Efesofoɔ 5

1 Esiane sɛ moyɛ Onyankopɔn mma a ɔdɔ wɔn no enti, monsuasua no

Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

2 na motena ase ɔdɔ mu sɛdeɛ Kristo dɔɔ yɛn, na ɔde ne nkwa too hɔ maa yɛn sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ a ɛyɛ hwam ma Onyankopɔn no.

And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.

3 Nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔte adwamammɔ anaa afideɛ anaa anibereɛ ho asɛm wɔ mo mu, ɛfiri sɛ yeinom mfata Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ kronkron.

But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;

4 Saa ara nso na ɛmfata sɛ moka kasa efi, ahuhusɛm anaa sɛ moyi nsɛnkwaafi, mmom monna ase.

And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

5 Monnya nteaseɛ sɛ, obiara a ɔbɔ adwaman na ɔyɛ afideɛ, na ɔyɛ oniberefoɔ (anibereɛ yɛ abosonsom) no rennya kyɛfa biara wɔ Kristo ne Onyankopɔn Ahennie no mu bi.

Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.

6 Mommma obiara mfa nsɛm a aba nni mu nnaadaa mo. Ɛfiri sɛ, saa nneɛma no na ɛma Onyankopɔn bo fu wɔn a wɔyɛ asoɔden no.

Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

7 Enti, mo ne saa nnipa no nnyɛ biribiara.

Have no part with such men;

8 Ɛberɛ bi na moyɛ esum, nanso seesei deɛ, moyɛ hann wɔ Awurade mu. Ne saa enti montena ase sɛ hann mma.

For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

9 Ɛfiri sɛ, hann no ma moyɛ papa, teneneefoɔ ne nokwafoɔ,

(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

10 na ɛhwehwɛ deɛ ɛsɔ Awurade ani.

Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;

11 Montwe mo ho mfiri nneɛma hunu a wɔyɛ wɔ esum mu ho, na mompa ho ntoma.

And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

12 Ɛyɛ aniwu sɛ wɔbɔ nneɛma a asoɔdenfoɔ yɛ no esum mu no so.

For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.

13 Nanso sɛ hann no tɔ wɔn so a, yɛbɛhunu nnebɔne biara a wɔyɛ.

But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

14 Ɛfiri sɛ, hann da biribiara adi. Enti na wɔaka sɛ, “Nyane, wo a woada, na sɔre firi awufoɔ mu, na Kristo bɛhyerɛn wɔ wo so.”

For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

15 Enti, monhwɛ mo akwan yie, ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔnnim nyansa, na mmom sɛ wɔn a wɔnim nyansa.

Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

16 Monyɛ mo akwannya biara so adeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, nna yi yɛ nna bɔne.

Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.

17 Monnyɛ adwenem herɛfoɔ, na mmom monte Awurade apɛdeɛ ase.

For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

18 Monnnom nsã mmmoro na amfa mo ankɔ ahohwiebɔ mu. Na mmom, momma Honhom no nhyɛ mo ma.

And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;

19 Momfa nnwom, ayɛyie nnwom ne honhom mu nnwom nkasa nkyerɛ mo ho mo ho. Monto dwom mma Awurade na monkamfo no wɔ akoma mu,

Joining with one another in holy songs of praise and of the Spirit, using your voice in songs and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

20 na monna Agya Onyankopɔn ase ɛberɛ biara wɔ biribiara ho wɔ yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo din mu.

Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

21 Momfiri anidie a mowɔ ma Kristo mu, mmrɛ mo ho ase mma mo ho mo ho.

Letting yourselves be ruled by one another in the fear of Christ.

22 Ɔyerenom, mommrɛ mo ho ase mma mo kununom sɛdeɛ mobrɛ mo ho ase ma Awurade no,

Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.

23 ɛfiri sɛ okunu yɛ ɔyere no ti sɛdeɛ Kristo yɛ asafo no ti ne ne Gyefoɔ no. Asafo no yɛ Kristo onipadua.

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

24 Sɛdeɛ asafo no brɛ ne ho ase ma Kristo no, saa ara na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyerenom brɛ wɔn ho ase wɔ biribiara mu ma wɔn kununom.

And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.

25 Okununom, monnodɔ mo yerenom sɛdeɛ Kristo dɔɔ asafo no na ɔde ne kra too hɔ maa no,

Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;

26 na ɔnam asɛm no so de nsuo dwaree no yɛɛ no kronkron,

So that he might make it holy, having made it clean with the washing of water by the word,

27 de maa ne ho sɛ asafo a ɛhyerɛn, a ɛnni nkekaawa anaasɛ mponponoyɛ anaasɛ ɛdɛm biara, na mmom ɛyɛ kronkron a ɛnni sintɔ.

And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete.

28 Saa ara na ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima dɔ wɔn yerenom sɛdeɛ wɔdɔ wɔn onipadua no. Ɔbarima a ɔdɔ ne yere no dɔ nʼankasa ne ho.

Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:

29 Obiara ntane ne ho. Mmom, ɔma no aduane hwɛ no yie sɛdeɛ Kristo yɛ asafo no,

For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;

30 na yɛn nso yɛyɛ ne onipadua no ho akwaa.

Because we are parts of his body.

31 “Yei enti, ɔbarima bɛgya nʼagya ne ne maame, na ɔde ne ho akɔbɔ ne yere na wɔn baanu no nyinaa abɛyɛ honam baako.”

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

32 Yei yɛ ahintasɛm a emu dɔ, nanso mereka Kristo ne asafo no ho asɛm.

This is a great secret: but my words are about Christ and the church.

33 Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ okunu biara dɔ ne yere sɛ nʼankasa ne ho, na ɔyere biara nso de anidie ma ne kunu.

But do you, everyone, have love for his wife, even as for himself; and let the wife see that she has respect for her husband.