Ephesians 5
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
1Kwa hiyo, mwigeni Mungu, maana ninyi ni watoto wake wapenzi.
2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
2Upendo uongoze maisha yenu, kama vile Kristo alivyotupenda, na kwa ajili yetu akajitoa mwenyewe kama dhabihu yenye harufu nzuri na tambiko impendezayo Mungu.
3But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
3Kwa vile ninyi ni watu wa Mungu, basi uasherati, uchafu wowote ule au choyo visitajwe kamwe miongoni mwenu.
4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
4Tena maneno ya aibu, ya upuuzi au ubishi, yote hayo hayafai kwenu; maneno ya kumshukuru Mungu ndiyo yanayofaa.
5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
5Jueni wazi kwamba mwasherati yeyote au mchafu au mfisadi, (ufisadi ni sawa na kuabudu sanamu), au mtu yeyote wa aina hiyo hataambulia chochote katika Utawala wa Kristo na wa Mungu.
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
6Msikubali kudanganywa na mtu kwa maneno matupu; maana, kwa sababu ya mambo kama hayo ghadhabu ya Mungu huwajia wote wasiomtii.
7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
7Basi, msishirikiane nao.
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
8Zamani ninyi mlikuwa gizani, lakini sasa ninyi mko katika mwanga kwa kuungana na Bwana. Ishini kama watoto wa mwanga:
9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
9maana matokeo ya mwanga ni wema kamili, uadilifu na ukweli.
10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
10Jaribuni kujua yale yanayompendeza Bwana.
11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
11Msishiriki katika matendo yasiyofaa, ya giza bali yafichueni.
12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
12Mambo yanayotendwa kwa siri ni aibu hata kuyataja.
13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
13Lakini mambo yale yanayotendwa katika mwanga, ukweli wake hudhihirishwa;
14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
14na kila kilichodhihirishwa huwa mwanga. Ndiyo maana Maandiko yasema: “Amka wewe uliyelala, fufuka kutoka wafu, naye Kristo atakuangaza.”
15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
15Basi, muwe waangalifu jinsi mnavyoishi: Msiishi kama wapumbavu, bali kama wenye hekima.
16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
16Tumieni vizuri muda mlio nao maana siku hizi ni mbaya.
17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
17Kwa hiyo, msiwe wapumbavu, bali jaribuni kujua matakwa ya Bwana.
18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
18Acheni kulewa divai maana hiyo itawaangamiza, bali mjazwe Roho Mtakatifu.
19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
19Zungumzeni kwa maneno ya Zaburi, nyimbo na tenzi za kiroho; mwimbieni Bwana nyimbo na zaburi kwa shukrani mioyoni mwenu.
20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
20Mshukuruni Mungu Baba daima kwa ajili ya yote, kwa jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
21Kila mmoja amstahi mwenzake kwa sababu ya kumcha Kristo.
22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
22Wake wawatii waume zao kama kumtii Bwana.
23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
23Maana mume anayo mamlaka juu ya mkewe, kama vile Kristo alivyo na mamlaka juu ya kanisa; naye Kristo mwenyewe hulikomboa kanisa, mwili wake.
24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
24Kama vile kanisa linavyomtii Kristo, vivyo hivyo, wake wawatii waume zao katika mambo yote.
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
25Nanyi waume, wapendeni wake zenu kama Kristo alivyolipenda kanisa, akajitoa mwenyewe sadaka kwa ajili yake.
26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
26Alifanya hivyo, ili kwa neno lake, aliweke wakfu kwa Mungu, baada ya kulifanya safi kwa kuliosha katika maji,
27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
27kusudi ajipatie kanisa lililo takatifu na safu kabisa, kanisa lisilo na doa, kasoro au chochote cha namna hiyo.
28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
28Basi, waume wanapaswa kuwapenda wake zao kama miili yao wenyewe.
29Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
29(Hakuna mtu yeyote auchukiaye mwili wake; badala ya kuuchukia, huulisha na kuuvika. Ndivyo naye Kristo anavyolitunza kanisa,
30For we are members of His body.
30maana sisi ni viungo vya mwili wake.)
31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
31Kama yasemavyo Maandiko Matakatifu: “Kwa hiyo, mwanamume atawaacha baba na mama yake, ataungana na mkewe, nao wawili watakuwa mwili mmoja.”
32This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
32Kuna ukweli uliofichika katika maneno haya, nami naona kwamba yamhusu Kristo na kanisa lake.
33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
33Lakini yanawahusu ninyi pia: kila mume lazima ampende mkewe kama nafsi yake mwenyewe, naye mke anapaswa kumstahi mumewe.
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