1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Basi imetupasa sisi tulio na nguvu kuuchukua udhaifu wao wasio na nguvu, wala haitupasi kujipendeza wenyewe.
2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
Kila mtu miongoni mwetu na ampendeze jirani yake, apate wema, akajengwe.
3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
Kwa maana Kristo naye hakujipendeza mwenyewe; bali kama ilivyoandikwa, Malaumu yao waliokulaumu wewe yalinipata mimi.
4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Kwa kuwa yote yaliyotangulia kuandikwa yaliandikwa ili kutufundisha sisi; ili kwa saburi na faraja ya maandiko tupate kuwa na tumaini.
5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
Na Mungu mwenye saburi na faraja awajalie kunia mamoja ninyi kwa ninyi, kwa mfano wa Kristo Yesu;
6 that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ili kwa moyo mmoja na kwa kinywa kimoja mpate kumtukuza Mungu, Baba wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
To the Glory of God
7 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
Kwa hiyo mkaribishane ninyi kwa ninyi, kama naye Kristo alivyotukaribisha, ili Mungu atukuzwe.
8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
Kwa maana nasema, ya kwamba Kristo amefanyika mhudumu wa agano la kutahiriwa kwa ajili ya kweli ya Mungu, kusudi azithibitishe ahadi walizopewa baba zetu;
9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written,
For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles,
And sing unto thy name.
tena ili Mataifa wamtukuze Mungu kwa ajili ya rehema zake; kama ilivyoandikwa, Kwa hiyo nitakushukuru kati ya Mataifa, Nami nitaliimbia jina lako.
10 And again he saith,
Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
Na tena anena, Furahini, Mataifa, pamoja na watu wake.
11 And again,
Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles;
And laud him, all ye people.
Na tena, Enyi Mataifa yote, msifuni Bwana; Enyi watu wote, mhimidini.
12 And again, Esaias saith,
There shall be a root of Jesse,
And he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles;
In him shall the Gentiles trust.
Na tena Isaya anena, Litakuwako shina la Yese, Naye aondokeaye kuwatawala Mataifa; Ndiye Mataifa watakayemtumaini.
13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Basi Mungu wa tumaini na awajaze ninyi furaha yote na amani katika kuamini, mpate kuzidi sana kuwa na tumaini, katika nguvu za Roho Mtakatifu.
Personal Messages
14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
Ndugu zangu, nimehakikishwa mimi mwenyewe kwa habari zenu ya kuwa ninyi nanyi mmejaa wema, mmejazwa elimu yote, tena mwaweza kuonyana.
15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,
Lakini nawaandikia, kwa ujasiri zaidi katika sehemu za waraka huu, kana kwamba kuwakumbusha, kwa neema ile niliyopewa na Mungu,
16 that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
ili niwe mhudumu wa Kristo Yesu kati ya watu wa Mataifa, niifanyie Injili ya Mungu kazi ya ukuhani, kusudi Mataifa wawe sadaka yenye kibali, ikiisha kutakaswa na Roho Mtakatifu.
17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.
Basi, nina sababu ya kuona fahari katika Kristo Yesu mbele za Mungu.
18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
Maana sitathubutu kutaja neno asilolitenda Kristo kwa kazi yangu, Mataifa wapate kutii, kwa neno au kwa tendo,
19 through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
kwa nguvu za ishara na maajabu, katika nguvu za Roho Mtakatifu; hata ikawa tangu Yerusalemu, na kando kando yake, mpaka Iliriko nimekwisha kuihubiri Injili ya Kristo kwa utimilifu;
20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
kadhalika nikijitahidi kuihubiri Injili, nisihubiri hapo ambapo jina la Kristo limekwisha kutajwa, nisije nikajenga juu ya msingi wa mtu mwingine;
21 But as it is written,
To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see:
And they that have not heard shall understand.
bali kama ilivyoandikwa, Wale wasiohubiriwa habari zake wataona, Na wale wasiojasikia watafahamu.
22 For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.
Ndiyo sababu nalizuiwa mara nyingi nisije kwenu.
23 But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
Lakini sasa, kwa kuwa sina wasaa tena pande hizi, tena tangu miaka mingi nina shauku kuja kwenu;
24 whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company .
wakati wo wote nitakaosafiri kwenda Spania [nitakuja kwenu.] Kwa maana nataraji kuwaona ninyi katika kusafiri kwangu, na kusafirishwa nanyi, moyo wangu ushibe kwenu kidogo.
25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
Ila sasa ninakwenda Yerusalemu, nikiwahudumu watakatifu;
26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
maana imewapendeza watu wa Makedonia na Akaya kufanya changizo kwa ajili ya watakatifu huko Yerusalemu walio maskini.
27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
Naam, imewapendeza, tena wamekuwa wadeni wao. Kwa maana ikiwa Mataifa wameyashiriki mambo yao ya roho, imewabidi kuwahudumu kwa mambo yao ya mwili.
28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
Basi nikiisha kuimaliza kazi hiyo, na kuwatilia muhuri tunda hilo, nitapitia kwenu, kwenda Spania.
29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
Nami najua ya kuwa nikija kwenu nitakuja kwa utimilifu wa baraka ya Kristo.
30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
Ndugu zangu, nawasihi kwa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, na kwa upendo wa Roho, jitahidini pamoja nami katika maombi yenu kwa ajili yangu mbele za Mungu;
31 that I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judæa; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
kwamba niokolewe na wale wasioamini katika Uyahudi, na tena huduma yangu niliyo nayo huko Yerusalemu ikubalike kwa watakatifu;
32 that I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
nipate kufika kwenu kwa furaha, kama apendavyo Mungu, nikapate kupumzika pamoja nanyi.
33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Mungu wa amani na awe pamoja nanyi nyote. Amina.
