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}.
Kila nafsi naibhe nahwishe hwa bhabhali pamwanya, hwahuje nomoo awemelelele hwahuje efumile hwa Ngolobhe. Ne mamlaka zyezihweli zibhehwelwe no Ngolobhe.
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].
Hwola waikhana emamlaka eyo akhana ndapizyo zya Ngolobhe; na bhala bhabhayikhana bhenzeyiposhele aloongwe humwanya yabho bhebho.
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!]
Hwa huje alongozi sebhatisizya hwabhala bhabhabhomba aminza, huje hwabhala bhabhabhomba embibhi. Huje oziliha kutohwogope abhe mamlaka? Bhombaga gagali miza, na bhenze huntufyee hwego.
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.
Hwa huje ulitumwa wa Ngolobhe waho hwaajili yemiza. Nkashile obhabhombe gagali mabhibhi, ogopa; hwa huje sagabeba ipanga bila sababu. Hwa huje ulitumwa wa Ngolobhe, owalipe eshisasi hwikuni humwanya yola wabhomba embibhi.
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]
Hwe lyo ohwaziwa ahwiyishe, sehwisababu yekuni, huje nahwe sababu yesebho.
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.
Hwaajili yega olipa ekodi. Hwa huje bhebhali ne mamlaka bhatumwa bha Ngolobhe, ebho bhabha hwedelesha abhombe embombo ene.
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.
Bhapeli kila omo hala habhadayi: nkakodi hwu kodi; nkaushuli hwaziwa ushulu; nkawoga uwaziwa waaga; nkanshinshi ehwaziwa nshinshi.
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.
Mgajedaiwe no mutu ahantu hohoti, hahahwaziwa oluganano mwemwe hwa mwemwe. Hwa huje olawagene oparamani wakwe amalile ikalata.
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.
Hwa huje, “Sagaobhabhombe umalaya, sagaobhagoje, sagaobhahwibhe, sagaobhazilishe,” na kashile ehweli endajizo eyamwabho yope, emanyishe ashilile eli: “Obhahugane oparamani waho nashi wewe umwene.”
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].
OLugano sagabhibhi hwa paramani hwa muntu. Hwelyo ulugano malishilo hwe nkalata.
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].
Hwu sababu yeli, mmenye uwakati, huje hufishile wakati wafume muntulo. Huje olokole wetu ufishile papepe nu wakati wula owelweteshelo olwewandilo.
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].
Nusiku hwendeleye, nusanya upalamiye. Tibheshe ashenje amadala agenkisi, tikwate esilaha ezye lukhozyo.
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].
Nativalaje shinza shinza, nashi mlukhozyo saganashi eshikulukulu eshembibhi nashi akholwe. Natigajebhale humbibhi nashi azilishe saga ugawezya aimale, nashi ashilile uwivu ne jela.
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.
Huje tikwale Ogosi oYesu Kilisti, natiga jebheshe idala ashilile obele, huzilisyo zyakwe.
