Ephesians 1

1 ¹Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus through wetin our Papa want, to di saints wey dey for Ephesus, and dem wey dey faithful for inside Christ Jesus: ^a a v1 Di manuscript dem wey old pass no get “for Ephesus.” ²Make grace and peace from our Papa and Oga Jesus Christ dey with una.

Every Blessing for Inside di Beloved

³Make we praise di Papa of our Oga Jesus Christ, wey don bless us for inside Christ with every spiritual blessing wey dey for heaven. ^b b v3 Paul im blessing open one long praise-song wey dey run reach verse 14 — our Papa dey bless us for inside the Pikin, and the Holy Spirit dey put im seal on us. Di whole way wey salvation take shape na family. ⁴Just as e pick us for inside am before dem lay di foundation of di world, so that we go holy and no go get blame for front of our Papa inside love. ⁵E don already mark us since to be im own pikin dem through Jesus Christ, according to di good tin wey sweet im heart to do. ^c c v5 Our Father's eternal purpose isn't rescue alone — it's restoration to sonship. He set out from before the world existed to bring us home as his children through Jesus. ⁶For di praise of im grace wey full of glory, wey e give us free for inside di Beloved—Jesus. ⁷For inside am, through im blood, we get redemption—forgiveness of our sins—by di riches of our Papa im grace, ⁸wey e pour plenty give us, with all wisdom and understanding. ⁹E show us di secret of wetin e want, di good tin wey sweet im heart wey e plan for inside Christ, ¹⁰one plan for wen di time go full: to join all tins together for inside Christ—tins wey dey heaven and tins wey dey earth—for inside am. ¹¹For inside am, dem make us too heirs, wey dem don already choose since through di purpose of our Papa, wey dey work out everytin according to wetin e want and plan for im heart, ¹²so that we wey first put our hope for inside Christ go bring praise to im glory. ¹³For inside am, una too, wen una hear di word of truth—di gospel of una salvation—and una believe am, dem seal una with di Holy Spirit wey e promise, ¹⁴wey be di guarantee for our inheritance until we go collect am fully, for di praise of im glory.

Prayer for Eyes wey Go See

¹⁵So me, sake of I don hear about una faith for inside Oga Jesus and di love wey una get for all di saints, ¹⁶I no dey ever stop to thank God for una, as I dey remember una for inside my prayers, ¹⁷make di Papa of our Oga Jesus Christ, di Papa of glory, give una di Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that una go sabi our Papa well-well, ¹⁸make di eyes of una heart get light, so that una go sabi di hope of di way wey e take call una, and di riches of im inheritance wey full of glory wey dey for inside di people of our Papa, ¹⁹and di very big power wey e get toward us wey believe, wey match di way im mighty strength dey work, ²⁰wey e work for inside Christ, wen e raise Jesus from death and e make am sidon for im right hand for inside di heavenly place dem. ²¹Far pass every rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name wey dem fit call, no be only for dis age but for di one wey dey come too. ²²And our Papa put everytin under di feet of Christ and e give am to di church as head over everytin, ²³wey be im body, di fullness of am wey dey fill everytin for everywhere.