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,
Basi, mimi niliye mfungwa wa Bwana, nawasihi mwenende kama inavyostahili wito wenu mlioitiwa.
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
Kwa unyenyekevu wote na upole, mkiwa wavumilivu, mkichukuliana kwa upendo.
3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Jitahidini kudumisha umoja wa Roho katika kifungo cha amani.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;
Kuna mwili mmoja na Roho mmoja, kama vile mlivyoitwa katika tumaini moja.
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Tena kuna Bwana mmoja, imani moja, ubatizo mmoja,
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
Mungu mmoja ambaye ni Baba wa wote, aliye juu ya yote, katika yote na ndani ya yote.
7 But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Messiah.
Lakini kila mmoja wetu amepewa neema kwa kadiri ya kipimo cha kipawa cha Kristo.
8 Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people."
Kwa hiyo husema: “Alipopaa juu zaidi, aliteka mateka, akawapa wanadamu vipawa.”
9 Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
(Asemapo “alipaa juu,” maana yake nini isipokuwa ni kusema pia kwamba Kristo alishuka pande za chini sana za dunia?
10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
Yeye aliyeshuka ndiye alipaa juu zaidi kupita mbingu zote, ili apate kuujaza ulimwengu wote.)
11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Ndiye aliweka wengine kuwa mitume, wengine kuwa manabii, wengine kuwa wainjilisti, wengine kuwa wachungaji na walimu,
12 for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Messiah;
kwa kusudi la kuwakamilisha watakatifu kwa ajili ya kazi za huduma, ili kwamba mwili wa Kristo upate kujengwa
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;
mpaka sote tutakapoufikia umoja katika imani na katika kumjua sana Mwana wa Mungu na kuwa watu wazima kwa kufikia kimo cha ukamilifu wa Kristo.
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;
Ili tusiwe tena watoto wachanga, tukitupwatupwa huku na huku na kuchukuliwa na kila upepo wa mafundisho kwa hila za watu, kwa ujanja, kwa kufuata njia zao za udanganyifu.
15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Messiah;
Badala yake, tukiambiana kweli kwa upendo, katika mambo yote tukue, hata tumfikie yeye aliye kichwa, yaani, Kristo.
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.
Kutoka kwake, mwili wote ukiwa umeungamanishwa na kushikamanishwa pamoja kwa msaada wa kila kiungo, hukua na kujijenga wenyewe katika upendo, wakati kila kiungo kinafanya kazi yake.
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,
Hivyo nawaambia hivi, nami nasisitiza katika Bwana kwamba, msiishi tena kama watu wa Mataifa waishivyo, katika ubatili wa mawazo yao.
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;
Watu hao akili zao zimetiwa giza na wametengwa mbali na uzima wa Mungu kwa sababu ya ujinga wao kutokana na ugumu wa mioyo yao.
19 who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Wakiisha kufa ganzi, wamejitia katika mambo ya ufisadi na kupendelea kila aina ya uchafu, wakiendelea kutamani zaidi.
20 But you did not learn Messiah that way;
Lakini ninyi, hivyo sivyo mlivyojifunza Kristo.
21 if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
Kama hivyo ndivyo ilivyo, ninyi mmemsikia, tena mmefundishwa naye, vile kweli ilivyo katika Yesu.
22 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old self, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
Mlifundishwa kuuvua mwenendo wenu wa zamani, utu wenu wa kale, ulioharibiwa na tamaa zake za udanganyifu,
23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
ili mfanywe upya roho na nia zenu,
24 and put on the new self, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
mkajivike utu mpya, ulioumbwa sawasawa na mfano wa Mungu katika haki yote na utakatifu.
25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.
Kwa hiyo kila mmoja wenu avue uongo na kuambiana kweli mtu na jirani yake, kwa maana sisi sote tu viungo vya mwili mmoja.
26 "Be angry, but do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Mkikasirika, msitende dhambi, wala jua lisichwe mkiwa bado mmekasirika,
27 neither give place to the devil.
wala msimpe ibilisi nafasi.
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.
Yeye ambaye amekuwa akiiba, asiibe tena, lakini lazima ajishughulishe, afanye kitu kifaacho kwa mikono yake mwenyewe, ili awe na kitu cha kuwagawia wahitaji.
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.
Maneno mabaya yasitoke vinywani mwenu, bali yale yafaayo kwa ajili ya kuwajenga wengine kulingana na mahitaji yao, ili yawafae wale wasikiao.
30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Wala msimhuzunishe Roho Mtakatifu wa Mungu, ambaye kwake mlitiwa muhuri kwa ajili ya siku ya ukombozi.
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.
Ondoeni kabisa uchungu, ghadhabu, hasira, makelele na masingizio pamoja na kila aina ya uovu.
32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Messiah forgave you.
Kuweni wafadhili na wenye kuhurumiana ninyi kwa ninyi, mkisameheana, kama vile naye Mungu katika Kristo alivyowasamehe ninyi.
