Romans 16
1 [By means of this letter] I am introducing and recommending to you our fellow believer Phoebe, [who will be taking this letter to you]. She is a deacon in the congregation in Cenchrea [city].
Febe, Mokeresete wa mosadi yo o rategang yo o tswang kwa motseng wa Kenkerea, o tlaa bo a tla go lo bona mo bogautshwaneng. O dirile ka bonatla mo phuthegong teng. Mo amogeleng jaaka kgaitsadia-lona mo Moreneng, lo mo amogele ka boitumelo jwa Sekeresete. Mo thuseng fela thata ka fa lo ka kgonang ka teng, gonne o thusitse ba le bantsi mo go tse ba di tlhokang, le nna tota o nthusitse.
2 [I request that] you receive her because of her relationship with the Lord. [You should do that because] those who are God’s people ought to receive [their fellow believers]. [I am also requesting] that you help her [by giving her] [EUP] whatever she needs, because she has helped many people, including me.
3 Tell Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila that I (send greetings to/am thinking fondly of) them. They worked with me for Christ Jesus,
Ntumedisetsang Peresila le Akhwila. Ba ntse ba le badiri ka nna mo ditirong tsa ga Keresete Jesu.
4 and they were even willing to die [IDM] in order [to save] my life. It is not only I who thank them [for helping me], but the people in all [HYP] the non-Jewish congregations also [thank them for saving my life].
Tota ba ne ba nntshetsa matshelo a bone setlhabelo; mme ga se nna fela ke le nosi yo ke ba lebogang: diphuthego tsotlhe tsa Badichaba le tsone di a ba leboga.
5 Also tell the congregation [that meets] in their house that I (send my greetings to/am thinking fondly of) them. Tell my dear friend Epaenetus the same thing. He is the first man in Asia [province] who [believed] in Christ.
Tswee-tswee ntumedisetsang botlhe ba ba phuthaganelang go obamela mo tlung ya bone. Dumedisang Epaeneto tsala ya me e e molemo. Ke ene motho wa ntlha go nna Mokeresete mo Asia.
6 Tell Mary, who has worked hard [for Christ] in order to [help] you, that I (send my greetings to/am thinking fondly of) her.
Ntumedisetsang le Maria, yo o dirileng ka bonatla jotlhe jwa gagwe go re thusa.
7 Tell the same thing to Andronicus and [his wife] Junia (OR, and [his sister] Junia) who are my fellow Jews and who were also [previously] in prison with me. They are well-known/respected (OR, respected by the) apostles, and they became Christians before I did.
Ntumedisetsang Andoronikase le Juniase, ba losika lwa me ba ke neng ke le mo kgolegelong nabo. Ba tlotlwa ke baaposetoloi, ebile ba ne ba fetoga Bakeresete pele ga me. Tswee-tswee ba ntumedisetseng.
8 I also send my greetings to Ampliatus, who is a dear friend because of his relationship with the Lord.
Dumedisang Ampeliato, yo ke mo ratang jaaka mongwe wa bana ba e leng ba Modimo tota,
9 I also send my greetings to Urbanus, who works for Christ with us, and to my dear friend Stachys.
le Urebano, modiri ka rona, le Setakese yo o rategang.
10 I also send my greetings to Apelles, whom Christ has approved [because Apelles successfully endured trials]. Tell the [believers] who [live in the house] of Aristobulus that I send my greetings to them.
Gape go na le Apelese, monna yo o molemo yo Morena o mo ratang; mo ntumedisetseng. Lo bo lo ntumedisetse ba ba dirang kwa tlung ya ga Arisetobulo.
11 Also tell Herodion, who is my fellow Jew, that I send my greetings to him. Tell the same thing to those who [live in the house] of Narcissus who belong to the Lord.
Ntumedise-tsang Herodione wa losika lwa me. Dumedisang magolegwa a ga Keresete kwa tlung ya ga Narekiso.
12 Tell the same thing to Tryphaena and [her sister] Tryphosa, who work hard for the Lord. I also send my greetings to Persis. [We all] love her and she has worked very hard for the Lord.
Dumedisang Teraefina le Teraefosa, badiredi ba Morena le Peresise moratwa yo o diretseng Morena ka natla yotlhe.
13 Tell Rufus, who is an outstanding Christian, that I send my greetings to him. [Tell the same thing to] his mother, [who has treated me as though] I [were her son] [MET].
Ntumedisetsang Rufase yo o itshenketsweng ke Morena go nna wa gagwe tota; le mmaagwe yo o rategang yo le nna a neng a ntsaya fela jaaka ngwana wa gagwe.
14 Tell Asyncritus and Phlegon and Hermes and Patrobas and Hermas and the fellow believers who [meet] with them that I am sending my greetings to them.
Gape tswee-tswee ntumedisetsang Asenkerithase, Felogone, Heremese, Petorabase le bakaulengwe ba bangwe ba ba nang nabo.
15 I also send my greetings to Philologus, to [his wife] Julia (OR, [his sister] Julia), to Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas, and to all God’s people who [meet] with them.
Ntumedisetsang Filologase, Julisa Nerease le kgaitsadie, le Olimpase, le Bakeresete botlhe ba ba nang nabo.
16 Greet one another affectionately, but in a pure way, [when you gather together]. The [believers in] all the Christian congregations [HYP] [in this area (send their] greetings to/say they are thinking fondly of) you.
Dumedisanyang ka boitumelo ka diatla. Diphuthego tsotlhe fano di a lo dumedisa.
17 My fellow believers, I exhort you that you beware of those people who are causing divisions among you and who cause people to turn away [from God] [MTY] [because they teach things that] are contrary to the message [about Christ] that you have learned (OR, that others taught you). Keep away from such people!
Mme legale go santse go na le sengwe se ke batlang go se bua pele ga ke fetsa lokwalo lo. Tswang mo go ba ba dirang dikgaogano ebile ba senya tumelo ya boammaaruri ya batho, ba ruta dilo kaga Jesu tse di kgatlhanong le se lo se rutilweng.
18 They do not serve our Lord Christ! On the contrary, they only want to satisfy their own desires [MTY]! Also, by all the eloquent things that they say [DOU] they deceive those people who do not realize [that their teaching is false].
Baruti ba ba ntseng jalo ga ba direle Morena wa rona Jesu, mme ba fufulela dimpa tsa bone fela. Ke dibui tse di itseng go bua mme batho ba ba bopegileng senyana mo tlhaloganyong ba tle ba tsiediwe ke bone ka puo ya bone e e borethe.
19 [Believers] everywhere know that you have paid attention to [the good message about Christ], with the result that I rejoice about you. But I also want you to be wise, [with the result that you do] what is good. I also want you to avoid doing what is evil.
Mme mongwe le mongwe o itse gore lo eme ka boikanyego le ka boammaaruri mo go intumedisang fela thata. Ke batla gore lo age lo le botlhale ka go itse bomolemo le go nna le poifo mo go se se bosula.
20 [If you avoid people who teach what is false], what will [soon happen] [MET] [will be as though] God, who causes us to be peaceful, will be crushing Satan under your feet! [I pray that] our Lord Jesus will continue to act kindly towards you.
Modimo wa kagiso o tlaa tloga o ripitla Satane ka fa tlase ga dinao tsa lona. A masego a a tswang kwa go Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete a nne le lona.
21 Timothy, who works with me, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, who are my fellow Jews, [want you to know that they are] (sending their greetings to/thinking fondly of) you.
Timotheo modiri ka nna, le Lukio le Jasone le Sosipatere, ba losika lwa me, ba lo eleletsa matlhogonolo.
22 I, Tertius, [one who belongs to] the Lord, [also want you to know] that I am (sending my greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. [I am writing this letter as Paul tells me what to write for him].
Nna, Teretio, yo ke kwalelang Paulo lokwalo lo, ke romela ditumediso tsa me le nna, ke le mokaulengwe mo Sekereseteng.
23 I, [Paul], am staying in the house of Gaius, and the whole congregation [here meets] in his house. He [also wants you to know] that he is (sending his greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. Erastus, the treasurer of [this] city, also [wants you to know that] he is (sending his greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. Our fellow believer Quartus also (sends his greetings to you./says he is thinking fondly of you.)
Gaio a re ke lo dumedise. Ke moeng wa gagwe, phuthego le yone e tshwarelwa fano mo lwapeng lwa gagwe. Eraseto, motlhokomedi wa matlotlo a motse, o a lo dumedisa fela jalo le Kwaretose mokaulengwe o a lo dumedisa.
Salang sentle. A tshegofatso ya Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete e nne le lona lotlhe.
25 As [I] proclaim [the good message about] Jesus Christ, [I tell about God], the one who is able to strengthen you [spiritually]. I also proclaim the [truth] that was not revealed {which [God] did not reveal} in all previous ages/times (aiōnios g166)
Ke lo neela mo Modimong, o o kgonang go lo nonotsha le go lo pepetletsa mo Moreneng, fela jaaka Mafoko a a Molemo a bua, le jaaka ke lo boleletse. Se ke leano la Modimo la poloko ya lona badichaba, le le neng le fitlhegile go tsweng kwa tshimologong ya metlha. (aiōnios g166)
26 but which has now been {which [he] has now} revealed. [I, along with others, have proclaimed] what the prophets wrote [about Christ]. We are doing what the eternal God commanded [us(exc)/me to do]. We want [people in] all ethnic groups to know [Christ] so that they can believe [in him] and obey [him]. (aiōnios g166)
Mme jaanong fela jaaka baporofiti ba sale ba bolela le jaaka Modimo o laotse molaetsa o o rerwa gongwe le gongwe, gore batho mo tikologong yotlhe ya lefatshe ba tle ba nne le tumelo mo go Keresete ba mo obamele. (aiōnios g166)
