Romatɔwo 15

1 Ehiã be mí ame siwo ŋu ŋusẽ le la, míabu ame siwo ŋu ŋusẽ mele o la ƒe gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔwo ŋu, eye míagadze mía ɖokui ŋu o.

Now we who are strong ought to bear with the limitations of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

2 Mía dome ame sia ame nadze ehavi ŋu hena ehavi ƒe nyonyo kple tutuɖedzi.

Let each of us please the neighbor with a view to what is good for edifying.

3 Kristo mewɔ nu be yeadze ye ɖokui ŋu o. Abe ale si Psalmokpala gblɔe ene la, “Eva be yeakpe fu, eye yeaxɔ dzudzu tso ame siwo tututu tsi tsitre ɖe Aƒetɔ la ŋu la gbɔ.”

Because even the Christ did not please Himself; rather, as it is written: “The revilings of those reviling you fell on me.”

4 Ele be nu siwo woŋlɔ ɖe Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe la me gbe aɖe gbe ke la nafia dzigbɔɖi mí, eye woade dzi ƒo na mí, ale be míanɔ mɔ kpɔm na ɣeyiɣi si Mawu aɖu nu vɔ̃ kple ku dzi la.

Whatever things were written before were so written for our instruction, so that through the fortitude and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

5 Mawu si naa dzigbɔɖi kple tenɔnɔ kpakple dzideƒo ame la nakpe ɖe mia ŋu be mianɔ anyi kple mia nɔewo le nɔvilɔlɔ̃ blibo me, eye ame sia ame natsɔ Kristo Yesu ƒe nɔnɔme anɔ agbe ɖe nɔvia ŋu.

Now may the God of that fortitude and that encouragement grant you to be of the same mind among yourselves according to Christ Jesus,

6 Ekema mí katã míate ŋu atsɔ gbe ɖeka akafu Aƒetɔ la, atsɔ ŋutikɔkɔe ana Mawu, míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo Fofo.

so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with one heart and voice.

7 Eya ta mixɔ mia nɔewo nyuie ɖe ha la me abe ale si Kristo ŋutɔ hã xɔ mi ene, ekema miatsɔ ŋutikɔkɔe ana Mawu.

Therefore accept one another, just as the Christ also accepted us, to the glory of God.

8 Miɖo ŋku edzi be Yesu Kristo va be yeafia mí be Mawu wɔa eƒe ŋugbedodowo dzi, eye be yeakpe ɖe Yudatɔwo ŋu.

Now I say that Christ Jesus has become a minister to the circumcised on behalf of God's truth, in order to confirm the promises to the fathers;

9 Migaɖo ŋku edzi hã be eva be ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la hã nakpɔ ɖeɖe, eye woatsɔ ŋutikɔkɔe ana Mawu le ale si wòvea wo nu la ta. Nu siae Psalmokpala la fia esi wòŋlɔ bena, “Makafu wò le ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la dome, eye madzi ha na wò ŋkɔ.”

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: “For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, O Lord, and will sing psalms to your name.”

10 Le teƒe bubu aɖe la, egagblɔ be, “O, ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la, mikpɔ dzidzɔ kple Mawu ƒe amewo, ame siwo nye Yudatɔwo la.”

And again He says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”

11 Egagblɔ le teƒe bubu hã be, “Mikafu Aƒetɔ la, mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la katã, mina ame sia ame nakafui.”

And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and laud Him, all you peoples!”

12 Nyagblɔɖila Yesaya gblɔ be, “Yese ƒe ke, ame si atsi tsitre be yeaɖu fia ɖe xexemedukɔwo dzi la ava; eyae ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la akpɔ mɔ na.”

And again, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, even He who rises up to rule over the nations; the Gentiles will place their hope on Him.”

13 Eya ta mele gbe dom ɖa ɖe mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la ta be Mawu, ame si naa mɔkpɔkpɔ mi la, nana dzidzɔ kple ŋutifafa nayɔ mia me le esi miexɔ edzi se la ta. Mele gbe dom ɖa be Mawu nakpe ɖe mia ŋu be mɔkpɔkpɔ le Mawu me nagbã go le mia me to Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe ƒe ŋusẽ si le mia me la me.

Now may the God of the hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in that hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

14 Nɔvinyewo, menya be mienye ame nyanuwo kple ame nyuiwo, eye mienya nu siawo nyuie, ale be miate ŋu afia nu ame bubuwo tso wo katã ŋu.

Now I myself am really confident about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

15 Metsɔ dzideƒo ŋlɔ nya aɖewo na mi abe ŋkuɖoɖo nu dzi na mi ene, to amenuveve si Mawu nam la me,

Nevertheless I have written to you quite boldly on some points, brothers, as a reminder to you, because of the grace given to me by God,

16 be manye Yesu Kristo ƒe dɔtsɔla na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la, eye be matsɔ Mawu ƒe nyanyui la vɛ na mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la, be miazu vɔsa si dze Mawu ŋu, eye Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la hã kɔ eŋu.

that I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, serving the Gospel of God as a priest so that the Gentiles might become an acceptable offering, sanctified by Holy Spirit.

17 Eya ta meƒoa adegbe le nu siwo katã Kristo Yesu wɔ to dzinye le Mawu ta la ŋu.

So in Christ Jesus I do have a boast in things pertaining to God;

18 Mele be mabu akɔnta le ale si wòwɔ ame bubuwo ŋu dɔ la ŋu o, ke menya esia be: Kristo to dzinye, eye wòhe ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la va Mawu gbɔe.

because I do not presume to speak of anything except those things that Christ has accomplished through me to make the Gentiles obedient—by word and deed,

19 Meɖe wo fia to nye gbeƒãɖeɖe kple agbe nyui si menɔ le woƒe ŋkume la me hekpe ɖe nukunu siwo wowɔ to dzinye abe dzesiwo tso Mawu gbɔ ene la ŋu. Esiawo katã tso Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ƒe ŋusẽ me. Meɖe gbeƒã Kristo ƒe nyanyui blibo la to mɔ sia dzi tso keke Yerusalem yi ɖado ɖe Iliriko ke.

by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of God's Spirit, so that I have fully proclaimed the Gospel of the Christ from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum.

20 Ke enye nye didi vevie be magayi ŋgɔ wu nenema gɔ̃ hã, eye maɖe gbeƒã nyanyui la le teƒe siwo womese Kristo ŋkɔ le kpɔ haɖe o. Esia dzrom wu be maɖe gbeƒã le afi si ame bubu aɖe ɖo hame aɖe anyi ɖo xoxo la.

It has always been my aim to evangelize where Christ has not been named, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation;

21 Menɔ zɔzɔm ɖe ɖoɖo si ŋu woƒo nu le le Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔea me la nu. Afi sia Yesaya gblɔ le be, “Ame siwo mese Kristo ŋkɔ kpɔ haɖe o la, woakpɔ nu, eye woase egɔme.”

rather, as it is written: “Those to whom He was not announced will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

22 Nu sia ta nyemete ŋu va kpɔ mi ɖa kaba o ɖo.

That is why I have been hindered these many times from coming to you.

23 Ke mewu nye dɔ la nu le afi sia mlɔeba azɔ, eye mele klalo be mava le ƒe geɖe siwo mia gbɔ vava dzrom la megbe.

But now, no longer having a place in these parts, and having a longing these many years to come to you,

24 Mele ɖoɖo wɔm be mayi Spania. Ne meyina la, matɔ ɖe Roma, eye ne menɔ anyi kpli mi le dzidzɔ me ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe la, miagate ŋu ado mɔm.

whenever I travel to Spain I will come to you. Because I hope to see you while passing through, and to be sent on my way there by you, if I may first enjoy your company for a while.

25 Ke hafi mava la, ele be mayi Yerusalem gbã, eye matsɔ nunana aɖe ayi na Yudatɔ siwo nye kristotɔwo le afi ma la.

Now, however, I am traveling to Jerusalem, serving the saints.

26 Elabena kristotɔ siwo le Makedonia kple Akaya la di nanewo be yewoaɖo ɖe nɔvi siwo le Yerusalem, ame siwo le ɣeyiɣi sesẽ aɖe ŋutɔ me tom la.

Because Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

27 Edzɔ dzi na wo ŋutɔ be woawɔ esia, elabena wodze sii be yewonyi akpedafe gã aɖe le kristotɔ siwo le Yerusalem la si. Nu ka ta? Elabena Kristo ƒe nya tso hame si le Yerusalem la gbɔ va na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la. Tso esime woxɔ nyanyui la ƒe gbɔgbɔmenunana sia tso afi ma la, wodze sii be nu suetɔ si yewoate ŋu awɔ lae nye be yewoakpe ɖe wo ŋu kple nunɔamesi aɖewo.

Yes, they were pleased, and they are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are also obligated to minister to them in physical things.

28 Ne metsɔ ga sia na wo, eye mewu dɔ nyui si wowɔ na wo nɔviwo nu na wo la, mava kpɔ mi ɖa ne mele Spania yim.

So when I have finished this and have sealed to them this ‘fruit’, I will go by way of you to Spain.

29 Meka ɖe edzi be ne meva la, Kristo ana yayra geɖem matsɔ vɛ na mi.

And I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of the Gospel of the Christ.

30 Ke mele nu xlɔ̃m mi nɔviwo, le míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo kple Gbɔgbɔ ƒe lɔlɔ̃ me bena miade dzinye, eye miaʋli le gbedodoɖa me na Mawu ɖe tanye.

Now I implore you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in prayers to God on my behalf,

31 Mido gbe ɖa be Mawu nakpɔ tanye le Yudea tso ame siwo menye kristotɔwo o la si me. Mido gbe ɖa hã be kristotɔ siwo le Yerusalem la nalɔ̃ axɔ kpekpeɖeŋu si metsɔ yina na wo la.

that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service to Jerusalem may be well received by the saints;

32 Ekema ne Mawu lɔ̃ la, mate ŋu ava mia gbɔ kple dzidzɔ, eye míade agbe yeye mía nɔewo me.

so that I may come to you with joy by the will of God and be refreshed together with you.

33 Ke azɔ la, mía Mawu, ame si naa ŋutifafa la nanɔ anyi kpli mi katã. Amen.

Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.