Ephesians 4
1 So then, as the prisoner in the Lord I urge you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
Ningave ndukhungwa kwa nkhuludeva, nikhuvadova mgendage vule vule nu nienyilango iyo Nguluve avilangile.
2 with all humility and courtesy, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Mutamage nulwiyiesyo uluvaha nikhisa nukwiyumilincha Muvumbelanilage mundugano.
3 taking pains to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace.
Muvombage mtiigage ukhulolela ulundamano lwa Mepo pwu paninie nu luhungu.
4 There is one body and one Spirit (just as you also were called in one hope of your calling),
Khulimbiele gumo nu Umepo yumo, nduvumukhale mwilangiwe mumbulweli munduhuvilo lwienyo.
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Hange kivale unkuludeva yumo, ulwidikho lumo, ulwoncho lumo.
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
Nu Nguluve yumo nu Daada va voni. Umwene alipakyanya pa fyoni, ni fyoni mugaali mu fyoni.
7 Now to each one of us the grace according to the measure of Christ's gift was given.
Khila munu agaviliwe ikhikungilwa ukhuhongana nei khipimilo kya khikungiliwa kya Kilisiti.
8 That is why He says, “When He ascended into the heights He captured the concentration camp, and distributed gifts to men.”
Ndu uvusimbe vuwinchova: “Watogile khukya leno, avalongwinche avkungwa mumbu sukwa. Akhahumya afikhungilwa kuvanu.”
9 (What does ‘He ascended’ imply if not that He also first descended into the interior regions of the earth?
Khukhuta khikhi ukhuta “Atogile” ulwakhuva pope aleikhile kuluvafu ulunge pasi pakhilunga?
10 He who descended is the very one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
Umwene uviaikhilkhile vie munu yuninie uviatogile kuvutali khukyanya ukhilatilila ikyanya nchoni. Avombile eewo ukhuva avonekhage mu finu fyoni.
11 Yes, He Himself gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
Ukilisite ahuminche ifikungilwa ndifii avasukwa, avanyamalago, avalumbili, navamanyisi.
12 for the equipping of the saints into the work of the ministry, so as to build up the body of Christ,
Avombile eiwo pakhuvatanga ukhuvombela imbombo, pakunchenga umbilie ugwa Kilisite.
13 until we all attain into the unity of the faith and of the real knowledge of the Son of God, into a complete man, into the resulting full stature of Christ;
Ivomba iewo pwu ufwe twivoni tufikhe mululandamano ulwa lwediko ulwaluhala lwa mwana va Nguluve. Ivomba eiwo ukhuta tudulukhe avala avalinulwediko ululuti mwa Kilisite.
14 so that we no longer be ‘infants’, tossed about as by waves and carried off by every doctrinal fad, through the underhanded dealings of the people who collect the fee for the error;
Khuilei tulekhe ukhuva ndavana, tulekhe ukhutagiwa ukwaa nu kwaa. Ulwakuva tulekhe ukhutoliwa khila mepu inchavumanyisi khunumbula imbivi inchavanu munduhala ulwakusyova nukhuyancha.
15 rather, speaking the truth in love, let us in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, the Christ;
Pivu tulanchova lweli mundugano nukhuhola ukhulutilia munjila nchoni inchagaati mumwene uviintwe, Kilisiti.
16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and knit together by what every joint supplies, as each individual part does its work, promotes its own growth, its own edification, in love.
Ukilisiti atulunganyiche pupaninie mumbili gwoni ugwavankhilisisti gulungine pupaninie ni ifilungillo ifya mbili ukuta umbili gwoni ghukulage nukhunchengeka gwene mundugano.
17 So then, I affirm and insist on this in the Lord: you must no longer carry on as the rest of the Gentiles do, in the futility of their mind,
Pivu, ninchova, nita, nikhuva simeelincha Muntwa mlageedaga nda vanu avanyapanji avigeenda mbuvivi mbunangi wa nyala nchavene.
18 having been darkened in their understanding, being alienated [as a continuing condition] from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts,
Vadeindeliwa ni hisi mumassage gaavavene. Vasweemiwe ukhuma mu wumi wa Nguluve khuvukonyofu uvuvulimugaati muvene kwu vukhafu wa numbula nchavo.
19 who, having become dead to hope, have abandoned themselves to depravity, greedily indulging in every kind of vileness.
Savikhivona soni veheliki vene khuvuvivi kumbombo nchavene imbivi, munongwa nchavo inchikyoyo.
20 Now that is not how you ‘learned Christ’—
Ulwakhuva, vusamumanyile eiwo eindageilo incha Kilisiti.
21 if indeed you have heard Him and been taught by Him (as the truth is in Jesus):
Nivona ukhuta mpulikhe inchamwene. Nivona ukuta mkamanyilaga mumwene, nduvu eilweli yilegaati mwa Yeesu.
22 that you put away, concerning your former way of life, the old man (that keeps on being corrupted by the deceitful desires),
Mfule imbombo nchoni inchikhongana niemigeendelo khyienyo iegyakhatale, uvumunu uwakhatale uwihola khunongwa inchavusyovi.
23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Mfule uvumunu weinyo uwakatale pumuvombelilwe uvupya munumbula inchaluhala lwenyo mumepo.
24 and put on the new man, created in the likeness of God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Muvombage eiwo muwesye ukufwala uvumunu uvupya, uvukongana nu Nguluve. Uvumbiwe muwanyilweli nuvuvalanche uwalweli.
25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,’ for we are members of one another.
Ulwakuva, uviekhe khuvutali uvusyovi “Mnchovage uvulweli, khilamunu nuvaleipawipi pamwene,” Ulwakuva tuliepapaninie kilamunu nuninie.
26 ‘Be angry but do not sin’; do not let the sun set on your angry mood,
Muvinchaga neilyoyo, khange mlekhage ukhuvomba imbivi.” Ukhuma ilinchuva vulihuma ukufika kuvusemo vumunchige nielyoyo.
27 nor give an opportunity to the devil.
Mlekhe ukumpa usetano unsenkhi.
28 The one who steals must steal no longer, but rather let him work, doing something good with his hands, that he may have something to share with someone in need.
Uviihincha alekhage ukhuhicha khange. Pinogiwa eitangage ukuvomba imbombo. Avombage eimbombo ieyinyalusayo khumavoka gaa mwene, piva wesyage ukhuvomba ukhutangila umunu uvilonda ukhutangililwa.
29 Let no evil word proceed from your mouth, but only what is good for edification, as needed, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
Einjovele imbivi yilahumag mumilomo gyienyo. pakhuva, amamenyu geinyo gahumaghe mumilomo gyeinyo aghilondiwa mumbunogwe ukhuvapa ifilutilile avipulikheencha.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Pivu mulambipi nchaga Umepo umbalanche uva Nguluve. Ulwakuva khumwene mveikhiwe eikhimanyielo kulinchwa ilyavupoki.
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and slander be removed from you, with all malice.
Muveke pavutali uluvano lyoni, elyoyo, uluvipo, ukhulwa namaduusi, nakhilakheinu eikyavuvivi, mvinchage niekhisa yumwe kwa yumwe.
32 Rather, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Muvichage neikhisa. Musiekhilanilage yumwe khwa yumwe, nduvuu Nguluve mugaati mwa Kilisiti vuavasyikile umwe.
