Baroma 13

1 Obamelang mmuso, gonne o tlhomilwe ke Modimo, ga go na mmuso le fa e le kae o o sa tlhongwang ke Modimo go laola.

Let every soul be subject to higher authorities. For there is no authority except from God and those who have been ordained by God.

2 Jalo ba ba ganang go obamela melao ya mmuso ba gana go obamela Modimo, mme kwatlhao e tlaa nna teng.

And so, whoever resists authority, resists what has been ordained by God. And those who resist are acquiring damnation for themselves.

3 Gonne lepodisi ga se setshosa mo go ba ba dirang tshiamo; mme ba ba dirang bosula ba tlaa aga ba le boifa. Jalo fa o sa batle go tshelela mo poifong, tshegetsa melao mme o tlaa tswelela sentle.

For leaders are not a source of fear to those who work good, but to those who work evil. And would you prefer not to be afraid of authority? Then do what is good, and you shall have praise from them.

4 Lepodise le romilwe ke Modimo go go thusa. Mme fa o dira sengwe se se bosula, ee, o tshwanetse go tshoga, gonne le tlaa go tshwara gore o otlhaiwe. Le rometswe ke Modimo go dira yone tiro eo.

For he is a minister of God for you unto good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid. For it is not without reason that he carries a sword. For he is a minister of God; an avenger to execute wrath upon whomever does evil.

5 Obamela melao, mme ka ntlha ya mabaka a mabedi a: lebaka la ntlha ke go go dibela gore o seka wa otlhaiwa, mme lebaka la bobedi ke fela ka gore o itse gore o tshwanetse go o obamela.

For this reason, it is necessary to be subject, not solely because of wrath, but also because of conscience.

6 Duelang le makgetho a lona, ka ntlha ya one mabaka a mabedi a. Gonne badiredi ba mmuso ba tlhoka go duelwa gore ba tle ba nne ba tswelele ba dira tiro ya Modimo, ba lo direla.

Therefore, you must also offer tribute. For they are the ministers of God, serving him in this.

7 Duelang mongwe le mongwe ka se a tshwanetseng go duelwa ka sone: Duelang makgetho a lona ka boitumelo lo bo lo duele goromente makgetho a dithoto tse di tsenang mo lefatsheng ka phuthologo, ikobeleng ba ba lo okametseng, lo bo lo tlotle ba ba tshwanetseng go tlotlwa,

Therefore, render to all whatever is owed. Taxes, to whom taxes is due; revenue, to whom revenue is due; fear, to whom fear is due; honor, to whom honor is due.

8 Duelang melato yotlhe fa e se fela molato wa lorato mo go ba bangwe, se khutlise go o duela! Gonne fa lo ba rata, lo tlaa bo lo obamela gotlhe ga melao ya Modimo, lo diragatsa tsotlhe tse di batlwang.

You should owe nothing to anyone, except so as to love one another. For whoever loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

9 Fa o rata mongwe ka wena fela jaaka o ithata, ga o na go rata go mo utlwisa botlhoko kgotsa go mo tsietsa, kgotsa go mmolaya kgotsa go mo utswela. Gape ga o na go dira boleo le mosadi wa gagwe, kgotsa go batla se e leng sa gagwe, kgotsa go dira le fa e le eng se melao e e some e reng ga se a siama Yotlhe ka bosome jwa yone e akareditswe mo molaong o o reng, “Rata mongwe ka wena jaaka o ithata.”

For example: You shall not commit adultery. You shall not kill. You shall not steal. You shall not speak false testimony. You shall not covet. And if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

10 Lorato ga lo direle ope bosula. Ke sone se e leng gore lo diragatsa gotlhe mo go batlwang ke Modimo. Ke one molao o le nosi fela o lo o tlhokang.

The love of neighbor does no harm. Therefore, love is the plenitude of the law.

11 Lebaka le lengwe la go tshela ka tlhamalalo ke le: lo itse gore nako e setse e fetile thata jang: nako e a fela. Tsogang, gonne go tla ga Morena go gautshwane jaanong, go na le jaaka re ne re dumela lwa ntlha.

And we know the present time, that now is the hour for us to rise up from sleep. For already our salvation is closer than when we first believed.

12 Bosigo bo setse bo fetile, letsatsi la go bowa ga gagwe le tlaa tloga le goroga. Jalo latlhang ditiro tse di bosula tsa lefifi lo apare seaparo sa tshiamo sa go tshela ka tlhamalalo, jaaka rona ba re nnang mo leseding re tshwanetse go dira!

The night has passed, and the day draws near. Therefore, let us cast aside the works of darkness, and be clothed with the armor of light.

13 Nnang molemo le boammaaruri mo go sengwe le sengwe se lo se dirang gore botlhe ba tle ba dumelane le maitseo a lona. Se diriseng nako ya lona mo medirong e e sa siamang, le mo go tagweng kgotsa mo kgokafalong le dithato tsa nama, kgotsa mo ntweng, kgotsa mo lefufeng.

Let us walk honestly, as in the daylight, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and sexual immorality, not in contention and envy.

14 Mme kopang Morena Jesu go lo thusa go tshela jaaka lo tshwanetse, le gone lo se ka lwa etleeletsa nama go diragatsa dithato tsa yone.

Instead, be clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in its desires.