¹Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

¹Paula, Jesu Kris sikha, sawltak hi dinga sap, Pathian Tanchin Hoih lama khenkhiak,

²which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

²huai tuh Pathianin tuma lama laisiangthoua a jawlneitea achiamsa,

³concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

³A tapa, sa lama David suana piang tungtang tanchin hoih.

⁴who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

⁴Siangthouna kha lam thua misi laka thohnawnnaa Pathian Tapa thilhihtheihna toh hi dinga genkhiak thu; Jesu Kris i Toupa ngei tuh,

⁵through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name’s sake;

⁵a min jiaka ginna nam chih laka mi gingta sak dingin, amah jiakin hehpihna leh sawltak hihna i tangta hi;

⁶among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;

⁶huai lakah nou leng Jesu Kris sapte na hi uhi:

⁷to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷Rome khua Pathian deihtak, mi siangthoua om dinga sapte tengteng kiangah: Pathian i Pa leh Toupa Jesu Kris kianga kipan hehpihna leh lemna na kiang uah om hen.

⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

⁸Khovel tengtengah na ginna thu uh a than jiakin na vek ua tungah ka kipahnathu Jesu Kris jiakin ka Pathian kiangah ka gen masa phot ahi.

⁹For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

⁹Ka thumnate ah, tawplouin na min uh ka lou nilouhlouh hi, chih, a Tapa Tanchin Hoiha ka khaa a na ka sep gige Pathian tuh kei hontheihpihpa ahi ngala;

¹⁰requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

¹⁰Tu beka na kiang ua ka hongna dingin Pathian thuthua zin hun lemtang ka muh teitei theihna ding ngenin.

¹¹For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

¹¹Na kipna ding ua kha lam thilpiak bang hiam nou ka honpiak theihna dingin nou honmuh ka ut thei mahmah ngala;

¹²that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

¹²Huai tuh na ginna uh leh ka ginnaa i kikhamuan tuah theihna dingin, ka chihna ahi.

¹³Now I don’t desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

¹³Huan, unaute aw, Jentel dangte kianga ka sep gim gah ka muh tak bangmahin, noumau lakah leng gahte ka muh theihna dingin na kiang uah tamvei pi hong ka tumta chih na theih louh uh ka deih kei hi; himahleh, tuma tengin dalin ka om gige nak hi.

¹⁴I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

¹⁴Grik mite leh melmakte kiangah bat ka nei a; mi pil leh mi pilloute kiangah leng.

¹⁵So, as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

¹⁵Huchiin, nou Rome khuaa omte kiang ah leng Tanchin Hoih gen ka ut mahmah hi.

¹⁶For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

¹⁶Tanchin Hoih tuh ka zahpih keia; kuapeuh a gingta phota dingin hotdamna dinga Pathian thilhihtheihna ahi ngala; atungin Juda mi adin ahi a, huan, Grik mi adingin leng a honghi nawn hi.

¹⁷For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.” Habakkuk 2:4

¹⁷Huaiah tuh gin semsemna dingin, ginnain Pathian diktatna latsakin a om; Ginna jiaka midiktat tuh a hing ding, chi-a gelh bangin.

¹⁸For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

¹⁸Thutak diklou taka dalte Pathian limsaklouhna leh diktatlouhna tengteng tungah van akipanin Pathian hehna a hongkilangta ngala;

¹⁹because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.

¹⁹Pathianin a theihsak tak jiakin Pathian tanchin theihtheih ding tuh a lungsim uah chiangtaka theih sakin a om ngala.

²⁰For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.

²⁰Khovel siamtunga kipan a pianken muhtheihlouh, a tangtawn thilhihtheihna leh a Pathianna, thilsiam te achiantaka muh ahi; huaijiakin paulam ding a neikei uh;

²¹Because, knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

²¹Pathian theingala Pathian bangin a pahtawi kei ua, kipahthu leng a gen sam kei uhi; thil thulimlou a ngaihtuah zota ua, a lungtang hai uh a hongmialta hi.

²²Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²²Pil kisa khemin mihai a hongsuak ua,

²³and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.

²³sitheilou Pathian thupina sethei mihingte leh vasate, gamsate leh bokvak ganhingte limin a suaksak uhi.

²⁴Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves,

²⁴Huaijiakin a sa uh zumhuaipia kibawltuah dingin a lungtang uh duhgawlna banga thilnin hih phalin Pathianin a lehngatsan hi.

²⁵who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

²⁵Pathian thutak tuh juaua tangsakin, a Bawlpa biak sangin a bawl niain a na a sem zota uhi. A Bawlpa tuh khantawna phat tuak ahi, Amen.

²⁶For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

²⁶Huai jiakin Pathianin zahhuaipia huk phalin lehlam a ngatsan ahi; a numeite nangawn un leng a omdan pianpih uh danlou banga om dingin a kibawl lamdang ngal ua;

²⁷Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

²⁷pasalten leng numei zatdan ngeina tawpsana, hukin a kienlah ua, pasal leh pasal zummoh thil hihin a om ua, a gitlouh man muh ding uh tuh a satung uah a mu uhi.

²⁸Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

²⁸Huan, Pathian theih a ut louh jiak un, thil kilawmloute hih dinga a deih louhlam lungsim neih phalin Pathianin a lehngatsante;

²⁹being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

²⁹Huchin diktatlouhna tengteng, gitlouhna tengteng, huaihamna tengteng, huatna tengteng khawng in, a nadim ua; hajatna te, tual thahna te, kiselna te, khemna te, nundan hoih lou tein a dim ua;

³⁰backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

³⁰gensiatna te, migenna te, Pathian huat lam te, kisaktheihna te, kisatheimite, thil gilou bawlkhete,

³¹without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

³¹nu leh pa thu mangloute, theihna beite, thuchiam susete, itna pianpih neiloute, hehpihna neiloute ahi ua.Huchi banga hihte tuh si tak him ahi uh chih Pathian dan tuh thei gigein, amau kiaa hih leng hi louin, mi dang hih jelte tungah leng a kipak uhi.

³²who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

³²Huchi banga hihte tuh si tak him ahi uh chih Pathian dan tuh thei gigein, amau kiaa hih leng hi louin, mi dang hih jelte tungah leng a kipak uhi.