1I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae:
1Napenda kumjulisha kwenu dada yetu Foibe ambaye ni mtumishi katika kanisa la Kenkrea.
2that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever matter she may have need of you: for she herself also hath been a helper of many, and of mine own self.
2Mpokeeni kwa ajili ya Bwana kama iwapasavyo watu wa Mungu. Mpeni msaada wowote atakaohitaji kutoka kwenu, maana yeye amekuwa mwema sana kwa watu wengi na kwangu pia.
3Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus,
3Salamu zangu ziwafikie Priska na Akula, wafanyakazi wenzangu katika utumishi wa Kristo Yesu.
4who for my life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles:
4Wao walihatarisha maisha yao kwa ajili yangu. Wanastahili shukrani; si tu kutoka kwangu, bali pia kutoka kwa makanisa yote ya watu wa mataifa mengine.
5and [salute] the church that is in their house. Salute Epaenetus my beloved, who is the first-fruits of Asia unto Christ.
5Salamu zangu pia kwa kanisa linalokutana nyumbani kwao. Salamu zangu zimfikie rafiki yangu Epaineto ambaye ni kwa kwanza katika mkoa wa Asia kumwamini Kristo.
6Salute Mary, who bestowed much labor on you.
6Nisalimieni Maria ambaye amefanya kazi kwa bidii kwa ajili yenu.
7Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.
7Salamu zangu kwa Androniko na Yunia, wananchi wenzangu waliofungwa gerezani pamoja nami; wao wanajulikana sana kati ya mitume; tena walikuwa Wakristo kabla yangu mimi.
8Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord.
8Salamu zangu kwa Ampliato, rafiki yangu katika kuungana na Bwana.
9Salute Urbanus our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
9Salamu zangu zimfikie Urbano, mfanyakazi mwenzangu katika utumishi wa Kristo; salamu zangu pia kwa rafiki yangu Staku.
10Salute Apelles the approved in Christ. Salute them that are of the [household] of Aristobulus.
10Nisalimieni Apele ambaye uaminifu wake kwa Kristo umethibitishwa. Salamu zangu kwa wote walio nyumbani mwa Aristobulo.
11Salute Herodion my kinsman. Salute them of the [household] of Narcissus, that are in the Lord.
11Salamu zangu kwa Herodiana, mwananchi mwenzangu; na kwa jamaa yote ya Narkisi iliyojiunga na Bwana.
12Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
12Nisalimieni Trufena na Trufosa wanaofanya kazi katika utumishi wa Bwana, na rafiki yangu Persi ambaye amefanya mengi kwa ajili ya Bwana.
13Salute Rufus the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
13Nisalimieni Rufo, mtu hodari sana katika kazi ya Bwana, na mama yake ambaye ni mama yangu pia.
14Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren that are with them.
14Nisalimieni Asunkrito, Flegoni, Herme Patroba, Herma na ndugu wote walio pamoja nao.
15Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints that are with them.
15Nisalimieni Filologo na Yulia, Nerea na dada yake, na Olumpa, pamoja na watu wote wa Mungu walio pamoja nao.
16Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.
16Salimianeni ninyi kwa ninyi kwa ishara ya upendo. Salamu kwenu kutoka kwa makanisa yote ya Kristo.
17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.
17Ndugu zangu, nawasihi muwafichue wote wanaosababisha mafarakano na kuwafanya watu wengine waanguke, kinyume cha mafundisho mliyofundishwa. Jiepusheni na watu hao,
18For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
18maana watu wa namna hiyo hawamtumikii Kristo Bwana wetu, bali wanayatumikia matumbo yao wenyewe. Kwa maneno yao matamu na hotuba za kubembeleza hupotosha mioyo ya watu wanyofu.
19For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you: but I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple unto that which is evil.
19Kila mtu amesikia juu ya utii wenu na hivyo mmekuwa sababu ya furaha yangu. Nawatakeni muwe na hekima katika mambo mema, na bila hatia kuhusu mambo mabaya.
20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
20Naye Mungu aliye chanzo cha amani hatakawia kumponda Shetani chini ya miguu yenu. Neema ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo iwe nanyi.
21Timothy my fellow-worker saluteth you; and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
21Timotheo, mfanyakazi mwenzangu, anawasalimu. Hali kadhalika Lukio, Yasoni, na Sosipatro, wananchi wenzangu, wanawasalimu.
22I Tertius, who write the epistle, salute you in the Lord.
22Nami Tertio, ninayeandika barua hii nawasalimuni katika Bwana.
23Gaius my host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the treasurer of the city saluteth you, and Quartus the brother.
23Gayo, mwenyeji wangu, pamoja na kanisa lote linalokutana kwake, anawasalimu. Erasto, mweka hazina wa mji huu, pamoja na Kwarto, wanawasalimu.
24[The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.]
24Neema ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo iwe nanyi nyote. Amina.
25Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal,
25Basi, sasa na tumsifu Mungu! Yeye anaweza kuwaimarisheni katika ile Habari Njema niliyohubiri juu ya ujumbe wa Yesu Kristo, na katika ile siri iliyofunuliwa na ambayo ilikuwa imefichika kwa karne nyinyi zilizopita.
26but now is manifested, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known unto all the nations unto obedience of faith:
26Lakini, sasa ukweli huo umefunuliwa kwa njia ya maandiko ya manabii; na kwa amri ya Mungu wa milele umedhihirisha kwa mataifa yote ili wote waweze kuamini na kutii.
27to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory for ever. Amen.
27Kwake Mungu aliye peke yake mwenye hekima, uwe utukufu kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo, milele na milele! Amina.