Romans 10

1 My fellow believers, what I deeply desire and what I pray to God earnestly for is that he will save [my own people], [the Jews].

N kpiiba, n pali buama leni n miabu U TIENU kani bi po tie ke ban faabi.

2 I declare truthfully about them that although they (zealously seek/very much want to know) God, they do not understand [how to seek/know him correctly].

N tiendi bi po siedi ke bi pia li yankuali U TIENU sanŋoadima po, ama baa pia mi bandima.

3 They did not (submit themselves to/accept) the way that God erases the record of people’s sins. They did not [want to] recognize [that way] because they wanted him to do it their own way.

Ban ki bani U TIENU teginma yeni, li teni ke bi lingi bi yula po li moamoansaali ki naa miini bi yula U TIENU teginma nni.

4 They wanted God to erase the record of their sins [as a result of their obeying his laws. But] because of what Christ has done, it is no longer necessary for [people to obey] the laws [God gave Moses in order for the record of their sins to be erased]. Now God will erase the record of sins of everyone who trusts [in what Christ has done].

Kelima Kilisiti n teni ke li balimaama kua, ke yaaba n daani kuli n baa li moamoansaali.

5 In regard to [the old] way, Moses wrote [concerning people who obey God’s] laws, “It is the people who have done [perfectly] the things [that the laws require] who will gain [eternal] life by [doing] them.”

Muusa diani yaa teginma n baadi kelima li balimaama kubima po ki yedi: yaa nilo tiendi man yedi yaala kuli baa ye kelima mi yaa po.

6 But those whose record of sins God has erased as a result of their believing [in Christ] can say [to anyone] [PRS] [as Moses said], “You should not [critically] think inwardly, ‘(Someone will have to go up and enter heaven!/Who will go up and enter heaven?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go up and] bring Christ down [to bring the message of salvation to us]!

Ama diidi yaa moamoansaali n ñani li dandanli kani n maadi maama: ŋan da yedi a pali nni: ŋmee n ba do tanpoli? lani n tie ki ban teni KILISITI n ña lipo ki jiidi.

7 “Or [you should not think inwardly], ‘(Someone will have to go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are!/Who will go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go down and] bring Christ up [from there to bring the message of salvation to us. You should not say that because Christ has already come down to save us, and has already become alive after he died]! (Abyssos g12)

ŋan da go yedi mo: ŋmee n baa jiidi ki gedi u kulu nni? lani n tie ki ban teni KILISITI n ña likani ki fii bi tinkpiba siiga. (Abyssos g12)

8 But instead, [those who believe in Christ] [PRS] can say what [RHQ] [Moses also said], “You [(sg)] can find out about [God’s] message very easily. You can speak [MTY] about it; you can think [MTY] about it.” This is the message that we proclaim, that people must believe [in Christ].

Lanwani bi yedi lede? U TIENU maama ye ki kuu leni yi boŋanla, ki ye yi ñoana nni, leni yi pala nni. Mani n tie li dandanli ya maama, tin wangi yi yaama.

9 [This message is that] if anyone of you confesses/says publicly that Jesus is Lord, and if you [(sg)] believe that God (caused him to become alive again after he died/raised him from the dead), you will be saved {[God] will save you}.

A ya doagidi ki waani KILISITI n tie yua a ñoabu nni, ki daani a pali nni ke U TIENU den fiini o bi tinkpiba siiga, a baa faabi.

10 If people believe [that Christ died and that God caused him to become alive again] [CHI], the result is that [God will erase the record of their sins]. And [for] those who state/declare publicly [that Jesus is their Lord], the result is that [God] will save them.

Kelima li tie li dandanli a pali nni n ba teni ŋan baa li moamoansaali. A ñoabu tuoma bi nisaaliba nintuali mo n baa teni ŋan baa mi tindima.

11 [It is written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures [PRS] [about the Messiah], “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”

Nani i diani n yedi maama: yua n daani O kan le fe.

12 [God] treats Jews and non-Jews similarly. Because he is the same Lord for all people [who believe in him], he abundantly [blesses] all who ask him [to save them].

Lanwani mi gagidima ki ye jufi leni gileki siiga, bikuli ta Diediyendo, wani yua n seligidi yaaba n jaandi ki miadi O kuli boncianla.

13 This is [just like what the prophet Joel wrote]: “All those who ask the Lord [God] to save them will be saved {The Lord [God] will save all those who ask him to save them}.”

Kelima yua n jaandi ki mia o Diedo yaa yeli nni kuli o baa faabi.

14 [In regard to the people of Israel rejecting the gospel, some people might object by saying], (OR, [This raises another problem about the Jews]: ) “(They certainly cannot ask [Christ to save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]!/How can they ask [Christ to help/save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot believe [in him] if they have not heard about him!/how can they believe [in him] if they have not heard about him?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]!/how can they hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]?) [RHQ]

Bi baa mia ban ka daani yua lede? Bi baa tuo ki daani ban daa kaa gbadi yua ya maama lede? oba kuli yaa wangi ba?

15 And those who preach to them [about Christ], (certainly cannot preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach!]/how can they preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach]?) [RHQ] [His sending messengers to them would be] just like it is written {like someone wrote} [in the Scriptures], ‘The arrival [MTY] of those who preach the good message is wonderful!’”

Li baa ga lede U TIENU mawangikaaba n yaa ye, bi yaa ki soani ba? Nani lan diani maama: Diidi mani bi cenli n ŋani maama, bani yaaba n cua ki wangi o laabaaliŋamo.

16 [I would reply in this way to people who say such things: God has indeed sent people to preach the message about Christ]. But not all [the people of Israel] have paid attention to the good message! [It is like what] Isaiah said [when he felt very discouraged], “Lord, it seems as if hardly anyone believed what they heard us [(exc)] preach! [RHQ]”

Ama bikuli naa den tuo ki ŋoadi o laabaaliŋamo. ESAYI den doagidi la ki yedi: O DIEDO, ŋmee daani ti maama?

17 So then, [I tell you that people] are believing [in Christ] as a result of hearing [the message about him], and people are hearing [the message] as a result of [people] preaching [about] Christ!

Lanwani li dandanli ña tin gba yaala ya kane, tin gba yaala mo tie KILISITI maama.

18 But [if someone were to] ask, “Have not [the people of Israel] heard [the message about God?]” [I would reply that they] certainly [have heard it]! It is like [what is written in the Psalms], [People living] all over the world [PRS, MTY] [have seen the stars], and what they indicate [about God’s character has reached people living in] the most remote places in the world [DOU]!

Ama n yedi: naani baa gbadi bii? bi gbadi saa! bi niali yayadi ki tinga nni kuli, bi maama mo yayadi hali ŋanduna banlu kuli.

19 But [someone might ask], “[Is it true that the people of] [MTY] Israel understood [the message about Christ]?” [I would reply that certainly they understood it, but they rejected it! Remember that] Moses was the first [one who warned the people of Israel about disobeying God. He told them that God said], [You consider that] non-Jewish groups are not nations at all [CHI]. But some of them [will believe in me, and I will bless them]. Then you will envy them. I will cause you to be angry with those people whom [you Jews think] do not understand [my ways] [IRO].

Ama n yedi: Isalele buolu yaaba naa den bani yoo? Muusa yua n tie o kpialo yedi: n baa teni yaaba n kaa tie nibuolu n ya ñundi yi li mutuoli. Yeni de, n baa teni ya nibuolu n kaa pia mi yanfuoma n fiini yi pala.

20 Remember also [what God] said [very] boldly to Isaiah: Non-Jews who did not (try to know/seek) me will surely find me [DOU]! I will surely reveal what I am like to those who did not ask for me!

ESAYI den pia li papaali ki cie ki yedi: Yaaba n kaa lingi nni, bani n laa nni, n den doagidi n yuli bani yaaba n kaa lingi nni po.

21 But concerning [the people of] Israel, [Isaiah] tells [us that God said]: For a long time I have held out my arms to people who disobeyed and rebelled against me, [in order] to invite them to return to me.

Ama Isalele buolu po O yedi: Daali kuli n tiani n nii ki bua ki mangin leni yaaba n tie niyiekaaba leni tupaalu danba.