Ephesians 5
1 BE ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
Esiane sɛ moyɛ Onyankopɔn mma a ɔdɔ wɔn no enti, monsuasua no
2 and walk in love as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an oblation and sacrifice to God, for an odour of a sweet smell.
na motena ase ɔdɔ mu sɛdeɛ Kristo dɔɔ yɛn, na ɔde ne nkwa too hɔ maa yɛn sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ a ɛyɛ hwam ma Onyankopɔn no.
3 But fornication and all impurity, or insatiable desire, let it not be mentioned among you, as becometh saints;
Nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔte adwamammɔ anaa afideɛ anaa anibereɛ ho asɛm wɔ mo mu, ɛfiri sɛ yeinom mfata Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ kronkron.
4 or obscenity, or foolish talk, or loose witticisms; things which become not a Christian, but rather thanksgiving.
Saa ara nso na ɛmfata sɛ moka kasa efi, ahuhusɛm anaa sɛ moyi nsɛnkwaafi, mmom monna ase.
5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, or impure person, or avaricious, who is an idolater, hath an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Monnya nteaseɛ sɛ, obiara a ɔbɔ adwaman na ɔyɛ afideɛ, na ɔyɛ oniberefoɔ (anibereɛ yɛ abosonsom) no rennya kyɛfa biara wɔ Kristo ne Onyankopɔn Ahennie no mu bi.
6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things, the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.
Mommma obiara mfa nsɛm a aba nni mu nnaadaa mo. Ɛfiri sɛ, saa nneɛma no na ɛma Onyankopɔn bo fu wɔn a wɔyɛ asoɔden no.
7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Enti, mo ne saa nnipa no nnyɛ biribiara.
8 For ye were formerly darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
Ɛberɛ bi na moyɛ esum, nanso seesei deɛ, moyɛ hann wɔ Awurade mu. Ne saa enti montena ase sɛ hann mma.
9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth; )
Ɛfiri sɛ, hann no ma moyɛ papa, teneneefoɔ ne nokwafoɔ,
10 proving what is acceptable to the Lord.
na ɛhwehwɛ deɛ ɛsɔ Awurade ani.
11 And have no society with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather rebuke them.
Montwe mo ho mfiri nneɛma hunu a wɔyɛ wɔ esum mu ho, na mompa ho ntoma.
12 For it is scandalous but to mention the things done of them in secret.
Ɛyɛ aniwu sɛ wɔbɔ nneɛma a asoɔdenfoɔ yɛ no esum mu no so.
13 But all things which are rebukeable are made manifest by the light; for it is the light, by which every thing is made manifest.
Nanso sɛ hann no tɔ wɔn so a, yɛbɛhunu nnebɔne biara a wɔyɛ.
14 Wherefore he saith, “Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”
Ɛfiri sɛ, hann da biribiara adi. Enti na wɔaka sɛ, “Nyane, wo a woada, na sɔre firi awufoɔ mu, na Kristo bɛhyerɛn wɔ wo so.”
15 Take heed, then, that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Enti, monhwɛ mo akwan yie, ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔnnim nyansa, na mmom sɛ wɔn a wɔnim nyansa.
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Monyɛ mo akwannya biara so adeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, nna yi yɛ nna bɔne.
17 Therefore be not unwise, but intelligent concerning what is the will of the Lord.
Monnyɛ adwenem herɛfoɔ, na mmom monte Awurade apɛdeɛ ase.
18 And be not drunk with wine, in which there is sottishness, but be filled with the Spirit;
Monnnom nsã mmmoro na amfa mo ankɔ ahohwiebɔ mu. Na mmom, momma Honhom no nhyɛ mo ma.
19 speaking one to another in psalms and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in the heart to the Lord;
Momfa nnwom, ayɛyie nnwom ne honhom mu nnwom nkasa nkyerɛ mo ho mo ho. Monto dwom mma Awurade na monkamfo no wɔ akoma mu,
20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God even the Father;
na monna Agya Onyankopɔn ase ɛberɛ biara wɔ biribiara ho wɔ yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo din mu.
21 being subject one to another in the fear of God.
Momfiri anidie a mowɔ ma Kristo mu, mmrɛ mo ho ase mma mo ho mo ho.
22 Wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Ɔyerenom, mommrɛ mo ho ase mma mo kununom sɛdeɛ mobrɛ mo ho ase ma Awurade no,
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as also Christ is the head of the church; and is himself the saviour of the body.
ɛfiri sɛ okunu yɛ ɔyere no ti sɛdeɛ Kristo yɛ asafo no ti ne ne Gyefoɔ no. Asafo no yɛ Kristo onipadua.
24 As then the church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Sɛdeɛ 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, love your own wives, as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Okununom, monnodɔ mo yerenom sɛdeɛ Kristo dɔɔ asafo no na ɔde ne kra too hɔ maa no,
26 that he might sanctify it, purifying it in the laver of water by the word,
na ɔnam asɛm no so de nsuo dwaree no yɛɛ no kronkron,
27 that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having blemish, nor wrinkle, nor any such things; but that it may be holy and unblameable.
de maa ne ho sɛ asafo a ɛhyerɛn, a ɛnni nkekaawa anaasɛ mponponoyɛ anaasɛ ɛdɛm biara, na mmom ɛyɛ kronkron a ɛnni sintɔ.
28 So ought husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself.
Saa ara na ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima dɔ wɔn yerenom sɛdeɛ wɔdɔ wɔn onipadua no. Ɔbarima a ɔdɔ ne yere no dɔ nʼankasa ne ho.
29 For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Obiara ntane ne ho. Mmom, ɔma no aduane hwɛ no yie sɛdeɛ Kristo yɛ asafo no,
30 for we are the members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
na yɛn nso yɛyɛ ne onipadua no ho akwaa.
31 For this reason shall a man forsake his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and the two shall be as one flesh.
“Yei enti, ɔbarima bɛgya nʼagya ne ne maame, na ɔde ne ho akɔbɔ ne yere na wɔn baanu no nyinaa abɛyɛ honam baako.”
32 This mystery is great: but I am speaking with regard to Christ, and with regard to the church.
Yei yɛ ahintasɛm a emu dɔ, nanso mereka Kristo ne asafo no ho asɛm.
33 Nevertheless let every one of you individually see that each love his own wife even as himself; but the wife that she stand in awe of the husband.
Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ okunu biara dɔ ne yere sɛ nʼankasa ne ho, na ɔyere biara nso de anidie ma ne kunu.
