Romans 3
1 Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?
Alyobo mbobuli bubotu maJuda mbubalabo? Mpawo ninzi mpindu yakupalulwa?
2 Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.
Nchipati munzila zyoonse kumatalikilo, baJuda bakasyomezegwa achiyubunuzyo kuzwa kuliLeza.
3 For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
Ino kwalinolibiyeni ansinga bamwi baJuda te bakalalusyomo? Sena kutasyomeka kwabo kuyo lesya busyomesi bwaLeza na?
4 May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”
Takwelede kuba akube kuti Leza ajanike kali kasimpe, nekuba kuti muntu woonse ulabeja. Mbuli mbukwakalembedwe, “Ukonzya kuti kutondezya kululama kwindila kumajwi akwe, mpawo ukakonzye kuzunda muchindi niwakusika mulubeta.”
5 But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
Pesi kuti kutalulama kwesu kutondezya bululami bwaLeza, chinzi chitunga tulamba? Nga tulamba kuti Leza taluleme na weta bukali bwakwe alindiswe? Ndokubelesya muzezo wabuntu.
6 May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?
Te mbukwelede pe! Mbubuli mpawo Leza mbwayobeteka nyika?
7 For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
Pesi kuti isimpe kuliLeza ikwinda mukubeja kwangu kuyungizizya bulemu, nkambonzi me nichili mukubetekwa mbuli sizibi.
8 Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.
Nkambonzi nitutatedi mbuli mbutuli basikubisya mbulikwamba mbulibamwi mbubasinizya echo nchibamba, “atuchite zibi kuti bubotu busike?” Mpawo kubisya kwabo kuliluleme.
9 What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.
Mpawo ninzi? Sena tulokulitantamuna na lwesu? Pe tembubo pe. Nkambo mbubonya mutwatamikizigwa kubaJuda abaGiliki boonse lwabo, ikuba ansi aachindi.
10 As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.
Eechi chilimbuli mbukulembedwe, “Takwe umwi ululeme, nikuba umwi.
11 There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.
Takwe naba umwi umvwisya. Takwe naaba umwi ulangulana aLeza.
12 They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”
Boonse bapambuka, boonse bababatachikwe lugwasyo. Takwe naaba umwi uchita chibotu, pe naaba umwi.”
13 “Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.”
Kameneno kabo nkabanda kajulikide. Indimi zyabo nzyenwa, ibusaki bwanzoka buli munsi amilomo yabo.
14 “Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
Yabo milomo ilizwide intuko akunyema.
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood.
Mawulu abo afwambanina kutila bulowa.
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways.
Lunyonyoko amachise alimunzila zyabo.
17 The way of peace, they haven’t known.”
Aaba bantu tebakanaziba pe inzila yalumuno.
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Takwe pe buyofu bwaLeza mumeso abo.”
19 Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
Lino tulizi kuti kufumbwa mulawu nzuwamba wambula kuli baabo balansi amulawu. Echi chibambilidwe kuti yoonse milomo yelede kuti ijalwe ayoonse nyika mbiyopegwa kuli Leza.
20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
Echi nkambo kakuti takwe nyama niyolulamikwa akwinda milimo yamulawo akumenso akwe. Aboobo kwinda mumulawu kwaza luzibo lwachibi.
21 But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
Pesi lino kuzwa kumulawu wabululami bwaLeza bwayubununwa. Chakazuminwa kumulawu abansinsimi,
22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
nkukuti bululami bwaLeza kwindila mulusyomo muli Jesu Kkilisito kuli boonse abo basyoma. Mbuli mbukutakwe musiyano.
23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
Nkambo boonse bakabisya akulelwa kusikila kubulemu bwaLeza.
24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Alimwi bakalulamikwa chantanganana kuluzyalo lwakwe kwinda mulwangunuko luli muli Jesu Kkilisito.
25 whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
Nkambo Leza mbakapa Kkilisto mbulichiswanisyo kwindila mulusyomo mubulowa bwakwe. Wakapa Kkilisito mbuli chitondezyo chabululami bwakwe. Nkambo kwakutayeya kwakwe zibi zyakinda.
26 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
Mubulangilizi bwakwe ezi zyoonse zyakachitika kukutondezya bululami bwakwe kuchindi nchicho echino. Ezi zyakachitilwa kuti alibonye kuti ulisalede, akutondezya kuti ulalumbika kufumbwa muntu nkambo kalusyomo muliJesu.
27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
Mpo nkuli kulikankayizya. Tachimvwelene pe. Kwiinda kululi mulawu? Milimu ili? Pe, pesi kwiindilila mumulawu walusyomo.
28 We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
Swe tumanisizya kuti muntu ulalulamikwa alusyomo katakwe milimu yamumulawu.
29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
Sena kuti Leza nguLeza wabaJuda kupela na? Alubo tali nguwe na Leza wabaMasi? Iyii, ngwabaMasi lubo.
30 since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
Iyii chonzyo Leza ngumwi, uyolulamika bupalulwe alusyomo, abatapalwidwe kwiindila mulusyomo.
31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
Nga tulawukasya na mulawu kwindila mulusyomo? akube kuti kutachitiki obo, pesi atusumpule mulawu.
