Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
3:6
ዘበእንቲኣሁይመጽእመቅሠፍተእግዚአብሔርላዕለውሉድዐላውያን።
因這些事,上帝的忿怒必臨到那悖逆之子。
For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
3:7
ዘቦቱሖርክሙአንትሙሂትካትአመሐየውክሙበዝንቱግብር።
當你們在這些事中活着的時候,也曾這樣行過。
You also once walked in those, when you lived in them,
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
3:17
ወኵሎዘገበርክሙበስመእግዚእነኢየሱስክርስቶስአእኵትዎለእግዚአብሔርአብበእንቲኣሁ።
無論做甚麼,或說話或行事,都要奉主耶穌的名,藉着他感謝父上帝。
Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
3:18
ወአንስትኒተአዘዛለአምታቲክንከመዘለእግዚአብሔር።
你們作妻子的,當順服自己的丈夫,這在主裏面是相宜的。
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
3:19
ዕደውኒአፍቅሩአንስቲያክሙወኢትግአዝዎን።
你們作丈夫的,要愛你們的妻子,不可苦待她們。
Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.
3:20
ውሉድኒተአዘዙለአዝማዲክሙበኵሉእስመከማሁርቱዕወይሠምርእግዚአብሔር።
你們作兒女的,要凡事聽從父母,因為這是主所喜悅的。
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
3:21
አበውኒኢታስተቍጥዑውሉደክሙከመኢይኅዝኑ።
你們作父親的,不要惹兒女的氣,恐怕他們失了志氣。
Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
3:23
ተአምሩከመእምኀበእግዚአብሔርትትዐሰዩእስመለክርስቶስትትቀነዩ።
無論做甚麼,都要從心裏做,像是給主做的,不是給人做的,
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,