1 Man mi ñu tëj kaso ngir Boroom bi nag, maa ngi leen di dénk, ngeen dund dundin wu yellook wooteb Yàlla.
1Call upon you, then, do I — the prisoner of the Lord — to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,
2 Ngeen woyof toyy te lewet, di muñalante tey baalante ci mbëggeel,
2with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,
3 te dem ba fu seen kàttan yem, ngeen likkoo ci jàmm, bay sàmm booloo gi leen Xelum Yàlla may.
3being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;
4 Jenn jëmm moo am, menn Xel, ak jenn yaakaaru ëllëg ju wooteb Yàlla ëmb.
4one body and one Spirit, according as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;
5 Benn Boroom it a am, genn ngëm, ak benn seedeb ngëm ci li ñu leen sóob ci ndox.
5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 Te jenn Yàllaa am, di Baayu ñépp, mu tiim ñépp, fees ñépp, te dëkk ci ñépp.
6one God and Father of all, who [is] over all, and through all, and in you all,
7 Waaye ku nekk ci nun ak mayam, ni nu ko Kirist séddalee.
7and to each one of you was given the grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,
8 Looloo tax Mbind mi ne:«Yéeg na ba ca fa gën a kawe,yóbbaale mbooloom noon mu bare, mi mu noot,tey séddale nit ñi ay may.»
8wherefore, he saith, `Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,` —
9 Su nu waxee ne «yéeg na,» li moo ci génn: daa jëkk a wàcc ba ca bérab ya gën a suufe.
9and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?
10 Ki wàccoon moo yéegaat, ba tiim asamaan yépp, ngir fees lépp.
10he who went down is the same also who went up far above all the heavens, that He may fill all things —
11 Moo may ñii di ay ndawam, ñii ay yonent, ñii ay taskati xebaar bu baax bi, ak ñeneen ñuy sàmm mbooloom ñi gëm te di ko jàngal.
11and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds and teachers,
12 Maye na leen, ngir ñu waajal gaayi Yàlla yu sell yi, ñu man a bey seen sas ci taxawal mbooloom Kirist, di jëmmam.
12unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,
13 Noonu nu mànkoo ci sunu ngëm ak ci xam Doomu Yàlla ji, ba kera nuy egg ci nekk nit ku sotti, te taxaw taxawaay bu dëppook matug Kirist.
13till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,
14 Noonu dootunu ay gune yu njàngalem nit ku ñëw di fàbbi ci seeni làqarci ak seeni pexe, nu mel ni ay gaal yu duus yi ak ngelaw li di baaje.
14that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,
15 Waaye dinanu wax dëgg, ëmb ko ci mbëggeel, bay màgg ci fànn gu ne ci sunu bokk ci Kirist. Mooy bopp,
15and, being true in love, we may increase to Him [in] all things, who is the head — the Christ;
16 te jëmm jépp ci moom lay dunde, di jëmm ju ràbboo te déggoo ci bépp tenqoo, te cér bu nekk di def warugaram. Noonu jëmm ji di yokku ak a màgg ci biir mbëggeel.
16from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.
17 Maa ngi leen di wax lii nag, te di ko dëggal ci kanamu Boroom bi: buleen dundeeti ni xeeti àddina yi, ci seeni xalaati neen
17This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; ye are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18 ak seen xel mu lëndëm. Dañoo génn ci dundu Yàlla, ndax umple gi ñu am ci moom, ak li ñu ko tëjal seen xol.
18being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
19 Seen xol dafa dërkiis, ba ñu bayliku ciy topp seen nafsu, di sóobu ci bépp sobe te xér ci.
19who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;
20 Waaye du dundin woowu ngeen jàng ci Kirist.
20and ye did not so learn the Christ,
21 Ndax yaakaar naa ne, dégg ngeen Kirist te jàng ngeen ci moom, ba xam dëgg gi Yeesu ëmb.
21if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;
22 Maanaam ngeen yulli seen jikko ju bon, ji ngeen judduwaale te daan fés ci seeni jëf, te muy gën a yées, moom ak i bëgg-bëggam yuy naxe kese.
22ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,
23 Te ngeen yeeslu ci seen biir xel,
23and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 te soloo jikko ju bees, ji Yàlla sàkk ci njub ak sell yu dëggu.
24and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.
25 Kon nag bàyyileen di fen, tey wax dëgg kenn ku nekk ci moroomam, ndax ku nekk sa genn-wàllu moroom nga.
25Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;
26 Ku mer, bu mu jàll aw kaañ; bu jant bi sowaale seen mer,
26be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
27 ba ngeen may Seytaane bunt.
27neither give place to the devil;
28 Ku daan sàcc, na ko dëddu te jublu ci liggéey lu baax ci ay loxoom, ngir mu man a dimbali ñi néew doole.
28whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.
29 Bu genn kàddu gu ñaaw génn ci seen gémmiñ, waaye su wax yegsee, nangeen wax lu rafet, ba faj soxlay seeni moroom, te teg ñi leen di déglu ci yoonu yiw.
29Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;
30 Buleen yóbbe tiis Xelu Yàlla mu Sell, mi leen tàmpe ngir bésu goreel ba.
30and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.
31 Dëdduleen lépp luy wex mbaa tàng bopp, luy mer mbaa coow, lépp luy xaste mbaa coxor.
31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,
32 Te ngeen baax ci seen diggante, di laayante biir tey baalante, ni leen Yàlla baale ci turu Kirist.
32and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.