Aroma 15
1 Ife amene tili ndi chikhulupiriro champhamvu tiziwalezera mtima anthu ofowoka, ndipo tisamadzikondweretse tokha.
As for us who are strong, our duty is to bear with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not seek our own pleasure.
2 Aliyense wa ife akondweretse mnzake pomuchitira zabwino zomulimbikitsa.
Let each of us endeavour to please his fellow Christian, aiming at a blessing calculated to build him up.
3 Pakuti ngakhale Khristu sanadzikondweretsa yekha koma, monga kwalembedwa kuti, “Chipongwe cha anthu okunyozani chinagwera Ine.”
For even the Christ did not seek His own pleasure. His principle was, "The reproaches which they addressed to Thee have fallen on me."
4 Pakuti zilizonse zimene zinalembedwa kale zinalembedwa kuti zitiphunzitse ife. Malembawo amatilimbikitsa kupirira kuti tikhale ndi chiyembekezo.
For all that was written of old has been written for our instruction, so that we may always have hope through the power of endurance and the encouragement which the Scriptures afford.
5 Mulungu amene amapereka kupirira ndi chilimbikitso akupatseni maganizo amodzi pakati panu monga inu mukutsatira Khristu Yesu,
And may God, the giver of power of endurance and of that encouragement, grant you to be in full sympathy with one another in accordance with the example of Christ Jesus,
6 kotero kuti ndi mtima umodzi ndi movomerezana mulemekeze Mulungu ndi Atate a Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu.
so that with oneness both of heart and voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Tsopano landiranani wina ndi mnzake, monganso Khristu anakulandirani inu, ndi cholinga choti Mulungu alemekezeke.
Habitually therefore give one another a friendly reception, just as Christ also has received you, and thus promote the glory of God.
8 Chifukwa kunena zoona, Khristu wasanduka mtumiki wa Ayuda, kuonetsa kuti Mulungu ndi wokhulupirika pa malonjezo amene anachita kwa makolo awo
My meaning is that Christ has become a servant to the people of Israel in vindication of God's truthfulness-- in showing how sure are the promises made to our forefathers--
9 kuti a mitundu ina atamande Mulungu chifukwa cha chifundo chake. Monga kwalembedwa kuti, “Choncho ine ndidzakutamandani pakati pa a mitundu; ndidzayimba nyimbo zotamanda dzina lanu.”
and that the Gentiles also have glorified God in acknowledgment of His mercy. So it is written, "For this reason I will praise Thee among the Gentiles, and sing psalms in honour of Thy name."
10 Akutinso, “Kondwerani inu anthu a mitundu ina pamodzi ndi anthu ake.”
And again the Psalmist says, "Be glad, ye Gentiles, in company with His People."
11 Ndipo akutinso, “Tamandani Ambuye, inu nonse a mitundu ina, ndi kuyimba zotamanda Iye, inu anthu onse.”
And again, "Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and let all the people extol Him."
12 Ndiponso Yesaya akuti, “Muzu wa Yese udzaphuka, wina amene adzauka kulamulira anthu a mitundu ina; mwa Iye mudzakhala chiyembekezo cha a mitundu ina.”
And again Isaiah says, "There shall be the Root of Jesse and One who rises up to rule the Gentiles. On Him shall the Gentiles build their hopes."
13 Mulungu amene amatipatsa chiyembekezo adzaze mitima yanu ndi chimwemwe ndi mtendere pamene mukumudalira Iye, kuti chiyembekezo chanu chisefukire mwamphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera.
May God, the giver of hope, fill you with continual joy and peace because you trust in Him--so that you may have abundant hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
14 Abale anga, ine mwini ndikutsimikiza kuti inuyo ndinu abwino, odzaza ndi chidziwitso ndi okhoza kulangizana wina ndi mnzake.
But as to you, brethren, I am convinced-- yes, I Paul am convinced--that, even apart from my teaching, you are already full of goodness of heart, and enriched with complete Christian knowledge, and are also competent to instruct one another.
15 Ine ndakulemberani inu molimba mtima pa fundo zina, kukhala ngati kukukumbutsaninso za zimenezo, chifukwa cha chisomo chimene Mulungu anandipatsa ine
But I write to you the more boldly--partly as reminding you of what you already know--because of the authority graciously entrusted to me by God,
16 kukhala mtumiki wa Khristu Yesu wa a mitundu ina ndi udindo wa wansembe, kulalikira Uthenga Wabwino wa Mulungu, kuti a mitundu ina akhale nsembe yolandiridwa kwa Mulungu, yopatsidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera.
that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles, doing priestly duties in connexion with God's Good News so that the sacrifice--namely the Gentiles--may be acceptable to Him, being (as it is) an offering which the Holy Spirit has made holy.
17 Choncho, ine ndikunyadira mwa Khristu Yesu potumikira Mulungu wanga.
I can therefore glory in Christ Jesus concerning the work for God in which I am engaged.
18 Ine sindidzayesera kuyankhula za kanthu kalikonse koma zimene Khristu wazichita kudzera mwa ine zotsogolera a mitundu ina kuti amvere Mulungu mwa zimene ndinanena ndi kuzichita
For I will not presume to mention any of the results that Christ has brought about by other agency than mine in securing the obedience of the Gentiles by word or deed,
19 mwamphamvu ya zizindikiro ndi zodabwitsa kudzera mwamphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera. Choncho kuchokera ku Yerusalemu ndi kuzungulira ku Iluriko, ine ndalalikira kwathunthu Uthenga Wabwino wa Khristu.
with power manifested in signs and marvels, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. But--to speak simply of my own labours--beginning in Jerusalem and the outlying districts, I have proclaimed without reserve, even as far as Illyricum, the Good News of the Christ;
20 Chakhala chilakolako changa nthawi zonse kuti ndilalikire Uthenga Wabwino kumene Khristu sadziwika, kuti ine ndisamange pa maziko a wina wake.
making it my ambition, however, not to tell the Good News where Christ's name was already known, for fear I should be building on another man's foundation.
21 Koma monga kwalembedwa kuti, “Iwo amene sanawuzidwe za Iye adzaona, ndi iwo amene sanamve adzazindikira.”
But, as Scripture says, "Those shall see, to whom no report about Him has hitherto come, and those who until now have not heard shall understand."
22 Ichi nʼchifukwa chake ine ndakhala ndikuletsedwa kawirikawiri kubwera kwa inu.
And it is really this which has again and again prevented my coming to you.
23 Koma tsopano popeza kulibenso malo anga woti ndigwire ntchito mʼmadera awa, ndakhala ndikufuna kukuonani kwa zaka zambiri.
But now, as there is no more unoccupied ground in this part of the world, and I have for years past been eager to pay you a visit,
24 Ine ndikukonza kuti nditero pamene ndipita ku Spaniya. Ine ndikuyembekeza kudzakuchezerani pamene ndikudutsa ndi kuti inu mudzathandize popitiriza ulendo wanga, nditasangalala ndi kukhala nanu kwa kanthawi.
I hope, as soon as ever I extend my travels into Spain, to see you on my way and be helped forward by you on my journey, when I have first enjoyed being with you for a time.
25 Koma tsopano, ine ndili pa ulendo wopita ku Yerusalemu potumikira oyera mtima akumeneko.
But at present I am going to Jerusalem to serve God's people,
26 Pakuti kunakomera a ku Makedoniya ndi a ku Akaya kupereka thandizo kwa osauka pakati pa oyera mtima mu Yerusalemu.
for Macedonia and Greece have kindly contributed a certain sum in relief of the poor among God's people, in Jerusalem.
27 Iwo chinawakomera kuchita ichi, ndipo ndithu anali ndi ngongole kwa iwo. Pakuti ngati a mitundu ina anagawana ndi Ayuda madalitso auzimu, iwo ali ndi ngongole kwa Ayuda kuti agawane nawo madalitso awo a ku thupi.
Yes, they have kindly done this, and, in fact, it was a debt they owed them. For seeing that the Gentiles have been admitted in to partnership with the Jews in their spiritual blessings, they in turn are under an obligation to render sacred service to the Jews in temporal things.
28 Tsono ine nditamaliza ntchito iyi ndi kutsimikiza kuti alandira chipatsochi, ndidzadzera kwanuko kudzakuchezerani pa ulendo wanga popita ku Spaniya.
So after discharging this duty, and making sure that these kind gifts reach those for whom they are intended, I shall start for Spain, passing through Rome on my way there;
29 Ine ndikudziwa kuti pamene ndidzabwera kwa inu, ndidzafika ndili wodzaza ndi madalitso a Khristu.
and I know that when I come to you it will be with a vast amount of blessing from Christ.
30 Abale, ine ndikukupemphani, mwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu ndi mwachikondi cha Mzimu, kuti mukhale nane pa kulimbika kwanga pondipempherera kwa Mulungu.
But I entreat you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love which His Spirit inspires, to help me by wrestling in prayer to God on my behalf,
31 Pempherani kuti ine ndilanditsidwe kwa osakhulupirira a ku Yudeya ndi kuti utumiki wanga mu Yerusalemu ukhale ovomerezeka ndi oyera mtima.
asking that I may escape unhurt from those in Judaea who are disobedient, and that the service which I am going to Jerusalem to render may be well received by the Church there,
32 Kuti mwachifuniro cha Mulungu ndibwere kwa inu ndi chimwemwe kuti ndidzapumule pamodzi ndi inu.
in order that if God be willing I may come to you with a glad heart, and may enjoy a time of rest with you.
33 Mulungu wamtendere akhale ndi inu nonse. Ameni.
May God, who gives peace be with you all! Amen.
