1You are the children that God dearly loves. So follow his example. 2Lead a life of love, just as Christ did. He loved us. He gave himself up for us. He was a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.
3There should not be even a hint of sexual sin among you. Don’t do anything impure. And do not always want more and more. These are not the things God’s holy people should do. 4There must not be any bad language or foolish talk or dirty jokes. They are out of place. Instead, you should give thanks. 5Here is what you can be sure of. Those who give themselves over to sexual sins are lost. So are people whose lives are impure. The same is true of those who always want more and more. People who do these things might as well worship statues of gods. No one who does them will receive a share in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6Don’t let anyone fool you with worthless words. People who say things like that aren’t obeying God. He is angry with them. 7So don’t go along with people like that.
8At one time you were in the dark. But now you are in the light because of what the Lord has done. Live like children of the light. 9The light produces what is completely good, right and true. 10Find out what pleases the Lord. 11Have nothing to do with the acts of darkness. They don’t produce anything good. Show what they are really like. 12It is shameful even to talk about what people who don’t obey do in secret. 13But everything the light shines on can be seen. And everything that the light shines on becomes a light. 14That is why it is said,
“Wake up, sleeper.
Rise from the dead.
Then Christ will shine on you.”
15So be very careful how you live. Do not live like people who aren’t wise. Live like people who are wise. 16Make the most of every opportunity. The days are evil. 17So don’t be foolish. Instead, understand what the Lord wants. 18Don’t fill yourself up with wine. Getting drunk will lead to wild living. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit. 19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord. 20Always give thanks to God the Father for everything. Give thanks to him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Teachings for Christian Families
21Follow the lead of one another because of your respect for Christ.
22Wives, follow the lead of your own husbands as you follow the Lord. 23The husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the church. The church is Christ’s body. He is its Savior. 24The church follows the lead of Christ. In the same way, wives should follow the lead of their husbands in everything.
25Husbands, love your wives. Love them just as Christ loved the church. He gave himself up for her. 26He did it to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her with water and the word. 27He did it to bring her to himself as a brightly shining church. He wants a church that has no stain or wrinkle or any other flaw. He wants a church that is holy and without blame. 28In the same way, husbands should love their wives. They should love them as they love their own bodies. Any man who loves his wife loves himself. 29After all, no one ever hated their own body. Instead, they feed and care for their body. And this is what Christ does for the church. 30We are parts of his body. 31Scripture says, “That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. The two will become one.” (Genesis 2:24) 32That is a deep mystery. But I’m talking about Christ and the church. 33A husband also must love his wife. He must love her just as he loves himself. And a wife must respect her husband.
1Ku zama masu koyi da Allah, kamar ƙaunatattun ’ya’ya, 2ku kuma yi rayuwar ƙauna, kamar yadda Kiristi ya ƙaunace mu, har ya ba da kansa dominmu a matsayin sadaka mai ƙanshi da kuma hadaya ga Allah.
3Kada a ma ambaci fasikanci, da kowane irin aikin lalata, ko kwaɗayi a tsakaninku, domin bai dace da mutane masu tsarki na Allah ba. 4Haka ma bai kamata a sami datti, ƙazamar magana, ko zancen banza a cikinku ba, domin ba su dace ba, a maimakon haka sai ku yi ta yin godiya. 5Ku dai tabbata, ba wani mai fasikanci, ko mai aikin lalata, ko mai kwaɗayin (wanda shi da mai bautar gumaka ɗaya ne), da yake da gādo a mulkin Kiristi da na Allah. 6Kada wani yă ruɗe ku da kalmomin wofi, gama saboda waɗannan abubuwa ne fushin Allah yake zuwa a kan marasa biyayya. 7Saboda haka kada ku haɗa kai da su.
8Gama a dā zukatanku sun cika da duhu, amma yanzu ku haske ne a cikin Ubangiji. Ku yi rayuwa kamar ’ya’yan haske 9(domin amfanin haske ya ƙunshi nagarta, adalci, da kuma gaskiya) 10ku nemi abin da zai gamshi Ubangiji. 11Ku yi nesa da ayyukan duhun da mutane suke yi, a maimakon haka, ku tona su. 12Gama abin kunya ne a ma faɗi abubuwan da marasa biyayya suke yi a ɓoye. 13Duk abin da aka kawo a gaban haske ana iya ganinsa, kuma duk abin da aka haskaka yakan zama haske. 14Shi ya sa aka ce,
“Ka farka, ya kai mai barci,
ka tashi daga matattu,
Kiristi kuwa zai haskaka ka.”
15Sai ku yi hankali sosai da yadda kuke rayuwa, kada ku zama kamar marasa hikima, sai dai kamar masu hikima. 16Ku kuma yi matuƙar amfani da kowane zarafi, don kwanakin nan mugaye ne. 17Saboda haka kada ku zama wawaye, sai dai ku fahimci ko mene ne nufin Ubangiji. 18Kada ku bugu da ruwan inabi, wanda yake kai ga lalaci. A maimako haka, ku cika da Ruhu. 19Ku yi zance da juna cikin zabura, da waƙoƙi, da kuma waƙoƙin ruhaniya. Ku rera, ku kuma yi kiɗe-kiɗe a zuciyarku ga Ubangiji. 20Kullum ku dinga yin amfani da sunan Ubangijinmu Yesu Kiristi, kuna gode wa Allah Uba a kome.
Mata da maza
21Ku yi biyayya da juna saboda bangirmar da kuke nuna wa Kiristi.
22Matan aure, ku yi biyayya ga mazanku, kamar ga Ubangiji ne kuke yi. 23Gama miji shi ne kan mace, yadda Kiristi yake kai da kuma Mai Ceton ikkilisiya, wadda take jikinsa. 24To, kamar yadda ikkilisiya take biyayya ga Kiristi, haka ma ya kamata mata su yi biyayya ga mazansu cikin kome.
25Maza, ku ƙaunaci matanku, kamar yadda Kiristi ya ƙaunaci ikkilisiya, ya kuma ba da kansa dominta. 26Ya mai da ikkilisiya ta zama mai tsarki ta wurin ikon maganarsa, ya kuma tsabtacce ta ta wurin wanke ta da ruwa. 27Kiristi ya yi haka don yă miƙa wa kansa ikkilisiya mai ɗaukaka da kuma mai tsarki, marar aibi, marar tabo, da kuma marar lahani. 28Don haka, dole maza su ƙaunaci matansu kamar yadda suke ƙaunar jikunansu. Wanda yake ƙaunar matarsa, yana ƙaunar kansa ne. 29Gama ba wanda ya taɓa ƙin jikinsa, sai dai yă ciyar da shi, yă kuma kula da shi, kamar yadda Kiristi yake yi wa ikkilisiya, 30gama mu gaɓoɓin jikinsa ne. 31“Saboda haka mutum yakan bar mahaifinsa da mahaifiyarsa, yă manne wa matarsa, su biyun su zama jiki ɗaya.”5.31 Far 2.24 32Wannan babban asiri ne, amma na ɗauke shi a matsayin kwatanci ne na Kiristi da ikkilisiya. 33Duk da haka, dole kowannenku yă ƙaunaci matarsa kamar yadda yake ƙaunar kansa, kuma dole matar tă yi biyayya ga mijinta.
