Translation of "efforts" into Japanese

By now, too, the public halls in Lagos had been locked against Jehovah’s Witnesses through the efforts of the clergy.

僧職者の奔走により,そのころまでには,エホバの証人はラゴスの公の会館から締め出されていました。

Thanks to his efforts, it was more successful than we had expected.

彼の尽力のおかげで、それは予期以上の成功であった。