Efeso 4 - Chipangano ChabwanguBumo muchilonganino uuli mubili waku Klistu 1 Nebo, umufungwa pamulandu wakubombela Bashikulu, nkomupapata ukuti nga mfilya Lesa amwitile, mwende ukulingana nobwite bwakwe. 2 Mulokuba abaichefya, abankumbu nakambi abashipikisha inshita shonse. Munakililane mukutemwa. 3 Elo mweshe ukulama bumo mu Mupashi Wabuta pakwikatana pamo mumutende. 4 Pakuba kwaba umubili umo, no Mupashi Wabuta umo, ukubati nimfilya kwaba ukulindilila kumo uko Lesa atwitile. 5 Kuli Bashikulu bamo, ubuchetekelo bumo nolubatisho lumo. 6 Paba Lesa umo uuli ni Wishi wabantu bonse. Ye aba pamulu pali bonse, abombela ukupitila muli bonse, nakambi ali muli bonse. 7 Nomba uuli onse muli fwebo apokelele ubupe ubwabwaka ukulingana nomo Klistu afwayile ukumupela. 8 Kubati ifyo Amalembo asosa ati, “Ulo akwelele kumulu, apintile abafungwa abenji, elo apele ifyabupe kubantu.” 9 Mba ishiwi ilyakuti, “akwelele” likoyalula ndo? Ekwebati pakutatika ayikile pesamba iline lyachalo. 10 Uyo uwayikile panshi eumo enka uwakwelele ukupitilila kumulu konse ukwebati ifintu fyonse fiule na Ye. 11 Eye uwapele ifyabupe kubantu. Apele bambi ukuti babe abatumwa, bambi abasoseshi, bambi bakabilisha, bambi bachembela nabasambishi. 12 Achitile mfi ukuti apekanishishe kabela abantu baku Lesa ukuti babombe umulimo nokwimaka ichilonganino icho ichili mubili waku Klistu. 13 Echo pakupelako bonse twakufika kuli bumo ubo busangwa pakuchetekela nokwishiba Umwana waku Lesa. Elo twakwimakana ndi nokuba nobwikashi ubwafikapo ubwaku Klistu. 14 Tatwakabepo abana aboluulwa kuchipupu chakusambisha ichabufi nakambi abachenjeshi abalufya abantu mubuchenjeshi bwabo. 15 Ekuti pakusosa ichine nomutima wakutemwa, twakukula pali fyonse muli Klistu. Ye emutwi wesu, 16 uutungulula umubili onse, nokulundanya pamo ifilewa fyonse. Elo ichilewa chonse chalikwata umulimo wachiko. Echo umubili onse ulakula nokukosa mukutemwa. Ubumi bwabwangu muli Klistu 17 Mwishina lyaku Bashikulu nomba nkomweba ati tamulingilepo ukwikala kubati benafyalo. Pakukonka amano yabo ayabwaka. 18 Elo amano abo ali mumfinshi pamulandu imitwi yabo ilikosele ndi mukuteshiba Lesa. Bafutatila ubumi ubo Lesa apela. 19 Tabakwatapo insoni. Elo baliipela mukuchita ifyabusali nefibi ifili fyonse ukwambula ukuyikanya. 20 Nomba mwebo tamwasambililepo munshila nji ifyaku Yesu iyowo. 21 Nachine mwalyumfwile ifyakwe. Elo mwalisambilile nefyachine ifyamuli Klistu. 22 Echo muleke imyendele yenu iyakale, ubumi bwenu mbulya ubwalikonaika pamulandu uwalunkumbwa ulwabufi. 23 Imitima namalangulushi enu fibe ifyabwangu. 24 Mufwale ubumi bwabwangu ubwalengelwe muchimpashanya chaku Lesa, ubwalungama nobwabuta. 25 Echo lekeni ukubepa. Uuli onse asose ifyachine kumunakwe pakuti bonse tuli ifilewa ifyamubili waku Yesu. 26 Ulo mukalipa, mwibifyapo. Elo akasuba kewa muli abakalipile. 27 Mwipelapo insambu Satana. 28 Umung’o aleke ukwiba, kuntu abomfye amaboko akwe mumilimo iiweme ukwebati angapelako abatakwetepo. 29 Mukanwa kenu mwilafumapo amashiwi aali onse aabi, kuntu musose amashiwi aaweme afwilisha ukuti bonse abayomfwa bapindulemo akantu. 30 Elo mwiumfwishapo ubulanda Umupashi Wabuta uwaku Lesa pakuti echishibilo chenu ukuti mwebo muli baku Lesa pabushiku ubo Lesa akupulusha abantu. 31 Mufumyeko pali mwebo ukulotoka nobukali, ukukalipa nokutosha nangula ukusosa amashiwi ayamusalula aali onse. 32 Munakililane nokubelana inkumbu kubati nimfilya Lesa amunakilile namwe muli Klistu. |
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