Ndị Efesọs 5
1 Ya mere bụrụnụ ndị na-eṅomi Chineke, dị ka ụmụ a hụrụ nʼanya.
Be therefore imitators of Aloha, as beloved children;
2 Na-agakwanụ nʼime ịhụnanya, dịka Kraịst siri hụ anyị nʼanya ma were ndụ ya nye Chineke maka anyị dịka aja na onyinye nke isi ụtọ.
and walk in love, as the Meshiha also loved us, and delivered himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to Aloha of a fragrant smell.
3 Ma nʼetiti unu, ka a ghara ịkpọta mmehie ịkwa iko, maọbụ nke adịghị ọcha, maọbụ nke inwe anya ukwu aha, nʼihi na ihe ndị a ekwesighị nʼetiti ndị nsọ.
BUT fornication and all uncleanness and covetousness, let them not be even heard among you, as it becometh the saints;
4 Ọ dịkwaghị mma ka unu na-ekwu okwu rụrụ arụ maọbụ okwu nzuzu maọbụ njakịrị, kama ka e nwee inye ekele.
neither filthiness, nor words of folly, or of jeering, or fables, which are not necessary, but, instead of these, thanksgiving.
5 Matanụ nke ọma na onye na-akwa iko, maọbụ onye rụrụ arụ, maọbụ onye anya ukwu, nʼihi na anya ukwu dị ka ikpere arụsị, enweghị ike ịbata nʼalaeze Kraịst na Chineke.
But this know, that any man who is a fornicator, or impure, or covetous, or an idolater, hath no inheritance in the kingdom of the Meshiha and of Aloha;
6 Unu ekwela ka onye ọbụla jiri okwu efu duhie unu. Ọ bụ nʼihi omume ọjọọ ndị a ka iwe Chineke ji abịakwasị ndị na-anaghị erubere ya isi.
lest any man deceive you with vain words; for because of these cometh the anger of Aloha upon the sons of disobedience.
7 Unu na ndị dị otu a enwela mmekọ.
Be not, therefore, participators with them.
8 Nʼihi nʼoge gara aga, unu bụ ọchịchịrị, ma ugbu a, unu bụ ìhè nʼime Onyenwe anyị. Na-ebinụ ndụ ka ụmụ nke ìhè
For you were before darkness, but now you are light in our Lord. As the sons of light, then, so walk.
9 (nʼihi na a na-ahụ mkpụrụ nke ìhè nʼihe niile dị mma, na ihe ziri ezi, na eziokwu).
For the fruits of the light are in all goodness and rectitude and truth.
10 Gbalịanụ ịchọpụta ihe na-amasị Onyenwe anyị.
And be discerning of that which is good before our Lord.
11 Unu etinyela aka nʼọrụ ọchịchịrị nke na-adịghị amị mkpụrụ ọbụla, kama gbaanụ ha nʼanwụ.
And have no communion with the works of darkness, which have no fruits, but reprove them.
12 Ọ bụ ihe ihere ikwu okwu banyere ihe ndị a na-eme na nzuzo.
For that which in secrecy they do it is execrable even to mention.
13 Mgbe a gbara ihe ọbụla nʼanwụ, ọ na-apụta ìhè nke ọma. Nʼihi na ihe ọbụla e mere ka ọ pụta ìhè nke ọma bụ ìhè.
For every thing is exposed by the light, and is revealed, and whatever revealeth is light.
14 Nke a mere na e kwuru, “Bilie gị onye na-arahụ ụra. Site nʼọnwụ bilie. Kraịst ga-emekwa ka ihe ya mụkwasị gị.”
Wherefore it is said, Awake thou who sleepest, And arise from the dead, And the Meshiha shall enlighten thee.
15 Kpachapụnụ anya otu unu si ebi ndụ unu. Unu ebila ndụ dị ka ndị nzuzu, kama bienụ ndụ dị ka ndị maara ihe.
See then that you walk vigilantly, not as fools,
16 Jirinụ ohere niile unu nwere rụọ ọrụ ọma, nʼihi na ụbọchị ndị a dị njọ.
but as the wise who redeem their opportunity, because the days are evil.
17 Unu emela dị ka ndị na-enweghị uche, kama gbalịanụ ịchọpụta ihe Onyenwe anyị chọrọ ka unu mee,
On account of this, be not wanting in mind, but understand what is the will of Aloha.
18 Unu aṅụbigala mmanya oke nʼihi na ọ na-eduba na ndụ ịla nʼiyi. Kama jupụtanụ na Mmụọ Nsọ,
And be not drunk with wine, in which is intemperance, but be filled with the Spirit.
19 werenụ abụ ọma, na abụ nke ime mmụọ na-ekwe ukwe nʼetiti onwe unu. Werekwanụ obi unu niile na-abụrụ Onyenwe anyị abụ dị ụtọ.
And discourse with yourselves with psalms and with hymns and with songs of the Spirit, singing with your hearts unto the Lord.
20 Na-enyenụ Chineke bụ Nna ekele mgbe niile na nʼihe niile, nʼaha Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst.
And give thanks always on behalf of every man in the name of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha unto Aloha the Father.
21 Na-edonụ onwe unu nʼokpuru ibe unu site nʼegwu Kraịst.
And be subject one to another in the love of the Meshiha.
22 Unu ndị bụ nwunye, doonụ onwe unu nʼokpuru di unu dị ka unu si doo onwe unu nʼokpuru Onyenwe anyị.
WIVES, be subject to your husbands as to our Lord.
23 Nʼihi na di bụ isi nwunye ya, dị ka Kraịst siri bụrụ isi nzukọ ya bụ chọọchị, na Onye nzọpụta ya nke bụ anụ ahụ ya.
For the husband is the head of the wife, as the Meshiha is the head of the church, and he himself is the Saviour of the body.
24 Ya mere, dị ka nzukọ si edo onwe ya nʼokpuru Kraịst, otu a ka ndị bụ nwunye kwesiri ido onwe ha nʼokpuru di ha nʼihe niile.
But as the church is subject to Meshiha, so also (should) wives be unto their husbands in every thing.
25 Ndị bụ di, hụnụ nwunye unu nʼanya dị ka Kraịst siri hụ nzukọ ya bụ chọọchị nʼanya nwụọ nʼihi ya.
Husbands, love your wives, as also the Meshiha loved his church, and gave himself for her,
26 O mere nke a ka o nwee ike doo ya nsọ, jirikwa okwu ya na ịsa mmiri nke baptizim mee ka ọ dị ọcha.
that he might sanctify her and purify her in the laver of waters and by the word,
27 Ka o chee nzukọ nʼihu ya onwe ya dị ka ihe jupụtara nʼebube, nke na-enweghị ntụpọ, maọbụ ihu mgbarụ ma ọ bụkwanụ ihe ọbụla dị otu a. Kama nke dị nsọ na-enweghị ịta ụta.
and that he might constitute her a church unto himself, being glorified, and not having blemish or wrinkle or any thing like these; but to be holy and spotless.
28 Nʼotu ụzọ ahụ kwa, ndị bụ di kwesiri ịhụ nwunye ha nʼanya dị ka ha si hụ anụ ahụ ha nʼanya. Nʼihi na onye ọbụla hụrụ nwunye ya nʼanya na-ahụ onwe ya nʼanya.
So it becometh husbands to love their wives, as their own bodies. For he who his wife loveth, himself he loveth.
29 Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla nke kpọrọ anụ ahụ ya asị. Kama, ọ na-azụ ya na-edozikwa ya, dị ka Kraịst na-emere chọọchị.
For no man ever hated his own body, but nourisheth it, and taketh care of it; so also the Meshiha (taketh care) of the church.
30 Nʼihi na anyị niile bụ akụkụ anụ ahụ ya.
For we are members of his body, and of his flesh are we, and of his bones.
31 “Nʼihi nke a ka nwoke ga-eji hapụ nne na nna ya e jikọta ya na nwunye ya. Ha abụọ ga-abụ otu anụ ahụ.”
Because of this a man leaveth his father and his mother, and cleaveth unto his wife, and they two become one flesh.
32 Nke a bụ ihe omimi dị ukwuu ma eji m ya atụnyere Kraịst na chọọchị ya.
This mystery is great; but I speak of the Meshiha and of his church.
33 Ma otu ọ dị, onye ọbụla nʼime unu aghaghị ịhụ nwunye ya nʼanya dị ka ọ hụrụ onwe ya, nwunye ọbụla aghakwaghị ịsọpụrụ di ya.
Nevertheless let every one of you so love his wife as his own self; but let the wife reverence her husband.
