¹Enyi watoto, watiini wazazi wenu Kikristo maana hili ni jambo jema.

¹The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

²"Waheshimu Baba na mama yako," hii ndiyo amri ya kwanza ambayo imeongezewa ahadi, yaani,

²honour thy father and mother,

³"Upate fanaka na miaka mingi duniani."

³which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.`

⁴Nanyi akina baba, msiwachukize watoto wenu ila waleeni katika nidhamu na mafundisho ya Kikristo.

⁴And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

⁵Enyi watumwa, watiini mabwana zenu hapa duniani kwa hofu na tetemeko; fanyeni hivyo kwa unyofu wa moyo kana kwamba mnamtumikia Kristo.

⁵The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

⁶Fanyeni hivyo si tu wakati wanapowatazama ili mjipendekeze kwao, bali tumikieni kwa moyo kama atakavyo Mungu kwa sababu ninyi ni watumishi wa Kristo.

⁶not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,

⁷Muwe radhi kutumikia kwa ajili ya Bwana na si kwa ajili ya watu.

⁷with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

⁸Kumbukeni kwamba kila mtu mwenye kutenda mema, awe mtumwa au mtu huru, atapokea tuzo lake kutoka kwa Bwana.

⁸having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

⁹Nanyi mnaotumikiwa, watendeeni vivyo hivyo watumwa wenu, na acheni kutumia vitisho. Kumbukeni kwamba ninyi pia kama vile wao, mnaye Bwana yuleyule mbinguni, kwake cheo cha mtu si kitu.

⁹And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

¹⁰Hatimaye, nawatakeni muwe imara katika kuungana na Bwana na kwa msaada wa nguvu yake kuu.

¹⁰As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

¹¹Vaeni silaha anazowapeni Mungu mpate kuzipinga mbinu mbaya za Ibilisi.

¹¹put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

¹²Maana vita vyenu si vita kati yetu na binadamu, bali ni vita dhidi ya jeshi ovu la ulimwengu wa roho; tunapigana na watawala, wakuu na wenye nguvu wanaomiliki ulimwengu huu wa giza.

¹²because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;

¹³Kwa sababu hiyo, vaeni silaha za Mungu ili siku ile itakapofika muweze kuyapinga mashambulio ya adui; na mkisha pigana mpaka mwisho, muwe bado thabiti.

¹³because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done — to stand.

¹⁴Basi, simameni imara! Ukweli uwe kama ukanda kiunoni mwenu, uadilifu uwe kama vazi la kujikinga kifuani,

¹⁴Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

¹⁵na hamu ya kutangaza Habari Njema ya amani iwe kama viatu miguuni mwenu.

¹⁵and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace;

¹⁶Zaidi ya hayo yote, imani iwe daima kama ngao mikononi mwenu, iwawezeshe kuizima mishale ya moto ya yule Mwovu.

¹⁶above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

¹⁷Upokeeni wokovu kama kofia yenu ya chuma, na neno la Mungu kama upanga mnaopewa na Roho Mtakatifu.

¹⁷and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,

¹⁸Salini daima, mkiomba msaada wa Mungu. Salini kila wakati kwa nguvu ya Roho. Kesheni bila kuchoka mkisali kwa ajili ya watu wote wa Mungu.

¹⁸through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints —

¹⁹Niombeeni nami pia ili niongeapo Mungu anijalie cha kusema, niweze kuwajulisha watu fumbo la Habari Njema kwa uthabiti.

¹⁹and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,

²⁰Mimi ni balozi kwa ajili ya Habari Njema hiyo ingawa sasa niko kifungoni. Ombeni, basi, ili niweze kuwa hodari katika kuitangaza kama inipasavyo.

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely — as it behoveth me to speak.

²¹Tukiko, ndugu yetu mpenzi na mtumishi mwaminifu wa Bwana, atawapeni habari zangu zote mpate kujua ninachofanya.

²¹And that ye may know — ye also — the things concerning me — what I do, all things make known to you shall Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful ministrant in the Lord,

²²Namtuma kwenu awapeni habari zetu mpate kuwa na moyo.

²²whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that ye might know the things concerning us, and that he might comfort your hearts.

²³Ninawatakieni ninyi ndugu amani, upendo na imani kutoka kwa Mungu Baba na kutoka kwa Bwana Yesu Kristo.

²³Peace to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

²⁴Nawatakia neema ya Mungu wote wanaompenda Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo kwa mapendo yasiyo na mwisho.

²⁴The grace with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ — undecayingly! Amen.