Efesiana 4
1 Aa le ihalaliako, izaho mpirohi’ i Talè, t’ie hañavelo mañeva i koike nikanjiañe anahareoy,
I, the prisoner of the LORD, then call on you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
2 nainai’e mireke an-trentram-po naho mifampiheve am-pikokoañe,
with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love,
3 ie ilozoha’ areo tambozotse ty fitraofan-kina’ i Arofoy, mifampipiteke am-pilongoañe.
being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace;
4 Raike i fañòvay, naho raike i Arofoy—manahake t’ie kinoike ho amam-pitamàñe raike te nikanjieñe:
one body and one Spirit, according as you were also called in one hope of your calling;
5 Talè raike, fatokisañe raike, filiporañe raike,
one Lord, one faith, one immersion,
6 naho Andrianañahare raike, Rae’ iabikey, lohà’ ze he’e, kila añama’e, vaho hene ama’e.
one God and Father of all, who [is] over all, and through all, and in you all,
7 F’ie songa nitoloreñ’ arofo ami’ty nanokantsokaña’ i Norizañey falalàñe.
and to each one of you was given grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,
8 Izay ty nipatera’e ty hoe: Ie nionjoñe mb’añ’abo añe, kinozozò’e an-drohy i fandrohizañey vaho tinolo’e falalàñe ondatio.
for this reason, it says, “Having gone up on high He led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men.”
9 Aa kanao nionjon-dre, ino i tsaraeñey naho tsy t’ie nizotso hey mb’ an-tsikeokeo’ ty tane toy ao?
And that, He went up, what is it except that He also went down first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 I nizotsoy, le i nionjoñe andindi’ ze hene likerañe, hañenefa’e ze he’ey.
He who went down is the same who also went up far above all the heavens, that He may fill all things—
11 Natolo’e ho Firàheñe ty ila’e naho mpitoky ty ila’e naho venje ty ila’e vaho mpiarake naho mpañoke ty ila’e,
and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds and teachers,
12 hañoke o noro’eo hitoloñe am-pitoroñañe, handranjy ty fañòva’ i Norizañey
to the perfecting of the holy ones, for a work of ministry, for a building up of the body of the Christ,
13 ampara’ t’ie hene maha-pitrao-kina am-patokisañe, haharendreke i Anan’ Añaharey, hitombo ho añoñ’ay, amy havañonañe nihenefa’ i Norizañeiy;
until we may all come to the unity of faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fullness of the Christ,
14 ie amy zao tsy ho anak’ ajaja ka, havoamboa’ ty onja, naho hasiotsio’ ze fonga tiom-pañohañe, ami’ty famañahia’ ondaty kante an-kalìtake naho kilily,
that we may no longer be children, being tossed by waves and being carried around by every wind of the teaching, in the cunning of men, in craftiness, to the scheming of leading astray,
15 fe am-pitaroñañe ty hatò am-pikokoañe, ty hitomboan-tika ami’ty halifora’e amy Loha’ey ao, toe i Norizañey.
and [speaking] truth in love, we may increase to Him [in] all things, who is the head—the Christ;
16 Ie ty andrafetañe i fañòvay iaby hifampikatoke, naho hifandreketa’ ze hene fange’e amy fifanozaña’ey, songa mañeneke i fitoroña’ey, hampitomboa’e naho hampiraoraoa’e am-pikokoañe i fañòvay.
from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.
17 Aa le hoe iraho, eka afanto’ay naho i Talè, ama’areo te tsy hañavelo ami’ty fañaveloa’ o kilakila ondatio ka, ami’ty hakoaham-pivetsevetse’ iareoo,
This, then, I say, and I testify in the LORD: you are no longer to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18 fa maieñe ty fahafohina’ iareo, tsy mpiami’ ty havelon’ Añahare ty amy habahimoañe an-tro’ iereo ao, ami’ty hagañ’ arofo’ iareo;
being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
19 ie fa dridra an-troke, nijoroboñe an-kadrao-lo, hitoloñe ze fonga hameñarañe vaho fatiti-mena.
who, having ceased to feel, gave themselves up to the licentiousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;
20 Tsy izay ty nioha’ areo amy Norizañey,
and you did not so learn the Christ,
21 ie toe jinanji’ areo naho nandrèndreke ama’e, ty amy hatò am’ Iesoà ao,
if [it] so be [that] you heard Him, and were taught in Him, as truth is in Jesus;
22 le o satan-kavelo’ areo taoloo, korendaho i haondaty hambo’e mihamomoke ty amo drao’e mamañahio,
concerning the former behavior you are to put off the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,
23 le mivaoa am-pitsakorean-troke ao,
and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 vaho atsetaho indaty nivaoeñey, tsinene hambam-bintañe aman’ Añahare an-kavantañañe naho an-katò miavake.
and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.
25 Aa le apitsoho ty fandañirañe, songa mifanaontsia an-kahiti’e, fa mpifampipiteke tika.
For this reason, putting away the lying, each speak truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another;
26 Miboseha fe ko mandilatse, asoao tsy ho tra ty motak’ andro ty haviñera’ areo,
be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
27 tsy mone hañomey lalañe i mpañìnjey.
neither give place to the Devil;
28 Asoao tsy hampikametse ka i mpikizoy, fe hitromake am-pità’e amy ze mahasoa, hanaña’e ty hazòtso ami’ty mipay.
whoever is stealing let him no longer steal, but rather let him labor, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.
29 Ehe te tsy hakarem-palie’ areo ze entañe tsy vente’e fa ze hampiraorao o ila’eo ami’ty fañeva’e, hañasoa o mpijanjiñeo.
Let no corrupt word go forth out of your mouth, but what is good to the necessary building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;
30 Ko ampanaheloe’ areo i Arofo Masin’ Añaharey, i namoli-fitomboke anahareo ho amy andro fijebañañeiy.
and do not make the Holy Spirit of God sorrowful, in which you were sealed to [the] day of redemption.
31 Apitsoho ama’ areo ty afero, ty fombo, ty haviñerañe, ty fihorentseñañe naho ty fanambaitambaiñañe vaho ty halo-tserehañe,
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice,
32 fe mifampiferenaiña naho mifampilendèña an-troke vaho mifampihevea manahake ty nañahan’ Añahare anahareo amy Norizañey.
and become kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as God also forgave you in Christ.
