Ephesians 5:8

American Standard Version (1901)

for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light

ASV Byzantine Text

for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light

Asang Khongca Bible

Nangcae loe canghnii ah vinghaih thungah na oh o, toe vaihi loe Angraeng pongah aanghaih ah na oh o boeh: to pongah aanghaih caanawk baktiah khosah oh:

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Hnukbuet ah yinnah neh na om uh. Tedae Boeipa dongkah vangnah dongah vangnah kah ca rhoek bangla pongpa laeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hnukbuet ah yinnah neh na om uh. Tedae Boeipa dongkah vangnah dongah vangnah kah ca rhoek bangla pongpa laeh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

No ka mea, he poeleele ko oukou mamua, i neia manawa hoi ua malamalama oukou i ka Haku: e haele oukou me he kamalii no ka malamalama la:

English Berean Standard Bible

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Nan tan lontan, nou te nan fènwa. Men koulye a, paske n'ap viv ansanm nan Seyè a, nou nan limyè. Se sa ki fè, fòk nou mennen tèt nou tankou moun k'ap viv nan limyè a.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Eratis enim aliquando tenebræ: nunc autem lux in Domino. Ut filii lucis ambulate:

Bible in Basic English

For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

French: Bible J.N. Darby

car vous étiez autrefois ténèbres, mais maintenant vous êtes lumière dans le Seigneur ; marchez comme des enfants de lumière

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Byli jste zajisté někdy temnosti, ale již nyní jste světlo v Pánu. Jakožto synové světla choďte,

Kosraean Bible

Kowos sifacna tuh muta in lohsr meet, na inge ke kowos ekla mwet lun God, kowos muta in kalem. Ke ma inge kowos enenu in moul oana mwet su ma lun kalem.

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Căci odinioară erați întuneric, dar acum sunteți lumină în Domnul. Umblați ca niște copii ai luminii,

World Portuguese Bible

Pois outrora vocês eram trevas, mas agora são luz no Senhor. Andem como filhos da luz,

Swahili Bible

Zamani ninyi mlikuwa gizani, lakini sasa ninyi mko katika mwanga kwa kuungana na Bwana. Ishini kama watoto wa mwanga:

Romanian BTF Bible

Fiindcă odinioară erați întuneric, dar acum sunteți lumină în Domnul; umblați precum copii ai luminii;

Burmese Common Language Bible

အ​ခါ​တစ်​ပါး​က​သင်​တို့​သည်​မှောင်​မိုက်​တွင် နေ​ထိုင်​ခဲ့​ကြ​၏။ ယ​ခု​အ​ခါ​၌​မူ​သ​ခင် ဘု​ရား​၏​လူ​စု​တော်​ဝင်​များ​ဖြစ်​လာ​ကြ သ​ဖြင့်​အ​လင်း​သို့​ရောက်​ရှိ​ကြ​လေ​ပြီ။ သို့ ဖြစ်​၍​အ​လင်း​၌​ကျင်​လည်​သူ​များ​ကဲ့​သို့ ပြု​ကျင့်​ကြ​လော့။-

Darby Translation

for ye were once darkness, but now light in [the] Lord; walk as children of light,

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Denn einst waret ihr Finsternis, jetzt aber seid ihr Licht in dem Herrn; wandelt als Kinder des Lichts,

Dutch Bible 1917

Want gij waart eertijds duisternis, maar nu zijt gij licht in den Heere; wandelt als kinderen des lichts.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Vroeger waart gij duisternis, thans zijt gij licht in den Heer; gedraagt u dan ook als kinderen van het licht.

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciocchè già eravate tenebre , ma ora siete luce nel Signore ; camminate come figliuoli di luce

Douay-Rheims 1899

For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light.

Geneva Bible 1599

For ye were once darkenesse, but are nowe light in the Lord: walke as children of light,

Noyes Bible

For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Danish Bible 1931

Thi I vare forhen Mørke, men nu ere I Lys i Herren; vandrer som Lysets Børn;

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet

Pwe maj o komail me rotorot, a met komail marainlar ren Kaun o; weweid wei duen jeri en marain akan.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet

Pwe mas o komail me rotorot, a met komail marainlar ren Kaun o; weweid wei duen seri en marain akan.

King James Version

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

King James Version + Apocrypha

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vả, lúc trước anh em đang còn tối tăm, nhưng bây giờ đã nên người sáng láng trong Chúa. Hãy bước đi như các con sáng láng;

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Revised West Version

He naʻa mou fakapoʻuli ʻi muʻa, ka kuo mou māmangia eni ʻi he ʻEiki: mou ʻaʻeva ʻo taau mo e fānau ʻoe maama:

French Ostervald Bible

Car vous étiez autrefois ténèbres, mais à présent vous êtes lumière dans le Seigneur; marchez comme des enfants de lumière;

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Căci odinioară erați întuneric, dar acum sunteți lumină în Domnul. Umblați ca niște copii ai luminii,

Esperanto Bible

ĉar iam vi estis mallumo, sed jam vi estas lumo en la Sinjoro; iru kiel infanoj de lumo

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Autrefois vous étiez ténèbres, et maintenant vous êtes lumière dans le Seigneur. Marchez comme des enfants de lumière!

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn ihr waret weiland Finsternis; nun aber seid ihr ein Licht in dem HERRN.

Majority Standard BIble

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Webster Bible

For ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

For, although you were once in darkness, now, by your union with the Lord, you are in the light. Live as children of light –

Open English Bible (US)

For, although you were once in darkness, now, by your union with the Lord, you are in the light. Live as children of light –

Revised Version

For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light

Italian Riveduta Bible

perché già eravate tenebre, ma ora siete luce nel Signore. Conducetevi come figliuoli di luce

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Autrefois, vous étiez ténèbres, mais maintenant, vous êtes lumière dans le Seigneur. Vivez comme des enfants de lumière,

Reina Valera 1909

Porque en otro tiempo erais tinieblas; mas ahora sois luz en el Señor: andad como hijos de luz,

Spanish BLL

Porque ustedes antes eran oscuridad, pero ahora son luz en el Señor. Vivan como hijos de luz

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque en otro tiempo erais tinieblas, mas ahora sois luz en el Señor; andad como hijos de luz,

Croatian Bible

Da, nekoć bijaste tama, a sada ste svjetlost u Gospodinu: kao djeca svjetlosti hodite -

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer bejaste nekada tama, a sad ste videlo u Gospodu: kao deca videla živite;

Dieri NT

Jura warula ngalpuru nganana wonti, ja karari jura praitji nganai Kaparani.

German Textbibel

denn ihr waret einst Finsternis, jetzt aber seid ihr Licht im Herrn; so wandelt als Kinder des Lichtes,

Tyndale NT

Ye were once dercknes but are now light in the Lorde. Walke as chyldren of light.

World English Bible

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

World English Bible (Catholic)

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

World English Bible British Edition

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

World English Bible Classic

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

World English Bible Updated

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

World Messianic Bible

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

World Messianic Bible British Edition

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Young's Literal Translation

for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,

Byzantine Greek NT

ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος, νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν Κυρίῳ· ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε· —

Textus Receptus

ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος, νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν Κυρίῳ· ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε —

Text-Critical Greek NT

ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος, νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν Κυρίῳ· ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε

Solid Rock Greek New Testament

ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος, νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν κυρίῳ· ⸂ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε—

Greek Majority Text NT

ητε γαρ ποτε σκοτοσ νυν δε φωσ εν κυριω ωσ τεκνα φωτοσ περιπατειτε

Tischendorf Greek NT

ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος, νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν κυρίῳ· ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε,

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Одиниоарэ ераць ынтунерик, дар акум сунтець луминэ ын Домнул. Умблаць деч ка ниште копий ай луминий.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Ви бо були колись тьмою, тепер же (ви) сьвітло в Господї; ходїть же яко дїти сьвітла:

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Ви бо були колись тьмою, тепер же (ви) сьвітло в Господї; ходїть же яко дїти сьвітла:

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Јер бејасте некада тама, а сад сте видело у Господу: као деца видела живите;

Russian Synodal Bible

Вы были некогда тьма, а теперь - свет в Господе: поступайте, как чада света,

Salkinson Hebrew NT

ח כִּי־חֲשֵׁכָה הֱיִיתֶם לְפָנִים וְעַתָּה נֶהְפַּכְתֶּם לְאוֹרָה בַּאֲדֹנֵינוּ הִתְהַלְּכוּ־נָא כִּבְנֵי־אוֹר׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

כי מלפנים הייתם חשך ועתה הנכם אור באדנינו התהלכו נא כבני אור׃

Coptic Boharic NT

ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.

Coptic NT

ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

لِأَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ قَبْلًا ظُلْمَةً، وَأَمَّا ٱلْآنَ فَنُورٌ فِي ٱلرَّبِّ. ٱسْلُكُوا كَأَوْلَادِ نُورٍ.

Old Persion Version Bible

زیرا که پیشتر ظلمت بودید، لیکن الحال درخداوند نور می‌باشید. پس چون فرزندان نوررفتار کنید.

Judson Burmese Bible

အထက် ကာလ၌သင်တို့သည် မှောင်မိုက် အတိဖြစ် ကြ၏။ ယခု မူကား ၊ သခင် ဘုရား၌ အလင်း ဖြစ်ကြ၏။ သို့ဖြစ်၍အလင်း ၏သား ကဲ့သို့ ကျင့် နေကြလော့။

Korean Bible 1910

너희가 전에는 어두움이더니 이제는 주 안에서 빛이라 빛의 자녀들처럼 행하라

Japanese Freedom Bible

あなたがたは以前は闇そのものでしたが、今は主にあって光です。光の子どもとして歩みなさい。

World Chinese Bible

从前你们是黑暗，如今在主里却是光。你们要像光明的儿女一样行事，

New Japanese NT

あなたがたは、以前は暗やみでしたが、今は、主にあって、光となりました。光の子どもらしく歩みなさい。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

从前你们是暗昧的，但如今在主里面是光明的，行事为人就当像光明的子女。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

從前你們是暗昧的，但如今在主裏面是光明的，行事為人就當像光明的子女。

Meitei Bible

Nakhoi matam amada amambana thallami, adubu houjikti nakhoina Ibungoda mangal oire. Maram aduna nakhoina mangalgi machasinggumna hing-u.

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Tagin first Bible translation based on TEV (Good News)

Nonuno awv kanv lo rinvgobv rito, vbvrijvka nonu Ahtu gv nyi gobv rila riduku, nonu loung lo ridukunv. Vkvlvgabv nonu rinamdaknam am oogv loung lo rinv nyi vrung vdubv ritokuka.

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Gourmanchéma NT

Yi den kpa ye li biigili nni moala yi tie mi yenma O diedo nni, ya cuoni mani nani mi yenma bila yeni.

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Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Pois antes vós éreis trevas, mas agora sois luz no Senhor; andai como filhos da luz

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Safwa NT

Maana amwe emande mwalinkisi, eshi muli mulukhozyo hwa Yesu, mujendaje neshi abhana bhabhali mulukhozyo.

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Mashi Bible

Mîra mwâli omu mwizimya, buno lêro mukò­la muli bulangashane muli Nyakasane; muyôrhe nka bâna ba bumoleke.

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Daai Chin NT

Nangmi cun mthana nami ve khawikie lüpi Bawipaa khyanga nami thawn pängkie kya lü akvai k'uma nami vekie. Acunakyase akvai kanaki khyange mäiha xüng ua,

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Denn ihr waret einst Finsternis; nun aber seid ihr Licht in dem Herrn. Wandelt als Kinder des Lichts!

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Tutsa Naga NT

Sen teenuh teewah rangnak ni angtan, enoothong Teesu noksong ih hoon anno, sen loong ah rangwu ni. Erah raangtaan ih sen loong ah rangwu mih likhiik ih songtong an,

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Gamo NT

Kasse inte dhuuma shin Godan ha77i inte poo7o. Inte poo7o nayta mala diite.

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Gofa NT

Kase hintte dhuman de7ideta, shin ha77i Godaa baggara poo7on de7eeta. Hiza, poo7o asada poo7on simerettite.

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Borna NT Latin Version

Yoots it t'alwwotsiye it teshi, andomo doonzok it wotsosh sháán itne mansh sháánon beyiru ashuwotskok'o sha'ore.

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Bugun Bible

Nathek ne nawaithek shii igiia hà rai noh, jishii nathek Ithong ro bran rey pha iidoh shii nathek de muchuang hà rai pha branthek duiine rey bo.

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Kuhane NT

Kakuti inwe muvali ififi, kono hanu chimuli mwiseli kwa Simwine. Chobulyo muyende sina vaana ve seli.

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Thayorre Bible Portions

Nurr kanaŋkarr yancim kar raak ŋurnturnthurr-ak, yorr ih'h nurr raak miiŋin yaan naŋan Pam Porka. Kirri, wacwacirr yarr kar pam miiŋ-kak.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Porque antes ustedes eran oscuridad, pero ahora son luz en el Señor. Anden como hijos de luz,

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Yao NT

Ŵanyamwe kalakala mwaliji pa chipi, sambano ŵanyamwe ndi ŵandu ŵa Ambuje, nkutamanga palulanga. Kwayele ntamanje mpela ŵandu ŵaali mu lulanga,

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Mahanji NT

Pakhuva umwe khuvutengulilo mwale va hisi pakhuva lino mlivana va lumuli mwa Daada. Lino mgendage ndavana va lumuli.

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Ndengereko NT

Kwa kuwa mwenga mwanzo mwabile libendo, lakini nambeambe mwabile bweya mu'Ngwana. Nga nyoo mutyange kati bana ba mweya.

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Ngoni NT

Kadeni nyenye mwavili mchitita nambu hinu muvi mu lumuli kwa kuwungana na Bambu. Ndava yeniyo hinu mtama ngati vandu vevavili mu lumuli,

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Porque en otro tiempo eran oscuridad, pero ahora son luz en el Señor. Vivan como hijos de luz

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Sakachep NT

Nangni nanâkin ijînga lei inmangin nin om ngâia, hannirese Pumapa mingei nin hongni zoia, masikin avâra om ngâi mingei anghan nin om ngêt rang,

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K’iche’ of Totonicapan NT

Rumal kꞌu cher ix qꞌequꞌmal kanoq ix nabꞌe, kamik kꞌut ix ralkꞌwaꞌl ri tunal, je bꞌa chixnoꞌjinoq jetaq ri ralkꞌwaꞌl ri tunal.

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Soli NT

Pakwinga pa cindi nacimbi nenjamwe mwalikuba mumushinshe, lino pakuba bakendi Mwami, mulekalanga mu mumuni.

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Text-Critical English NT

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

For you were once Choshech, but now you are Ohr (Light) in Hashem. Fier zich (comport oneself) in your derech as yeladim of HaOhr.

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SBL Greek NT

ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος, νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν κυρίῳ· ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε,

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Eastern Yiddish NT

ווארום אמאל זענט איר געווען פינצטערניש, איצט אבער (זענט איר) ליכט אין דעם האר, פירט זשע זיך אויף ווי קינדער פונם ליכט—

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Juray: ଆଜାଡ଼ି ତଙରନ୍‌ (Bible)

ଆମ୍ୱେଞ୍ଜି ଆମ୍ମୁଙ୍‌ ଆଲୋଙଡ୍‌ଲୋଙନ୍‌ ଏଡକୋଲନ୍‌, ବନ୍‌ଡ ନମି ପ୍ରବୁନ୍‌ ଆ ମନ୍‌ରା ଆଡ୍ରେଲବେନ୍‌ ଆସନ୍‌ ଆମ୍ୱେଞ୍ଜି ସନାଆରନ୍‌ ଆ ପସିୟ୍‌ଜି ଅନ୍ତମ୍‌ ଞଣ୍ଡ୍ରମ୍‌ନାବା ।

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Munda NT

ଚିୟାଃଚି ଆପେୟଗି ମୁସିଙ୍ଗ୍‌ ନୁବାଃରେପେ ତାଇନ୍‌କେନା । ମେନ୍‌ଦ ନାହାଁଃ ଆପେ ପ୍ରାଭୁଆଃ ହଡ଼କ ହବାକାନ୍‌ ହରାତେ ମାର୍ସାଲ୍‌ରେ ମେନାପେୟା । ଏନାତେ ଆପେ ମାର୍ସାଲ୍‌ରେନ୍‌ ହଡ଼କ ଲେକା ସେସେନ୍‌ପେ ।

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Desiya NT

କାଇକେବ‍ଇଲେ ଆଗ୍‌ତୁ ତମେ ଆନ୍ଦାରେ ର‍ଇଲାସ୍‌ । ମାତର୍‌ ଏବେ ମାପ୍‌ରୁର୍‌ ସଙ୍ଗ୍‍ ମିସ୍‌ଲାର୍‌ପାଇ ଉଜଲେ ପୁରି ଆଚାସ୍‌ । ତେବର୍‌ପାଇ ଉଜଲେ ର‍ଇବା ଲକ୍‌ମନର୍‌ପାରା ଚଲାଚଲ୍‌ତି କରା ।

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Gata Didayi NT

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Bodo Parja: BOPO Bible

ତୁମିମଃନ୍ ହୁର୍ବେ ଅଃନ୍ଦାରେ ରିଲାସ୍‌, ମଃତର୍‌ ଅଃବେ ମାପ୍ରୁର୍‌ ଅୟ୍‌ଲାକ୍‌ ତୁମିମଃନ୍ ଉଜାଳେ ଆଚାସ୍‌ । ତଃବେ ତୁମିମଃନ୍ ଉଜାଳାର୍‌ ହିଲାମଃନ୍‌କାର୍‌ ହର୍‌ ଜିବନ୍ କାଟା ।

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