Romans 7 (BOKCV)
1 Ndugu zangu (sasa ninasema na wale wanaoijua sheria), je, hamjui ya kwamba sheria ina mamlaka tu juu ya mtu wakati akiwa hai? 2 Kwa mfano, mwanamke aliyeolewa amefungwa kwa mumewe wakati akiwa hai, lakini yule mume akifa, yule mwanamke amefunguliwa kutoka sheria ya ndoa. 3 Hivyo basi, kama huyo mwanamke ataolewa na mwanaume mwingine wakati mumewe akiwa bado yuko hai, ataitwa mzinzi. Lakini kama mumewe akifa, mwanamke huyo hafungwi tena na sheria ya ndoa, naye akiolewa na mtu mwingine haitwi mzinzi. 4 Vivyo hivyo, ndugu zangu, ninyi mmeifia sheria kwa njia ya mwili wa Kristo, ili mweze kuwa mali ya mwingine, yeye ambaye alifufuliwa kutoka kwa wafu, ili tupate kuzaa matunda kwa Mungu. 5 Kwa maana tulipokuwa tunatawaliwa na asili ya dhambi, tamaa za dhambi zilizochochewa na sheria zilikuwa zikitenda kazi katika miili yetu, hivyo tulizaa matunda ya mauti. 6 Lakini sasa, kwa kufia kile kilichokuwa kimetufunga kwanza, tumewekwa huru kutokana na sheria ili tutumike katika njia mpya ya Roho, wala si katika njia ya zamani ya sheria iliyoandikwa. 7 Tuseme nini basi? Kwamba sheria ni dhambi? La, hasha! Lakini, isingekuwa kwa sababu ya sheria, nisingalijua dhambi. Nisingalijua kutamani ni nini kama sheria haikusema, “Usitamani.” 8 Lakini dhambi kwa kupata nafasi katika amri, hii ikazaa ndani yangu kila aina ya tamaa. Kwa maana pasipo sheria, dhambi imekufa. 9 Wakati fulani nilikuwa hai pasipo sheria, lakini amri ilipokuja, dhambi ikawa hai, nami nikafa. 10 Nikaona kwamba ile amri iliyokusudiwa kuleta uzima, ilileta mauti. 11 Kwa maana dhambi kwa kupata nafasi katika amri, ilinidanganya, na kupitia katika hiyo amri, ikaniua. 12 Hivyo basi, sheria yenyewe ni takatifu, na amri ni takatifu na ya haki, tena ni njema. 13 Je, kile kilicho chema basi kilikuwa mauti kwangu? La, hasha! Lakini ili dhambi itambuliwe kuwa ni dhambi, ilileta mauti ndani yangu kupitia kile kilichokuwa chema, ili kwa njia ya amri dhambi izidi kuwa mbaya kupita kiasi. 14 Kwa maana tunajua kwamba sheria ni ya kiroho, lakini mimi ni wa kimwili nikiwa nimeuzwa kwenye utumwa wa dhambi. 15 Sielewi nitendalo, kwa maana lile ninalotaka kulitenda, silitendi, lakini ninatenda lile ninalolichukia. 16 Basi kama ninatenda lile nisilotaka kutenda, ni kwamba ninakubali kuwa sheria ni njema. 17 Lakini, kwa kweli si mimi tena nitendaye lile nisilotaka bali ni ile dhambi ikaayo ndani yangu. 18 Kwa maana ninafahamu kwamba hakuna jema lolote likaalo ndani yangu, yaani, katika asili yangu ya dhambi. Kwa kuwa nina shauku ya kutenda lililo jema, lakini siwezi kulitenda. 19 Sitendi lile jema nitakalo kutenda, bali lile baya nisilolitaka, ndilo nitendalo. 20 Basi kama ninatenda lile nisilotaka kutenda, si mimi tena nifanyaye hivyo, bali ni ile dhambi ikaayo ndani yangu. 21 Hivyo naiona sheria ikitenda kazi. Ninapotaka kutenda jema, jambo baya liko papo hapo. 22 Kwa maana katika utu wangu wa ndani naifurahia sheria ya Mungu. 23 Lakini ninaona kuna sheria nyingine inayotenda kazi katika viungo vya mwili wangu inayopigana vita dhidi ya ile sheria ya akili yangu. Sheria hii inanifanya mateka wa ile sheria ya dhambi inayofanya kazi katika viungo vya mwili wangu. 24 Ole wangu mimi maskini! Ni nani atakayeniokoa na mwili huu wa mauti? 25 Ashukuriwe Mungu kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu! Hivyo basi, mimi mwenyewe kwa akili zangu ni mtumwa wa sheria ya Mungu, lakini katika asili ya dhambi ni mtumwa wa sheria ya dhambi.
In Other Versions
Romans 7 in the ANGEFD
Romans 7 in the ANTPNG2D
Romans 7 in the AS21
Romans 7 in the BAGH
Romans 7 in the BBPNG
Romans 7 in the BBT1E
Romans 7 in the BDS
Romans 7 in the BEV
Romans 7 in the BHAD
Romans 7 in the BIB
Romans 7 in the BLPT
Romans 7 in the BNT
Romans 7 in the BNTABOOT
Romans 7 in the BNTLV
Romans 7 in the BOATCB
Romans 7 in the BOATCB2
Romans 7 in the BOBCV
Romans 7 in the BOCNT
Romans 7 in the BOECS
Romans 7 in the BOGWICC
Romans 7 in the BOHCB
Romans 7 in the BOHCV
Romans 7 in the BOHLNT
Romans 7 in the BOHNTLTAL
Romans 7 in the BOICB
Romans 7 in the BOILNTAP
Romans 7 in the BOITCV
Romans 7 in the BOKCV2
Romans 7 in the BOKHWOG
Romans 7 in the BOKSSV
Romans 7 in the BOLCB
Romans 7 in the BOLCB2
Romans 7 in the BOMCV
Romans 7 in the BONAV
Romans 7 in the BONCB
Romans 7 in the BONLT
Romans 7 in the BONUT2
Romans 7 in the BOPLNT
Romans 7 in the BOSCB
Romans 7 in the BOSNC
Romans 7 in the BOTLNT
Romans 7 in the BOVCB
Romans 7 in the BOYCB
Romans 7 in the BPBB
Romans 7 in the BPH
Romans 7 in the BSB
Romans 7 in the CCB
Romans 7 in the CUV
Romans 7 in the CUVS
Romans 7 in the DBT
Romans 7 in the DGDNT
Romans 7 in the DHNT
Romans 7 in the DNT
Romans 7 in the ELBE
Romans 7 in the EMTV
Romans 7 in the ESV
Romans 7 in the FBV
Romans 7 in the FEB
Romans 7 in the GGMNT
Romans 7 in the GNT
Romans 7 in the HARY
Romans 7 in the HNT
Romans 7 in the IRVA
Romans 7 in the IRVB
Romans 7 in the IRVG
Romans 7 in the IRVH
Romans 7 in the IRVK
Romans 7 in the IRVM
Romans 7 in the IRVM2
Romans 7 in the IRVO
Romans 7 in the IRVP
Romans 7 in the IRVT
Romans 7 in the IRVT2
Romans 7 in the IRVU
Romans 7 in the ISVN
Romans 7 in the JSNT
Romans 7 in the KAPI
Romans 7 in the KBT1ETNIK
Romans 7 in the KBV
Romans 7 in the KJV
Romans 7 in the KNFD
Romans 7 in the LBA
Romans 7 in the LBLA
Romans 7 in the LNT
Romans 7 in the LSV
Romans 7 in the MAAL
Romans 7 in the MBV
Romans 7 in the MBV2
Romans 7 in the MHNT
Romans 7 in the MKNFD
Romans 7 in the MNG
Romans 7 in the MNT
Romans 7 in the MNT2
Romans 7 in the MRS1T
Romans 7 in the NAA
Romans 7 in the NASB
Romans 7 in the NBLA
Romans 7 in the NBS
Romans 7 in the NBVTP
Romans 7 in the NET2
Romans 7 in the NIV11
Romans 7 in the NNT
Romans 7 in the NNT2
Romans 7 in the NNT3
Romans 7 in the PDDPT
Romans 7 in the PFNT
Romans 7 in the RMNT
Romans 7 in the SBIAS
Romans 7 in the SBIBS
Romans 7 in the SBIBS2
Romans 7 in the SBICS
Romans 7 in the SBIDS
Romans 7 in the SBIGS
Romans 7 in the SBIHS
Romans 7 in the SBIIS
Romans 7 in the SBIIS2
Romans 7 in the SBIIS3
Romans 7 in the SBIKS
Romans 7 in the SBIKS2
Romans 7 in the SBIMS
Romans 7 in the SBIOS
Romans 7 in the SBIPS
Romans 7 in the SBISS
Romans 7 in the SBITS
Romans 7 in the SBITS2
Romans 7 in the SBITS3
Romans 7 in the SBITS4
Romans 7 in the SBIUS
Romans 7 in the SBIVS
Romans 7 in the SBT
Romans 7 in the SBT1E
Romans 7 in the SCHL
Romans 7 in the SNT
Romans 7 in the SUSU
Romans 7 in the SUSU2
Romans 7 in the SYNO
Romans 7 in the TBIAOTANT
Romans 7 in the TBT1E
Romans 7 in the TBT1E2
Romans 7 in the TFTIP
Romans 7 in the TFTU
Romans 7 in the TGNTATF3T
Romans 7 in the THAI
Romans 7 in the TNFD
Romans 7 in the TNT
Romans 7 in the TNTIK
Romans 7 in the TNTIL
Romans 7 in the TNTIN
Romans 7 in the TNTIP
Romans 7 in the TNTIZ
Romans 7 in the TOMA
Romans 7 in the TTENT
Romans 7 in the UBG
Romans 7 in the UGV
Romans 7 in the UGV2
Romans 7 in the UGV3
Romans 7 in the VBL
Romans 7 in the VDCC
Romans 7 in the YALU
Romans 7 in the YAPE
Romans 7 in the YBVTP
Romans 7 in the ZBP