Ephesians 4 (AKW)

1Me a meyɛ odeduani ma Awurade no hyɛ mo sɛ montena ase mma ɛmfata ɔfrɛ a wɔafrɛ mo no.As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

2Mommrɛ mo ho ase koraa na munnwo; montɔ mo bo ase, na mo ne obiara ntena wɔ ɔdɔ mu.with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

3Mommɔ mmɔden sɛ monam asomdwoe hama so bɛma Honhom biakoyɛ no atena mo mu.and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

4Nipadua baako ne Honhom baako na ɛwɔ hɔ, sɛnea wɔfrɛɛ mo kɔɔ anidaso baako,There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

5Awurade baako, gyidi baako ne asubɔ baako mu no.one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

6Yɛwɔ Onyankopɔn a ɔyɛ yɛn nyinaa Agya a odi yɛn nyinaa so. Ɔnam yɛn nyinaa mu, na ɔte yɛn nyinaa mu nso.one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

7Yɛn mu biara wɔ adom bi sɛnea Kristo akyɛ ama yɛn.Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8Eyi nti na Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Bere a ɔforo kɔɔ ɔsoro no, ɔfaa nneduafo kaa ne ho; na ɔmaa nnipa akyɛde.”This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

9Afei sɛ “ɔkɔɔ ɔsoro” no nkyerɛase ne dɛn? Ase kyerɛ sɛ, nea edi kan no, ɔkɔɔ fam wɔ asase ase pɛɛ.What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?

10Enti nea ɔkɔɔ fam no ara na ɔkɔɔ ɔsoro a ɛboro wim nyinaa so, sɛnea ɔbɛhyɛ abɔde nyinaa ma.He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

11Ɔno na ɔmaa ebinom yɛɛ asomafo, afoforo yɛɛ adiyifo, afoforo yɛɛ asɛmpakafo, na afoforo nso yɛɛ asɔfo ne akyerɛkyerɛfo.And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

12Ɔyɛɛ eyi de siesiee Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo nyinaa maa ɔsom nnwuma, sɛnea Kristo nipadua no nyin bɛkɔ soto equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

13kosi sɛ yɛn nyinaa benya gyidi baako ne Onyankopɔn Ba no ho nimdeɛ baako, na yɛawie nyin wɔ Kristo mayɛ mu.until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.

14Yɛrenyɛ mmofra bio, wɔn a asorɔkye bɔ wɔn kɔ nea ɛpɛ, na nkyerɛkyerɛ mframa biara de wɔn di akɔneaba na bradatofo ne aniferefo daadaa wɔn.Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

15Mmom, sɛ yɛtena ase nokware ne ɔdɔ honhom mu a, yebenyin wɔ Kristo a ɔyɛ asafo no Ti no mu.Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

16Ne mu na honam akwaa ahorow no suso wɔn ho wɔn ho mu. Ne mu na obiara yɛ nʼadwuma, na nipadua no nyin ahoɔden so wɔ ɔdɔ mu.From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

17Mede Awurade din bɔ mo kɔkɔ se monntena ase bio sɛ amanamanmufo a wonni adwene pa bi,So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

18na sum aduru wɔn ntease. Wonnim hwee na wɔyɛ asoɔden. Wonnim Onyankopɔn mu asetena na wonni nkatede ma nea ɛteɛ.They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

19Wɔn ani nwu hwee. Wɔagyaa wɔn ho ama bɔne na wɔyɛ afide ahorow nyinaa bi a wonnu wɔn ho.Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.

20Ɛnyɛ saa na musua faa Kristo ho.But this is not the way you came to know Christ.

21Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ motee ne nka, na wɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mo sɛnea nokware a ɛwɔ Yesu mu no te.Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—

22Enti montwe mo ho mfi mo suban dedaw no a akɔnnɔ bɔne ama aporɔw no ho.to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

23Momma Honhom no nyɛ mo koma ne mo adwene foforo,to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

24na montena ase wɔ suban foforo a wɔbɔɔ no Onyankopɔn sɛso wɔ treneeyɛ ne kronkronyɛ mu no.and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

25Munnni atoro nkyerɛ mo ho mo ho. Obiara nni nokware nkyerɛ ne nua, efisɛ, yɛn nyinaa yɛ nnipa baako wɔ Kristo nipadua mu.Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

26Sɛ mo bo fuw a, monnyɛ bɔne. Mommma owia nkɔtɔ mo abufuw so.“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

27Mma ɔbonsam kwan.and do not give the devil a foothold.

28Ɛsɛ sɛ obi a ɔbɔ korɔn no gyae akrɔmmɔ. Obiara nyɛ adwuma na moatumi aboa afoforo.He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

29Mma kasa bɔne mfi wʼanom, na mmom ka kasa pa na aboa afoforo sɛnea ehia wɔn na wɔn a wotie anya so mfaso.Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

30Monnhow Onyankopɔn Honhom Kronkron a wɔnam so asɔw mo ano ama ogyeda no werɛ.And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31Munyi yawdi, bobɔne ne abufuw, ahohoahoa ne nseku ne bɔnepɛ nyinaa mfi mo mu.Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

32Monyɛ ayamye mma mo ho mo ho, mo yam nhyehye mo mma mo ho mo ho, na momfa mo mfomso nkyekyɛkyekyɛ mo ho mo ho sɛnea Onyankopɔn nam Kristo so de mo bɔne kyɛɛ mo no.Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

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