Warumi 1
1 Paulo, mtumishi wa Yesu Kristo, aliyeitwa kuwa mtume, na kutengwa kwa ajili ya Injili ya Mungu.
Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been set apart to the Gospel of God,
2 Hii ndio ile Injili aliyoiahidi zamani kupitia manabii wake katika maandiko matakatifu.
which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures:
3 Ni kuhusu Mwana wake, aliyezaliwa kutoka ukoo wa Daudi kwa jinsi ya mwili.
concerning His Son, who became a physical descendant of David,
4 Yeye alitangazwa kwa Mwana wa Mungu kwa nguvu ya Roho ya utakatifu kwa ufufuo wa wafu, Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu.
who was established to be God's powerful Son (in accordance with Spirit of holiness) by resurrection from the dead—Jesus Christ our Lord—
5 Kupitia yeye tumepokea neema na utume kwa utii wa imani kati ya mataifa yote, kwa ajili ya jina lake.
through whom we have received grace and apostleship to promote obedience of faith among all ethnic nations concerning His name
6 Kati ya mataifa haya, ninyi pia mmeitwa kuwa wa Yesu Kristo.
(among these you also are called by Jesus Christ);
7 Barua hii ni kwa wote walioko Rumi, wapendwao na Mungu, walioitwa kuwa watu watakatifu. Neema na iwe kwenu, na amani kutoka kwa Mungu Baba yetu na Bwana Yesu Kristo.
to all the called saints who are in Rome, beloved of God: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ.
8 Kwanza, namshukuru Mungu wangu katika Yesu Kristo kwa ajili yenu nyote, kwa sababu imani yenu inahubiriwa katika dunia nzima.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.
9 Kwa maana Mungu ni shahidi wangu, ambaye ninamtumikia kwa roho yangu katika injili ya Mwana wake, jinsi ninavyodumu katika kuwataja.
Further, the God whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of His Son is my witness, how without ceasing I always remember you in my prayers,
10 Daima naomba katika sala zangu kwamba kwa njia yoyote nipate mwishowe kuwa na mafanikio sasa kwa mapenzi ya Mungu katika kuja kwenu.
begging that perhaps now, at last, I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
11 Maana natamani kuwaona, ili nipate kuwapa ninyi baadhi ya karama za rohoni, nipate kuwaimarisha.
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established
12 Yaani, natazamia kutiwa moyo pamoja nanyi, kwa njia ya imani ya kila mmoja wetu, yenu na yangu.
—that is, that I may be encouraged among you by our mutual faith, both yours and mine.
13 Sasa ndugu, sitaki mkose kufahamu kwamba, mara nyingi nimekusudia kuja kwenu, lakini nimezuiliwa mpaka sasa. Nilitaka hivi ili kuwa na matunda kwenu kama ilivyo pia miongoni mwa watu wa mataifa.
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), in order that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the rest of the Gentiles.
14 Nadaiwa na Wayunani na wageni pia, werevu na wajinga.
I am a debtor both to Greeks and to non-Greeks, both to wise and to foolish.
15 Kwa hiyo, kwa upande wangu, mimi niko tayari kutangaza injili kwenu pia ninyi mlio huko Roma.
So, for my part, I am eager to preach the Gospel to you who are in Rome as well.
16 Kwa maana siionei haya injili, kwa kuwa ni uweza wa Mungu uletao wokovu kwa kila aaminiye, kwa Myahudi kwanza na kwa Myunani pia.
I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God for the salvation of each one who believes (for the Jew first, then the Greek);
17 Kwa maana haki ya Mungu imedhihirishwa kutoka imani hata imani, kama ilivyo andikwa, “Mwenye haki ataishi kwa imani.”
because in it God's righteousness is revealed, from faith to faith; just as it is written: “The righteous one will live by faith.”
18 Maana ghadhabu ya Mungu imedhihirishwa kutoka mbinguni dhidi ya uasi na uovu wote wa watu, ambao kwa njia ya udhalimu huificha kweli.
Now the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven upon all ungodliness and unrighteousness of the people who suppress the truth by unrighteousness,
19 Hii ni kwa sababu, yote yanayoweza kujulikana juu ya Mungu ni wazi kwao. Maana Mungu amewafahamisha.
precisely because what may be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them.
20 Maana mambo yake yasioonekana vizuri yamekuwa wazi tangu kuumbwa kwa ulimwengu. Yanaeleweka kupitia vitu vilivyoumbwa. Mambo haya ni uwezo wake wa milele na asili ya uungu. Matokeo yake, watu hawa hawana udhuru. (aïdios g126)
Because His invisible attributes, namely His eternal power and divine nature, are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being understood from what has been made, so that they are inexcusable; (aïdios g126)
21 Hii ni kwa sababu, ingawa walijua kuhusu Mungu, hawakumtukuza yeye kama Mungu, wala hawakumpa shukrani. Badala yake, wamekuwa wapumbavu katika mawazo yao, na mioyo yao yenye ujinga ilitiwa giza.
precisely because, knowing God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks; so their reasonings became worthless and their senseless hearts were darkened.
22 Walijiita kuwa ni werevu, lakini wakawa wajinga.
Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
23 Waliubadili utukufu wa Mungu asie na uharibifu kwa mfano wa sura ya binadamu aliye na uharibifu, na ya ndege, ya wanyama wenye miguu minne, na ya viumbe vitambaavyo.
and exchanged for themselves the glory of the incorruptible God for an image resembling a perishable man—even birds and quadrupeds and reptiles!
24 Kwa hiyo Mungu aliwaacha wafuate tamaa za mioyo yao kwa uchafu, kwa miili yao kufedheheshwa baina yao.
Therefore God also gave them up, through the cravings of their hearts for vileness, to the degrading of their bodies among themselves
25 Ni wao walioibadili kweli ya Mungu kuwa uongo, na ambao waliabudu na kutumikia viumbe badala ya Muumbaji, ambaye anasifiwa milele. Amina. (aiōn g165)
—they had exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 Kwa sababu hii, Mungu aliwaacha wafuate tamaa zao za aibu, kwa kuwa wanawake wao walibadilisha matumizi yao ya asili kwa kile kilicho kinyume na asili.
For this reason God gave them up to degrading passions; in fact even their females exchanged the natural sexual function for that against nature;
27 Hali kadhalika, wanaume pia wakaacha matumizi yao ya asili kwa wanawake na kuwakwa na tamaa dhidi yao wenyewe. Hawa walikuwa wanaume ambao walifanya na wanaume wenzao yasiyo wapasa, na ambao walipokea adhabu iliyostahili upotovu wao.
likewise also the males, abandoning the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their lust toward one another, males committing the disgraceful act with males, and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 Kwa sababu walikataa kuwa na Mungu katika fahamu zao, aliwaacha wafuate akili zao zisizofaa, wafanye mambo yale yasiyofaa.
So precisely because they determined not to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a debased mind, to do wrong things:
29 Wamejawa na udhalimu wote, uovu, tamaa na ubaya. Wamejawa na wivu, uuaji, ugomvi, udanganyifu, na nia mbaya.
having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, greed, depravity; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; gossips,
30 Wao pia ni wasengenyaji, wasingiziaji, na wenye kumchukia Mungu. Wenye vurugu, kiburi, na majivuno. Wao ni watunga mabaya, na wasiotii wazazi wao.
slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, braggarts, contrivers of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Wao hawana ufahamu; wasioaminika, hawana mapenzi ya asili, na wasio na huruma.
senseless, faithless, hardhearted, intransigent, unmerciful;
32 Wanaelewa kanuni za Mungu, ya kwamba watu watendao mambo ya jinsi hiyo wanastahili kifo. Lakini si tu wanafanya mambo hayo, wao pia wanakubaliana na wale wanaofanya mambo hayo.
who, knowing full well God's just sentence, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do them but also approve of other practitioners.
