Efesotɔwo 2

1 Miawo la, miezu ame kukuwo ɖe miaƒe vodadawo kple nu vɔ̃

You were dead in the trespasses and sins

2 siwo me mienɔ, esi miedze xexea me kple yame ƒe dziɖula yome, gbɔgbɔ si le dɔ wɔm fifia le ame siwo gbe toɖoɖo Aƒetɔ la ƒe dziwo me la ta. (aiōn g165)

in which you once walked when you followed the ways of this world and the ruler of the realm of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. (aiōn g165)

3 Mí katã míenɔ ko abe ame mawo ene tsã, míaƒe agbe ɖea nu vɔ̃ɖi siwo le mía me la fiana, eye míewɔa nu vɔ̃ siwo me míaƒe ŋutilã ƒe nudzodzrowo kple susu vɔ̃wo kplɔa mí denae. Míedze agbe baɖa nɔnɔ gɔme, elabena wodzi mí kple dzɔdzɔme vɔ̃ɖi, ale míenɔ Mawu ƒe dɔmedzoe la te abe ame bubu ɖe sia ɖe ene.

Among them we all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, carrying out the desires of our flesh and our impulses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

4 Gake ɖe lɔlɔ̃ gã si wòtsɔ na mí ta la, Mawu, ame si nye nublanuikpɔla la

Yet God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

5 na agbe mí le Kristo me, togbɔ be míenye nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo hã la, amenuveve wòtsɔ ɖe mie.

made us alive together with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses—by grace you have been saved.

6 Eye Mawu fɔ mi ɖe tsitre kple Kristo, eye wòna míenɔ anyi kplii le dziƒonutowo me le Kristo Yesu me,

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

7 be le ɣeyiɣi siwo ava me la, yeaɖe yeƒe kesinɔnu kple amenuveve sɔ gbɔ si wòɖe fia to eƒe dɔmenyonyo me la afia mí le Kristo Yesu me. (aiōn g165)

so that in the ages to come he might show the surpassing riches of his grace through his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)

8 Le eƒe amenuveve sɔ gbɔ la ta la, miekpɔ ɖeɖe to Kristo dzixɔse me, menye nu siwo tso míawo ŋutɔ gbɔ o; ke boŋ enye Mawu ƒe nunana,

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

9 menye le dɔ siwo miewɔ la ta o, be ame aɖeke naƒo adegbe o.

not by works, so that no one may boast.

10 Elabena Mawu ƒe nuwɔwɔwo míenye, ame siwo wowɔ le Kristo Yesu me hena dɔ nyuiwo wɔwɔ, dɔ siwo Mawu dzra ɖo ɖi na mí be míawɔ la.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

11 Eya ta miɖo ŋku edzi be tsã la, mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo tso dzidzime o, eye ame siwo yɔa wo ɖokuiwo be “aʋatsotsotɔwo” (nu si amewo tsɔa asi wɔnɛ) la yɔa mi be “aʋamatsomatsotɔwo” la,

Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “the uncircumcision” by those who call themselves “the circumcision,” which is made in the flesh by hands—

12 miɖo ŋku edzi be ɣe ma ɣi la, miete ɖa tso Kristo gbɔ, mienye Israeltɔwo o, eye mienye amedzrowo na nubabla si wowɔ tso ŋugbedodo la me, mɔkpɔkpɔ kple Mawu menɔ mia si le xexea me o.

remember that you were apart from Christ at that time, excluded from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

13 Gake azɔ la, mienye Kristo Yesu tɔ, eye togbɔ be mienɔ adzɔge ke tsã tso Mawu gbɔ hã la, azɔ wokplɔ mi va egbɔe, to Yesu Kristo ƒe ʋu la me.

But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

14 Elabena eya ŋutɔe nye míaƒe ŋutifafa. Ewɔ ŋutifafa le mí Yudatɔwo kple mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la dome, eye wòɖe mɔxenu la ɖa, eye wòɖe mama ƒe gli si nɔ mía dome tsã la ɖa.

For he is our peace, who has united both the Jews and Gentiles into one people and has broken down the wall of hostility that divided us.

15 To eƒe ŋutilã me la, eɖe se la kple eƒe ɖoɖowo ɖa. Eƒe taɖodzinue nye be yeawɔ ame yeye ɖeka tso ame eveawo me le eɖokui me, be ŋutifafa nanɔ wo dome,

He did this by abolishing the law with its commandments and ordinances in order to make peace between the two groups and create in himself one new people.

16 eye le ŋutilã ɖeka sia me la, wòana woazu ɖeka kple Mawu to atitsoga la dzi, eye wòatsrɔ̃ woƒe fuléle la.

He reconciled both groups to God in one body through the cross, by which he put the hostility to death.

17 Eva gblɔ ŋutifafa nyanyui la na mi ame siwo nɔ adzɔge ke tso egbɔ, eye wògblɔ ŋutifafa na ame siwo te ɖe eŋu la.

He came and preached the good news of peace to you who were far away and to those who were near.

18 To eya amea me la, mí katã míate ŋu ayi Fofo la gbɔ to Gbɔgbɔ ɖeka ma dzi.

For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

19 Esia ta mieganye amedzrowo o, ke boŋ mi kple Mawu ƒe amewo mienye ame ɖeka, Mawu ƒe aƒemetɔwo kple Mawu ƒe dumetɔwo,

So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

20 siwo wotu ɖe apostolowo kple nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe gɔmeɖokpe la dzi, eye Kristo Yesu ŋutɔ nye dzogoedzikpe gã la.

built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone.

21 Le eya amea me la, wote xɔ la katã ƒo ƒu be wòakɔ azu gbedoxɔ kɔkɔe na Aƒetɔ la.

In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.

22 Le eya amea me la, wowɔ miawo hã ɖekae be miazu nɔƒe si Mawu anɔ to eƒe Gbɔgbɔ la me.

And in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.