1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 17For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Mtendere ndi Chimwemwe
1Tsopano popeza tayesedwa olungama mwa chikhulupiriro, tili ndi mtendere ndi Mulungu kudzera mwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu. 2Iyeyo ndiye amene anatsekulira njira mwachikhulupiriro yolowera mʼchisomo mʼmene takhazikikamo. Ndipo tikukondwerera chiyembekezo cha ulemerero wa Mulungu. 3Koma si pokhapo ayi, koma ife tikukondweranso mʼmasautso athu chifukwa tikudziwa kuti masautso amatiphunzitsa kupirira. 4Ndipo kupirira kumabweretsa makhalidwe, makhalidwe amabweretsa chiyembekezo. 5Ndipo chiyembekezo chimenechi sichitikhumudwitsa chifukwa Mulungu mwa Mzimu Woyera, amene Iye anatipatsa, wadzaza mʼmitima mwathu ndi chikondi chake.
6Pakuti pa nthawi yake, tikanali ochimwa, Khristu anatifera anthu osapembedzafe. 7Sizichitika kawirikawiri kuti munthu wina afere munthu wolungama, ngakhale kuti chifukwa cha munthu wabwino wina atha kulimba mtima kumufera. 8Koma Mulungu anaonetsa chikondi chake kwa ife chifukwa pamene tinali ochimwabe, Khristu anatifera.
9Popeza chifukwa cha magazi ake ife tapezeka olungama pamaso pa Mulungu, Iyeyo adzatipulumutsa koposa kotani ku mkwiyo wa Mulungu. 10Pakuti pamene tinali adani a Mulungu, tinayanjanitsidwa ndi Iye kudzera mu imfa ya Mwana wake. Nanga tidzapulumutsidwa bwanji kudzera mʼmoyo wake, titayanjanitsidwa naye? 11Sikuti izi zili chomwechi chabe, koma timakondweranso mwa Mulungu kudzera mwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu. Kudzera mwa Iye, ife tsopano tayanjanitsidwa ndi Mulungu.
Imfa Kudzera mwa Adamu, Moyo Kudzera mwa Yesu
12Choncho monga momwe tchimo linalowa mʼdziko lapansi kudzera mwa munthu mmodzi, ndi imfa kudzera mu tchimo, mʼnjirayi imfa inafika kwa anthu onse pakuti onse anachimwa. 13Pakuti Malamulo asanaperekedwe, tchimo linali mʼdziko lapansi. Koma pamene palibe Malamulo, tchimo silitengedwa kukhala tchimo. 14Komabe, imfa inalamulira kuyambira nthawi ya Adamu mpaka nthawi ya Mose. Inalamulira ngakhalenso pa iwo amene sanachimwe posamvera Malamulo monga anachitira Adamu. Adamuyo amene anali chifaniziro cha wina amene ankabwera.
15Koma sitingafananitse mphatso yaulereyo ndi kuchimwa kwa anthu. Pakuti ngati anthu ambiri anafa chifukwa cha kuchimwa kwa munthu mmodziyo, kuli koposa bwanji nanga chisomo cha Mulungu ndi mphatso zomwe zinabwera ndi chisomo cha munthu mmodzi, Yesu Khristu, ndi kusefukira kwa ambiri! 16Ndiponso, mphatso ya Mulungu sifanana ndi zotsatira za kuchimwa kwa munthu mmodzi. Chiweruzo chinatsatira tchimo la munthu mmodzi ndi kubweretsa kutsutsidwa koma mphatso inatsatira zolakwa zambiri ndi kubweretsa kulungamitsidwa. 17Pakuti ngati, chifukwa cha kulakwa kwa munthu mmodziyo, imfa inalamulira kudzera mwa munthu mmodziyo, kuli koposa bwanji nanga kwa iwo amene adzalandira chisomo chochuluka ndi mphatso yachilungamo, adzalamulira mʼmoyo kudzera mwa munthu mmodzi, Yesu Khristu.
18Choncho monga tchimo limodzi linabweretsa kutsutsika pa anthu onse, chimodzimodzinso ntchito imodzi yolungama inabweretsa chilungamo kwa anthu onse ndi kuwapatsa moyo. 19Pakuti kusamvera kwa munthu mmodzi kunasandutsa anthu ambiri kukhala ochimwa, chimodzimodzinso anthu ambiri adzasanduka olungama kudzera mwa munthu mmodzinso.
20Malamulo a Mulungu anaperekedwa ndi cholinga chakuti anthu onse azindikire kuchuluka kwa machimo awo. Koma pamene machimo anachuluka, chisomo chinachuluka koposa. 21Choncho monga momwe tchimo linkalamulira anthu ndi kubweretsa imfa pa iwo, chomwecho kunali koyenera kuti chisomo chilamulire pobweretsa chilungamo kwa anthu, ndi kuwafikitsa ku moyo wosatha mwa Yesu Khristu Ambuye athu.
