Galatiatɔwo 5
1 Ablɔɖemenɔnɔ ta Kristo wɔ mí ablɔɖeviwoe ɖo. Eya ta minɔ tsitre sesĩe, eye migana kluvinyenye ƒe kɔkuti nagaku kɔ na mi azɔ o.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
2 Mide dzesi nye nyawo! Nye Paulo, mele egblɔm na mi be ne mieɖe mɔ wotso aʋa na mi la, ekema viɖe aɖeke manɔ Kristo ŋu na mi o.
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
3 Megale egblɔm ake na ame sia ame si lɔ̃ wotso aʋa nɛ la be ele nɛ be wòawɔ ɖe se blibo la katã dzi.
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
4 Mi ame siwo le didim be woatso afia na yewo to se la dzi wɔwɔ me la, woklã mi ɖa tso Kristo gbɔ; amenuveve la bu ɖe mi.
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
5 Elabena to Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la me la, míele mɔ kpɔm vevie na dzɔdzɔenyenye la le xɔse me.
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6 Elabena le Kristo Yesu me la, aʋatsotso alo aʋamatsomatso mate ŋu awɔ naneke o. Ke nu si míehiã la koe nye xɔse si wɔa dɔ to lɔlɔ̃ me.
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
7 Mienɔ du ƒum nyuie hafi. Ke ame kae va flu mi, eye wòxe mɔ na mi be miagaɖo to nyateƒe la o?
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
8 Menye ame si yɔ mi lae ƒo nya sia ɖe mia nu o.
This persuasion [cometh] not of him that calleth you.
9 “Amɔ ʋaʋã sue aɖe nana amɔ blibo la ʋãna.”
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
10 Mele mɔ kpɔm le Aƒetɔ la me be miabu nu bubu aɖeke ŋuti o. Ame ka kee le fu ɖem na mi hele mia flum hã la, Mawu ŋutɔ ahe to nɛ.
I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
11 Nɔviwo, ne megale gbeƒã ɖem aʋatsotso ɖe, nu ka ta wogale yonyeme tim ɖo? Ekema woɖe atitsoga la ƒe nuɖiaɖia ɖa.
And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
12 Ɖeko medi vevie be nufiala siwo di be miana woatso aʋa na mi la, woaɖe wo ɖokuiwo ɖa le mia dome, eye woaɖe ɖa le mia ŋu kpoo.
I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
13 Elabena nɔvinyewo, woyɔ mi, eye wona ablɔɖe mi. Ke ablɔɖe la magana mianɔ agbe le ŋutilã nu o; ke boŋ be miave mia nɔewo nu le ɖokuibɔbɔ kple lɔlɔ̃ me.
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
14 Elabena wowu se blibo la katã nu to se ɖeka sia dzi wɔwɔ me, si nye, “Lɔ̃ hawòvi abe ɖokuiwò ene.”
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
15 Ke ne mieɖe ɖeklemi, eye miewɔ dzre kple mia nɔewo la, mikpɔ nyuie be miagagblẽ nu le mia nɔewo ŋu o.
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16 Eya ta mele egblɔm be minɔ agbe le Gbɔgbɔ la me, ale be miagawɔ ɖe ŋutilã ƒe nudzodzrowo dzi o.
[This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 Elabena ŋutilã la ƒe nudzodzrowo tsi tsitre ɖe Gbɔgbɔ la ŋu, eye Gbɔgbɔ la ƒe nudzodzrowo tsi tsitre ɖe ŋutilã la ŋu. Wole avu wɔm kple wo nɔewo, ale be miate ŋu awɔ nu si miedi be miawɔ la o.
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 Ke ne Gbɔgbɔ la le mia kplɔm la, miegale se la te o.
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Ke ŋutilã ƒe nudzodzrowo dze ƒãa. Woawoe nye: matrewɔwɔ, makɔmakɔnyenye, hadzedze,
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 trɔ̃subɔsubɔ, adzewɔwɔ, fuléle, dzrewɔwɔ, ŋuʋaʋã, dɔmedzoedodo, ɖokuitɔdidi, nu masɔmasɔ, mamawo,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 ŋubiabiã, ahamumu, aglotutu vɔ̃wo kple esia tɔgbiwo. Mele nu xlɔ̃m mi, abe ale si mexlɔ̃ nu mi va yi ene la be ame siwo nɔa agbe alea la, manyi mawufiaɖuƒe la ƒe dome o.
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 Ke Gbɔgbɔ la ƒe kutsetsee nye lɔlɔ̃, dzidzɔ, ŋutifafa, dzigbɔɖi, dɔmenyowɔwɔ, nyuiwɔwɔ, nuteƒewɔwɔ,
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 tufafa kple ɖokuidziɖuɖu. Se la metsi tsitre ɖe nu siawo ŋuti o.
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 Ame siwo nye Kristo Yesu tɔ la klã woƒe ŋutilã kple eƒe nudzodzro vɔ̃wo ɖe ati ŋuti.
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 Esi míele agbe le Gbɔgbɔ la me la, mina míazɔ hã le eƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Mígana dada nayɔ mía me o, mígado dziku na mía nɔewo o, eye mía nɔewo ƒe nu megave dɔ me na mí o.
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
