Romans 11

1 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

1 Basi nauliza: Je, Mungu amewakataa watu wake? La, hasha! Mimi mwenyewe ni Mwisraeli, tena uzao wa Abrahamu kutoka kabila la Benyamini.

2 God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:

2 Mungu hajawakataa watu wake, ambao yeye aliwajua tangu mwanzo. Je, hamjui yale Maandiko yasemayo kuhusu Eliya, jinsi alivyomlalamikia Mungu kuhusu Israeli?

3 “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?

3 Alisema, “Bwana, wamewaua manabii wako na kuzibomoa madhabahu zako, nimebaki mimi peke yangu, nao wanataka kuniua?”

4 And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

4 Je, Mungu alimjibuje? “Nimejibakizia watu elfu saba ambao hawajapiga magoti kumwabudu Baali.”

5 In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

5 Vivyo hivyo pia, sasa wapo mabaki waliochaguliwa kwa neema ya Mungu.

6 And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

6 Lakini ikiwa wamechaguliwa kwa neema, si tena kwa msingi wa matendo. Kama ingekuwa kwa matendo, neema isingekuwa neema tena.

7 What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,

7 Tuseme nini basi? Kile kitu ambacho Israeli alikitafuta kwa bidii hakukipata. Lakini waliochaguliwa walikipata. Waliobaki walifanywa wagumu,

8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”

8 kama ilivyoandikwa: “Mungu aliwapa bumbuazi la mioyo, macho ili wasiweze kuona, na masikio ili wasiweze kusikia, hadi leo.”

9 And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.

9 Naye Daudi anasema: “Karamu zao na ziwe tanzi na mtego wa kuwanasa, kitu cha kuwakwaza waanguke, na adhabu kwao.

10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”

10 Macho yao yatiwe giza ili wasiweze kuona, nayo migongo yao iinamishwe daima.”

11 I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.

11 Hivyo nauliza tena: Je, Waisraeli walijikwaa ili waanguke na kuangamia kabisa? La, hasha! Lakini kwa sababu ya makosa yao, wokovu umewafikia watu wa Mataifa, ili kuwafanya Waisraeli waone wivu.

12 But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!

12 Basi ikiwa kukosa kwao kumekuwa utajiri mkubwa kwa ulimwengu, tena kama kuangamia kwao kumeleta utajiri kwa watu wa Mataifa, kurudishwa kwao kutaleta utajiri mkuu zaidi.

13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

13 Sasa ninasema nanyi watu wa Mataifa. Maadamu mimi ni mtume kwa watu wa Mataifa, naitukuza huduma yangu

14 in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.

14 ili kuwafanya watu wangu waone wivu na hivyo kuwaokoa baadhi yao.

15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

15 Kwa kuwa ikiwa kukataliwa kwao ni kupatanishwa kwa ulimwengu, kukubaliwa kwao si kutakuwa ni uhai baada ya kufa?

16 If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

16 Kama sehemu ya donge la unga uliotolewa kuwa limbuko ni mtakatifu, basi unga wote ni mtakatifu, nalo shina kama ni takatifu, vivyo hivyo na matawi nayo.

17 Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,

17 Lakini kama baadhi ya matawi yalikatwa, nawe chipukizi la mzeituni mwitu ukapandikizwa mahali pao ili kushiriki unono pamoja na matawi mengine kutoka shina la mzeituni,

18 do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.

18 basi usijivune juu ya hayo matawi. Kama ukijivuna, kumbuka jambo hili: si wewe unayelishikilia shina, bali ni shina linalokushikilia wewe.

19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”

19 Basi utasema, “Matawi yale yalikatwa ili nipate kupandikizwa katika hilo shina.”

20 That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

20 Hii ni kweli. Matawi hayo yalikatwa kwa sababu ya kutokuamini kwake, lakini wewe umesimama tu kwa sababu ya imani. Kwa hiyo usijivune, bali simama kwa kuogopa.

21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.

21 Kwa maana kama Mungu hakuyahurumia matawi ya asili, wala hatakuhurumia wewe.

22 Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

22 Angalia basi wema na ukali wa Mungu: Kwa wale walioanguka, ukali, bali kwako wewe wema wa Mungu, kama utadumu katika wema wake. La sivyo, nawe utakatiliwa mbali.

23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

23 Wao nao wasipodumu katika kutokuamini kwao, watapandikizwa tena kwenye shina, kwa maana Mungu anao uwezo wa kuwapandikiza tena kwenye hilo shina.

24 For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!

24 Ikiwa wewe ulikatwa kutoka kile ambacho kwa asili ni mzeituni mwitu na kupandikizwa kinyume cha asili kwenye mzeituni uliopandwa, si rahisi zaidi matawi haya ya asili kupandikizwa tena kwenye shina lake la mzeituni!

25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

25 Ndugu zangu, ili msije mkajidai kuwa wenye hekima kuliko mlivyo, nataka mfahamu siri hii: Ugumu umewapata Israeli kwa sehemu hadi idadi ya watu wa Mataifa watakaoingia itimie.

26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.

26 Hivyo Israeli wote wataokolewa. Kama ilivyoandikwa: “Mkombozi atakuja kutoka Sayuni; ataondoa kutokumcha Mungu katika Yakobo.

27 And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

27 Hili ndilo agano langu nao nitakapoziondoa dhambi zao.”

28 Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.

28 Kwa habari ya Injili, wao ni adui wa Mungu kwa ajili yenu, lakini kuhusu kule kuteuliwa kwao ni wapendwa, kwa ajili ya mababa zao wa zamani,

29 For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.

29 kwa maana akishawapa watu karama, Mungu haziondoi, wala wito wake.

30 Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,

30 Kama vile ninyi wakati fulani mlivyokuwa waasi kwa Mungu lakini sasa mmepata rehema kwa sababu ya kutokutii kwao,

31 so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.

31 hivyo nao Waisraeli wamekuwa waasi ili kwamba wao nao sasa waweze kupata rehema kwa ajili ya rehema za Mungu kwenu.

32 For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.

32 Kwa maana Mungu amewafunga wanadamu wote kwenye kuasi ili apate kuwarehemu wote.

33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

33 Tazama jinsi kilivyo kina cha utajiri wa hekima na maarifa ya Mungu! Tazama jinsi ambavyo hukumu zake hazichunguziki, na ambavyo njia zake zisivyotafutikana!

34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”

34 “Ni nani aliyeyafahamu mawazo ya Bwana? Au ni nani ambaye amekuwa mshauri wake?”

35 “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”

35 “Au ni nani aliyempa chochote ili arudishiwe?”

36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

36 Kwa maana vitu vyote vyatoka kwake, viko kwake na kwa ajili yake. Utukufu ni wake milele! Amen.