Efesa 5

1 A lungnaak a cakhqi na nami awm amyihna, Khawsa a khawboe ak oetkung na awm law lah uh,

Become ye, therefore, imitators of God, as children beloved,

2 Khrih ing ningnih ni lung nak khqi nawh ningnih aham Khawsa venawh bawktui bulnaak na ang peek qu amyihna, nangmih awm lungnaak ing khaw sa lah uh.

And walk in love—even as, the Christ also, loved you, and delivered himself up in your behalf, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for a fragrance of sweet smell.

3 Nangmih anglakawh nu ingkaw pa thawlhnaak, kamvaanaak ingkaw amak ciimcaih ikawmyih awm a awm qoe qoe aham am awm hy, vemyihkhqi ve Khawsa thlangkhqi ing am kawih na uhy.

But, fornication, and all impurity, or covetousness, let it not be named among you—even as becometh saints;

4 Chahnaak ben awihkqawn khqi, qawnaak awihkqawnkhqi ingkaw amak coeng poeloem halang awihkqawnkhqi ve a awm voel kaana zeelawi mah kqawn kawm uk ti.

And shamelessness and foolish talking, or jesting, —which things are beneath you, —but, rather, giving of thanks;

5 Vekkhqi ve sim kawm uk ti: khawboe amak leek, amak caih ik-oeih ingkaw ak kamvaa ak thlang cemyih ak thlang taw myihlip ak bawk ak thlang ni – cemyih ak thlang ing Khrih ingkaw Khawsa qam ce am pang thai kaw.

For, this, ye know, if ye take note—that no fornicator, or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.

6 Thlang ing awihqawng ing koeh ni thai nak khqi seh, kawtih cemyihna awi amak ngai thlangkhqi ak khanawh Khawsa ak kawsonaak ce pha kaw.

Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:

7 Cemyih ak thlangkhqi mi koeh awm law haih uh.

Do not, then, become co-partners with them;

8 Thannaak ak khuiawh ni nami awm hlai, tuh taw Bawipa awh vangnaak ak khuiawh awm hawh uhyk ti. Cedawngawh vangnaak cakhqi amyihna awm lah uh,

For ye were, at one time, darkness, but, now, are ye light in the Lord, —as children of light, be walking,

9 (Ikawtih vangnaak ak thaih taw themleek, dyngnaak ingkaw awitak awh awm nawh),

For, the fruit of the light, is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth, —

10 Khawsa ngaihnaak ce hu uhy.

Putting to the test what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;

11 Ak thaih amak awm than a bibiaak awh koeh thum unawh taw, cemyih ik-oeih sainaakkhqi ce dang sak lat uh.

And be not joining in fellowship in the unfruitful works of darkness, but, rather, be even administering reproof;

12 Awingai kaana thannaak ak khui awhkaw ik-oeih sai ve kqawn aham awm chah awm hy.

For, of the secret things which are brought to pass by them, it is, shameful, even to speak!

13 Cehlai vangnaak ing ak coei ik-oeih boeih taw huh thai na awm hy,

All things, however, when reproved by the light, become manifest, for, all that of itself maketh manifest, is, light;

14 vangnaak ing ik-oeih boeih ce huh thai aham coei hy, cedawngawh, “Aw ak ip nang, hqyng nawhtaw, thihnaak ak khuiawh kawng tho hlah cawhtaw Khrih a vangnaak ing nik coei kaw,” tinawh anak kqawn hawh hy.

Wherefore it saith—Up! thou sleeper, and arise from among the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee.

15 Cedawngawh nami khawsak naak awh ce ak nep na naming ngaih ta lah uh, a cyih amak awm amyihna koeh awm unawh thlakcyi amyihna awm lah uh,

Be taking heed, therefore, exactly how ye are walking, —not as unwise, but as wise, —

16 khawnghikhqi ve ama leekvoel hawh adawngawh, a tym leek boeih boeih ce thlai lah uh.

Buying out for yourselves the opportunity, because, the days, are evil;

17 Cedawngawh thlakqaw amyihna koeh awm unawh taw, Bawipa ak kawngaih ve ikawnu tice sim law lah uh.

For this cause, do not become foolish, but have discernment as to what is the will of the Lord;

18 Zuu koeh qui uh, ce ing khawboe amak leek ce awm sak hy. Ce anglak awh Myihla ing be lah uh.

And be not getting drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be getting filled in Spirit; —

19 Pynoet ingkaw pynoet Saam awi kqawn unawh, kyihcahnaak laa ingkaw Myihla ben laa ce sa lah uh. Namik kawk khuiawh Bawipa venawh kyihcahnaak laa ce sa lah uh,

Speaking to yourselves, with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs; singing, and striking the strings, with your heart unto the Lord;

20 a soep hoeiawh Pa Khawsa venawh ni Bawipa Jesu Khrih ang ming ing zeelawi kqawn poepa lah uh.

Giving thanks, always, for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto your God and Father;

21 Khrih kqihchahnaak ing pynoet ingkaw pynoet pe qu lah uh.

Submitting yourselves one to another in reverence of Christ, —

22 Zukhqi, Bawipa venawh naming peek qu amyihna nami vaakhqi venawh pe qu lah uh.

Ye wives, unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord,

23 Khrih taw amah a pumna ak awm, amah ing a thaawng thlangboel a lu na a awm amyihna, vaa taw zu a lu na awm hy.

Because, a husband, is the head of his wife, as, the Christ also, is the head of the assembly, he, being the saviour of the body, —

24 Thlangboel ing Khrih a venawh ang peek qu amyihna, zukhqi ingawm ik-oeih soepkep awh vaakhqi venawh ang peek qu aham awm hy.

Nevertheless, as, the assembly, submitteth herself unto the Christ, so, the wives, unto their husbands, in everything:

25 Vaakhqi, Khrih ing a thlangboel lungna nawh a hqingnaak a peek amyihna, nami zukhqi ce lung law na uh.

Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf,

26 Khrih ing thlangboel ce ciimcaih sak hy, awi ak caming tui ing sil nawh,

That, her, he might sanctify, having purified [her] with the bath of water, in declaration,

27 amah a venawh ak vang thlangboel, myn a maa amak kap qoe, ak ciimcaih ingkaw coet amak kap na a peek amyihna nami zuukhqi ce lung law na lah uh.

That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;

28 Cemyih lawtna, vaakhqi ing ami zuukhqi ce a mimah a pum ami lungnaak lawt amyihna ami lungnaak aham awm hy. A zu ak lungnaak thlang taw amah a pum ak lungnaak thlang ni.

So, ought the husbands [also] to be loving their own wives, as their own bodies, —he that loveth his own wife, loveth himself,

29 U ingawm amah a pum ce am sawh na khawi hy, Khrih ing thlangboel a hquisawi amyihna, hqin amcah nawh hqui a sawi hy –

No one, in fact, ever yet hated, his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, —even as, the Christ, the assembly,

30 ningnih taw amah a pum awhkaw a ke a baikhqi na nik awm ni.

Because, members, are we of his body; —

31 Ve ak camawh pa ing a nu ingkaw a pa cehta nawh a zu ce tawm kawm saw, pakkhih ce pumoet na coeng hawh kawm nih.

For this cause, will a man leave his father and his mother, and will cleave unto his wife, and, they two, shall become, one flesh.

32 Ve ve awihdung awihyp na awm hy; cehlai kai ing kak kqawn taw Khrih ingkaw thlangboel akawng ni kak kqawn hy.

This sacred secret, is, great, —I, however, am speaking as to Christ and [as to] the assembly; —

33 Cehlai, nangmih boeih ing nami mah a pum nami lungnaak amyihna nami zukhqi ce nami lungnaak aham awm hy, zukhqi ingawm a mi vaakhqi ce a mik kqihchah aham awm hy.

Nevertheless, ye also, do ye, individually, each man be so loving, his own wife, as himself, and, the wife, [see] that she reverence her husband.