Barome 15
1 Biso oyo tolenda na kondima, tosengeli kondima bolembu ya bato oyo balenda te na kondima mpe koboya komisepelisa kaka biso moko.
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 Tika ete moto nyonso kati na biso aluka kosepelisa moninga na ye mpo na bolamu mpe bolendisami na ye!
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 Pamba te ezala Klisto, alukaki te komisepelisa Ye moko; kasi alobaki, kolanda ndenge ekomama, « mafinga ya bato oyo bafingaki yo ekweyaki epai na ngai. »
[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 Nzokande, makambo nyonso oyo ekomama kala ekomamaki mpo na koteya biso, mpo ete na nzela ya kokanga motema mpe malendisi oyo Makomi epesaka, tozala na elikya.
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 Tika ete Nzambe oyo apesaka bato molende mpe mpiko apesa bino makanisi moko, bamoko elongo na bamosusu, kolanda mokano ya Yesu-Klisto,
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 mpo ete bopesa nkembo na Nzambe, Tata ya Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso, na makanisi moko mpe na monoko moko.
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 Yango wana, boyambanaka, bamoko na bamosusu, ndenge Klisto ayambaki bino mpo na nkembo na Nzambe.
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 Pamba te nazali koloba na bino solo: Klisto akomaki Mosali ya Bayuda mpo na kokokisa bilaka oyo Nzambe apesaki epai ya bakoko na bango mpe kolakisa ete Nzambe azali Moyengebene.
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 Ayaki mpe mpo ete Bapagano bapesa Nzambe nkembo mpo na mawa na Ye, kolanda ndenge ekomama: « Yango wana nakokumisa Yo kati na Bapagano, mpe nakoyemba nzembo mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Yo. »
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 Alobaki lisusu: « Bapagano, bosepela elongo na bato na Ye. »
[David] also wrote, “You non-Jews, rejoice with us who are God’s people.”
11 Mpe lisusu: « Bino bato ya bikolo nyonso, bokumisa Nkolo! Tika ete bato ya mabota nyonso bakumisa Ye! »
[And Moses wrote in] the [Scriptures], “Praise the Lord, all [you] non-Jews, and may everyone praise him [DOU].”
12 Ezayi mpe alobaki: « Moto moko akobima wuta na libota ya Izayi, akotelema mpo na kokonza bikolo, mpe Bapagano bakotiela Ye elikya. »
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 Tika ete Nzambe oyo apesaka elikya atondisa bino na esengo nyonso mpe na kimia nyonso kati na kondima, mpo ete botonda na elikya na nzela ya nguya ya Molimo Mosantu.
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 Bandeko na ngai, nandimisami solo ete botondi na boboto, na boyebi nyonso mpe na makoki ya kolendisana, bamoko na bamosusu.
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 Nzokande, mpo na kolamusa makanisi na bino, nakomelaki bino, na molende nyonso, ndambo ya makambo kolanda ngolu oyo Nzambe apesaki ngai
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 ya kozala mosali ya Yesu-Klisto mpo na Bapagano. Boye abulisi ngai mpo na kosakola Sango Malamu ya Nzambe mpo ete Bapagano bakoma likabo oyo ekosepelisa Nzambe, likabo oyo Molimo Mosantu abulisi.
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 Yango wana namikumisaka kati na Yesu-Klisto, na mosala oyo nasalaka mpo na Nzambe.
It follows that, because [of my relationship with] (OR, because [I belong to]) Christ Jesus, I am happy about [my work for] God.
18 Pamba te soki nakoki koloba, nakoloba kaka mpo na makambo oyo Klisto asalaki na nzela na ngai, mpo na komema Bapagano na kotosa Nzambe. Asalaki yango na nzela ya makambo oyo nalobaki mpe nasalaki
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 na nzela ya nguya Molimo na Nzambe, oyo emonisami kati na bikamwa mpe bilembo. Boye, wuta na Yelusalemi, na bazingazinga nyonso kino na Iliri, nasakolaki Sango Malamu ya Klisto na mobimba na yango.
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 Pamba te nazwaki mokano ya koteya Sango Malamu na bisika oyo Kombo ya Klisto eyebanaki nanu te, mpo ete natonga na likolo ya moboko ya moto mosusu te,
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 kasi kolanda ndenge ekomama: « Bato oyo babetela bango nanu lisolo te na tina na Ye bakomona, mpe ba-oyo bayoka nanu sango na Ye te bakososola. »
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 Yango nde ezalaki mbala mingi kokanga ngai nzela ya koya epai na bino.
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 Kasi sik’oyo, nazali lisusu na esika te ya kosala mosala kati na etuka oyo; bongo lokola wuta kala, nazalaka na posa makasi ya koya epai na bino,
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 nazali kosala mabongisi ya kokokisa yango tango nakokende na Espane. Nazali na elikya ete, wana nakolekela epai na bino, nakomona bino mpe nakozwa lisungi na bino mpo na kokende kuna, sima na ngai kosepela kovanda elongo na bino ata na mwa tango moke.
[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 Nzokande sik’oyo, nazali kokende na Yelusalemi mpo na komemela basantu lisungi.
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 Pamba te Mangomba ya Masedwane mpe ya Akayi ezwaki mokano ya kosangisa biloko mpo na kosunga babola oyo bazali kati na basantu ya Yelusalemi.
[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 Solo, bango moko nde bazwaki mokano ya kosala bongo mpo ete ezalaki lokola niongo epai na bango. Pamba te soki Bayuda bakabolaki makabo ya molimo elongo na bato ya bikolo ya bapaya, bango mpe basengeli kokabola biloko na bango elongo na Bayuda.
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 Soki nasilisi mosala oyo mpe napesi bango lisungi yango, nakolekela epai na bino tango nakokende na Espane.
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 Nayebi ete tango nakoya epai na bino, nakoya na mapamboli mingi ya Klisto.
And I know that when I visit you, Christ will abundantly bless [us] (OR, enable [me] to bless [you]).
30 Kasi nabondeli bino bandeko, na Kombo na Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso, mpe ya bolingo ya Molimo: Bobundaka elongo na ngai kati na mabondeli oyo bosalaka epai ya Nzambe na tina na ngai
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 mpo ete nakangolama na maboko ya bato oyo bandimaka te kati na Yuda, mpe mpo ete basantu ya Yelusalemi bayamba malamu lisungi oyo nakomemela bango.
[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 Na bongo nde nakolonga kokoma epai na bino na esengo; mpe soki Nzambe akolinga, nakopema mwa moke elongo na bino.
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 Tika ete Nzambe ya kimia azala elongo na bino nyonso! Amen!
[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!)
