Romans 1

1 Jesus Christ i sal, Sawltak a hi tu in a ki samtuam le Pathian lungdamna thupha atu koituam, keima Paul in,

From Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for a gospel of God,

2 Laithiangtho sung ah Ama kamsang te taw in hong kamciam sa,

which through his prophets he promised beforetime, in holy writings;

3 A Tapa, i Topa Jesus Christ thu taw kisai in, Ama sia cilesa taw in David suan sung pan piang a hihi;

this gospel is concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of David’s posterity in respect of his bodily nature,

4 Taciang Pathian Tapa a hina sia, vangletna taw ahizong, thianthona thaa taw ahizong, thi na pan thawkikna tungtawn in ahizong, a ki tangko sa a hihi:

but was by his resurrection from the dead instated as Son of God, with power, in respect of his spirit of holiness.

5 Jesus Christ tungtawn in thuthiamna le Sawltak hina ka sang zo uh hi, banghangziam cile minam theampo sung ah upna thu man na sia Ama min atu a hihi:

It is through him, even Jesus Christ our Lord, that I received grace and apostleship to promote obedience to the faith among all the Gentiles, for his name’s sake;

6 Tua thu theampo sung pan note zong Jesus Christ in hong sam hi:

among whom you also are called to be Jesus Christ’s.

7 I Pa Pathian le Topa Jesus Christ kungpan thuthiamna le thinnopna sia, Pathian itna le mithiangtho te a kici Rome ah a omte na vekpi tung ah hong om tahen.

To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. May God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, bless you, and give you peace.

8 Na upna uh sia leitung theampo ah ki son ahikom in, note theampo atu in Jesus Christ tungtawn in a masabel in ka Pathian tung ah ka lungdam hi.

First I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout all the world.

9 Banghangziam cile ka thungetna theampo ah tatsat ngawl in hong hel tawntung khi hi, ci sia Ama Tapa i lungdamna thupha sung ah ka thaa taw a na ka sepsak Pathian sia ka tetti a hihi;

God is my witness, to whom I render holy service in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I am ever making mention of you in my prayers,

10 Pathian deina a om le bangbang po ahizong hai ngawl in note kung ah kong pai thei natu in, thu ka ngen tawntung hi.

always entreating him that now at length, if such be his will, the way may be made clear for me to come to you.

11 Banghangziam cile note kong mu nuam mama hi, tabang in thaa letsong te hong pia in, a tawp dong na kip thei natu uh a hihi;

For I am longing so to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;

12 Tabang ka ci ciang in, note le keima sia upna tungtawn in khat le khat he ki nep khop thei natu thu a hihi.

that is, that I with you may be encouraged by you, each of us by the other’s faith, yours and mine.

13 Suapui te awng, Gentile mite sung bangma in note sung ah zong nga pha ka nei thei natu in, tam veipi note kung ah hong haw tu in ka ngealsa hi napi, ahihang tudong hong haw thei ngawl lai khi hi, ci he ngawl in na om tu uh ka dei bua hi.

I want you to know, brothers, that many a time I have planned to come to you - though until now I have been hindered - so as to have some harvest-fruit among you also, even as I have among the rest of the Gentiles.

14 Keima sia Greek mite le mimawl te ahizong; mipil te le a pil ngawl te tung ah ahizong leiba khi hi.

To Greeks and to barbarians, to the cultured and to the uncultured, I have a debt to discharge.

15 Tua ahikom Rome khua ah a om note kung ah zong, ka hi thei za in lungdamna thuhil tu in ka ki nging khol zo hi.

So much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16 Christ lungdamna thu atu in ka mai a zum bua hi: banghangziam cile hi lungdamna thu sia amasabel in Judah mite tung ah, taciang Greek mite tung ah, a um khatsim ngupkhat natu in Pathian i vangletna a hihi.

FOR I AM PROUD OF THE GOSPEL. IT IS GOD’S SAVING POWER FOR EVERY ONE WHO BELIEVES. FOR THE JEW FIRST, AND ALSO FOR THE GENTILE.

17 Banghangziam cile, a thutang peuma upna taw in nungta tu hi, ci a ki at sa bangma in, tua lungdamna thu sung ah Pathian i thutanna sia upna pan upna ah kilang hi.

FOR IN IT IS BEING REVEALED A RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH PROCEEDS FROM GOD, FROM FAITH UNTO FAITH; AS IT IS WRITTEN.

18 Banghangziam cile thuman sia thutan ngawl na taw a len mihing te Pathian nei ngawl nuntak dan le thutan ngawl na taw ki lebul in, Pathian thin-ukna sia van pan in hong kilang hi;

For God’s wrath is ever being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who smother the truth by their unrighteousness.

19 Tua ahikom amate in Pathian a heak natu thu sia amate sung ah kilang zo hi; banghangziam cile Pathian in amate tung ah lak zo hi.

This is so because that which may be known of God is manifest among them; for God has made it manifest to them.

20 Banghangziam cile leitung a ki bitphua pan kipan in, mit taw mu thei ngawl Pathian i tawntung vangletna le ama i hi na te sia a vawt nate tungtawn in ki tel thei hi, tua ahikom amate in paulap a nei bua uh hi: (aïdios g126)

For ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, even his everlasting power and divinity, has been clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made. So they have no excuse. (aïdios g126)

21 Banghangziam cile amate in Pathian a heak uh ciang in, Pathian i hi na bang in minthanna pia ngawl uh a, lungdam zong ko ngawl uh hi; ahihang amate ngaisutna te sia man nei ngawl suak siat a, amate mawmawt thinsung te mialcip siat hi.

For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.

22 Amate le amate ka pil hi, ci uh hi napi, a mamaw suak siat uh hi,

While they professed to be wise, they became fools,

23 Taciang a lal thei ngawl Pathian i minthanna sia a lal thei mihing lim, vacim te, peangli nei ngamsa te le a bokvak te taw lai uh hi.

and exchanged the majesty of the imperishable God for an idol, graven in the likeness of perishable man, or of birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things.

24 Tua ahikom amate pumpi te sia amate le amate thupi kisa ngawl tu in, Pathian in zong amate i thinsung deina tungtawn in a thiangtho ngawl mun ah ap hi:

So God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their own bodies;

25 Amate in Pathian thuman sia leilot thu suaksak uh a, tawntung minthanna bitphuapa Pathian sang in a bitphua sa te bia in paai zaw uh hi. Amen. (aiōn g165)

because they exchanged the truth of God for an untruth, and worshiped and served the creature, rather than the Creator who is blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

26 Hi thu hang in Pathian in amate sia maizumhuai cilesa deina ah ap hi; banghangziam cile numei te nangawn amate numei hi nate a ngeina bang in zang nuam ngawl a, numei le numei ki khialpui khawm uh hi:

That is why God has given them up to passions of dishonor; for on the one hand their women actually changed the natural function of sex into that which is against nature;

27 Tasia bangma in pa te zong a ngeina bang in numei taw omkhop na nusia a, pa le pa ki laklaw ki thangai na sia mei bang in kuang hi; tabang in pa te sia pa te taw maizumhuai na pha ngawl te a vawt uh hu in, na phangawl sep thaman amate tung ah theng hi.

and on the other hand their men likewise abandoned the natural use of women, and were ablaze with passion for one another; men with men practising shameless acts and receiving in their own person that recompense of their wrong-doing which necessarily followed.

28 Amate in Pathian sia amate heakna sung ah cepte tawntung tu a uk ngawl uh hu in, a ngamtat huai ngawl nate vawt tu in thinsung pha ngawl ah amate ap hi;

And just as they refused to continue to retain God in their knowledge, so did God cast them out to an outcast mind, to do those things which were indecent.

29 Amate sia thutan ngawl na taw dim uh a, paktatna, ngitlona, duhopna, deisakna pha ngawl, vang en na taw kidim, tual that, thu ki nial na, ki theam na, sonsiat na; ngual huau ku te,

They were overflowing with every kind of iniquity, depravity, greed, and malice. They were full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and malignity.

30 Ngual phunsan te, Pathian a ensan te, ngual zawngsak te, mihing ki phasak te, a ki suangtak te, na pha ngawl vawttawm te, nulepa thu ngai ngawl te,

They became whisperers, back-biters, hated of God, insolent, haughty, boastful. They invented sins. They were disobedient to parents.

31 Tel theina nei ngawl te, thukham paltan te, ngeina bang in a ki tha ngai ngawl te, ki lemna a vawt nuam ngawl te, hesuakna nei ngawl te:

They were without sense, without faith, without natural affection, without mercy.

32 Hibang nate a vawt te sia a thi tu in kilawm hi, ci amate in Pathian thukhenna sia he napi, amate vateak in vawt bek dom ngawl in, a vawt te tung ah zong lungkimpui uh hi.

Though they knew well the ordinance of God, that those who practise such vices are worthy of death, they not only continue to do the same, but were even applauding those who practise vice.