Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation by which ye are called,
Kwa hiyo, kama mfungwa kwa ajili ya Bwana, nawasihi mtembee sawasawa na wito ambao Mungu aliwaita.
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;
Muishi kwa unyenyekevu mkuu na upole na uvumilivu. Mkichukuliana katika upendo.
3 Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Fanyeni bidii kuutunza umoja wa Roho katika kifungo cha amani.
4 [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Kuna mwili mmoja na Roho moja, kama ambavyo pia mlikuwa mmeitwa katika uhakika wa taraja moja la wito wenu.
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Na kuna Bwana mmoja, imani moja, ubatizo mmoja,
6 One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.
na Mungu mmoja na Baba wa wote. Yeye yuko juu ya yote, na katika yote na ndani ya yote.
7 But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Kwa kila mmoja wetu amepewa kipawa kulingana na kipimo cha kipawa cha Kristo.
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.
Ni kama maandiko yasemavyo: “Alipopaa juu sana, aliongoza mateka katika utumwa. Akatoa vipawa kwa watu.”
9 Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
Ni nini maana ya, “Alipaa,” isipokuwa kwamba alishuka pia pande za chini za dunia?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.
Yeye ambaye alishuka ni mtu yuleyule ambae pia alipaa mbali juu ya mbingu zote. Alifanya hivi ili uwepo wake uwe katika vitu vyote.
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Kristo alitoa vipawa kama hivi: mitume, manabii, wainjilisti, wachungaji, na waalimu.
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Alifanya hivi kuwawezesha waumini kwa ajili ya kazi ya huduma, kwa ajili ya kuujenga mwili wa Kristo.
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:
Anafanya hivi hadi sisi sote tufikie umoja wa imani na maarifa ya mwana wa Mungu. Anafanya hivi hadi tuweze kukomaa kama wale waliofikia kimo kamili cha Kristo.
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive:
Hii ni ili kwamba tusiwe tena kama watoto, tusirushwerushwe huku na huko. Ili kwamba tusichukuliwe na kila aina ya upepo wa fundisho, kwa hila za watu katika ujanja wa udanganyifu uliopotoka.
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, [even] Christ:
Badala yake, tutaongea ukweli katika upendo na kukua zaidi katika njia zote ndani yake ambaye ndiye kichwa, Kristo.
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body to the edifying of itself in love.
Kristo ameunganisha, kwa pamoja, mwili wote wa waumini. Umeungamanishwa pamoja na kila kiungo ili kwamba mwili wote ukue na kujijenga wenyewe katika upendo.
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Kwa hiyo, nasema hili, na nawasihi katika Bwana: Msitembee tena kama watu wa mataifa wanavyotembea katika ubatili wa akili zao.
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:
Wametiwa giza katika mawazo yao. Wamefukuzwa kutoka katika uzima wa Mungu kwa ujinga ulio ndani yao kwa sababu ya ugumu wa mioyo yao.
19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Hawajisikii aibu. Wamejikabidhi wenyewe kwa ufisadi katika matendo machafu, katika kila aina ya uchoyo.
20 But ye have not so learned Christ;
Lakini, hivi sivyo mlivyojifunza kuhusu Kristo.
21 If indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Nadhani kwamba mmesikia kuhusu yeye. Nadhani kwamba mmekuwa mkifundishwa katika yeye, kama tu ukweli ulivyo ndani ya Yesu.
22 That ye put off concerning the former manner of life the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts:
Lazima mvue mambo yote yanayoendana na mwenendo wenu wa zamani, utu wa zamani. Ni utu wa zamani unaooza kwa sababu ya tamaa za udanganyifu.
23 And be renewed in the Spirit of your mind;
Vueni utu wenu wa zamani ili kwamba mfanywe upya katika roho ya akili zenu.
24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Fanyeni hivi ili muweze kuvaa utu mpya, unaoendana na Mungu. Umeumbwa katika haki na utakatifu wa kweli.
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
Kwa hiyo, weka mbali udanganyifu. “Ongeeni ukweli, kila mmoja na jirani yake,” kwa sababu tu washirika kwa kila mmoja kwa mwenzake.
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Mwe na hasira, lakini msitende dhambi.” Jua lisizame mkiwa katika hasira zenu.
27 Neither give place to the devil.
Msimpe Ibilisi nafasi.
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 needeth.
Yeyote aibaye lazima asiibe tena. Badala yake ni lazima afanye kazi. Afanye kazi yenye manufaa kwa mikono yake, ili kwamba aweze kumhudumia mtu aliye na hitaji.
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.
Kauli mbaya isitoke kinywani mwenu. Badala yake, maneno lazima yatoke katika vinywa vyenu yafaayo kwa mahitaji, kuwapa faida wale wanaosikiliza.
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption.
Na msimhuzunishe Roho Mtakatifu wa Mungu. Ni kwa Yeye kwamba mmewekewa muhuri kwa ajili ya siku ya ukombozi.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Lazima muweke mbali uchungu wote, ghadhabu, hasira, ugomvi, na matusi, pamoja na kila aina ya uovu. Iweni wema ninyi kwa ninyi.
32 And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Mwe na huruma. Msameheane ninyi kwa ninyi, kama vile Mungu katika Kristo alivyowasamehe ninyi.
