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Paulo, mtumwa wa Kristo Yesu, aliyeitwa kuwa mtume, na kutengwa aihubiri Injili ya Mungu;
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
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ambayo Mungu amekwisha kuiahidi kwa kinywa cha manabii wake katika maandiko matakatifu;
the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
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yaani, habari za Mwanawe, aliyezaliwa katika ukoo wa Daudi kwa jinsi ya mwili,
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
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na kudhihirishwa kwa uweza kuwa Mwana wa Mungu, kwa jinsi ya roho ya utakatifu, kwa ufufuo wa wafu, Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu;
and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
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ambaye katika yeye tulipokea neema na utume ili mataifa yote wapate kujitiisha kwa imani, kwa ajili ya jina lake;
Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
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ambao katika hao ninyi mmekuwa wateule wa Yesu Kristo;
And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
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kwa wote walioko Rumi, wapendwao na Mungu, walioitwa kuwa watakatifu. Neema na iwe kwenu na amani itokayo kwa Mungu Baba yetu, na kwa Bwana Yesu Kristo.
To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Kwanza namshukuru Mungu wangu katika Yesu Kristo kwa ajili yenu nyote, kwa kuwa imani yenu inahubiriwa katika dunia nzima.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
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Kwa maana Mungu, nimwabuduye kwa roho yangu katika Injili ya Mwana wake, ni shahidi wangu jinsi niwatajavyo pasipo kukoma,
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
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siku zote katika sala zangu, nikiomba nije kwenu hivi karibu, Mungu akipenda kuifanikisha safari yangu.
in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
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Kwa maana ninatamani sana kuwaona, nipate kuwapa karama ya rohoni, ili mfanywe imara;
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
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yaani, tufarijiane mimi na ninyi, kila mtu kwa imani ya mwenzake, yenu na yangu.
that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
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Lakini, ndugu zangu, sipendi msiwe na habari, ya kuwa mara nyingi nalikusudia kuja kwenu, nikazuiliwa hata sasa, ili nipate kuwa na matunda kwenu ninyi pia kama nilivyo nayo katika Mataifa wengine.
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
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Nawiwa na Wayunani na wasio Wayunani, nawiwa na wenye hekima na wasio na hekima.
I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
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Kwa hiyo, kwa upande wangu, mimi ni tayari kuihubiri Injili hata na kwenu ninyi mnaokaa Rumi.
That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
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Kwa maana siionei haya Injili; kwa sababu ni uweza wa Mungu uuletao wokovu, kwa kila aaminiye, kwa Myahudi kwanza, na kwa Myunani pia.
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
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Kwa maana haki ya Mungu inadhihirishwa ndani yake, toka imani hata imani; kama ilivyoandikwa, Mwenye haki ataishi kwa imani.
For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
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Kwa maana ghadhabu ya Mungu imedhihirishwa kutoka mbinguni juu ya uasi wote na uovu wa wanadamu waipingao kweli kwa uovu.
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
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Kwa kuwa mambo ya Mungu yanayojulikana yamekuwa dhahiri ndani yao, kwa maana Mungu aliwadhihirishia.
For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
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Kwa sababu mambo yake yasiyoonekana tangu kuumbwa ulimwengu yanaonekana, na kufahamika kwa kazi zake; yaani, uweza wake wa milele na Uungu wake; hata wasiwe na udhuru;
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
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kwa sababu, walipomjua Mungu hawakumtukuza kama ndiye Mungu wala kumshukuru; bali walipotea katika uzushi wao, na mioyo yao yenye ujinga ikatiwa giza.
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
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Wakijinena kuwa wenye hekima walipumbazika;
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
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wakaubadili utukufu wa Mungu asiye na uharibifu kwa mfano wa sura ya binadamu aliye na uharibifu, na ya ndege, na ya wanyama, na ya vitambaavyo.
and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
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Kwa ajili ya hayo Mungu aliwaacha katika tamaa za mioyo yao, waufuate uchafu, hata wakavunjiana heshima miili yao.
Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.
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Kwa maana waliibadili kweli ya Mungu kuwa uongo, wakakisujudia kiumbe na kukiabudu badala ya Muumba anayehimidiwa milele. Amina.
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
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Hivyo Mungu aliwaacha wafuate tamaa zao za aibu, hata wanawake wakabadili matumizi ya asili kwa matumizi yasiyo ya asili;
For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
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wanaume nao vivyo hivyo waliyaacha matumizi ya mke, ya asili, wakawakiana tamaa, wanaume wakiyatenda yasiyopasa, wakapata nafsini mwao malipo ya upotevu wao yaliyo haki yao.
Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
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Na kama walivyokataa kuwa na Mungu katika fahamu zao, Mungu aliwaacha wafuate akili zao zisizofaa, wayafanye yasiyowapasa.
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
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Wamejawa na udhalimu wa kila namna, uovu na tamaa na ubaya; wamejawa na husuda, na uuaji, na fitina, na hadaa; watu wa nia mbaya, wenye kusengenya,
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
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wenye kusingizia, wenye kumchukia Mungu, wenye jeuri, wenye kutakabari, wenye majivuno, wenye kutunga mabaya, wasiowatii wazazi wao,
slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
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wasio na ufahamu, wenye kuvunja maagano, wasiopenda jamaa zao, wasio na rehema;
They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
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ambao wakijua sana hukumu ya haki ya Mungu, ya kwamba wayatendao hayo wamestahili mauti, wanatenda hayo, wala si hivyo tu, bali wanakubaliana nao wayatendao.
Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.