¹What then [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of circumcision?

¹Ko muJudha uri nani nei? Kana kudzingiswa kune mubairo wei?

²Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God.

²Zvizhinji nemitoo yose; nekuti pakutanga kuti vakabatiswa mashoko aMwari.

³For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect?

³Zvino kana vamwe vasina rutendo? Kusatenda kwavo kuchashayisa kutendeka kwaMwari maturo here?

⁴Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.

⁴Ngazvisadaro! asi Mwari ngaave wechokwadi, asi munhu wose murevi wenhema; sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi: Kuti mururamiswe pamashoko enyu, uye mukunde pakutongwa kwenyu.

⁵But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man.

⁵Asi kana kusarurama kwedu kuchiratidza kururama kwaMwari, tichatii? Kuti Mwari haana kururama here, zvaanodurura hasha?(Ndinotaura semunhu.)

⁶Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world?

⁶Ngazvisadaro! kana zvikasadaro Mwari ungagozotonga nyika sei?

⁷For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am *I* also judged as a sinner?

⁷Zvino kana chokwadi chaMwari chawanzwa kubudikidza nenhema dzangu parumbidzo yake, ko iniwo ndichiri kutongerwei semutadzi?

⁸and not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us practise evil things, that good ones may come? whose judgment is just.

⁸Uye kana zvikadai, tichapomerwa zvakaipa uye sezvinopupura vamwe vachiti tinoti: Ngatiite zvakaipa kuti zvakanaka zviuye? Kurashwa kwavo kuve kwekururama.

⁹What then? are we better? No, in no wise: for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin:

⁹Ko zvino-ke? Tiri nani here? Kwete nepaduku pose; nekuti tambopa vose mhosva, vaJudha nevaGiriki, kuti vose vari pasi pechivi;

¹⁰according as it is written, There is not a righteous [man], not even one;

¹⁰sezvazvakanyorwa, zvichinzi: Hakuna wakarurama, kwete kunyange neumwe;

¹¹there is not the [man] that understands, there is not one that seeks after God.

¹¹hakuna unonzwisisa; hakuna unotsvaka Mwari;

¹²All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one:

¹²vose vakatsauka, vakava pamwe vasina maturo, Hakuna unoita zvakanaka, kwete kunyange neumwe;

¹³their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison [is] under their lips:

¹³Huro yavo iguva rakashama; nendimi dzavo vakanyengera; uturu hwemhungu hwuri pasi pemiromo yavo;

¹⁴whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;

¹⁴Muromo wavo uzere nekutuka nekuvava;

¹⁵swift their feet to shed blood;

¹⁵tsoka dzavo dzinokurumidza kuteura ropa;

¹⁶ruin and misery [are] in their ways,

¹⁶Kuparadza nekutambudzika zviri munzira dzavo;

¹⁷and way of peace they have not known:

¹⁷uye nzira yerugare havana kuiziva;

¹⁸there is no fear of God before their eyes.

¹⁸kutya Mwari hakupo pamberi pemeso avo.

¹⁹Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

¹⁹Zvino toziva kuti zvinhu zvose zvinorehwa nemurairo zvinoreva kune vose vari pasi pomurairo; kuti miromo yose idzivirwe, nenyika yose ive nemhosva pamberi paMwari.

²⁰Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law [is] knowledge of sin.

²⁰Naizvozvo kubudikidza nemabasa emurairo, hakuna nyama inganzi yakarurama pamberi pake; nekuti zvivi zvinoziviswa nemurairo.

²¹But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;

²¹Asi zvino kururama kwaMwari kwakaratidzwa pasina murairo, kuchipupurwa nezvako nemurairo nevaporofita;

²²righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ towards all, and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference;

²²kunyange kururama kwaMwari nerutendo rwaJesu Kristu kune vose nepamusoro pevose vanotenda; nekuti hapana musiyano;

²³for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

²³nekuti vose vakatadza vakataira pakubwinya kwaMwari.

²⁴being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus;

²⁴Vachinzi havana mhosva pachena nenyasha dzake kubudikidza nerudzikunuro rwuri muna Kristu Jesu.

²⁵whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;

²⁵Iye wakagadzwa naMwari, kuva mumiririri kubudikidza nerutendo muropa rake, kuratidza kururama kwake, nekusarangarira zvivi zvakaitwa kare mukuva nemoyo murefu kwaMwari;

²⁶for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus.

²⁶kuti chive chiratidzo chekururama kwake panguva ino, kuti ave wakarurama uye mururamisi werutendo rwaJesu.

²⁷Where then [is] boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith;

²⁷Zvino kuzvikudza kuripi? Kwasiiwa kunze. Nemurairo upi? Wemabasa here? Kwete, asi nemurairo werutendo.

²⁸for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law.

²⁸Naizvozvo tinogura kuti munhu unoruramiswa nerutendo pasina mabasa emurairo.

²⁹Is [God] the God of Jews only? is he not of [the] nations also? Yea, of nations also:

²⁹NdiMwari wevaJudha voga here? Haasi wevahedheniwo here? Hongu, wevahedheniwo;

³⁰since indeed [it is] one God who shall justify [the] circumcision on the principle of faith, and uncircumcision by faith.

³⁰Mwari zvaari mumwe, ucharuramisa kudzingiswa kubudikidza nerutendo, nekusadzingiswa kubudikidza nerutendo.

³¹Do we then make void law by faith? Far be the thought: [no,] but we establish law.

³¹Zvino tinoshayisa maturo murairo nerutendo here? Ngazvisadaro! Asi tinosimbisa murairo.