Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been 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 humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
Werekwanụ obi dị umeala niile na ịdị nwayọọ, na ndidi na-anagide ibe unu nʼịhụnanya.
3 being eager to keep the unity 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, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;
E nwere otu ahụ na otu Mmụọ, dị ka e siri kpọọ unu nʼotu olileanya nke dịịrị ọkpụkpọ a kpọrọ unu.
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Otu Onyenwe anyị dị, otu okwukwe na otu baptizim.
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in 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 to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Messiah.
Ma e nyere onye ọbụla amara dịka oke onyinye nke Kraịst siri dị.
8 Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people."
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 Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
(E kwuru, “Ọ rigoro,” gịnị ka ọ pụtara ma ọ bụghị na o buru ụzọ rịdaa nʼime ala mmụọ?
10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
Onye ahụ si nʼelu rịdata bụkwa otu onye ahụ rigoro nʼeluigwe, ka o nwee ike mejuo ihe niile.)
11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors 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 perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Messiah;
Nke a bụ maka ikwadobe ndị nsọ maka ọrụ nke ije ozi, iji wulite ahụ nke Kraịst;
13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature person, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Messiah;
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 may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by cleverness in deceitful schemes;
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 speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Messiah;
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 from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
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 testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the futility of their mind,
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 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;
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 who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
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 you did not learn Messiah that way;
Ma nke a abụghị otu unu siri mụta Kraịst,
21 if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
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 you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old self, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
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 that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
ka eme ka mmụọ nke uche unu dị ọhụrụ.
24 and put on the new self, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
Ma yikwasịnụ onwe unu mmadụ ọhụrụ, nke e kere nʼụdịdị Chineke nʼezi omume nʼezie nakwa nʼịdị nsọ.
25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one 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 "Be angry, but do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Mgbe ị na-ewe iwe emehiekwala. Ekwela ka anyanwụ daa mgbe ị ka nọ na-ewe iwe.
27 neither give place to the devil.
Enyela ekwensu ohere.
28 Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
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 speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
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 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Unu akpasukwala Mmụọ Nsọ nke Chineke iwe, onye a kara unu akara nʼime ya maka ụbọchị nke mgbapụta.
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.
Wepụnụ obi ilu niile, na obi ọjọọ na iwe, ya na nkwulu na ibu iro niile nʼetiti unu.
32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Messiah forgave 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.
