Romans 1
1 [I], Paul, who serve Christ Jesus, [am writing this letter]. God chose me to be an apostle, and I was appointed by him {he appointed me} in order that [I should proclaim] (the good message/the gospel) that [comes from him].
Njame Paulo musebenshi wa Yesu Klistu. Lesa walankuweti mbe mutumwa, kayi ne kunsaleti nkakambauke Mulumbe wakendi Waina.
2 Long before [Jesus came to earth, God] promised [that he would reveal] this good message by means of what his prophets [wrote] in the sacred Scriptures.
Lesa walashomesha kupa uwu Mulumbwe Waina kupitila mu bashinshimi bakendi, kayi walalembwa mu Mabala Aswepa.
3 This good message is [about the one whom we know as] his Son. As to his Son’s physical/human nature, he was born a descendant of [King] David.
Ukute kwamba sha Yesu Klistu Mwanendi, Mwami wetu. Na tulalanga pa buntu bwakendi, walasemenwa mu mukowa wa Dafeti.
4 As to his divine nature, it was shown {[God] showed} powerfully that he is (God’s own Son/the man who is also God). [God] showed this by his Holy Spirit causing him to become alive again after he died. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
Nomba twalanga pa kuswepa kwakendi kwabu Lesa, kupunduka kubafu kwakendi kulaleshenga mwangofu kwambeti ni Mwanendi Lesa.
5 He is the one who appointed me, who did not deserve it, [to be] an apostle. He did that in order that [many] among the non-Jews would honor [him] and would obey him as a result of their believing [my message about him].
Muli Klistu, kayi pacebo ca lina lyakendi, ame ndalatambula colwe cakuba mutumwa, kwambeti nyamfwe bantu ba mishobo yonse kumushoma ne kumunyumfwila Yesu.
6 You [believers] who are living in Rome [city] are included among those whom God has chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.
Nabambi pakati pa abo bantu, njamwe muli ku Loma, omwalakwiweti mube bakendi Yesu Klistu.
7 [I am writing this letter] to all of [you in Rome] whom God loves and whom he has chosen [to become his] people. [I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will [continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
Neco kayi ndamulembele mwense ba ku Loma, abo Lesa mbwasuni kayi ne kubakuweti babe bantu bakendi. Lesa Bata ne Mwami Yesu Klistu balamuleshe kwina moyo ne kumupa lumuno.
8 As I begin [this letter], I thank my God for all you [believers in Rome]. It is because of [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us that] I [am able to do that]. I thank him because your trusting [in Jesus Christ] is something that people all over [the Roman Empire] [HYP] are talking about.
Cakutanguna ndalumbunga Lesa wakame kupitila muli Yesu Klistu pacebo ca njamwe mwense, pakwinga pa cishi conse capanshi bantu balambanga sha lushomo lwenu.
9 God, whom I devotedly serve as I [proclaim to people] the gospel concerning his Son, knows that I tell the truth when I say that I always mention you whenever [DOU] I pray [to God] [HYP].
Lesa nikamboni wakame, ucinsheti ndambanga cancinencine. Nkute kumusebensela ne moyo wakame wonse, pakukambauka Mulumbe Waina ulambanga sha Mwanendi. Neco Lesa ucinsheti nkute kumuyeya cindi conse mumipailo yakame,
10 I especially ask God that if he desires [me to visit you], somehow at last I shall be able to do so.
nkute kumusenga Lesa kwambeti na kayanda, ncane cindi cakwambeti njise ndimufwakashile.
11 [I pray this] because I long to visit you to help you spiritually, in order that you will become stronger [spiritually].
Pakwinga ndayandishishinga kwisa kumubona, kwambeti ndimuyabileko cipo ca Mushimu Uswepa, kayi ne kumuyuminisha.
12 I long to visit you in order that you and I might encourage each other [by means of our sharing with each other] how each of us trusts [in Jesus].
Ncendambanga nikwambeti, lushomo lwakame lukamuyuminishe ndakesa kuli njamwe, kayi ne njamwe lushomo lwenu lukanjuminishe.
13 My fellow believers, many times I planned to visit you. I certainly want you to know [LIT] that. [But I have not been able to come to you because] I have been hindered {[things] have always prevented me} until the present time. I have wanted to come in order that I might help you to mature spiritually [IDM], as [I have helped people to mature spiritually] in many other non-Jewish groups [HYP].
Lino mobase bame, ndamwinshibishinga kwambeti nkanjeya sha kwisa kwenu, nsombi kushikila lelo kuli bintu bikute kungalisha kwambeti njise kwenu. Ndayandangeti nkese nkapesheti bantu bangi pali njamwe, bakasandukile kuli Klistu mbuli ncendalensa ku bantu ba mishobo naimbi.
14 I feel obliged [to proclaim the gospel to all non-Jewish people], specifically to [people who know] the Greek [language and culture] and to those who do not know it, to people who are educated and to those who are uneducated.
Pakwinga nkute cikweleti cakukambaukila bantu baiya ne babula kwiya, kayi kuli bakute mano ne mbutuma.
15 So what I have eagerly desired is that I might proclaim this good message to you who are living in Rome also.
Weco cilankakatishinga kwisa akukambauka Mulumbe Waina kuli amwe ba ku Loma.
16 [That leads me to say that] I very confidently proclaim [LIT] the good message [about what Christ has done], because this good message is the powerful [means] that God [uses] to save [from the guilt of their sins] all people who trust [in what Christ has done for them]. Specifically, God first has saved the Jews [who believe the good message], and then he has saved non-Jews.
Ame ndashomeshesha Mulumbe Waina, pakwinga engofu sha Lesa shikute kupulusha muntu uliyense washoma, kutatikila ne Bayuda kushikila ku bantu bamishobo naimbi.
17 By means of this good message God reveals how he erases the record of people’s sins (OR, declares people no longer guilty for having sinned); and his doing this is entirely because [IDM] they trust [in Christ. This is confirmed] by what [a prophet long ago] wrote [that God said], “Those (whose record of sin [I] have erased/whom [I] have declared no longer guilty for sin) because they trust [in me] will live [forever].”
Uwu Mulumbe ukute kutuyubulwila bantu mobela kubela balulama pamenso a Lesa. Kufuma kumatatikilo kushikila kumapwililisho cilayandikinga nikwambeti bantu bashome. Mbuli Mabala ncalambangeti, “Muntu walulama kuli Lesa kupitila mulushomo nakabe ne buyumi.”
18 From [where God rules in] heaven he is making it clear to all [non-Jewish] people who show no respect for God and who do wicked things, that he is angry with them [and that they deserve to be punished] {[that he would punish them]} [MTY]. By means of [their behaving] wickedly, they keep other people [from believing what they know] to be true [about God].
Lesa layubululunga bukalu bwakendi kufuma kwilu kwisa pa bantu baipa kayi babula kululama, kwipa kwabo ekukute kubalisha kwinshiba cancine ncine ca Lesa.
19 [Everyone] can clearly know what God [is like], because God himself has revealed to everyone [what he is like].
Lesa ukute kubapa cisubulo pakwinga bintu byela kwinshibikwa pali Lesa, nabo babinshi, kayi Lesa ewalabayubwilila ibi bintu.
20 [People] cannot see what God is like. But ever since he created the world, by means of what he created he has clearly revealed what he is like. He has made clear to everyone that he has always been able to do very powerful things. [Therefore, we should recognize that] God is powerful, [completely different from all that he created]. So no one has a basis for saying, [“We never knew about God].” (aïdios g126)
Pakwinga kufuma pacindi Lesa mpwalalenga cishi capanshi ne lelo pano, bantu bakute kubona bwikalo bwa Lesa butaboneke, kayi ne ngofu shakendi shitapu ne bu Lesa bwakendi. Bantu bakute kubinshiba pakubona bintu Lesa mbyalalenga, neco bantu paliyawa mpobela kuleyela. (aïdios g126)
21 Although [the non-Jews] knew what God [is like], they did not honor him as God, nor did they thank [him for what he had done]. But instead, they began to think foolish [things about him], and they became unable to understand [MET] [what he wanted them to know].
Lesa bamwinshi, nsombi nkabakute kumupa bulemu bwamwelela nambi kumulumba, neco miyeyo yabo yalasanduka kuba yabula ncito, Kayi mumyoyo yabo mwesulowa mushinshe.
22 Although they claimed that they were wise, they became foolish,
Nabo bakute kulibona kuba bamano, kakuli bapusa.
23 and they refused to [admit that] God is glorious and will never die. Instead, they made and worshipped idols [that resembled people who] will some day die, and [then they made other idols that resembled] birds and four-footed animals, and [finally] they made idols that resembled reptiles.
Mu musena wa kukambilila Lesa wa cindi conse, balatatika kukambilila tumbwanga tukute kuboneketi muntu ukute kufwa, nambi bikeni nambi banyama, nambi tulyeti bintu bikute kukalaba.
24 So God allowed [the non-Jews] do immoral sexual things that they [SYN] strongly desired, things [that their desires were compelling them to do]. As a result, they [began to] dishonor each other’s bodies [by their sexual actions].
Weco Lesa walabaleka kwambeti bapitilishe kwinsa byaipa, ibyo myoyo yabo mbyoilandanga kushikila pakusafwanya mibili yabo.
25 Also, they [chose to worship] false [gods] instead (of admitting/of choosing to believe) what is true [about] God. They worshipped and served things [that God] created instead of [worshipping and serving God himself], the one who created [everything. They did this even though] he [deserves that those he created] would forever praise him. Amen!/May it be so! (aiōn g165)
Balashiya cancine ncine ca Lesa ne kutatika kushoma bwepeshi. Balatatika kukambilila ne kusebensela bilengwa mucindi ca kusebensela Mulengi, kayi welela kulemekwa kushikila muyayaya. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 So, God allowed [the non-Jews to do] shameful [sexual] things that they [strongly] desired. As a result, many women did not have natural sexual relations [with their husbands] [EUP]. Instead, they were doing sexual actions with other women [EUP].
Pacebo ca bintu ibi Lesa walabaleka kwambeti bensenga bintu byeshikupa nsoni, bilayandanga lunkumbwa lwa mibili yabo. Nambi batukashi balalula bwikalo bwa kona ne batuloba ne kutatika konana bonkabonka.
27 Similarly, [many] men stopped having/did not have natural sexual relations with women [EUP]. Instead, they strongly desired to have sexual relations with other men. They committed [homosexual] acts with other men, acts that were shameful. As a result, [God has] punished them [by sicknesses] in their bodies, which is what they deserve [because] they [thought] wrongly [that God would not punish them for doing that].
Kayi nabo batuloba balalula bwikalo bwa kona ne batukashi ne kutatika kuba ne lunkumbwa lwa konana ne batuloba banabo. Balensa bintu byeshikupa nsoni. Pacebo ici balalitelenga bene cisubulo celela micito yabo yaipa.
28 Furthermore, because they decided that it was not [worthwhile] to know God, he allowed their own worthless thoughts [to completely control them]. As a result, they began doing [evil] things that [God says that people] should not do.
Pakwinga balaciboneti nkacelela kuba ne lwinshibo lwesulila lwa ncinencine lwa Lesa, weco nendi Lesa walabaleka ne miyeyo yabo yaipa, yakwinsa bintu byeshikupa nsoni.
29 They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] unrighteous [things]. They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] evil things [to others]. They strongly desire to possess things that [belong to others]. They strongly desire to harm [others] in various ways. [Many non-Jews] are constantly envying [other people. Many] constantly desire to murder [people. Many] constantly desire to cause strife [between people. Many] constantly desire to deceive [others. Many] constantly desire to speak hatefully [about others] (OR, [to speak harmful things about others, things that are not true]). [Many] gossip [about others].
Myoyo yabo yalesula ne kutalulama kwapusana pusana, mbuli kwipa ne bukuma ne bukapondo ne lukanda. Kayi myoyo yabo yesula ne kubepana ne minyono ne kwinshila banabo byaipa. Kayi ne kunung'unusha, ne bufwishi,
30 [Many] slander [others. Many] act especially hatefully toward God. [Many] speak or act in an insulting way [toward others. Many] treat others contemptuously. [Many] boast [about themselves to others. Many] invent new ways to do evil things. [Many non-Jewish children] disobey their parents.
kayi ne kwambana kwipa umo ne munendi, neco bakute kupatana ne Lesa, bamatuka beshikutwanga ne kulibonesha. Kayi bakute kuyeya nshila sha kwinsa byaipa, baliya bulemu ku bamashali babo.
31 [Many non-Jews] act in other morally foolish ways. [Many] do not do what they promised [others that they would do. Many] do not [even] love [their own family members. And many] do not act mercifully [toward other people].
Nibantu batalisende, babula kushomeka baipa myoyo kayi babula nkumbo.
32 Although they know that God has declared that those who do such things deserve to be killed, they not only habitually do these [kinds of evil] things, but they also approve of others who habitually do them.
Bawinshi mulawo wa Lesa wakwambeti bantu beshikwinsa bintu byamushoboyo belela kufwa. Necikabeco nabo ebakute kubinsa, kayi ebakute ne kulumbaisha abo balabinshinga.
