Romatɔwo 13
1 Miɖo to dziɖuɖu la, elabena Mawue nye ame si ɖo dziɖuɖu la anyi. Dziɖuɖu aɖeke mele afi aɖeke si Mawu ŋutɔ metsɔ ŋusẽ na o.
Let every soule submit him selfe vnto the auctorite of ye hyer powers. For there is no power but of God.
2 Eya ta ame sia ame si gbe dukɔa ƒe sewo dzi wɔwɔ la gbe Mawu ƒe sewo dzi wɔwɔ, eye tohehe adze nu sia yome.
The powers that be are ordeyned of God. Whosoever therfore resysteth power resisteth the ordinaunce of God. And they that resist shall receave to the selfe damnacio.
3 Elabena kpovitɔ medoa ŋɔdzi na ame siwo le nu nyui wɔm la o, ke ame siwo le nu vɔ̃ wɔm la, woavɔ̃ kpovitɔ ɣe sia ɣi. Eya ta ne mèdi be yeanɔ vɔvɔ̃m o la, wɔ seawo dzi kpoo, ekema eme anyo na wò.
For rulars are not to be feared for good workes but for evyll Wilt thou be with out feare of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praysed of the same.
4 Mawu ƒe subɔlae nye kpovitɔ la ɖa ɖe wò nyonyo ta. Ke ne èle nu vɔ̃ aɖe wɔm la, eme kɔ ƒãa be ànɔ vɔvɔ̃m, elabena kpovitɔ la ana woahe to na wò nu gbegblẽ wɔla la.
For he is the minister of God for thy welth. But and yf thou do evyll then feare: for he beareth not a swearde for nought: but is the minister of God to take vengeaunce on them that do evyll.
5 Eya ta miwɔ seawo dzi le nu eve siawo ta: gbã, be miagaxɔ tohehe o; evelia, elabena mienya xoxo tso miaƒe dzi me be ele be yewoawɔ seawo dzi.
Wherfore ye must nedes obeye not for feare of vengeaunce only: but also because of conscience.
6 Midzɔ miaƒe dugawo hã le nu eve siawo ke ta, elabena ele be woaxe fe na dziɖuɖudɔwɔlawo, ale be woate ŋu anɔ Mawu ƒe dɔ la wɔm, anɔ kpekpem ɖe mia ŋu.
And even for this cause paye ye tribute. For they are goddes ministers servynge for the same purpose.
7 Mixe fe na ame sia ame abe ale si wòdzee ene. Mixe miaƒe dugawo kple adzɔwo dzidzɔtɔe. Miɖo to miaƒe tatɔwo, eye mitsɔ bubu na ame sia ame si dze bubu la.
Geve to every man therfore his duetie: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custome to whom custome is due: feare to whom feare belongeth: Honoure to who honoure pertayneth
8 Migana naneke ƒe fe natsi mia ŋu o, negbe ame bubuwo lɔlɔ̃ ƒe fe ko. Migaxe ame bubuwo lɔlɔ̃ ƒe fe sia vɔ gbeɖe o! Elabena ne mielɔ̃ wo la, miawɔ Mawu ƒe seawo katã dzi, eye miawɔ nu sia nu si Mawu bia tso mia si la.
Owe nothinge to eny man: but to love one another. For he that loveth another fulfylleth the lawe.
9 Ke nya si woŋlɔ ɖi bena: “Mègawɔ ahasi o,” “Mègawu ame o,” “Mègafi fi o,” “Mègabiã ŋu o,” eye ne se bubu aɖe gali si ƒo esiawo ta la, ekema eyae nye: “Lɔ̃ hawòvi abe ɖokuiwò ene.”
For these commaundementes: Thou shalt not comit advoutry: Thou shalt not kyll: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnes: Thou shalt not desyre and so forth (yf there be eny other comaundement) they are all comprehended in this sayinge: Love thyne neghbour as thy selfe.
10 Lɔlɔ̃ nana womedaa vo ɖe amehavi ŋu o. Eya ta lɔlɔ̃ na ame havie nye sedziwɔwɔ.
Love hurteth not his neghbour. Therfore is love the fulfillynge of the lawe.
11 Nu bubu si ta wòle be mianɔ agbe nyuie lae nye be: mienya be ɣeyiɣi boo megali o. Minyɔ, elabena xɔxɔ tu aƒe fifia wu ale si míexɔe se tsã.
This also we knowe I mean the season howe that it is tyme that we shuld now awake oute of slepe. For now is oure salvacion nearer then when we beleved.
12 Zã la va yi vɔ, ŋu le kekem azɔ! Eya ta mina míaɖe asi le vivitimenuwɔwɔwo ŋu, eye míado kekeli ƒe akpoxɔnuwo.
The nyght is passed and the daye is come nye. Let us therfore cast awaye the dedes of darcknes and let vs put on the (Armoure) of lyght.
13 Mina míawɔ nu dzeame, abe ale si nyo le ŋkeke me ene; menye le aglotutu kple ahamumu, ahasiwɔwɔ kple hadzedze, alo le dzrewɔwɔ kple ŋuʋaʋã me o.
Let vs walke honestly as it were in the daye lyght: not in eatynge and drinkynge: nether in chamburynge and wantannes: nether in stryfe and envyinge:
14 Ke boŋ mibia Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo be wòakpe ɖe mia ŋu, be mianɔ agbe abe ale si dze ene. Migakpɔ dzidzɔ le nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ŋu o.
but put ye on the Lorde Iesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesshe to fulfyll ye lustes of it.
