1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Hivyo mfuateni Mungu, kama watoto wanaopendwa;
2 and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
mkaenende katika upendo, kama Kristo naye alivyowapenda ninyi tena akajitoa kwa ajili yetu, sadaka na dhabihu kwa Mungu, kuwa harufu ya manukato.
3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
Lakini uasherati usitajwe kwenu kamwe, wala uchafu wo wote wa kutamani, kama iwastahilivyo watakatifu;
4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
wala aibu wala maneno ya upuzi wala ubishi; hayo hayapendezi; bali afadhali kushukuru.
5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Maana neno hili mnalijua hakika, ya kwamba hakuna mwasherati wala mchafu wala mwenye tamaa, ndiye mwabudu sanamu, aliye na urithi katika ufalme wa Kristo na Mungu.
6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Mtu asiwadanganye kwa maneno yasiyo na maana; kwa kuwa kwa sababu ya hayo hasira ya Mungu huwajia wana wa uasi.
7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Basi msishirikiane nao.
8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Kwa maana zamani ninyi mlikuwa giza, bali sasa mmekuwa nuru katika Bwana; enendeni kama watoto wa nuru,
9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
kwa kuwa tunda la nuru ni katika wema wote na haki na kweli;
10 proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
mkihakiki ni nini impendezayo Bwana.
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them .
Wala msishirikiane na matendo yasiyozaa ya giza, bali myakemee;
12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
kwa kuwa yanayotendeka kwao kwa siri, ni aibu hata kuyanena.
13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
Lakini yote yaliyokemewa hudhihirishwa na nuru maana kila kilichodhihirika ni nuru.
14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Hivyo husema, Amka, wewe usinziaye, Ufufuke katika wafu, Na Kristo atakuangaza.
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Basi angalieni sana jinsi mnavyoenenda; si kama watu wasio na hekima bali kama watu wenye hekima;
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
mkiukomboa wakati kwa maana zamani hizi ni za uovu.
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is .
Kwa sababu hiyo msiwe wajinga, bali mfahamu ni nini yaliyo mapenzi ya Bwana.
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Tena msilewe kwa mvinyo, ambamo mna ufisadi; bali mjazwe Roho;
19 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
mkisemezana kwa zaburi na tenzi na nyimbo za rohoni, huku mkiimba na kumshangilia Bwana mioyoni mwenu;
20 giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
na kumshukuru Mungu Baba sikuzote kwa mambo yote, katika jina lake Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo;
21 submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
hali mnanyenyekeana katika kicho cha Kristo.
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Enyi wake, watiini waume zenu kama kumtii Bwana wetu.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Kwa maana mume ni kichwa cha mkewe, kama Kristo naye ni kichwa cha Kanisa; naye ni mwokozi wa mwili.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Lakini kama vile Kanisa limtiivyo Kristo vivyo hivyo wake nao wawatii waume zao katika kila jambo.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Enyi waume, wapendeni wake zenu, kama Kristo naye alivyolipenda Kanisa, akajitoa kwa ajili yake;
26 that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
ili makusudi alitakase na kulisafisha kwa maji katika neno;
27 that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
apate kujiletea Kanisa tukufu, lisilo na ila wala kunyanzi wala lo lote kama hayo; bali liwe takatifu lisilo na mawaa.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Vivyo hivyo imewapasa waume nao kuwapenda wake zao kama miili yao wenyewe. Ampendaye mkewe hujipenda mwenyewe.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Maana hakuna mtu anayeuchukia mwili wake po pote; bali huulisha na kuutunza, kama Kristo naye anavyolitendea Kanisa.
30 for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Kwa kuwa tu viungo vya mwili wake.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Kwa sababu hiyo mtu atamwacha baba yake na mama yake, ataambatana na mkewe na hao wawili watakuwa mwili mmoja.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Siri hiyo ni kubwa; ila mimi nanena habari ya Kristo na Kanisa.
33 Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Lakini kila mtu ampende mke wake kama nafsi yake mwenyewe; wala mke asikose kumstahi mumewe.
