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

¹If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

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

²Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

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

³For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

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

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

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).

⁵Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

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

⁶for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:

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

⁷wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things;

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

⁸but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

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

⁹lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

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

¹⁰and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him:

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.

¹¹where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

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

¹²Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

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

¹³forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

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

¹⁴and above all these things [put on] love, which is the bond of perfectness.

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

¹⁵And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.

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.

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

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

¹⁷And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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

¹⁸Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

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

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

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

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

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

²¹Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

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.

²²Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

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

²³whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

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

²⁴knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

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

²⁵For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.