1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But ye have not so learned Christ; 21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27 Neither give place to the devil. 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. 29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Kubhatana mu mbili wa Kirisiti
1 Ndizo ngwenu, imi ndili nsungwa ngekwa She, ndomukumbila, nditi tjilani nge zila yamakadang'wa kuti mutjile ndiyo. 2 Muzwiyise pasi, kakale mube banyolo, ibeni ne moyonlefu. Mulakidzane ludo nge kusanyalamoyo. 3 Gwisani nge matatabuko wose kusimisa bhatana kwamakapiwa nge Meya, musimisa nge kunyalala. 4 Kuna mbili nng'ompela ne Meya ing'ompela, koga sekwa makadanigwa kugalabgwe kung'ompela se kwa makadang'wa, 5 She nng'ompela, kugalamoyo kung'ompela, kudubika kung'ompela, 6 ne Ndzimu nng'ompela, kakale uli Tate bedu tose, ibo bapezhugwi kwedu tose kakale ba pezhugwi kwezwithu zose, kakale ba mutili tose.
7 Koga mmwe ne mmwe wakahwigwa ngoni nge tjilizanyo tje tjipo tja Kirisiti. 8 Ndizo kukayi,
“Wakati etathila pezhugwi,
kayenda ne basungwa banjinji,
kapa bathu zwipo.”
9 Ha kuyi “Etathila pezhugwi” kodwani? Kodwa kuti, kutanga wakadelukila pasi kwe shango? 10 Iye wakadeluka ndiyezwe wakatathila pezhugwi, kupinda kudzimu kose, kuti ndizo azhale lubumbo gose. 11 Ndiye wakapa zwipo zwakathama bamwe kube batumwa, bamwe balebesambeli, bamwe kube basumikili, bamwe kube balisi be gubungano ne badiyi, 12 kululwamisila bayengemali nshingo we kushingila gubungano, kuti ndizo mbili wa Kirisiti ubumbike, 13 kudzina tose tingina mu kubhatana kwe bugalimoyo nenge kwe luzibo ngekwe Nkololo we Ndzimu ne kukula ne njalakang'wa nenge kulizana na Kirisiti nge buzhalo. 14 Atizofanila kudwilila nge butjetjana titutudzigwa yeno na yeno nge phepo imwe ne imwe ye zwidiyo zwe bathu nge butjakwani nenge bukwelekwele nenge butjengedzi. 15 Koga ngoleba malebeswa mu ludo, muna zose, towokulila munli iye Nsholo, iye Kirisiti. 16 Ndiye unobhatshanya ndungululo dzose dze mbili, edzithumanya nge tshinga, se ndungululo imwe ne imwe inoshinga zubuyanana, ithama kuti mbili ukule zubuyanana mu kuzwibumba kwawo mu ludo.
Butjilo butshwa muna Kirisiti
17 Ngwenu ndoleba ndakasimisila muna She, musitjadwilile mutjila se basingagale moyo, be mikumbulo isina nshingo. 18 Mikumbulo yabo imu zhalima, kakale bakathubukana ne butjilo gwe Ndzimu nge kusheta zibo ku mubali, ngobe mimoyo yabo yakakukutala. 19 Abana shoni, banozwitjilila mu mizipo, belibilidzila kuzwilonga shambgwa, kakale basingazwidzibe.
20 Imwi ate itjo tja makazwidiya ngekwa Kirisiti. 21 Ndoduma kuti, makahwa nge kukwe mukadiyiwa munli, se malebeswa ali muna Jesu. 22 Thubukanani ne mbumbiko yenyu hwulukugwi ye matjilo enyu e kutanga asakalulwama nge njemulo dze bupitipiti, 23 meya yenyu ne njalakang'wa dzenyu ngadzibe tshwa. 24 Ibeni batshwa, nge mbumbiko inonga ye Ndzimu mu ndulamo ye malebeswa ne buyengemali. 25 Ndizo mmwe ne mmwe, alebe malebeswa ne wakabakidzana naye aletje manyepkhwa, ngobe tose ti ndungululo dze mbili nng'ompela. 26 Muti magwadzamoyo, musiletjedzele kugwadzamoyo kwenyu kukamuthamisa tjibi, kakale musigwadzemoyo kuswikila kumila kwe zhuba. 27 Musipe Satani tjibaka. 28 Mbava ngaisitjakwibe, koga ngaishinge nshingo wakalulwama nge maboko ayo, kuti ndizo ipebo basina. 29 Musiletje ndebo mbiimbi dzikabhuda mu milomo yenyu, koga kubhude ndebo dzakalulwama kusimisa bamwe koga, sekwa kunowobe kushakika, kuti banodzihwa dzibabumbe. 30 Musihwise zogwadza Meya yakayengemala ye Ndzimu yamakatjwayiwa ndiyo guli lutjwayo gwe zhuba le kudzutunugwa. 31 Shungu yose ne bushongola ne kugwadzamoyo ne kulongelana zhoba ne kutjinyana mazina ne kubengana kose, kose kubhude mu muli. 32 Muthamilane buthu, mube ne mimoyo minyolo, muzwiibhatilana milandu, Ndzimu sekwa wakamuzwiibhatigwa muna Kirisiti.