¹Kwa hiyo, sasa hakuna hukumu kwa wale ambao katika maisha yao wameungana na Kristo.

¹There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit;

²Maana, sheria ya Roho iletayo uzima kwa kuungana na Kristo Yesu imenikomboa kutoka katika sheria ya dhambi na kifo.

²for the law of the Spirit of the life in Christ Jesus did set me free from the law of the sin and of the death;

³Mungu ametekeleza jambo lile ambalo Sheria haikuweza kutekeleza kwa sababu ya udhaifu w binadamu. Mungu alimtuma Mwanae akiwa mwenye mwili sawa na miili yetu sisi wenye dhambi, ili aikabili dhambi, na kwa mwili huo akaiangamiza dhambi.

³for what the law was not able to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, His own Son having sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, did condemn the sin in the flesh,

⁴Mungu alifanya hivyo kusudi matakwa ya haki ya Sheria yatekelezwe kikamilifu ndani yetu sisi ambao tunaishi, si kwa nguvu za kibinadamu, bali kwa nguvu ya Roho.

⁴that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

⁵Maana, wale wanaoishi kufuatana na matakwa ya mwili, hutawaliwa na fikira za mwili. Lakini wale wanaoishi kufuatana na matakwa ya Roho Mtakatifu, hutawaliwa na fikira za Roho.

⁵For those who are according to the flesh, the things of the flesh do mind; and those according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit;

⁶Fikira za mwili huleta kifo; fikira za Roho huleta uzima na amani.

⁶for the mind of the flesh [is] death, and the mind of the Spirit — life and peace;

⁷Maana, mwenye kutawaliwa na fikira za mwili ni adui wa Mungu; haitii sheria ya Mungu, wala hawezi kuitii.

⁷because the mind of the flesh [is] enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,

⁸Watu wanaotii matakwa ya mwili hawawezi kumpendeza Mungu.

⁸for neither is it able; and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.

⁹Lakini ninyi hamuishi kufuatana na matakwa ya mwili, bali kufuatana na matakwa ya Roho, ikiwa Roho wa Mungu anaishi ndani yenu. Yeyote asiye na Roho wa Kristo, huyo si wake Kristo.

⁹And ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God doth dwell in you; and if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ — this one is not His;

¹⁰Lakini kama Kristo yumo ndani yenu, ingawa miili yenu itakufa kwa sababu ya dhambi, kwenu Roho ndiye uhai kwa sababu mmekubaliwa kuwa waadilifu.

¹⁰and if Christ [is] in you, the body, indeed, [is] dead because of sin, and the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness,

¹¹Ikiwa Roho wa Mungu aliyemfufua Kristo kutoka wafu anaishi ndani yenu, basi huyo aliyemfufua Kristo kutoka wafu ataipa uzima miili yenu yenye hali ya kufa; atafanya hivyo kwa njia ya Roho wake akaaye ndani yenu.

¹¹and if the Spirit of Him who did raise up Jesus out of the dead doth dwell in you, He who did raise up the Christ out of the dead shall quicken also your dying bodies, through His Spirit dwelling in you.

¹²Hivyo basi, ndugu zangu, tunalo jukumu, lakini si la kuishi kufuatana na maumbile ya kibinadamu.

¹²So, then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh;

¹³Kwa maana, kama mkiishi kufuatana na matakwa ya maumbile ya kibinadamu, hakika mtakufa. Lakini, kama kwa njia ya Roho mnayaua matendo yenu maovu, basi, mtaishi.

¹³for if according to the flesh ye do live, ye are about to die; and if, by the Spirit, the deeds of the body ye put to death, ye shall live;

¹⁴Wote wanaoongozwa na Roho wa Mungu ni watoto wa Mungu.

¹⁴for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

¹⁵Kwa maana, Roho mliyempokea si Roho mwenye kuwafanya ninyi watumwa na kuwatia tena hofu; sivyo, bali mmempokea Roho mwenye kuwafanya ninyi watoto wa Mungu, na kwa nguvu ya huyo Roho, sisi tunaweza kumwita Mungu, "Aba," yaani "Baba!"

¹⁵for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, `Abba — Father.`

¹⁶Naye Roho mwenyewe anajiunga na roho zetu na kuthibitisha kwamba sisi ni watoto wa Mungu.

¹⁶The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

¹⁷Basi, kwa vile sisi ni watoto wa Mungu, tutapokea baraka zote Mungu alizowawekea watu wake, na tutashiriki urithi huo pamoja na Kristo; maana, tukiyashiriki mateso yake Kristo, tutaushiriki pia utukufu wake.

¹⁷and if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ — if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.

¹⁸Naona kuwa mateso ya wakati huu wa sasa si kitu kamwe kama tukiyafananisha na ule utukufu utakaodhihirishwa kwetu.

¹⁸For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory about to be revealed in us;

¹⁹Viumbe vyote vinatazamia kwa hamu Mungu awadhihirishe watoto wake.

¹⁹for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God;

²⁰Kwa maana, viumbe viliwekwa katika hali ya kutojiweza kabisa, si kwa hiari yao, ila vilifanywa hivyo kwa mapenzi ya Mungu. Hata hivyo yapo matumaini,

²⁰for to vanity was the creation made subject — not of its will, but because of Him who did subject [it] — in hope,

²¹maana hivyo viumbe navyo vitaokolewa kutoka katika utumwa wa uharibifu, vishiriki uhuru mtukufu wa watoto wa Mungu.

²¹that also the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God;

²²Kwa maana tunajua kwamba mpaka hivi sasa, viumbe vyote vinalia kwa maumivu kama ya kujifungua mtoto.

²²for we have known that all the creation doth groan together, and doth travail in pain together till now.

²³Wala si hivyo viumbe peke yake, bali hata sisi tulio na huyo Roho, aliye wa kwanza wa zawadi za Mungu; sisi pia tunalalamika ndani yetu, tukitazamia kufanywa watoto wa Mungu, nazo nafsi zenu zikombolewe.

²³And not only [so], but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting — the redemption of our body;

²⁴Maana kwa matumaini hayo sisi tumekombolewa; lakini tumaini halina maana ikiwa tunakiona kile tunachotumainia. Maana ni nani anayetumaini kile ambacho tayari anakiona?

²⁴for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for [it]?

²⁵Kama tunakitumaini kile ambacho hatujakiona bado, basi, tunakingojea kwa uvumilivu.

²⁵and if what we do not behold we hope for, through continuance we expect [it].

²⁶Hali kadhalika, naye Roho anatusaidia katika udhaifu wetu. Maana hatujui inavyotupasa kuomba; lakini Roho mwenyewe anatuombea kwa Mungu kwa mlio wa huzuni usioelezeka.

²⁶And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth [us], we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,

²⁷Naye Mungu aonaye mpaka ndani ya mioyo ya watu, anajua fikira ya huyo Roho; kwani huyo Roho huwaombea watu wa Mungu kufuatana na mapenzi ya Mungu.

²⁷and He who is searching the hearts hath known what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because according to God he doth intercede for saints.

²⁸Tunajua kwamba, katika mambo yote, Mungu hufanya kazi na kuifanikisha pamoja na wote wampendao, yaani wale aliowaita kufuatana na kusudi lake.

²⁸And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

²⁹Maana hao aliowachagua tangu mwanzo, ndio aliowateua wapate kufanana na Mwanae, ili Mwana awe wa kwanza miongoni mwa ndugu wengi.

²⁹because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;

³⁰Basi, Mungu aliwaita wale aliokuwa amewateua; na hao aliowaita aliwakubali kuwa waadilifu; na hao aliowakubali kuwa waadilifu aliwashirikisha pia utukufu wake.

³⁰and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.

³¹Kutokana na hayo, tuseme nini zaidi? Ikiwa Mungu yuko upande wetu, nani awezaye kutupinga?

³¹What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God [is] for us, who [is] against us?

³²Mungu hakumhurumia hata mwanae wa pekee, bali alimtoa kwa ajili yetu sisi sote. Ikiwa amefanya hivyo, je, hatatujalia pia mema yote?

³²He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?

³³Ni nani atakayewashtaki wateule wa Mungu? Mungu mwenyewe huwaondolea hatia!

³³Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God [is] He that is declaring righteous,

³⁴Ni nani atakayewahukumu? Hakuna! Maana Kristo ndiye aliyekufa, tena alifufuka kutoka wafu na anakaa upande wa kulia wa Mungu. Yeye anatuombea!

³⁴who [is] he that is condemning? Christ [is] He that died, yea, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God — who also doth intercede for us.

³⁵Ni nani awezaye kututenga na mapendo ya Kristo? Je, ni taabu, au dhiki, au mateso, au njaa, au ukosefu wa nguo, au hatari, au kuuawa?

³⁵Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

³⁶Kama Maandiko Matakatifu yasemavyo: "Kwa ajili yako, twakikabili kifo kutwa kucha: tunatendewa kama kondoo wa kuchinjwa."

³⁶(according as it hath been written — `For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long, we were reckoned as sheep of slaughter,`)

³⁷Lakini, katika mambo haya yote, tumepata ushindi mkubwa kwa msaada wake yeye aliyetupenda.

³⁷but in all these we more than conquer, through him who loved us;

³⁸Maana ninajua hakika kwamba hakuna kitu kiwezacho kututenganisha na upendo wake: wala kifo, wala uhai; wala malaika, au nguvu nyingine za mbinguni; wala yanayotokea sasa, wala yatakayotokea baadaye; wala mamlaka;

³⁸for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,

³⁹Wala ulimwengu wa juu, wala wa chini kabisa. Hakuna kiumbe chochote kitakachoweza kututenga na upendo wa Mungu kwetu kwa njia ya Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu.

³⁹nor things about to be, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of god, that [is] in Christ Jesus our Lord.