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 your father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

3 “na asi wo yie na wo nna nso aware asase yi so.”

That it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.

4 Agyanom, monnhyɛ mo mma abufuo. Na mmom, montete wɔn wɔ Awurade nkyerɛkyerɛ mu.

And, all of you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition 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.

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto 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 eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as the servants 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 doing service, as to the Lord, and not to 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.

Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man does, the same shall he receive 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, all of you masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons 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 all of you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high 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.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that all of you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Enti monnyina pintinn, na momfa nokorɛ mmɔ mo asene, na monhyɛ tenenee nkataboɔ,

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

15 na momfa Asɛmpa no asomdwoeɛ no nhyehyɛ mo nan.

And your feet 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.

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith all of you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

17 Momfa nkwagyeɛ dadeɛ kyɛ ne Honhom no akofena a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn asɛm no.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, (pneuma) which is the word (rhema) 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.

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, (pneuma) and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all 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 utterance (logos) may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery 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.

For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

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 all of you also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:

22 Yei enti na meresoma no mo nkyɛn, ama moahunu sɛdeɛ yɛn ho teɛ na wahyɛ mo nkuran nso.

Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that all of you might know our affairs, 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 to the brethren, and love (agape) with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

24 Onyankopɔn adom nka wɔn a wɔdɔ yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo daa nyinaa no.

Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.