Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,
Ecebo cakendi ame, ndasungwa mujele cebo ca kusebensela Mwami Yesu, ndamusengengeti mwende mubuyumi kwelana ne Lesa ncalamwambila pacindi ncalamukuwa.
2 with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Cindi conse kamubani balicepesha babomba moyo, bekalika cali. Leshani lusuno lwenu pakulekelelana umo ne munendi.
3 giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Kamwinsani ciliconse ncemwela kukonsha kwambeti musunge lwikatano ndomulapewanga kufuma mu Mushimu Uswepa uwo ulamwikatanyanga mu lumuno
4 [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;
Pali mubili umo kayi pali Mushimu Uswepa umowa, nako kupembelela ni kumo uko Lesa nkwalamukwila.
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Kuli Mwami umowa, lushomo lumo kayi ne lubatisho lumowa.
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
Kayi kuli Lesa umowa Ishetu twense, Mwami wa bonse, uyo ukute kusebensa kupitila muli bonse kayi uli mu bantu bonse.
7 But unto each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Umo ne umo wanjafwe walatambula cipo camwelela capalubasu kwelana ne mwelo Klistu ngwakute kupa.
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.
Mbuli Mabala ncalambangeti, “Lino mpwalatanta Kwilu kukakumeko walamantilila bakaili bangi ne kupa bipo ku bantu.”
9 (Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Inga awa maswi akwambeti, “Walatanta” Alapandululunga cani? Maswi awa alapandululungeti walaseluka nanshi pacishi capanshi.
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Neco uyo walaseluka pacishi capanshi endiye walatanta Kwilu Kumayoba, kwambeti acanikenga kulikonse pa cindi conse.
11 And he gave some [to be] apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Endiye walapa bipo kubantu pakubasaleti nabambi babe batumwa, nabambi kuba bashinshimi nabambi kuba beshikukambauka Mulumbe Waina nabambi kuba bembeshi kayi ne beshikwiyisha.
12 for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:
Walenseco, kwambeti bantu ba Lesa babe balibambileti basebense ncito yakuyuminisha mubili wa Klistu.
13 till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Mpaka twense tukaboweti muntu umo mukushoma kwetu, kayi ne kumwishiba cena Mwanendi Lesa, nitukabe bantu bakula mubuyumi bwakumushimu nekushika pabwikalo bwapwililila bwa Klistu.
14 that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
Nteti tukabeti batwanike bela kunyakwa ne mankape kayi ne kumantika kuya uku ne uku ne lukupwe lutekalikana lwakwiyisha kwa bantu bandemishibili, abo bakute kutwala banabo mubwipishi kupitila mu mung'ambilo yabucenjeshi.
15 but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, which is the head, [even] Christ;
Nsombi afwe twela kwamba cancinencine kupitila mulusuno, kwambeti tukule munshila iliyonse muli Klistu, nendi emutwi wa mubungano.
16 from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth, according to the working in [due] measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love.
Nendi elendeleshenga bilama byonse bya mubili ne kubikatanya pamo. Cilama ciliconse ca mubili canungwa ne mishisa. Lino na cilama ciliconse cisebensa ncito yaco, mubili wonse ukute kukula ne kulibaka mulusuno.
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Lino mu Lina lya Mwami, ndamwambilinga ne moyo wonse, kwambeti kamutekalangeti bantu batamwinshi Lesa, pakwinga miyeyo yabo niyabulyo.
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 heart;
Manjeyaulwa abo ali mu mushinshe. Baliyapo lubasu luli lonse mubuyumi ubo Lesa mbwalapanga, cebo ca bumbutuma bwabo ne kuyuma myoyo.
19 who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Baliya ne nsoni ayi, cabo nikwinso'wa bintu byaipa nkabalitibuku pakwinsa bintu byaipa bya mushobo uliwonse.
20 But ye did not so learn Christ;
Muliya kwiyapo eti Klistu encalikubeco sobwe.
21 if so be that ye heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
Nicakubinga amwe mwalanyumfwa sha makani alambanga sha Klistu, pakuba bantu bamushoma, mwalayiya cancinencine cili muli Yesu.
22 that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, which waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
Neco kamutendanga mu bwikalo bwenu bukulukulu, ubo bwalikumononga ne lunkumbwa lwaipa lwali kumutayisha mukondo.
23 and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Myoyo ne manjeyaulwa enu asanduke kuba a linolino.
24 and put on the new man, which after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
Kamufwalani buyumi bwa linolino, ubo Lesa mbwalalenga mu cikoshanyo cakendi kwambeti bantu bonse baboneti mwekala mubuyumi bwalumbuluka.
25 Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Neco, lekani bwepeshi, umo ne umo ambenga cancinencine ku munendi, pakwinga twense tobilama bya mubili wa Klistu.
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Nambi mukalala, kamutaleka bukalu bwenu bumutwale kubwipishi, lisuba kalitebila kamuli mwakalala.
27 neither give place to the devil.
Kamutamupa Satana mwanya wa kumusunka.
28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.
Abo balikukute cinga ca kwiba baleke kwiba, batatike kusebensa cangofu ne makasa abo kwambeti balinyamfwenga bene kayi ne kunyamfwako bapenshi.
29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
Maswi aliwonse amucobwe katapulanga pamulomo penu, nsombi maswi enu abe akuyuminisha mbuli ncecilayandikinga kwambeti balanyumfunga abakondweleshe.
30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
Kayi kamutanyumfwishanga nsoni Mushimu Uswepa wa Lesa, pakwinga Mushimu Uswepa ecando cilaleshengeti njamwe banabendi Lesa ico ncabika pali njamwe cakwinshibilako mpaka cindi Lesa nceti akamupulushe.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:
Neco kamulekani mfundilishi, kupelana, ne kukalala. Kamutaba beshi kukalauka, nambi kutukana nambi kuba ne miyeyo yaipa ya mushobo uliwonse.
32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
Nomba kamubani baina moyo, kamubani baliyaba kunyamfwa bantu, beshi kulekelelana umo ne munendi mbuli Lesa ncalamulekelela kupitila muli Klistu.
