Unity with Christ
1 As a prisoner of the Lord, I beg you to live in a way that is worthy of the people God has chosen to be his own. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Patiently put up with each other and love each other. 3 Try your best to let God's Spirit keep your hearts united. Do this by living at peace. 4 All of you are part of the same body. There is only one Spirit of God, just as you were given one hope when you were chosen to be God's people. 5 We have only one Lord, one faith, and one baptism. 6 There is one God who is the Father of all people. Not only is God above all others, but he works by using all of us, and he lives in all of us.
7 Christ has generously divided out his gifts to us. 8 As the Scriptures say,
“When he went up
to the highest place,
he led away many prisoners
and gave gifts to people.”
9 When it says, “he went up,” it means that Christ had been deep in the earth. 10 This also means that the one who went deep into the earth is the same one who went into the highest heaven, so he would fill the whole universe.
11 Christ chose some of us to be apostles, prophets, missionaries, pastors, and teachers, 12 so his people would learn to serve and his body would grow strong. 13 This will continue until we are united by our faith and by our understanding of the Son of God. Then we will be mature, just as Christ is, and we will be completely like him.
14 We must stop acting like children. We must not let deceitful people trick us by their false teachings, which are like winds that toss us around from place to place. 15 Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every way and be more like Christ, the head 16 of the body. Christ holds it together and makes all of its parts work perfectly, as it grows and becomes strong because of love.
The Old Life and the New Life
17 As a follower of the Lord, I order you to stop living like stupid, godless people. 18 Their minds are in the dark, and they are stubborn and ignorant and have missed out on the life that comes from God. They no longer have any feelings about what is right, 19 and they are so greedy they do all kinds of indecent things.
20-21 But this isn't what you were taught about Jesus Christ. He is the truth, and you heard about him and learned about him. 22 You were told that your foolish desires will destroy you and that you must give up your old way of life with all its bad habits. 23 Let the Spirit change your way of thinking 24 and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy.
Rules for the New Life
25 We are part of the same body. Stop lying and start telling each other the truth. 26 Don't get so angry that you sin. Don't go to bed angry 27 and don't give the devil a chance.
28 If you are a thief, quit stealing. Be honest and work hard, so you will have something to give to people in need.
29 Stop all your dirty talk. Say the right thing at the right time and help others by what you say.
30 Don't make God's Spirit sad. The Spirit makes you sure that someday you will be free from your sins.
31 Stop being bitter and angry and mad at others. Don't yell at one another or curse each other or ever be rude. 32 Instead, be kind and merciful, and forgive others, just as God forgave you because of Christ.
Eongalo limwe alike, nande oilonga yalo oi lili
1 Hano aame omupandekwa mOmwene, ohandi mu kumaida, mu kale nokweenda ngaashi sha wapalela eifano leni mwa ifanwa nalo, 2 mu kale mu nelininipiko nombili nonheni nokulididimikilafana mohole, 3 ndele nye mu hale shili okudiinina oukumwe mOmhepo omekwamo lombili lokumanga kumwe: 4 olutu limwe nOmhepo imwe, ngaashi mwa ifanenwa meteelelo limwe mwe li pewa, eshi mwa ifanwa; 5 Omwene umwe, eitavelo limwe, eshasho limwe, 6 Kalunga umwe Xe yaaveshe, Oye ou ha kala kombada yaaveshe ndele ta longifa aveshe nota kala munye amushe.
7 Ndelenee keshe tuu ou womufye okwa pewa onghenda pashiyelekifo shoshali yaKristus. 8 Onghee hano ta ti:
“Mokulonda kwaye kombada okwa ya neenghwate,
odo oshihakanwa shaye,
nokwa yandja eeshali kovanhu.”
9 Ndelenee okulonda oku okushike ngeno, ngeenge hasheshi, a kulukila tete meembwili domedu? 10 Hano ou a kuluka, Oye tuu ou a londa yo, a ya pombada langhele kwinya a koya omaulu aeshe, opo a wanife ashishe. 11 Ndele Ye okwa yandja vamwe va ninge ovayapostoli navamwe ovaxunganeki navamwe ovaevaengeliste navamwe ovafita navamwe ovalongindjovo 12 opo a longekide ovayapuki va kale va wana va pwa moshilonga sheyakulo, okutunga olutu laKristus, 13 fiyo fye atushe ohatu hange oukumwe womeitavelo nomeshiivo okushiiva Omona waKalunga, tu ninge ovakulunhu, twa kula, twa fika kewano louyadi waKristus, 14 tuha kale vali ouhanana hava telaanifwa nohava fungafungifwa keemhepo adishe delongo nomomanyanekelodanauko ovanhu nomomakonda omalungameno, omapukifo, 15 ndelenee mokudiinina oshili mohole, tu kule moinima aishe mwaau a ninga omutwe, omuKristus, 16 mwaau olutu alishe ngaashi la tulwa kumwe notali kwatelwa kumwe komufipa keshe, otali kulu li tungikike mohole, keshe tuu oshinhimbu shi fike pashiyelekifo shasho.
Inamu enda vali ngaashi ovapaani
Djaleni omunhu mupe
17 Hano eshi ohandi shi mu lombwele noku mu kumaida mOmwene: Inamu kala vali nokweenda ngaashi ovapaani hava ende moulai womadiladilo avo, 18 ovo va laula meendunge davo ndele ve li kokule nomwenyo womuKalunga omolwokuhashiiva kwomuvo nomolwelikukutiko lomitima davo, 19 ndele ovo va fifa omaliudo avo nove liefela mouhalu okuwanifa ashishe osho sha nyata molwisho. 20 Ndelenee hasho mwa longwa okushiiva Kristus, 21 ngeenge mwe mu uda nomwe mu longwa oshili ngaashi ya kala muJesus: 22 nokutya, mu nokulidula omunhu mukulu, ou mwe mu shikula nale, ndele ohe linyono po mokushikula ouhalu u nekonda. 23 Ndele mu shituke vape momhepo yomadiladilo eni, 24 ndele nye mu djale omunhu mupe a shitwa a fa Kalunga omouyuki nomouyapuki woshili.
25 Onghee hano efeni oipupulu, popyeni oshili keshe tuu namukwao, osheshi mokukalafana ofye oinhimbu yaKristus. 26 Handukeni, ndelenee inamu nyona. Inamu efa etango li ningine mu nehandu. 27 Ndele inamu pa Satana onhele. 28 Omulunga aha vake vali, ndelenee na longe nokulongifa omake aye ouwa, opo a kale e na sha okuyandjela eehepele. 29 Momakanya eni muha pite nande ondjovo ya nyata, ndelenee odedi diwa dokutungafana, da wapala okupwilikina. 30 Ndele Omhepo Iyapuki yaKalunga inamu mu nyikifa oluhodi, osheshi Oye e mu tulwa oshilimbo fiyo okefiku lekulilo. 31 Onya keshe, ekeshuko nehandu, efulakato netukano, owii keshe nau kale kokule nanye. 32 Ndelenee kalafaneni mu noukaume nokufilafana onghenda nokudiminafana po omatimba, ngaashi Kalunga e mu dimina po muKristus.
