1We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. 3For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. 4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. 5Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: 6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God. 8Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: 9And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. 10And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. 11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people. 12And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust. 13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. 14And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. 15Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God, 16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. 17I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God. 18For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, 19Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation: 21But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand. 22For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you. 23But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you; 24Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company. 25But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints. 26For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. 27It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things. 28When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain. 29And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
30Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; 31That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints; 32That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. 33Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Usijipendeze Mwenyewe, Bali Wapendeze Wengine
115:1 Rum 14:1; 1The 5:14Sisi tulio na nguvu, hatuna budi kuchukuliana na kushindwa kwa wale walio dhaifu wala si kujipendeza nafsi zetu wenyewe. 215:2 1Kor 10:33Kila mmoja wetu inampasa kumpendeza jirani yake kwa mambo mema, ili kumjenga katika imani. 315:3 2Kor 8:9; Za 69:9Kwa maana hata Kristo hakujipendeza mwenyewe, bali kama ilivyoandikwa: “Matukano yao wale wanaokutukana wewe yalinipata mimi.” 415:4 Rum 4:23, 24; 1Kor 10:11; 9:9, 10; 10:11; 2Tim 3:16, 17Kwa maana kila kitu kilichoandikwa zamani, kiliandikwa kutufundisha, ili kwamba kwa saburi na faraja tunayopata katika Maandiko tuwe na tumaini.
515:5 2Kor 13:11; Efe 4:3Mungu atoaye saburi na faraja, awajalie ninyi roho ya umoja miongoni mwenu mnapomfuata Kristo Yesu, 615:6 Ufu 1; 6; Za 34:3; Mdo 4:24, 32ili kwa moyo mmoja mpate kumtukuza Mungu aliye Baba wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
Injili Sawa Kwa Wayahudi Na Kwa Watu Wa Mataifa
715:7 Rum 14:1; 5:2Karibishaneni ninyi kwa ninyi kama Kristo alivyowakaribisha ninyi ili kumletea Mungu utukufu. 815:8 Mt 15:24; Mdo 3:25, 26; 2Kor 1:20Kwa maana nawaambia kwamba, Kristo amekuwa mtumishi kwa wale waliotahiriwa ili kuonyesha kweli ya Mungu na kuthibitisha zile ahadi walizopewa baba zetu wa zamani, 915:9 Rum 3:29; Mt 9:8; 2Sam 22:50; Za 18:49pia ili watu wa Mataifa wamtukuze Mungu kwa rehema zake. Kama ilivyoandikwa:
“Kwa hiyo nitakutukuza katikati ya watu wa Mataifa;
nitaliimbia sifa jina lako.”
1015:10 Kum 32:43Tena yasema,
“Enyi watu wa Mataifa, furahini
pamoja na watu wa Mungu.”
1115:11 Za 117:1Tena,
“Msifuni Bwana, ninyi watu wa Mataifa wote,
na kumwimbia sifa, enyi watu wote.”
1215:12 Ufu 5:5; Isa 11:10; Mt 12:21Tena Isaya anasema,
“Shina la Yese litachipuka,
yeye atakayeinuka ili kutawala juu ya mataifa.
Watu wa Mataifa watamtumaini.”
1315:13 Rum 14:17; 1Kor 4:20Mungu wa tumaini awajaze ninyi furaha yote na amani katika kumwamini, ili mpate kujawa na tumaini tele kwa nguvu ya Roho Mtakatifu.
Paulo Mhudumu Wa Watu Wa Mataifa
1415:14 Efe 5:9; 2Pet 1:12Ndugu zangu, mimi mwenyewe ninasadiki kwamba mmejaa wema na ufahamu wote, tena mnaweza kufundishana ninyi kwa ninyi. 1515:15 Rum 12:3; 1:5; 12:3; Gal 1:15; Efe 3:7, 8Nimewaandikia kwa ujasiri vipengele kadha wa kadha katika waraka huu kama kuwakumbusha tena kwa habari ya ile neema Mungu aliyonipa, 1615:16 Mdo 9:5; Rum 11:13; 1:1; Isa 66:20ili kuwa mhudumu wa Kristo Yesu kwa watu wa Mataifa nikiwa na huduma ya kikuhani ya kutangaza Injili ya Mungu, ili watu wa Mataifa wapate kuwa dhabihu inayokubaliwa na Mungu, iliyotakaswa na Roho Mtakatifu.
1715:17 Flp 3:3; Ebr 2:17Kwa hiyo ninajisifu katika Kristo Yesu, kwenye utumishi wangu kwa Mungu. 1815:18 Mdo 15:12; Rum 1:15; 16:26Kwa maana sitathubutu kusema kitu chochote zaidi ya kile ambacho Kristo amefanya kwa kunitumia mimi katika kuwaongoza watu wa Mataifa wamtii Mungu kwa yale niliyosema na kufanya, 1915:19 Yn 4:48; Mdo 19:11; 22:17-21kwa nguvu za ishara na miujiza, kwa uweza wa Roho wa Mungu, hivyo kuanzia Yerusalemu hadi maeneo yote ya kandokando yake mpaka Iliriko, nimekwisha kuihubiri Injili ya Kristo kwa ukamilifu. 2015:20 2Kor 10:15, 16Hivyo ni nia yangu kuhubiri Habari Njema, si pale ambapo Kristo amekwisha kujulikana, ili nisije nikajenga juu ya msingi wa mtu mwingine. 2115:21 Isa 52:15Lakini kama ilivyoandikwa:
“Wale ambao hawajahubiriwa habari zake wataona,
nao wale ambao hawajazisikia watafahamu.”
2215:22 Rum 1:13Hii ndiyo sababu nimezuiliwa mara nyingi nisiweze kuja kwenu.
Paulo Apanga Kwenda Rumi
2315:23 Mdo 19:21; 24:17Lakini sasa kwa kuwa hakuna nafasi zaidi kwa ajili yangu katika sehemu hii, ninatamani kuja kwenu kama ambavyo nimekuwa na shauku kwa miaka mingi. 2415:24 Rum 15:28; 1Kor 16:6; Tit 3:1Nimekusudia kufanya hivyo nitakapokuwa njiani kwenda Hispania. Natarajia kuwaona katika safari yangu na kusafirishwa nanyi mpaka huko, baada ya kufurahia ushirika wenu kwa kitambo kidogo. 2515:25 Mdo 19:21; 24:17Sasa, niko njiani kuelekea Yerusalemu kwa ajili ya kuwahudumia watakatifu huko. 2615:26 Rum 16:9; 2Kor 1:11; Kol 4:12Kwa kuwa imewapendeza watu wa Makedonia na Akaya kufanya changizo kwa ajili ya maskini walioko miongoni mwa watakatifu huko Yerusalemu. 2715:27 1Kor 9:11; Rum 9:4; 11:17; Gal 6:6Imewapendeza kufanya hivyo, naam, kwani ni wadeni wao. Kwa maana ikiwa watu wa Mataifa wameshiriki baraka za rohoni za Wayahudi, wao ni wadeni wa Wayahudi, ili Wayahudi nao washiriki baraka zao za mambo ya mwilini. 2815:28 Flp 4:17; Rum 15:24Kwa hiyo baada ya kukamilisha kazi hii na kuhakikisha kuwa wamepokea kila kitu kilichokusanywa, nitapitia kwenu nikiwa njiani kwenda Hispania. 2915:29 Rum 1:10; 1:11Ninajua kwamba nitakapokuja kwenu, nitakuja na wingi wa baraka za Kristo.
3015:30 Gal 5:22; 2Kor 1:11; Kol 4:12Basi, ndugu zangu, nawasihi kwa Jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo na kwa upendo wa Roho Mtakatifu, kujiunga nami katika taabu zangu mkiniombea kwa Mungu. 3115:31 2Kor 1:10; 2Tim 3:11Ombeni ili nipate kuokolewa mikononi mwa wale wasioamini walioko Uyahudi, na kwamba utumishi wangu upate kukubaliwa na watakatifu wa huko Yerusalemu, 3215:32 Mdo 18:21; Rum 1:10, 13; 1Kor 16:18ili kwa mapenzi ya Mungu niweze kuja kwenu kwa furaha, nami niburudishwe pamoja nanyi. 3315:33 2The 3:16Mungu wa amani na awe pamoja nanyi nyote. Amen.
