Waroma 5
Waadilifu mbele yake Mungu
1 Sasa, kwa vile tumefanywa kuwa waadilifu kwa imani, basi tunayo amani naye Mungu kwa njia ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo. 2 Kwa imani yetu, yeye ametuleta katika hali hii ya neema ya Mungu ambamo sasa tunaishi. Basi, tunajivunia tumaini tulilo nalo la kushiriki utukufu wa Mungu. 3 Naam, si hayo tu, bali tunafurahi pia katika taabu tukijua kwamba taabu huleta saburi, 4 nayo saburi huleta uthabiti, na uthabiti huleta tumaini. 5 Tumaini hilo haliwezi kutuhadaa, maana Mungu amekwisha mimina mioyoni mwetu upendo wake kwa njia ya Roho Mtakatifu aliyetujalia.
6 Tulipokuwa bado wanyonge, Kristo, wakati ulipotimia, alikufa kwa ajili yetu sisi waovu. 7 Si rahisi mtu kufa kwa ajili ya mtu mwadilifu; labda mtu anaweza kuthubutu kufa kwa ajili ya mtu mwema. 8 Lakini Mungu amethibitisha kwamba anatupenda, maana wakati tulipokuwa bado wenye dhambi, Kristo alikufa kwa ajili yetu. 9 Kwa kuwa sasa tumefanywa kuwa waadilifu kwa damu ya Kristo, ni dhahiri zaidi kwamba atatuokoa katika ghadhabu ya Mungu. 10 Maana, tulipokuwa bado maadui zake, Mungu alitupatanisha naye kwa kifo cha Mwanae. Na kwa vile sasa tumepatanishwa naye, ni dhahiri zaidi kwamba tutaokolewa kwa uhai wa Kristo. 11 Wala si hayo tu, ila tunafurahi pia katika Mungu kwa njia ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo ambaye ametupatanisha na Mungu.
Adamu na Kristo
12 Kwa njia ya mtu mmoja dhambi iliingia ulimwenguni, nayo ikasababisha kifo. Hivyo kifo kimeenea katika jumuiya yote ya binadamu, kwa maana wote wametenda dhambi. 13 Kabla ya sheria kuwako, dhambi ilikuwako ulimwenguni; lakini dhambi haiwekwi katika kumbukumbu bila sheria. 14 Lakini tangu wakati wa Adamu mpaka wakati wa Mose, kifo kiliwatawala hata wale ambao hawakutenda dhambi kama ile ya Adamu, ya kumwasi Mungu. Adamu alikuwa kielelezo cha Kristo ambaye alikuja baadaye.
15 Lakini kosa la Adamu haliwezi kulinganishwa na neema ya Mungu. Maana, ingawa dhambi ya mtu mmoja ilisababisha kifo kwa wote, kwa fadhili ya mtu mmoja, yaani Yesu Kristo, Mungu amewazidishia wote neema na zawadi zake. 16 Kuna tofauti baina ya zawadi ya Mungu na dhambi ya mtu yule mmoja. Maana, baada ya kosa la mtu mmoja, Mungu alitoa hukumu; lakini baada ya makosa ya watu wengi, Mungu aliwapa zawadi yake kwa kuwasamehe. 17 Kweli, kwa dhambi ya mtu mmoja, kifo kilianza kutawala kwa sababu ya huyo mtu mmoja; lakini, ni dhahiri zaidi kwamba alichokifanya yule mtu mmoja, yaani Yesu Kristo, ni bora zaidi. Wote wanaopokea neema na zawadi hiyo ya kufanywa kuwa waadilifu, watatawala katika uhai kwa njia ya huyo mmoja, yaani Yesu Kristo.
18 Basi, kama vile kosa la mtu mmoja lilivyoleta hukumu kwa binadamu wote, kadhalika kitendo kiadilifu cha mtu mmoja kinawapa wote uadilifu na uhai. 19 Na kama kwa kutokutii kwa mtu mmoja watu wengi walifanywa wenye dhambi, kadhalika kutii kwa mtu mmoja kutawafanya wengi kuwa waadilifu.
20 Sheria ilitokea, ikasababisha kuongezeka kwa uhalifu; lakini pale dhambi ilipoongezeka, neema iliongezeka zaidi. 21 Kama vile dhambi ilivyotawala kwa kifo, kadhalika neema inatawala kwa uadilifu na kuleta uhai wa milele kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu.
Romans 5
1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;2 through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.3 And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;4 and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope:5 and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.6 For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: for peradventure for the good man some one would even dare to die.8 But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath of God through him.10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;11 and not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.12 Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:--13 for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law.14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the likeness of Adam’s transgression, who is a figure of him that was to come.15 But not as the trespass, so also is the free gift. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound unto the many.16 And not as through one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment came of one unto condemnation, but the free gift came of many trespasses unto justification.17 For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, even Jesus Christ.18 So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.19 For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.20 And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:21 that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.