Warumi 15
1 Sisi tulio na nguvu, hatuna budi kuchukuliana na kushindwa kwa wale walio dhaifu wala si kujipendeza nafsi zetu wenyewe.
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and ought not to please ourselves.
2 Kila mmoja wetu inampasa kumpendeza jirani yake kwa mambo mema, ili kumjenga katika imani.
Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, in order to build him up.
3 Kwa maana hata Kristo hakujipendeza mwenyewe, bali kama ilivyoandikwa: “Matukano yao wale wanaokutukana wewe yalinipata mimi.”
For even Christ did not please himself. Instead, it was just as it is written, “The insults of those who insulted you fell on me.”
4 Kwa maana kila kitu kilichoandikwa zamani, kiliandikwa kutufundisha, ili kwamba kwa saburi na faraja tunayopata katika Maandiko tuwe na tumaini.
For whatever was previously written was written for our instruction, in order that through patience and through encouragement of the scriptures we would have certain hope.
5 Mungu atoaye saburi na faraja, awajalie ninyi roho ya umoja miongoni mwenu mnapomfuata Kristo Yesu,
Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with each other according to Christ Jesus.
6 ili kwa moyo mmoja mpate kumtukuza Mungu aliye Baba wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
May he do this in order that with one mind you may praise with one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Karibishaneni ninyi kwa ninyi kama Kristo alivyowakaribisha ninyi ili kumletea Mungu utukufu.
Therefore receive one another, even as Christ also received you, to the praise of God.
8 Kwa maana nawaambia kwamba, Kristo amekuwa mtumishi kwa wale waliotahiriwa ili kuonyesha kweli ya Mungu na kuthibitisha zile ahadi walizopewa baba zetu wa zamani,
For I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision on behalf of God's truth, in order to confirm the promises given to the fathers,
9 pia ili watu wa Mataifa wamtukuze Mungu kwa rehema zake. Kama ilivyoandikwa: “Kwa hiyo nitakutukuza katikati ya watu wa Mataifa; nitaliimbia sifa jina lako.”
and for the Gentiles to glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing praise to your name.”
10 Tena yasema, “Enyi watu wa Mataifa, furahini pamoja na watu wa Mungu.”
Again it says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”
11 Tena, “Msifuni Bwana, ninyi watu wa Mataifa wote, na kumwimbia sifa, enyi watu wote.”
And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples praise him.”
12 Tena Isaya anasema, “Shina la Yese litachipuka, yeye atakayeinuka ili kutawala juu ya mataifa. Watu wa Mataifa watamtumaini.”
Again, Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will have hope.”
13 Mungu wa tumaini awajaze ninyi furaha yote na amani katika kumwamini, ili mpate kujawa na tumaini tele kwa nguvu ya Roho Mtakatifu.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace for believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will have hope.
14 Ndugu zangu, mimi mwenyewe ninasadiki kwamba mmejaa wema na ufahamu wote, tena mnaweza kufundishana ninyi kwa ninyi.
I myself am also convinced about you, my brothers. I am convinced that also you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge. I am convinced that you are also able to exhort one another.
15 Nimewaandikia kwa ujasiri vipengele kadha wa kadha katika waraka huu kama kuwakumbusha tena kwa habari ya ile neema Mungu aliyonipa,
But I am writing more boldly to you about some things in order to remind you again, because of the grace given me by God.
16 ili kuwa mhudumu wa Kristo Yesu kwa watu wa Mataifa nikiwa na huduma ya kikuhani ya kutangaza Injili ya Mungu, ili watu wa Mataifa wapate kuwa dhabihu inayokubaliwa na Mungu, iliyotakaswa na Roho Mtakatifu.
This gift was that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus sent to the Gentiles, to offer as a priest the gospel of God. I should do this so that the offering of the Gentiles might become acceptable, consecrated by the Holy Spirit.
17 Kwa hiyo ninajisifu katika Kristo Yesu, kwenye utumishi wangu kwa Mungu.
In Christ Jesus I have reason to boast of my service for God.
18 Kwa maana sitathubutu kusema kitu chochote zaidi ya kile ambacho Kristo amefanya kwa kunitumia mimi katika kuwaongoza watu wa Mataifa wamtii Mungu kwa yale niliyosema na kufanya,
For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me for the obedience of the Gentiles. These are things done by word and action,
19 kwa nguvu za ishara na miujiza, kwa uweza wa Roho wa Mungu, hivyo kuanzia Yerusalemu hadi maeneo yote ya kandokando yake mpaka Iliriko, nimekwisha kuihubiri Injili ya Kristo kwa ukamilifu.
by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Holy Spirit. This was so that from Jerusalem, and round about as far as Illyricum, I might fully carry out the gospel of Christ.
20 Hivyo ni nia yangu kuhubiri Habari Njema, si pale ambapo Kristo amekwisha kujulikana, ili nisije nikajenga juu ya msingi wa mtu mwingine.
In this way, my desire has been to proclaim the gospel, but not where Christ is known by name, in order that I might not build upon another man's foundation.
21 Lakini kama ilivyoandikwa: “Wale ambao hawajahubiriwa habari zake wataona, nao wale ambao hawajazisikia watafahamu.”
It is as it is written: “Those to whom no tidings of him came will see him, and those who have not heard will understand.”
22 Hii ndiyo sababu nimezuiliwa mara nyingi nisiweze kuja kwenu.
Therefore I was also hindered many times from coming to you.
23 Lakini sasa kwa kuwa hakuna nafasi zaidi kwa ajili yangu katika sehemu hii, ninatamani kuja kwenu kama ambavyo nimekuwa na shauku kwa miaka mingi.
But now, I no longer have any place in these regions, and I have been longing for many years to come to you.
24 Nimekusudia kufanya hivyo nitakapokuwa njiani kwenda Hispania. Natarajia kuwaona katika safari yangu na kusafirishwa nanyi mpaka huko, baada ya kufurahia ushirika wenu kwa kitambo kidogo.
I am hopeful that I will see you in passing when I go to Spain, and to be helped by you along my journey there, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.
25 Sasa, niko njiani kuelekea Yerusalemu kwa ajili ya kuwahudumia watakatifu huko.
But now I am going to Jerusalem, bringing aid to the believers.
26 Kwa kuwa imewapendeza watu wa Makedonia na Akaya kufanya changizo kwa ajili ya maskini walioko miongoni mwa watakatifu huko Yerusalemu.
For it was the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution to the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.
27 Imewapendeza kufanya hivyo, naam, kwani ni wadeni wao. Kwa maana ikiwa watu wa Mataifa wameshiriki baraka za rohoni za Wayahudi, wao ni wadeni wa Wayahudi, ili Wayahudi nao washiriki baraka zao za mambo ya mwilini.
Yes, it was their good pleasure, and, indeed, they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in material things.
28 Kwa hiyo baada ya kukamilisha kazi hii na kuhakikisha kuwa wamepokea kila kitu kilichokusanywa, nitapitia kwenu nikiwa njiani kwenda Hispania.
Therefore, when I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received what was collected, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way.
29 Ninajua kwamba nitakapokuja kwenu, nitakuja na wingi wa baraka za Kristo.
I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
30 Basi, ndugu zangu, nawasihi kwa Jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo na kwa upendo wa Roho Mtakatifu, kujiunga nami katika taabu zangu mkiniombea kwa Mungu.
Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.
31 Ombeni ili nipate kuokolewa mikononi mwa wale wasioamini walioko Uyahudi, na kwamba utumishi wangu upate kukubaliwa na watakatifu wa huko Yerusalemu,
Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the believers.
32 ili kwa mapenzi ya Mungu niweze kuja kwenu kwa furaha, nami niburudishwe pamoja nanyi.
Pray that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and that I may, together with you, find rest.
33 Mungu wa amani na awe pamoja nanyi nyote. Amen.
May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
