Efesofoɔ 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 monnwo; monto mo bo ase, na mone obiara ntena wɔ ɔdɔ mu.

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

3 Mommɔ mmɔden sɛ monam asomdwoeɛ ahoma so bɛma Honhom baakoyɛ 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, sɛdeɛ wɔfrɛɛ mo kɔɔ anidasoɔ baako,

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

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

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 Yɛwɔ Onyankopɔn a ɔyɛ yɛn nyinaa Agya a ɔdi 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 sɛdeɛ Kristo akyɛ ama yɛn.

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

8 Yei enti na Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ, “Ɛberɛ a ɔforo kɔɔ ɔsoro no, ɔfaa nneduafoɔ kaa ne ho; na ɔmaa nnipa akyɛdeɛ.”

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

9 Afei sɛ “ɔkɔɔ ɔsoro” no nkyerɛaseɛ ne sɛn? Aseɛ kyerɛ sɛ, deɛ ɛdi ɛkan no, ɔkɔɔ fam, asase ase pɛɛ.

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

10 Enti deɛ ɔkɔɔ fam no ara na ɔkɔɔ ɔsoro a ɛboro ewiem nyinaa so, sɛdeɛ ɔbɛhyɛ abɔdeɛ 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 asomafoɔ, afoforɔ yɛɛ adiyifoɔ, afoforɔ yɛɛ asɛmpakafoɔ, na afoforɔ nso yɛɛ asɔfoɔ ne akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ.

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

12 Ɔyɛɛ yei de siesiee Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa maa ɔsom nnwuma, sɛdeɛ Kristo onipadua no nyini bɛkɔso

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

13 kɔsi sɛ yɛn nyinaa bɛnya gyidie baako ne Onyankopɔn Ba no ho nimdeɛ baako, na yɛawie nyini 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 mmɔfra bio, wɔn a asorɔkye bɔ wɔn kɔ deɛ ɛpɛ, na nkyerɛkyerɛ mframa biara de wɔn di akɔneaba na nnipa bradɛtofoɔ ne anifirefoɔ 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 nokorɛ ne ɔdɔ honhom mu a, yɛbɛnyini wɔ Kristo a ɔyɛ asafo no Ti 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 ahodoɔ no sosɔ wɔn ho wɔn ho mu. Ne mu na obiara yɛ nʼadwuma na onipadua no nyini 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 sɛ, monntena ase bio sɛ amanamanmufoɔ a wɔnni 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 esum aduru wɔn nteaseɛ. Wɔnnim hwee na wɔyɛ asoɔden. Wɔnnim Onyankopɔn mu asetena na wɔnni atenka ma deɛ ɛtene.

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 afideɛ ahodoɔ nyinaa bi a wɔnnu wɔn ho.

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

20 Ɛnyɛ saa na mosua faa Kristo ho.

But you did not learn Christ that way;

21 Ɛyɛ nokorɛ sɛ motee ne nka, na wɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mo sɛdeɛ nokorɛ a ɛwɔ Yesu mu no teɛ.

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

22 Enti, montwe mo ho mfiri mo suban dada no a akɔnnɔ bɔne ama aporɔ 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 akoma ne mo adwene foforɔ,

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

24 na montena ase wɔ suban foforɔ a wɔbɔɔ no Onyankopɔn sɛso wɔ teneneeyɛ ne kronkronyɛ mu.

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

25 Monnni atorɔ nkyerɛ mo ho mo ho. Obiara nni nokorɛ nkyerɛ ne nua, ɛfiri sɛ, yɛn nyinaa yɛ nnipa baako wɔ Kristo onipadua mu.

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

26 Sɛ wo bo fu a, nyɛ bɔne mma awia nkɔtɔ wʼabufuo 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 korɔno no gyae korɔnobɔ. Obiara nyɛ adwuma na moatumi aboa afoforɔ.

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 mfiri wʼanomu, na mmom, ka kasa pa na aboa afoforɔ sɛdeɛ ɛhia wɔn na wɔn a wɔtie anya ho mfasoɔ.

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 Monnhyɛ Onyankopɔn Honhom Kronkron a wɔnam so asɔ mo ano ama ɔgyeɛ da no werɛ.

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

31 Monyi yeadie, bobɔne ne abufuo, ahohoahoa ne nsekuro ne bɔnepɛ nyinaa mfiri mo mu.

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

32 Monyɛ ayamyɛ mma mo ho mo ho. Mo yam nhyehye mo mma mo ho mo ho, na momfa mo mfomsoɔ nkyekyɛkyekyɛ mo ho mo ho sɛdeɛ 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.