Romans 6
1 Someone might [RHQ] say [in reply to what I have written] that [since God acted kindly toward us] in a way we did not deserve [because we sinned], perhaps we should continue to sin in order that he may continue to act even more kindly toward us [and keep on forgiving us]! [RHQ]
Mbe chaikeki? chigendelele mu chibhibhi koleleki echigongo chiyongeshe?
2 [I would reply], No, certainly not! We [ought to consider that] our sinful desires [MET] [cannot make us do what they want us to do], [just like we cannot make] a corpse do what we want it to do. So it is not right that we continue to sin! [RHQ]
Uli na katyali. Eswe bhanu chifuye mu chibhibhi, echitula atiki lindi okulama kwibhyo?
3 When we were baptized {[asked someone to] baptize us} in order to show that we have a relationship with (OR, are united to) Jesus Christ, our [being baptized was to declare that it was as though] we died with Christ. ([I want] you to remember that!/Do you not know that?) [RHQ]
Angu mutakumenya ati bhaliya bhanu bhabhatijibhwe mu Kristo bhabhatijibhwe mu kufwa kwae.
4 So, when we were baptized {someone baptized us}, [it was as though] we were buried with Christ. [We were baptized] in order to indicate that [we would not let our sinful desires make us do what they want us to do, just like people cannot make] a corpse [do what they want it to] do [MET]. We [were baptized] to [signify that we would] continually conduct our lives in a new way, just like Christ was caused to live again in a new way by the great [power] of [God his] Father.
Chaliga chisikilwe amwi nage okulabha mu bhubhatijo mu mulufu. Gunu gwakolekene koleleki ati lwa kutyo Kristo enamusibhwe okusoka mulufu okulabha mwikusho Lya Lata, koleleki neswe chitule okulibhata mu bhuyaya bhwo bhulame.
5 Because of our close relationship with Christ, we have [separated ourselves from the former way in which we conducted our lives], just like he [was separated from his physical life when he] died [MET]. But God will also certainly [enable us to live in a new way, just like he] enabled Christ to live again.
Kulwo kubha chigwatanyisibhwe amwi nage mu chijejekanyo cho Lufu lwae one echigwatanyisibhwa mu bhusuluko bhwae.
6 We must keep remembering that when Christ died on the cross [MET], [it was as though] our sinful nature [died with him. It has] lost its power to make us do what it wants us to do [MET]. That happened in order that we would not do the sinful [things that our bodies] [MET], which desire to sin, want us to do, and in order that we would no longer have to sin [MET], as slaves [have to do what their masters want].
Eswe chimenyele kutya, bhumunu weswe obhwakala bhwabhambilwe amwi nage, koleleki ati omubhili gwe chibhibhi gunyamulwe. Gunu gwabhonekene koleleki ati chisige okugendelela kubha bhagaya bhe bhibhibhi.
7 [We are, as it were, freed] {[free]} [from] sinful [desires] [MET] [controlling us, just like] those who have died are free [from anything controlling them].
Omwene unu afuye akolelwe kubha mulengelesi okulubhana ne chibhibhi.
8 Since [it is as though] we died with Christ, we believe that we will continue to live with him.
Mbe nawe alabha chifuye amwi na Kristo, echikilisha ati echilama amwi nage one.
9 We know that since [God] enabled Christ to live again after he died, Christ will never die again. Nothing will ever be able to make him die again [PRS].
Chimenyele ati Kristo asuluywe okusoka mu bhafuye, na ati atali mufuye lindi. Olufu lutakumutunga lindi.
10 When he died, he died once for [people] who had sinned, and he will never die again; but in regard to his living [again now], he lives in order to [serve/honor] God.
Kulwo kubha ku misango jo lufu lunu afuye kulwe bhibhibhi, afuye lumwila ingulu ya bhona. Nolwo kutyo, obhulame bhunu kalama, alamile ingulu ya Nyamuanga.
11 Similarly, you must consider that [it is as though] you have become [unable to do what your] sinful [desires] [MET] want, as a corpse [is not able to do what anyone wants it to do]. You must also consider that because of your relationship to Christ Jesus you are living [in a new way] in order to [serve/honor] God.
Ku njila eyo eyo, nemwe one kubheile okwibhala ati mufuye mu bhibhibhi, nawe muli bhaanga mu Nyamuanga mu Kristo Yesu.
12 So, do not let the [desire to] sin [PRS] control your bodies [MET] with the result that you do the sinful things that you desire to do. [Remember that] your bodies will surely die, [but your spirits will never die].
Kunsonga eyo wasiga kwikilisha echibhibhi chitunge omubhili gwao koleleki utule okujubhaya jinamba jae.
13 Do not let any of your body parts do wicked things, as [you did] [MET] [when you were spiritually] dead. Instead, present yourselves to God as people who are alive [spiritually]. Present all your body parts to God, [to allow him] to use them to [do] righteous things.
Wasiga kusosha lubhala lwo mubhili gwao mu chibhibhi ni kuti bhinu bhinu bhitana bhulengelesi, nawe mwisoshe emwe abhene ku Nyamuanga, kuti bhanu bhanu bhali bhaanga okusoka mulufu. Na musoshe amabhala ge mubhili jemwe kuti bhinu bhyo bhulengelesi ku Nyamuanga
14 Do not let a [desire to] sin control you [PRS]. The laws [that God gave Moses] did not enable you [to stop sinning]. But [now] God controls you and kindly helps you [not to sin].
. Mwasiga kuchikilisisha echibhibhi chibhatunge. kulwo kubha mutali emwalo ye bhilagilo, nawe emwalo ye chigongo.
15 [I suppose that certain people might think about what I have just said and they might] say [RHQ], “[You say that] the laws [God gave Moses] did not [enable us to stop sinning, but that God is now] treating us kindly in ways we do not deserve. ([That seems to mean that God permits] us to continue sinning./[Does that mean that God permits] us to continue sinning?) [RHQ]” My reply to that is no, we should certainly not continue [sinning]
Mbe ni chinuki? chikolwa echibhibhi kulwo kubha chitali emwalo ye chilagilo, amwi emwalo ye chigongo? Ulicho nakatyali.
16 [Slaves] have to obey [what their masters command] [MET] [them to do]. (I want you to remember this./Do you not know this?) [RHQ] Similarly, if you present yourselves to someone [in order to] obey him, you will be the slaves [MET] of the person you obey. Similarly, [if you have yielded yourselves to do the] sinful things [you desire], you are slaves of your sinful desires [PRS], and you will be eternally separated from God. [If you have yielded yourselves] to obey [God], you are slaves of God and you need to [live] righteously.
Mutakumenya ati ku mwene bhanu abhesosha abhene kuti bhakosi niwe unu emwe omubha bhakosi bhae, mwene unu jimwiile okumwolobhela? Linu ni lya chimali nolwo kutyo emwe muli bhagaya mu chibhibhi chinu echiletelela olufu, amwi bhagaya bhanu obhwolobhe bhunu obhubhasilila obhulengelesi.
17 You were once slaves [to] your sinful [desires]. But you began to sincerely obey the new teaching [MET] that you were taught {that [people] taught you}. I thank God for that.
Mbe nawe asimwe Nyamuanga! kwo kubha mwaliga bhagaya bhe bhibhibhi, nawe nimwolobha okusoka mu mitima jilya kuti liigisho linu mwayanilwe.
18 [I] also [thank God that] you have been freed {[that] he has freed you} from [being controlled by a desire to] sin, and that you have become [as though you were] slaves [MET] to [living] righteously [MET].
Mwasulumuywe okusoka mu bhibhibhi, nimukolwa kubha bhagaya bha bhalengelesi.
19 I am illustrating what I say [by talking about slavery] because your human nature prevents you from understanding [spiritual truth] easily. [In the past] you willingly did the immoral and unlawful things that [your minds compelled] your bodies to do [MET], [just like] slaves [do what their masters compel them to do]. As a result, you did even more unlawful things. Now, [you need to] willingly allow [your minds to compel] your bodies to [act] righteously [MET], in order that you will behave in a holy/pure way.
Enaika kuti munu kunsonga yo bhukeyeleywe bhwe mibhili jemwe. Kulwo kubha lwakutyo mwasosishe jigingo je mubhili jemwe kubha bhagaya kwo bhujabhi no bhubhibhi, nkokutyo jili, mbe woli musoshe ebhiungo bye mibhili kubha bhagaya bha bhalengelesi mu kwesibhwa.
20 When you were [like] slaves [because your sinful desires compelled you to do] sinful things [MET], you were not [concerned about behaving] righteously [MET].
Kulwo kubha anu mwaliga muchali bhagaya bhe bhibhibhi, mwaliga musulumuywe kula no bhulengelesi.
21 Nevertheless, [doing] those things resulted in your being separated from God, so you did not benefit at all from [doing] the [sinful] things that you are now ashamed of. [RHQ]
Mumwaya ogwo, mwaliga muli ne etwasho lilyaki ku misango jinu woli omulola nswalo kwibhyo? kulwo kubha okubhonekana kwe misango ejo ni lufu.
22 But you have been freed {[God] has freed you} from [letting the desire to] sin control you. You have become [as though you are] [MET] the slaves of God. So now the result is that God has caused you to completely belong to him and, as a result, you will live eternally. (aiōnios g166)
Mbe nawe kulwo kubha woli mwasulumuywe kula ne bhibhibhi na mukolelwe kubha bhagaya bha Nyamuanga, muli na litwasho ingulu yo kwesibhwa. kubhutelo bhwejo ni bhuanga bhwa kajanende. (aiōnios g166)
23 [What people receive for] sinning [is that they are] eternally separated from God. That is [like] wages that [people receive] [MET]. But what God gives us is a gift. What he gives us is that we live eternally because of [our relationship with] (OR, because [we are united to]) Christ Jesus our Lord. (aiōnios g166)
Okubha omuyelo gwe chibhibhi ni kufwa, nawe echiyanwa cha kutyo-ela ku Nyamuanga ni bhuanga bhwa kajanende mu Kristo Yesu Latabhugenyi weswe. (aiōnios g166)
