Ephesians 5
1 Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare children,
Esiane sɛ moyɛ Onyankopɔn mma a ɔdɔ wɔn no nti, munsuasua no
2 And walke in loue, euen as Christ hath loued vs, and hath giuen himselfe for vs, to be an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellling sauour to God.
na motena ase ɔdɔ mu sɛnea Kristo dɔɔ yɛn, na ɔde ne nkwa too hɔ maa yɛn sɛ afɔrebɔde a ɛyɛ huam ma Onyankopɔn no.
3 But fornication, and all vncleannesse, or couetousnesse, let it not be once named among you, as it becommeth Saintes,
Nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔte aguamammɔ anaa afide anaa anibere ho asɛm wɔ mo mu, efisɛ eyinom mfata Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo kronkron.
4 Neither filthinesse, neither foolish talking, neither iesting, which are things not comely, but rather giuing of thankes.
Saa ara nso na ɛmfata sɛ moka kasa fi, ahuhusɛm anaa sɛ muyi aseresɛm, mmom monna ase.
5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, neither vncleane person, nor couetous person, which is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdome of Christ, and of God.
Munnya ntease sɛ, obiara a ɔbɔ aguaman na ɔyɛ afide, na ɔyɛ oniberefo (anibere yɛ abosonsom) no rennya kyɛfa biara wɔ Kristo ne Onyankopɔn Ahenni no mu bi.
6 Let no man deceiue you with vaine wordes: for, for such thinges commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience.
Mommma obiara mmfa nsɛm a aba nni mu nnaadaa mo. Efisɛ saa nneɛma no na ɛma Onyankopɔn bo fuw wɔn a wɔyɛ asoɔden no.
7 Be not therefore companions with them.
Enti mo ne saa nnipa no nyɛ biribiara.
8 For ye were once darkenesse, but are nowe light in the Lord: walke as children of light,
Bere bi, na moyɛ sum, nanso mprempren de, moyɛ hann wɔ Awurade mu. Ne saa nti montena ase sɛ hann mma.
9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in al goodnes, and righteousnes, and trueth)
Efisɛ hann no ma moyɛ papa, atreneefo ne nokwafo,
10 Approuing that which is pleasing to the Lord.
na ɛhwehwɛ nea ɛsɔ Awurade ani.
11 And haue no fellowship with ye vnfruitfull works of darknes, but euen reproue them rather.
Montwe mo ho mfi nneɛma hunu a wɔyɛ wɔ sum mu ho, na mompa ho ntama.
12 For it is shame euen to speake of the things which are done of them in secret.
Ɛyɛ aniwu sɛ wɔbɔ nneɛma a asoɔdenfo yɛ no wɔ sum mu no so.
13 But all thinges when they are reproued of the light, are manifest: for it is light that maketh all things manifest.
Nanso sɛ hann no tɔ wɔn so a, yebehu nnebɔne biara a wɔyɛ.
14 Wherefore hee sayeth, Awake thou that sleepest, and stande vp from the deade, and Christ shall giue thee light.
Efisɛ hann da biribiara adi. Enti na wɔaka se, “Nyan, wo a woada, na sɔre fi awufo mu, na Kristo bɛhyerɛn wɔ wo so.”
15 Take heede therefore that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,
Enti monhwɛ mo akwan yiye, ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔn a wonnim nyansa, na mmom sɛ wɔn a wonim nyansa.
16 Redeeming ye season: for ye daies are euill.
Monyɛ mo akwannya biara so ade, efisɛ, nna yi yɛ nna bɔne.
17 Wherefore, be ye not vnwise, but vnderstand what the will of the Lord is.
Monnyɛ adwene mu harefo, na mmom monte Awurade apɛde ase.
18 And be not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but be fulfilled with the Spirit,
Monnnom nsa mmmow na amfa mo ankɔ ahohwibɔ mu. Na mmom momma Honhom no nhyɛ mo ma.
19 Speaking vnto your selues in psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing, and making melodie to the Lord in your hearts,
Momfa nnwom, ayeyi nnwom ne honhom mu nnwom nkasa nkyerɛ mo ho mo ho. Monto dwom mma Awurade na monkamfo no wɔ koma mu,
20 Giuing thankes alwaies for all thinges vnto God euen the Father, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ,
na monna Agya Onyankopɔn ase bere biara wɔ biribiara ho wɔ yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo din mu.
21 Submitting your selues one to another in the feare of God.
Mumfi nidi a mowɔ ma Kristo mu no mmrɛ mo ho ase mma mo ho mo ho.
22 Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.
Ɔyerenom, mommrɛ mo ho ase mma mo kununom sɛnea mobrɛ mo ho ase ma Awurade no,
23 For the husband is the wiues head, euen as Christ is the head of the Church, and the same is the sauiour of his body.
efisɛ okunu yɛ ɔyere no ti sɛnea Kristo yɛ asafo no ti ne ne Gyefo no. Asafo no yɛ Kristo nipadua.
24 Therfore as the Church is in subiection to Christ, euen so let the wiues be to their husbands in euery thing.
Sɛnea asafo no brɛ ne ho ase ma Kristo no, saa ara na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyerenom brɛ wɔn ho ase wɔ biribiara mu ma wɔn kununom.
25 Husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, and gaue himselfe for it,
Okununom, monnodɔ mo yerenom sɛnea Kristo dɔɔ asafo no na ɔde ne kra too hɔ maa no,
26 That hee might sanctifie it, and clense it by the washing of water through the worde,
na ɔnam asɛm no so de nsu guaree no yɛɛ no kronkron,
27 That hee might make it vnto him selfe a glorious Church, not hauing spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it shoulde bee holy and without blame.
de maa ne ho sɛ asafo a ɛhyerɛn, a enni nkekae anaasɛ mpomponoe anaasɛ dɛm biara, na mmom ɛyɛ kronkron a enni sintɔ.
28 So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: he that loueth his wife, loueth him selfe.
Saa ara na ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima dɔ wɔn yerenom sɛnea wɔdɔ wɔn nipadua no. Ɔbarima a ɔdɔ ne yere no dɔ nʼankasa ne ho.
29 For no man euer yet hated his owne flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, euen as the Lord doeth the Church.
Obiara ntan ne ho. Mmom ɔma no aduan hwɛ no yiye sɛnea Kristo yɛ asafo no,
30 For we are members of his bodie, of his flesh, and of his bones.
na yɛn nso yɛyɛ ne nipadua no ho akwaa.
31 For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they twaine shalbe one flesh.
“Eyi nti, ɔbarima begyaw nʼagya ne ne na, na ɔde ne ho akɔbɔ ne yere na wɔn baanu no nyinaa abɛyɛ ɔhonam baako.”
32 This is a great secrete, but I speake concerning Christ, and concerning the Church.
Eyi yɛ ahintasɛm a mu dɔ, nanso mereka Kristo ne asafo no ho asɛm.
33 Therefore euery one of you, doe ye so: let euery one loue his wife, euen as himselfe, and let the wife see that shee feare her husband.
Enti ɛsɛ sɛ okunu biara dɔ ne yere sɛ nʼankasa ne ho, na ɔyere biara nso de nidi ma ne kunu.
