Warumi 16
1 Namkabidhi kwenu Fibi dada yetu, ambaye ni mtumishi wa kanisa ambalo liko Kenkrea,
I commend to your care our sister, Phoebe, who is a minister of the church at Cenchreae;
2 ili kwamba mnaweza kumpokea katika Bwana. Fanyeni hivi katika kicho cha thamani cha waumini, na msimame pamoja naye katika jambo lolote atakalokuwa na uhitaji nalo. Maana yeye mwenyewe amekuwa mhudumu wa wengi, na kwa ajili yangu mwenyewe.
and I ask you to give her a Christian welcome – one worthy of Christ’s people – and to aid her in any matter in which she may need your assistance. She has proved herself a staunch friend and protector and to many others.
3 Msalimu Priska na Akila, watenda kazi pamoja nami katika Kristo Yesu,
Give my greeting to Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in the cause of Christ Jesus,
4 ambao kwa maisha yangu waliyahatarisha maisha yao wenyewe. Ninatoa shukrani kwao, na siyo tu mimi, bali pia kwa makanisa yote ya mataifa.
who risked their own lives to save mine. It is not I alone who thank them, but all the churches among the Gentiles thank them also.
5 Lisalimie kanisa ambalo liko nyumbani kwao. Msalimie Epanieto mpendwa wangu, ambaye ni mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Kristo katika Asia.
Give my greeting, also, to the church that meets at their house, as well as to my dear friend Epaenetus, one of the first in Roman Asia to believe in Christ;
6 Msalimie Mariamu ambaye ametenda kazi kwa bidii kwa ajili yenu.
to Mary, who worked hard for you;
7 Msalimie Androniko na Yunia, jamaa zangu, na wafungwa pamoja nami. Ni wa muhimu miongoni mwa mitume, ambao pia walitangulia kumjua Kristo kabla yangu.
to Andronicus and Junia, fellow Jews and once my fellow prisoners, who are people of note among the apostles, and who became Christians before I did;
8 Msalimie Ampliato, mpendwa wangu katika Bwana.
to my dear Christian friend Ampliatus;
9 Msalimie Urbano, mtenda kazi pamoja nami katika Kristo, na Stakisi mpendwa wangu.
to Urban, our fellow worker in the cause of Christ, and to my dear friend Stachys;
10 Msalimie Apele, mwenye kukubaliwa katika Kristo. Wasalimie wote ambao walio katika nyumba ya Aristobulo.
to that tried and true Christian Apelles; to the household of Aristobulus;
11 Nisalimie Herodioni, jamaa yangu. Nisalimie wote walio katika nyumba ya Narkiso, ambao wako katika Bwana.
to my countryman Herodion; to the Christians in the household of Narcissus;
12 Nisalimie Trifaina na Trifosa, wanaotenda kazi kwa bidii katika Bwana. msalimie Persisi mpendwa, ambaye ametenda kazi zaidi kwa Bwana,
to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Master; to my dear friend Persis, for she has done much hard work for the Master;
13 Nisalimie Rufo, aliyechaguliwa katika Bwana na mama yake na wangu.
to that eminent Christian, Rufus, and to his mother, who has been a mother to me also;
14 Msalimie Asinkrito, Flegon, Herme, Patroba, Herma, na ndugu wote walio pamoja nao.
to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and our friends with them;
15 Nisalimie Filologo naYulia, Nerea na dada yake, na Olimpa, na waumini wote walio pamoja nao.
also to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and to all Christ’s people who are with them.
16 Nisalimie kila mmoja kwa busu takatifu. Makanisa yote katika Kristo yawasalimu.
Greet one another with a sacred kiss. All the churches of the Christ send you greetings.
17 Sasa nawasihi, ndugu, kutafakari juu ya hao ambao wanasababisha mgawanyiko na vipingamizi. Wanakwenda kinyume na mafundisho ambayo mmekwisha kujifunza. Geukeni mtoke kwao.
I beg you, friends, to be on your guard against people who, by disregarding the teaching which you received, cause divisions and create difficulties; dissociate yourselves from them.
18 Kwa maana watu kama hawa hawamtumikii Kristo Bwana, bali matumbo yao wenyewe. Kwa maneno yao laini na pongezi za uongo wanadanganya mioyo ya wasio na hatia.
For such persons are not serving Christ, our Master, but are slaves to their own appetites; and, by their smooth words and flattery, they deceive simple-minded people.
19 Kwa mfano wa utii wenu mwamfikia kila mmoja. Kwa hiyo, nafurahi juu yenu, lakini nawataka ninyi mwe na busara katika hali ya wema, na kutokuwa na hatia mbele ya uovu.
Everyone has heard of your ready obedience. It is true that I am very happy about you, but I want you to be well versed in all that is good, and innocent of all that is bad.
20 Mungu wa amani hatakawia kumwangamiza shetani chini ya nyayo zenu. Neema ya Bwana Yesu Kristo iwe pamoja nanyi.
And God, the giver of peace, will before long crush Satan under your feet. May the blessing of Jesus, our Lord, be with you.
21 Timotheo, mtendakazi pamoja nami, awasalimu, na Lukio, Yasoni na Sospeter, jamaa zangu.
Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you his greetings, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, send theirs.
22 Mimi, Tertio, niliyeuandika waraka huu, nawasalimu katika jina la Bwana.
I Tertius, who am writing this letter, send you my Christian greeting.
23 Gayo, aliyenitunza na kwa kanisa lote, lawasalimu. Erasto, mtunza hazina wa mji, awasalimu, pamoja na Kwarto aliye ndugu.
My host Gaius, who extends his hospitality to the whole church, sends you his greeting; and Erastus, the city treasurer, and Quartus, our dear friend, add theirs.
24 (Zingatia: Katika nakala halisi za kwanza, mstari huu haupo. Tazama Warumi 16: 20. “Neema ya Bwana Yesu Kristo ikae nanyi nyote. Amina.”)
25 Sasa kwake yeye aliye na uwezo kufanya msimame kulingana na injili na mafundisho ya Yesu Kristo, kulingana na ufunuo wa siri iliyofichwa kwa muda mrefu, (aiōnios g166)
Now to him who is able to strengthen you, as promised in the good news entrusted to me and in the proclamation of Jesus Christ, in accordance with the revelation of that hidden purpose, which in past ages was kept secret but now has been revealed (aiōnios g166)
26 lakini sasa imekwisha funuliwa na kufanywa kujulikana na maandiko ya unabii kulingana na amri ya Mungu wa milele, kwa utii wa imani miongoni mwa mataifa yote? (aiōnios g166)
and, in obedience to the command of the immortal God, made known through the writings of the prophets to all nations, to secure submission to the faith – (aiōnios g166)
