Aroma 13
1 O mũndũ no nginya athĩkagĩre arĩa maathanaga, nĩgũkorwo gũtirĩ hinya wa gwathana tiga ũrĩa Ngai ahaandĩte. Aathani arĩa marĩ ho nĩ Ngai ũmatuĩte a gwathana.
Let every soul be subject to higher powers: for there is no power but from God: and those that are, are ordained of God.
2 Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo-rĩ, mũndũ ũrĩa ũremagĩra arĩa maathanaga, nĩkũrega aregaga ũndũ ũrĩa Ngai atuĩte, nao arĩa mekaga ũguo nĩmagatuĩka a gũtuĩrwo ciira.
Therefore he that resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist, purchase to themselves damnation.
3 Nĩgũkorwo aathani ti a kũmakia arĩa mekaga ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire, no nĩ a kũmakia arĩa mekaga ũũru. Nĩũkwenda wagage gwĩtigagĩra ũrĩa wathanaga? Gĩĩkage ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire, nake nĩarĩkũgathagĩrĩria.
For princes are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good: and thou shalt have praise from the same.
4 Nĩgũkorwo we nĩ ndungata ya Ngai ya gũtũma wonage maũndũ mega. No ũngĩka ũũru-rĩ, wĩtigĩre, nĩgũkorwo ndakuuaga rũhiũ rwa njora tũhũ. We nĩ ndungata ya Ngai, na mũrĩhania wake wa kũherithania na wa gũkinyĩria mũndũ ũrĩa wĩkaga ũũru mangʼũrĩ ma Ngai.
For he is God’s minister to thee, for good. But if thou do that which is evil, fear: for he beareth not the sword in vain. For he is God’s minister: an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil.
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, nĩ kwagĩrĩire mwathĩkagĩre arĩa maathanaga, ti tondũ wa gwĩtigĩra mangʼũrĩ macio, no nĩ tondũ wa ũrĩa mwĩmenyeire na thamiri cianyu ũrĩa arĩ wega gwĩka.
Wherefore be subject of necessity, not only for wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
6 Ũndũ ũcio noguo ũtũmaga mũrutage magooti, nĩgũkorwo arĩa maathanaga nĩ ndungata cia Ngai, na maheanaga mahinda mao mothe nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra ũcio kĩũmbe.
For therefore also you pay tribute. For they are the ministers of God, serving unto this purpose.
7 Rutagĩrai andũ othe kĩrĩa mwagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũmarutĩra: Angĩkorwo mũtirutĩte magooti, rutai magooti; na angĩkorwo nĩ kũruta mbeeca cia kũrutithia wĩra wa bũrũri, rutai; nao andũ arĩa a kũheo gĩtĩĩo, maheagei; na arĩa a gwĩkĩrĩrwo, mekagĩrĩrei.
Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour.
8 Mũtigaikare mũrĩ na thiirĩ na mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ, tiga o mwendanage hĩndĩ ciothe mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ, nĩgũkorwo mũndũ wendaga mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ nĩahingĩtie watho.
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law.
9 Nĩ ũndũ maathani maya, atĩ “Ndũkanatharanie,” na “Ndũkanoragane,” na “Ndũkanaiye”, na “Ndũkanacumĩkĩre kĩndũ kĩene,” o na rĩathani rĩngĩ o rĩothe rĩngĩkorwo ho, mohanĩtio mothe maturanĩirwo thĩinĩ wa rĩathani rĩĩrĩ: “Enda mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ ta ũrĩa wĩyendete wee mwene.”
For Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness: Thou shalt not covet: and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10 Wendani-rĩ, ndũngĩĩka mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ ũũru. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio kwendana nĩkuo kũhingia watho.
The love of our neighbour worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of the law.
11 Na mwĩkage ũguo nĩ ũndũ wa kũmenya mahinda maya tũrĩ ũrĩa matariĩ. Ihinda nĩikinyu nĩgeetha mwarahũke mũtige gũkoma, tondũ ũhonokio witũ rĩu ũrĩ hakuhĩ kũrĩ rĩrĩa twambĩrĩirie gwĩtĩkia.
And that knowing the season; that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
12 Ũtukũ ũrĩ hakuhĩ gũthira; naguo mũthenya ũkiriĩ gũkinya. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩtũtigane na maũndũ ma nduma na twĩohe indo cia mbaara, o iria cia ũtheri.
The night is passed, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light.
13 Nĩtũthiiage na mĩthiĩre mĩagĩrĩru, o ĩrĩa yagĩrĩire gũikarwo nayo mũthenya, tũtigatoonye maruga-inĩ mooru marĩ na nyĩmbo njũru na ũrĩĩu, na tũtigatoonye ũtharia-inĩ kana maũndũ ma ũũra-thoni, na tũtikagĩage na njũgitano na kũiguanĩra ũiru.
Let us walk honestly, as in the day: not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and impurities, not in contention and envy:
14 No rĩrĩ, mwĩhumbei Mwathani Jesũ Kristũ, na mũtigatũũre mwĩciiragia o ũrĩa mũngĩhingia merirĩria ma mĩĩrĩ ĩno ya mehia.
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh in its concupiscences.
