ʻEfesō 5
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1Ko ia ke faʻifaʻitaki ʻakimoutolu ki he ʻOtua, ʻo taau mo e fānau ʻofeina;
1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
2Pea ʻaʻeva ʻi he ʻofa, ʻo hangē ko e ʻofeina ʻakitautolu ʻe Kalaisi, ʻo ne foaki ia koeʻuhi ko kitautolu ko e hifo mo e feilaulau ki he ʻOtua ko e meʻa namu kakala.
2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
3Ka ko e feʻauaki, mo e ʻuli kotoa pē, mo e manumanu, ke ʻoua naʻa lea tuʻo taha ki ai ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku taau mo e kāinga māʻoniʻoni;
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.
4Pea ko e fakalielia, mo e talanoa launoa, mo e fiengutuhua, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai lelei: kae lelei lahi ʻae fakafetaʻi.
4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
5He ʻoku mou ʻilo eni, ʻoku ʻikai ha feʻauaki, pe ha taha ʻuli, pe ha tangata manumanu, ʻaia ko e tauhi tamapua, te ne maʻu ha tofiʻa ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo Kalaisi mo e ʻOtua.
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.
6ʻOua naʻa kākaaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻe ha tokotaha ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea launoa: he koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi meʻa ni ʻoku hoko ai ʻae houhau ʻoe ʻOtua ki he fānau talangataʻa.
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
7Ko ia ke ʻoua naʻa mou kau fakataha mo kinautolu.
7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
8He naʻa mou fakapoʻuli ʻi muʻa, ka kuo mou māmangia eni ʻi he ʻEiki: mou ʻaʻeva ʻo taau mo e fānau ʻoe maama:
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
9(He ko e fua ʻoe Laumālie ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi angalelei kotoa pē mo e māʻoniʻoni mo e moʻoni:)
9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
10ʻO ʻilo ai ʻaia ʻoku lelei ki he ʻEiki.
10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
11Pea ʻoua naʻa mou kau ʻi he ngaahi ngāue taʻefua ʻoe fakapoʻuli, ka mou valokiʻi muʻa ia.
11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
12He ko e meʻa fakamā ke lea ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fai ʻekinautolu ʻi he fufū.
12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
13Ka ko e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo hā kuo fakahā ia ʻe he maama: he ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku fakahā, ko e maama ia.
13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
14Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe ia, “ʻĀ, ʻa koe ʻoku mohe, pea tuʻu hake mei he mate, pea ʻe foaki ʻe Kalaisi ʻae maama kiate koe.”
14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15Ko ia mou vakai ke mou ʻaʻeva fakaʻehiʻehi, ʻikai hangē ko e kau vale, kae hangē ko e poto,
15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
16ʻO ngāueʻaki ʻae kuonga ke lelei, koeʻuhi ʻoku kovi ʻae ngaahi ʻaho.
16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17Ko ia ke ʻoua naʻa mou taʻepoto, ka mou ʻilo pe ko e hā ʻae finangalo ʻoe ʻEiki.
17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
18Pea ʻoua naʻa konā ʻi he uaine, ʻaia ʻoku tupu ai ʻae fakalielia; ka ke fonu ʻakimoutolu ʻi he Laumālie;
18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
19ʻO fealēleaʻaki ʻakimoutolu ʻi he ngaahi saame, mo e himi, mo e hiva fakalaumālie, ʻo hiva ke ʻai ʻae mālie ʻi homou loto ki he ʻEiki;
19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
20ʻO ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi maʻuaipē ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ki he ʻOtua ko e Tamai ʻi he huafa ʻo hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi;
20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
21ʻO fefakavaivaiʻaki ʻakimoutolu kiate kimoutolu ʻi he manavahē ki he ʻOtua.
21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22ʻAe kau fefine, mou fakavaivai ʻakimoutolu ki homou husepāniti ʻomoutolu, ʻo hangē ki he ʻEiki.
22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
23He ko e ʻulu ʻoe fefine ʻae husepāniti, ʻio, ʻo hangē ko e ʻulu ʻa Kalaisi ki he siasi: pea ko e fakamoʻui ia ʻoe sino.
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.
24Ko ia ʻo hangē ʻoku anganofo ʻae siasi kia Kalaisi, ke pehē ʻae kau fefine ki honau husepāniti ʻonautolu ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē.
24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25ʻAe kau tangata, mou ʻofa ki homou uaifi, ʻo hangē ko e ʻofa ʻa Kalaisi ki he siasi, ʻo ne foaki ia koeʻuhi ko ia;
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
26Koeʻuhi ke ne fakatapui mo fakamaʻa ia ʻi he fufulu ʻoe vai ʻi he folofola,
26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
27Koeʻuhi ke ne ʻatu ia kiate ia ko e siasi kuo teunga lahi, pea ʻikai hano ʻila, pe ha feʻufeʻu, pe ha meʻa pehē ʻe taha; ka koeʻuhi ke māʻoniʻoni pea taʻehanomele.
27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
28ʻOku totonu ke ʻofa ʻae kau tangata ki honau uaifi ʻo hangē ko honau sino ʻonautolu, Ko ia ʻoku ʻofa ki hono uaifi, ʻoku ʻofa ia kiate ia.
28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
29He ʻoku teʻeki ha tangata ʻe fehiʻa ki hono sino ʻoʻona; ka ʻoku fafanga ʻo fakamoʻui ia, ʻo hangē ko e ʻEiki ki he siasi:
29Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
30He ko e ngaahi kupu ʻakitautolu ʻo hono sino, ʻo hono kakano, mo hono hui.
30For we are members of His body.
31“Ko e meʻa ni ʻe tukuange ai ʻe he tangata ʻa ʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻē, pea hoko ia ki hono uaifi, pea ʻe kakano taha pe ʻakinaua.”
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.”
32Ko e meʻa fakalilolilo lahi eni: ka ʻoku kau ʻeku lea kia Kalaisi mo e siasi.
32This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
33Ka mou taki taha ʻofa ʻae tangata ki hono uaifi ʻo hangē pe ko ia; pea ke fakaʻapaʻapa ʻae fefine foki ki hono husepāniti.
33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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