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:
Nipele, uneji jundi jwantawe kwa ligongo lya kwatumichila Ambuje, ngunchondelela ntame mpela yatite kunsalila Akunnungu ntame paŵammilasile.
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Mmeje ŵakulitimalika ni chitungato ni ŵakupililila, mpilililane jwine ni jwine kwa unonyelo.
3 and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
Nlimbile nnope kuugosa umo wauichiswe ni Mbumu jwa Akunnungu kwa litala lya chitendewele chachikunlumbikanya.
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
Chipali chiilu chimo cha Kilisito ni Mbumu jwa Akunnungu jumo, nti chilolelo chimwaŵilanjikwe ni Akunnungu chachitite kuŵa chimo.
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
Apali Ambuje ŵamo ni chikulupi chimo ni ubatiso umo.
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Akunnungu ŵamo, ŵaali Atati ŵa wose, ŵelewo ali pachanya pa wose ni akupanganya masengo kupunda wose ni ali nkati mwa ŵandu ŵakwe wose.
7 Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Kila mundu pasikati jetu apochele ntuuka kutyochela kwa Akunnungu mpela yatite pakupegwa ni Kilisito.
8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
Mpela ila igakuti pakusala Malembelo ga Akunnungu, “Paŵakwesile kwinani, ŵaulongwesye mpingo wa ŵandu ŵataŵikwe, ni ŵapele ŵandu mituuka.”
9 What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
Nipele, pakuŵecheta, “Ŵakwesile kwinani,” ana malumbo gakwe chichi? Malumbo gakwe ni kuti ŵatulwiche kaje mpaka paasi chilambo.
10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
Ŵelewo ŵaŵatulwiche ali ŵawowo ŵaŵakwesile kwinani nnope kupunda kwiunde kose kuti aitende indu yose yaigumbile imalile.
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,
Jwelejo ni juŵasagwile ŵandu ŵane kuŵa achinduna ni ŵane kuŵa ŵakulondola ŵa Akunnungu ni ŵane kuŵa ŵakulalichila Ngani Jambone ni ŵane kuŵa ŵakuchinga ni ŵakwiganya.
12 to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
Ŵatesile yeleyo kuti akombole kwaŵika chile ŵandu wose ŵa Akunnungu kwa ligongo lya masengo ga Chikilisito, kuti achigumbe chiilu cha Kilisito.
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.
Kwayele uweji wose tulumbikane kwapamo mu chikulupi ni kummanyilila Mwana jwa Akunnungu, tuŵe ŵatukusile mu chikulupi ni kuuichila utindimisyo wa Kilisito.
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.
Nipele, ngatuŵa sooni mpela ŵanache, tuchijigalikwaga akuno ni akuno mpela matumbela gagakuutwa ni mbungo jajilijose ja majiganyo gagakutyosekwa ni ŵandu ŵakwalambusya ŵane ni kwasoyasya ŵandu kwa kwalyungasya.
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
Nambo twaŵechetaga yankati usyene kwa unonyelo, tutukule mu chikulupi ni kwaichilila Kilisito, ŵaali ntwe wa mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila.
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.
Kwa kulongoswa ni Kilisito, iŵalo yose ya chiilu ikulumbikana pamo kwa ntasi ni chiilu chose chikukamulangana kwa ukamuchisyo wa iŵalo yakwe. Nipele chiŵalo chachili chose chapanganyaga masengo uchenene, chiilu chose chikukula ni kuligumba mu unonyelo.
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.
Nipele, kwa liina lya Ambuje ngunjamuka yeleyi, kasinjenda sooni mpela ŵandu ŵangakwamanyilila Akunnungu, ŵakusikuya ng'anisyo syao syangalimate.
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.
Ŵandu wo lunda lwao luli mu chipi, ni alekangenywe ni umi wa Akunnungu kwa ligongo lya kuloŵela kwao ni kukakatima kwa mitima jao.
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.
Ŵanyawo nganakola soni ni ajinjile mu chigongomalo ni akusaka kupanganya indu ya soni pangaleka.
20 But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
Nambo ŵanyamwe nganinlijiganya yeleyo nkati Kilisito.
21 Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
Isyene mwapilikene uchenene nkati Che Yesu ni ŵanyamwe ndi ŵakulijiganya ŵakwe, mwajiganyikwe mwa ŵelewo ni usyene wauli nkati mwao.
22 to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
Mwajiganyikwe kuula utame wenu wa kalakala, yaani undu wenu wa kalakala uwaliji nkonasikwa kwa ligongo lya misese ja kulambusya.
23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
Mpanganyikwe ŵa sambano mmitima ni ng'anisyo syenu.
24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Mmwale undu wa sambano waupanganyichikwe chisau ni Akunnungu, waukuloleka kwakutama yambone ni uswela wa usyene.
25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Kwa yeleyo, nneche unami. Jwalijose aŵechete usyene ni njakwe, pakuŵa uwe wose tuli iŵalo ya chiilu cha Kilisito.
26 “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
Mwatumbilaga, ni lutumbilo lwenu lukantendekasya kupanganya sambi, ni lutumbilo lwenu lukalonjela muusi wose.
27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
Kasimwapa lipesa Shetani.
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.
Juŵajiŵaga akajiŵa sooni, nambo apanganye masengo gambone kwa makono gakwe kuti akole chindu chakwakamuchisya ŵakulaga.
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.
Nkaŵecheta maloŵe gangalimate, nambo mmechete maloŵe gambone gagakwalimbichisya ŵandu kuti maloŵe gunkuŵecheta gakamuchisye ŵandu ŵakugapilikana.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Ngasimunsupusya Mbumu jwa Akunnungu pakuŵa ŵelewo ali chimanyisyo cha Akunnungu kukwenu chakulosya kuti ŵanyamwe ndi ŵandu ŵakwe, nombe mbumu akulosya lyuŵa lichaiche Akunnungu kukwawombola ŵandu ŵakwe.
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
Ngasimma ni ligogo mu ntima mwe ni ngasimwatumbilila ŵandu ŵane ni ngasimma ni uchimwa ni ngasimmenyana ni kutukana ni kuleka chigongomalo chachili chose.
32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Nambo mme ni mitima jambone ja kukolelana chanasa jwine ni jwine, nnechelesyane mpela yatite pakunnechelesya Akunnungu kwa litala lya Kilisito.
