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}.
Khila nafsi jhijhiaghe ni bhutii ni kwa mamlaka gha panani, kwa kujha ghajhelepi mamlaka isipokujha jhihomili kwa K'yara. Ni mamlaka syasijhele sibhekibhu ni K'yara.
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].
Henu jhaip'enga mamlaka ejhuip'enga amri jha K'yara; ni bhala ambabho bhakajhip'enga bhibetakupokela hukumu panani pa bhene.
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!]
Kwa kujha bhatawala sio tishio kwa bhabhibhomba manofu, bali kwa bhabhibhomba mabhibhi. Je einoghela kutokutila mamlaka? Bhombayi ghaghajhele manofu, na wibeta kusifibhwa nakhu.
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.
Kwa kujha ndo mtumishi ghwa K'yara kwa bhebhe ndabha jha manofu. Bali kama wibetakubhomba ghaghajhele mabhibhi, tilayi kwa kujha ip'enda lepi bhupanga, bila sababu. Kwa kujha ndo mtumishi ghwa K'yara, jhailipa kisasi kwa ghadhabu panani pa jhola jhaibhomba mabhibhi.
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]
Henu jhilondeka kutii, sio tu kwa ndabha jha ghadhabu, bali kabhele kwandabha jha dhamiri.
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.
Kwa ndabha ejhe kahele ghwilepa kodi. Kwa kujha bhenye mamlaka ndo bhatumishi bha K'yara, ambabho bhijhendelela kubhomba lijambo e'le.
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.
Mubhalepayi khila mmonga kya akabamela: kodi jhailondeka kodi; ushuru kwa jhailondeka ushuru hofu kwa jhailondeka hofu; lutengo kwa jhailondeka litengo.
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.
Musidaibhu ni munu khenu kyokyoha, isipokujha kuganana jhomu kwa jhomu. Kwa kujha muene jha an'ganili jirani ghwa muene atimisi sheria.
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.
Kwa kujha, “Wibetalepi kuzini, kukhoma, wibetalepi kuheja, wibetalepi kunoghela,” na kama ijhe amri jhenge kabhele, jhijumlisibhu mu senetsi ejhe: “Wibetakun'gana jirani ghwa jhobhi kama bhebhe ghwe muene.”
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].
Luganu lukandhuru lepi jirani ghwa munu ndo bhukamilifu bhwa sheria.
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].
Kwa ndabha ejhe, mumanyili wakati, kujha tayari bhwakati bhwa kuhoma mu ligono. Kwa kujha bhwokovu bhwa jhotu bhukaribili nesu jha bhwakati bhola bhwatwakyeriri hosi.
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].
Kinu kijhendelili, ni musi bhukaribili. Na tubhekayi palubhafu matendo gha ngisi, na tufwalayi silaha sya nuru.
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].
Na tulotayi pamonga, kama mu nuru, sio sherehe sya bhuovu au bhulefi. Na tusikhesiajhi mu zinaa au tamaa jhajhibhuwesya lepi kuleka, ni sio mu fitina au bhuifu.
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.
Bali tumfwalayi Bwana Yesu Kristu, na tusibheki nafasi kwa ndabha jha mb'el'e, kwa tamaa syake.
