Romans 13
1 Everyone should obey government authorities, because no one has the power to rule unless God gives permission. These authorities have been put there by God.
Ko ko ghan du ka tu ghji ni be chu nitu be ichu mba dji ni Irji ituron wa a he ziza a dji ni Irji.
2 Whoever resists the authorities opposes what God has put in place, and those who do so shall find themselves judged accordingly.
Ziza yi be wa bana hu ikpe wa ituron u Irji a hla na be wa mba kaba mba kpa ide u meme ti mba.
3 For rulers don't frighten those who do right, but those who do wrong. If you don't want to live in fear of the authorities, then do what is right, and you'll have their approval.
Mbe chu mbana kpe u ti sissri na, ni idi be ti dedena u mba he ni tu idi be ti meme ti yi u na son ti sissri be chu na? Ti kpe wa a he dedema, u be gbirasa.
4 Those in power are God's servants, put there for your own good. If you do wrong, you should be frightened—it's not without reason that authorities have the power to punish! They are God's servants, punishing offenders.
Wawu a hi ivre ko Irji u dedema. U tana ti kpi wa hi memema u kati sisiri i be turon wawu ana ba ta wa ana he ni tu ikona. A hi vre ko Irji ni tu dedema. U mbe ta ti kpi wa a memema. mbe ka ti sisiri, wa wu na taba ban ta mege na wa wu a hi ivrenko Irji ani tifu ni idi u ti memeti.
5 So it's important to do as you're told, not just because of the threat of punishment, but because of what your conscience tells you.
Gbigbi be ka hi be hu ana he ni tu ifu na. U a he nitu isonrome.
6 That's why you have to pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants taking care of such things.
Nitu ki, ki han gadu, nitu ki ma be kpa gadu mba hi igra Irji, be wa mba tina ki chachu'a.
7 Pay whatever you owe: taxes to the tax authorities, fees to the fee-collectors; give respect to those who should be respected, honor those who should be honored.
Be ka no ko ghanide ma, gadu ni be gadu, kudi fito ga tito, klusisiri ni be wa mba'a klusisiri'a, no nikon ni be wa mba mla kpaniko'a.
8 Don't owe anybody anything, except love for one another—for those who love their neighbor have kept the law.
Na ji kpiri u idi na, u be ka son kpabi. Wawu wa a son vayi ma a kle toron wawu kina.
9 “You must not commit adultery, you must not kill, you must not steal, you must not jealously want things for yourself”—these and the other commandments are summed up in the statement, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
U, “Be kana yi zina na, be kana wu idi na, be kana yibbi na, be kana ti guna, u doka iri ni ta he gari. Be ka ban u chudu ni wayi.” Son vayi me na wa u son tuma a.”
10 Love doesn't do wrong to anyone, so love fulfils the law.
Ison ana mynien vayi me na a ha naki kauna ta cika shari'a.
11 You should do this because you realize how urgent the time is—that it's high time for you to wake up from your sleep. For salvation is closer to us now than when we first put our trust in God.
Ni tu naki be ka toh ndi iton a kleyye u be ka lude ni kruna'a. Nitu kpachuwo bu'a a he hwehwere. Ana gburukon nawa khi si ya na.
12 The night is nearly over, the day is almost here! So let's get rid of our dark deeds and put on the armor of light.
Ichuu a kleye u ible a ti hwehwere u kpaye be ka du ki ka idu u bu'a don; de sur u ikpi u kpama.
13 Let's behave properly, showing that we're people who are living in the light. We shouldn't spend our time going to wild parties and getting drunk, or having affairs and acting immorally, or getting into fights and being jealous.
Ki mla zren naki si zren ni Rji, na ahei ni mi ti fa na, na bi hwa na. Kina zren ni mi ti gwugwu ni meme sha'awa, kakima mi wa nyu, hwu.
14 Instead put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and forget about following your sinful desires.
Naki bi ban Bachi Yesu sur ni Almasihu, bika nati meme halin u kpa na, don meme sha'awa sa.
