¹I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

¹ Ay mo, kaŋ ga ti kas'ize Rabbi se, ay g'araŋ yaamar araŋ ma diraw te kaŋ ga saba nda ceeyaŋo kaŋ i n'araŋ ce d'a.

²with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

² Araŋ ma dira boŋ kaynandiyaŋ kulu ra, da lalabu kulu, da suuru kulu dumi mo. Araŋ ma hin care suuru baakasinay ra.

³being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

³ Araŋ ma kookari ka goro afolloŋ bine ra, goray folloŋ ra kaŋ Biya _Hanno|_ goono ga no, laakal kanay ra kaŋ g'araŋ haw care gaa.

⁴There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;

⁴ Gaaham folloŋ go no, da Biya folloŋ, mate kaŋ cine, waato kaŋ Irikoy n'araŋ ce, a n'araŋ ce beeje folloŋ ra.

⁵one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

⁵ Rabbi folloŋ no go no, da cimi fondo folloŋ, da baptisma folloŋ mo.

⁶one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.

⁶ Irikoy folloŋ no go no kaŋ ga ti ikulu Baabo, kaŋ go ikulu boŋ, a go ikulu game ra, a go ikulu ra mo.

⁷But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

⁷ Amma iri kulu se i na gomni no Almasihu nooyaŋ neesijo boŋ.

⁸Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.” Psalm 68:18

⁸ Woodin sabbay se a ne: «Waato kaŋ a ziji beene, a na tamtaray izey ku ka kond'ey, a na nooyaŋey no borey se mo.»

⁹Now this, “He ascended,” what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

⁹ Sanno din kaŋ ne: «a ziji beene,» -- ifo no a ga ne? A ga ne a jin ka zumbu ganda nangu guusey ra.

¹⁰He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

¹⁰ Nga kaŋ zumbu mo ga ti nga kaŋ ziji ka koy hala ya-haray beeney kulu boŋ, zama nga ma hay kulu toonandi.

¹¹He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds or, pastors and teachers;

¹¹ A no afooyaŋ se i ma ciya diyayaŋ*, afooyaŋ mo annabiyaŋ*, afooyaŋ mo Baaru Hanno waazukoyaŋ, afooyaŋ mo kurukoyaŋ kaŋ ga dondonandi.

¹²for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

¹² A na woodin te hanantey toonandiyaŋ sabbay se, hal i ma saajaw goy te, hal Almasihu gaahamo ma du ka koy da jina.

¹³until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

¹³ A ga ba iri kulu ma du ka ciya afolloŋ cimi fonda ra da Irikoy Izo bayray ra mo, hal iri ma koy to albeeri toonanteyaŋ, ka to Almasihu alhaalo toonandiyaŋ deedando gaa.

¹⁴that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

¹⁴ Yaadin gaa no iri si bara zankayaŋ koyne, hala dondonandiyaŋ waani fo m'iri sambu ka kond'iri ne-haray da ya-haray danga teeku bondayyaŋ cine. A ma kond'iri mo danga mate kaŋ cine haw kaŋ ga faaru ga te. Dondonandiyaŋo wo si fun kala borey kaŋ ga waani carmay da halliyaŋ do.

¹⁵but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;

¹⁵ Amma baakasinay ra cimi sanno ciyaŋ se no, iri ga beeri hay kulu ra Almasihu ra, nga kaŋ ga ti boŋo.

¹⁶from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

¹⁶ A do no gaahamo kulu ga margu care gaa ka haw care gaa dabey kulu do, kaŋ yaŋ go soolante ngey goyo sabbay se. Yaadin no, hala dabey kulu ga ngey goyey te, gaahamo kulu ga beeri ka nga boŋ cina baakasinay ra.

¹⁷This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

¹⁷ Woodin se no ay goono ga woone ci, ay goono ga seeda mo Rabbi ra: araŋ ma si ye ka dira sanda mate kaŋ dumi* cindey ga dira ngey miila yaamey ra.

¹⁸being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;

¹⁸ I laakaley go kubay ra. I sinda baa mo fundo kaŋ Irikoy ga no ra, saamotara kaŋ go i ra din sabbay se, d'i bine sandandiyaŋo mo sabbay se.

¹⁹who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

¹⁹ I si maa haawi koyne. I na ngey boŋ daŋ furkutaray fondey ra, zama ngey ma ziibi goy dumi kulu te da anniya.

²⁰But you did not learn Christ that way;

²⁰ Amma manti yaadin no araŋ na Almasihu dondon d'a.

²¹if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

²¹ Daahir no araŋ maa a se, borey mo n'araŋ dondonandi, mate kaŋ cimi go Yesu ra.

²²that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

²² I n'araŋ dondonandi araŋ ma doŋ goray zeena kaa araŋ biney ra, sanda boro* zeena nooya. Boro zeena din goono ga halaci nga ibaay laaley kaŋ ga fafagu do.

²³and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

²³ Araŋ bine miiley ma ciya itajiyaŋ.

²⁴and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

²⁴ Araŋ ma boro* tajo mo faka kaŋ Irikoy taka nga alhaalo boŋ. A n'a taka adilitaray da hananyaŋ kaŋ cimi ganayaŋ ga no ra.

²⁵Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

²⁵ Woodin sabbay se araŋ ma tangari teeyaŋ naŋ. Boro kulu ma cimi ci nga gorokasino se. Zama iri kulu gaaham folloŋ no, iri ya care gaaham jareyaŋ mo no.

²⁶“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Psalm 4:4 Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

²⁶ D'araŋ bine tun, araŋ ma si zunubi te, wa si naŋ wayna ma kaŋ k'araŋ futa gar.

²⁷neither give place to the devil.

²⁷ Araŋ ma si daama no Iblisi se mo.

²⁸Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

²⁸ Boro kaŋ ga zay doŋ ma si ye ka zay koyne. Amma a ma goy da nga kambey zama a ma nga boŋ laami bana nd'a, hal a ma du ka boro kaŋ sinda mo no.

²⁹Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

²⁹ Sanni ziibo ma si fun araŋ meyey ra, kala day sanni kaŋ ga boori, kaŋ ga boro gaabandi, mate kaŋ cine bora ga laami nd'a, zama a ma gomni no borey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga maa se.

³⁰Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

³⁰ Wa si Irikoy Biya* Hanna bine sara, nga kaŋ ra Irikoy n'araŋ kawaatimandi ka koy hala fansayaŋ zaaro gaa.

³¹Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

³¹ Wa bine fortay, da futay, da bine tunay, da kosongu, da alaasiray kaa araŋ game ra, ngey nda laala kulu dumi.

³²And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

³² Araŋ ma dogonay da bakaraw cabe care se. Wa care yaafa, mate kaŋ cine Irikoy mo n'araŋ yaafa Almasihu ra.