Warumi 15
1 Sisi tulio imara katika imani tunapaswa kuwasaidia wale walio dhaifu wayakabili matatizo yao. Tusijipendelee sisi wenyewe tu.
Now we who are strong ought to bear with the weaknesses of those who are without strength; we ought not to please ourselves.
2 Kila mmoja wetu anapaswa kumpendeza jirani yake kwa wema ili huyo apate kujijenga katika imani.
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
3 Maana Kristo hakujipendelea mwenyewe; ila alikuwa kama yasemavyo Maandiko: “Kashfa zote walizokutolea wewe zimenipata mimi.”
For even Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached yoʋ fell on me.”
4 Maana yote yalioandikwa yameandikwa kwa ajili ya kutufundisha sisi ili kutokana na saburi na faraja tupewayo na Maandiko hayo Matakatifu tupate kuwa na matumaini.
For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
5 Mungu aliye msingi wa saburi na faraja yote, awajalieni ninyi kuwa na msimamo mmoja kufuatana na mfano wake Kristo Yesu,
Now may the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to have the same mind toward one another, following the example of Christ Jesus,
6 ili ninyi nyote, kwa nia moja na sauti moja, mumtukuze Mungu, Baba wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
so that with one accord and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Basi, karibishaneni kwa ajili ya utukufu wa Mungu kama naye Kristo alivyowakaribisheni.
Therefore receive one another, just as Christ has received you, to the glory of God.
8 Maana, nawaambieni Kristo aliwatumikia Wayahudi apate kuonyesha uaminifu wa Mungu, na zile ahadi Mungu alizowapa babu zetu zipate kutimia;
Now I say that Christ Jesus has become a servant to the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order to confirm the promises that were made to the fathers,
9 ili nao watu wa mataifa mengine wapate kumtukuza Mungu kwa sababu ya huruma yake. Kama yasemavyo Maandiko Matakatifu: “Kwa sababu hiyo, nitakusifu miongoni mwa watu wa mataifa. Nitaziimba sifa za jina lako.”
so that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will confess yoʋ among the Gentiles; I will sing praise to yoʋr name.”
10 Tena Maandiko yasema: “Furahini, enyi watu wa mataifa; furahini pamoja na watu wake.”
And again it says, “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
11 Na tena: “Enyi mataifa yote, msifuni Bwana; enyi watu wote, msifuni.”
And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol him, all you peoples.”
12 Tena Isaya asema: “Atatokea mtu katika ukoo wa Yese, naye atawatawala watu wa mataifa; nao watamtumainia.”
And again, Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will appear, he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope.”
13 Basi, Mungu aliye msingi wa matumaini, awajazeni furaha yote na amani kutokana na imani yenu; tumaini lenu lipate kuongezeka kwa nguvu ya Roho Mtakatifu.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
14 Ndugu zangu, mimi binafsi nina hakika kwamba ninyi pia mmejaa wema, elimu yote, na mnaweza kushauriana ninyi kwa ninyi.
I myself am convinced about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to admonish others.
15 Lakini nimewaandikia hapa na pale katika barua hii bila woga, nipate kuwakumbusheni juu ya mambo fulani. Nimefanya hivyo kwa sababu ya neema aliyonijalia Mungu
But I have written to you rather boldly in part, brothers, by way of reminder, because of the grace that was given to me by God
16 ya kuwa mtumishi wa Yesu Kristo kwa watu wa mataifa. Ni jukumu langu la kikuhani kuihubiri Habari Njema ya Mungu ili watu wa mataifa mengine wapate kuwa dhabihu inayokubaliwa na Mungu, dhabihu iliyotakaswa na Roho Mtakatifu.
to be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
17 Kwa hiyo, nikiwa nimeungana na Kristo Yesu, naweza kujivunia huduma yangu kwa ajili ya Mungu.
Therefore I have a reason for boasting in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
18 Sithubutu kusema kitu kingine chochote isipokuwa tu kile ambacho Kristo Yesu amekifanya kwa kunitumia mimi ili watu wa mataifa wapate kutii. Amefanya hivyo kwa maneno na vitendo,
For I will not dare to speak of anything other than what Christ has accomplished through me to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
19 kwa nguvu ya miujiza na maajabu, na kwa nguvu ya Roho wa Mungu. Basi, kwa kusafiri kila mahali, tangu kule Yerusalemu mpaka Iluriko, nimeihubiri kikamilifu Habari Njema ya Kristo.
by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
20 Nia yangu imekuwa daima kuihubiri Habari Njema popote pale ambapo jina la Kristo halijapata kusikika, nisije nikajenga juu ya msingi wa mtu mwingine.
And in this way I aspire to preach the gospel where the name of Christ has not been heard, so that I do not build upon another's foundation,
21 Kama yasemavyo Maandiko Matakatifu: “Watu wote ambao hawakuambiwa habari zote wataona; nao wale ambao hawajapata kusikia, wataelewa.”
but as it is written, “Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
22 Kwa sababu hiyo nilizuiwa mara nyingi kuja kwenu.
That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
23 Lakini maadam sasa nimemaliza kazi yangu pande hizi, na kwa kuwa kwa miaka mingi nimekuwa na nia kubwa ya kuja kwenu,
But now, since I no longer have a place in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you,
24 natumaini kufanya hivyo sasa. Ningependa kuwaoneni nikiwa safarini kwenda Spania na kupata msaada wenu kwa safari hiyo baada ya kufurahia kuwa kwa muda pamoja nanyi.
I will come to you when I go to Spain. For I hope to see you when I pass through, and to have you send me on my way there, once I have first enjoyed your company for a while.
25 Lakini, kwa sasa nakwenda kuwahudumia watu wa Mungu kule Yerusalem.
But now I am going to Jerusalem to serve the saints.
26 Maana makanisa ya Makedonia na Akaya yemeamua kutoka mchango wao kuwasaidia watu wa Mungu walio maskini huko Yerusalem.
For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
27 Wao wenyewe wameamua kufanya hivyo; lakini, kwa kweli, hilo ni jukumu lao kwa hao. Maana, ikiwa watu wa mataifa mengine wameshiriki baraka za kiroho za Wayahudi, wanapaswa nao pia kuwahudumia Wayahudi katika mahitaji yao ya kidunia.
They were pleased to do so, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in the spiritual blessings of the Jews, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.
28 Nitakapokwisha tekeleza kazi hiyo na kuwakabidhi mchango huo uliokusanywa kwa ajili yao, nitawatembeleeni ninyi nikiwa safarini kwenda Spania.
So when I have finished this task and have sealed to them this fruit, I will set out for Spain and visit you on the way.
29 Najua ya kuwa nikija kwenu nitawaletea wingi wa baraka za Kristo.
And I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
30 Basi, ndugu zangu, nawasihi kwa kwa ajili ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, na kwa ajili ya upendo uletwao na Roho, mniunge mkono kwa kuniombea kwa Mungu.
Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf.
31 Ombeni nipate kutoka salama miongoni mwa wale wasioamini walioko Uyahudi, nayo huduma yangu huko Yerusalem ipate kukubaliwa na watu wa Mungu walioko huko.
Pray that I may be rescued from those in Judea who refuse to believe and that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
32 Hivyo, Mungu akipenda, nitaweza kuja kwenu na moyo wa furaha, nikapumzike pamoja nanyi.
so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and be refreshed together with you.
33 Mungu aliye chanzo cha amani na awe nanyi nyote! Amina!
May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
