Romans 13
1 Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.
Musiye zumwi ni zumwi akuteke ba yendisi bamazimo makando, kakuti kakwina buyendisi kwanda ha buzwa kwa Ireeza. Imi buyendisi bwina kwateni buba ketiwa kwa Ireeza.
2 Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgement.
Kuzwaho iye yokana ubo bunyendisi u lwisanisa intaelo ya Ireeza; imi abo babulwisa kaba wane inkatulo he wulu lyabo bene.
3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,
Kakuti bayendisi kaba balwisi batenda zishieme, kono kuzitendantu zibi. Kana mulakaza kusatiya iye yo wina ha buyendisi? Pange chi shieme, imi kotambule ku zumininwa kwali.
4 for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
Kakuti iye muhikana wa Ireeza kwako cha kushiama. Kono haiba upanga zibilala, utiye; kakuti iye kahindi mukwale nikusena ibaka. Kakuti iye muhikana wa Ireeza, mubozekezi wo bukali kozo yo panga bubi.
5 Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
Kuzwaho uswanela ku kuteka, isiñi bulyo che ibaka lya bukali, kono hape che ibaka lye zwalo.
6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
Ibaka lye chi muliha mutelo nao. Bayendisi ba hikana ba Ireeza, yo tekeleza kwezi zintu cho ku wondelela.
7 Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honour, then honour.
Mulife ku zumwi ni zumwi chi kolotwa kubali: mutelo kozo mutelo ku uswanela; chikoloti kozo kuchi kolotwa; kutiya kozo yo tiza; itompo kozo u swanela itompo.
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbour has fulfilled the law.
Kanji mukoloti zumwi chimwi, kwanda o kusaka zumwi ni zumwi. Kakuti uzo yo saka mwakwe naye wizuziliza intaelo.
9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”
Milao: “Kanji u pangi busangu, kanji wi hayi, kanji wibi, kanji ulakazi,” imi haiba kwina imwi intaelo nayo, ukungenywe mowu mubamba: “Sake mwako sina molisakila.”
10 Love doesn’t harm a neighbour. Love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.
Ilato kali holofazi mwako; kuzwaho, ilato li zuziliza mulawo.
11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
Chebaka lyezi, mwizi inako, kakuti cheli inako yenu kuti mubuke kuzwa kuku lala. Lyahanu kuhazwa kwetu chikwina hafuhi kuhita hatutanga kuzumina.
12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armour of light.
Masiku chi azwila habusu, imi izuba chilya chuta hafui. Twende linu tubike hembali mitendo ye fifi, imi twende tuzwate zizwato ze seli.
13 Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
Twende tuyende cha kuboneka, sina musihali, isiñi cha kusanga kweinu inkanda kamba kukolwa ahulu; imi kanji tuyendi mu mitendo ya busangu kamba mwi intakazo zisawoleki kusiwa, imi isiñi mwi inkani kamba cho muna.
14 But put on the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
Kono muzwate Simwine Jesu Kirisite, imi kanji muhi chibaka kwi nyama, kwi zuzilikiza intakazo yayo.
