Efesofoɔ 6
1 Mma, montie mo awofoɔ asɛm wɔ Awurade mu ɛfiri sɛ, saa na ɛyɛ.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2 “Di wʼagya ne wo maame ni,” yei ne mmaransɛm a ɛdi ɛkan a bɔhyɛ ka ho,
Honour thy father and mother (which is the first commandement with promise)
3 “na asi wo yie na wo nna nso aware asase yi so.”
That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayst liue long on earth.
4 Agyanom, monnhyɛ mo mma abufuo. Na mmom, montete wɔn wɔ Awurade nkyerɛkyerɛ mu.
And ye, fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lord.
5 Nkoa, momfa obuo ne ɔsuro mfiri akoma pa mu nyɛ ɔsetie mma mo honam fam wuranom, sɛdeɛ mobɛyɛ ɔsetie ama Kristo no ara.
Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with feare and trembling in singlenesse of your hearts as vnto Christ,
6 Monyɛ ɔsetie mma wɔn, ɛnyɛ sɛ mobɛsɔ wɔn ani wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔrehwɛ mo nko ara, na mmom, monyɛ sɛ Kristo nkoa a mofiri mo akoma mu reyɛ Onyankopɔn apɛdeɛ.
Not with seruice to the eye, as men pleasers, but as the seruants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
7 Momfa mo akoma nyinaa nsom sɛdeɛ moresom Awurade a ɛnnyɛ nnipa,
With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men.
8 ɛfiri sɛ monim sɛ adwuma pa biara a obi yɛ no, sɛ ɔyɛ ɔsomfoɔ anaa ɔde ne ho no, Awurade bɛtua no so ka.
And knowe ye that whatsoeuer good thing any man doeth, that same shall he receiue of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
9 Awuranom, saa ara na mo nso monyɛ mo asomfoɔ. Monnyae wɔn ahunahuna ɛfiri sɛ, mo ne mo asomfoɔ nyinaa wɔ wura baako a ɔwɔ ɔsoro; na ɔno deɛ ɔnhwɛ animu.
And ye masters, doe the same things vnto them, putting away threatning: and know that euen your master also is in heauen, neither is there respect of person with him.
10 Deɛ ɛtwa toɔ ne sɛ, monyɛ den wɔ ne ne tumi kɛseɛ no mu.
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Monhyɛ Onyankopɔn akodeɛ nyinaa na moatumi agyina ɔbonsam nhyehyɛeɛ ano.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the assaultes of the deuil.
12 Ɛfiri sɛ, ɛnyɛ yɛne mogya ne honam na anya, na mmom, yɛne mpaninnie ne tumidie ne ewiase yi sum mu atumfoɔ ne ahonhommɔne a ɛwɔ soro hɔ na anya. (aiōn g165)
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and against the worldly gouernours, the princes of the darkenesse of this worlde, against spirituall wickednesses, which are in ye hie places. (aiōn g165)
13 Yei enti, monhyɛ Onyankopɔn akodeɛ nyinaa, na sɛ da bɔne no ba a, moatumi agyina, na mowie biribiara a, moagyina pintinn.
For this cause take vnto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euill day, and hauing finished all things, stand fast.
14 Enti monnyina pintinn, na momfa nokorɛ mmɔ mo asene, na monhyɛ tenenee nkataboɔ,
Stand therefore, and your loynes girded about with veritie, and hauing on the brest plate of righteousnesse,
15 na momfa Asɛmpa no asomdwoeɛ no nhyehyɛ mo nan.
And your feete shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace.
16 Yeinom nyinaa akyi no, momfa gyidie kyɛm, deɛ mode bɛdum ɔbɔnefoɔ bɛma a ɛrederɛ no.
Aboue all, take the shielde of faith, wherewith ye may quench all the fierie dartes of the wicked,
17 Momfa nkwagyeɛ dadeɛ kyɛ ne Honhom no akofena a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn asɛm no.
And take the helmet of saluation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the worde of God.
18 Ɛberɛ nyinaa mu mommɔ mpaeɛ wɔ Honhom mu, mpaeɛbɔ ahodoɔ ne nkotosrɛ mu. Yei enti monna mo ho so, na mommɔ mpaeɛ mma ahotefoɔ.
And pray alwayes with all maner prayer and supplication in the Spirit: and watch thereunto with all perseuerance and supplication for al Saints,
19 Mommɔ mpaeɛ mma me nso na sɛ mebue mʼano a, wɔama me asɛm aka, na matumi akasa akokoɔduru so ada Asɛmpa no mu ahintasɛm adi.
And for me, that vtterance may be giuen vnto me, that I may open my mouth boldly to publish the secret of the Gospel,
20 Seesei meyɛ ho ɔnanmusini a meda mpokyerɛ mu. Ɛno enti, mommɔ mpaeɛ mma me na matumi de akokoɔduru apae mu aka no sɛdeɛ ɛsɛ sɛ meka no.
Whereof I am the ambassadour in bonds, that therein I may speake boldely, as I ought to speake.
21 Yɛn nua ɔdɔfoɔ, Tihiko, a ɔyɛ Awurade adwumayɛ mu ɔsomfoɔ nokwafoɔ no bɛka biribiara akyerɛ mo sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a mobɛhunu sɛdeɛ me ho teɛ ne dwuma a meredie.
But that ye may also know mine affaires, and what I doe, Tychicus my deare brother and faithfull minister in the Lord, shall shewe you of all things,
22 Yei enti na meresoma no mo nkyɛn, ama moahunu sɛdeɛ yɛn ho teɛ na wahyɛ mo nkuran nso.
Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that ye might knowe mine affaires, and that he might comfort your hearts.
23 Asomdwoeɛ nka anuanom nyinaa, na Agya Onyankopɔn ne Awurade Yesu Kristo mma mo nokorɛ dɔ.
Peace be with the brethren, and loue with faith from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.
24 Onyankopɔn adom nka wɔn a wɔdɔ yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo daa nyinaa no.
Grace be with all them which loue our Lord Iesus Christ, to their immortalitie, Amen. ‘Written from Rome vnto the Ephesians, and sent by Tychicus.’
