Ephesians 4
1 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
Ine monga wamʼndende chifukwa chotumikira Ambuye, ndikukulimbikitsani kuti mukhale moyo woyenera mayitanidwe amene munalandira.
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Mukhale odzichepetsa kwathunthu ndi ofatsa; mukhale oleza mtima, ololerana wina ndi mnzake mwachikondi.
3 and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
Muyesetse kusunga umodzi wa Mzimu; umodzi umene umatimangirira pamodzi mu mtendere.
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
Pali thupi limodzi ndiponso Mzimu mmodzi, monganso pali chiyembekezo chimodzi chimene anakuyitanirani.
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
Pali Ambuye mmodzi, chikhulupiriro chimodzi, ubatizo umodzi;
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Mulungu mmodzi ndi Atate a onse, ndipo ali mwa onse.
7 Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Koma aliyense wa ife wapatsidwa chisomo molingana ndi muyeso wa mphatso ya Khristu.
8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
Nʼchifukwa chake akunena kuti, “Iye atakwera kumwamba, anatenga chigulu cha a mʼndende ndipo anapereka mphatso kwa anthu.”
9 What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
Kodi mawu akuti, “Iye anakwera” akutanthauza chiyani, ngati Iyeyo sanatsikire kunsi kwa dziko lapansi?
10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
Iye amene anatsika ndi yemweyo anakwera koposa mʼmayiko a kumwamba onse, ndi cholinga choti zinthu zonse zikhale zodzaza ndi Iye.
11 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
Iye ndiye amene anapereka mphatso kwa ena kuti akhale atumwi ndi ena aneneri, ena alaliki, ndi ena abusa ndi aphunzitsi.
12 to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
Ntchito yawo ndi kukonza oyera mtima kuti agwire ntchito ya utumiki kuti thupi la Khristu lilimbikitsidwe.
13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
Izi zidzatifikitsa tonse ku umodzi wachikhulupiriro, kumudziwa Mwana wa Mulungu, kukhwima msinkhu ndi kufika pa muyeso wangwiro weniweni wopezeka mwa Khristu.
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
Motero sitidzakhalanso makanda, ogwedezekagwedezeka ndi mafunde, otengekatengeka ndi mphepo iliyonse ya chiphunzitso ndi kuchenjera kwa anthu achinyengo amene amasocheretsa anthu ndi kuchenjera kwawo.
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
Mʼmalo mwake, poyankhula choonadi mwachikondi, tidzakula mu zinthu zonse ndi kukhala thupi la Khristu, amene ndi Mutu, omwe ndi mpingo.
16 From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
Mwa Iye thupi lonse lalumikizidwa ndi kugwirana pamodzi ndi mitsempha yothandizira. Likukula ndi kudzilimbitsa lokha mwachikondi, pomwe chiwalo chilichonse chikugwira ntchito yake.
17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
Tsono ine ndikukuwuzani izi, ndipo ndikunenetsa mwa Ambuye, kuti musayendenso monga amachitira anthu a mitundu ina potsata maganizo awo opanda pake.
18 They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
Maganizo awo ndi odetsedwa, ndi osiyanitsidwa ndi moyo wa Mulungu chifukwa cha umbuli umene uli mwa iwo chifukwa cha kuwuma mtima kwawo.
19 Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
Popeza sazindikiranso kanthu kalikonse, adzipereka okha kuti akhumbe zonyansa, kuti achite mtundu uliwonse wa zoyipa ndi zilakolako zosatha.
20 But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
Koma inu simunadziwe Khristu mʼnjira yotere.
21 Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
Zoonadi munamva za Iye ndipo munaphunzitsidwa mwa Iye molingana ndi choonadi chimene chili mwa Yesu.
22 to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
Inu munaphunzitsidwa molingana ndi moyo wanu wakale, kuchotsa umunthu wakale, umene ukupitirira kuwonongeka ndi zilakolako zachinyengo;
23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
kuti mukonzedwe mwatsopano mʼmitima mwanu;
24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
ndi kuti muvale umunthu watsopano, wolengedwa kuti ufanane ndi Mulungu mu chilungamo chenicheni ndi chiyero.
25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Chifukwa chake, aliyense wa inu aleke kunama ndipo ayankhule zoona kwa mʼbale wake, pakuti ife tonse ndife ziwalo za thupi limodzi.
26 “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
Kwiyani koma musachimwe. Dzuwa lisalowe mukanali chikwiyire.
27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
Musamupatse mpata Satana.
28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
Iye amene wakhala akuba asabenso, koma agwire ntchito ndi kuchita kenakake kaphindu ndi manja ake, kuti akhale ndi kenakake kogawana ndi amene akusowa.
29 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Mʼkamwa mwanu musatuluke mawu aliwonse onyansa, koma okhawo amene ndi othandiza kulimbikitsa ena molingana ndi zosowa zawo, kuti athandize amene akawamve.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Ndipo musamvetse chisoni Mzimu Woyera wa Mulungu amene mwasindikizidwa naye chizindikiro cha tsiku la kuwomboledwa.
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
Chotsani kuzondana, ukali ndi kupsa mtima, chiwawa ndi kuyankhula zachipongwe, pamodzi ndi choyipa chilichonse.
32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Mukomerane mtima ndi kuchitirana chifundo wina ndi mnzake. Khululukiranani wina ndi mnzake, monga momwe Mulungu anakukhululukirani mwa Khristu.
