¹Sasa, yahusu ule mchango kwa ajili ya watu wa Mungu: fanyeni kama nilivyoyaagiza makanisa ya Galatia.

¹And concerning the collection that [is] for the saints, as I directed to the assemblies of Galatia, so also ye — do ye;

²Kila Jumapili kila mmoja wenu atenge kiasi cha fedha kadiri ya mapato yake, ili kusiwe na haja ya kufanya mchango wakati nitakapokuja.

²on every first [day] of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

³Wakati nitakapokuja kwenu, nitawatuma wale mtakaowachagua miongoni mwenu wapeleke barua na zawadi zenu Yerusalemu.

³and whenever I may come, whomsoever ye may approve, through letters, these I will send to carry your favour to Jerusalem;

⁴Kama itafaa nami niende, basi, watakwenda pamoja nami.

⁴and if it be meet for me also to go, with me they shall go.

⁵Nitakuja kwenu, baada ya kupitia Makedonia--maana nataraji kupitia Makedonia.

⁵And I will come unto you, when I pass through Macedonia — for Macedonia I do pass through —

⁶Labda nitakaa kwenu kwa muda fulani, au huenda nitakaa pamoja nanyi wakati wote wa baridi, ili mpate kunisaidia niendelee na safari yangu kokote nitakakokwenda.

⁶and with you, it may be, I will abide, or even winter, that ye may send me forward whithersoever I go,

⁷Sipendi kupita kwenu harakaharaka na kuendelea na safari. Natumaini kukaa kwenu kwa kitambo fulani, Bwana akiniruhusu.

⁷for I do not wish to see you now in the passing, but I hope to remain a certain time with you, if the Lord may permit;

⁸Lakini nitabaki hapa Efeso mpaka siku ya Pentekoste.

⁸and I will remain in Ephesus till the Pentecost,

⁹Mlango uko wazi kabisa kwa ajili ya kazi yangu muhimu hapa, ingawa wapinzani nao ni wengi.

⁹for a door to me hath been opened — great and effectual — and withstanders [are] many.

¹⁰Timotheo akija, angalieni asiwe na hofu yoyote wakati yupo kati yenu, kwani anafanya kazi ya Bwana kama mimi.

¹⁰And if Timotheus may come, see that he may become without fear with you, for the work of the Lord he doth work, even as I,

¹¹Kwa hiyo mtu yeyote asimdharau, ila msaidieni aendelee na safari yake kwa amani ili aweze kurudi kwangu, maana mimi namngojea pamoja na ndugu zetu.

¹¹no one, then, may despise him; and send ye him forward in peace, that he may come to me, for I expect him with the brethren;

¹²Kuhusu ndugu Apolo, nimemsihi sana aje kwenu pamoja na ndugu wengine, lakini hapendelei kabisa kuja sasa ila atakuja mara itakapowezekana.

¹²and concerning Apollos our brother, much I did entreat him that he may come unto you with the brethren, and it was not at all [his] will that he may come now, and he will come when he may find convenient.

¹³Kesheni, simameni imara katika imani, muwe hodari na wenye nguvu.

¹³Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;

¹⁴Kila mfanyacho kifanyike kwa upendo.

¹⁴let all your things be done in love.

¹⁵Ndugu, mnaifahamu jamaa ya Stefana; wao ni watu wa kwanza kabisa kuipokea imani ya Kikristo katika Akaya, na wamejitolea kuwatumikia watu wa Mungu. Ninawasihi ninyi ndugu zangu,

¹⁵And I entreat you, brethren, ye have known the household of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruit of Achaia, and to the ministration to the saints they did set themselves —

¹⁶muufuate uongozi wa watu kama hao, na uongozi wa kila mtu afanyaye kazi na kutumikia pamoja nao.

¹⁶that ye also be subject to such, and to every one who is working with [us] and labouring;

¹⁷Nafurahi sana kwamba Stefana, Fortunato na Akaiko wamefika; wamelijaza pengo lililokuwako kwa kutokuwako kwenu.

¹⁷and I rejoice over the presence of Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, because the lack of you did these fill up;

¹⁸Wameiburudisha roho yangu na yenu pia. Kwa hiyo inafaa kuwakumbuka watu wa namna hii.

¹⁸for they did refresh my spirit and yours; acknowledge ye, therefore, those who [are] such.

¹⁹Makanisa yote ya Asia yanawasalimuni. Akula na Priskila pamoja na watu wote wa Mungu walio nyumbani mwao wanawasalimuni sana katika Bwana.

¹⁹Salute you do the assemblies of Asia; salute you much in the Lord do Aquilas and Priscilla, with the assembly in their house;

²⁰Ndugu wote wanawasalimuni. Nanyi salimianeni kwa ishara ya mapendo ya Mungu.

²⁰salute you do all the brethren; salute ye one another in an holy kiss.

²¹Mimi Paulo nawasalimuni, nikiandika kwa mkono wangu mwenyewe.

²¹The salutation of [me] Paul with my hand;

²²Yeyote asiyempenda Bwana, na alaaniwe. MARANA THA--BWANA, njoo!

²²if any one doth not love the Lord Jesus Christ — let him be anathema! The Lord hath come!

²³Neema ya Bwana Yesu iwe nanyi.

²³The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you;

²⁴Mapendo yangu yawe kwenu katika kuungana na Kristo Yesu.

²⁴my love [is] with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.