Baefeso 4

1 Kwa nyoo, kati afungwa kwa ajili ya Ngwana, natikuasihi mtyange sawasawa ni wito ambao Nnongo abakemile.

I, then, the prisoner for the Master's sake, entreat you to live and act as becomes those who have received the call that you have received--

2 Mtame kwa unyenyekevu nkolo ni upole ni uvumilivu. Mkichukuliana mu'upendo.

with all lowliness of mind and unselfishness, and with patience, bearing with one another lovingly, and earnestly striving to maintain,

3 Muipange bidii kuutuza umoja wa Roho mu'kipungo sa amani.

in the uniting bond of peace, the unity given by the Spirit.

4 Kwabile yega yimo ni Roho yimo, kati ambayo kae mwabile mwakemelwa mu'uhakika wa faraja yimo lya wito winu.

There is but one body and but one Spirit, as also when you were called you had one and the same hope held out to you.

5 Kwabile ni Ngwana yumo, imani yimo, ubatizo umo,

There is but 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.

and one God and Father of all, who rules over all, acts through all, and dwells in all.

7 Kwa kila yumo witu apeilwe kipawa lingana na kipimo sa kipawa sa Kristo.

Yet to each of us individually grace was given, measured out with the munificence of Christ.

8 Ni kati maandiko gabaya, “yaabokite kunani muno, atikuakengama mateka mu'utumwa. Kabapeya vipawa bandu.”

For this reason Scripture says: "He re-ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, and gave gifts to men."

9 Nga namani maana ya, “Atipaa,” ibele kwaa kwamba aulukite pia pandu pa pae ya nnema wa dunia?

(Now this "re-ascended" --what does it mean but that He had first descended into the lower regions 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 same as He who ascended again far above all the Heavens in order to fill the universe.)

11 Kristo abapeile bandu ipawa kati: atume, anabii, ainjilisti, achungaji, na baalimu.

And He Himself appointed some to be Apostles, some to be Prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors 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.

in order fully to equip His people for the work of serving--for the building up of Christ's body--

13 Apanga nyoo hadi tuweze kuwa akomavu kati balo baifikie kimo kamili cha Kristo.

till we all of us arrive at oneness in faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and at mature manhood and the stature of full-grown men in 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.

So we shall no longer be babes nor shall we resemble mariners tossed on the waves and carried about with every changing wind of doctrine according to men's cleverness and unscrupulous cunning, making use of every shifting device to mislead.

15 Badala yake, twalongela ukweli mu'upendo ni kukua zaidi mu'ndela zote nkati yake ambaye nga ntwe, Kristo.

But we shall lovingly hold to the truth, and shall in all respects grow up into union with Him who is our Head, even 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.

Dependent on Him, the whole body--its various parts closely fitting and firmly adhering to one another-- grows by the aid of every contributory link, with power proportioned to the need of each individual part, so as to build itself up in a spirit of love.

17 Kwa eyo, nibaya lee, nati kuwasihi mu'Ngwana: Kana mutyange kae kati bandu ba mataifa kabatyanga mu'ubatili wa malango gabe.

Therefore I warn you, and I implore you in the name of the Master, no longer to live as the Gentiles in their perverseness live,

18 Babekilwe libendo mu'malango yabe. Batifukuzwa kuoma mu'uzima wa Nnongo kwa ulalo wabile nkati yabe kwa sababu ya ugumu wa mioyo yabe.

with darkened understandings, having by reason of the ignorance which is deep-seated in them and the insensibility of their moral nature, no share in the Life which God gives.

19 Bayowine kwaa aibu. Watikuikabidhi bembe kwa ufisadi mu'makowe yabe masapu, mu'kila aina ya uchoyo.

Such men being past feeling have abandoned themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy.

20 Lakini, ayee nga muifunza kwaa kuhusu Kristo.

But these are not the lessons which you have learned from Christ;

21 Nadhani kua muyowine kuhusu ywembe. Nadhani kuwa mwabile mwapundishilwe kuhusu ywembe, kati kae ukweli wa ubile nkati ya Yesu.

if at least you have heard His voice and in Him have been taught--and this is true Christian teaching--

22 Lazima mugaleke makowe yoti kabakengamana ni mwenendo winu wa kinchogo. Ni utu wa kunchogo wauharibika kwa sababu ya tamaa za ubocho.

to put away, in regard to your former mode of life, your original evil nature which is doomed to perish as befits its misleading impulses,

23 Muuleke utu winu wa kunchogo ili kwamba mpangike kuwa waayambe mu'roho ya malango yinu.

and to get yourselves renewed in the temper of your minds and clothe yourselves

24 Mupange nyoo ili muweze kuuwala utu wambeambe, ulandine na Nnongo. Utiumbwa mu'haki ni utakatifu wa kweli.

with that new and better self which has been created to resemble God in the righteousness and holiness which come from the truth.

25 Kwa nyoo, uibeke kutalu ni ubocho. “Muulongele ukweli, kila yumo ni jirani yake,” kwa sababu ni ashirika kwa kila yumo kwa benge.

For this reason, laying aside falsehood, every one of you should speak the truth to his fellow man; for we are, as it were, parts of one another.

26 Mube ni hasira, lakini kana mupange sambi.”Liumu kana lisame mwabile ni hasira yinu.

If angry, beware of sinning. Let not your irritation last until the sun goes down;

27 Kana mummpeye ibilisi nafasi.

and do not leave room for 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.

He who has been a thief must steal no more, but, instead of that, should work with his own hands in honest industry, so that he may have something of which he can give the needy a share.

29 Kauli inoite kwaa kana iboke mu'mikano yino yapalikwa kwa mahitaji, kuwapeya faida yake balo babayowanikia.

Let no unwholesome words ever pass your lips, but let all your words be good for benefiting others according to the need of the moment, so that they may be a means of blessing to the hearers.

30 Kana mumuhuzunishe Roho mpeletau wa Nnongo. Ni pitya ywembe twabekelwa mihuri kwa ajili ya siku ya lopolelwa.

And beware of grieving the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed in preparation 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 and all passionate feeling, all anger and loud insulting language, be unknown among you--and also every kind of malice.

32 Mube ni huruma. Musamiyane mwenga kwa mwenga, kati yaa Nnongo pitya Kristo atikuwasamiya nenga.

On the contrary learn to be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has also forgiven you.