Ephesians 2 (YER)

1Mmawo te, Inan nak wo chit o ya irirì. Ka̱kul matmat te, ka̱ o yà onəm kuku ka̱ atak nggantal nnap ka̱ nnəm nnap mɓá̱ngɓa̱ng.And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

2Ka̱ ya te, ka̱ o ya ka̱ nnəm nnap nnəm onəm oga apambin va ta̱. Ko o ya ka̱ nyar nva̱n aponzhi oga aruhu ɓá̱ngɓa̱ng uga nnəm ichumchum ka̱ apambin. Uponzhi va̱ ta̱ uwa aruhu ɓá̱ngɓa̱ng va ka̱ nnəm inok ka̱ ashe onəm oga nlan nnap nnəm.in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.

3Nkpaktak yi ká̱ i yà ka̱ ntəm ka̱ nkpak nnap nnəm ngga izər ká̱ iya̱m va̱ igwák yi ɗom nzəng ka̱ oza̱ na kpa. Ka̱ apal ishi nnap nnəm yi nja anəm te, Inan ka̱ mmən ikum ka̱ yi wa aɓoshi onəm oga apambin na kpa.All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

4Kang ka̱kul nrwa ìgwak Inan va mak yà ka̱ nla ka̱t, ka̱ mməma̱n mmakmak va uza̱ ka̱ ka̱kul yi te, uza̱ na irirì ayi nzəng ka̱ uKəristi.But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

5Uza̱ na irirì va̱ ta ayi kap ka̱ nva̱ pa̱ ká̱ i yà onəm kúkú ka̱ apal ishi nggantal nnap. Nnap-nnəna̱n Inan nna nak kan ma ka̱mshi wo.made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

6Inan won ka̱ yi chit kpa ka̱ atak ikú nzəng ká̱ uYesu Kəristi. Uza̱ na atak ntəm ayi chit ka̱ ashe apaɓur nzəng ká̱ uYesu Kəristi.And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

7Inan nəm wanta̱ na ka̱ ashe nra ngga mɓa te, uza̱ a nyám ashik nnap-nnəna̱n wò ayi va nro yà wanta lap ka̱t a. Uza̱ nyám chit ka̱ atak nnyi nnap aYesu kəristi.in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

8Ka̱kul ka̱ atak nnap nnəna̱n Inan na kan ma ka̱mshi wo ka̱ atak nna nnandər. Nva̱ ta ka̱kul nɗak ngga ishi wo ka̱t. Imwa Inan.For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

9Kang unəm ro a rəng pa̱ o ya nka̱mshi ka̱ atak nɗak ngga ishi wo ka̱t, kang a wa a nyang pa̱ unəm a nok ka̱ ka̱t.not by works, so that no one can boast.

10Mmayi inok awuwo. Uza̱ mar yi chit kà̱ɗi ka̱ apal ishi ntəm nzəng ká̱ uYesu Kəristi ka̱kul nnəm inok inəna̱n va uza̱ ɗa̱mshi chit matmat ka̱kul yi pa̱ i nəm.For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

11Ka̱kul nva̱ ta te, re o rəng iya̱m va̱ ta̱. Matmat ka̱ atak amar te, mmawó oji Inan ka̱t. Mmawo va onəm va̱ mí wór pa̱ onəm oga mpà ache te, oza̱ ka̱ ngwór wo pa̱ onəm oga ache amulur a. (Mpà ngga ikpal va ká̱ izər izhé na pa kùk.)Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—

12O rəng kpa pa̱, ka̱ ashe nra va̱ ta te, ishimshe wo gbəgba̱ng ká̱ Inan. Mmawo onəm va nnap oIsa̱rila yar wo ka̱t a. O tong oɗyanəm n̂sar nnap-nlà va̱ Inan sar ka̱ oza̱. O nak ìgwak ká̱ iya̱m ro ka̱t. Ka̱ ashe ntəm wo ka̱ ashe apambin va̱ ta̱ te, o yà ká̱ Inan ka̱t.remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

13Ǹyanmata̱ te, mmawó va ka̱ o gbəgba̱ng ká̱ Inan te, ma ɓa ká̱ wo chit dat ka̱ na ka̱ atak ikú aYesu kəristi.But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

14Ka̱kul uKəristi uwa ká̱ ishi wò ɓa ka̱ ntəm ikángkáng. Uza̱ nak oYahudi ka̱ onəm va̱ oYahudi ka̱t, oza̱ nyan iya̱m pa̱ izən. Uza̱ shin akamsəlang aga nkap ishimshe va ikum va ká̱ ishimshe oza̱ a.For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

15Uza̱ nəm iya̱m va̱ ta̱ ka̱ atak nna ishi wò ká̱ ikú. Uza̱ shin nnap-mpakpak oYahudi ká̱ iya̱m va̱ nnap-mpakpak là pa̱ ma nəm. Uza̱ nəm pa na o nəm unəm upipye ka̱ atak onəm oga oparəm va̱ ta̱ ná o ɓa ka̱ ntəm ikangkang.by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace

16Ka̱ atak ikuku izəntəng va ta kpa uza̱ ɗa̱mshi ishimshe ntəm Inan ka̱ onəm oga oparəm va̱ ta a ɓyen. Uza̱ ɗa̱mshi ka̱ atak ikuku va ma pak na ka̱ apal akun ikú na ka̱tətak na kan uza̱ i ɓa ká̱ inal ká̱ ishimshe oza̱.and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.

17Uza̱ ɓa là nnap-nlà ngga mɓa ka̱ ntəm ikangkang awo. Mmawo va ka̱ o yà pa̱ gbà̱ngbà̱ng ka̱ Inan a. Uza̱ là nnap-nlà nzəngtəng va ta kpa ônəm va̱ dədat ká̱ Inan.He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

18Ka̱kul ka̱tətak na kan nkpaktak mparəm oza̱ va̱ ta ya asa̱l nchu atak aPon pa̱ uzəng ka̱ aRuhu pa̱ zəng.For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

19Ka̱kul nva̱ ta te, mmawó oɗyanəm lap ka̱t. Mmawo onəmchən lap ka̱t kpa. O nyan ovan oga mbin chit nzəng ka̱ onəm Inan. O nyan onəm oga ashe nzhi pa̱ nzəng chit ka̱ oza̱ kpa.Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

20Nzhi va ma me ka̱ apal akum va onəm oga nre aYesu ka̱ onəm oga nka̱m nre ka̱ atak Inan ka̱ ban a. uYesu Kəristi uwa ká̱ ishi wò ipang va ngwan nzhi va̱ ta.built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

21Ka̱ ashishe na ma kpán nkpaktak nzhi va̱ ta sat, ma nak rup ta̱l Nzhi Inan nnəna̱n ka̱ ashe aPonzhi uYesu.In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

22Uza̱ va uwa ka̱ ashishe na kpa ma me wo a nyan atak va Inan ka̱ ashe aRuhu i təm ka̱ a.And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

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