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Basi imetupasa sisi tulio na nguvu kuuchukua udhaifu wao wasio na nguvu, wala haitupasi kujipendeza wenyewe.
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
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Kila mtu miongoni mwetu na ampendeze jirani yake, apate wema, akajengwe.
Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
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Kwa maana Kristo naye hakujipendeza mwenyewe; bali kama ilivyoandikwa, Malaumu yao waliokulaumu wewe yalinipata mimi.
For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
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Kwa kuwa yote yaliyotangulia kuandikwa yaliandikwa ili kutufundisha sisi; ili kwa saburi na faraja ya maandiko tupate kuwa na tumaini.
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
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Na Mungu mwenye saburi na faraja awajalie kunia mamoja ninyi kwa ninyi, kwa mfano wa Kristo Yesu;
Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
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ili kwa moyo mmoja na kwa kinywa kimoja mpate kumtukuza Mungu, Baba wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Kwa hiyo mkaribishane ninyi kwa ninyi, kama naye Kristo alivyotukaribisha, ili Mungu atukuzwe.
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
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Kwa maana nasema, ya kwamba Kristo amefanyika mhudumu wa agano la kutahiriwa kwa ajili ya kweli ya Mungu, kusudi azithibitishe ahadi walizopewa baba zetu;
For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
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tena ili Mataifa wamtukuze Mungu kwa ajili ya rehema zake; kama ilivyoandikwa, Kwa hiyo nitakushukuru kati ya Mataifa, Nami nitaliimbia jina lako.
so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
10
Na tena anena, Furahini,Mataifa,pamoja na watu wake.
Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
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Na tena, Enyi Mataifa yote,msifuni Bwana; Enyi watu wote,mhimidini.
And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.”
12
Na tena Isaya anena, Litakuwako shina la Yese, Naye aondokeaye kuwatawala Mataifa; Ndiye Mataifa watakayemtumaini.
And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
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Basi Mungu wa tumaini na awajaze ninyi furaha yote na amani katika kuamini, mpate kuzidi sana kuwa na tumaini, katika nguvu za Roho Mtakatifu.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Ndugu zangu, nimehakikishwa mimi mwenyewe kwa habari zenu ya kuwa ninyi nanyi mmejaa wema, mmejazwa elimu yote, tena mwaweza kuonyana.
I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
15
Lakini nawaandikia, kwa ujasiri zaidi katika sehemu za waraka huu, kana kwamba kuwakumbusha, kwa neema ile niliyopewa na Mungu,
However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
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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.
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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Basi, nina sababu ya kuona fahari katika Kristo Yesu mbele za Mungu.
Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
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Maana sitathubutu kutaja neno asilolitenda Kristo kwa kazi yangu, Mataifa wapate kutii, kwa neno au kwa tendo,
I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
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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;
by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
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kadhalika nikijitahidi kuihubiri Injili, nisihubiri hapo ambapo jina la Kristo limekwisha kutajwa, nisije nikajenga juu ya msingi wa mtu mwingine;
In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
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bali kama ilivyoandikwa, Wale wasiohubiriwa habari zake wataona, Na wale wasiojasikia watafahamu.
Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
22
Ndiyo sababu nalizuiwa mara nyingi nisije kwenu.
That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
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Lakini sasa, kwa kuwa sina wasaa tena pande hizi, tena tangu miaka mingi nina shauku kuja kwenu;
But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,
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wakati wo wote nitakaosafiri kwenda Spania [nitakuja kwenu.] Kwa maana nataraji kuwaona ninyi katika kusafiri kwangu, na kusafirishwa nanyi, moyo wangu ushibe kwenu kidogo.
I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
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Ila sasa ninakwenda Yerusalemu, nikiwahudumu watakatifu;
Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there.
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maana imewapendeza watu wa Makedonia na Akaya kufanya changizo kwa ajili ya watakatifu huko Yerusalemu walio maskini.
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
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Naam, imewapendeza, tena wamekuwa wadeni wao. Kwa maana ikiwa Mataifa wameyashiriki mambo yao ya roho, imewabidi kuwahudumu kwa mambo yao ya mwili.
They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
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Basi nikiisha kuimaliza kazi hiyo, na kuwatilia muhuri tunda hilo, nitapitia kwenu, kwenda Spania.
So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.
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Nami najua ya kuwa nikija kwenu nitakuja kwa utimilifu wa baraka ya Kristo.
I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
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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;
Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
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kwamba niokolewe na wale wasioamini katika Uyahudi, na tena huduma yangu niliyo nayo huko Yerusalemu ikubalike kwa watakatifu;
Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there,
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nipate kufika kwenu kwa furaha, kama apendavyo Mungu, nikapate kupumzika pamoja nanyi.
so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
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Mungu wa amani na awe pamoja nanyi nyote. Amina.
The God of peace be with all of you. Amen.