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Warumi 13
Neno: Bibilia Takatifu
Warumi 13
Neno: Bibilia Takatifu
Kutii Mamlaka
13 Kila mtu hana budi kutii serikali inayotawala. Kwa maana hakuna mamlaka isiyotoka kwa Mungu; na serikali zote zilizopo zimewekwa na Mungu. 2 Kwa hiyo anayepinga mamlaka inayotawala ana pinga chombo kilichowekwa na Mungu; na watu wanaoasi watajiletea hukumu. 3 Kwa maana watawala hawatishi watu wanaotenda mema bali wale wanaotenda maovu. Kama hupendi kuishi kwa kumwogopa mwenye mamlaka, basi tenda mema naye atakusifu. 4 Maana mwenye mamlaka ni mtumishi wa Mungu kwa manufaa yako. Lakini kama ukitenda maovu, basi ogopa kwa maana hatembei na silaha bure. Yeye ni mtumishi wa Mungu anayetekeleza adhabu ya Mungu juu ya watenda maovu. 5 Kwa hiyo ni lazima kutii wenye mamlaka, si kwa sababu ya kuogopa adhabu tu bali pia kwa ajili ya dhamiri.
6 Kwa sababu hiyo hiyo mnalipa kodi, kwa maana watawala ni watumishi wa Mungu ambao hutumia muda wao wote kutawala. 7 Wal ipeni wote haki zao; mtu wakodi mlipe kodi; na mtoza ushuru mli pe ushuru; astahilie kunyenyekewa, mnyenyekee; astahiliye hesh ima, mheshimu.
Upendo Na Sheria
8 Msiwe na deni la mtu ye yote; isipokuwa deni la kupendana; kwa maana ampendaye mwenzake, ameitimiza sheria. 9 Kwa maana amri zisemazo: Usizini, Usiue, Usiibe, Usitamani na amri nyingine zote, zinajumlishwa katika amri hii moja: “Mpende jirani yako kama nafsi yako.” 10 Upendo haumfanyii jirani jambo baya, kwa hiyo upendo unakamilisha sheria zote.
11 Fanyeni hivi mkitambua kuwa sasa tumo katika wakati gani. Huu ni wakati wa kuamka kutoka usingizini, kwa maana wokovu wetu umekaribia zaidi sasa kuliko wakati tulipoamini kwa mara ya kwanza. 12 Usiku unakwisha na mchana unakaribia. Kwa hiyo tutupe kando matendo ya giza, tuvae silaha za nuru. 13 Tuishi maisha ya heshima kama inavyopasa wakati wamchana: si kwa ulafi na ulevi; si kwa ufisadi na uasherati; si kwa ugomvi na wivu. 14 Bali jivikeni Bwana Yesu Kristo, na msitoe nafasi kwa miili yenu yenye asili ya dhambi, kutimiza tamaa zake.
Romans 13
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Romans 13
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Submission to Governing Authorities
13 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities,(A) for there is no authority except that which God has established.(B) The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted,(C) and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For 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.(D) 4 For 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.(E) 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.(F)
6 This is also why you pay taxes,(G) for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;(H) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Love Fulfills the Law
8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.(I) 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[a](J) and whatever other command there may be, are summed up(K) in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](L) 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.(M)
The Day Is Near
11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come(N) for you to wake up from your slumber,(O) because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.(P) So let us put aside the deeds of darkness(Q) and put on the armor(R) of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(S) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(T) 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,(U) and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.[c](V)
Footnotes
- Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
- Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18
- Romans 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.
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