Romatɔwo 10
1 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, nye dzimedidi kple nye gbedodoɖa na Mawue nye be Israeltɔwo nakpɔ ɖeɖe.
Brothers, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God is that Israel may be saved.
2 Elabena mate ŋu aɖi ɖase tso wo ŋu be wotsɔa dzo ɖe Mawu ŋuti, gake womewɔa esia kple sidzedze o.
I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3 Esi womenya Mawu ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye o, eye wole agbagba dzem be yewoatsɔ yewo ŋutɔ ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye atu tsitre la, ekema womebɔbɔ wo ɖokuiwo ɖe Mawu ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye la te o.
For they do not understand the righteousness of God, and by seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to God's righteousness.
4 Se la ƒe nuwuwue nye Kristo, be ame sia ame si xɔ edzi se la nakpɔ dzɔdzɔenyenye.
For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 Mose ŋlɔ ɖi le dzɔdzɔenyenye si tso se la me la ŋuti be, “Ame si wɔ nu siawo la, anɔ agbe ɖe wo nu.”
Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”
6 Ke dzɔdzɔenyenye si vana to xɔse me la gblɔ be, “Mègagblɔ le wò dzi me be, ‘Ame kae ayi dziƒo mahã?’” (Esia fia be woatsɔ Kristo ava anyigba dzi)
But the righteousness that is by faith speaks like this: “Do not say in yoʋr heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)
7 “alo ‘Ame kae ayi tsiẽƒe mahã?’” (Esia fia be woana Kristo nagatsi tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome). (Abyssos g12)
“or, ‘Who will go down into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)
8 Ke nya ka wògblɔ? “Nya la tsɔ ɖe gbɔwò kpuie; ele wò nu me, eye wòle wò dzi me hã.” Esia nye xɔse si ŋu míele gbeƒã ɖem le la.
But what does it say? “The word is near yoʋ, in yoʋr mouth and in yoʋr heart” (that is, the word of faith that we preach),
9 Elabena ne ètsɔ wò nu ʋu eme be Yesue nye Aƒetɔ, eye nèxɔe se tso wò dzi me be Mawu fɔe ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome la, àkpɔ ɖeɖe.
because if yoʋ confess with yoʋr mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe with yoʋr heart that God raised him from the dead, yoʋ will be saved.
10 Elabena wotsɔa dzi xɔna sena hena dzɔdzɔenyenye, eye wotsɔa nu ʋua eme hena ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ.
For with the heart belief is exercised, resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made, resulting in salvation.
11 Elabena Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe la gblɔ na mí be, “Ŋu makpe ame sia ame si xɔ Kristo dzi se la akpɔ o.”
As the Scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”
12 Elabena Yudatɔwo kple ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la siaa sɔ le go sia me; Aƒetɔ ɖeka ma koe le wo katã si, eye wònaa eƒe kesinɔnuwo ame sia ame si bianɛ la faa,
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call upon him.
13 elabena, “Ame sia ame si yɔa Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋkɔa la akpɔ ɖeɖe.”
For “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 Azɔ aleke woayɔ ame si dzi womexɔ se o la mahã? Eye aleke woate ŋu axɔ edzi ase ne womese nu tso eŋu kpɔ o? Eye aleke woawɔ ase nya tso eŋu ne ame aɖeke megblɔe na wo o?
How then will they call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone preaching?
15 Eye aleke ame aɖe aɖe gbeƒã tso Kristo ŋu ne womedɔe o? Abe ale si woŋlɔe ɖi ene be, “Ame siwo ɖea gbeƒã nyanyui la ƒe afɔwo nya kpɔna loo!”
And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who preach good news of good things!”
16 Gake menye Israeltɔwo katãe xɔ nyanyui la dzi se o, elabena Yesaya gblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ, ame kae xɔ míaƒe nyawo dzi se mahã?”
But not all the Israelites have obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
17 Ke xɔse vana na ame to nyanyui la sese me, eye nyanyui la tsoa Mawu ƒe nya me vana.
So then, faith comes by hearing, and hearing comes through the word of God.
18 Ke mele biabiam be: Ɖe womese nya la o mahã? Ɛ̃, vavãe, wosee: “Wogblɔ nyanyui la le anyigba ƒe akpa sia akpa, eye woƒe nyawo de xexea me ƒe seɖoƒe ke.
But I ask, have they not heard? On the contrary, “The message has gone out into all the earth, and the words to the ends of the world.”
19 Megale biabiam ake be: Ɖe Israeltɔwo mese nya la gɔme oa? Mosee nye ame gbãtɔ gblɔ be, “Mana miaʋã ŋu ɖe dukɔ si menye dukɔ o la ŋu; eye mana miado dɔmedzoe ɖe dukɔ si mesea nu gɔme o la ŋu.”
Again I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation; by a nation that has no understanding I will provoke you to anger.”
20 Ke Yesaya do dzi gblɔ bena, “Ame siwo medim o la kpɔm, eye meɖe ɖokuinye fia ame siwo mebia tanye se o la.”
And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who were not seeking me; I became known to those who were not asking for me.”
21 Ke le Israel ŋuti la, egblɔ bena, “Ŋkeke blibo la katã mekeke nye abɔwo na dukɔ si meɖoa to o la, ke wole ɖeklemiɖeɖe dzi, eye wogbea vava.”
But to Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
