Ephesians 3

3 ¹Na because of dis one, me Paul, di prisoner of Christ Jesus for una wey be Gentiles sake, ^a a v1 Paul sentence cut for here, e come continue again wit “Na because of dis one” for verse 14. ²as I believe say una don hear about di work wey dem give me to handle, di grace of our Papa wey dem give me for una sake, ³how Papa open my eye make I sabi di mystery, just as I don write small small for up. ⁴When una read dis one, una fit see how I take understand di mystery of Christ, ⁵wey dem no make people sabi for di generations wey pass, but now di Holy Spirit don show am to im holy apostles and prophets, ⁶say di Gentiles too na heirs together wit us, dem be part of di same body, and dem share for di promise together, inside Christ Jesus, through di gospel. ⁷I come be servant of dis gospel through di gift of our Papa grace, wey dem give me by im power wey dey work. ⁸Even though I be di smallest pass among all di saints, na dis grace dem give me: to preach di riches of Christ wey no get end give di Gentiles, ⁹and to show everybody di plan of di mystery, wey dem hide since for our Papa wey create all things, ¹⁰so dat through di church, di wisdom of our Papa wey get plenty side go now show to di rulers and di authorities for heaven. ¹¹Dis one dey follow di purpose wey no dey end, wey e do finish inside Christ Jesus our Oga, ¹²and inside am we get boldness and confident way to come near, through faith wey we get for am. ¹³So I dey beg una: make una no lose heart because of di suffer wey I dey suffer for una—na una glory be dat.

Paul Pray for di Fullness of di Papa

¹⁴Na because of dis one I dey bend my knee for di Papa front, ¹⁵na from am every family for heaven and for earth take dem name, ^b b v15 Every family for heaven and for earth take dem name from our Papa — na im be di source of all fatherhood, and no family identity fit dey apart from am. ¹⁶make from di plenty of im glory e go strengthen una wit power through im Spirit, for inside una deep-deep self, ¹⁷so dat Christ fit live inside una heart through faith, and una, wey una root and stand strong for love, ¹⁸fit, wit all God holy people, get strength to grab di width and di length and di height and di depth, ¹⁹and sabi di love of Christ, wey pass all sabi, so dat una fit full wit all di fullness of our Papa.

²⁰To our Papa, wey fit do far pass all wetin we fit ask or imagine, by di power wey dey work inside us. ²¹Glory to am for di church and for Christ Jesus, through all generations, forever and ever. Amen.