< Bhaepheso 5 >
1 Kwa nneyo, mwalandanje a Nnungu pabha mmanganyanji nshibhanganga bhana bhapingwanga na bhenebho,
2 Nntamangane kwa pingana malinga shibhampinjilenje a Kilishitu, kwa ligongo lyetu bhashinkwishoya bhayene mbuti mbepei inunjila ikwanonyela a Nnungu.
3 Pabha mmanganyanji nshibhanganga bhandu bha ukonjelo, bhai ya labhalabha na ya nyata eu ya shienga inapilikanishe munkumbi gwenunji.
4 Na kabhili malobhe ga oni eu ibheleketo ya shingumba na mitau, yeneyo ikampwaanga, ikabhe malobhe ga kwatendela eja a Nnungu genego shigampwaanje.
5 Mmumanyanje kuti jwakwa alabhalabha eu atenda ya nyata, eu akwetela, mundu jwa kwetela indu analandana naka mundu akwiitindibhalila yanamu, akakola ulishi mu muupalume gwa a Yeshu Kilishitu na a Nnungu.
6 Nnakundanje tembwa naka mundu kwa malobhe gangali mana, pabha kwa yene ilebhoyo, nnjimwa ja Nnungu jinakwajiilanga bhandu bhowe bhakakwaakundanga a Nnungu.
7 Bhai, nnatendanje shilongani na bhanganyabho.
8 Pabha bhukala mmanganyanji pumwalinginji nnubhindu lwa yambi, ikabhe nnaino nshibhsnganga nshilangaya sha lumanyio nkulundana na Bhakulungwa. Ntamangananje mbuti bhana bha shilangaya,
9 pabha ikoposhela nshilangaya ni ntima gwa mmbone na aki na kweli,
10 nkagulilanje yeneyo ni ikwanonyela Bhakulungwa.
11 Wala nnatendanje shilongani na itendi ikapwaa ya nnubhindu, ikabhe nnaiyanje,
12 Pabha itendekwa kwa nng'iyo nkali kuitaya inabha oni.
13 Ikabheje yowe itendwa pa shilangaya, inabhoneka,
14 pabha shilangaya ni shitenda indu ibhoneshe. Kwa nneyo tukuti, “Nnjumushe mmwe muubhelu gwa yambi, nkole lumanyio lwa kwaamanya a Nnungu, na bhalabho a Kilishitu shibhannangashiye.”
15 Bhai mwilolesheyanje shinkuti tamangananga. Nnatamangananje mbuti mabhelu, ikabhe malinga bhakwetenje lunda,
16 Ntendelanje ukoto malanga, pabha mobha ga nnaino gano ga ya nyata.
17 Kwa nneyo, nnabhanganje mabhelu, ikabhe mwimanyanje indu ikwanonyela Bhakulungwa.
18 Kabhili nnakolelwanje ukana, pabha shigumpuganyanje, ikabhe nngumbaywanje Mbumu jwa a Nnungu,
19 mmeleketanje malobhe ga shabhuli na nyimbo ya muntima, akuno nnijimbanga na kwaangalila Bhakulungwa mmitima jenunji;
20 Nnikwatendelanga eja a Nnungu Atati, mobha gowe kwa ligongo lya indu yowe, kwa lina lya Bhakulungwa bhetu a Yeshu Kilishitu.
21 Kila mundu ankunde nnjakwe kwa ligongo lya a Yeshu Kilishitu.
22 Bhanabhakongwe, bhaakundanje ashimbuje bhabhonji malinga shitukwaakunda Bhakulungwa bhetu a Yeshu.
23 Pabha jwannume ni kalongolele juka nkagwe, malinga a Kilishitu nabhalabho shibhali a kalongolele bha likanisha, nabhalabho a Kilishitu ni Bhaatapula bha likanisha lili shiilu shabho.
24 Ikabheje malinga likanisha shilikwaakunda a Kilishitu, nneyo peyo na bhanabhakongwe bhaakundanje ashimbuje bhabhonji kwa indu yowe.
25 Numbe mmanganyanji mmanabhalume, mwaapinganje ashaakongo bhenunji, malinga na bhalabho a Kilishitu shibhalipinjile likanisha, nikwiishoya mbepei kwa ligongo lyakwe.
26 Bhashinkutenda nneyo nkupinga kwa lilobhe lyabho, bhalikonjeleye likanisha kwa ligongo lya a Nnungu kwa mashi na lilobhe,
27 nkupinga bhalipate likanisha likwete ukonjelo, lyangali lilembwani, wala ngwinyai yoyowe, ikabhe libhe lya ukonjelo.
28 Bhai, bhanabhalume bhanaapinjikwanga kwaapinganga ashaakongo bhabhonji malinga iilu yabhonji ashayenenji. Pabha akumpinga nkagwe, anakwiipinga nnyene.
29 Jwakwapi mundu akushishima shiilu shakwe, ikabhe anakushiliya na kushigoya na kushiwasha. Mbuti nabhalabho a Kilishitu shibhakuti kulitendela likanisha,
30 pabha uwe ni ibhalo ya shiilu shabho.
31 Kwa lyene ligongolyo, jwannume shabhalekanje ainagwe na akwabhe, nilundana naka nkagwe na bhene bhabhilibho shibhabhanganje shiilu shimo.
32 Upali nng'iyo kwa gene malobhego, ikabhe nne ngunabheleketa ga ngani ja a Kilishitu na likanisha.
33 Kwa nneyo kila jwannume ampinje nkagwe malinga shiikupinjikwa na wala jwankongwe analeshe kunkunda mmbujegwe kwa indu yowe.
