Jews as Well as Gentiles
1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Kwa hiyo, wewe mtu uwaye yote uhukumuye, huna udhuru; kwa maana katika hayo umhukumuyo mwingine wajihukumu mwenyewe kuwa na hatia; kwa maana wewe uhukumuye unafanya yale yale.
2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
Nasi twajua ya kuwa hukumu ya Mungu ni ya kweli juu yao wafanyao hayo.
3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Wewe binadamu, uwahukumuye wale wafanyao hayo na kutenda yayo hayo mwenyewe, je! Wadhani ya kwamba utajiepusha na hukumu ya Mungu?
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Au waudharau wingi wa wema wake na ustahimili wake na uvumilivu wake, usijue ya kuwa wema wa Mungu wakuvuta upate kutubu?
5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Bali kwa kadiri ya ugumu wako, na kwa moyo wako usio na toba, wajiwekea akiba ya hasira kwa siku ile ya hasira na ufunuo wa hukumu ya haki ya Mungu,
6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
atakayemlipa kila mtu kwa kadiri ya matendo yake;
7 to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
wale ambao kwa saburi katika kutenda mema wanatafuta utukufu na heshima na kutokuharibika, watapewa uzima wa milele;
8 but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
na wale wenye fitina, wasioitii kweli, bali wakubalio dhuluma, watapata hasira na ghadhabu;
9 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
dhiki na shida juu ya kila nafsi ya mwanadamu atendaye uovu, Myahudi kwanza na Myunani pia;
10 but glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
bali utukufu na heshima na amani kwa kila mtu atendaye mema, Myahudi kwanza na Myunani pia;
11 for there is no respect of persons with God.
kwa maana hakuna upendeleo kwa Mungu.
12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
Kwa kuwa wote waliokosa pasipo sheria watapotea pasipo sheria, na wote waliokosa, wenye sheria, watahukumiwa kwa sheria.
13 (for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Kwa sababu sio wale waisikiao sheria walio wenye haki mbele za Mungu, bali ni wale waitendao sheria watakaohesabiwa haki.
14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
Kwa maana watu wa Mataifa wasio na sheria wafanyapo kwa tabia zao yaliyo ndani ya torati, hao wasio na sheria wamekuwa sheria kwa nafsi zao wenyewe.
15 which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
Hao waionyesha kazi ya torati iliyoandikwa mioyoni mwao, dhamiri yao ikiwashuhudia, na mawazo yao, yenyewe kwa yenyewe, yakiwashitaki au kuwatetea;
16 in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
katika siku ile Mungu atakapozihukumu siri za wanadamu, sawasawa na injili yangu, kwa Kristo Yesu.
17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
Lakini wewe, ukiwa unaitwa Myahudi na kuitegemea torati, na kujisifu katika Mungu,
18 and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
na kuyajua mapenzi yake, na kuyakubali mambo yaliyo bora, nawe umeelimishwa katika torati,
19 and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
na kujua hakika ya kuwa wewe mwenyewe u kiongozi wa vipofu, mwanga wao walio gizani,
20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
mkufunzi wa wajinga, mwalimu wa watoto wachanga, mwenye namna ya maarifa na ya kweli katika torati;
21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
basi wewe umfundishaye mwingine, je! Hujifundishi mwenyewe? Wewe uhubiriye kwamba mtu asiibe, waiba mwenyewe?
22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
Wewe usemaye kwamba mtu asizini, wazini mwenyewe? Wewe uchukiaye sanamu, wateka mahekalu?
23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
Wewe ujisifuye katika torati, wamvunjia Mungu heshima kwa kuiasi torati?
24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
Kwa maana jina la Mungu latukanwa katika Mataifa kwa ajili yenu, kama ilivyoandikwa.
25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
Kwa maana kutahiriwa kwafaa kama ukiwa mtendaji wa sheria, lakini ukiwa mvunjaji wa sheria kutahiriwa kwako kumekuwa kutokutahiriwa.
26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
Basi ikiwa yeye asiyetahiriwa huyashika maagizo ya torati, je! Kutokutahiriwa kwake hakutahesabiwa kuwa kutahiriwa?
27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
Na yeye asiyetahiriwa kwa asili, aishikaye torati, je! Hatakuhukumu wewe, uliye na kutahiriwa, ukaihalifu torati?
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
Maana yeye si Myahudi aliye Myahudi kwa nje tu, wala tohara siyo ile ya nje tu katika mwili;
29 but he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
bali yeye ni Myahudi aliye Myahudi kwa ndani, na tohara ni ya moyo, katika roho, si katika andiko; ambaye sifa yake haitoki kwa wanadamu bali kwa Mungu.
