Romans 13
1 Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,
Mweya umwe neumwe ngauzviise pasi pemasimba epamusoro; nokuti hakuna simba kunze kwerakabva kuna Mwari; masimba aripo akagadzwa naMwari.
2 so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.
Naizvozvo anopikisa simba anopikisa chimiso chaMwari; zvino ivo vanopikisa vanozvigamuchirira kuraswa.
3 For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,
Nokuti vatongi havasi chityiso kumabasa akanaka, asi kune akaipa. Zvino unoda kusatya simba here? Ita zvakanaka, zvino uchava nerumbidzo kubva kwariri;
4 for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.
nokuti ndiro muranda waMwari kuti zvikunakire. Asi kana uchiita zvakaipa, itya; nokuti harina kubatira munondo pasina; nokuti muranda waMwari, mutsivi pahasha kune anoita zvakaipa.
5 Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,
Naizvozvo zvakafanira kuzviisa pasi, kwete nekuda kwehasha chete, asi nekuda kwehanawo.
6 for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;
Nokuti nekuda kwezvizvi munoterawo; nokuti varanda vaMwari, vanoramba vachibatirira chinhu ichochi.
7 render, therefore, to all [their] dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.
Naizvozvo ripirai vese zvakafanira: Mutero kuna vanofanira mutero; mubhadharo kune vanofanira mubhadharo; kutyiwa kune vanofanira kutyiwa; rukudzo kune vanofanira rukudzo.
8 To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other — law he hath fulfilled,
Musava nengava nemunhu, kunze kwerekudanana; nokuti anoda umwe, wazadzisa murairo.
9 for, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet;' and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;'
Nokuti izvi zvekuti: Usapomba, usauraya, usaba, usapupura nhema, usachiva, kana kune murairowo upi neupi, zvakasanganiswa pashoko iri, rekuti: Ude wekwako sezvaunozvida iwe.
10 the love to the neighbour doth work no ill; the love, therefore, [is] the fulness of law.
Rudo haruiti zvakaipa kune wekwako; naizvozvo rudo kuzadzisika kwemurairo.
11 And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already [is] to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer [is] our salvation than when we did believe;
Uye izvi, muchiziva nguva, kuti ratova awa rekuti timuke pahope; nokuti ikozvino ruponeso rwedu rwava pedo kupfuura patakatenda.
12 the night did advance, and the day came nigh; let us lay aside, therefore, the works of the darkness, and let us put on the armour of the light;
Usiku hwaenda, uye zuva rava pedo; naizvozvo ngatibvise mabasa erima, uye ngatishonge zvombo zvechiedza.
13 as in day-time, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation;
Ngatifambe zvakafanira, sapamasikati, kwete mumitambo yemafaro akaipa nekuraradza, kwete pamabonde nekunyangadza, kwete mugakava negodo.
14 but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought — for desires.
Asi pfekai Ishe Jesu Kristu, musafunganyira nyama, mukuchiva.
