¹If therefore ye have been raised with the Christ, seek the things [which are] above, where the Christ is, sitting at [the] right hand of God:

¹Basi, ikiwa mmefufuka pamoja na Kristo, panieni mambo ya juu, kule Kristo aliko, ameketi upande wa kulia wa Mungu.

²have your mind on the things [that are] above, not on the things [that are] on the earth;

²Muwe na hamu ya mambo ya huko juu, na siyo mambo ya hapa duniani.

³for ye have died, and your life is hid with the Christ in God.

³Maana ninyi mmekufa na uzima wenu umefichwa pamoja na Kristo katika Mungu.

⁴When the Christ is manifested who [is] our life, then shall *ye* also be manifested with him in glory.

⁴Uzima wenu halisi ni Kristo, na wakati atakapotokea ndipo nanyi pia mtakapotokea pamoja naye katika utukufu.

⁵Put to death therefore your members which [are] upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry.

⁵Basi, komesheni kabisa kila kitu kilicho ndani yenu ambacho chahusika na mambo ya kidunia: uasherati, uchafu, shauku, tamaa mbaya na uchu (ambao ni sawa na kuabudu sanamu).

⁶On account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

⁶Kwa sababu ya mambo hayo hasira ya Mungu huwajia wote wanaomwasi.

⁷In which *ye* also once walked when ye lived in these things.

⁷Wakati mmoja ninyi pia mliishi kufuatana na mambo hayo, mlipotawaliwa nayo.

⁸But now, put off, *ye* also, all [these] things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth.

⁸Lakini sasa mnapaswa kuachana na mambo haya yote: hasira, tamaa, uovu; kufuru au maneno yasiyofaa yasitoke kamwe vinywani mwenu.

⁹Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds,

⁹Msiambiane uongo, kwani ninyi mmekwisha vua ule utu wa kale pamoja na matendo yake yote,

¹⁰and having put on the new, renewed into full knowledge according to [the] image of him that has created him;

¹⁰mkavaa utu mpya. Huu unaendelea kurekebishwa na Mungu, Muumba wake, kadiri ya mfano wake, ili mpate kumjua Mungu kwa ukamilifu.

¹¹wherein there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ [is] everything, and in all.

¹¹Katika hali hii, hakuna tena tofauti kati ya Mgiriki na Myahudi, aliyetahiriwa na asiyetahiriwa, msomi na asiye msomi, mtumwa na mtu aliye huru. Kristo ni kila kitu, na yumo katika yote.

¹²Put on therefore, as [the] elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

¹²Ninyi ni watu wake Mungu; yeye aliwapenda na kuwateua. Kwa hiyo basi, vaeni moyo wa huruma, wema, unyenyekevu, upole na uvumilivu.

¹³forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any should have a complaint against any; even as the Christ has forgiven you, so also [do] *ye*.

¹³Vumilianeni na kusameheana iwapo mmoja wenu analo jambo lolote dhidi ya mwenzake. Mnapaswa kusameheana kama Bwana alivyowasamehe ninyi.

¹⁴And to all these [add] love, which is the bond of perfectness.

¹⁴Zaidi ya hayo yote, zingatieni upendo kwani upendo huunganisha kila kitu katika umoja ulio kamili.

¹⁵And let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful.

¹⁵Nayo amani ya Kristo itawale mioyoni mwenu; maana kwa ajili hiyo ninyi mmeitwa katika mwili huo mmoja. Tena muwe na shukrani!

¹⁶Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.

¹⁶Ujumbe wa Kristo ukae ndani yenu pamoja na utajiri wake wote. Fundishaneni na kushauriana kwa hekima yote. Imbeni zaburi, nyimbo na tenzi za kiroho; mwimbieni Mungu mioyoni mwenu kwa shukrani.

¹⁷And everything, whatever ye may do in word or in deed, [do] all things in [the] name of [the] Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him.

¹⁷Na, kila mfanyacho kwa neno au tendo, fanyeni vyote kwa jina la Bwana Yesu na kumshukuru Mungu Baba kwa njia yake.

¹⁸Wives, be subject to [your] husbands, as is fitting in [the] Lord.

¹⁸Enyi akina mama, watiini waume zenu, kwani ndivyo apendavyo Bwana.

¹⁹Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

¹⁹Nanyi waume, wapendeni wake zenu, na msiwe wakali kwao.

²⁰Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in [the] Lord.

²⁰Enyi watoto, watiini wazazi wenu daima maana hiyo humpendeza Bwana.

²¹Fathers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened.

²¹Nanyi wazazi, msiwachukize watoto wenu, la sivyo watakata tamaa.

²²Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord.

²²Enyi watumwa, watiini wakuu wenu wa kidunia katika mambo yote, na si tu wakati wanapowatazama kwa kuwa mnataka kujipendekeza kwao; ila fanyeni hivyo kwa moyo wote, kwa sababu ya kumcha Bwana.

²³Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as [doing it] to the Lord, and not to men;

²³Kila mfanyalo, fanyeni kwa moyo wote, kwa sababu ya Bwana na si kwa ajili ya mtu.

²⁴knowing that of [the] Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ.

²⁴Kumbukeni kwamba atawapeni tuzo lile alilowawekea watu wake. Mtumikieni Kristo Bwana!

²⁵For he that does a wrong shall receive the wrong he has done, and there is no respect of persons.

²⁵Atendaye mabaya atalipwa kufuatana na ubaya wake; Mungu hana ubaguzi.