VaEfeso 4
1 Naizvozvo ndinokukumbirisai, ini musungwa muna Ishe, kuti mufambe zvakafanira kudanwa kwamakadanwa nako,
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
2 pamwe nekuzvininipisa kwese neunyoro, nemoyo murefu, muchiitirana moyo murefu murudo,
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
3 muchishingaira kuchengeta umwe hweMweya muchisungo cherugare.
and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
4 Kune muviri umwe uye Mweya umwe, sezvamakadanwawo mutariro imwe yekudanwa kwenyu;
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
5 Ishe umwe, rutendo rumwe, rubhabhatidzo rwumwe,
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 Mwari umwe naBaba vevese, ari pamusoro pevese, uye kubudikidza nevese, nekwamuri mese.
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
7 Asi kune umwe neumwe wedu kwakapiwa nyasha zvichienderana nechiyero chechipo chaKristu.
Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Naizvozvo anoti: Paakakwira kumusoro, wakatapa utapwa, akapa zvipo kuvanhu.
This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
9 Zvino izvi kuti: Wakakwira, chii kunze kwekuti wakaburukawo pakutanga kunzvimbo dzakaderera dzenyika?
What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
10 Wakaburuka ndiyewo wakakwira kumusoro-soro kwematenga ese, kuti azadzise zvinhu zvese.
He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
11 Zvino iye wakapa vamwe kuva vaapositori, nevamwe vaporofita, nevamwe vaevhangeri, nevamwe vafudzi nevadzidzisi,
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
12 kuitira kukwaniswa kwevatsvene, pabasa reushumiri, pakuvakwa kwemuviri waKristu;
to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
13 kusvikira tese tasvika paumwe hwerutendo, nehweruzivo rweMwanakomana waMwari, pamurume wakazara, pachiyero chechimiro chekuzara kwaKristu;
until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
14 kuti tisazova vacheche, vanodzungaidzwa nemafungu kuenda nekudzoka nekupepereswa nemhepo ipi neipi yedzidziso, nekunyengera kwevanhu, pakunyengera, kumano ekutsauka;
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
15 asi titaure chokwadi murudo, tigokura maari pazvinhu zvese, iye musoro, Kristu;
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
16 kunobva kwaari muviri wese, wakabatanidzwa pamwe zvakaringana nekuumbanidzwa, kubudikidza nemudemhe-mudemhe wefundo rimwe nerimwe, zvichienderana nemashandiro muchiero chenhengo imwe neimwe achikurisa muviri pakuvakwa kwawo murudo.
From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
17 Naizvozvo ndinoreva ichi, nekupupura muna Ishe, kuti imwi kubva zvino musachifamba sevamwe vahedheni vanofamba mukushaya maturo kwefungwa yavo,
So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
18 vakasvibiridzwa mufungwa, vari vatorwa paupenyu hwaMwari nekuda kwekusaziva kuri mukati mavo, nekuda koukukutu hwemoyo yavo;
They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
19 ivo vakazvipa vatindivara kuunzenza, kuti vabate utsvina hwese neruchiva.
Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
20 Asi imwi hamuna kudzidza Kristu saizvozvo,
But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
21 kana zvakadaro makamunzwa nekudzidziswa maari, sezvo chokwadi chiri muna Jesu;
Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
22 kuti murase zvinoenderana nemufambiro wekutanga, munhu wekare, anoodzwa nekuchiva kwekunyengera;
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
23 uye muvandudzwe mumweya wefungwa yenyu,
to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
24 uye kuti mufuke munhu mutsva, wakasikwa maererano naMwari mukururama neutsvene hwechokwadi.
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
25 Naizvozvo muchiisa nhema parutivi, mutaure chokwadi umwe neumwe kune umwe wake; nokuti tiri mitezo, umwe weumwe.
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
26 Tsamwai musingatadzi; zuva ngarirege kuvira pamusoro pekutsamwa kwenyu;
“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
27 uye musapa dhiabhorosi nzvimbo.
and do not give the devil a foothold.
28 Wakaba ngaarege kubazve; asi zviri nani kuti abate nesimba chinhu chakanaka nemaoko, kuti ave nechaangapa anoshaiwa.
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
29 Shoko ripi zvaro rakaora ngarirege kubuda mumuromo menyu, asi chero kana rakanakira kuvaka sezvakafanira, kuti ripe nyasha kune vanonzwa.
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
30 Uye regai kushungurudza Mweya Mutsvene waMwari, wamakaiswa mucherechedzo maari kusvikira pazuva redzukunuro.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Shungu dzese, nehasha, nekutsamwa, nekupopota, nekutuka ngazvibviswe kwamuri neuipi hwese;
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
32 asi ivai nemoyo munyoro umwe kune mumwe, muchinzwira tsitsi, muchikanganwirana, Mwari sezvaakakukanganwiraiwo muna Kristu.
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
