Romans 1

1 [I], Paul, who serve Christ Jesus, [am writing this letter]. God chose me to be an apostle, and I was appointed by him {he appointed me} in order that [I should proclaim] (the good message/the gospel) that [comes from him].

Mini Pɔli, Jesu Kiristu tuonsɔnlo, ke bi yini nni ke min tua ya tondo ke o gagdi ki baa wangi U Tienu laabaalŋamo,

2 Long before [Jesus came to earth, God] promised [that he would reveal] this good message by means of what his prophets [wrote] in the sacred Scriptures.

U Tienu bo tuodi ki niani, ki cedi ke bi sawalpuaba diani a tilŋama dianŋami nni, ke li ba tua yeni,

3 This good message is [about the one whom we know as] his Son. As to his Son’s physical/human nature, he was born a descendant of [King] David.

Ke li nua o Bijua yua n mali, ki tie Dafiidi puolŋuanu, yaa tie ti gbannandi po.

4 As to his divine nature, it was shown {[God] showed} powerfully that he is (God’s own Son/the man who is also God). [God] showed this by his Holy Spirit causing him to become alive again after he died. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ke li dɔgdi yeni U Tienu Foŋanma paaciamu, ki waani ke o tie U Tienu Bijua ki dugni o iedma bi kpienba siiga, wani yua n tie Jesu Kiristu, T Diedo.

5 He is the one who appointed me, who did not deserve it, [to be] an apostle. He did that in order that [many] among the non-Jews would honor [him] and would obey him as a result of their believing [my message about him].

Wani ya po ke ti baa li ŋanbli, ki tua o tondba ki ba cedi o yeli po bi nilanba ń tuo ki ya cɔlni, ki go dugi o po.

6 You [believers] who are living in Rome [city] are included among those whom God has chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.

Yinba yaaba ke Jesu Kiristu yini ne, i mo ye li nibuoli siiga nni.

7 [I am writing this letter] to all of [you in Rome] whom God loves and whom he has chosen [to become his] people. [I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will [continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.

N diani li tili ne yinba yaaba n ye Roma, ki tie U Tienu buakaaba, ke o gagdi ki yini yi ke yin tua niŋanba: U Tienu ti Báa yeni ti Diedo Jesu Kiristu ń puni yi li ŋanbli yeni mi yanduanma!

8 As I begin [this letter], I thank my God for all you [believers in Rome]. It is because of [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us that] I [am able to do that]. I thank him because your trusting [in Jesus Christ] is something that people all over [the Roman Empire] [HYP] are talking about.

N dá ba tieni U Tienu balga Jesu Kiristu yeli po yinba ya po, kelima ŋanduna kuli bani i dudugdi ń caa ki se naani.

9 God, whom I devotedly serve as I [proclaim to people] the gospel concerning his Son, knows that I tell the truth when I say that I always mention you whenever [DOU] I pray [to God] [HYP].

U Tienu, min tuuni yua ya po, ke li nua o Bijua laabaalŋamo, tie n kasiedi, ke n maadi i maama daali kuli kaa cedi.

10 I especially ask God that if he desires [me to visit you], somehow at last I shall be able to do so.

N miadi n jaandi nni kaa cedi, ke li ya tie o yanbuama po, min baa u sanu yeni li pamanli ki cua yiani.

11 [I pray this] because I long to visit you to help you spiritually, in order that you will become stronger [spiritually].

Kelima n bua min la yi, ki bɔgdi yeni yi U Tienu Foŋanma paabu, yin fidi ki ya se taajala lie ke li paa.

12 I long to visit you in order that you and I might encourage each other [by means of our sharing with each other] how each of us trusts [in Jesus].

Lani yaa ka, n ya cua i siiga, ti kuli ń taani ki baa li papaali kelima yinba yeni mini ń taani ki pia ya dandanli po.

13 My fellow believers, many times I planned to visit you. I certainly want you to know [LIT] that. [But I have not been able to come to you because] I have been hindered {[things] have always prevented me} until the present time. I have wanted to come in order that I might help you to mature spiritually [IDM], as [I have helped people to mature spiritually] in many other non-Jewish groups [HYP].

N naataani, mii bua min wuoni yi ke n yen kali, ki jagi ke min cua i kani, ki la yi, ki cie ya luana n ye i siiga yeni ya nibuoli n sieni; ama hali yeni mɔla kuli, n dá ki ba sanu.

14 I feel obliged [to proclaim the gospel to all non-Jewish people], specifically to [people who know] the Greek [language and culture] and to those who do not know it, to people who are educated and to those who are uneducated.

Li tie n po panli i, ke min gedi ki la Girekinba yeni bi yanbɔndanba, ki gedi ki la a gbanbanda yeni yaaba n ki kua cogu kuli.

15 So what I have eagerly desired is that I might proclaim this good message to you who are living in Rome also.

Lanyapo, li tie n po buamɔnma i, ke min kpaandi ki waani yinba yaaba n ye Roma po, o laabaalŋamo.

16 [That leads me to say that] I very confidently proclaim [LIT] the good message [about what Christ has done], because this good message is the powerful [means] that God [uses] to save [from the guilt of their sins] all people who trust [in what Christ has done for them]. Specifically, God first has saved the Jews [who believe the good message], and then he has saved non-Jews.

Kelima mii ji jie fee yeni min waani o laabaalŋamo: li tie U Tienu paaciamu faabma i, yua n daani kulipo; ki cili juufinba ki tuadi Gilekinba

17 By means of this good message God reveals how he erases the record of people’s sins (OR, declares people no longer guilty for having sinned); and his doing this is entirely because [IDM] they trust [in Christ. This is confirmed] by what [a prophet long ago] wrote [that God said], “Those (whose record of sin [I] have erased/whom [I] have declared no longer guilty for sin) because they trust [in me] will live [forever].”

Li laabaalŋamo n dɔgdi ki wangi U Tienu teginma yaama n ŋua li dandanli, ki go tie li dandanli po, nani lan diani maama: “O niteginka baa fo o dandanli po.

18 From [where God rules in] heaven he is making it clear to all [non-Jewish] people who show no respect for God and who do wicked things, that he is angry with them [and that they deserve to be punished] {[that he would punish them]} [MTY]. By means of [their behaving] wickedly, they keep other people [from believing what they know] to be true [about God].

U tienu panbienli ñani tanpoli ki ddɔgdi, ki yie bi niba tuonbiadi kuli po yeni yaali n ki tuagi i mɔmɔni sanu po bani yaaba n cedi ke bi tuonbiadi dɔgni i mɔmɔni.

19 [Everyone] can clearly know what God [is like], because God himself has revealed to everyone [what he is like].

Kelima lan buali ke ban ya bani U Tienu po yaali ki duagi ba bá waamu; U Tienu wani o bá n waani ba.

20 [People] cannot see what God is like. But ever since he created the world, by means of what he created he has clearly revealed what he is like. He has made clear to everyone that he has always been able to do very powerful things. [Therefore, we should recognize that] God is powerful, [completely different from all that he created]. So no one has a basis for saying, [“We never knew about God].” (aïdios g126)

Lanyapo, U Tienu ŋandi yaadi n ki pia bianu, O paaciamu yuu n ki pia gbenma yeni o yenyema ki duagi ba; bi nua likuli yeni bi nuni, hali ŋanduna tagma. Ti ya diidi wan tagi yaali kuli, bi niba ki pia ban ba yedi yaali ki faabi bi yula. (aïdios g126)

21 Although [the non-Jews] knew what God [is like], they did not honor him as God, nor did they thank [him for what he had done]. But instead, they began to think foolish [things about him], and they became unable to understand [MET] [what he wanted them to know].

Kelima, ban bandi U Tienu, bi naa kpiagi o nani o tie U Tienu; baa tieni o balga yeni o tuonŋama; ama bi maalbiidi biani ba ke bi luoni bi pala ki ki kua li biigli nni.

22 Although they claimed that they were wise, they became foolish,

Bi tie ti japaadi ki maali ke bi tie yanfodanba i, ki na tie gaada.

23 and they refused to [admit that] God is glorious and will never die. Instead, they made and worshipped idols [that resembled people who] will some day die, and [then they made other idols that resembled] birds and four-footed animals, and [finally] they made idols that resembled reptiles.

Bi lebdi U Tienu yua n ki pia juodma yudandi ki nan ŋua ya bonnannandi tie o nisaalo yua n ba kpe, lani yaa ka ti bonyugditi, ti yandi yeni a bonbalinkaana.

24 So God allowed [the non-Jews] do immoral sexual things that they [SYN] strongly desired, things [that their desires were compelling them to do]. As a result, they [began to] dishonor each other’s bodies [by their sexual actions].

Lani ya po i ke U Tienu tulni ba ti tuonjɔgindi po, ke ban ya tiendi bi pala ń faadi yaali; ke bi ji tie bi ŋmiali nni, yaali n pia i fee, hali ki biidi bi gbanu.

25 Also, they [chose to worship] false [gods] instead (of admitting/of choosing to believe) what is true [about] God. They worshipped and served things [that God] created instead of [worshipping and serving God himself], the one who created [everything. They did this even though] he [deserves that those he created] would forever praise him. Amen!/May it be so! (aiōn g165)

Bani yaaba n lebdi ki ŋa U Tienu mɔmɔni, ki nan ŋua mi tofaama, bani yaaba n kpiagdi U Tienu tagma ki nan ŋa wani o tagdo yua dagdi yeni ya kpiagdi n ki pia gbenma. Ami! (aiōn g165)

26 So, God allowed [the non-Jews to do] shameful [sexual] things that they [strongly] desired. As a result, many women did not have natural sexual relations [with their husbands] [EUP]. Instead, they were doing sexual actions with other women [EUP].

Lanyapo i, ke U Tienu tulni ba ke bi faadi ti tuonjɔgindi yeni i fee tuona: Kelima bi puoba ŋa U Tienu ń tagi ba yaali ya po ki ŋɔdi ti cancagindi tuona.

27 Similarly, [many] men stopped having/did not have natural sexual relations with women [EUP]. Instead, they strongly desired to have sexual relations with other men. They committed [homosexual] acts with other men, acts that were shameful. As a result, [God has] punished them [by sicknesses] in their bodies, which is what they deserve [because] they [thought] wrongly [that God would not punish them for doing that].

Bi jaba moko, lani n yeni, bi ŋa ban tagi o pua yaali ya po, ki fiindi bi gbanu, ki ŋua b jalieba ki cagni bi yula ki fiagdi bi bá. Bi ba baa bi gaadyema ń dagdi yeni ya pani.

28 Furthermore, because they decided that it was not [worthwhile] to know God, he allowed their own worthless thoughts [to completely control them]. As a result, they began doing [evil] things that [God says that people] should not do.

Nani ban den ki maali ke ban bandi U Tienu yeni, U Tienu mo ŋmagdi ba bi pala ń bua ya tuonjɔgindi po i, ke ban ya tie ya bona n ki pia mayuli.

29 They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] unrighteous [things]. They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] evil things [to others]. They strongly desire to possess things that [belong to others]. They strongly desire to harm [others] in various ways. [Many non-Jews] are constantly envying [other people. Many] constantly desire to murder [people. Many] constantly desire to cause strife [between people. Many] constantly desire to deceive [others. Many] constantly desire to speak hatefully [about others] (OR, [to speak harmful things about others, things that are not true]). [Many] gossip [about others].

Bi pala gbie yeni yaali n ki tiegi kuli, mi biadma, mi ŋaanma, bu nunfanbiadbu, ki nanga, mi kuukpama, li kɔnkɔnli, mi niama, ku tugtongu,

30 [Many] slander [others. Many] act especially hatefully toward God. [Many] speak or act in an insulting way [toward others. Many] treat others contemptuously. [Many] boast [about themselves to others. Many] invent new ways to do evil things. [Many non-Jewish children] disobey their parents.

Bi tie dokpala, jonjondanba, yenyiekaaba, japaadanba, maciandanba, tuonbiididanba, danyiekaaba yeni yanluodanba.

31 [Many non-Jews] act in other morally foolish ways. [Many] do not do what they promised [others that they would do. Many] do not [even] love [their own family members. And many] do not act mercifully [toward other people].

Bi tie yanpiidanba, ŋanwaadanba, bi yama ki siadi bi nisaallielo po, baa pia niñingbadma mo.

32 Although they know that God has declared that those who do such things deserve to be killed, they not only habitually do these [kinds of evil] things, but they also approve of others who habitually do them.

Bá ke bi bani U Tienu buudi po, ki bani ke yaaba n tie lan ya bona dagdi yeni mi kuuma; baa tie li bona baba ka, ama bi go taa yaaba n tie li bona po, ki go puuni ba i mɔni.