Ephesians 4
1 So I—this prisoner in the Lord—am encouraging you to make sure you live according to the principles to which you were called.
Kulwejo, lwo mubhohya ingulu ya Latabhugenyi, enibhasabhwa mulibhate amwi lwakutyo mwabhilikiwe na Nyamuanga.
2 Don't think proudly of yourselves; be gentle and patient, showing tolerance to each other in love.
Mwikale kwo bhwololo bhunene no kwikeya no kwigumilisha.
3 Make every effort to remain one in the Spirit through the peace that binds you together.
Mukole kwa managa okubhika obhumwi bhwo Mwoyo mu kubhohya kwo mulembe.
4 For there's one body, and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope.
Gulio omubhili gumwi no Mwoyo gumwi, lwakutyo ona yaliga mubhilikihye mukwiikanya kwo kubhilikilwa kwemwe.
5 The Lord is one, our trust in him is one, and there's one baptism;
Alio Latabhugenyi umwi, elikilisha limwi, obhubhatijwa bhumwi,
6 there's one God and Father of everyone. He is over all and through all and in all.
na Nyamuanga umwi na Latabhugenyi wa bhona. Omwene ali ingulu ya bhyona, katula mubhyona munda ya bhyona.
7 To each of us grace was given in proportion to Christ's generous gift.
Kwa bhuli umwi weswe ayanibhwe echigongo okulubhana na indengo ye chigongo cha Kristo.
8 As Scripture says, “When he ascended to the heights he took captives with him, and gave gifts to humanity.”
Nilwakutyo amandiko agaika: Ejile agenda ingulu muno, atangasishe jingwatwa mu bhugaya. Nasosha ebhiyanwa ku bhanu.”
9 (Regarding this: it says he ascended, but that means he also had previously descended to our lowly world.
Niki obhugajulo bhwa, “Alinyile,” Tali ati ekile mbala jona je chalo?
10 The one that descended is the same one who also ascended to the highest heaven in order that he could make the whole universe complete.)
Omwene unu ekile ni munu oyo oyo unu alinyile ingulu muno kukila lwile lwona. Akolele kutya okubhao kwae kubheo kubhinu bhyona.
11 The gifts he gave were so that some could be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers,
Kristo asosishe ebhiyanwa lwa bhinu: jintumwa, abhalagi, abhalasi bhe bhisango bhyo bhwana, abhalefi, na bheigisha.
12 with the purpose of preparing God's people for the work of helping others, to help the body of Christ to grow.
Akolele kutya okubhakola abhekilisha kwo kufulubhenda, kulwokugumbaka omubhili gwa Kristo.
13 We grow together until we all reach the state of being one in our trust in and knowledge of the Son of God, completely grown up, measuring up to full maturity in Christ.
Kakola kutya okukinga eswe bhona chikingile obhumwi bwe likisha no bhwengeso bhwo mwana wa Nyamuanga. Kakola kutya okukinga chibhone okukomela lwa bhanu bhakingile mundengo yo kukumila mu Kristo.
14 We shouldn't be little children any more, tossed about and blown along by every passing breeze of doctrine, confused by human trickery, led into error by crafty people who deceitfully scheme;
Inu ni kutya chitaja kubha lindi bhana, chitaja kuingisibhwa ingisibhwa enu neyo. Koleleki ati chitaja kugegwa bhuli muyaga gwa meigisho, kwo bhwengebwenge bhwa bhanu no bhujigijigi bhunu bhutasikene.
15 instead by speaking the truth in love we ought to grow up in everything into Christ, who is our head.
Nawe chaikega, echimali mu lyenda no kukula muno munjila jona munda ya unu ali mutwe, Kristo.
16 It's because of him that the whole body operates, every joint holding it together as each individual part does what it's supposed to, and the whole body grows, building itself up in love.
Kristo agwatanyishe, kwa amwi, omubhili gwona ogwabhekilisha. Gugwatanyibhwe amwi na bhuli bhiungo koleleki mubhili gwona gukule no kwiyumbaka ogwene mulyenda.
17 So let me say this to you—in fact I insist on it in the Lord—that you should no longer live like the foreigners do, in their empty-headed way.
Kulwejo, enaika linu, na enibhasabha mu Latabhugenyi: Mutalibhataga lindi lwa bhanu bha bhanyamahanga lwa kutyo abhalibhata mubhugayuke bho bhiganilisha bhwebhwe.
18 In the darkness of their minds they don't understand, and they have been cut off from the life of God because they don't know anything and in their stubbornness they don't want to know.
Bhatelewemo echisute mubhwiganilisha bhwebhwe. Bhabhilimibhwe okusoka mubhuanga bhwa Nyamuanga kwo bhumumu bhunu bhuli munda yebhwe kulwainsonga yo bhukomee bhwe mioyo jebhwe.
19 Because they are past caring they abandon themselves to sensuality, and greedily do all kinds of disgusting things.
Bhatakubhona nswalo. Bhegwatanyishe abhene mu bhujabhi mu bhikolwa bhijabhi, na bhuli chinu cho mutubho.
20 But that's not what you learned about Christ!
Nawe, tikwo kutyo mweigiye ingulu ya Kristo.
21 Didn't you hear about him? Weren't you taught concerning him? Didn't you learn the truth as it is in Jesus?
Enitogelati mwonguhye ingulu yae. Enitogelati mwaliga nimwiigisibhwa mumwene, lwakutyo echimali chili munda ya Yesu.
22 So get rid of your former lifestyle, that old nature that ruins you through deceptive desires!
Nibhusibhusi mufule amagambo gona ganu agalubhilila akagendee kemwe akakala, bhumunu bhwa kala. Ni bhumunu bhwa kala bhunu obhubhola kwainsonga yo okuligila no bhujigijigi.
23 Let yourselves be re-made spiritually and mentally,
Mufule bhumunu bhwemwe obhwakala koleleki mukolwe bhuyaya emyoyo jo bhwiganilisha bhwemwe.
24 and put on your new nature that God created so you will be like him, right and holy in the truth.
Mukole kutyo mubhone okufwala bhumunu obhuyaya, bhunu obhugendana na Nyamuanga. Umogelwe mubhulengelesi no bhwelu bhwe chimali.
25 So reject lies, and tell the truth to each other—for we belong to each other.
Kulwejo, mute kula okujigajiga.”Mulome echimali, bhuli munu no mwikashanya wae,” kulwainsonga chili bhamwi kubhuli munu kuwejabho.
26 Don't sin by getting angry; don't let evening come and find you still mad—
Mubhe na lisungu, nawe mutakola bhikayo.” Lisubha nilitubhila muli mwi sungu lyemwe.
27 and don't give the devil any opportunity.
Mutamuyana Omusoko omwanya.
28 Thieves, stop your stealing, and do honest, productive work with your hands, so you'll have something to give to those who need it.
Wona wona unu kebha nibhusibhusi asige okwibha lindi. Jimwiile akole emilimu. Akole emilimu jinu jili jobhwana mumabhoko gae, koleleki atule okumsakila unu ali mukene.
29 Don't use bad language. Speak words that will encourage people as necessary, so that those who listen will be helped.
Amagambo amajabhi gasige kusoka mukanwa kemwe. Tali, amagambo gasoke mukanwa kemwe ganu geile ku mukene, ngabhayana echigongo bhanu abhategelesha.
30 Don't disappoint the Holy Spirit of God that marked you as belonging to him until the day of redemption.
Na mutaja kumujubhya Omwoyo Mwelu wa Nyamuanga. Nikumwene ati mwatehyeko olunyamo ingulu yo olusiku lwo kuchungulwa.
31 Get rid of every kind of bitterness, rage, anger, verbal abuse, and insults, along with all forms of evil.
Nibhusibhusi mute kula lisungu lyona, no kubhiililwa, lilemo, na mafumo, amwi na bhuli chinu cho bhujabhi. Mubhe bhafula emwe kwe mwe.
32 Be kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Mubhe no bhwila. Mwiswalililane emwe kwe mwe, lwakutyo Nyamuanga mu Kristo kutyo abheswaliliye emwe.
