Waka wey Fit di Call wey Dem Call You
Unity no mean say everybody go be di same — one Lord and one Papa, but gifts no be di same, and leaders dey to prepare everybody else, no be to do di work for dem. To grow up mean say breeze no go dey blow you anyhow again. Den ordinary instructions: talk true, work, watch your mouth.
4 1So, me wey be prisoner for Oga, dey beg una: make una waka wey fit di call wey dem take call una, 2with all humble mind and gentle heart, with patience, dey manage one anoda for love, 3dey hungry to keep di oneness of di Spirit for di rope of peace. 4One body, one Spirit, just as dem call una to one hope wey dey come with una call. 5One Oga, one faith, one baptism, 6one Papa of all, wey dey ova all and through all and inside all.
7But dem give each one of us grace according to di measure of Christ gift. 8So e talk say, “As e climb go up, e catch prisoners as prisoners and e give people gifts.” a a v8 Paul dey quote Psalm 68:18, one victory psalm wey dey celebrate one king wey win war. E take am apply to Christ ascension afta im death and resurrection.
9Now “e climb go up”—wetin dat one mean, if no be say e come down go di lower parts, di earth? 10Di one wey come down na di same one wey climb go far ova all di heavens, so dat e fit fill all things.
11And e give di apostles, di prophets, di evangelists, di pastors and teachers, 12to prepare di saints for di work of ministry, to build up di body of Christ, 13till we all go reach oneness for di faith and knowledge of di Pikin of our Papa, come be mature grown person, reach di full measure of Christ height and fullness. 14So we no be small pikin again, wey waves dey throw anyhow and wey every wind of teaching dey carry, by human trick, by cunning plan to deceive. 15Insted, as we dey talk di truth for love, make we grow up for every way into am wey be di head, Christ. 16From am, di whole body, wey dem join and hold togeda by every ligament wey dey support am, dey grow as each part dey work well, so di body dey build imsef up for love.
Wear di New Person
17So I dey talk dis, and dey testify for Oga: no dey live like di Gentiles again, for di emptiness of dia thinking. 18Dia understanding don dark, dem far from our Papa life through di ignorance wey dey inside dem and dia hard heart. 19As dem don lose all feeling, dem give demsef to dey satisfy body desire, dey do every dirty thing with greedy mind. 20But no be so una learn Christ, 21if truly una hear about am and dem teach una for am, as di truth dey for Jesus, 22to comot una old person, wey dey tie to una former way of life and wey deceitful desires don spoil, 23and make dem renew una for di spirit of una mind, 24and to wear di new person, wey dem create like our Papa for true correct-and-holy way and holiness.
25So comot lie—make each one of una talk truth with im neighbor, because we be members of one anoda. 26Make vex but no do sin; no let di sun go down while una still dey vex, 27and no give di devil any chance. 28Di thief must stop to tief; insted, make e work hard with im own hand dey do good, so dat e go get something to share with people wey dey need. 29No make any rotten word comot for una mouth, na only wetin dey help oda people grow, wey fit di moment, so dat e go give grace to people wey dey hear. 30No make di Holy Spirit of our Papa sad, wey seal una for di day of redemption. 31Comot all bitterness, rage, anger, shouting, and bad-mouth from una body, togeda with all malice. 32Make una dey good to one anoda, get soft heart, dey forgive one anoda, just as our Papa forgive una through Christ.
