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, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
2 Lesa walashomesha kupa uwu Mulumbwe Waina kupitila mu bashinshimi bakendi, kayi walalembwa mu Mabala Aswepa.
which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,
3 Ukute kwamba sha Yesu Klistu Mwanendi, Mwami wetu. Na tulalanga pa buntu bwakendi, walasemenwa mu mukowa wa Dafeti.
concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh
4 Nomba twalanga pa kuswepa kwakendi kwabu Lesa, kupunduka kubafu kwakendi kulaleshenga mwangofu kwambeti ni Mwanendi Lesa.
and who was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from 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 we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles,
6 Nabambi pakati pa abo bantu, njamwe muli ku Loma, omwalakwiweti mube bakendi Yesu Klistu.
including you who are also called to belong to 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 who are in Rome, beloved by God and called to be 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, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is proclaimed in 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, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that I continually remember you,
10 nkute kumusenga Lesa kwambeti na kayanda, ncane cindi cakwambeti njise ndimufwakashile.
always pleading in my prayers that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.
11 Pakwinga ndayandishishinga kwisa kumubona, kwambeti ndimuyabileko cipo ca Mushimu Uswepa, kayi ne kumuyuminisha.
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be established,
12 Ncendambanga nikwambeti, lushomo lwakame lukamuyuminishe ndakesa kuli njamwe, kayi ne njamwe lushomo lwenu lukanjuminishe.
that is, that while I am among you we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
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.
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but have been hindered until the present time) so that I might have some fruit among you as well, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
14 Pakwinga nkute cikweleti cakukambaukila bantu baiya ne babula kwiya, kayi kuli bakute mano ne mbutuma.
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish;
15 Weco cilankakatishinga kwisa akukambauka Mulumbe Waina kuli amwe ba ku Loma.
thus the eagerness on my part to preach the gospel to you also 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 am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, both to the Jew first and also 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 the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, just as it is written, “The righteous will live by 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 the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness.
19 Lesa ukute kubapa cisubulo pakwinga bintu byela kwinshibikwa pali Lesa, nabo babinshi, kayi Lesa ewalabayubwilila ibi bintu.
Because what is known about God is evident among them, for God has made it evident 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 his invisible qualities, both his everlasting power and his divinity, have been plainly seen from the creation of the world, being perceived through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. (aïdios g126)
21 Lesa bamwinshi, nsombi nkabakute kumupa bulemu bwamwelela nambi kumulumba, neco miyeyo yabo yalasanduka kuba yabula ncito, Kayi mumyoyo yabo mwesulowa mushinshe.
For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
22 Nabo bakute kulibona kuba bamano, kakuli bapusa.
Claiming to be wise, they became fools
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 exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.
24 Weco Lesa walabaleka kwambeti bapitilishe kwinsa byaipa, ibyo myoyo yabo mbyoilandanga kushikila pakusafwanya mibili yabo.
Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,
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 they exchanged the truth of God for falsehood and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. (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 dishonorable passions, for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is contrary to nature.
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.
In the same way the men also, having abandoned the natural function of the female, were inflamed in their lust for one another, men committing shameful acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
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 just as they considered it worthless to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a worthless mind, to do what is not proper.
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,
They are filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, evil, covetousness, and malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and maliciousness. They are gossips,
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.
slanderers, haters of God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
31 Nibantu batalisende, babula kushomeka baipa myoyo kayi babula nkumbo.
senseless, untrustworthy, without natural affection, irreconcilable, and unmerciful.
32 Bawinshi mulawo wa Lesa wakwambeti bantu beshikwinsa bintu byamushoboyo belela kufwa. Necikabeco nabo ebakute kubinsa, kayi ebakute ne kulumbaisha abo balabinshinga.
Though they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things deserve death, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.
