahewe ubwo bundu no kugira ngo mbe umuhubiri w'abapagani, mbabwire ubukire bwa Kristo butapfaga kumvikana n'abandu. ⁹ Imana yambeye guhira ku karubanda uburyo bwo kumenyesa isiri yahishirwe kuva kera mu Mana yaremire ibindu byoshe. ¹⁰ Kandi ngo mu kino gihe, ubutware, n'abafite ubutegetsi bwo mu juru, i kanisa yabamenyeseze buno bwenge buhoragaho bw'Imana, butabarika kandi bw'uburyo bwoshe bw'Imana. ¹¹ Nguko yabipangire ibihe byoshe, bwashohwezwe na Kristo Yesu Umwami wetu. ¹² Muri we dufite, kubera kumukizera, ubuhuru bwo kwija hafi y'Imana tutarimo ubwoba no gushidikanya. ¹³ Nico gitumire ndikubashaba ngo mwere gucika indege, kubera amateso gakomeye nanyurire mo kubera mwewe. ¹⁴ Kubera ibyo, ndigupfukama imbere ya Data, ¹⁵ iyo imiryango yoshe yo mu juru niyo mu si zamuboneyemo amajina. ¹⁶ Ngo abahe ubukire bw'ububonere bwe ngo bukomezwe cane mu mitima yenyu, kubera Umuka gwe. ¹⁷ Ndigushaba ngo Kristo ature mu mitima yenyu kubwo kukizera, no kugira ngo mushinge imizi, muhageze m'urukundo, mufite umusingi muri we. ¹⁸ Muhabwe ingufu zo kumenyera hamwe n'intungane zoshe, ubugari, ubureyi, ubuhagarike, n'ubureyi bwo m'ubutaka. ¹⁹ No kumenya urukundo rwa Kristo, rurengire ubumenyi bwoshe, kugira ngo mugire kujwizwa kw'Imana. ²⁰ Ariko, kuri we ushobweye gukora, binyurire mu ngufu zikoreraga muri twewe, birengire cane ibyo dushabaga, cangwa ibyo dutekerezaga. ²¹ Icubahiro kibe icayo mu kanisa no muri Yesu Kristo, mu misi yoshe, mu bihe byoshe! Amina.