Romans 13
1 Let every individual be obedient to those who rule over him; for no one is a ruler except by God's permission, and our present rulers have had their rank and power assigned to them by Him.
Ka onye ọbụla doo onwe ya nʼokpuru ndị na-achị achị, nʼihi na ikike ọchịchị ọbụla agaghị adị ma ọ bụrụ na Chineke akwadoghị ya. Ọ bụkwa Chineke tọrọ ntọala ikike ọchịchị niile e nwere.
2 Therefore the man who rebels against his ruler is resisting God's will; and those who thus resist will bring punishment upon themselves.
Ya mere, onye ọbụla na-enupu isi nʼokpuru ọchịchị, na-emegide ihe Chineke hiwere, ndị na-eme nke a ga-ewetara onwe ha ikpe ọmụma.
3 For judges and magistrates are to be feared not by right-doers but by wrong-doers. You desire--do you not? --to have no reason to fear your ruler. Well, do the thing that is right, and then he will commend you.
Ndị na-eme ezi ihe anaghị atụ egwu ndị nọ nʼọchịchị, kama ndị na-atụ ha egwu bụ ndị na-eme ihe ọjọọ, ya mere ọ bụrụ na ị chọghị ịtụ ndị na-achị achị egwu, mee ihe dị mma, ha ga-etokwa gị.
4 For he is God's servant for your benefit. But if you do what is wrong, be afraid. He does not wear the sword to no purpose: he is God's servant--an administrator to inflict punishment upon evil-doers.
Nʼihi na ọ bụ onyeozi Chineke maka ọdịmma nke gị, ma ọ bụrụ na unu mere ihe na-adịghị mma, tụọnụ egwu, nʼihi na onye na-achị achị nwere ezi nkwado ịta onye mere ihe ọjọọ ahụhụ. Ọ bụ onyeozi Chineke bụrụkwa onye na-eji ọnụma na-ata ndị mmebi iwu ahụhụ.
5 We must obey therefore, not only in order to escape punishment, but also for conscience' sake.
Ya mere unu kwesiri irubere ndị na-achị achị isi, ọ bụghị naanị maka ahụhụ dịrị ndị nnupu isi, kama nʼihi akọnuche.
6 Why, this is really the reason you pay taxes; for tax-gatherers are ministers of God, devoting their energies to this very work.
Ọ bụkwa nke a kpatara unu ji na-atụ ụtụ isi nke taks, nʼihi na ndị na-achị achị na-ejere Chineke ozi mgbe ha na-aga nʼihu nʼezi ọchịchị.
7 Pay promptly to all men what is due to them: taxes to those to whom taxes are due, toll to those to whom toll is due, respect to those to whom respect is due, honour to those to whom honour is due.
Kwụghachinụ onye ọbụla ihe unu ji ha nʼụgwọ, ọ bụrụ na unu ji ụgwọ ụtụ taks, kwụọnụ ya, ọ bụrụkwa ụgwọ ụtụ isi nke akụnụba unu, ka unu ji, kwụọnụ ya. Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla kwesiri ka a sọpụrụ ya, sọpụrụnụ onye dị otu a, ọ bụrụkwa na onye ọbụla kwesiri ka a kwanyere ya ugwu kwanyerenụ ya ugwu.
8 Owe nothing to any one except mutual love; for he who loves his fellow man has satisfied the demands of Law.
Kwụọnụ ụgwọ niile unu ji. Ka ụgwọ unu ga-ejide ndị mmadụ bụrụ ụgwọ ịhụ ha nʼanya. Nʼihi na mgbe ị na-ahụ ndị mmadụ nʼanya, ị na-emezu ihe niile iwu chọrọ.
9 For the precepts, "Thou shalt not commit adultery," "Thou shalt do no murder," "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not covet," and all other precepts, are summed up in this one command, "Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thou lovest thyself."
Iwu niile e nyere, “Gị akwala iko,” “Egbula mmadụ,” “Ezula ohi,” “Enwela anya ukwu nʼihe mmadụ ibe gị nwere,” nakwa iwu ndị ọzọ niile e nyere ka a chịkọtara nʼotu nke a sịrị: “Hụ mmadụ ibe gị nʼanya dịka onwe gị.”
10 Love avoids doing any wrong to one's fellow man, and is therefore complete obedience to Law.
Ịhụnanya adịghị echere onye agbataobi ya echiche ọjọọ, ya mere ịhụnanya bụ idebezu iwu niile.
11 Carry out these injunctions because you know the critical period at which we are living, and that it is now high time, to rouse yourselves from sleep; for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first became believers.
Ihe ọzọ mere o ji dị mkpa ibi ezi ndụ bụ nke a. Unu maara na oge ahụ anyị na-ele anya ya abịala nso. Ya mere, sitenụ nʼụra bilie, nʼihi na nzọpụta anyị adịla nso ugbu a karịa mgbe ahụ anyị kweere na mbụ.
12 The night is far advanced, and day is about to dawn. We must therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness, and clothe ourselves with the armour of Light.
Abalị ekeela abụọ, ọ fọdụrụ ntakịrị ugbu a, ọ bụrụ ụtụtụ. Ka anyị yipụ uwe ọrụ nke ọchịchịrị, ma yikwasị ngwa agha nke ìhè.
13 Living as we do in broad daylight, let us conduct ourselves becomingly, not indulging in revelry and drunkenness, nor in lust and debauchery, nor in quarrelling and jealousy.
Bụrụnụ ndị dị ọcha, dịka ndị na-akpagharị nʼehihie. Ọ bụghị nʼịgba egwu ruru unyi, maọbụ nʼịṅụbiga mmanya oke, ọ bụghị nʼịkwa iko, na imefe ihe ụwa oke. Ọ bụghị nʼesemokwu, na ekworo.
14 On the contrary, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for gratifying your earthly cravings.
Kama yirinụ Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst dịka uwe. Unu enyekwala ahụ unu ohere inweta ihe niile nke na-agụ ya.
