Warumi 15
1 Usese nikukete ingulu inonee kukenka imilandu iyo naanyamilandu hangi singa inonee kielya kung'witu.
Most of us are sure [that God will not punish us for doing certain things that the laws and rituals God gave Moses said the Jews should not do. But we] should be patient with those who are uncertain [about such things], and we should not let them irritate us. We should not [simply] please ourselves.
2 Kihi mung'witu amuloelya umunya kisali akwe, ingi ikutula lukani luza nulakumzenga.
Each of us should [do the things that] please the fellow [believers with whom we come in contact, and things that will] benefit them. [We should do those things] in order to help them mature [spiritually].
3 Ingi Ukilisto singa aukielya ng'wenso, intongeela akwe ikatula anga naiyandikilwe. Ituki izo naiakulukie yampantika nene.
[We should please our fellow believers], since Christ [has set us an example]. He did not [do things to] please himself. On the contrary, [he tried to please God even when others insulted him. That was] as it is written {as ([someone/the Psalmist]) wrote} [in Scripture that the Messiah said to God]: “When people insulted you [(sg)], [it was as though] they were also insulting me.”
4 Kihi naikitongee kandikwa, aikandikilwe kunsoko akuumanyisa, ingi gwa kukiila ulindiili nu kukiila kupegwa ngulu ni maandiko aikuzetula kimiho.
And [you need to remember that] what was written previously {what [God’s servants] previously wrote} [in the Scriptures], was written {[they] wrote} to teach us in order that we would be patient and be encouraged by [reading/believing] what they wrote. If we do that, we can confidently expect [God to do for us all he has promised].
5 I Tundu nuaulindiili hangi nuaupumbuli ampe imasigo nimaza na mpyani ang'wa Kilisto.
God is the one who enables us to be patient and encourages us. ([Ask/Pray to]) [him that he would] enable you [all] to live harmoniously with each other, doing as Christ Jesus [did].
6 Ingi kua nkolo ing'wi nu mulomo ung'wi muhume kumukulya Itunda, Tata witu Yesu Kilisto.
Then, as you are united in what you think and say [MTY], you will praise God, [who is the heavenly] father [MET] of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Kululo misiingiilye nyenye kwa nyenye, anga u Yesu Kilisto naukusingiiye. Kunsoko Itunda ahume kukuligwa.
So [I say to all of you believers at Rome], accept each other. [If you do that], people will praise God [as they see you behaving like Christ. Accept each other] just like Christ accepted you!
8 Kululo kulunga kina Ukilisto waikilwe kutula mitumi wa miko kukiila lai ang'wi Tunda. Aiwitumile ite ahume kuona imalago aya naiapumigwe nia tata itu,
I want [you to remember] that Christ [helped us] Jews [MTY] by what he did, in order to show that God (is faithful/does what he says he will do). That is, [his coming as our Messiah] fulfilled what God promised to [our Jewish] ancestors.
9 niantu kumukulya Itunda kua ukende wakwe, anga niyandikilwe, “Kupumya lukumo mumahi nang'wi, nukimba kulina lako.”
And [by acting mercifully to them, he also caused] non-Jews to praise him. [What he has done for non-Jews] fulfills what is written [in the Scriptures that David said to God]: “So I will praise you [(sg) when I am] among the non-Jews, and I will sing to you [MTY].”
10 Hangi iliiye lowi unye antu amumahi palung'wi niantu akwe.
[David] also wrote, “You non-Jews, rejoice with us who are God’s people.”
11 Ni hangi mulumbiili utata unye mahi ihi; leka iantu amihi amukulye ng'wenso.”
[And Moses wrote in] the [Scriptures], “Praise the Lord, all [you] non-Jews, and may everyone praise him [DOU].”
12 Hangi u Isaya uliiye, “Lizetula likoli itina la ng'wa Yese, hangi ung'wi uzeukigwa kutula mutemi wihi Niantu azetula nuuhuili kukiila ng'wenso.”
And Isaiah wrote [in the Scriptures], “There will be a descendant [MET] of [King] David who will begin to rule the non-Jews. They will confidently expect him [to fulfill what he has promised].”
13 Ingi gwa Itunda wa uhuili amizulye ulumbi wihi nuupolo kua kuhuila, muhume kutula nuhuili, kukiila ngulu yang'wa ng'waung'welu.
God is the one who causes you to confidently expect [him to do what he has promised. I pray/ask] that he will cause you to be completely joyful and peaceful as you trust [in him]. As you do that, the Holy Spirit will enable you to more and more confidently expect [to receive what God has promised you].
14 Aluna ane, nkaminkiigwe unene mukola ku nkani nianyu nia kina unyenye nu nyenye mizue ukende, mizuigwe ulingi wihi, hangi mahumaa kihugula.
My fellow believers, I myself am [completely] sure that you yourselves [have acted toward others] in a completely good way. You have done that because you have known completely [all that God wants you to know] [HYP], and because you are able to teach each other.
15 Kululo kumandikila inkani izi kua kukomangiila kitalanyu muhume kukimbuka ukende naimpewe ni Tunda.
However, I have written to you quite frankly [in this letter] about some things in order to remind you [about those things]. [I have written this letter] because I have been appointed by God {God has [appointed] me}, which I did not deserve,
16 Ukende uwu aimpewe nlume kutula nimitumi wang'wa Yesu Kilisto naulagiigwe kuantu. Naiwipumilye anga mudimi wa lukani lang'wi Tunda. Ainihumile kituma iti, kipumya kung'wane itule ngombilwe itule yogigwa ni Tunda kukiila nzila ang'wang'welu.
in order that I would work for Jesus Christ among non-Jews. [God has appointed me] to act like a priest as I [proclaim] his good message in order that he will accept the non-Jews [who believe in Christ. They will be] like an offering [MET] [to God] as a result of their being dedicated [to him] by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit dedicating them [to God]}.
17 Kulolu ilumbi lane likoli kung'wa Yesu Kristo ni pa ntongee ang'wi Tunda.
It follows that, because [of my relationship with] (OR, because [I belong to]) Christ Jesus, I am happy about [my work for] God.
18 Singa kugema kuta ulukani nishawitumile Kilisto ku kazi ane, iantu ahume kutula nikulyo kunkani ukuntendo.
I will speak boldly only [LIT] about the work that Christ has enabled me to do. [I do that work] in order that non-Jews might pay attention to [the message about Christ] as a result of what I have said and done,
19 Kungulu ya ilingasiilyo ni makuuilwa, nukuangulu yang'wa ng'waung'welu. Iyi ingi ai kupuma Kuyerusalem, nukupilimiila ku Iliriko, nihume kuhola kunzi ukondanili ulukani lang'wa Yesu Kilisto.
specifically, by [my performing] many powerful miracles [DOU]. [I have done those things] as a result of [God’s] Spirit powerfully [enabling me]. As a result [of doing those things, while traveling] all the way around from Jerusalem to Illyricum [province], I have completed [my work] of proclaiming the message about Christ [in those places].
20 Kunzila iyi unene singa ninzutanantya ulukani uko nu Kilisto watongee kutanantigwa nsoko ndeka kuzenga inkani nia muntu mungiza.
As [I proclaim] that message, I am always eagerly trying to proclaim it [in places] where people have not already heard about Christ. I do that in order that [as I work for God] I might not [be continuing the work for him that someone else already started] [MET]. [I do not want to be like a man who] builds [a house] on someone else’s foundation.
21 Kululo anga naiyandikilwe, “Kukiila ngwenso agila anga lukumo lakwe auzila kuaona, nao nisingaaiamigule akumulinga.
On the contrary, [I teach non-Jews, so that what happens may be like] what was written {the prophet Isaiah wrote} [in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: “Those who did not hear about him previously will know [the truth about him]. Truly, those who have not heard [about him will hear and] understand [his message] [DOU].”
22 Kululo gwa aingieigwe mara du kuza kitalanyu.
Because [I have attempted to preach the message about Christ in places where they have not heard about him], I have been hindered {things have hindered me} many times [from being able] to visit you.
23 Ingi gwa itungili nimugila ilyoma hangi mihi iyi, hangi miaka idu iza ndoilwe kitalanyu.
But now there are no more places in these regions [where people have not heard about Christ]. Furthermore, for several years I have wanted to visit you.
24 Mahiku ihi ninendo ku Hispania nihuila kuaona ninkiile nukutwalwa kunzila yane nunye, anga natula nalumbiilya palung'wi nunye kumatungo nanso.
[So I hope to go/come to see you]. I hope to do that as soon as I am on my way to [the provinces in] Spain. I hope to see you as I journey through [your area], and I hope that [by whatever you give me] [EUP] you will help me on my journey to Spain. But before [I go there], I want to enjoy being with you for a little while, although [I would like to stay with you longer].
25 Itungili nauka ku Yerusalemu kua ailya ahuiili.
But [I cannot visit you] now, because I am about to go to Jerusalem in order to take money [EUP] for God’s people [there].
26 Nsoko ainonee iantu Makedonia nawa nia Akaya kuahanguilya iahimbi awa niahuie kung'wanso ku Yerusalemu.
[The believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces] [MTY] decided to contribute some [money] [EUP] for those of God’s people in Jerusalem who are poor.
27 Ingi aitulikile kua ulowa wao, hangi tai, atula adaigwa ao. Ang'wi awa nisha ahuie atula palung'wi nienso munkani nia munkolo nienso adaigwa kuaailya imaintu nialoilwe kupata.
They themselves decided [to do this, but] truly they owe something to God’s people in Jerusalem. The non-Jewish [believers] benefited spiritually from Jewish [believers as a result of hearing the message about Christ from them], so the non-Jews should also help the Jewish believers [in Jerusalem by giving them] material things (OR, money) [EUP].
28 Kululo imatungo anga nakondyo iti nukutula nukondaniili wa ndya izi kitalao. Unene kukuila nunyenye kulongola ku Hispania.
So when I have finished this [task] by safely delivering all this money [MET, EUP] [that the believers in Macedonia and Achaia have given], I will leave [Jerusalem and visit] you [in Rome while I am] on my way to Spain.
29 Ningile kina imatungo ninzile kitalanyu, nzile nukondanili nua ukembetwa wa Kilisto.
And I know that when I visit you, Christ will abundantly bless [us] (OR, enable [me] to bless [you]).
30 Aluna ane, numulompile kukiila Tata wetu Yesu Kilisto, nukua ulowa wang'wa ng'waungwelu, kagupi palung'wi nune mumalompi anyu kunsoko anyu ntongeela ang'wi Tunda.
Because [we belong to] our Lord Jesus Christ and because the Spirit [of God causes us to] love [each other], I urge you [all] that [you help me] by fervently/intensely praying to God for me.
31 Lompi nihume kugunika kupuma kua antu ao niagila ikulyo ku Yudea, nuitumi wane ku Yerusalemu uhume kusingiiligwa nia huili.
[Pray that] I will be protected {[that God] will protect me} so that the [Jews] in Judea who do not believe [the message about Christ will not harm me]. Also pray that God’s people in Jerusalem will accept the money [EUP] that I [take] to them.
32 Lompi nihume kuza kitalanyu nilumbi kukiila ulowa wang'wi Tunda, kulume kusupya palung'wi nunye.
Pray these things in order that I may go/come to you if God wants me to go/come, and that I may go/come joyfully, and that then God will refresh my [spirit as a result of my visiting/being] with you.
33 Ni Tunda wa upolo atule palung'wi nunye mihi. Amina.
[I pray that] God, who [causes us to have inner] peace, will be with all of you [and will help] you. (May it be so!/Amen!)
