Ephesians 5
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
1Ko ia ke faʻifaʻitaki ʻakimoutolu ki he ʻOtua, ʻo taau mo e fānau ʻofeina;
2Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
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.
3But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
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;
4nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.
4Pea ko e fakalielia, mo e talanoa launoa, mo e fiengutuhua, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai lelei: kae lelei lahi ʻae fakafetaʻi.
5Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
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.
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
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.
7Therefore don’t be partakers with them.
7Ko ia ke ʻoua naʻa mou kau fakataha mo kinautolu.
8For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
8He naʻa mou fakapoʻuli ʻi muʻa, ka kuo mou māmangia eni ʻi he ʻEiki: mou ʻaʻeva ʻo taau mo e fānau ʻoe maama:
9for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
9(He ko e fua ʻoe Laumālie ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi angalelei kotoa pē mo e māʻoniʻoni mo e moʻoni:)
10proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.
10ʻO ʻilo ai ʻaia ʻoku lelei ki he ʻEiki.
11Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
11Pea ʻoua naʻa mou kau ʻi he ngaahi ngāue taʻefua ʻoe fakapoʻuli, ka mou valokiʻi muʻa ia.
12For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.
12He ko e meʻa fakamā ke lea ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fai ʻekinautolu ʻi he fufū.
13But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.
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.
14Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
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.”
15Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
15Ko ia mou vakai ke mou ʻaʻeva fakaʻehiʻehi, ʻikai hangē ko e kau vale, kae hangē ko e poto,
16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
16ʻO ngāueʻaki ʻae kuonga ke lelei, koeʻuhi ʻoku kovi ʻae ngaahi ʻaho.
17Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
17Ko ia ke ʻoua naʻa mou taʻepoto, ka mou ʻilo pe ko e hā ʻae finangalo ʻoe ʻEiki.
18Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
18Pea ʻoua naʻa konā ʻi he uaine, ʻaia ʻoku tupu ai ʻae fakalielia; ka ke fonu ʻakimoutolu ʻi he Laumālie;
19speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
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;
20giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
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;
21subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.
21ʻO fefakavaivaiʻaki ʻakimoutolu kiate kimoutolu ʻi he manavahē ki he ʻOtua.
22Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
22ʻAe kau fefine, mou fakavaivai ʻakimoutolu ki homou husepāniti ʻomoutolu, ʻo hangē ki he ʻEiki.
23For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.
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.
24But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
24Ko ia ʻo hangē ʻoku anganofo ʻae siasi kia Kalaisi, ke pehē ʻae kau fefine ki honau husepāniti ʻonautolu ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē.
25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,
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;
26that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
26Koeʻuhi ke ne fakatapui mo fakamaʻa ia ʻi he fufulu ʻoe vai ʻi he folofola,
27that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.
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.
28Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
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.
29For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,
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:
30because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.
30He ko e ngaahi kupu ʻakitautolu ʻo hono sino, ʻo hono kakano, mo hono hui.
31“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”
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.”
32This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the assembly.
32Ko e meʻa fakalilolilo lahi eni: ka ʻoku kau ʻeku lea kia Kalaisi mo e siasi.
33Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
33Ka mou taki taha ʻofa ʻae tangata ki hono uaifi ʻo hangē pe ko ia; pea ke fakaʻapaʻapa ʻae fefine foki ki hono husepāniti.
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