Ewe - The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians

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IgnatiusƒeAgbalẽsi wòŋlɔnaEfesotɔwo

TA1

1Ignatius,siwogayɔnabeTeoforo,nahamesile EfesoleAsia;dzidzɔkpɔkpɔsidzewu;woyrawoto MawuFofolaƒegãnyenyekpleblibonyenyeme,eye woɖoeɖidoŋgɔhafixexeamenadzeegɔme,be wòanɔŋutikɔkɔesianɔanyiɖaaeyematrɔmatrɔola meɣesiaɣi;miewɔɖekaeyewotiaetoeƒefukpekpe vavãtɔme,leFofolakpleYesuKristomíaMawuƒe lɔlɔnunu;dzidzɔkpɔkpɔkatã,toYesuKristodzi,kple eƒeamenuvevesiŋuɖiƒoƒoaɖekemeleo 2MesewòŋkɔsiMawulɔnavevielaŋutinya;sigbɔ mieɖoledzɔdzɔenyenyeƒenumameme,lexɔsekple lɔlɔ,sileYesuKristo,míaÐelamelanu.

3AlekeesimienyeMawuyomedzelawo,eyemietsɔ Kristoƒeʋuʋãmiaɖokuiwola,miewudɔsinɔmia domelanubliboe.

4ElabenamesebewoblamtsoSiriava,leŋkɔkple mɔkpɔkpɔɖekata,eyemeɖoŋuɖemiaƒe gbedodoɖawoŋubemawɔaʋakplelãwoleRoma;ale betofukpekpemela,mazuamesitsɔeɖokuina Mawu,vɔsakplevɔsanamílaƒenusrɔlavavã; (miewɔkababeyewoakpɔm).Eyatamexɔwòameha blibolaleOnesimomeleMawuƒeŋkɔme.

5Lelɔlɔsiwomateŋuagblɔomela,míatɔewònye, gakeleŋutilãnula,miaƒebisiɔpli;amesimelekuku ɖemnami,toYesuKristodzi,bemialɔ;eyebemi katãmiadzeagbagbabeyewoanɔabeeyakeene.Eye woayraMawu,amesinami,amesiwodzenɛalea,be miasevivinabisiɔpnyuisiatɔgbe.

6ElabenanusikuɖehatisubɔlaBurrhuskplemiaƒe deakonoyayratɔkekeakeŋuleMawuŋutinyawome; Melekukuɖemnamibewòanɔanyieteƒenadidi,le miatɔkplemiaƒebisiɔpƒebubusiaata.

7EyeCrocussidzenamíaMawukplemiawosiaa, amesimexɔabemiaƒelɔlɔƒekpɔɖeŋuenela,na gbɔdzɔemlenuwokatãme,abealesimíaAƒetɔYesu KristoFofohãanagbɔdzɔeeyamaene;ɖekaekple Onesimo,Burrhus,Euclus,kpleFronto,amesiwome mekpɔmikatãlemiaƒelɔlɔnuwɔwɔgome.Eyeneva emebemakpɔdzidzɔɖemiaŋuɣesiaɣi,nenyebe madzenɛ

8EyataesɔbemiatsɔŋutikɔkɔeadoYesuKristo, amesidoŋutikɔkɔenamila,alebetotoɖoɖoɖeka mela,miawɔɖekabliboe,lesusuɖekakple ʋɔnudɔdrɔɖekamenusianu

9Eyeesimiabɔbɔmiaɖokuiɖemiaƒebisiɔpkple hamemegãwotela,miateŋuakɔmiaŋubliboe.

10Melenusiawogblɔmnami,menyeabeametɔxɛ aɖeemenyeeneo,elabenatogbɔbewoblamɖeeƒe ŋkɔtahãla,nyemedebliboleKristoYesumehaɖeo.

Keazɔla,medzenusɔsrɔgɔme,eyemelenuƒomna miabehatinusrɔlawoenekplim.

11Elabenaɖewòlebemiaʋãmlexɔse,nuxlɔame, dzidodokpledzigbɔgbɔblewumehafikeesilɔlɔ meɖemɔnambemaziɖoɖoeɖemiaŋuotala, metsɔeɖodzinyegbãbemaxlɔnumi,benamikatã miaƒuduɖekaeleMawuƒelɔlɔnunu

12ElabenaFofolaƒelɔlɔnuewodɔYesuKristo, míaƒeagbesiwomateŋuamaolaɖa;abealesibisiɔp siwowoɖovaseɖeanyigbaƒeseƒekeenelaleYesu Kristoƒelɔlɔnume

13Eyataasɔnamibemiaƒuduɖekaelemiaƒe bisiɔpƒelɔlɔnunu,abealesimiawohãmiewɔnaene. 14ElabenamiaƒedukplɔlaxɔŋkɔsidzenaMawula sɔnabisiɔplapɛpɛpɛabealesikaawosɔnasaŋkuene.

15Eyatalemiaƒelɔlɔkplelɔlɔsidziwodaasiɖome la,wodziYesuKristo;eyeameɖekaɖekaɖesiaɖele miadomeewɔahaƒohala:

16Nemikatãmiewɔɖekalelɔlɔme,eyemitsɔ Mawuƒehala,miateŋuadzihanaFofolatoYesu Kristodzileɖekawɔwɔblibomenewòasemi,eye wòakpɔeadzesiitomiaƒedɔwɔwɔwomebena, mienyeviaƒeŋutinuwovavã.

17Eyataanyonamibemianɔɖekawɔwɔsiŋufɔɖiɖi aɖekemeleome,alebemianɔhadedekpleMawu domeɖaa.

TA2

1Elabenanemevanyamiaƒebisiɔpalealeɣeyiɣi kpuisiamela,kemenyeŋutilãmetɔo,keboŋ gbɔgbɔmesidzedzeeyamaalekegbegbewòlebe mabumiamesiwodoƒomekpliialeagbegbe,abe alesihamelalenaYesuKristoene,eyeYesuKristo leFofolaŋula,dzidzɔtɔwoe;bealebenuwokatã nawɔɖekaleɖekawɔwɔɖekame?

2Ameaɖekemegaflueɖokuio;neameaɖemele vɔsamlekpuilameola,Mawuƒeabololeesi Elabenaneameɖekaaloameeveƒegbedodoɖawonu sẽalegbegbe,abealesiwogblɔnamíene;aleke gbegbeeŋusẽanɔbisiɔpkplehamebliboatɔŋuwu?

3Eyataamesimevakpeɖeeŋuleteƒeɖekaola, edoaeɖokuiɖedzi,eyewòbufɔeɖokuixoxo. Elabenawoŋlɔɖibena:Mawutsiatreɖedadalawoŋu Eyataminamíakpɔnyuie,bemíagatsɔmíaɖokuiatsi treɖebisiɔplaŋuo,nemíabɔbɔmíaɖokuiɖeMawu te

4Zialesiameaɖekpɔeƒebisiɔpwòziɖoɖoela,zi nenemaewòadebubueŋu.Elabenaamesiaamesi aƒetɔdɔɖabewòanyeeyaŋutɔƒeaƒedzikpɔlala,ele bemíawohãmíaxɔeabealesimíaxɔamesidɔeɖa eneEyataedzeƒãbeelebemíaléŋkuɖebisiɔplaŋu, abealesimíaléŋkuɖeAƒetɔlaŋutɔŋuene.

5Lenyateƒemela,Onesimoŋutɔkafumiaƒeɖoɖo nyuileMawumevevie,benamikatãmianɔagbeɖe nyateƒelanu,eyebeaʋatsodzixɔseaɖekemelemia domeo.ElabenamieɖoatoameaɖekeowuYesu Kristoƒenuƒoƒonamilenyateƒeme

6ElabenaameaɖewolisiwotsɔaKristoƒeŋkɔlale ameflunyawome,gakewowɔanusiwomedzena Mawuoamesiwogbɔwòlebemiasile,abealesi miewɔnanalãwɔadãgeɖewoeneElabenawonye avuɖulawo,siwoɖuanuleadzame,eyeelebe miakpɔmiaɖokuidzitsowoŋu,abeamegbetɔsiwo ŋuwomateŋuadagbeleoene

7Atikewɔlaɖekakoeli,leŋutilãmekplegbɔgbɔme siaa;wowɔeyewomewɔeo;Mawusizuŋutilã;agbe vavãtɔlekume;MariakpleMawusiaatɔ;gbãla, woateŋuatoeme,emegbewomateŋuatoemeo; YesuKristomíaAƒetɔlagɔhã.

8Eyataameaɖekenagaflumio;elabenanyateƒee, womeblemihãowonyeMawuƒedɔlawobliboe Elabenaesidzrekpledzreaɖekemelemiadomebe wòaɖefunamiola,elebemianɔagbeɖeMawuƒe lɔlɔnunuNyeluʋɔnanyetɔwò;eyenyeŋutɔnye avulévɔsanamiaƒeEfesohame,sixɔŋkɔlexexeame katã.

9Amesiwotsoŋutilãmelamateŋuawɔgbɔgbɔlaƒe dɔwɔwɔwoo;eyeamesiwotsogbɔgbɔmehãmenye ŋutilãƒedɔwɔwɔwoo.Abealesiamesisixɔsele mateŋuanyedzimaxɔsetɔoene;eyexɔsemeleamesi nyedzimaxɔsetɔoKenusiwomiewɔnaleŋutilãnu lanyegbɔgbɔmenuwo;elabenamiewɔanuwokatãle YesuKristome.

10Kehãmeseameaɖewosiwovatomiagbɔ,siwosi nufiafiatotrowole;amesimieɖemɔnabewoaƒãɖe miadomeo;keboŋmixemiaƒeto,benamiagaxɔnu siwowoƒãtowodzio;abeFofolaƒegbedoxɔƒekpe siwowodzraɖonaeƒexɔtutuene;eyewoheeɖedzi toKristoƒeAtitsogadzi,abemɔaɖeene

11MizãGbɔgbɔKɔkɔelaabekaene.eyemiaƒelɔlɔ nanyemɔsikplɔaameyiaMawugbɔ

12EyataMawuyɔmikplemiazɔhɛwokatãlemɔ ɖekadzi.eƒegbɔgbɔmegbedoxɔwo,siwoyɔfũkple Kristo,siwoyɔfũkplekɔkɔenyenye:wotsɔKristoƒe sededewoɖoatsyɔnawolenuwokatãme

13Eyatadziledzɔyemlebena,wobumbemedzeto fifilɛtasiamebemaɖodzekpledzidzɔkplimi.bele agbeeveliagomela,mielɔnanekeonegbeMawu ɖeɖekoko

TA3

1Midogbeɖaɖeamebubuwohãta madzudzɔmadzudzɔe,elabenadzimetɔtrɔƒe mɔkpɔkpɔlewome,newoayiMawugbɔEyatane medeɖekeola,minawoafianuwotomiaƒe dɔwɔwɔwome,nenyebewomanyemɔbubuaɖekeo.

2Mifatulewoƒedzikume;ɖokuibɔbɔlawolewoƒe adegbeƒoƒota;woƒebusunyagbɔgblɔwogbugbɔ miaƒegbedodoɖawoɖo:woƒevodadawo,miaƒexɔse menɔnɔsesĩe,newoleŋutasẽnuwɔmla,mifatu; menyeagbagbadzedzebeyewoasrɔwoƒemɔwoo

3Minamíanyewonɔviwoledɔmenyonyokple ɖokuidodoɖedzikatãme,keminamíanyeAƒetɔla

yomedzelawo;elabenaamekaewozãmadzemadzee wutsã?Amedahewowua?Wodovloewua?

4Nenemala,womagakpɔAbosamƒegbeaɖekele miameo,keboŋmianɔkɔkɔenyenyekple susuŋudɔwɔwɔkatãmeleŋutilãkplegbɔgbɔsiaame, leKristoYesume.

5Ɣeyiɣimamlɛawovaɖomíadzi:Eyataminamíade bubugãaɖeŋu,eyemíavɔMawuƒedzigbɔgbɔblewu, benewòagabufɔmío.

6Elabenaminamíavɔdzikusigbɔnala,alomina míalɔamenuvevesilevivisemnamífifiala,alebe toesiawodometɔɖekaalobubumela,míakpɔmíle KristoYesume,ayiagbevavãtɔme.

7Tsɔkpeɖeeŋula,miganananekenadzenamio; Eyatametsɔabablasiawo,gbɔgbɔmekpexɔasi mawo,siwomemedinalenaMawu,benamafɔto miaƒegbedodoɖawome

8Melekukuɖemnamibemiakpɔgomeleeme ɣesiaɣi,benewoakpɔmleEfesoKristotɔsiwowɔ ɖekakpleApostoloawoɣesiaɣilaƒeakpadzitoYesu Kristoƒeŋusẽme

9Menyaamesimenyekpleamesimeŋlɔaagbalẽna lasiaa;Nye,amesiwobufɔe:miamesiwokpɔ nublanuina:Nye,siwodoɖeafɔkume;mi,mieɖo kpeedziɖeafɔkuŋu.

10MiawoenyeamesiwowowuleMawutalaƒemɔ; PauloƒezɔhɛwoleNyanyuilaƒenyaɣaɣlawome; Kɔkɔetɔ,xɔsetakukula,Paulosikpɔdzidzɔwu:amesi ƒeafɔnuwoateŋuakpɔmle,nemeɖoMawugbɔvɔ; amesileeƒeagbalẽblibolakatãmela,eƒonutso miaŋuleKristoYesume

11Eyataminawòanyemiaƒedzitsitsibemiavakpe tabliboewu,henaMawuƒekafukafukpleŋutikɔkɔe. Elabenanemiekpetabliboeleteƒeɖekala,Abosam ƒeŋusẽwotsrɔna,eyeeƒenugbegblẽwɔwɔwonu yinatowoƒexɔseƒeɖekawɔwɔme.

12Eyelenyateƒemela,nanekemenyowuŋutifafa, sidziwoatoaɖegbɔgbɔmeʋawɔwɔkpleanyigbadzi aʋawɔwɔwokatãɖao.

13NenyebexɔseblibokplelɔlɔlemiasileKristo Yesu,sinyeagbeƒegɔmedzedzekplenuwuwulame

14Elabenagɔmedzedzeanyexɔse;nuwuwulanye dɔmenyonyo.Eyeameevesiawosiwoƒoƒula, wotsoMawugbɔ,kenububusiwokatãkuɖeagbe kɔkɔeŋulanyeesiawometsonuwo

15Ameaɖekesigblɔnabexɔsevavãleyesila, mewɔanuvɔoeyeamesisidɔmenyonyolehãmelé fuɖekehão

16Atiladzenaleeƒekutsetseme;eyataamesiwo gblɔnabeKristotɔwoeyewonyela,nusiwowowɔna laewonya

17ElabenamenyegotagomedɔeKristotɔnyenyenye o;keboŋeɖeaeɖokuifianalexɔseƒeŋusẽme,ne wokpɔameaɖebeenyenuteƒewɔlavaseɖenuwuwu.

18Enyowubeamenaziɖoɖoe,eyewòanɔanyi;tsɔ wubewoagblɔbeKristotɔeyenyeeyemenye nenemaeo.

19Enyobewoafianu;nenusiwògblɔlawɔenenema ke.

20Eyataaƒetɔɖekalenuƒom,eyewòvaemeeye nusiwowòwɔnuƒoƒomanɔmeegɔhãdzenaFofola

21AmesisiYesuƒenyalelaateŋuaseeƒe ɖoɖoeziziŋutɔŋutɔ,benewòadeblibo;eyewoame eveasiaawɔanusiwògblɔ,eyewoanyawotonu siwoŋuwòziɖoɖoeɖolame

22NanekemeɣlaɖeMawuo,gakemíaƒenya ɣaɣlawogɔhãteɖeeŋu

23Eyataminamíawɔnuwokatã,abealesiwòlena amesiwosiMawulewomeene;benemíanyeeƒe gbedoxɔwo,eyeeyahãnanyemíaƒeMawu,abealesi wòleene,eyewòaɖeeɖokuiafialemíaƒeŋkume,to nusiwotamíelɔeledzɔdzɔenyenyetalame.

TA4

1Nɔvinyewo,miganawoaflumio,amesiwogblẽa ƒomewodomelanyiahasidomela,wodomemanyi mawufiaɖuƒeladomeo

2Eyataneamesiwolenusiawɔmleŋutilãnula, ekpefu;alekegbegbeewòaku,amesitoeƒenufiafia vɔɖilamegblẽaMawuƒexɔse,sitawoklãKristoɖe atiŋuɖo?

3Amesiƒoɖialeala,adzoayidzosinumetsinao me,eyenenemakeeamesiɖoatoehã

4EsiataeYehowaɖemɔwokɔamiʋeʋĩlaɖeeƒeta dzi;bewòagbɔmakumakuƒegbɔgbɔnaeƒehame.

5Eyatamègasiaminamikplexexesiameamegãƒe nufiafiaƒeʋeʋẽlililio

6Kenukataemíkatãmíenyenunyalawoo,esi míexɔsidzedzeMawu,sinyeYesuKristo?Nukatae míeɖeafunamíaɖokuibometsitsitɔebemíatsrɔ;ne míebununanasiAƒetɔlaɖoɖemívavãlaŋuoa?

7Minawoatsɔnyeagbeasavɔeɖeatitsogaŋuti nufiafialata;sinyeŋukpenadzimaxɔsetɔwovavã, gakemíawoyanyeɖeɖekpɔkpɔkpleagbemavɔ

8Afikaenunyalale?Afikaenyaʋiʋlilalale?Afika amesiwowoyɔnabenunyalawoƒeadegbeƒoƒole?

9ElabenamíaMawuYesuKristonɔfuɖemleMaria, sinyeDawidƒedzidzimevilaƒedɔmetoGbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔelamelanu.wodziieyewonyrɔe,alebewòato eƒefukpekpemeakɔtsiŋu,henanuvɔƒekɔklɔ 10AzɔwoɣlaMariaƒeÐetugbiNɔaƒenyenyekple amesiwodzitsoesilaleadzamelexexesiaƒeamegã lasi;abealesiwònɔlemíaAƒetɔƒekuhãgomeene: nyaɣaɣlaetɔsiwoŋuwoƒonutsoewulexexeame katã,gakeMawuwɔeleadzame.

11EkemaalekewoɖemíaƒeÐelalafiaxexeame?

Ɣletiviaɖeklẽledziƒowuɣletivibubuawokatã,eye eƒekekelinyenusiwomateŋuagblɔo,eyeeƒenu yeyewɔwɔnaŋɔdziléamewoƒesusu.Ɣletivi susɔeawokatã,kpakpleɣekpleɣleti,nyeɣletivisia ƒehadzidzi;keboŋenaeƒekekelidogowuwokatã

12Eyeamewotefuɖenamebeyewoabuafisiɣletivi yeyesiatsoaleagbegbesitovovonabubuawokatã tɔ

13Eyataakunyawɔwɔƒeŋusẽkatãnuyi;eyewotsrɔ vɔɖinyenyeƒebablaɖesiaɖe,woɖeamewoƒe manyamanyaɖa;eyewoɖefiaɖuƒexoxoaɖa;Mawu ŋutɔƒedzedzemeleamegbetɔƒenɔnɔmeme,hena agbemavɔƒeyeyewɔwɔ.

14NusiMawudzraɖoladzeegɔmetsoafima. elabenaeɖoebeyeaɖekuɖa

15KeneYesuKristoanaamenuvevemtomiaƒe gbedodoɖawome,eyewòanyeeƒelɔlɔnula,meɖoele agbalẽeveliasimaŋlɔnamiziɖekamebemaɖe ɣeyiɣisiŋumedzenuƒoƒotsoefifialaafiamibliboe ameyeye,sinyeYesuKristo;leeƒexɔsekplelɔlɔ siaame;leeƒefukpekpeme,kpleleeƒetsitretsitsime. 16VevietɔneAƒetɔlaanamanyabena,mikatãle ŋkɔmemieƒoƒuɖekaelexɔseɖekamekpleYesu Kristoɖekame.amesitsoDawidƒeƒomeamele ŋutilãnu;AmegbetɔvikpleMawuVi;toɖoɖowò bisiɔpkplepresbyterylakplelɔlɔblibo;aboloɖeka kpleɖeka,sinyemakumakunyenyeƒeatikelaŋeŋe; míaƒeatikebemíagakuo,keboŋmíanɔagbetegbee leKristoYesume

17Nyeluʋɔnanyemiakplewoamesiwomiedɔɖa henaMawuƒeŋutikɔkɔe,vaɖoSmirna;afisihãmele eŋlɔmtsoenami;akpedadanaAƒetɔlaeyemalɔ Polycarpabealesimelɔmiene.Ðoŋkudzinye,abe alesiYesuKristoɖoŋkudziwòene.

18MidogbeɖaɖehamesileSiria,afisiwoblamtsoe yiRomalatamenyenuteƒewɔlasiwokatãleafima ladometɔsuetɔ,abealesiwobumbemedzebe woakpɔmhenaMawuƒeŋutikɔkɔeene.

19MikpɔdzidzedzeleMawuFofolakpleYesu Kristo,míaƒeMɔkpɔkpɔɖekameAmen

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