Romans 6
1 What, then, will we say? Will we continue in sin that grace may abound?
Ngakho, sizakuthini na? Sizaqhubeka sisenza isono ukuze umusa wande na?
2 Let it not be! We who died to sin—how will we still live in it?
Akunjalo! Safa ngenxa yesono; pho singaphila kanjani kuso futhi na?
3 Are you ignorant that we, as many as were immersed into Christ Jesus, were immersed into His death?
Kumbe njalo kalazi yini ukuthi sonke thina esabhaphathizelwa kuJesu Khristu sabhaphathizelwa ekufeni kwakhe na?
4 We were buried together, then, with Him through the immersion into death, that even as Christ was raised up out of the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
Ngakho sangcwatshwa laye ngokubhaphathizelwa ekufeni, ukuze kuthi njengoba uKhristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngobukhosi bukaYise, lathi siphile ukuphila okutsha.
5 For if we have become planted together to the likeness of His death, [so] we also will be of the resurrection;
Nxa sihlanganiswe laye kanje ekufeni kwakhe, ngempela sizahlanganiswa laye futhi ekuvukeni kwakhe.
6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with [Him], that the body of sin may be made useless, for our no longer serving sin,
Ngoba siyakwazi ukuthi ubuntu bethu obudala babethelwa laye ukuze umzimba wesono ulahlwe, khona singezukuba yizigqili zesono futhi,
7 for he who has died has been set free from sin.
ngoba lowo osefile usekhululwe esonweni.
8 And if we died with Christ, we believe that we also will live with Him,
Nxa safa loKhristu, siyakholwa ukuthi sizaphila laye.
9 knowing that Christ, having been raised up out of the dead, dies no more; death has no more lordship over Him;
Ngoba siyazi ukuthi njengoba uKhristu wavuswa kwabafileyo, angeke afe futhi; ukufa akuselawo amandla phezu kwakhe.
10 for in that He died, He died to sin once, and in that He lives, He lives to God;
Ukufa akufayo wakufela bonke kanye ngenxa yesono; kodwa ukuphila akuphilayo, ukuphilela uNkulunkulu.
11 so also you, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, and living to God in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ngokufanayo, zibaleni njengabafileyo esonweni, kodwa abaphilayo kuNkulunkulu ngoKhristu uJesu.
12 Do not let then sin reign in your mortal body, to obey it in its desires;
Ngakho lingavumeli isono ukuba sibuse imizimba yenu efayo ukuba livumele izinkanuko zaso ezimbi.
13 neither present your members instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as living out of the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God;
Linganikeli izitho zemizimba yenu esonweni njengezikhali zobubi, kodwa zinikeleni kuNkulunkulu njengabavuswe kwabafileyo balethwa ekuphileni; linikele izitho zemizimba yenu kuye njengezikhali zokulunga.
14 for sin will not have lordship over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.
Ngoba isono kasiyikuba ngumbusi wenu, ngoba lina kalikho ngaphansi komthetho, kodwa ngaphansi komusa.
15 What then? Will we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Let it not be!
Pho-ke, sizakwenza isono ngoba kasikho ngaphansi komthetho, kodwa ngaphansi komusa na? Akunjalo!
16 Have you not known that to whom you present yourselves servants for obedience, servants you are to him to whom you obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
Kalazi yini ukuthi nxa lizinikela komunye umuntu ukuba njengezigqili ezilaleyo, liyizigqili kulowo elimlalelayo, langabe liyizigqili zesono, okuholela ekufeni, loba ezokulalela, okuholela ekulungeni na?
17 And thanks to God, that you were servants of sin, and—were obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were delivered up;
Kodwa-ke, kabongwe uNkulunkulu ngokuthi lanxa laliyizigqili zesono, layilalela ngezinhliziyo ezipheleleyo indlela yemfundiso elabekwa kuyo.
18 and having been freed from sin, you became servants to righteousness.
Lakhululwa esonweni laselisiba yizigqili zokulunga.
19 I speak in a human [way], because of the weakness of your flesh, for even as you presented your members servants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness—to the lawlessness, so now present your members servants to righteousness—to sanctification,
Lokhu ngikubeka ngamazwi abantu ngoba libuthakathaka ngokwemvelo yobuntu benu. Njengoba lalinikela izitho zemizimba yenu njengezigqili emanyaleni lekuxhwaleni okwandayo, ngakho khathesi zinikeleni njengezigqili ekulungeni okuholela ebungcweleni.
20 for when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.
Lapho laliyizigqili zesono, lalikhululekile emandleni okulunga.
21 What fruit, therefore, were you having then, in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those [is] death.
Ngumvuzo bani elawutholayo ngalesosikhathi ezintweni eseliyangeka ngazo khathesi? Lezozinto ziphetha ngokufa!
22 And now, having been freed from sin, and having become servants to God, you have your fruit—to sanctification, and the end continuous life; (aiōnios g166)
Kodwa njengoba khathesi selikhululwe esonweni laba yizigqili kuNkulunkulu, umvuzo eliwutholayo uholela ebungcweleni, lesiphetho yikuphila okungapheliyo. (aiōnios g166)
