Baefeso 4
1 Kwa nyoo, kati afungwa kwa ajili ya Ngwana, natikuasihi mtyange sawasawa ni wito ambao Nnongo abakemile.
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
2 Mtame kwa unyenyekevu nkolo ni upole ni uvumilivu. Mkichukuliana mu'upendo.
with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
3 Muipange bidii kuutuza umoja wa Roho mu'kipungo sa amani.
being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 Kwabile yega yimo ni Roho yimo, kati ambayo kae mwabile mwakemelwa mu'uhakika wa faraja yimo lya wito winu.
There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,
5 Kwabile ni Ngwana yumo, imani yimo, ubatizo umo,
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 ni Nnongo yumo na Tate wa bote. Ywembe abile nnani ya yoti, na mu'yoti na nkati ya yoti.
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
7 Kwa kila yumo witu apeilwe kipawa lingana na kipimo sa kipawa sa Kristo.
But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Ni kati maandiko gabaya, “yaabokite kunani muno, atikuakengama mateka mu'utumwa. Kabapeya vipawa bandu.”
Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”
9 Nga namani maana ya, “Atipaa,” ibele kwaa kwamba aulukite pia pandu pa pae ya nnema wa dunia?
Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
10 Ywembe ambae atiuluka ni mundu yoyolo ywabile pia atipaa kutalu ya maunde yoti. Apangite nyoo ili uwepo wake ube mu'ilebe yoti.
He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
11 Kristo abapeile bandu ipawa kati: atume, anabii, ainjilisti, achungaji, na baalimu.
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
12 Apangite nyoo kubawezesha aumini kwa ajili ya kuuchenga yega wa Kristo. Apanga nyoo mpaka twenga twabote tufikie umoja wa imani ni maarifa ga mwana wa Nnongo.
for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,
13 Apanga nyoo hadi tuweze kuwa akomavu kati balo baifikie kimo kamili cha Kristo.
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
14 Ayee nga ili kwamba tubile kwaa kae kati bana, kana turushwerushwe kolo ni kolyo. Ili kana tutolilwe na kila aina ya mbepo wa lipundisho, kwa hila ga bandu mu'ujanja wa ubocho wapotoka.
that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
15 Badala yake, twalongela ukweli mu'upendo ni kukua zaidi mu'ndela zote nkati yake ambaye nga ntwe, Kristo.
but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,
16 Kristo atiunganisha, kwa pamope, yega yoti ya baumini, Utiunganishwa mpamo ni kila iungo ili kwamba yega wote ukue ni kuichenga wamwene u'upendo.
from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
17 Kwa eyo, nibaya lee, nati kuwasihi mu'Ngwana: Kana mutyange kae kati bandu ba mataifa kabatyanga mu'ubatili wa malango gabe.
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
18 Babekilwe libendo mu'malango yabe. Batifukuzwa kuoma mu'uzima wa Nnongo kwa ulalo wabile nkati yabe kwa sababu ya ugumu wa mioyo yabe.
being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
19 Bayowine kwaa aibu. Watikuikabidhi bembe kwa ufisadi mu'makowe yabe masapu, mu'kila aina ya uchoyo.
They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 Lakini, ayee nga muifunza kwaa kuhusu Kristo.
But you did not learn Christ that way,
21 Nadhani kua muyowine kuhusu ywembe. Nadhani kuwa mwabile mwapundishilwe kuhusu ywembe, kati kae ukweli wa ubile nkati ya Yesu.
if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
22 Lazima mugaleke makowe yoti kabakengamana ni mwenendo winu wa kinchogo. Ni utu wa kunchogo wauharibika kwa sababu ya tamaa za ubocho.
that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,
23 Muuleke utu winu wa kunchogo ili kwamba mpangike kuwa waayambe mu'roho ya malango yinu.
and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 Mupange nyoo ili muweze kuuwala utu wambeambe, ulandine na Nnongo. Utiumbwa mu'haki ni utakatifu wa kweli.
and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
25 Kwa nyoo, uibeke kutalu ni ubocho. “Muulongele ukweli, kila yumo ni jirani yake,” kwa sababu ni ashirika kwa kila yumo kwa benge.
Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
26 Mube ni hasira, lakini kana mupange sambi.”Liumu kana lisame mwabile ni hasira yinu.
“Be angry, and do not sin.” Do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
27 Kana mummpeye ibilisi nafasi.
and do not give place to the devil.
28 Yeyote ywa jiba kana ajibe kae. Badala yake ni lazima apange kazi. Apange kazi yabile ni manufaa kwa maboko gake, ili kwamba aweze kumhudumia mundu ywabile ni hitaji.
Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
29 Kauli inoite kwaa kana iboke mu'mikano yino yapalikwa kwa mahitaji, kuwapeya faida yake balo babayowanikia.
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
30 Kana mumuhuzunishe Roho mpeletau wa Nnongo. Ni pitya ywembe twabekelwa mihuri kwa ajili ya siku ya lopolelwa.
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Lazima muubeke kutalu uchungu wote, ghadhabu, hasira, kombwana, ni matusi, pamope ni kila aina ya ubou. Iweni wema bene kwa bene.
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.
32 Mube ni huruma. Musamiyane mwenga kwa mwenga, kati yaa Nnongo pitya Kristo atikuwasamiya nenga.
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
