Romans 13
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Aliyense ayenera kumvera akulu olamulira, chifukwa palibe ulamuliro umene sunachokere kwa Mulungu. Olamulira amene alipo anayikidwa ndi Mulungu.
2 Whosoever therefore resists the power, resists the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
Kotero kuti, iwo amene awukira ulamuliro atsutsana ndi chimene Mulungu anakhazikitsa. Ndipo amene atero adzibweretsera okha chilango.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Will you then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and you shall have praise of the same:
Pakuti olamulira saopseza amene amachita zabwino koma amene amachita zoyipa. Kodi mukufuna kukhala osaopa olamulira? Tsono chitani zoyenera ndipo adzakuyamikirani.
4 For he is the minister of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil.
Pakuti iyeyo ndi mtumiki wa Mulungu wokuchitirani zabwino. Koma ngati muchita zoyipa muchite mantha, pakuti iye ali ndi mphamvu zolangira. Iye ndi mtumiki wa Mulungu wobweretsa mkwiyo ndi kulanga onse ochita zoyipa.
5 Wherefore all of you must essentially be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Nʼchifukwa chake ndi koyenera kugonjera olamulira, osati chifukwa choopa kulangidwa kokha komanso chifukwa cha chikumbumtima.
6 For for this cause pay all of you tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Ichi nʼchifukwa chakenso inu mumapereka msonkho. Pakuti olamulira ndi atumiki a Mulungu amene amapereka nthawi yawo yonse kulamulira.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Mubwezereni aliyense amene munamukongola. Ngati inu muli ndi ngongole yamsonkho, perekani msonkho kwa oyenera kuwalipira. Ngati ndi kuopa perekeni kwa oyenera kuwaopa ndipo ngati ndi ulemu kwa oyenera ulemu.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law.
Musakhale ndi ngongole ndi wina aliyense kupatula ngongole ya kukondana wina ndi mnzake. Pakuti amene amakonda munthu mnzake wakwaniritsa lamulo.
9 For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, (logos) namely, You shall love your neighbour as yourself.
Malamulo awa: “Usachite chigololo,” “Usaphe,” “Usabe,” “Usasirire,” ndi malamulo ena onse amene alipo, akhazikika pa lamulo limodzi ili, “Konda mnansi wako monga iwe mwini.”
10 Love (agape) works no ill to his neighbour: therefore love (agape) is the fulfilling of the law.
Chikondi sichichitira mnzake zoyipa. Chifukwa chake chikondi ndicho chokwaniritsa lamulo.
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Ndipo chitani ichi pozindikira nthawi ino. Nthawi yafika yoti inu mudzuke kutulo, chifukwa chipulumutso chathu chili pafupi tsopano kuposa pamene tinayamba kukhulupirira.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Usiku watsala pafupifupi kutha. Kwatsala pangʼono kucha. Tiyeni tsono tichotse ntchito zamdima ndipo tivale chovala chakuwunika.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Tiyeni tikhale moyenera monga nthawi ya masana, osati mʼmagulu amadyerero, achiwerewere ndi kuledzera, mʼmadama ndi zonyansa komanso osati mʼmagawano ndi nsanje.
14 But put all of you on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.
Koma valani Ambuye Yesu Khristu ndipo musaganizire za momwe mungakwaniritsire zokhumba zachikhalidwe cha uchimo.
