Romatɔwo 8

1 Eya ta azɔ la, fɔbubu aɖeke megali na ame siwo le Kristo Yesu me la o,

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

2 elabena to Yesu Kristo me la, Gbɔgbɔ si naa agbe la ɖem tso nu vɔ̃ kple ku ƒe se la si me.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath set me free from the law of sin and death.

3 Elabena nu si se la mete ŋu wɔ o esi wògbɔdzɔ to ŋutilã me la, Mawu wɔe to Via si wòɖo ɖa le nu vɔ̃ ŋutilã ƒe nɔnɔme me la dzi, eye wòtsɔ eɖokui sa vɔe ɖe míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta, eye wòbu fɔ nu vɔ̃ le ŋutilã me,

For that which was impossible for the law to do, and in which it was weak through the corruption of the flesh, God by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sacrifice for sin, hath done; that is, hath condemned sin in the flesh:

4 be woawu se la ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye nu le mí ame siwo mezɔna ɖe ŋutilã nu o, negbe le Gbɔgbɔ nu ko la me.

that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

5 Ame siwo zɔna le ŋutilã nu la ƒe susuwo nɔa ŋutilã ƒe nudzodzrowo ŋuti; gake ame siwo zɔna le Gbɔgbɔ la nu la ƒe susuwo nɔa Gbɔgbɔ la ƒe nudzodzrowo ŋu.

For they who are after the flesh, mind the things of the flesh; but they who are led by the Spirit, do mind spiritual things.

6 Elabena susu si ŋutilã la kplɔna la nye ku, ke susu si Gbɔgbɔ la kplɔna la nye agbe kple ŋutifafa.

Now to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace:

7 Susu si ŋutilã la kplɔna la nye adika na Mawu, elabena mebɔbɔa eɖokui ɖe Mawu ƒe seawo te o, eye mate ŋui hã o.

because the carnal mind is an enemy to God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be:

8 Eya ta ame siwo gale agbe le ŋutilã nu la mate ŋu adze Mawu ŋu o.

and they who are carnal, cannot please God.

9 Ke miawo la, mienɔa agbe le ŋutilã nu o, ke boŋ mienɔa agbe le Gbɔgbɔ la nu, ne ele eme be Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ le mia me. Eye ne Kristo ƒe Gbɔgbɔ mele ame aɖe me o la, eya amea menye Kristo tɔ o.

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if the Spirit of God dwelleth in you: but if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

10 Ke ne Kristo le mia me la, miaƒe ŋutilã ku le nu vɔ̃ ta, gake Gbɔgbɔ la nye agbe le dzɔdzɔenyenye ŋuti.

And if Christ be in you, the body indeed is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

11 Eye ne Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ si fɔ Yesu ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome le agbe le mia me la, ekema ame si fɔ Kristo ɖe tsitre la agbɔ agbe miaƒe ŋutilã siwo kuna la to eƒe Gbɔgbɔ si le agbe le mia me la dzi.

And if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwelleth in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead, will also restore your mortal bodies to life, by his Spirit that now dwelleth in you.

12 Eya ta nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, míenyi fe, gake menye ŋutilã si míenyi fe le, be míanɔ agbe le ŋutilã nu o.

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors not to the flesh, to live after the flesh:

13 Elabena ne miegale agbe le ŋutilã nu la, miaku; gake ne mietsɔ Gbɔgbɔ la ɖu ŋutilã ƒe nuwɔwɔwo dzi la, mianɔ agbe.

for if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die; but if by the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

14 Elabena ame siwo Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ kplɔna la, ame mawoe nye Mawu viwo.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.

15 Elabena Gbɔgbɔ si miexɔ la mewɔ mi mienye kluviwo, be miaganɔ vɔvɔ̃m o; ke boŋ Gbɔgbɔ si miexɔ la na vinyenye ƒe ŋusẽ mi, esime míedo ɣli be, “Abba, Fofo.”

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16 Gbɔgbɔ la ŋutɔ ɖia ɖase kpena ɖe míaƒe gbɔgbɔ la ŋu be Mawu viwo míenye.

So that the Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

17 Azɔ esi míenye viawo ta la, míezu eƒe kesinɔnuwo ƒe domenyilawo, Mawu ƒe domenyilawo kple ame siwo anyi dome kple Kristo, ne ele alea be míekpe fu kplii, be míakpɔ gome kplii le eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe me.

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and co-heirs with Christ: if so be we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him.

18 Mebuna be fukpekpe siwo me tom míele fifia la mate ŋu asɔ kple ŋutikɔkɔe si wole ɖeɖe ge afia le mía me la o.

And I account the sufferings of this present time not worthy to be set against the glory that shall be revealed to us.

19 Elabena Mawu ƒe nuwɔwɔwo katã tsɔ dzigbɔɖi kple mɔkpɔkpɔ le Mawu viwo ƒe ɖeɖefia la lalam.

For the earnest expectation of the world is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God:

20 Elabena nuwɔwɔ la le gbegblẽ me, nu si menye eƒe didi o, ke boŋ ame si he gbegblẽ sia vɛ la ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu wònye kple mɔkpɔkpɔ,

(for the world was subjected to vanity, not willingly, but through him who made it subject: )

21 be nuwɔwɔ la axɔ ablɔɖe tso gbegblẽ ƒe kluvinyenye me age ɖe Mawu viwo ƒe ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe ablɔɖe la me.

in hope that they also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

22 Elabena míenya be nuwɔwɔ blibo la katã le veve sem abe fuɖuame ene va se ɖe fifi.

For we know that the whole world groaneth, and doth as it were travail in pain together even to this day.

23 Gake menye eya ɖeɖe koe o, ke boŋ mí ame siwo xɔ Gbɔgbɔ ƒe ŋgɔgbenu la, míawo hã míele ŋeŋem le mía ɖokuiwo me hele vinyenye si nye míaƒe ŋutilã ƒe ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ la lalam.

And not only others, but those also who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit the redemption of our body.

24 Elabena woɖe mí to mɔkpɔkpɔ sia me. Gake mɔkpɔkpɔ si kpɔa nu kple ŋku la menye mɔkpɔkpɔ wònye o. Ame kae kpɔa mɔ na nu si su esi xoxo mahã?

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen, is not hope; for what any one sees, how doth he yet hope for?

25 Gake ne míele mɔ kpɔm na nu si mesu mía si haɖeke o la, míelalanɛ le dzigbɔɖi me.

but if we hope for what we see not, then we wait for it with patience.

26 Nenema ke Gbɔgbɔ la kpena ɖe mía ŋu le míaƒe gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔ me. Elabena míenyaa nu si ta míado gbe ɖa ɖo gɔ̃ hã o, gake Gbɔgbɔ la ŋutɔ xɔa nya ɖe akɔ ɖe mía nu le ŋeŋe manyagblɔ aɖe me.

And the Spirit likewise helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for, as we ought: but the Spirit itself intercedes for us with unutterable groans.

27 Ke ame si dzroa míaƒe dziwo me la nyaa nu si Gbɔgbɔ la le didim, elabena Gbɔgbɔ la xɔa nya ɖe akɔ na Mawu ƒe amewo le Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu me.

And He that searcheth the hearts, knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit; for he intercedeth for the saints according to the will of God.

28 Ke míenya be le nuwo katã me la, Mawu wɔa nu hena ame siwo lɔ̃nɛ la ƒe nyui, ame siwo woyɔ le eƒe tameɖoɖo ɖi nu.

And we know that all things co-operate for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose;

29 Elabena ame siwo Mawu nya ɖi la, woawo ke wòɖo ɖi be woanɔ Via ƒe nɔnɔme me, be wòanye ŋgɔgbevi le nɔviawo dome.

for those whom he foreknew, He also predetermined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that He might be as the first-born among many brethren: and whom He before ordained, these He also called;

30 Eye ame siwo wòɖo ɖi la, woawo ke hã wòyɔ; ame siwo wòyɔ la, woawo wòtso afia na, eye ame siwo wòtso afia na la, woawo ŋuti wòkɔ.

and whom He called, these he also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

31 Nu ka gɔ̃ míagblɔ tso nu siawo ŋu? Ne Mawu le mía dzi la, ame kae ate ŋu atsi tsitre ɖe mía ŋu?

What shall we say then to these things? if God be for us, who can be against us?

32 Ame si meve eya ŋutɔ Via nu o, ke boŋ wòtsɔe na ɖe mí katã ta la, ɖe matsɔ nu bubu ɖe sia ɖe hã ana mí oa?

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him freely give us all things?

33 Ame kae ate ŋu atsɔ nya ɖe mí ame siwo Mawu tia na eɖokui la ŋu? Mawue nye afiatsola.

Who shall lay any accusation against the elect of God? will God, who justifieth us?

34 Ekema ame kae abu fɔ mí? Ame aɖeke mabu fɔ mí o. Kristo Yesue nye ame si ku; ke nu si gawu lae nye be eyae wofɔ ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome, eye wònɔ anyi ɖe Mawu ƒe nuɖusime, eye wòle kuku ɖem ɖe mía ta le dziƒo.

Who is he that condemneth? Is it Christ, that died for us? yea rather, that is risen again, who is also at the right hand of God, and who maketh intercession for us?

35 Nu kae ama mí ɖa tso Kristo ƒe lɔlɔ̃ gbɔ? Fuwɔame loo alo xaxa? Yometiti loo alo dɔwuamea? Amamanɔnɔ loo, dzɔgbevɔ̃e loo, alo yia?

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 Abe ale si woŋlɔe ɖi ene be, “Le tawò míeɖoa ku ƒe xaxawo me le ŋkeke blibo la me; wobua mí abe alẽ siwo wokplɔ yina wuwu ge la ene.”

(as it is written, "for thy sake we are killed all the day long, we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter:")

37 Gake le nu siawo katã me la, míeɖu dzi glo le ame si lɔ̃ mí la me.

but in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.

38 Elabena menyae keŋ be eɖanye ku o, eɖanye agbe o; eɖanye mawudɔlawo o, eɖanye gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo o; eɖanye nu siwo li fifia o, eɖanye nu siwo le vava ge o, eɖanye ŋusẽwo o,

For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things future,

39 eɖanye kɔkɔƒe o, eɖanye gogloƒe o, alo nuwɔwɔ bubu aɖe o, womate ŋu ama mí ɖa tso Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃ si le Kristo Yesu, míaƒe Aƒetɔ me la gbɔ o.

nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.