Efesofo 4

1 Me a meyɛ odeduani ma Awurade no hyɛ mo sɛ montena ase mma ɛmfata ɔfrɛ a wɔafrɛ mo no.

I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

2 Mommrɛ mo ho ase koraa na munnwo; montɔ mo bo ase, na mo ne obiara ntena wɔ ɔdɔ mu.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

3 Mommɔ mmɔden sɛ monam asomdwoe hama so bɛma Honhom biakoyɛ no atena mo mu.

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 Nipadua baako ne Honhom baako na ɛwɔ hɔ, sɛnea wɔfrɛɛ mo kɔɔ anidaso baako,

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;

5 Awurade baako, gyidi baako ne asubɔ baako mu no.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 Yɛwɔ Onyankopɔn a ɔyɛ yɛn nyinaa Agya a odi yɛn nyinaa so. Ɔnam yɛn nyinaa mu, na ɔte yɛn nyinaa mu nso.

one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

7 Yɛn mu biara wɔ adom bi sɛnea Kristo akyɛ ama yɛn.

But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Eyi nti na Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Bere a ɔforo kɔɔ ɔsoro no, ɔfaa nneduafo kaa ne ho; na ɔmaa nnipa akyɛde.”

Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people."

9 Afei sɛ “ɔkɔɔ ɔsoro” no nkyerɛase ne dɛn? Ase kyerɛ sɛ, nea edi kan no, ɔkɔɔ fam wɔ asase ase pɛɛ.

Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

10 Enti nea ɔkɔɔ fam no ara na ɔkɔɔ ɔsoro a ɛboro wim nyinaa so, sɛnea ɔbɛhyɛ abɔde nyinaa ma.

He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

11 Ɔno na ɔmaa ebinom yɛɛ asomafo, afoforo yɛɛ adiyifo, afoforo yɛɛ asɛmpakafo, na afoforo nso yɛɛ asɔfo ne akyerɛkyerɛfo.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 Ɔyɛɛ eyi de siesiee Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo nyinaa maa ɔsom nnwuma, sɛnea Kristo nipadua no nyin bɛkɔ so

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

13 kosi sɛ yɛn nyinaa benya gyidi baako ne Onyankopɔn Ba no ho nimdeɛ baako, na yɛawie nyin wɔ Kristo mayɛ mu.

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature person, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

14 Yɛrenyɛ mmofra bio, wɔn a asorɔkye bɔ wɔn kɔ nea ɛpɛ, na nkyerɛkyerɛ mframa biara de wɔn di akɔneaba na bradatofo ne aniferefo daadaa wɔn.

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by cleverness in deceitful schemes;

15 Mmom, sɛ yɛtena ase nokware ne ɔdɔ honhom mu a, yebenyin wɔ Kristo a ɔyɛ asafo no Ti no mu.

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;

16 Ne mu na honam akwaa ahorow no suso wɔn ho wɔn ho mu. Ne mu na obiara yɛ nʼadwuma, na nipadua no nyin ahoɔden so wɔ ɔdɔ mu.

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

17 Mede Awurade din bɔ mo kɔkɔ se monntena ase bio sɛ amanamanmufo a wonni adwene pa bi,

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the futility of their mind,

18 na sum aduru wɔn ntease. Wonnim hwee na wɔyɛ asoɔden. Wonnim Onyankopɔn mu asetena na wonni nkatede ma nea ɛteɛ.

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 Wɔn ani nwu hwee. Wɔagyaa wɔn ho ama bɔne na wɔyɛ afide ahorow nyinaa bi a wonnu wɔn ho.

who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 Ɛnyɛ saa na musua faa Kristo ho.

But you did not learn Christ that way;

21 Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ motee ne nka, na wɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mo sɛnea nokware a ɛwɔ Yesu mu no te.

if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

22 Enti montwe mo ho mfi mo suban dedaw no a akɔnnɔ bɔne ama aporɔw no ho.

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old self, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

23 Momma Honhom no nyɛ mo koma ne mo adwene foforo,

and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 na montena ase wɔ suban foforo a wɔbɔɔ no Onyankopɔn sɛso wɔ treneeyɛ ne kronkronyɛ mu no.

and put on the new self, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

25 Munnni atoro nkyerɛ mo ho mo ho. Obiara nni nokware nkyerɛ ne nua, efisɛ, yɛn nyinaa yɛ nnipa baako wɔ Kristo nipadua mu.

Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

26 Sɛ mo bo fuw a, monnyɛ bɔne. Mommma owia nkɔtɔ mo abufuw so.

"Be angry, but do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger,

27 Mma ɔbonsam kwan.

neither give place to the devil.

28 Ɛsɛ sɛ obi a ɔbɔ korɔn no gyae akrɔmmɔ. Obiara nyɛ adwuma na moatumi aboa afoforo.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

29 Mma kasa bɔne mfi wʼanom, na mmom ka kasa pa na aboa afoforo sɛnea ehia wɔn na wɔn a wotie anya so mfaso.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

30 Monnhow Onyankopɔn Honhom Kronkron a wɔnam so asɔw mo ano ama ogyeda no werɛ.

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31 Munyi yawdi, bobɔne ne abufuw, ahohoahoa ne nseku ne bɔnepɛ nyinaa mfi mo mu.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

32 Monyɛ ayamye mma mo ho mo ho, mo yam nhyehye mo mma mo ho mo ho, na momfa mo mfomso nkyekyɛkyekyɛ mo ho mo ho sɛnea Onyankopɔn nam Kristo so de mo bɔne kyɛɛ mo no.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.