Baroma 1
1 Ditsala tse di rategang mo Roma, Lokwalo lo lo tswa kwa go Paulo, motlhanka wa ga Jesu Keresete, yo o tlhophilweng go nna morongwa, ebile a romilwe go rera Mafoko a Modimo a a Molemo.
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2 Mafoko a a Molemo a, a ne a sa bolo go solofediwa batho bogologolo ke baporofiti ba Modimo mo Kgolaganong e kgologolo.
which he promised afore through his prophets in the holy scriptures,
3 Ke Mafoko a a Molemo kaga Morwaa one, Jesu Keresete Morena wa rona, yo o tsileng e le ngwana mo setshwanong sa motho, a tsalelwa mo losikeng lwa bogosi lwa ga Kgosi Dafide,
concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,
4 mme ka go tsosiwa mo baswing o ne a supiwa e le Morwa Modimo yo o senatla, ka tlholego e e boitshepo ya Modimo ka sebele.
who was declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; [even] Jesus Christ our Lord,
5 Mme jaanong, ka Keresete, tshiamo yotlhe ya Modimo e goromeleditswe mo go rona baleofi ba e neng e sa re tshwanela; mme jaanong o re roma mo tikologong ya lefatshe go bolelela batho botlhe gongwe le gongwe kaga dilo tse dikgolo tse Mo-dimo o di ba diretseng, gore le bone ba tle ba dumele ba o obamele.
through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name’s sake;
6 Mme lona, ditsala tse di rategang mo Roma, le lona lo bangwe ba o ba ratang thata, le lona lo lalediwa ke Jesu Keresete go nna ba Modimo tota, ee batho ba one ba ba boitshepo. A masego otlhe a Modimo le kagiso e e tswang kwa Modimong Rara wa rona, le Jesu Keresete Morena wa rona a nne le lona.
among whom are ye also, called [to be] Jesus Christ’s:
to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 Mmang ke simololeng ka go re, gongwe le gongwe kwa ke yang teng ke utlwa go buiwa kaga lona! Gonne tumelo ya lona mo Modimong e simolola go itsege mo tikologong ya lefatshe. Ke leboga Modimo thata jang ka Jesu Keresete ka pego e e molemo, le ka mongwe le mongwe wa lona.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.
9 Modimo o itse gore ke lo rapelela gangwe le gape jang. Bosigo le motshegare ke lo baya le tse lo di tlhokang ka thapelo mo go yo ke mo direlang ka thata yotlhe, ke bolelela ba bangwe Mafoko a a molemo kaga Morwaa one.
For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
10 Mme sengwe sa dilo tse ke di rapelelang gangwe le gape ke lobaka lo lo atlegileng lwa gore, fa Modimo o rata, ke tle go lo bona, le gore fa go kgonega ke tle ke nne le mosepele o o babalesegileng.
making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.
11 Gonne ke tlhologeletswe go lo etela gore ke tle ke kgone go lo naya tumelo e e tlaa thusang phuthego ya lona go nitama mo Moreneng. Fela jalo le nna, ke tlhoka thuso ya lona, gonne ga ke batle fela go abalana tumelo ya me le lona le nna ke tlhoka go kgothadiwa ke tumelo ya lona. Mongwe le mongwe wa rona o tlaa nna tshegofatso mo go yo mongwe.
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
13 Ke batla gore lo itse, bakaulengwe ba ba rategang, gore ke gantsi ke ikaelela go tla kwa go lona (mme go sa kgonege) gore ke tle go dira le lona ke bo ke bone maungo a a molemo, fela jaaka ke dirile mo diphuthegong tse dingwe tsa Badichaba.
And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.
14 Gonne ke molato o mogolo mo go lona le mo go mongwe le mongwe, le mo bathong ba ba tlhabologileng le dichaba tsa baheitane; ee, mo go ba ba rutegileng le mo go ba ba sa rutegang fela ka go tshwana.
I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
15 Jalo he, ka fa selekanyong sa nonofo ya me e e tletseng, ke setse ke siame go tla le kwa go lona mo Roma go rera Mafoko a a Molemo a Modimo.
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are in Rome.
16 Gonne ga ke tlhabisiwe ditlhong ke Mafoko a a Molemo a, kaga Keresete. Ke leano la Modimo le le nonofileng la go gapela kwa legodimong botlhe ba ba dumelang. Molaetsa o, o ne wa rerelwa Bajuta pele ba le bosi, mme jaanong mongwe le mongwe o lalediwa go tla mo Modimong ka yone tsela e.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 Mafoko a a Molemo a, a re bolelela gore Modimo o re baakanyetsa gore re ye legodimong, a re siamisa mo ponong ya Modimo fa re baya tumelo ya rona le boikanyo mo go Keresete go re boloka. Mo go bonwa ka tumelo go tswa tshimologong go ya bokhutlong. Jaaka lokwalo lo bua lo re, “Motho yo o bonang botshelo o tlaa bo bona ka go ikanya Modimo.”
For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.
18 Mme Modimo o supa bogale jwa one jo bo tswang legodimong mo baleofing, batho ba ba bosula ba ba tlosang boammaaruri mo go bone.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Gonne ba itse boammaaruri kaga Modimo sentle thata; Modimo o tsentse kitso e mo dipelong tsa bone.
because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them.
20 Go simolola mo dinakong tsa pele batho ba bonye lefatshe le loapi le gotlhe mo Modimo o go dirileng, ebile ba itsile ka go tshela ga one le nonofo e kgolo ya bosakhutleng. Jalo ga ba kitla ba nna le seipato (fa ba ema fa pele ga Modimo ka letsatsi la katlholo). (aïdios g126)
For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, [even] his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse: (aïdios g126)
21 Ee, ba itsile kaga one sentle thata, mme ga ba a ka ba dumela gore ba a o itse kgotsa ba o obamela le fa e le go o leboga ka fa o ba tlhokomelang ka teng malatsi otlhe. Mme morago ga lobakanyana ba simolola go akanya dikakanyo tsa boeleele tsa gore Modimo o ntse jang le gore o batla gore ba dire eng. Jalo ga diragala gore megopolo ya bone ya boeleele e fifale e bo e tlhakatlhakane.
because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
22 Ba ikaya fa ba le botlhale kwa ntle ga Modimo, mme ba fetoga dieleele tse di feteletseng ka ntlha ya go tlhoka go ikanya Modimo.
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 Mme hong mo boemong jwa go obamela Modimo o o galalelang o o tshelang ka bosakhutleng, ba ne ba tsaya dikgong le maje mme ba itirela medimo ya disetwa go e obamela, ba e betla go nna jaaka dinonyane le diphologolo le dinoga le batho ba e seng ba sepe ba ba nyatsegang.
and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
24 Jalo Modimo wa ba lesa go tswelela pele mo mofuteng mongwe le mongwe wa boaka, le go dira sengwe le sengwe se ba se batlang ee, ba tlontlolo-lana mebele ka boatla.
Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves:
25 Mo boemong jwa gore ba dumele se ba itseng e le boammaaruri kaga Mo-dimo, ba dumela ka bomo mo maakeng. Jalo ba obamela dilo tse Modimo o di dirileng, ba gana go obamela one Modimo o o dirileng dilo tse. (aiōn g165)
for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 Ke sone se Modimo o ba leseleditseng go dira tsotlhe tse di bosula tse, le gore le basadi ba bone ba furalele leano la Modimo la tlholego mme ba simolola go tlontlololana mebele.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 Mme banna, mo boemong jwa go tlhakanela dikobo le basadi ka fa tlholegong, ba simolola go gakalelana, banna ba dira dilo tse di tlhabisang ditlhong le banna ba bangwe, mme ka ntlha ya moo ba bona tuelo e e ba tshwanetseng.
and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.
28 Jalo ke sone se e rileng fa ba latlha Modimo ebile ba sa batle go o itse, Modimo wa ba tlhokomologa gore ba dire sengwe le sengwe se megopolo ya bone e e bosula e neng e ka se akanya.
And even as they refused to have God in [their] knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
29 Matshelo a bone a tlala mofuta mongwe le mongwe wa boikepo le sebe, wa bogagapa le kilo, keletso ya senama, polao, ntwa, maaka, bogalaka le ditshebo.
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 E ne e le basebi, ba ba ilang Modimo, ba le makgakga, e le baikgantshi, ba aga ba akanya ditsela tse dintsha tsa go leofa ebile ba tswelela pele ba sa reetse batsadi ba bone.
backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Ba leka go itira ba ba sa tlhaloganyeng, ba senya ditsholofetso tsa bone, ba le setlhogo, ba se pelotlhomogi.
without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful:
32 Ba ne ba itse sentle thata gore Modimo o atlholela loso ka ntlha ya melato e, le fa go ntse jalo ba tswelela pele mme ba e dira ka methale yotlhe, ba kgothatsa ba bangwe gore le bone ba e dire.
who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.
