Baloma 1
1 Njame Paulo musebenshi wa Yesu Klistu. Lesa walankuweti mbe mutumwa, kayi ne kunsaleti nkakambauke Mulumbe wakendi Waina.
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, an Apostle by the selection of God, given authority as a preacher of the good news,
2 Lesa walashomesha kupa uwu Mulumbwe Waina kupitila mu bashinshimi bakendi, kayi walalembwa mu Mabala Aswepa.
Of which God had given word before by his prophets in the holy Writings,
3 Ukute kwamba sha Yesu Klistu Mwanendi, Mwami wetu. Na tulalanga pa buntu bwakendi, walasemenwa mu mukowa wa Dafeti.
About his Son who, in the flesh, came from the family of David,
4 Nomba twalanga pa kuswepa kwakendi kwabu Lesa, kupunduka kubafu kwakendi kulaleshenga mwangofu kwambeti ni Mwanendi Lesa.
But was marked out as Son of God in power by the Holy Spirit through the coming to life again of the dead; Jesus Christ our Lord,
5 Muli Klistu, kayi pacebo ca lina lyakendi, ame ndalatambula colwe cakuba mutumwa, kwambeti nyamfwe bantu ba mishobo yonse kumushoma ne kumunyumfwila Yesu.
Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name:
6 Nabambi pakati pa abo bantu, njamwe muli ku Loma, omwalakwiweti mube bakendi Yesu Klistu.
Among whom you in the same way have been marked out to be disciples of Jesus Christ:
7 Neco kayi ndamulembele mwense ba ku Loma, abo Lesa mbwasuni kayi ne kubakuweti babe bantu bakendi. Lesa Bata ne Mwami Yesu Klistu balamuleshe kwina moyo ne kumupa lumuno.
To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 Cakutanguna ndalumbunga Lesa wakame kupitila muli Yesu Klistu pacebo ca njamwe mwense, pakwinga pa cishi conse capanshi bantu balambanga sha lushomo lwenu.
First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.
9 Lesa nikamboni wakame, ucinsheti ndambanga cancinencine. Nkute kumusebensela ne moyo wakame wonse, pakukambauka Mulumbe Waina ulambanga sha Mwanendi. Neco Lesa ucinsheti nkute kumuyeya cindi conse mumipailo yakame,
For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,
10 nkute kumusenga Lesa kwambeti na kayanda, ncane cindi cakwambeti njise ndimufwakashile.
And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.
11 Pakwinga ndayandishishinga kwisa kumubona, kwambeti ndimuyabileko cipo ca Mushimu Uswepa, kayi ne kumuyuminisha.
For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;
12 Ncendambanga nikwambeti, lushomo lwakame lukamuyuminishe ndakesa kuli njamwe, kayi ne njamwe lushomo lwenu lukanjuminishe.
That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.
13 Lino mobase bame, ndamwinshibishinga kwambeti nkanjeya sha kwisa kwenu, nsombi kushikila lelo kuli bintu bikute kungalisha kwambeti njise kwenu. Ndayandangeti nkese nkapesheti bantu bangi pali njamwe, bakasandukile kuli Klistu mbuli ncendalensa ku bantu ba mishobo naimbi.
You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.
14 Pakwinga nkute cikweleti cakukambaukila bantu baiya ne babula kwiya, kayi kuli bakute mano ne mbutuma.
I have a debt to Greeks and to the nations outside; to the wise and to those who have no learning.
15 Weco cilankakatishinga kwisa akukambauka Mulumbe Waina kuli amwe ba ku Loma.
For which reason I have the desire, as far as I am able, to give the knowledge of the good news to you who are in Rome.
16 Ame ndashomeshesha Mulumbe Waina, pakwinga engofu sha Lesa shikute kupulusha muntu uliyense washoma, kutatikila ne Bayuda kushikila ku bantu bamishobo naimbi.
For I have no feeling of shame about the good news, because it is the power of God giving salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first, and then to the Greek.
17 Uwu Mulumbe ukute kutuyubulwila bantu mobela kubela balulama pamenso a Lesa. Kufuma kumatatikilo kushikila kumapwililisho cilayandikinga nikwambeti bantu bashome. Mbuli Mabala ncalambangeti, “Muntu walulama kuli Lesa kupitila mulushomo nakabe ne buyumi.”
For in it there is the revelation of the righteousness of God from faith to faith: as it is said in the holy Writings, The man who does righteousness will be living by his faith.
18 Lesa layubululunga bukalu bwakendi kufuma kwilu kwisa pa bantu baipa kayi babula kululama, kwipa kwabo ekukute kubalisha kwinshiba cancine ncine ca Lesa.
For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;
19 Lesa ukute kubapa cisubulo pakwinga bintu byela kwinshibikwa pali Lesa, nabo babinshi, kayi Lesa ewalabayubwilila ibi bintu.
Because the knowledge of God may be seen in them, God having made it clear to them.
20 Pakwinga kufuma pacindi Lesa mpwalalenga cishi capanshi ne lelo pano, bantu bakute kubona bwikalo bwa Lesa butaboneke, kayi ne ngofu shakendi shitapu ne bu Lesa bwakendi. Bantu bakute kubinshiba pakubona bintu Lesa mbyalalenga, neco bantu paliyawa mpobela kuleyela. (aïdios g126)
For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing: (aïdios g126)
21 Lesa bamwinshi, nsombi nkabakute kumupa bulemu bwamwelela nambi kumulumba, neco miyeyo yabo yalasanduka kuba yabula ncito, Kayi mumyoyo yabo mwesulowa mushinshe.
Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.
22 Nabo bakute kulibona kuba bamano, kakuli bapusa.
Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,
23 Mu musena wa kukambilila Lesa wa cindi conse, balatatika kukambilila tumbwanga tukute kuboneketi muntu ukute kufwa, nambi bikeni nambi banyama, nambi tulyeti bintu bikute kukalaba.
And by them the glory of the eternal God was changed and made into the image of man who is not eternal, and of birds and beasts and things which go on the earth.
24 Weco Lesa walabaleka kwambeti bapitilishe kwinsa byaipa, ibyo myoyo yabo mbyoilandanga kushikila pakusafwanya mibili yabo.
For this reason God gave them up to the evil desires of their hearts, working shame in their bodies with one another:
25 Balashiya cancine ncine ca Lesa ne kutatika kushoma bwepeshi. Balatatika kukambilila ne kusebensela bilengwa mucindi ca kusebensela Mulengi, kayi welela kulemekwa kushikila muyayaya. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Because by them the true word of God was changed into that which is false, and they gave worship and honour to the thing which is made, and not to him who made it, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it. (aiōn g165)
26 Pacebo ca bintu ibi Lesa walabaleka kwambeti bensenga bintu byeshikupa nsoni, bilayandanga lunkumbwa lwa mibili yabo. Nambi batukashi balalula bwikalo bwa kona ne batuloba ne kutatika konana bonkabonka.
For this reason God gave them up to evil passions, and their women were changing the natural use into one which is unnatural:
27 Kayi nabo batuloba balalula bwikalo bwa kona ne batukashi ne kutatika kuba ne lunkumbwa lwa konana ne batuloba banabo. Balensa bintu byeshikupa nsoni. Pacebo ici balalitelenga bene cisubulo celela micito yabo yaipa.
And in the same way the men gave up the natural use of the woman and were burning in their desire for one another, men doing shame with men, and getting in their bodies the right reward of their evil-doing.
28 Pakwinga balaciboneti nkacelela kuba ne lwinshibo lwesulila lwa ncinencine lwa Lesa, weco nendi Lesa walabaleka ne miyeyo yabo yaipa, yakwinsa bintu byeshikupa nsoni.
And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;
29 Myoyo yabo yalesula ne kutalulama kwapusana pusana, mbuli kwipa ne bukuma ne bukapondo ne lukanda. Kayi myoyo yabo yesula ne kubepana ne minyono ne kwinshila banabo byaipa. Kayi ne kunung'unusha, ne bufwishi,
Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;
30 kayi ne kwambana kwipa umo ne munendi, neco bakute kupatana ne Lesa, bamatuka beshikutwanga ne kulibonesha. Kayi bakute kuyeya nshila sha kwinsa byaipa, baliya bulemu ku bamashali babo.
Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,
31 Nibantu batalisende, babula kushomeka baipa myoyo kayi babula nkumbo.
Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy:
32 Bawinshi mulawo wa Lesa wakwambeti bantu beshikwinsa bintu byamushoboyo belela kufwa. Necikabeco nabo ebakute kubinsa, kayi ebakute ne kulumbaisha abo balabinshinga.
Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.
