1 Do as God does. After all, you are his dear children. 2 Let love be your guide. Christ loved us and offered his life for us as a sacrifice that pleases God.
3 You are God's people, so don't let it be said that any of you are immoral or indecent or greedy. 4 Don't use dirty or foolish or filthy words. Instead, say how thankful you are. 5 Being greedy, indecent, or immoral is just another way of worshiping idols. You can be sure people who behave in this way will never be part of the kingdom that belongs to Christ and to God.
Living as People of Light
6 Don't let anyone trick you with foolish talk. God punishes everyone who disobeys him and says foolish things. 7 So don't have anything to do with anyone like that.
8 You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light 9 and make your light shine. Be good and honest and truthful, 10 as you try to please the Lord. 11 Don't take part in doing those worthless things that are done in the dark. Instead, show how wrong they are. 12 It is disgusting even to talk about what is done in the dark. 13 But the light will show what these things are really like. 14 Light shows up everything, just as the Scriptures say,
“Wake up from your sleep
and rise from death.
Then Christ will shine on you.”
15 Act like people with good sense and not like fools. 16 These are evil times, so make every minute count. 17 Don't be stupid. Instead, find out what the Lord wants you to do. 18 Don't destroy yourself by getting drunk, but let the Spirit fill your life. 19 When you meet together, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, as you praise the Lord with all your heart. 20 Always use the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to thank God the Father for everything.
Wives and Husbands
21 Honor Christ and put others first. 22 A wife should put her husband first, as she does the Lord. 23 A husband is the head of his wife, as Christ is the head and the Savior of the church, which is his own body. 24 Wives should always put their husbands first, as the church puts Christ first.
25 A husband should love his wife as much as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it. 26 He made the church holy by the power of his word, and he made it pure by washing it with water. 27 Christ did this, so he would have a glorious and holy church, without faults or spots or wrinkles or any other flaws.
28 In the same way, a husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself. A husband who loves his wife shows he loves himself. 29 None of us hate our own bodies. We provide for them and take good care of them, just as Christ does for the church, 30 because we are each part of his body. 31 As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother to get married, and he becomes like one person with his wife.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I understand it to mean Christ and his church. 33 So each husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself, and each wife should respect her husband.
V.
1 Esit, tai tad, pakaļdareitōji Dīvam, kai Jō nūmīļōtī bārni 2 un dzeivojit mīlesteibā, kai Kristus jyusus ir nūmīļōjis un pats sevi myusu dēļ ir atdevis Dīvam kai upura dōvonu pateikamai smaržai.
Kristticeigī ir gaismas bārni.
3 Storp jums lai nateik pat pīmynāta ni naceisteiba, ni bezkauneiba, ni arī montkōreiba, kai tys pīdīņ svātajim, 4 lai nav nikō apkaunojūša, ni vīglprōteigas un muļkeigas runōšonas, bet gon lai vairōk nūteik pateikšona (Dīvam). 5 Esit stipri pōrlīcynōti par sekūšū: Nivīnam izvyrtuļam, ni naceistajam, ni montkōreigajam, kas nav nikas cyts, kai elku kolps, Dīva un Kristus vaļsteibā montōjuma nabyus. 6 Lai nivins jyusu namaldynoj caur tukšom runom, jo taidu lītu dēļ par napaklauseibas bārnim nōk Dīva dusme. 7 Napalīcit par jūs leidzbīdrim.
8 Agrōk jyus bejot tymsums, bet tagad ikš Kunga asot gaisma. Dzeivojit tod kai gaismas bārni. 9 Gaismas augli ir kotrā labsirdeibā, taisneigumā un patīseibā. 10 Pōrbaudit, kas Kungam ir pateikams, 11 un najemit daleibas naaugleigajūs tymseibas dorbūs, bet gon tūs nūrōjit. 12 Tū, kū jī slāpumā pīkūp, pat pīminēt ir rībeigi. 13 Vysu, kas ir rōjams, gaisma atklōs, jo vyss, kas atklōti nuteik, ir gaisma. 14 Tōpēc ir teikts: Pasamūsti tu, kas guli, celīs augšā nu myrūnim, un Kristus tevi apgaismōs.
15 (Brōli), uzmonit, lai atsardzeigi dzeivōtu: na kai muļki, bet gon kai gudrī. 16 Izmontojit laiku, jo dīnas ir ļaunas. 17 Tōpēc naesit naprōteigi, bet gon mōcitēs saprast Kunga grybu. 18 Naapreibstit nu veina, jo tamā ir izlaideiba, bet gon piļdit sevi ar (Svātu) Goru. 19 Dzīdit kūpeigi psaļmus, himnus un goreigōs dzīsmes. Dzīdojit un līgsmojit Kungam sovā sirdī. 20 Pasateicit vīnmār Dīvam Tāvam myusu Kunga Jezus Kristus vōrdā par vysu.
Laulōtūs pīnōkumi.
21 Kristus bailē esit vins ūtram padeveigi. 22 Sīvas lai ir padeveigas sovim veirim kai Kungam, 23 jo veirs ir sīvas golva, kai Kristus ir Bazneicas golva. Jys ir mīsas pesteitōjs. 24 Kai Bazneica vysā kamā ir padūta Kristum, tai arī sīvas lai ir — sovim veirim.
25 Jyus veiri mīļojit sovas sīvas tai, kai Kristus Bazneicu ir nūmīļōjis un sevi par jū atdevis. 26 lai jū padareitu svātu un teiru caur (dzeiveibas) vōrdu un yudiņa kristeibu, 27 lai jū stōdeitu sev prīškā skaistu, bez traipa un grumbom un bez cyta tam leidzeiga, bet lai jei byutu svāta un nasatraipeita. 28 Un veiri lai mīļoj sovas sīvas tai, kai poši sovu mīsu. Kas mīļoj sovu sīvu, tys mīļoj pats sevi, 29 jo nivins nikod pats sovas mīsas nav naīredzējis, bet gon tū kūp un glōb, kai arī Kristus Bazneicu, 30 un mes asom Jō mīsas lūcekli (nu Jō mīsas un nu Jō kaulim).
31 Tōpēc cylvāks atstōs tāvu un mōti un pīsavīnōs sīvai un jī obeji byus vīna mīsa. 32 Šytys nūslāpums ir lels, bet es šytū soku atteiceibā uz Kristus un Jō Bazneicu. 33 Tai arī ikvīns nu jums lai mīļoj sovu sīvu, kai sevi pošu; un sīva lai beistās veira.
