¹I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant or, deacon of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,

¹Napenda kumjulisha kwenu dada yetu Foibe ambaye ni mtumishi katika kanisa la Kenkrea.

²that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.

²Mpokeeni kwa ajili ya Bwana kama iwapasavyo watu wa Mungu. Mpeni msaada wowote atakaohitaji kutoka kwenu, maana yeye amekuwa mwema sana kwa watu wengi na kwangu pia.

³Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

³Salamu zangu ziwafikie Priska na Akula, wafanyakazi wenzangu katika utumishi wa Kristo Yesu.

⁴who for my life, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.

⁴Wao walihatarisha maisha yao kwa ajili yangu. Wanastahili shukrani; si tu kutoka kwangu, bali pia kutoka kwa makanisa yote ya watu wa mataifa mengine.

⁵Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.

⁵Salamu zangu pia kwa kanisa linalokutana nyumbani kwao. Salamu zangu zimfikie rafiki yangu Epaineto ambaye ni kwa kwanza katika mkoa wa Asia kumwamini Kristo.

⁶Greet Mary, who labored much for us.

⁶Nisalimieni Maria ambaye amefanya kazi kwa bidii kwa ajili yenu.

⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

⁷Salamu zangu kwa Androniko na Yunia, wananchi wenzangu waliofungwa gerezani pamoja nami; wao wanajulikana sana kati ya mitume; tena walikuwa Wakristo kabla yangu mimi.

⁸Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.

⁸Salamu zangu kwa Ampliato, rafiki yangu katika kuungana na Bwana.

⁹Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.

⁹Salamu zangu zimfikie Urbano, mfanyakazi mwenzangu katika utumishi wa Kristo; salamu zangu pia kwa rafiki yangu Staku.

¹⁰Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.

¹⁰Nisalimieni Apele ambaye uaminifu wake kwa Kristo umethibitishwa. Salamu zangu kwa wote walio nyumbani mwa Aristobulo.

¹¹Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet them of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.

¹¹Salamu zangu kwa Herodiana, mwananchi mwenzangu; na kwa jamaa yote ya Narkisi iliyojiunga na Bwana.

¹²Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.

¹²Nisalimieni Trufena na Trufosa wanaofanya kazi katika utumishi wa Bwana, na rafiki yangu Persi ambaye amefanya mengi kwa ajili ya Bwana.

¹³Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

¹³Nisalimieni Rufo, mtu hodari sana katika kazi ya Bwana, na mama yake ambaye ni mama yangu pia.

¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” who are with them.

¹⁴Nisalimieni Asunkrito, Flegoni, Herme Patroba, Herma na ndugu wote walio pamoja nao.

¹⁵Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

¹⁵Nisalimieni Filologo na Yulia, Nerea na dada yake, na Olumpa, pamoja na watu wote wa Mungu walio pamoja nao.

¹⁶Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.

¹⁶Salimianeni ninyi kwa ninyi kwa ishara ya upendo. Salamu kwenu kutoka kwa makanisa yote ya Kristo.

¹⁷Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

¹⁷Ndugu zangu, nawasihi muwafichue wote wanaosababisha mafarakano na kuwafanya watu wengine waanguke, kinyume cha mafundisho mliyofundishwa. Jiepusheni na watu hao,

¹⁸For those who are such don’t serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

¹⁸maana watu wa namna hiyo hawamtumikii Kristo Bwana wetu, bali wanayatumikia matumbo yao wenyewe. Kwa maneno yao matamu na hotuba za kubembeleza hupotosha mioyo ya watu wanyofu.

¹⁹For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.

¹⁹Kila mtu amesikia juu ya utii wenu na hivyo mmekuwa sababu ya furaha yangu. Nawatakeni muwe na hekima katika mambo mema, na bila hatia kuhusu mambo mabaya.

²⁰And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

²⁰Naye Mungu aliye chanzo cha amani hatakawia kumponda Shetani chini ya miguu yenu. Neema ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo iwe nanyi.

²¹Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.

²¹Timotheo, mfanyakazi mwenzangu, anawasalimu. Hali kadhalika Lukio, Yasoni, na Sosipatro, wananchi wenzangu, wanawasalimu.

²²I, Tertius, who write the letter, greet you in the Lord.

²²Nami Tertio, ninayeandika barua hii nawasalimuni katika Bwana.

²³Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.

²³Gayo, mwenyeji wangu, pamoja na kanisa lote linalokutana kwake, anawasalimu. Erasto, mweka hazina wa mji huu, pamoja na Kwarto, wanawasalimu.

²⁴The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen.

²⁴Neema ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo iwe nanyi nyote. Amina.

²⁵ TR places Romans 14:24-26 at the end of Romans instead of at the end of chapter 14, and numbers these verses 16:25-27.

²⁵Basi, sasa na tumsifu Mungu! Yeye anaweza kuwaimarisheni katika ile Habari Njema niliyohubiri juu ya ujumbe wa Yesu Kristo, na katika ile siri iliyofunuliwa na ambayo ilikuwa imefichika kwa karne nyinyi zilizopita.

²⁶Lakini, sasa ukweli huo umefunuliwa kwa njia ya maandiko ya manabii; na kwa amri ya Mungu wa milele umedhihirisha kwa mataifa yote ili wote waweze kuamini na kutii.

²⁷Kwake Mungu aliye peke yake mwenye hekima, uwe utukufu kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo, milele na milele! Amina.