Submission to Governing Authorities
1Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. 4For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.
6This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Love Fulfills the Law
8Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21 and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”13:9 Lev. 19:18 10Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
The Day Is Near
11And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.13:14 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Kwĩnyiihĩria arĩa Maathanaga
113:1 1Pet 2:13, 14; Dan 2:21O mũndũ no nginya athĩkagĩre arĩa maathanaga, nĩgũkorwo gũtirĩ hinya wa gwathana tiga ũrĩa Ngai ahaandĩte. Aathani arĩa marĩ ho nĩ Ngai ũmatuĩte a gwathana. 213:2 Thaam 16:8Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo-rĩ, mũndũ ũrĩa ũremagĩra arĩa maathanaga, nĩkũrega aregaga ũndũ ũrĩa Ngai atuĩte, nao arĩa mekaga ũguo nĩmagatuĩka a gũtuĩrwo ciira. 313:3 1Pet 2:14Nĩgũkorwo aathani ti a kũmakia arĩa mekaga ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire, no nĩ a kũmakia arĩa mekaga ũũru. Nĩũkwenda wagage gwĩtigagĩra ũrĩa wathanaga? Gĩĩkage ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire, nake nĩarĩkũgathagĩrĩria. 413:4 1Athe 4:6Nĩgũkorwo we nĩ ndungata ya Ngai ya gũtũma wonage maũndũ mega. No ũngĩka ũũru-rĩ, wĩtigĩre, nĩgũkorwo ndakuuaga rũhiũ rwa njora tũhũ. We nĩ ndungata ya Ngai, na mũrĩhania wake wa kũherithania na wa gũkinyĩria mũndũ ũrĩa wĩkaga ũũru mangʼũrĩ ma Ngai. 513:5 Thim 24:21Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, nĩ kwagĩrĩire mwathĩkagĩre arĩa maathanaga, ti tondũ wa gwĩtigĩra mangʼũrĩ macio, no nĩ tondũ wa ũrĩa mwĩmenyeire na thamiri cianyu ũrĩa arĩ wega gwĩka.
613:6 Math 22:17Ũndũ ũcio noguo ũtũmaga mũrutage magooti, nĩgũkorwo arĩa maathanaga nĩ ndungata cia Ngai, na maheanaga mahinda mao mothe nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra ũcio kĩũmbe. 713:7 Math 22:17, 21; Luk 23:2Rutagĩrai andũ othe kĩrĩa mwagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũmarutĩra: Angĩkorwo mũtirutĩte magooti, rutai magooti; na angĩkorwo nĩ kũruta mbeeca cia kũrutithia wĩra wa bũrũri, rutai; nao andũ arĩa a kũheo gĩtĩĩo, maheagei; na arĩa a gwĩkĩrĩrwo, mekagĩrĩrei.
Endanagai tondũ Mũthenya Nĩũkuhĩrĩirie
813:8 Math 5:43Mũtigaikare mũrĩ na thiirĩ na mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ, tiga o mwendanage hĩndĩ ciothe mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ, nĩgũkorwo mũndũ wendaga mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ nĩahingĩtie watho. 913:9 Thaam 20:13-15, 17; Gũcook 5:17Nĩ ũndũ maathani maya, atĩ “Ndũkanatharanie,” na “Ndũkanoragane,” na “Ndũkanaiye”, na “Ndũkanacumĩkĩre kĩndũ kĩene,” o na rĩathani rĩngĩ o rĩothe rĩngĩkorwo ho, mohanĩtio mothe maturanĩirwo thĩinĩ wa rĩathani rĩĩrĩ: “Enda mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ ta ũrĩa wĩyendete wee mwene.” 1013:10 Arom 13:8Wendani-rĩ, ndũngĩĩka mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ ũũru. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio kwendana nĩkuo kũhingia watho.
1113:11 1Akor 7:29-31; Aef 5:14Na mwĩkage ũguo nĩ ũndũ wa kũmenya mahinda maya tũrĩ ũrĩa matariĩ. Ihinda nĩikinyu nĩgeetha mwarahũke mũtige gũkoma, tondũ ũhonokio witũ rĩu ũrĩ hakuhĩ kũrĩ rĩrĩa twambĩrĩirie gwĩtĩkia. 1213:12 Aef 5:11; Ahib 10:25Ũtukũ ũrĩ hakuhĩ gũthira; naguo mũthenya ũkiriĩ gũkinya. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩtũtigane na maũndũ ma nduma na twĩohe indo cia mbaara, o iria cia ũtheri. 1313:13 Luk 21:34; Agal 5:20Nĩtũthiiage na mĩthiĩre mĩagĩrĩru, o ĩrĩa yagĩrĩire gũikarwo nayo mũthenya, tũtigatoonye maruga-inĩ mooru marĩ na nyĩmbo njũru na ũrĩĩu, na tũtigatoonye ũtharia-inĩ kana maũndũ ma ũũra-thoni, na tũtikagĩage na njũgitano na kũiguanĩra ũiru. 1413:14 Agal 3:27; Aef 4:24No rĩrĩ, mwĩhumbei Mwathani Jesũ Kristũ, na mũtigatũũre mwĩciiragia o ũrĩa mũngĩhingia merirĩria ma mĩĩrĩ ĩno ya mehia.
