Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
Ke a lo kopa, nna yo ke leng legolegwa mo kgolegelong ka ntlha ya go direla Morena, gore lo tshele lo bo lo sepele ka fa tseleng e e tshwanetseng ba ba tlhophetsweng masego a mantle jaaka one a.
2 with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Nnang boikokobetso le bonolo. Nnang pelotelele yo mongwe mo go yo mongwe, lo leke go iphapaanya ka lorato le diphoso tse lo ka di diralanang.
3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Lekang ka malatsi otlhe go gogwa ke Mowa O O Boitshepo, gore lo tle lo nne ka kagiso yo mongwe mo go yo mongwe.
4 There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,
Rotlhe ditokololo tsa mmele o le mongwe fela, re na le Mowa o o tshwanang, bile rotlhe re bileditswe tsholofelo e e tshwanang e e galalelang.
5 one Lord, one faith, one immersion,
Morena wa rona o mongwe fela, tumelo e nngwe fela, kolobetso e nngwe fela,
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
gape rotlhe re na le Modimo o le mongwe fela le Rara yo o re okameng rotlhe ebile a le mo go rona rotlhe, a bile a tshela mo tokololong nngwe le nngwe ya rona.
7 But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Messiah.
Le fa go ntse jalo, Keresete o neile mongwe le mongwe wa rona dinonofo tsa botlhokwa, sengwe le sengwe se a batlang gore re nne naso se tswa mo polokelong ya gagwe e e tletseng dimpho.
8 Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”
Mopesalema o re bolelela kaga sone se, gonne a re erile fa Keresete a boela kwa legodimong a tletse boitumelo jwa phenyo morago ga tsogo ya gagwe mo baswing le go fenya Satane, o ne a naya batho dimpho tsa kutlwelo botlhoko.
9 Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Lemogang gore gatwe o ne a boela kwa legodimong. Mo go raya gore o simologile a tswa kwa legodimong, a fologela mo mafelong a a kwa tlase-tlase a lefatshe.
10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
Ene yo o fologileng e ntse ke ene yo o tlhatlogetseng gape kwa legodimong, gore sengwe le sengwe se tlale ene gongwe le gongwe, go tswa mo go se se kwa tlase go ya kwa go se se kwa godimo.
11 He gave some to be emissaries; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
Bangwe ba rona ba neetswe neo ya botlhokwa go nna baaposetoloi; ba bangwe o ba neile neo ya go rera sentle; ba bangwe ba na le neo ya botlhokwa ya go gapela batho mo go Keresete, ba ba thusa gore ba mo ikanye e le Mmoloki wa bone; mme ba bangwe ba na le neo ya go tlhokomela batho ba Modimo jaaka modisa a tlhokomela dinku tsa gagwe, a ba goga a bile a ba ruta ka ditsela tsa Modimo.
12 for the perfecting of the holy ones, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Messiah,
Ke eng fa a re naya dineo tsa botlhokwa go dira dilo dingwe botoka? Ke ka ntlha ya gore batho ba Modimo ba tlaa nonotshiwa go mo direla tiro ka botswerere, ba aga phuthego, ebong mmele wa ga Keresete, go nna mo maemong a nonofo le tlhaloganyo e e tletseng,
13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Messiah,
go fitlhelela lwa bofelo rotlhe re dumela ka go tshwana kaga poloko ya rona le kaga Mmoloki wa rona, Morwa Modimo, rotlhe re bo re gola ka botlalo mo Moreneng, ee, go fitlhelela re le mo selekanyong sa go tlala Keresete mo go senang pelaelo.
14 that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
Mme ga re kitla re tlhola re nna bana, re nna re fetola megopolo ya rona kaga se re se dumelang fela ka gore mongwe o re boleletse sengwe se se pharologanyo, kgotsa a re akeditse ka botlhale a dirile gore maaka a utlwale jaaka boammaaruri.
15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Messiah,
Mo boemong jwa go fetola megopolo ya rona mo go se re se dumelang, re tlaa sala morago boammaaruri ka lorato ka dinako tsotlhe, re bua boammaaruri, re dira ka boammaaruri, re tshela ka boammaaruri, mo tseleng nngwe le nngwe re nna jaaka Keresete yo o leng Tlhogo ya mmele wa gagwe, ebong phuthego.
16 from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
Ka fa ketelellong ya pele ya gagwe mmele otlhe o kitlanye sentle, mme tokololo nngwe le nngwe mo tirong ya yone ya botlhokwa e thusa ditokololo tse dingwe gore mmele otlhe o itekanele o gole o bo a tlale lorato.
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
Mmang ke bue jaana, ka go bua jalo ke buelela Morena: se tlholeng lo tshela jaaka ba ba sa bolokwang ba tshela, gonne ba foufaditswe ebile ga ba sa tlhole ba itse se e leng boammaaruri. Dipelo tsa bone tse di tswetsweng di tletse ka lefifi; ba kgakala thata le botshelo jwa Modimo gonne ba o tswaletse megopolo ya bone, mme ga ba kake ba tlhaloganya ditsela tsa one.
18 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 They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Ga ba sa tlhole ba kgathala kaga tshiamo le bosula ebile ba ineetse mo ditseleng tse di makgapha. Ga ba tlogele sepe, ba dirisiwa ke megopolo ya bone e e bosula le dikeletso tsa bosutlha.
20 But you didn’t learn Messiah that way,
Mme ga se ka fa Keresete a lo rutileng ka teng!
21 if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, even as truth is in Yeshua:
Fa e le gore tota lo utlwile lentswe la gagwe ebile lo ithutile mo go ene boammaaruri kaga gagwe,
22 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,
ke gone latlhang tlholego ya lona e kgologolo e e bosula, popego ya lona ya bogologolo e e neng e le mopati wa lona mo ditseleng tsa lona tse di bosula, e e bodileng go ya goileng, e tletse dikeletso le tsietso.
23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Jaanong mekgwa le megopolo ya lona e tshwanetse go bo e fetogile botoka gangwe le gape.
24 and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
Ee, o tshwanetse go bo o le motho yo mosha yo o pharologanyo, o itshephile ebile o le molemo. Ikapese ka tlholego e ncha e.
25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbour, for we are members of one another.
Khutlisang go akelana; buang boammaaruri, gonne mongwe le mongwe wa rona ke tokololo ya yo mongwe mme fa re akelana re ikutlwisa botlhoko.
26 “Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
Fa o kgopisegile, se dire sebe ka go boloka kutlo botlhoko ya gago mo pelong. Se letle gore letsatsi le phirime o santse o kgopisegile gore o lebale ka bonako;
27 and don’t give place to the devil.
gonne fa o tenegile o neela diabolo maitsetsepelo a magolo.
28 Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labour, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
Fa mongwe a utswa a a go bakele, a simolole go dirisa mabogo ao a gagwe mo tirong ya boikanyego, gore a tle a abele ba bangwe ba ba tlhokang.
29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Se bue matlhapa. Bua fela se se molemo ebile se na le thuso mo go ba o buang nabo, le se se tlaa ba segofatsang.
30 Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Se futsafatseng Mowa O O Boitshepo ka tsela e lo tshelang ka yone. Gakologelwang, ke one o o supang kaga lona mo letsatsing leo fa poloko go tswa mo sebeng e tlaa bong e feletse.
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.
Khutlisang go nna bohula, pelo e e maswe le go nna bogale. Go omana, mafoko a kgakalo le kilano di se ka tsa nna mo matshelong a lona.
32 And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Messiah forgave you.
Mo boemong jwa moo ratanang, nnang pelonomi, lo itshwarelane, fela jaaka Modimo o lo itshwaretse gonne lo ba ga Keresete.
