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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.
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
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Nasi twajua ya kuwa hukumu ya Mungu ni ya kweli juu yao wafanyao hayo.
And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
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Wewe binadamu, uwahukumuye wale wafanyao hayo na kutenda yayo hayo mwenyewe, je! Wadhani ya kwamba utajiepusha na hukumu ya Mungu?
So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
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Au waudharau wingi wa wema wake na ustahimili wake na uvumilivu wake, usijue ya kuwa wema wa Mungu wakuvuta upate kutubu?
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
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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,
But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
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atakayemlipa kila mtu kwa kadiri ya matendo yake;
God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
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wale ambao kwa saburi katika kutenda mema wanatafuta utukufu na heshima na kutokuharibika, watapewa uzima wa milele;
To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
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na wale wenye fitina, wasioitii kweli, bali wakubalio dhuluma, watapata hasira na ghadhabu;
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
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dhiki na shida juu ya kila nafsi ya mwanadamu atendaye uovu, Myahudi kwanza na Myunani pia;
There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
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bali utukufu na heshima na amani kwa kila mtu atendaye mema, Myahudi kwanza na Myunani pia;
but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.
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kwa maana hakuna upendeleo kwa Mungu.
For God does not show favoritism.
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Kwa kuwa wote waliokosa pasipo sheria watapotea pasipo sheria, na wote waliokosa, wenye sheria, watahukumiwa kwa sheria.
All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
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Kwa sababu sio wale waisikiao sheria walio wenye haki mbele za Mungu, bali ni wale waitendao sheria watakaohesabiwa haki.
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
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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.
Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.
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Hao waionyesha kazi ya torati iliyoandikwa mioyoni mwao, dhamiri yao ikiwashuhudia, na mawazo yao, yenyewe kwa yenyewe, yakiwashitaki au kuwatetea;
So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them
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katika siku ile Mungu atakapozihukumu siri za wanadamu, sawasawa na injili yangu, kwa Kristo Yesu.
on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
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Lakini wewe, ukiwa unaitwa Myahudi na kuitegemea torati, na kujisifu katika Mungu,
Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
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na kuyajua mapenzi yake, na kuyakubali mambo yaliyo bora, nawe umeelimishwa katika torati,
if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
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na kujua hakika ya kuwa wewe mwenyewe u kiongozi wa vipofu, mwanga wao walio gizani,
if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
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mkufunzi wa wajinga, mwalimu wa watoto wachanga, mwenye namna ya maarifa na ya kweli katika torati;
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
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basi wewe umfundishaye mwingine, je! Hujifundishi mwenyewe? Wewe uhubiriye kwamba mtu asiibe, waiba mwenyewe?
you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
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Wewe usemaye kwamba mtu asizini, wazini mwenyewe? Wewe uchukiaye sanamu, wateka mahekalu?
You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
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Wewe ujisifuye katika torati, wamvunjia Mungu heshima kwa kuiasi torati?
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
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Kwa maana jina la Mungu latukanwa katika Mataifa kwa ajili yenu, kama ilivyoandikwa.
As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
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Kwa maana kutahiriwa kwafaa kama ukiwa mtendaji wa sheria, lakini ukiwa mvunjaji wa sheria kutahiriwa kwako kumekuwa kutokutahiriwa.
Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
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Basi ikiwa yeye asiyetahiriwa huyashika maagizo ya torati, je! Kutokutahiriwa kwake hakutahesabiwa kuwa kutahiriwa?
If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?
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Na yeye asiyetahiriwa kwa asili, aishikaye torati, je! Hatakuhukumu wewe, uliye na kutahiriwa, ukaihalifu torati?
The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
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Maana yeye si Myahudi aliye Myahudi kwa nje tu, wala tohara siyo ile ya nje tu katika mwili;
A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.
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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.
No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.