Abhaefeso 4

1 Kulwejo, lwo mubhohya ingulu ya Latabhugenyi, enibhasabhwa mulibhate amwi lwakutyo mwabhilikiwe na Nyamuanga.

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

2 Mwikale kwo bhwololo bhunene no kwikeya no kwigumilisha.

With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

3 Mukole kwa managa okubhika obhumwi bhwo Mwoyo mu kubhohya kwo mulembe.

Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

4 Gulio omubhili gumwi no Mwoyo gumwi, lwakutyo ona yaliga mubhilikihye mukwiikanya kwo kubhilikilwa kwemwe.

There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you;

5 Alio Latabhugenyi umwi, elikilisha limwi, obhubhatijwa bhumwi,

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 na Nyamuanga umwi na Latabhugenyi wa bhona. Omwene ali ingulu ya bhyona, katula mubhyona munda ya bhyona.

One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

7 Kwa bhuli umwi weswe ayanibhwe echigongo okulubhana na indengo ye chigongo cha Kristo.

But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ.

8 Nilwakutyo amandiko agaika: Ejile agenda ingulu muno, atangasishe jingwatwa mu bhugaya. Nasosha ebhiyanwa ku bhanu.”

For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.

9 Niki obhugajulo bhwa, “Alinyile,” Tali ati ekile mbala jona je chalo?

(Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth?

10 Omwene unu ekile ni munu oyo oyo unu alinyile ingulu muno kukila lwile lwona. Akolele kutya okubhao kwae kubheo kubhinu bhyona.

He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)

11 Kristo asosishe ebhiyanwa lwa bhinu: jintumwa, abhalagi, abhalasi bhe bhisango bhyo bhwana, abhalefi, na bheigisha.

And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;

12 Akolele kutya okubhakola abhekilisha kwo kufulubhenda, kulwokugumbaka omubhili gwa Kristo.

For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

13 Kakola kutya okukinga eswe bhona chikingile obhumwi bwe likisha no bhwengeso bhwo mwana wa Nyamuanga. Kakola kutya okukinga chibhone okukomela lwa bhanu bhakingile mundengo yo kukumila mu Kristo.

Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:

14 Inu ni kutya chitaja kubha lindi bhana, chitaja kuingisibhwa ingisibhwa enu neyo. Koleleki ati chitaja kugegwa bhuli muyaga gwa meigisho, kwo bhwengebwenge bhwa bhanu no bhujigijigi bhunu bhutasikene.

So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;

15 Nawe chaikega, echimali mu lyenda no kukula muno munjila jona munda ya unu ali mutwe, Kristo.

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

16 Kristo agwatanyishe, kwa amwi, omubhili gwona ogwabhekilisha. Gugwatanyibhwe amwi na bhuli bhiungo koleleki mubhili gwona gukule no kwiyumbaka ogwene mulyenda.

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

17 Kulwejo, enaika linu, na enibhasabha mu Latabhugenyi: Mutalibhataga lindi lwa bhanu bha bhanyamahanga lwa kutyo abhalibhata mubhugayuke bho bhiganilisha bhwebhwe.

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

18 Bhatelewemo echisute mubhwiganilisha bhwebhwe. Bhabhilimibhwe okusoka mubhuanga bhwa Nyamuanga kwo bhumumu bhunu bhuli munda yebhwe kulwainsonga yo bhukomee bhwe mioyo jebhwe.

Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

19 Bhatakubhona nswalo. Bhegwatanyishe abhene mu bhujabhi mu bhikolwa bhijabhi, na bhuli chinu cho mutubho.

Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.

20 Nawe, tikwo kutyo mweigiye ingulu ya Kristo.

For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

21 Enitogelati mwonguhye ingulu yae. Enitogelati mwaliga nimwiigisibhwa mumwene, lwakutyo echimali chili munda ya Yesu.

If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:

22 Nibhusibhusi mufule amagambo gona ganu agalubhilila akagendee kemwe akakala, bhumunu bhwa kala. Ni bhumunu bhwa kala bhunu obhubhola kwainsonga yo okuligila no bhujigijigi.

That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

23 Mufule bhumunu bhwemwe obhwakala koleleki mukolwe bhuyaya emyoyo jo bhwiganilisha bhwemwe.

And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

24 Mukole kutyo mubhone okufwala bhumunu obhuyaya, bhunu obhugendana na Nyamuanga. Umogelwe mubhulengelesi no bhwelu bhwe chimali.

And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.

25 Kulwejo, mute kula okujigajiga.”Mulome echimali, bhuli munu no mwikashanya wae,” kulwainsonga chili bhamwi kubhuli munu kuwejabho.

And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

26 Mubhe na lisungu, nawe mutakola bhikayo.” Lisubha nilitubhila muli mwi sungu lyemwe.

Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;

27 Mutamuyana Omusoko omwanya.

And do not give way to the Evil One.

28 Wona wona unu kebha nibhusibhusi asige okwibha lindi. Jimwiile akole emilimu. Akole emilimu jinu jili jobhwana mumabhoko gae, koleleki atule okumsakila unu ali mukene.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

29 Amagambo amajabhi gasige kusoka mukanwa kemwe. Tali, amagambo gasoke mukanwa kemwe ganu geile ku mukene, ngabhayana echigongo bhanu abhategelesha.

Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

30 Na mutaja kumujubhya Omwoyo Mwelu wa Nyamuanga. Nikumwene ati mwatehyeko olunyamo ingulu yo olusiku lwo kuchungulwa.

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

31 Nibhusibhusi mute kula lisungu lyona, no kubhiililwa, lilemo, na mafumo, amwi na bhuli chinu cho bhujabhi. Mubhe bhafula emwe kwe mwe.

Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

32 Mubhe no bhwila. Mwiswalililane emwe kwe mwe, lwakutyo Nyamuanga mu Kristo kutyo abheswaliliye emwe.

And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.