Unity with Christ
1 As a prisoner of the Lord, I beg you to live in a way that is worthy of the people God has chosen to be his own. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Patiently put up with each other and love each other. 3 Try your best to let God's Spirit keep your hearts united. Do this by living at peace. 4 All of you are part of the same body. There is only one Spirit of God, just as you were given one hope when you were chosen to be God's people. 5 We have only one Lord, one faith, and one baptism. 6 There is one God who is the Father of all people. Not only is God above all others, but he works by using all of us, and he lives in all of us.
7 Christ has generously divided out his gifts to us. 8 As the Scriptures say,
“When he went up
to the highest place,
he led away many prisoners
and gave gifts to people.”
9 When it says, “he went up,” it means that Christ had been deep in the earth. 10 This also means that the one who went deep into the earth is the same one who went into the highest heaven, so he would fill the whole universe.
11 Christ chose some of us to be apostles, prophets, missionaries, pastors, and teachers, 12 so his people would learn to serve and his body would grow strong. 13 This will continue until we are united by our faith and by our understanding of the Son of God. Then we will be mature, just as Christ is, and we will be completely like him.
14 We must stop acting like children. We must not let deceitful people trick us by their false teachings, which are like winds that toss us around from place to place. 15 Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every way and be more like Christ, the head 16 of the body. Christ holds it together and makes all of its parts work perfectly, as it grows and becomes strong because of love.
The Old Life and the New Life
17 As a follower of the Lord, I order you to stop living like stupid, godless people. 18 Their minds are in the dark, and they are stubborn and ignorant and have missed out on the life that comes from God. They no longer have any feelings about what is right, 19 and they are so greedy they do all kinds of indecent things.
20-21 But this isn't what you were taught about Jesus Christ. He is the truth, and you heard about him and learned about him. 22 You were told that your foolish desires will destroy you and that you must give up your old way of life with all its bad habits. 23 Let the Spirit change your way of thinking 24 and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy.
Rules for the New Life
25 We are part of the same body. Stop lying and start telling each other the truth. 26 Don't get so angry that you sin. Don't go to bed angry 27 and don't give the devil a chance.
28 If you are a thief, quit stealing. Be honest and work hard, so you will have something to give to people in need.
29 Stop all your dirty talk. Say the right thing at the right time and help others by what you say.
30 Don't make God's Spirit sad. The Spirit makes you sure that someday you will be free from your sins.
31 Stop being bitter and angry and mad at others. Don't yell at one another or curse each other or ever be rude. 32 Instead, be kind and merciful, and forgive others, just as God forgave you because of Christ.
IV.
Mīrmīleiba un mīlesteiba.
1 Es, kai gyusteknis ikš Kunga, jyusus pōrsorgoju, lai jyus tō aicynōjuma cīneigi dzeivōtu, kurā asot pasaukti, 2 lai byutu vysā pazemeigi, lānprōteigi un pacīteigi un vins pret ūtru ar mīlesteibu īcīteigi. 3 Centeigi ryupejitēs īturēt gora vīneibu caur mīra saitem, 4 (Jo jyus asot) vīna mīsa un vins gors, kai arī jyusu aicynōjumā asot paaicynōti uz vīnu cereibu. 5 Vins Kungs, vīna ticeiba, vīna kristeiba. 6 Vīns Dīvs un vysu Tāvs, kas ir pōri visim, cauri visim un vysā.
7 Ikvīnam nu mums ir dūta žēlesteiba taidā mārā, kaidā Kristus ir dōvynōjis. 8 Tōpēc ir teikts: Jys uzkōpe augšā, pajēme sev leidza gyustekņus un cylvākim izdaleja dōvonas. 9 Bet kū tad cytu var nūzeimōt tys: Jys uzkōpe augšā, kai: Jys pyrmōk nūkōpe arī zemes dziļumūs? 10 Tys, kas nūkōpe, ir tys pats, kas uzkōpe augšōk par visim dabasim, lai pīpiļdeitu vysu. 11 Un tai Jys vīnus īcēle par apostolim, cytus par pravīšim, cytus otkon par evangelistim, vai arī par ganeitōjim un mōceitōjim. 12 Jim ir pīnōkums sagatavōt svātūs sova omota izpiļdeišonai, Kristus mīsas uzceļšonai, 13 koleidz mes visi nūnōksim ticeibas vīneibā, Dīva Dāla atzeišonā, pīaugušō cylvāka nūbrīdumā, Kristus myuža godu piļneibā. 14 Lai tad mes vairs naasam mozgadeigi, kas svōrstōs tur un šur, kurus kotras mōceibas vāsma svaida prūjom un atpakaļ, gon caur cylvāku viļteibu, gon caur moldu blēdeibu, 15 bet gon pi patīseibas turūtīs caur vysu lai augam mīlesteibā uz tū, kas ir golva: Kristu. 16 Jys vysu mīsu caur ikvīnu lūcekli sakūpoj un kūpā satur un ikvīnai daļai sovu nūteiktu dorbu pazeimoj; tai nūteik mīsas augšona, koleidz tei byus mīlesteibā uzcalta.
Kristticeigajim jōdzeivoj svēteigi.
17 Tai tad, es jums šytū soku un ikš Kunga līcynoju: Nadzeivojit vairs tai, kai pogōni dzeivoj, kas sovā oplomeibā 18 sovu prōtu ir aptymsōjuši un, nazynōšonas dēļ, kura jūs ir aplankuse, jī nu dzeives ikš Dīva ir atsasvešynōjuši sirds aizcītynōšonas dēļ. 19 Jī dzeivōdami bez cereibas nūsadeve naceisteibai un kōreigi dora vysaidus nūzīgumus.
20 Bet Kristus jyusus na tai ir mōcejis. 21 Jyus cytaiž par jū naasot dzērdējuši un par jū naasot īmōceiti kai tik tai, kai ir patīseiba ikš Jezus. 22 Jums ir jōatmat agrōkō dzeive un jōizagērb nu vacō cylvāka, kas caur krōpūšom kōreibom kreit iznīceibā. 23 Atsajaunojit caur Goru sovā apziņā 24 un apsagērbit jaunā cylvākā, kas pēc Dīva ir radeits taisneigumā un patīseibas svātumā.
25 Tōpēc metit nūst malus un vins ūtram runojit patīseibu: jo mes sovstarpeji asom lūcekli. 26 Dusmojūtīs nagrākojit, saule lai nanūrīt par jyusu dusmi. 27 Nadūdit vītas valnam. 28 Kas beja zaglis, tys lai vairs nazūg, bet gon caur sovu rūku dorbim sev sagōdoj gūdeigu nūpeļņu, lai varātu nu tō paleidzēt tryukumcītējim. 29 Nu jyusu lyupom lai nanōk nikaida ļauna runa, bet gon loba, kas, kur tys ir vītā, kolpōtu uzlobōšonai (ticeibā) un klauseitōjim nastu svēteibu. 30 Un naapkaitynojit Dīva Svātō Gora, ar kuru jyus asot apzeimūgōti atpesteišonas dīnai. 31 Lai ir tōli nu jums ikvīns saryugtynōjums, dusme un borgums, ikvīna klīgšona un saimōšona un vyspōri ikvins ļaunums. 32 Esit vins pret ūtru laipni, žālsirdeigi un vins ūtram pīdūdit, kai arī Dīvs jums ikš Kristus ir pīdevis.
