Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation with which you are called,
Bawipa khut ka pawha phäh thawng üng ka kyumki kei naw ka ning jah nghuinak ta, Pamhnam naw a ning jah khü üng a ning jah tak pet cän nami kpha vaia xüngsei ua.
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;
Angläta mlung mhnem lü hniphnawi lü mlung msaü lü ve ua. Mat ja mat püi cuneinak am nami mhläkphyanak mdan ua.
3 Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Dim’yenak am atänga ning jah khitkhawn khaia Ngmüimkhya naw a ning jah peta yümmatnak cän nami khyaih khawha thupei ua.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling;
Pumsa mat ja Ngmüimkhya mat ni a ve ta, Pamhnam naw a ning jah khü üng pi äpeinak mat ni a ve.
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Bawipa mat, jumnak mat, baptican mat ja,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
khyang avana Pa ja Pamhnam mat ni a ve. Ani cun avan khana Bawia kya lü avana üngkhyüh khut bi lü avana k'uma veki.
7 But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Khritaw naw aphäh phäha a jah pet ktunga letsawng cun mat cim naw mi yahki.
8 Why he says, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.
Cangcim naw, “Ak’hlünga a kai üng, tamna khawhah a jah cehpüi, khyange üng letsawng pi jah peki,” a ti.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
Atuha “kaiki” tinak hin i ni? Tinak hlü ta a ni cun akcüka aknem säiha khawmdeka kyum lawki ni.
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Kyum lawki cun jäng kaiki kunga kya lü khankhawea khan ja acuna thea üng pi a venak cun khawliva avan üng beki ni.
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Ani cun naw “khyange üng letsawnge jah peki”; ani naw avang cun ngsä he vaia a jah mcawn, akcee cun sahmae vaia, akcee cun evawnkelih saja vaia, akcee cun pasatae jah mtheimthangkiea a jah mcawna kyaki.
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Khritawa pumsa cun sawngsak vaia phäha Pamhnama khyange cun khritjan kawnsang khut üng ngpüi khaia a jah pitpyang ni.
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
Mi jumnak yümmatnaka k'um ja Pamhnam ksingnaka atänga mi lawki. Mimi cun xüngvai law lü Khritawa hlüngkia a pumyaw cun mi pha vaia ni.
14 That we from now on be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Khyange jah mhlei lü hlawhlepnak mtünmdawng u lü hmakatnaka jah cehpüikie khyangea mtheinak naw a jah jawnceh canaea mimi cun am ni kya ti u.
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Acuna hnün üng lua kyaki Khritaw üng dämduh lü mhläkphyanaka Ngmüimkhya am ngthungtak cun mi pyen yah khai.
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body to the edifying of itself in love.
Ania upthingnaka nghngalangkia kphyeme cun atänga pumsa mat am ve u lü pumsa mat naw kphyem avan cun atänga jah mcahki. Mat cim naw a mi pawh vai pawh u lü pumsa cun mhläkphyanak am däm law lü amät cun sawngsaeiki.
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you from now on walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Pamhnam am tä lü ami cungaih pi ia am ngtähkhehki khyangea kba msu lü käh nami xün vaia Bawipa ngming ning jah mcäi lü,
18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Acuna khyange mlung cun nghmüp k'uma ni. Pamhnam naw a jah peta xünnak üng am ngpüi u, ami cun mawngcei lü ami mlung pi ngcangki.
19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Ami ngkeei vai am ksing lü mtüihmlehki ja akse bilawhnak naküt üng am ngphep khawh u lü amimät ngapeikie ni.
20 But you have not so learned Christ;
Khritawa vei ami ngthei ta acun am ni!
21 If so be that you have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
A mawng nami ngjaki, nami cun a hnu kläkea ami kya akba Jesuh üng veki ngthungtak cun nami ngtheikie ni.
22 That you put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Acunakyase nami xünnak khawi, akphyüme cän jah hawihkceh lü akphyüm amät hin am dawkia hlükaweinak naw akpyak ni.
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
Nami mlung ja cungaihnak cun akthaia avan jah pyang u,
24 And that you put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
lü akthai cän jah suisa u, acun hin Pamhnam am täng lü xünnak akcanga kyaki ngcim lü ngsungki tia amät naw mdan khaia mhnünmcenga kyaki ni.
25 Why putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
Käh hleihlak ti vai! Mat cim naw ngthungtak cun jumeiki akcee üng nami mtheh yah khai, isetiakyaküng, Khritawa pumsa üng mi van hin atänga akphyema mi kyaki.
26 Be you angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down on your wrath:
Nami mlung a so law üng mkhyenak käh pawhsak lü a mhnüpa nami mlung käh so kawm.
27 Neither give place to the devil.
Khawyai üng akcün käh pe u.
28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.
Nami mpyukei khawi üng mpyukeinak cän hawih lü khut bi ua, iseniti ta mpyenkseki nami jah kpüinak vai ja nami phäha akdaw lama nami yahmtang thei vaia ni.
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.
Khyükse käh sumei lü ngdüih thawhnak vai khyü däk sumei u. Akcukba ani üngva ngjakiea phäha na pyensak daw lü jah sawngsa khai ni.
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed to the day of redemption.
Pamhnama Ngmüimkhya Ngcim käh thüiseisak ua, Pamhnama Ngmüimkhya Ngcim naw va ning jah msing lü Pamhnam naw a ning jah mhlätnak vaia Mhnüpa phäh amahkhamkia kyaki.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Mlungsonak, mlungsetnak ja am dawki hlükaweinak cun jah hawih ua. Püi cawkeinak, ngpyangpyetnak ja ng’eihnak am ve ti.
32 And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you.
Acuna hnün üng mat ja mat üawm na lü Pamhnam naw Khritaw üngkhyüh aning jah mhläteia kba mat ja mat pi mhlätei ua.
