Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, being prisoner in the Lord, praie you that yee walke worthie of the vocation whereunto yee are called,
Ya mere, mụ onwe m bụ onye mkpọrọ nke Onyenwe anyị, na-arịọ unu ka unu bie ndụ kwesiri ọkpụkpọ nke a kpọrọ unu.
2 With all humblenesse of minde, and meekenesse, with long suffering, supporting one an other through loue,
Werekwanụ obi dị umeala niile na ịdị nwayọọ, na ndidi na-anagide ibe unu nʼịhụnanya.
3 Endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Nọọnụ nʼudo nʼetiti onwe unu gbalịakwanụ ime ka ịdị nʼotu unu dịgide nʼime Mmụọ Nsọ.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, euen as yee are called in one hope of your vocation.
E nwere otu ahụ na otu Mmụọ, dị ka e siri kpọọ unu nʼotu olileanya nke dịịrị ọkpụkpọ a kpọrọ unu.
5 There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptisme,
Otu Onyenwe anyị dị, otu okwukwe na otu baptizim.
6 One God and Father of all, which is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.
Ọ bụkwa naanị otu Chineke dị onye bụ Nna ihe niile na onye na-achị ihe niile, na onye na-arụ ọrụ ya nʼime ihe niile, na-ebikwa nʼime ihe niile.
7 But vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Ma e nyere onye ọbụla amara dịka oke onyinye nke Kraịst siri dị.
8 Wherfore he saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity captiue, and gaue gifts vnto men.
Nʼihi nke a, e kwuru, “Mgbe ọ rigoro gaa nʼelu, o duuru igwe ndị a dọtara nʼagha, nyekwa ụmụ mmadụ onyinye dị iche iche.”
9 (Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth?
(E kwuru, “Ọ rigoro,” gịnị ka ọ pụtara ma ọ bụghị na o buru ụzọ rịdaa nʼime ala mmụọ?
10 Hee that descended, is euen the same that ascended, farre aboue all heauens, that hee might fill all things)
Onye ahụ si nʼelu rịdata bụkwa otu onye ahụ rigoro nʼeluigwe, ka o nwee ike mejuo ihe niile.)
11 Hee therefore gaue some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Euangelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers,
O nyekwara ụfọdụ onyinye ị bụ ndị ozi, ụfọdụ ndị amụma, ụfọdụ ndị nkwusa oziọma, ụfọdụ ndị ụkọchukwu na ndị nkuzi.
12 For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,
Nke a bụ maka ikwadobe ndị nsọ maka ọrụ nke ije ozi, iji wulite ahụ nke Kraịst;
13 Till we all meete together (in the vnitie of faith and that acknowledging of the Sonne of God) vnto a perfite man, and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ,
tutu anyị niile abịa na nkwekọta banyere okwukwe anyị, na ọmụma ihe banyere ọkpara Chineke, bụrụ onye tozuru oke, ruo ọtụtụ nke ogogo na ozuzu oke nke Kraịst.
14 That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.
Mgbe ahụ anyị agaghị abụkwa ụmụntakịrị, ndị ikuku ozizi ọhụrụ dị iche iche na-ebugharị ihu na azụ dị ka ebili mmiri, na ịgha ụgha nke mmadụ, bụ ozizi na-esite nʼime aghụghọ nke ha ji echepụta nduhie.
15 But let vs folowe the truth in loue, and in all things, grow vp into him, which is the head, that is, Christ.
Kama nʼikwu eziokwu site na mmụọ ịhụnanya, anyị ga-eto bụrụ ndị tozuru oke nʼakụkụ niile nʼime ya, bụ onye ahụ bụ isi, nke bụ Kraịst.
16 By whome al the body being coupled and knit together by euery ioynt, for ye furniture therof (according to the effectual power, which is in the measure of euery part) receiueth increase of the body, vnto the edifying of itselfe in loue.
Onye anụ ahụ niile, jikọtara ọnụ ma bụrụ otu, site na nkwonkwo niile nke na-enyezu ya nkwado, dịka akụkụ niile ọbụla na-arụ ọrụ ya nke ọma, na-esite nʼụzọ ahụ enyere akụkụ ndị ọzọ aka, ime ka ha too, nakwa iwuli ha elu site nʼịhụnanya.
17 This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord, that yee hencefoorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde,
Ya mere, ana m ekwu nke a, ma na-eguzokwa na ya nʼime Onyenwe, ka unu hapụ ibi ndụ dị ka ndị mba ọzọ si ebi, na echiche ha na-abaghị uru.
18 Hauing their vnderstanding darkened, and being strangers from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardnesse of their heart:
Ndị ọchịchịrị gbachiri nghọta ha. Ndị dị otu a enweghị oke na ndụ ahụ Chineke na-enye, nʼihi na obi ha mechiri emechi, ha adịghị aghọtakwa.
19 Which being past feeling, haue giuen themselues vnto wantonnesse, to woorke all vncleannesse, euen with griedinesse.
Ha abụrụla ndị obi ha kpọrọ nkụ, ndị were onwe ha nyefee ime ihe niile masịrị ọchịchọ ha, ka ha si otu a na-ebi ndụ adịghị ọcha niile, ha bụ ndị jupụtara nʼanya ukwu.
20 But yee haue not so learned Christ,
Ma nke a abụghị otu unu siri mụta Kraịst,
21 If so be yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus,
ma ọ bụrụ na unu anụla ihe banyere ya, ọ bụrụkwa na unu amụtala ihe site nʼaka ya banyere eziokwu ahụ dị nʼime Jisọs.
22 That is, that yee cast off, concerning the conuersation in time past, that olde man, which is corrupt through the deceiueable lustes,
Yipụnụ mmadụ ochie unu, nke mere ka unu na-ebi ndụ ọjọọ na mbụ, bụ mmadụ ochie ahụ nke jupụtara nʼagụụ ime ihe ọjọọ niile,
23 And be renued in the spirit of your minde,
ka eme ka mmụọ nke uche unu dị ọhụrụ.
24 And put on ye new man, which after God is created vnto righteousnes, and true holines.
Ma yikwasịnụ onwe unu mmadụ ọhụrụ, nke e kere nʼụdịdị Chineke nʼezi omume nʼezie nakwa nʼịdị nsọ.
25 Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Ya mere, wezuganụ ịgha ụgha, ka anyị niile kwuo eziokwu nye ndị agbataobi anyị, nʼihi na anyị niile bụ ndị e jikọtara nʼotu anụ ahụ.
26 Bee angrie, but sinne not: let not the sunne goe downe vpon your wrath,
Mgbe ị na-ewe iwe emehiekwala. Ekwela ka anyanwụ daa mgbe ị ka nọ na-ewe iwe.
27 Neither giue place to the deuill.
Enyela ekwensu ohere.
28 Let him that stole, steale no more: but let him rather labour, and worke with his handes the thing which is good, that hee may haue to giue vnto him that needeth.
Ka onye na-ezu ohi kwụsị izu ohi. Kama ya jiri aka ya abụọ rụọ ezi ọrụ, ka o nwee ike inyere ndị ọzọ nọ na mkpa aka.
29 Let no corrupt comunication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good, to ye vse of edifying, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
Ka okwu rere ure ọbụla hapụ isite nʼọnụ unu pụta. Kama kwuonụ naanị ezi ihe nke ga-aba uru iwuli ndị ọzọ elu dịka mkpa ha si dị na iwetara ndị nụrụ ya ngọzị.
30 And grieue not the holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto ye day of redemption.
Unu akpasukwala Mmụọ Nsọ nke Chineke iwe, onye a kara unu akara nʼime ya maka ụbọchị nke mgbapụta.
31 Let all bitternesse, and anger, and wrath, crying, and euill speaking be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse.
Wepụnụ obi ilu niile, na obi ọjọọ na iwe, ya na nkwulu na ibu iro niile nʼetiti unu.
32 Be ye courteous one to another, and tender hearted, freely forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake, freely forgaue you.
Nʼọnọdụ ihe ndị a niile, nweenụ obi ebere nʼebe ibe unu nọ. Gbagharanụ ibe unu dịka Chineke sitere nʼamara ya gbaghara unu nʼihi na unu bụ nke Kraịst.
