Baefesia 6
1 Bana, utlwang batsadi ba lona; se ke selo se se siameng go dirwa gonne Modimo o ba neile taolo ya go lo laola.
The children: obey your parents in the LORD, for this is right;
2 Tlotla rrago le mmaago. O ke molao wa ntlha wa Modimo wa melao o o felelang ka tsholofetso.
honor your father and mother,
3 Mme tsholofetso ke e: Gore fa o tlotla rrago le mmago; o tlaa nna le botshelo jo bo leele, jo bo tletseng masego.
which is the first command with a promise, “That it may be well with you, and you may live a long time on the land.”
4 Mme jaanong ke raya batsadi ba bana ke re: Se ntse lo kgadiepetsa bana ba lona lo ba omanyetsa ruri, lo ba galefisa lo ba kgopisa. Go na le go dira jalo, ba godiseng ka go ba tshola ka lorato lo Morena a lo dumelang, lo ba gakolola ka poifo Modimo.
And the fathers: do not provoke your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the LORD.
5 Batlhanka, ikobeleng beng ba lona; tlhwaafalelang go ba direla ka bonatla jotlhe jwa lona. Ba direleng fela jaaka lo ne lo ka direla Keresete.
The servants: obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;
6 Se direng thata fela fa Mongwa lona a lo lebeletse mme lwa nnela go tshameka fa a sa lo lebelela; dirang thata ka boitumelo nako yotlhe, jaaka lo ka bo lo direla Keresete, lo dira go rata ga Modimo ka dipelo tsa lona tsotlhe.
not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of [your] soul,
serving with goodwill, as to the LORD, and not to men,
8 Gakologelwang gore, Morena o tlaa lo duelela go dira sengwe le sengwe se se molemo, a lo ka bo lo le batlhanka kgotsa lo se bone.
having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he will receive from the LORD, whether servant or freeman.
9 Mme le lona beng ba batlhanka lo tshwanetse go tshwara batlhanka ba lona sentle, fela jaaka ke ba reile ka re ba lo ikobele. Se ntse lo ba bopela; gakologelwang gore lona ka bo lona lo batlhanka mo go Keresete; lo na le Morena yo ba nang nae, mme ga a rate bape go gaisa ba bangwe.
And the masters! Do the same things to them, letting threatening alone, having also known that your Master is in the heavens, and favor by appearance is not with Him.
10 Lwa bofelo, ke batla go lo gakolola gore nonofo ya lona e tshwanetse go tswa mo nonofong e kgolo ya Morena e e mo go lona.
As to the rest, my brothers, be strong in the LORD, and in the power of His might;
11 Aparang diaparo tsa phemelo tsotlhe tsa Modimo gore lo tle lo kgone go iphemela mo maanong otlhe le boferefere jwa ga Satane.
put on the whole armor of God, so you are able to stand against the schemes of the Devil,
12 Gonne ga re lwe le batho ba ba dirilweng ka nama le madi, mme re lwa le batho ba ba senang mebele, babusi ba ba bosula ba lefatshe le le sa bonweng ka matlho, dibopiwa tse di nonofileng tsa bo-Satane le magosana a magolo a a bosula a lefifi a a busang lefatshe leno, le mewa e mentsi e e bosula mo lefatsheng le le sa itsegeng. (aiōn g165)
because our wrestling is not with flesh and blood, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual [forces] of evil in the heavenly [places]; (aiōn g165)
13 Jalo dirisang sengwe le sengwe sa seaparo sa Modimo sa phemelo go tlhabantsha mmaba fa a tlhasela, mme fa ntwa e sena go fela, lo tlaa bo lo santse lo eme.
because of this take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and having done all things—to stand.
14 Mme go dira jaana, lo tlaa tlhoka moitlamo wa lotheka o o thata wa boammaaruri le thebe ya sehuba ya tumelo ya Modimo.
Stand, therefore, having your loins girded around in truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 Rwalang ditlhako tse di tlaa dirang gore lo dire ka bofefo fa lo rera Mafoko a a Molemo a kagiso le Modimo.
and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good news of peace;
16 Mo ntweng nngwe le nngwe lo tlaa tlhoka tumelo go nna thebe ya lona go kganela metswi e e bogale e lo e lebagantsweng ke Satane.
in all, having taken up the shield of faith, in which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one,
17 Gape lo tlaa tlhoka tlhoro ya phemelo ya poloko le chaka ya Mowa e e leng Lefoko la Modimo.
and receive the helmet of the salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
18 Rapelang ka metlha yotlhe. Kopang Modimo sengwe fela ka fa dikeletsong tsa Mowa O O Boitshepo. O kopeng, lo o gakolola ka se lo se tlhokang, mme lo bo lo nne lo rapelele Bakeresete botlhe gongwe le gongwe ka tlhwaafalo.
through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in this, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones—
19 Nthapelelang le nna, lo bo lo kope Modimo go nnaya mafoko a a ntshwanetseng fa ke bolelela ba bangwe ka bopelokgale kaga Morena, le fa ke ba tlhalosetsa, gore poloko ya gagwe ke ya rona le Badichaba.
and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,
20 Jaanong ke golegilwe ka ntlha ya go rera molaetsa o o tswang kwa Modimong. Mme rapelang gore ke tle ke nne ke tswelele go o buelela ka bopelokgale le mo kgolegelong, jaaka ke tshwanetse.
for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely—as it is necessary for me to speak.
21 Tukiko, yo e leng mokaulengwe yo a rategang thata a bile a le mothusi yo o ikanyegang mo tirong ya Morena, o tlaa lo bolelela gotlhe mabapi le ka fa ke tswelelang ka teng.
And that you may know—you also—the things concerning me—what I do, Tychicus will make all things known to you, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the LORD,
22 Ke mo roma kwa go lona ka maikaelelo a, go lo itsise ka fa re tsogileng ka teng le gore lo bo lo kgothadiwe ke molaetsa o a o lo leretseng.
whom I sent to you for this very thing, that you might know the things concerning us, and that he might comfort your hearts.
23 A Modimo o lo neye kagiso, bakaulengwe ba me mo go Keresete, le lorato ka tumelo e e tswang kwa go Modimo Rara le Morena Jesu Keresete.
Peace to the brothers, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!
24 A tshegofatso le masego a Modimo a nne le botlhe ba ba ratang Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete ka boammaaruri.
The grace with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ—undecayingly! Amen.
