Barome 15
1 Biso oyo tolenda na kondima, tosengeli kondima bolembu ya bato oyo balenda te na kondima mpe koboya komisepelisa kaka biso moko.
As for us who are strong, our duty is to bear with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not seek our own pleasure.
2 Tika ete moto nyonso kati na biso aluka kosepelisa moninga na ye mpo na bolamu mpe bolendisami na ye!
Let each of us endeavour to please his fellow Christian, aiming at a blessing calculated to build him up.
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. »
For even the Christ did not seek His own pleasure. His principle was, "The reproaches which they addressed to Thee have fallen on 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.
For all that was written of old has been written for our instruction, so that we may always have hope through the power of endurance and the encouragement which the Scriptures afford.
5 Tika ete Nzambe oyo apesaka bato molende mpe mpiko apesa bino makanisi moko, bamoko elongo na bamosusu, kolanda mokano ya Yesu-Klisto,
And may God, the giver of power of endurance and of that encouragement, grant you to be in full sympathy with one another in accordance with the example of Christ Jesus,
6 mpo ete bopesa nkembo na Nzambe, Tata ya Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso, na makanisi moko mpe na monoko moko.
so that with oneness both of heart and voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Yango wana, boyambanaka, bamoko na bamosusu, ndenge Klisto ayambaki bino mpo na nkembo na Nzambe.
Habitually therefore give one another a friendly reception, just as Christ also has received you, and thus promote the glory of God.
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.
My meaning is that Christ has become a servant to the people of Israel in vindication of God's truthfulness-- in showing how sure are the promises made to our forefathers--
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 that the Gentiles also have glorified God in acknowledgment of His mercy. So it is written, "For this reason I will praise Thee among the Gentiles, and sing psalms in honour of Thy name."
10 Alobaki lisusu: « Bapagano, bosepela elongo na bato na Ye. »
And again the Psalmist says, "Be glad, ye Gentiles, in company with His People."
11 Mpe lisusu: « Bino bato ya bikolo nyonso, bokumisa Nkolo! Tika ete bato ya mabota nyonso bakumisa Ye! »
And again, "Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and let all the people extol Him."
12 Ezayi mpe alobaki: « Moto moko akobima wuta na libota ya Izayi, akotelema mpo na kokonza bikolo, mpe Bapagano bakotiela Ye elikya. »
And again Isaiah says, "There shall be the Root of Jesse and One who rises up to rule the Gentiles. On Him shall the Gentiles build their hopes."
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.
May God, the giver of hope, fill you with continual joy and peace because you trust in Him--so that you may have abundant hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
14 Bandeko na ngai, nandimisami solo ete botondi na boboto, na boyebi nyonso mpe na makoki ya kolendisana, bamoko na bamosusu.
But as to you, brethren, I am convinced-- yes, I Paul am convinced--that, even apart from my teaching, you are already full of goodness of heart, and enriched with complete Christian knowledge, and are also competent to instruct one another.
15 Nzokande, mpo na kolamusa makanisi na bino, nakomelaki bino, na molende nyonso, ndambo ya makambo kolanda ngolu oyo Nzambe apesaki ngai
But I write to you the more boldly--partly as reminding you of what you already know--because of the authority graciously entrusted to me by God,
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.
that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles, doing priestly duties in connexion with God's Good News so that the sacrifice--namely the Gentiles--may be acceptable to Him, being (as it is) an offering which the Holy Spirit has made holy.
17 Yango wana namikumisaka kati na Yesu-Klisto, na mosala oyo nasalaka mpo na Nzambe.
I can therefore glory in Christ Jesus concerning the work for God in which I am engaged.
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
For I will not presume to mention any of the results that Christ has brought about by other agency than mine in securing the obedience of the Gentiles by word or deed,
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.
with power manifested in signs and marvels, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. But--to speak simply of my own labours--beginning in Jerusalem and the outlying districts, I have proclaimed without reserve, even as far as Illyricum, the Good News of the Christ;
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,
making it my ambition, however, not to tell the Good News where Christ's name was already known, for fear I should be building on another man'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. »
But, as Scripture says, "Those shall see, to whom no report about Him has hitherto come, and those who until now have not heard shall understand."
22 Yango nde ezalaki mbala mingi kokanga ngai nzela ya koya epai na bino.
And it is really this which has again and again prevented my coming to 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, as there is no more unoccupied ground in this part of the world, and I have for years past been eager to pay you a visit,
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.
I hope, as soon as ever I extend my travels into Spain, to see you on my way and be helped forward by you on my journey, when I have first enjoyed being with you for a time.
25 Nzokande sik’oyo, nazali kokende na Yelusalemi mpo na komemela basantu lisungi.
But at present I am going to Jerusalem to serve God's people,
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.
for Macedonia and Greece have kindly contributed a certain sum in relief of the poor among God's people, in Jerusalem.
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.
Yes, they have kindly done this, and, in fact, it was a debt they owed them. For seeing that the Gentiles have been admitted in to partnership with the Jews in their spiritual blessings, they in turn are under an obligation to render sacred service to the Jews in temporal things.
28 Soki nasilisi mosala oyo mpe napesi bango lisungi yango, nakolekela epai na bino tango nakokende na Espane.
So after discharging this duty, and making sure that these kind gifts reach those for whom they are intended, I shall start for Spain, passing through Rome on my way there;
29 Nayebi ete tango nakoya epai na bino, nakoya na mapamboli mingi ya Klisto.
and I know that when I come to you it will be with a vast amount of blessing from Christ.
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
But I entreat you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love which His Spirit inspires, to help me by wrestling in prayer to God on my behalf,
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.
asking that I may escape unhurt from those in Judaea who are disobedient, and that the service which I am going to Jerusalem to render may be well received by the Church there,
32 Na bongo nde nakolonga kokoma epai na bino na esengo; mpe soki Nzambe akolinga, nakopema mwa moke elongo na bino.
in order that if God be willing I may come to you with a glad heart, and may enjoy a time of rest with you.
33 Tika ete Nzambe ya kimia azala elongo na bino nyonso! Amen!
May God, who gives peace be with you all! Amen.
