Warumi 13
1 Kila nafsi na iwe na utii kwa mamlaka ya juu, kwa kuwa hakuna mamlaka isipokuwa imetoka kwa Mungu. Na mamlaka zilizopo zimewekwa na Mungu.
Let, every soul, unto protecting authorities be in subjection; for there is no authority save by God, and, they that are in being, have by God been arranged, —
2 Kwa hiyo ambaye anapinga mamlaka hiyo hupinga amri ya Mungu; na wale waipingao watapokea hukumu juu yao wenyewe.
So that, he who rangeth himself against the authority, against the arrangement of God opposeth himself, and, they who oppose, shall unto themselves a sentence of judgment receive.
3 Kwa kuwa watawala si tishio kwa watendao mema, bali kwa watendao maovu. Je unatamani kutoogopa mamlaka? Fanya yaliyo mema, na utasifiwa nayo.
For, they who bear rule, are not a terror unto the good work but unto the evil. Wouldst thou not be afraid of the authority? That which is good, be thou doing, and thou shall have praise of the same;
4 Kwa kuwa ni mtumishi wa Mungu kwako kwa ajili ya mema. Bali kama utatenda yaliyo maovu, ogopa; kwa kuwa habebi upanga bila sababu. Kwa kuwa ni mtumishi wa Mungu, mlipa kisasi kwa ghadhabu juu ya yule afanyaye uovu.
For, God’s minister, is he unto thee for that which is good. But, if, that which is evil, thou be doing, be afraid! For, not in vain, the sword he beareth; for, God’s minister, he is, —an avenger, unto anger, to him who practiseth what is evil.
5 Kwa hiyo inakupasa utii, si tu kwa sababu ya gadhabu, bali pia kwa sababu ya dhamiri.
Wherefore it is necessary to be in subjection, —not only because of the anger, but also because of the conscience;
6 Kwa ajili hii pia unalipa kodi. Kwa kuwa wenye mamlaka ni watumishi wa Mungu, ambao wanaendelea kufanya jambo hili.
For, because of this, are ye paying tribute also, —for, God’s ministers of state, they are, unto this very thing, giving constant attendance.
7 Mlipeni kila mmoja ambacho wanawadai: kodi kwa astahiliye kodi; ushuru kwa astahiliye ushuru; hofu kwa astahiliye hofu; heshima kwa astahiliye heshima.
Render unto all their dues, —unto whom tribute, tribute, unto whom tax, tax, unto whom fear, fear, unto whom honour, honour.
8 Msidaiwe na mtu kitu chochote, isipokuwa kupendana ninyi kwa ninyi. Kwa kuwa yeye ampendaye jirani yake ametimiliza sheria.
Nothing to any, be owing—save to be loving one another; for, he that loveth his neighbour, hath given to, law, its fulfillment.
9 Kwa kuwa, “Hautazini, hautaua, hautaiba, hautatamani,” na kama kuna amri nyingine pia, imejumlishwa katika sentensi hii: “Utampenda jirani yako kama wewe mwenyewe.”
For, this—Thou shall not commit adultery, Thou shall not commit murder, Thou shall not steal, Thou shall not covet, and if there is any different commandment, in this word, is summed up, [namely]—Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10 Upendo hamdhuru jirani wa mtu. Kwa hiyo, upendo ni ukamilifu wa sheria.
Love, unto one’s neighbour, worketh not ill; Law’s fullness, therefore, is, love.
11 Kwa sababu ya hili, mnajua wakati, kwamba tayari ni wakati wa kutoka katika usingizi. Kwa kuwa wokovu wetu umekaribia zaidi ya wakati ule tulio amini kwanza.
And, this besides, —knowing the season—that it is an hour already for you out of sleep to be wakened; for, now, is our salvation nearer than when we believed:
12 Usiku umeendelea, na mchana umekaribia. Na tuweke pembeni matendo ya giza, na tuvae silaha za nuru.
The night, is far spent and, the day, hath drawn near; let us, then, cast off the works of darkness, [and] let us put on the armour of light, —
13 Na tuenende sawa sawa, kama katika nuru, si kwa sherehe za uovu au ulevi. Na tusienende katika zinaa au tamaa isiyoweza kudhibitiwa, na si katika fitina au wivu.
As in daytime, becomingly let us walk: not in revellings and in drunken bouts, not in chamberings and in wanton deeds, not in strife and envy; —
14 Bali tumvae Bwana Yesu Kristo, na tusiweke nafasi kwa ajili ya mwili, kwa tamaa zake.
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and, for the flesh, take not forethought to fulfil its covetings.
