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].
Paulo, omukosi wa Yesu Kristo, unu abhilikiywe kubha Ntumwa, no kwaulwa ingulu ye misango jo bhwana eja Nyamuanga.
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.
Jinu nijo jilya eje misango jo bhwana jinu alagile kala okulabha ku bhalagi bhae mu maandiko amelu.
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.
No kulubhana no mwana wae, unu ebhuywe okusoka muluganda lwa Daud kulwa ingulu yo mubhili.
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.
Mwenene niwe alasibhwe ku Mwana wa Nyamuanga kwa managa ga Mwoyo Mwelu mu bhusuluko bhwa bhafuye, Yesu Kristo Latabhugenyi weswe.
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].
Okulabha ku mwenene chalamiye echigongo no bhutume kwo bhwolobhe bhwe likilisha mu Maanga gone, ingulu ya lisina lyae.
6 You [believers] who are living in Rome [city] are included among those whom God has chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.
Mumaanga ganu, emwe one mubhilikiywe kubha bha Yesu Kristo.
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.
Inyalubha inu ni kubhona bhanu bhali Roma, bhanu abhandi na Nyamuanga, bhanu bhabhilikiywe kubha bhanu bhalengelesi. Echigongo chibhe kwimwe, no mulembe okusoka ku Nyamuanga Lata weswe na Latabhugenyi Yesu Kristo.
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.
Okwamba, enimusima Nyamuanga wani mu Yesu Kristo ingulu yemwe bhona, kulwa insonga elikilisha lyemwe eilasibhwa mu Chalo chona.
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].
kulwo kubha Nyamuanga ni mubhambasi wani, unu enikolela mu mutima gwani ku musango gwo bhwana ogwo mwana wae, lwa kutyo enikomesha mukubhaika.
10 I especially ask God that if he desires [me to visit you], somehow at last I shall be able to do so.
Nsiku jone enikomesha mu okusabhwa jisala jani ati ku njila Yona yona mubhutelo nibhone libhando woli mu Kwenda kwa Nyamuanga mu Kuja kwemwe.
11 [I pray this] because I long to visit you to help you spiritually, in order that you will become stronger [spiritually].
Kulwo kubha eninda okubhalola, koleleki nibhone okubhayana emwe abhandi ebhiyanwa bhya mumwoyo, nibhone okubhakomesha.
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].
Ati, enilolelela okusilisibhwa mu Mwoyo amwi nemwe, mu njila ye likilisha Lya bhuli umwi weswe, kwemwe na kwanye.
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].
Oli abhasu, nitakwenda muleme okumenyekana ati, kwiya kafu nilamue okuja kwemwe, nawe niganyibhwe okinga oli, nendaga kutya koleleki ati amatwasho kwemwe lwakutyo jili ona agatigati ya bhanu bha Maanga.
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.
Enitwongwa na bhayunani na bhagenyi ona abhengeso na bhamumu.
15 So what I have eagerly desired is that I might proclaim this good message to you who are living in Rome also.
Lwakutyo kwibhala lyani, anye nimalilie okulasha omusango gwo bhwana kwemwe one emwe bhanu muliyo Roma.
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.
Kulwo kubha nitagulolela nswalo omusango gwo bhwana, kulwo kubha ni bhutulo bhwa Nyamuanga bhunu obhuleta omwelulo ku bhuli unu kekilisha, okwamba ku Muyaudi na ku Muyunani one.
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].”
Kulwo kubha obhulengelesi bhwa Nyamuanga obhubhonekana okusoka mu kwikilisha kukinga mu kwikilisha, lwa kutyo jandikilwe, ati “Omulengelesi kalama mu likilisha.”
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].
Kulwo kubha ebhinyiga bhya Nyamuanga bhyabhulisibhwe okusoka mu lwile ingulu yo bhunyamusi ne bhibhibhi bhyona ebhya bhanu, abha ku njila yo bhunyamusi inu eiseleka echimali.
19 [Everyone] can clearly know what God [is like], because God himself has revealed to everyone [what he is like].
Inu ni kulwa insonga, gona ganu agatula okumenyekana ingulu ya Nyamuanga gali abhwelu kubhene. Kulwo kubha Nyamuanga abhamenyesishe.
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)
Kulwo kubha amasango gae ganu gatakubhonekana kisi gali abhwelu okusoka mukumogwa kwe Chalo. Agamenyekana okulabha ku bhinu bhinu bhyamogelwe. Amasango ganu ni bhutulo bhwae obhwa kajanende no bhusimuka bhwa Bhunyamuanga. Mukubhonekana kwae, abhanu bhanu bhatana bhwilige-lige. (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].
Linu ni kwa insonga, nolwo kutyo bhamenyele okulubhana na Nyamuanga, bhatamukusishe mwene kuti Nyamuanga, nolwo bhatamusimile. Okwiya nibhabha bhafila mu meganilisho gebhwe, na mu Mioyo jebhwe ejo bhumumu nijiswikilwa echisute.
22 Although they claimed that they were wise, they became foolish,
Nibhebhilikila ati ni bhengeso, nawe nibhabha bhamumu.
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.
Bhaliinduye likusho lya Nyamuanga unu atana bhunyamuke mu chijejekanyo cho lususo lwo mwanamunu unu ali no bhunyamuke, na jinyonyi, na jintyanyi eja magulu gana, ne je bhimogwa bhinu ebhikwesa.
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].
Kulwenda Nyamuanga abhasigile bhalubhe inamba ye Mwoyo jebhwe kwo bhujabhi, kwe mibhili jebhwe abhaswasibhwa no kubhonekana kwebhwe.
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)
Nibho abhene bhainduye echimali cha Nyamuanga kubha lulimi, nabho bhalamishe no kukolela ebhimwongwa okukila omumogi, oyo kakusibhwa kajanende. Amina. (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].
Kulwa insonga inu, Nyamuanga abhasigile bhalubhe jinamba jebhwe ejajiswalo, kwo kubha abhagasi bhebhwe bhainduye ebhikolwa bhwyebhwe bhyo bhusimuka kuchilya chinu chitasikene no bhusimuka.
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].
Nolwo kutyo na Bhalume one nibhasiga ebhikolwa bhwyebhwe bhyo bhusimuka kubhagasi nibhanambalilana abhene kwa bhene. Bhanu bhaliga bhalume abho bhakolele na bhalume bhejabho ganu gateile, nabho bhalamie intambala inu yalinga iiyile mu bhunyamuke bhwyebhwe.
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.
Kunsonga bhalemele okubha na Nyamuanga mu bhumenyi bhwebhwe, abhasigile bhalubhe obhwenge bhwebhwe bhunu bhuteile, bhakole emisango jilya jinu jiteile.
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].
Bhejusibhwe no bhulangi - langi bhwona, obhubhibhi, inamba mbibhi. Bhejusibhwe na lifuwa, obhwiti, obhulemo, obhujigi-jigi, abho Mwoyo mubhibhi.
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.
Abho one, ni Bhalomi bhe bhiwewe, abhabheelesha, na bhanu abhamubhiililwa Nyamuanga. Abhanyamuke, abhechigundu, na bhanu abhekuya. Na abhetemeki bha mabhibhi, na bhanyantolobhela bhebhusi bhwebhwe.
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].
Bhenene bhatana bhumenyi; Bhanu bhanyantekilishanya, bhanyambula lyenda lyo bhusimuka, bhanyantafwila chigongo.
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.
Abhamenyesishe ebhilolelela bhya Nyamuanga, ati abhanu bhanu abhakola emisango jejabhwejo bhejile lufu. Nawe atali ati-la abhakola emisango ejo, bhwenene one abhekilishanya na bhalya bhanu abhakola emisango ejo.
