Romans 13
1 Every [believer] must be subject to the authorities. [Remember that] God is the only one [who gives officials their] authority. Furthermore, those officials that exist are ones who have been appointed by God {God has appointed}.
Ceki konda avi ma heze tigomo barki azo me in tire tigomo se ti gesa ta aye ahira Asere; ana katuma kati gomo sa wa rani usuro Asere ani.
2 So whoever resists the officials is resisting what God has established. Furthermore, those who resist officials will bring on themselves [from the officials] the punishment [that God considers fitting].
Barki ani me vat desa ma hunguko nan ti gomo ma hunguko ubaka wa Asere, vat andesa wa game ti gomo wadisi ni rere.
3 What rulers [do] is not [to cause people who] do good deeds to be afraid. Instead, [what they do is to cause people who do] evil to be afraid. So, if any of you [RHQ] wants to be unafraid of officials, do what is good! [If you(sg) do good], they will commend you [instead of punishing you!]
Barki anu wesi, tize ti ti gomo azo imum ibiyau bini ahira ana kadure ba, barki anu wuza imum izenzeng. Inyara icukuno anu zatu ubiyau biti gomo? Wuza ni imum ikadure, idi kem ni nonzo ahira uza anime.
4 It is in order to serve God [by doing their work that every official exists], in order that they may benefit each of you. If any of you does what is evil, you [(sg) will rightfully have reason to] be afraid, because the authority that they have to punish people [MTY] is very real [LIT]! The officials exist to serve God. That is, they act as God’s agents as they punish those who do evil.
Barki me urere Asere mani ahira ashime barki kadure. Barki inka ya wuza imumu izenzeng, wuza ni biyau barki ma da canti me urere Asere mani unu kurzo unu wuzo imumu izenzeng ini riba ibit.
5 So, it is necessary for you [(pl)] to be subject [to officials], not only because they will punish you [MTY] [if you disobey them], but also because you know [that you should be subject to them]
Barki anime udoli uni heze, azo barki iriba ibit ba, barki ubasa.
6 It is for this reason that you also pay taxes, because the officials are ones who serve God as they continually do their work.
Barki agino ani ibisa ugandu. Barki ana katuma arere Asere wani, andesa wa wuza ani me konde uye uwui.
7 Give to all [the officials] what you are supposed to give to them! Pay taxes to [those who require that you pay taxes]. Pay duties [on goods to those who require that you pay those] duties. Respect [those who ought to] be respected. Honor [those who ought to] be honored.
Nyani konde avi imum ime; uandu ahira unu ugandu, ikirfi ivai ahira unu ivai; biyau ahira andesa ma bari biyau, ninonzo ahira andesa ma bari anyame ninonzo.
8 Pay all of your debts [when you are supposed to pay them]. The only thing [that is like] a debt that [you] should never stop paying is to love one another. Whoever loves others has fulfilled all that [God requires in] his laws.
kati i canti ureme uye ba, se ihem ina ce ashi, barki vat desa ma hem unu henu ume ma myinca ubuka uni pin.
9 [There are many things that God] commanded [in his laws, such as] do not commit adultery, do not murder [anyone], do not steal, and do not desire anything that belongs to someone else. But the command by which they are all summed up {that includes them all} is this: Each of you must love the people with whom you come in contact, just like you [(sg)] love yourself.
Kati imusi nan na neh ba, kati ihuzi anu ba, kati iwuzi ni kari ba, kati iwuzi ni ero ba, inka ure ubuka urani, abata uni nan timu ti geme; ''Hem unu henu uwe me kasi nice nuwe me,''
10 If you love people with whom you come in contact [PRS], you will not do any evil to them [LIT]. So, whoever loves [others] fulfills all that [God’s] laws [require].
Uhem uda riza me inama ironi utura ba, barki anime, uhem wa gu umyinca utize tini kubu.
11 [Do] what I have just told you, especially since you know [the significance of] the time [in which we are living. You know that it is] time for you to be [fully alert and active] [MET], [like people who have] awakened from sleeping [MET], because [the time when Christ will finally] deliver us [from this world’s pain/sin and sorrow] is near. That time (is closer than/was not so close) when we first believed [in Christ].
Barki agino me, irusa uganiya wa wuna, zuma amoro, barki ubara uru wa aye mamu uteki ubasa urusa ti basa.
12 [Our time to live in this world] [MTY] [is almost ended] [MET], [like] a night that is nearly ended. The time [when Christ will return] [MTY] is near. So we must quit doing wicked deeds [MET] [such as people do] in the darkness, and [we must be doing the things that will help us resist Satan/evil] [MET], [as soldiers who] put on their armor in the daytime [get ready to resist their enemies].
Ni yē na wuna bitii, ahira aye mamu usana. Barki anime, ca ti ceki timumu tima reu, ti su timumu ti masaa.
13 We must behave properly, as though the time [when Christ will return] [MTY] [were already here]. We must not participate in drunken carousing [HEN]. We must not commit any kind of sexual immorality [MTY, DOU]. We must not quarrel. We must not be jealous [of other people].
Ca ti wuzi tanu tige sata wuna urii, kasi unu wui, azo anyimo udira unice ba nani ubidi bidi ba. Kati ti kuri ti wuzi tanu anyimo amadani na mei maje ba, azo anyimo uhirza iriba nani ni ero ba.
14 On the contrary, you/we should [be like] the Lord Jesus Christ [so that others will see that we belong to him], just as [people] put on [special clothes so that others will see what group they belong to] [MET]. You/We should stop thinking about [doing the things that your/our] self-directed nature desires.
Zaki ugomo Asere Yeso unu bura, kati inyari imumu ini pum ba, barki utarsa unee zenzeng umei maje.
