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Basi tukiisha kuhesabiwa haki itokayo katika imani, na mwe na amani kwa Mungu, kwa njia ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo,
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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ambaye kwa yeye tumepata kwa njia ya imani kuifikia neema hii ambayo mnasimama ndani yake; na kufurahi katika tumaini la utukufu wa Mungu.
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
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Wala si hivyo tu, ila na mfurahi katika dhiki pia; mkijua ya kuwa dhiki, kazi yake ni kuleta saburi;
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
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na kazi ya saburi ni uthabiti wa moyo; na kazi ya uthabiti wa moyo ni tumaini;
perseverance, character; and character, hope.
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na tumaini halitahayarishi; kwa maana pendo la Mungu limekwisha kumiminwa katika mioyo yetu na Roho Mtakatifu tuliyepewa sisi.
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
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Kwa maana hapo tulipokuwa hatuna nguvu, wakati ulipotimia, Kristo alikufa kwa ajili ya waovu.
For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
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Kwa kuwa ni shida mtu kufa kwa ajili ya mtu mwenye haki; lakini yawezekana mtu kuthubutu kufa kwa ajili ya mtu aliye mwema.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
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Bali Mungu aonyesha pendo lake yeye mwenyewe kwetu sisi, kwa kuwa Kristo alikufa kwa ajili yetu, tulipokuwa tungali wenye dhambi.
But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Basi zaidi sana tukiisha kuhesabiwa haki katika damu yake, tutaokolewa na ghadhabu kwa yeye.
Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
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Kwa maana ikiwa tulipokuwa adui tulipatanishwa na Mungu kwa mauti ya Mwana wake; zaidi sana baada ya kupatanishwa tutaokolewa katika uzima wake.
For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
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Wala si hivyo tu, ila pia twajifurahisha katika Mungu kwa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, ambaye kwa yeye sasa tumeupokea huo upatanisho.
Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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Kwa hiyo, kama kwa mtu mmoja dhambi iliingia ulimwenguni, na kwa dhambi hiyo mauti; na hivyo mauti ikawafikia watu wote kwa sababu wote wamefanya dhambi;
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
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maana kabla ya sheria dhambi ilikuwamo ulimwenguni, lakini dhambi haihesabiwi isipokuwapo sheria;
For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
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walakini mauti ilitawala tangu Adamu mpaka Musa, nayo iliwatawala hata wao wasiofanya dhambi ifananayo na kosa la Adamu, aliye mfano wake yeye atakayekuja.
Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
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Lakini karama ile haikuwa kama lile kosa; kwa maana ikiwa kwa kukosa kwake yule mmoja wengi walikufa, zaidi sana neema ya Mungu, na kipawa kilicho katika neema yake mwanadamu mmoja Yesu Kristo kimezidi kwa ajili ya wale wengi.
But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
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Wala kadiri ya yule mtu mmoja aliyefanya dhambi si kadiri ya kile kipawa; kwa maana hukumu ilikuja kwa njia ya mtu mmoja ikaleta adhabu; bali karama ya neema ilikuja kwa ajili ya makosa mengi, ikaleta kuhesabiwa haki.
Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
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Kwa maana ikiwa kwa kukosa mtu mmoja mauti ilitawala kwa sababu ya yule mmoja, zaidi sana wao wapokeao wingi wa neema, na kile kipawa cha haki, watatawala katika uzima kwa yule mmoja, Yesu Kristo.
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
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Basi tena, kama kwa kosa moja watu wote walihukumiwa adhabu, kadhalika kwa tendo moja la haki watu wote walihesabiwa haki yenye uzima.
So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
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Kwa sababu kama kwa kuasi kwake mtu mmoja watu wengi waliingizwa katika hali ya wenye dhambi, kadhalika kwa kutii kwake mmoja watu wengi wameingizwa katika hali ya wenye haki.
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
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Lakini sheria iliingia ili kosa lile liwe kubwa sana; na dhambi ilipozidi, neema ilikuwa nyingi zaidi;
The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
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ili kwamba, kama vile dhambi ilivyotawala katika mauti, vivyo hivyo kwa njia ya haki neema itawale hata uzima wa milele kwa Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu.
so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.