Ba Efeso 4

1 Nekubabobo, mbuli mwange nkambo ka Mwami, ndamukombelezya kuti mwende chakwelela kubwiite obo mbumwakiitwa.

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

2 Ndamukombelezya kuti mupone akulibombya kupati achakulitoba aansi akubamoyo mulamfu, mumvwidilane luzyalo umwi awumwi muluyando.

With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

3 Muchite zyelede kukulondola kujatana kwamuuya kunchoonzyo achalumuno.

Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

4 Kuli mubili omwe amuuya omwe, kabiyo mbuli mbumwakiitwa mubulangizi boomwe bwabwitwe bwenu.

There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you;

5 Alimwi kuli Mwami omwe, lusyomo lomwe, lubbabbatizyo lomwe, a Leza womwe a Taata waboonse,

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 uletela lyazyoonse alimwi kwindila kulizyoonse amulizyonse.

One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

7 Kuli umwi awumwi wesu luzyalo wakapegwa kwindila mumwelo wachipo cha Kkilisito.

But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ.

8 Kuli mbuli malembe mbwaamba kuti: “Naakatanta kujulu. wakazulwida baange mubwange alimwi wakapa zipo kubantu.”

For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.

9 Chambanzi kuti, “Wakatanta kujulu,” kunze akuti wakaseluka kunsi anyika?

(Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth?

10 Ooyo wakaselukide ngonguwe muntu kabiyo wakatanta kule atala lyamajulu oonse, kuti azuzye zyoonse zintu.

He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)

11 Kkilisitu wakapa bamwi kuti babe batumwa, bamwi mbuli basinsimi, bamwi babe bakambawusi alimwi bamwi babe bembeli abayiisi.

And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;

12 Wakapa zipo ezi kusamika bantu ba Leza basalala kubasamikila mulimu wakugwasya nkachitila kuyakwa kwamubili wa Kkilisitu.

For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

13 Kwinkilila anembo akuyaka mubili wakwe maane toonse tukasikile lujatano lwalusyomo aluzibo lwaMwana Leza, akuti tukasime akusikila mwelwe wabuzule bwa Kkilisitu.

Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:

14 Kkilisitu wakatuyaka kuchitila kuti tatuchinoli bana bapupulwidwe musule akunembo aguuwo, kubwezegwa aguwo lyonse lyanjisyo yabuchenjezu bwabantu mumabambe abo alweno.

So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;

15 Twelede kwaamba kasimpe muluyando, twelede kukomena mulizyonse inzila mulinguwe ooyo silutwe, nkokuti Kkilisitu.

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

16 Kkilisitu uyaka mubili wonse, alimwi yonse igwasizya, alimwi mubili kuti ukomene kuchitila kuti uliyake mwini muluyando.

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

17 Nkinkako, ndaamba kuti ndasimya kuleezi mu Mwami kuti tamuchinoyendi mbuli kweenda bamaasi, mubufubafuba bwamyoyo yabo.

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

18 Bali siyilidwe mukumvwisisisya kwabo, kuti kulimbabo, nkambo kakuyuma kwamyoyo yabo.

Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

19 Tabakwe nsoni alimwi bakalipeda kutubuno, alimwi bakiiya yoonse misyobo yazibi abulyabi.

Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.

20 Pele tensi mbubo mbumwakayiya atala akkilisito.

For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

21 Ndiyeyela kuti mwakamvwa atala anguwe, akuti amwakayisigwa mulinguwe, mbuli kuti bwini buli muli Jesu.

If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:

22 Mwakayisigwa kuti musowe zyoonse zyemponeno yechiindi akusowa muntu wechiindi. Muntu wechiindi ngonguwe nguusofwede nkaambo kalweno lwaziyandisyo zyakwe.

That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

23 Musowe buntu bwechiindi kuti mulengululwe bupya mumiyeyo yanu,

And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

24 muchite echi kuti muzwate muntu mupya oyo ulengedwe muchiimo cha Leza-mubululami bwakasimpe abusalali.

And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.

25 Nkinkaako, amusowe bubeji, alimwi muleke uumwi awumwi wanu aambe kasimpe kulisimabambanwa wakwe, nkambo tulichizo chawumwi awumwi.

And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

26 “Nyema, pele utabisyi.” Utazumini kuti zuba likabbile nkochinyemede.

Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;

27 Utapi mwenya kuli dyabulusi.

And do not give way to the Evil One.

28 Ooyo wakali kubba atachinobbi lubo welede kubeleka, kubelekela kulecho chibotu amaanza akwe, kuchitila kuti abe achimwi chakwabilana ababo babulide.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

29 Utazumizyi kwambuula kuchisa kuti kuzwe mumulomo wako. Belesya biyo majwi mabotu kuchitila kugwasigwa kwabaabo bakuyanda, kuchitila kuti majwi ako ape luzyalo kulaabo baamvwa.

Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

30 Alimwi mutapenzyi Muuya Uusalala wa Leza, nkaambo nguwe wakamusimisizya buzuba bwalununuko lwenu.

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

31 Musowe boonse buluti amaambani, lunyemo, ndutiluti azisapi aantomwe abubi boonse.

Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

32 Mube aluzyalo kuli umwi awumwi, moyo mubombe, mwambilane umwi awumwi, mbuli Leza muli Kkilisitu mbwakamulekelela.

And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.