Romans 14

1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

1 Mkaribisheni yeye ambaye imani yake ni dhaifu, lakini si kwa kugombana na kubishana juu ya mawazo yake.

2 For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.

2 Mtu mmoja imani yake inamruhusu kula kila kitu, lakini mwingine ambaye imani yake ni dhaifu, hula mboga tu.

3 The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.

3 Yeye alaye kila kitu asimdharau yeye asiyekula. Wala yeye asiyekula kila kitu asimhukumu yule alaye kila kitu, kwa maana Mungu amemkubali.

4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

4 Wewe ni nani hata umhukumu mtumishi wa mtu mwingine? Kwa bwana wake tu anasimama au kuanguka. Naye atasimama kwa sababu Bwana anaweza kumsimamisha.

5 One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

5 Mtu mmoja anaitukuza siku fulani kuwa ni bora kuliko nyingine, na mwingine anaona kuwa siku zote ni sawa. Basi kila mmoja awe na hakika na yale anayoamini.

6 He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

6 Yeye anayehesabu siku moja kuwa takatifu kuliko nyingine, hufanya hivyo kwa kumheshimu Bwana. Naye alaye nyama hula kwa Bwana, kwa maana humshukuru Mungu, naye akataaye kula nyama hufanya hivyo kwa Bwana na humshukuru Mungu.

7 For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.

7 Kwa kuwa hakuna hata mmoja wetu anayeishi kwa ajili yake mwenyewe, wala hakuna hata mmoja wetu afaye kwa ajili yake mwenyewe.

8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

8 Kama tunaishi, tunaishi kwa Bwana, nasi pia tukifa tunakufa kwa Bwana. Kwa hiyo basi, kama tukiishi au kama tukifa, sisi ni mali ya Bwana.

9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

9 Kwani kwa sababu hii hasa, Kristo alikufa na akawa hai tena kusudi apate kuwa Bwana wa wote, yaani, waliokufa na walio hai.

10 Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

10 Basi kwa nini wewe wamhukumu ndugu yako? Au kwa nini wewe unamdharau ndugu yako? Kwa kuwa sote tutasimama mbele ya kiti cha Mungu cha hukumu.

11 It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

11 Kwa kuwa imeandikwa: “ ‘Kama vile niishivyo,’ asema Bwana, ‘kila goti litapigwa mbele zangu, na kila ulimi utakiri kwa Mungu.’”

12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

12 Hivyo basi kila mmoja wetu atatoa habari zake mwenyewe kwa Mungu.

13 Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.

13 Kwa hiyo tusiendelee kuhukumiana: Badala yake mtu asiweke kamwe kikwazo au kizuizi katika njia ya ndugu mwingine.

14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

14 Ninajua tena nimehakikishiwa sana katika Bwana Yesu kwamba hakuna kitu chochote ambacho ni najisi kwa asili yake. Lakini kama mtu anakiona kitu kuwa ni najisi, basi kwake huyo kitu hicho ni najisi.

15 If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.

15 Kama ndugu yako anahuzunishwa kwa sababu ya kile unachokula, basi huenendi tena katika upendo. Usiruhusu kile unachokula kiwe sababu ya kumwangamiza ndugu yako ambaye Kristo alikufa kwa ajili yake.

16 Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.

16 Usiruhusu kile ambacho unakiona kuwa chema kisemwe kuwa ni kiovu.

17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

17 Kwa maana Ufalme wa Mungu si kula na kunywa, bali ni haki, amani na furaha katika Roho Mtakatifu.

18 For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

18 Kwa sababu mtu yeyote anayemtumikia Kristo kwa jinsi hii, anampendeza Mungu na kukubaliwa na wanadamu.

19 So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

19 Kwa hiyo na tufanye bidii kutafuta yale yaletayo amani na kujengana sisi kwa sisi.

20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

20 Usiiharibu kazi ya Mungu kwa ajili ya chakula. Hakika vyakula vyote ni safi, lakini ni kosa kula kitu chochote kinachomsababisha ndugu yako ajikwae.

21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

21 Ni afadhali kutokula nyama wala kunywa divai au kufanya jambo lingine lolote litakalomsababisha ndugu yako ajikwae.

22 Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

22 Je, wewe unayo imani? Ile imani uliyo nayo, uwe nayo nafsini mwako mbele za Mungu. Heri mtu yule asiye na sababu ya kujihukumu nafsi yake kwa ajili ya kile anachokifanya.

23 But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.

23 Lakini kama mtu ana shaka kuhusu kile anachokula, amehukumiwa, kwa sababu hakula kwa imani. Kwa kuwa chochote kinachofanywa pasipo imani ni dhambi.