Romans 13
1 Let, every soul, unto protecting authorities be in subjection; for there is no authority save by God, and, they that are in being, have by God been arranged, —
Obamelang mmuso, gonne o tlhomilwe ke Modimo, ga go na mmuso le fa e le kae o o sa tlhongwang ke Modimo go laola.
2 So that, he who rangeth himself against the authority, against the arrangement of God opposeth himself, and, they who oppose, shall unto themselves a sentence of judgment receive.
Jalo ba ba ganang go obamela melao ya mmuso ba gana go obamela Modimo, mme kwatlhao e tlaa nna teng.
3 For, they who bear rule, are not a terror unto the good work but unto the evil. Wouldst thou not be afraid of the authority? That which is good, be thou doing, and thou shall have praise of the same;
Gonne lepodisi ga se setshosa mo go ba ba dirang tshiamo; mme ba ba dirang bosula ba tlaa aga ba le boifa. Jalo fa o sa batle go tshelela mo poifong, tshegetsa melao mme o tlaa tswelela sentle.
4 For, God’s minister, is he unto thee for that which is good. But, if, that which is evil, thou be doing, be afraid! For, not in vain, the sword he beareth; for, God’s minister, he is, —an avenger, unto anger, to him who practiseth what is evil.
Lepodise le romilwe ke Modimo go go thusa. Mme fa o dira sengwe se se bosula, ee, o tshwanetse go tshoga, gonne le tlaa go tshwara gore o otlhaiwe. Le rometswe ke Modimo go dira yone tiro eo.
5 Wherefore it is necessary to be in subjection, —not only because of the anger, but also because of the conscience;
Obamela melao, mme ka ntlha ya mabaka a mabedi a: lebaka la ntlha ke go go dibela gore o seka wa otlhaiwa, mme lebaka la bobedi ke fela ka gore o itse gore o tshwanetse go o obamela.
6 For, because of this, are ye paying tribute also, —for, God’s ministers of state, they are, unto this very thing, giving constant attendance.
Duelang le makgetho a lona, ka ntlha ya one mabaka a mabedi a. Gonne badiredi ba mmuso ba tlhoka go duelwa gore ba tle ba nne ba tswelele ba dira tiro ya Modimo, ba lo direla.
7 Render unto all their dues, —unto whom tribute, tribute, unto whom tax, tax, unto whom fear, fear, unto whom honour, honour.
Duelang mongwe le mongwe ka se a tshwanetseng go duelwa ka sone: Duelang makgetho a lona ka boitumelo lo bo lo duele goromente makgetho a dithoto tse di tsenang mo lefatsheng ka phuthologo, ikobeleng ba ba lo okametseng, lo bo lo tlotle ba ba tshwanetseng go tlotlwa,
8 Nothing to any, be owing—save to be loving one another; for, he that loveth his neighbour, hath given to, law, its fulfillment.
Duelang melato yotlhe fa e se fela molato wa lorato mo go ba bangwe, se khutlise go o duela! Gonne fa lo ba rata, lo tlaa bo lo obamela gotlhe ga melao ya Modimo, lo diragatsa tsotlhe tse di batlwang.
9 For, this—Thou shall not commit adultery, Thou shall not commit murder, Thou shall not steal, Thou shall not covet, and if there is any different commandment, in this word, is summed up, [namely]—Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Fa o rata mongwe ka wena fela jaaka o ithata, ga o na go rata go mo utlwisa botlhoko kgotsa go mo tsietsa, kgotsa go mmolaya kgotsa go mo utswela. Gape ga o na go dira boleo le mosadi wa gagwe, kgotsa go batla se e leng sa gagwe, kgotsa go dira le fa e le eng se melao e e some e reng ga se a siama Yotlhe ka bosome jwa yone e akareditswe mo molaong o o reng, “Rata mongwe ka wena jaaka o ithata.”
10 Love, unto one’s neighbour, worketh not ill; Law’s fullness, therefore, is, love.
Lorato ga lo direle ope bosula. Ke sone se e leng gore lo diragatsa gotlhe mo go batlwang ke Modimo. Ke one molao o le nosi fela o lo o tlhokang.
11 And, this besides, —knowing the season—that it is an hour already for you out of sleep to be wakened; for, now, is our salvation nearer than when we believed:
Lebaka le lengwe la go tshela ka tlhamalalo ke le: lo itse gore nako e setse e fetile thata jang: nako e a fela. Tsogang, gonne go tla ga Morena go gautshwane jaanong, go na le jaaka re ne re dumela lwa ntlha.
12 The night, is far spent and, the day, hath drawn near; let us, then, cast off the works of darkness, [and] let us put on the armour of light, —
Bosigo bo setse bo fetile, letsatsi la go bowa ga gagwe le tlaa tloga le goroga. Jalo latlhang ditiro tse di bosula tsa lefifi lo apare seaparo sa tshiamo sa go tshela ka tlhamalalo, jaaka rona ba re nnang mo leseding re tshwanetse go dira!
13 As in daytime, becomingly let us walk: not in revellings and in drunken bouts, not in chamberings and in wanton deeds, not in strife and envy; —
Nnang molemo le boammaaruri mo go sengwe le sengwe se lo se dirang gore botlhe ba tle ba dumelane le maitseo a lona. Se diriseng nako ya lona mo medirong e e sa siamang, le mo go tagweng kgotsa mo kgokafalong le dithato tsa nama, kgotsa mo ntweng, kgotsa mo lefufeng.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and, for the flesh, take not forethought to fulfil its covetings.
Mme kopang Morena Jesu go lo thusa go tshela jaaka lo tshwanetse, le gone lo se ka lwa etleeletsa nama go diragatsa dithato tsa yone.
