Efesotɔwo 4
1 Nye, ame si le ga me le afi sia ɖe Aƒetɔ la subɔsubɔ ta lae le kuku ɖem na mi, be mianɔ agbe nyuie, eye miadze na yɔyɔ tɔxɛ sia.
Exhort therefore you I myself the prisoner in [the] Lord worthily to walk of the calling to which you were called,
2 Mibɔbɔ mia ɖokuiwo, eye mifa tu. Migbɔ dzi ɖi, eye miatsɔ ake mia nɔewo le lɔlɔ̃ me.
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
3 Midze agbagba mianɔ anyi le Gbɔgbɔ la ƒe ɖekawɔwɔ kple ŋutifafa me.
being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,
4 Ŋutilã ɖeka kple Gbɔgbɔ ɖekae li, abe ale si woyɔ mi na mɔkpɔkpɔ ɖeka ene.
one body and one Spirit even as also you were called into one hope of the calling of you;
5 Aƒetɔ ɖeka, xɔse ɖeka kple mawutsideta ɖekae li;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 Mawu ɖekae kple Fofo ɖeka na mí katã, ame si nye nuwo katã, eye wòle nu sia nu me.
one God and Father of all, who [is] over all and through all [times] and in all (in you. *K(O)*)
7 Ke wotsɔ amenuveve na mía dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe abe ale si Kristo na mí ene.
One now to each of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Esia ta woŋlɔ ɖi be, “Esi wòlia yi dzi la, eɖe aboyo ame geɖewo dzoe, eye wòna nunana amewo.”
Therefore it says: Having ascended on high He led captive captivity, (and *ko*) he gave gifts to men.
9 (“Eɖi va anyi” gɔme ɖe? Egɔmee nye be eɖi va anyigba, yi ɖe keke anyigba tume ke.
And He ascended, what is [this] only except that also He descended (first *K*) into the lower regions of the earth?
10 Eya ame si ɖi va anyi la, eya kee lia yi dzi ʋĩi, gbɔ dziƒowo ŋu ʋĩi, be wòayɔ xexea me katã.)
The [One] having descended [the] same is also [one] having ascended above all the heavens, so that He may fill all things.
11 Eyae na ame aɖewo nye apostolowo, ame aɖewo nye nyagblɔɖilawo, ame aɖewo hã nye nyanyuigblɔlawo, ame aɖewo nye osɔfowo kple nufialawo,
And He himself gave some indeed [to be] apostles, some however prophets, some however evangelists, some however shepherds and teachers,
12 be woadzra Mawu ƒe amewo ɖo hena subɔsubɔ ƒe dɔwɔwɔwo, be woatu Kristo ƒe ŋutilã ɖo
toward the perfecting of the saints for [the] work of ministry, for [the] building up of the body of Christ;
13 va se ɖe esime míewɔ ɖeka le xɔse kple sidzedze Mawu ƒe Vi la me, eye míetsi hede blibo le Kristo me.
until we may attain all to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a man a complete, to [the] measure of [the] stature of the fullness of Christ;
14 Ekema míaganɔ abe ɖeviwo ene o, ame siwo anɔ yiyim, anɔ gbɔgbɔm abe ale si ƒutsotsoe kple ya lɔa nu ɖe nu ene, to amewo ƒe alakpanufiafiawo, ayedzedze kple beble nuwɔnawo me o,
so that no longer we may be infants being tossed by waves and being carried about by every wind of teaching in the cunning of men in craftiness with a view to the scheming of deceit,
15 ke boŋ míagblɔ nyateƒe na mía nɔewo le lɔlɔ̃ me, ale be le nuwo katã me la, míatsi, ali ke le Kristo, ame si nye ta na hame la me.
Speaking the truth however in love we may grow up into Him in all things who is the head, (*k*) Christ
16 Tso eya amea me la, wolé ŋutilã la ƒo ƒu helé wo nɔewo ɖe asi, eye ŋutilã la tsina le lɔlɔ̃ me, elabena ŋutinuwo katã le woƒe dɔwo wɔm.
from whom all the body being joined together and being held together through every ligament of [its] supply according to [the] working in [the] measure individual of each part the increase of the body makes for itself to [the] building up of itself in love.
17 Azɔ la, mele esia gblɔm na mi, eye mele gbe tem ɖe edzi le Aƒetɔ la me be miaganɔ agbe azɔ abe ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo ene le woƒe tamesusu ƒe dzodzronyenye me o.
This therefore I say and I testify in [the] Lord No longer [are] you to walk even as also the (rest of *K*) Gentiles are walking in [the] futility of the mind of them,
18 Ame siawo la, woƒe susuwo me do viviti, eye woma ɖa tso Mawu gbɔ, elabena wole agbe le numanyamanya me le woƒe dzimesesẽ ta.
(darkened *N(k)O*) in the understanding being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance which is being in them, on account of the hardness of the heart of them;
19 Esi ŋukpe aɖeke megale mo na wo o ta la, wotsɔ wo ɖokuiwo na nu tovo wɔwɔ, ale be woakpɔ gome le ŋunyɔnu ɖe sia ɖe ƒomevi wɔwɔ me, eye wole nu sia wɔwɔ dzi ɣe sia ɣi.
who having cast off all feeling themselves they gave up to sensuality for [the] working of impurity all with greediness.
20 Ke miawo la, menye aleae mienya Kristoe o.
you yourselves however not this way learned Christ,
21 Vavã miese eŋkɔ, eye wofia nu mi le eya amea me, le nyateƒe si le Yesu me la nu.
if indeed Him you have heard and in Him were taught, even as is [the] truth in Jesus,
22 Wofia nu mi ku ɖe miaƒe agbenɔnɔ xoxo la ŋuti, be miaɖe asi le agbenɔnɔ xoxo la ŋuti, agbe si le tsɔtsrɔ̃mɔ dzi, to eƒe beblenudzodzrowo me.
Are to have put off you concerning the former way of life the old man which is being corrupted according to [its] desires of deceit,
23 Ele be miaƒe nɔnɔme kple miaƒe susuwo nanɔ tɔtrɔm yeyee,
to be renewed then in the spirit of the mind of you
24 eye mianɔ agbe yeye si wowɔ wòle abe Mawu ene le dzɔdzɔenyenye vavã kple kɔkɔenyenye me.
and to have put on the new man according to God having been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
25 Esia ta ele be mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe naɖe aʋatsokaka ɖa, eye wòagblɔ nyateƒe na nɔvia, elabena ŋutinu ɖekawo míenye.
Therefore having put off falsehood do speak truth each one with the neighbour of him, because we are of one another members.
26 Nenye be èdo dɔmedzoe la, mègawɔ nu vɔ̃ o. Mègana ɣe naɖo to ɖe wo dɔmedzoe dzi o.
do be angry and yet not do sin; The sun not should set upon the anger of you;
27 Mègana mɔnukpɔkpɔ Abosam o.
(neither *N(k)O*) do give opportunity to the devil.
28 Ame si nye fiafitɔ la, nedzudzɔ fififi, newɔ dɔ, netsɔ eƒe asiwo wɔ dɔ nyui, si aɖe vi nɛ be wòakpɔ nane ana hiãtɔwo.
who is stealing no longer he should steal, rather however he should toil working with [their] own hands what [is] good, so that he may have [something] to impart to the [one] need having.
29 Migana nya vlo aɖeke megado go le mia nu o, ke boŋ migblɔ nya siwo nyo, eye woate ŋu ado ŋusẽ ame siwo le esem la, eye wòaɖe vi na eselawo.
Any word unwholesome out of the mouth of you not should go forth but if any good for edification of the need, so that it shall give grace to those hearing.
30 Migado nuxaxa na Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la o, elabena eyae wotsɔ de dzesi mi hena miaƒe ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ.
And not do grieve the Spirit Holy of God in whom you were sealed for [the] day of redemption.
31 Miɖe asi le dɔmedzoedodo helĩhelĩ, dziku, dzrewɔwɔ, ameŋugbegblẽ, fuléle kple nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔwɔ ƒomevi ɖe sia ɖe ŋu.
All bitterness and rage and anger and clamor and slander should be removed from you along with all malice.
32 Miwɔ dɔmenyo, eye miakpɔ nublanui na mia nɔewo. Mitsɔ mia nɔewo ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ke abe ale si Mawu hã tsɔ nu vɔ̃ ke mí le Kristo me ene.
do be now to one another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving each other even as also God in Christ forgave (you. *NK(O)*)
