Ephesians 5
1 Become ye, therefore, imitators of God, as children beloved,
Sumbu luidi bana bobo Nzambi keta zola, bika lusokudila Tata.
2 And walk in love—even as, the Christ also, loved you, and delivered himself up in your behalf, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for a fragrance of sweet smell.
Ayi ludiatila mu luzolo banga bu tuzodila Klisto bu kakiyekula niandi veka kuidi Nzambi mu diambu dieto banga malasi ma tsudi yi kitoko ayi banga dikaba.
3 But, fornication, and all impurity, or covetousness, let it not be named among you—even as becometh saints;
Kitsuza ayi zitsumukunu zinkaka zi phila mu phila ayi zitsatu mu baka bima bi phila mu phila, zibika monika mu beno boso buididi bufuana kuidi banlongo.
4 And shamelessness and foolish talking, or jesting, —which things are beneath you, —but, rather, giving of thanks;
Ka diambu ko mambu matsoni, mambu ma buvungisi ayi malueya mabika monika mu beno bila masi fuana kuidi beno ko. Vayi bika, mu mambu meno, luzaba vutudilanga Nzambi matondo.
5 For, this, ye know, if ye take note—that no fornicator, or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.
Bila luzebi kueno ti nkua kitsuza, nsumuki voti mutu wunzolanga baka bima bi phila mu phila (niandi dedikini ayi mutu wunsambilangabitumba) kalendi baka kiuka ko mu kipfumu ki Klisto ayi ki Nzambi.
6 Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:
Mutu kabika kuluvuna mu mambu ma phamba. Bila mu diambu di mambu ma phila yoyo, nganzi yi Nzambi yeta buila batu bobo bazolanga ko kuntumukina.
7 Do not, then, become co-partners with them;
Diawu kadi fubakana ayi batu ba phila yoyo.
8 For ye were, at one time, darkness, but, now, are ye light in the Lord, —as children of light, be walking,
Bila bubedi, beno lubedi tombi vayi buabu lueka kiezila mu Pfumu. Bika ludiatila banga bana bakiezila!
9 For, the fruit of the light, is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth, —
Bila kiezila kimbutanga mamboti, busonga ayi kiedika.
10 Putting to the test what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;
Luzaba sobulanga mambu moso meti monisanga Pfumu khini.
11 And be not joining in fellowship in the unfruitful works of darkness, but, rather, be even administering reproof;
Lubika fubakana mu mavanga ma tombi; momo mabutanga ko makundivayi bika lutumbudila mawu.
12 For, of the secret things which are brought to pass by them, it is, shameful, even to speak!
Bila mambu momo beta vanga mu kitsueki, tsoni madi mu yolukila mawu.
13 All things, however, when reproved by the light, become manifest, for, all that of itself maketh manifest, is, light;
Vayi kiezila bu kiela totula mambu moso va nganda buna bosi mela monika.
14 Wherefore it saith—Up! thou sleeper, and arise from among the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee.
Kiezila kiawu kintotulanga bima bioso va nganda. Diawu beta tubila ti: Kotuka kuaku ngeyo wulembo leki tulu; fuluka mu tsi bafua, ayi Klisto wela ku kienzula.
15 Be taking heed, therefore, exactly how ye are walking, —not as unwise, but as wise, —
Diawu, lukeba mu diambu di phila yoyo lufueti diatila mu bufuana. Lubika ba banga bivungisi, vayi bika luba batu badiela.
16 Buying out for yourselves the opportunity, because, the days, are evil;
Muaki lusadila thangu, bila bilumbu bi tueka bieka bimbimbi.
17 For this cause, do not become foolish, but have discernment as to what is the will of the Lord;
Diawu lubika ba banga bivungisi vayi lusudika bumboti boso buididiluzolo lu Pfumu.
18 And be not getting drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be getting filled in Spirit; —
Lubika kolongo malavu, bila mu mawu mueti totukila divunzi vayi bika luba bawala mu Pheve.
19 Speaking to yourselves, with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs; singing, and striking the strings, with your heart unto the Lord;
Bika lukikindisanga mu minkunga mikubuku, mu minkunga mi sanisinaayi mu minkunga mi kipheve. Luyimbila ayi lusanisina Pfumu mu mintimamieno mimvimba.
20 Giving thanks, always, for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto your God and Father;
Mu zithangu zioso, luvutudilanga Nzambi Tata matondo mu mambu mamo mu dizina di Pfumuꞌeto Yesu Klisto.
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in reverence of Christ, —
Bika kadika mutu kakinzika ndiandi mu diambu di lukinzu luidi yeno mu Klisto.
22 Ye wives, unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord,
Beno baketo, lukinzika babakala beno banga bu lueta kinzikila Pfumu.
23 Because, a husband, is the head of his wife, as, the Christ also, is the head of the assembly, he, being the saviour of the body, —
Bila bakala niandi Pfumu yi nketo banga Klisto bu kadidi Pfumu yi Dibundu, nituꞌandi. Niandi Mvulusi wu dibundu beni.
24 Nevertheless, as, the assembly, submitteth herself unto the Christ, so, the wives, unto their husbands, in everything:
Sumbu Dibundu didi ku tsi minsua mi Klisto, buawu bobo baketobafueti bedla ku tsi minsua mi babakala bawu mu mambu moso.
25 Ye husbands, be loving your wives, even as, the Christ also, loved the assembly, and delivered, himself, up in her behalf,
Beno babakala, luzola baketo beno banga Klisto bu kazodila Dibundu, bila wukiyekula mu diambu di Dibundu beni,
26 That, her, he might sanctify, having purified [her] with the bath of water, in declaration,
muingi kadikitula di nlongo mu mambu mandi ayi di vedila bu kamanisa ku disukula mu nlangu,
27 That, he, might present, unto himself, the assembly, all glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any of such things, but that she should be holy and blameless;
muingi kadimonisa kuidi niandi veka, Dibundu di kitoko, dikambulu ditona di mvindu, dikambulu minkanza, voti dikambulu diambu di phila yoyi vayi didi dinlongo ayi dikambulu tsembolo.
28 So, ought the husbands [also] to be loving their own wives, as their own bodies, —he that loveth his own wife, loveth himself,
Bobuawu babakala bafueti zola baketo bawu banga bu beta zodila zinitu ziawu. Bila bakala diodi dieta zola nketo andi buna weta kukizola niandi veka.
29 No one, in fact, ever yet hated, his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, —even as, the Christ, the assembly,
Bila kuisi ko mutu weta lenda nitu andi. Vayi wukuyidikilanga, wukuyikebanga banga Klisto bu keta kebila Dibundu,
30 Because, members, are we of his body; —
bila beto tuidi binama bi nitu andi.
31 For this cause, will a man leave his father and his mother, and will cleave unto his wife, and, they two, shall become, one flesh.
Diawu bakala kela bikila dise diandi ayi ngudi andi mu diambu di bundana ayi nketo andi, ayi, bawu buadi bela kituka nitu yimosi.
32 This sacred secret, is, great, —I, however, am speaking as to Christ and [as to] the assembly; —
Disuama diodi didi dinneni; vayi ndinyolukila mu diambu di Klisto ayi dibundu.
33 Nevertheless, ye also, do ye, individually, each man be so loving, his own wife, as himself, and, the wife, [see] that she reverence her husband.
Vayi mu diambu dieno, bika kadika bakala kazola nketo andi bangabu keta kukizodila niandi veka ayi kadika nketo kakinzika bakala diandi.
