Aroma 14
1 Na rĩrĩ, mũndũ ũrĩa ũkoragwo arĩ na wĩtĩkio mũhũthũ mwamũkĩrei, mũtekũmũtuĩra ciira nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ marĩa mataiguanĩirwo.
Accept those who are not sure [whether God will permit them to do certain things some people think are wrong]. But [when you accept them], do not argue with them about what they think/their opinions.
2 Wĩtĩkio wa mũndũ ũmwe-rĩ, nĩũmwĩtĩkĩrĩtie kũrĩa irio cia mĩthemba yothe, no mũndũ ũngĩ, ũrĩa ũrĩ wĩtĩkio mũhũthũ, arĩĩaga o mĩthemba ya nyeni.
Some people believe that they may eat all [kinds of food]. Others believe [that God does not want them to eat certain things, so they] believe that they may not eat meat.
3 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩĩaga mĩthemba yothe ya irio ndakae kũmena mũndũ ũrĩa ũtekaga ũguo, nake mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarĩĩaga indo imwe-rĩ, ndakae gũtuĩra ciira mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩĩaga ciothe tondũ Ngai nĩamwĩtĩkĩrĩtie.
Anyone who [thinks that it is all right to] eat [all kinds of food] must not despise those who [think it is] not [all right to] eat [all kinds of food]. Anyone who [thinks it is] not [all right to] eat [all kinds of food] must not (condemn/say that [God] will punish) those who [think that it is all right to] eat [all kinds of food], because God himself has accepted those people.
4 Wee ũkĩrĩ ũ nĩguo ũtuĩre ndungata ya mũndũ ũngĩ ciira? Mwathi wayo nĩwe ũmenyaga ĩrũngiĩ wega kana ĩgwĩte. Nayo nĩĩrĩrũgamaga, tondũ Mwathani nĩwe ũrĩ na ũhoti wa gũtũma ĩrũgame.
[God is the master of us all, so] ([he is the one who will decide whether those people have done wrong!/who are you to decide whether they have done wrong]?) [RHQ] [Therefore], you have no right [RHQ] to condemn those who eat everything, because they are [also God’s servants! And just like] it is the servants’ own master who accepts or condemns [MTY] his servants, [it is God who accepts or condemns us]. And [believers] will be accepted [by] the Lord {[the Lord] will accept [believers]} [regardless of whether they eat meat or not], because he is able to keep them [trusting in him].
5 Mũndũ ũmwe-rĩ, onaga ta kũrĩ mũthenya ũmwe mũtheru kũrĩ ĩrĩa ĩngĩ; nake mũndũ ũngĩ akoona mĩthenya yothe no ũndũ ũmwe. O mũndũ nĩemenyere wega na ngoro yake.
Some people regard certain days as [holy] and think that the other [days] are not [holy]. Other people regard all days as [equally suitable for worshipping God]. Each person should be fully convinced [about such matters], thinking and deciding for himself [and not for others].
6 Mũndũ ũrĩa wonaga mũthenya ũmwe ũrĩ wa mwanya-rĩ, ekaga ũguo nĩ ũndũ wa Mwathani. Nake ũrĩa ũrĩĩaga nyama-rĩ, arĩĩaga nĩ ũndũ wa Mwathani, nĩgũkorwo nĩ Ngai acookagĩria ngaatho; nake ũrĩa ũtacirĩĩaga-rĩ, ekaga ũguo nĩ ũndũ wa Mwathani, na nĩ Ngai acookagĩria ngaatho.
As for those who believe that they should worship on [a certain] day [of the week], it is to [honor] the Lord [that they worship on that day]. And as for those who [think that it is all right to] eat [all kinds of food], it is to [honor] the Lord [that they eat those foods], as is clear from their thanking God [for the food that they eat]. As for those who abstain from [eating certain kinds of] food, it is to [honor] the Lord that they do not eat [those foods], and they also thank God [for the food that they do eat. So doing either of those things is not wrong in itself].
7 Nĩgũkorwo gũtirĩ o na ũmwe witũ ũtũũraga nĩ ũndũ wake mwene, na gũtirĩ o na ũmwe witũ ũkuaga nĩ ũndũ wake mwene.
None of us should live [merely] to [please] ourselves, and none of us [should choose when or how we will] die, [merely] to [please] ourselves.
8 Nĩ ũndũ tũngĩtũũra muoyo-rĩ, tũtũũraga nĩ ũndũ wa Mwathani; na tũngĩkua-rĩ, twakua nĩ ũndũ wa Mwathani. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũngĩkorwo tũrĩ muoyo kana tũkuĩte-rĩ, tũrĩ o a Mwathani.
While we live, it is the Lord whom we belong to [and should be trying to please, and not just ourselves]. And when we die, it is the Lord whom we should [be trying to please]. So, while we live and also when we die, we should be trying to please the Lord to whom we belong, [not just ourselves],
9 Ũhoro ũyũ nĩguo watũmire Kristũ akue na acooke ariũke, nĩguo atuĩke Mwathani wa arĩa akuũ na arĩa marĩ muoyo.
because the very purpose for which Christ died and became alive again is that he might be Lord whom all people should try to please, both of those who have already died and of those who are still living.
10 Wee-rĩ, ũgũtuĩra mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa Ithe wanyu ciira nĩkĩ? Kana ũkũmena mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa ithe wanyu nĩkĩ? Nĩgũkorwo ithuothe nĩtũkarũgama mbere ya gĩtĩ gĩa ciira kĩa Ngai.
(It is disgraceful that you [who practice certain religious regulations] say that God will punish your fellow believers [who do not practice those regulations]!/Why do you [who practice certain religious regulations] say God will punish your fellow believers [who do not practice such regulations]?) [RHQ] [I say this because the time will come when] all of us will stand before God in order that he will say whether or not he approves [MTY] [of what we have done]. So you [who do not practice such regulations], (should not despise your fellow believers [who practice them]!/why do you despise your fellow believers [who practice them]?) [RHQ]
11 O ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “‘Ti-itherũ, o ta ũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga muoyo, iru o rĩothe nĩrĩgaturio mbere yakwa; naruo rũrĩmĩ o ruothe nĩrũkoimbũrĩra Ngai,’ ũguo nĩguo Mwathani ekuuga.”
[We know this] because it is written {[a prophet/Isaiah] wrote} [what God has said]: Everyone will bow down before me! That is as [certain as the fact that] I live [IDM]! Everyone [SYN] will acknowledge [that because I am] God, I have the [right to judge and punish people.]
12 Hakĩrĩ ũguo-rĩ, o ũmwe witũ nĩakaheana ũhoro wake mwene mbere ya Ngai.
So [it is clear that] it is God who will decide [whether or not he approves of] what each of us has done.
13 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩtũgĩtige gũtuanĩra ciira ithuĩ ene. Handũ ha ũguo-rĩ, kaba mũtue na meciiria manyu atĩ mũtigatũma mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa ithe wanyu ahĩngwo kana agwe njĩra-inĩ.
Since [it is God who will judge everyone], we must stop saying that [God should] punish some of our fellow believers! Instead, you/we should decide that you/we will not do anything that would [be an example that might cause] fellow believers to stop trusting in God [DOU].
14 Niĩ nĩmenyete wega biũ ndĩ thĩinĩ wa Mwathani Jesũ, atĩ gũtirĩ irio irĩ thaahu cio nyene. No rĩrĩ, mũndũ ũrĩa wonaga kĩndũ ta kĩrĩ thaahu-rĩ, ũcio harĩ we kĩndũ kĩu nĩ kĩrĩ thaahu.
I am absolutely certain [DOU] because of [my close relationship with] (OR, [my belonging to]) the Lord Jesus that there is nothing that by itself is wrong [to eat]. But if people think it is wrong to eat something, then to them it is wrong to eat it. [So you should not encourage them to eat it].
15 Angĩkorwo mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa thoguo nĩekũigua ũũru tondũ wa kĩrĩa ũrĩĩaga-rĩ, wee nĩũtigĩte gũthiĩ na mĩthiĩre ya wendani. Tiga gũtũma mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa Ithe wanyu ũcio Kristũ aakuĩrĩire oore nĩ ũndũ wa kĩrĩa ũrarĩa.
If you [eat] food [MET] that anyone for whom Christ died [thinks that it is wrong to eat, that person might be encouraged] {[you might be encouraging that person]} [to do something that he believes is wrong. As a result, you might cause that] fellow believer [to stop trusting in God]. In that way he would be ruined [spiritually] just because you have stopped behaving as one who loves [others should behave]!
16 Mũtikanareke ũndũ ũrĩa muonaga ũrĩ mwega ũtuĩke wa gũcambio.
Similarly, do not [do something that you think is] good if, [as a result, your fellow believer would sin and then] others would speak evil [of you who say that you are Christians].
17 Nĩgũkorwo ũthamaki wa Ngai ti ũhoro wa kũrĩa na kũnyua, no nĩ wa ũthingu, na thayũ o na gĩkeno iria ciumaga kũrĩ Roho Mũtheru,
Letting God rule our lives [MET] does not mean [that we must obey regulations about] eating or drinking [something]! Instead, [it means we must] live righteously, [act] peacefully [towards others], and be joyful by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.
18 tondũ mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũtungatagĩra Kristũ na njĩra icio nĩakenagia Ngai, o na akoonagwo arĩ mwega nĩ andũ.
Those who serve Christ [by acting] in such ways please God, and others will also respect them.
19 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩtwĩkĩragei kĩyo gĩa gwĩkaga maũndũ marĩa marehaga ũhoro wa thayũ na magatũma tuonganĩrĩre hinya.
So we should always eagerly try to [live in a way that will cause] peace [among fellow Christians], and we should try to do what will help each other to mature [spiritually].
20 Mũtikanathũkie wĩra wa Ngai nĩ ũndũ wa irio. Irio ciothe nĩ theru, no rĩrĩ, nĩ ũũru mũndũ kũrĩa kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩrĩa kĩngĩhĩtithia mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ.
Do not destroy what God has done [in the life of any believer] just because of [your eating certain kinds of] food [MET] [which that person considers wrong to eat! God] permits us to eat every [kind of food]. But if, by your eating [certain kinds of food], you encourage another person to sin [by doing what he believes is wrong], you are doing wrong.
21 Nĩ kaba kwaga kũrĩa nyama, kana kũnyua ndibei o na kana gwĩka ũndũ ũngĩ o na ũrĩkũ ũrĩa ũngĩtũma mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa Ithe wanyu ahĩtithio.
It is good neither to eat meat nor to drink wine, nor [to do anything else at any time if it] will cause one of your fellow believers to stop trusting in God.
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, ũndũ ũrĩa wĩtĩkĩtie ũkoniĩ maũndũ macio-rĩ, nĩũmenyeke gatagatĩ gaku na Ngai. Kũrathimwo-rĩ, nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarĩ ũndũ angĩĩcuukĩra nĩ ũndũ wa kĩndũ kĩrĩa onaga kĩrĩ kĩega agĩĩka.
Let God tell you [what things are right for you to do, but do not try to force others to accept what you believe. God is] pleased with those who do what they know is right and as a result do not feel guilty [concerning what they have done], [because they have done only] those things that they believe are right.
23 No rĩrĩ, mũndũ angĩkorwo arĩ na nganja, acooke arĩe irio iria arĩ na nganja nacio, mũndũ ũcio nĩetuĩrĩire ciira, tondũ kũrĩa gwake gũtiumanĩte na wĩtĩkio; naguo ũndũ o wothe ũtoimanĩte na wĩtĩkio nĩ mehia.
But some believers are not certain [that God will approve of their eating a certain kind of food]. So if they eat it, [they think that God will punish] them. And they [truly] will be punished {[God truly] will punish them}, because [they have done things that they] believe [are not right]. Those who do anything without being certain [that God considers it to be right] are sinning.
