Romans 2
1 [God will severely punish non-Jewish people who habitually do evil things, because he has clearly revealed that he is angry with them]. So, [when God judges people], he will not excuse any one of you Jews [to whom I am writing]. You [(sg)] say that [God should] punish [non-Jews for doing evil things]. But when any one of you says that, it is you yourself whom you are saying that God should punish, because you [(sg)] do [some of] the same [evil] things [that the non-Jews do].
Lino obe weshikombolosha banobe, na njobe bani, uliya pakuleyela sobwe. Pakwinga pacindi mpolomboloshonga munobe ukute kulitoteka wenka, pakwinga nenjobe weshikombolosha ukute kubinsa bintu ibyo.
2 We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly [non-Jewish] people who do such [evil] things.
Tucinsheti Lesa walulama pakombolosha bantu beshikwinsa bintu byamushoboyo.
3 So, you who [say God should punish] others for doing evil things yet you do evil things yourself, (you should certainly not think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God!/do you think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God?) [RHQ]
Nomba obe muntususu, okute kombolosha bantu bambi beshikwinsa bintu ibi, pakwinsa bintu ibi, sena ukute kuyeyeti nukakuleye kombolosha kwa Lesa?
4 And you should not say, “God is acting very tolerantly and patiently toward me, [so I do not need to stop sinning] [DOU].” (You should realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior!/Do you not realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior?) [RHQ]
Sena ulapubishinga kwina moyo kunene kwa Lesa ne kutakalala bwangu ne moyonteka wakendi? Sena nkocinsheti Lesa lakwinshilinga nkumbo kwambeti usanduke kufuma kubwipishi bwakobe?
5 But instead, by your stubbornly refusing to turn away from your sinful behavior [DOU], you are causing [MET] God to punish you even more severely. [He will do that] at the time when he shows that he is angry and judges people fairly.
Pakwinga moyo wakobe wayuma kayi nkausanduku, nukatambule cisubulo ca Lesa. Cisubulo ico nicikakuwile pabusuba mboshakaleshe bukalu bwakendi ne kombolosha kwakendi kwalulama.
6 God will pay back everyone according to [what they deserve for] what they have done.
Lesa nakabweshele uliyense kwelana ne incito shakendi.
7 [Specifically], some people, by continuing to doing good things, strive to be highly honored [by God] [DOU] and to receive a life that will not end. [God will reward them by enabling them] to live forever. (aiōnios g166)
Bantu balapitilishinga kwinsa byaina ne balalangaulunga bulemu ne bulemeneno bwa Lesa ne buyumi butapu, balenshingeco, neye Lesa nakabape buyumi butapu. (aiōnios g166)
8 But some people act in a selfish way and refuse to believe that [what God says is] true, and they do the things that [God says] are wrong. [God will] punish them very severely [DOU, MTY].
Nomba bantu bakute kwinsa bintu mbyobasuni ne kukana kwinsa byalulama ne kukonkela byaipa, Lesa nakabape cisubulo mubukalu bwakendi.
9 He will cause everyone who habitually does evil deeds to suffer greatly, [with the result that they will become severely] distressed [DOU]. This certainly will happen to the Jews [who refuse to accept God’s message, because God gave them the privilege to be his special people], but it will also happen to the non-Jews.
Mapensho ne makatasho nakabawile beshikwinsa byaipa, kutatikila Bayuda kushikila ne kubantu ba mishobo naimbi.
10 But [God will] greatly reward spiritually [MET, DOU] every person who habitually does good deeds. He will [certainly] do this for the Jews [because God chose them as his special people], but he will also do it for the non-Jews.
Nsombi Lesa nakabape bulemu ne bulemeneno ne lumuno bonse beshikwinsa byaina, kutatikila Bayuda kushikila ku bantu bamishobo naimbi.
11 God [will do this fairly], because people’s status does not influence him.
Pakwinga Lesa nkakute kusalaula.
12 Although [non-Jews do not have] the laws that [God gave to Moses], all [non-Jews] who sin will be eternally separated from God. He will [not consider whether or not they knew] the laws that he [gave to Moses]. And all the [Jews] who have sinned in spite of knowing the laws that [God gave to Moses will also be punished] {[God will also punish them]}. [They will be punished for disobeying] God’s laws.
Bantu ba mishobo naimbi balabula kwinshiba Milawo ya Mose, ne kwinsa bwipishi, naboyo nibakonongeketi bantu babula kwinshiba Mulawo. Nomba abo Bayuda balepisha kabalibenshiba Milawo ya Mose nibakomboloshewe kwelana ne Mulawo,
13 [It is right for them to be punished] {[God to punish them]} [because] it is not those who [merely] know God’s laws whom he considers to be righteous. On the contrary, it is only those who continually have obeyed [all] (of [God’s] laws/of the laws that [God gave to Moses]) (whom God will consider righteous/whose record of sins God will erase).
Pakwinga bantu balulama pamenso a Lesa ntebo bakute kunyumfwowa Milawo sobwe. Nsombi bakute kwinsa mbuli Mulawo nceulambanga.
14 Whenever the non-Jews, who do not have the laws [God gave to Moses], naturally obey those laws, [they prove that] they have a law within their own minds, even though they do not have the laws [God gave to Moses].
Naboyo bantu babula kuba Bayuda babula Mulawo, nsombi na balenshi mbuli Milawo ncoikute kwamba palwabo bene, bakute kulesheti bakute Milawo mumyoyo yabo, nambi baliya Milawo ya Mose.
15 They show that they know in their own minds what God [commands in his] laws [MET], as each person in his very own conscience either accuses or excuses/defends himself [concerning his own behavior].
Bwikalo bwabo bukute kulesheti Milawo yalembwa mumyoyo yabo. Kayi myoyo yabo ikute kulesheti nicakubinga, pakwinga mengashilo abo nacimbi cindi akute kubatoteka kayi ne kubasuminisha.
16 God [will punish people] at the time when he will judge them according to what they have thought and done. He will judge them [even] for the things that they have done secretly. He will judge people by [authorizing] Christ Jesus [to judge them]. This is [what I tell people when] I preach the gospel to them.
Mbuli Mulumbe Waina ngonkute kukambauka nicikabe mushoboyo pabusuba Lesa mposhakomboloshe bantu kupitila muli Yesu Klistu pali ibyo byasolekwa mbyobakute kuyeya bene.
17 [Now I have something to say to any one of] you [Jews to whom I am writing]: You [(sg)] boast about yourself saying, “I am a Jew.” You [(sg)] trust [that God will save you because you possess] the laws [that he gave to Moses]. You boast that [you belong to] God.
Nomba lino obe ukute kulyambeti o Muyuda wacinkila manungo mu Milawo, kayi ukute kulisumpula muli Lesa wakobe.
18 You know what God desires. Because you have been taught {[people] have taught you} [God’s] laws, you are able to know which things are right and to choose to do them.
Ucinshi ncalayandanga Lesa kwambeti winse, kayi waleishiwa mu Milawo, kusala byaina nambi byaipa.
19 You are certain that you [are able to] show [God’s truth to non-Jews], as guides [show the road] to those who are blind [MET]. You are certain that by what you say you can show God’s way to the [non-Jews who do not understand it], as a light shows the way to [those who walk in] the darkness [MET, DOU].
Washometi njobe mutangunishi wa bantu bashipilwa, mumuni weshikumunikila bantu bali mumushinshe,
20 [You are certain that you] can instruct/correct [non-Jews, whom you consider] foolish [because of their not understanding God’s message]. Because you have in [God’s] laws a [written] expression of true knowledge [HEN], you are certain that you can teach [people who, being like] children, do not know [God’s truth] [MET].
kayi njobe shikwiyisha baluya ne bantu batacinshi. Washometi mu Milawo muli lwinshibo lwa bintu byancine ncine byonse.
21 [Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew], (it is disgusting that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach!/why is it that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach?) [RHQ] You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! [RHQ]
Nomba obe shikwiyisha banobe, nicani nkokute kuliyisha omwine? Obe shikukambauketi, “Kwiba sobwe.” Nicani obe ukute kwiba?
22 You who command people not to have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married, it is disgusting that you commit adultery yourself! [RHQ] You who detest idols, it is disgusting that you rob temples [where people worship idols]! [RHQ]
Nomba uleishingeti, “Nkamwelela kwinsa bupombo.” Nicani obe ulenshinga bupombo? Wapela kukambilila tumbwanga, nomba kayi nicani ukute kuya mu ng'anda kuya kwibamo tumbwanga?
23 You who boast saying, “[I have God’s] laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!
Ukute kulisumpuleti nkute Milawo ya Lesa, nomba nicani ulapanga nsoni Lesa pakupwaya Milawo?
24 [You must not be like our ancestors, about whom] were written [these words in the Scriptures: ] “The non-Jews speak evil about God because of [the evil actions of] many of you [Jews].” The non-Jews say God must be a hypocrite if he condones the behavior of people like you.
Mbuli Mabala ncakute kwambeti, “Bantu bamishoboyo naimbi bakute kunyansha Lesa pacebo ca njamwe Bayuda.”
25 Any one of you who [is] circumcised [to show that he belongs to God] can benefit from that if he obeys the laws [God gave to Moses]. But if you [(sg), a circumcised person], disobey [God’s] laws, [God will consider that] you who are circumcised are no better [in God’s sight] than [someone who is] not circumcised.
Na ukute kukonka Milawo ya Mose kupalulwa kwakobe kulicena. Nomba na nkokute kukonka Milawo caina kwambeti wikale kwakubula kupalulwa.
26 This means that God will certainly consider that even [non-Jews who are] not circumcised can become his people if they obey the things that he commanded in his laws. [RHQ]
Nomba na muntu wabula kupalulwa lakonkonga Milawo ya Mose, sena muntuyu pamenso a Lesa nteshakabeti muntu wapalulwa, necikabeti nkapalulwa?
27 [If any one of] you disobeys God’s laws, even though [you(sg) have] the Scriptures and even though someone has circumcised you {you are circumcised} [God will punish you]. And those people who are not circumcised, but who obey God’s laws, [will declare that God is right] when he says that he will punish you.
Weco muntu wabula kupalulwa ukute kukonka Milawo endiye weshi akamutoteke amwe Bayuda mwapalulwa kayi mukute Milawo yalembwa, nsombi mukute kwipwaya.
28 It is not those who perform rituals [to show they are God’s people] who are [true] Jews, and it is not being circumcised in their bodies [that causes God to accept them] [MTY].
Bintu ibi bilaleshengeti Muyuda mwine nteyo lalileshenga kubantu eti ni Muyuda sobwe. Kayi kupalulwa kwancine ncine nteko nkobakute kwinsa kumubili sobwe.
29 On the contrary, we whom [God has changed] inwardly are [true] Jews [MTY]. And [God has accepted us because we have allowed God’s] Spirit to change our hearts, not because we perform rituals. Even if [other] people will not praise us [for that change], God will praise us.
Neco, Muyuda mwine ni uyo Muyuda mumoyo, kayi kupalulwa kwakendi nikwamumoyo kweshikwinshika ne Mushimu Uswepa, kwakubula Milawo sobwe. Weshikulumba muntu wa mushoboyo nte muntu sobwe nsombi ni Lesa.
