¹Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which [I address] to God for them is for salvation.

¹Ndugu zangu, ninataka na kutazamia kwa moyo wangu wote hao wananchi wenzangu wakombolewe. Tena nawaombea kwa Mungu daima.

²For I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

²Maana naweza kuthibitisha kwa niaba yao kwamba wanayo bidii ya kumtafuta Mungu; lakini bidii hiyo haikujengwa juu ya ujuzi wa kweli.

³For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own [righteousness], have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

³Maana hawakufahamu jinsi Mungu anavyowafanya watu wawe waadilifu, na wamejaribu kuanzisha mtindo wao wenyewe, na hivyo hawakuikubali njia hiyo ya Mungu ya kuwafanya wawe waadilifu.

⁴For Christ is [the] end of law for righteousness to every one that believes.

⁴Maana kwa kuja kwake Kristo, Sheria imefikia kikomo chake, ili kila mtu anayeamini akubaliwe kuwa mwadilifu.

⁵For Moses lays down in writing the righteousness which is of the law, The man who has practised those things shall live by them.

⁵Kuhusu kukubaliwa kuwa mwadilifu kwa kuitii Sheria, Mose aliandika hivi: "Mtu yeyote anayetimiza matakwa ya Sheria ataishi."

⁶But the righteousness of faith speaks thus: Do not say in thine heart, Who shall ascend to the heavens? that is, to bring Christ down;

⁶Lakini, kuhusu kukubaliwa kuwa mwadilifu kwa njia ya imani, yasemwa hivi: "Usiseme moyoni mwako: Nani atapanda mpaka mbinguni? (yaani, kumleta Kristo chini);

⁷or, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring up Christ from among [the] dead.

⁷wala usiseme: Nani atashuka mpaka Kuzimu (yaani, kumleta Kristo kutoka kwa wafu)."

⁸But what says it? The word is near thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

⁸Maandiko Matakatifu yesema hivi, "Ujumbe huo wa Mungu uko karibu nawe, uko kinywani mwako na moyoni mwako" nao ndio ile imani tunayoihubiri.

⁹that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from among [the] dead, thou shalt be saved.

⁹Kama ukikiri kwa kinywa chako kwamba Yesu ni Bwana na kuamini moyoni mwako kwamba Mungu alimfufua kutoka wafu, utaokoka.

¹⁰For with [the] heart is believed to righteousness; and with [the] mouth confession made to salvation.

¹⁰Maana tunaamini kwa moyo na kukubaliwa kuwa waadilifu; na tunakiri kwa midomo yetu na kuokolewa.

¹¹For the scripture says, No one believing on him shall be ashamed.

¹¹Maandiko Matakatifu yasema: "Kila amwaminiye hatakuwa na sababu ya kuaibika."

¹²For there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all [is] rich towards all that call upon him.

¹²Jambo hili ni kwa wote, kwani hakuna tofauti kati ya Wayahudi na wasio Wayahudi; Bwana wa wote ni mmoja, naye ni mkarimu sana kwao wote wamwombao.

¹³For every one whosoever, who shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

¹³Maana Maandiko Matakatifu yasema: "Kila mtu atakayeomba kwa jina la Bwana, ataokolewa."

¹⁴How then shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without one who preaches?

¹⁴Basi, watamwombaje yeye ambaye hawamwamini? Tena, watamwaminije kama hawajapata kusikia habari zake? Na watasikiaje habari zake kama hakuna mhubiri?

¹⁵and how shall they preach unless they have been sent? according as it is written, How beautiful the feet of them that announce glad tidings of peace, of them that announce glad tidings of good things!

¹⁵Na watu watahubirije kama hawakutumwa? Kama yasemavyo Maandiko Matakatifu: "Ni jambo la kupendeza mno kuja kwa wale wanaohubiri Habari Njema!"

¹⁶But they have not all obeyed the glad tidings. For Esaias says, Lord, who has believed our report?

¹⁶Lakini wote hawakuipokea hiyo Habari Njema. Maana Isaya alisema: "Bwana, ni nani aliyeamini ujumbe wetu?"

¹⁷So faith then [is] by a report, but the report by God's word.

¹⁷Hivyo basi, imani inatokana na kuusikiliza ujumbe, na huo ujumbe unatokana na neno la Kristo.

¹⁸But I say, Have they not heard? Yea, surely, Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the extremities of the habitable world.

¹⁸Lakini nauliza: je, hawakuusikia huo ujumbe? Naam, waliusikia; kama Maandiko Matakatifu yasemavyo: "Sauti yao imeenea duniani kote; maneno yao yamefika mpaka kingo za ulimwengu."

¹⁹But I say, Has not Israel known? First, Moses says, *I* will provoke you to jealousy through [them that are] not a nation: through a nation without understanding I will anger you.

¹⁹Tena nauliza: je, yawezekana kwamba watu wa Israeli hawakufahamu? Mose mwenyewe ni kwa kwanza kujibu: "Nitawafanyeni mwaonee wivu watu ambao si taifa; nitawafanyeni muwe na hasira juu ya taifa la watu wapumbavu."

²⁰But Esaias is very bold, and says, I have been found by those not seeking me; I have become manifest to those not inquiring after me.

²⁰Tena Isaya anathubutu hata kusema: "Wale ambao hawakunitafuta wamenipata; nimejionyesha kwao wasiouliza habari zangu."

²¹But unto Israel he says, All the day long I have stretched out my hands unto a people disobeying and opposing.

²¹Lakini kuhusu Israeli anasema: "Mchana kutwa niliwanyoshea mikono yangu watu waasi na wasiotii."