Dead to Sin but Alive in Union with Christ
1 What shall we say, then? Should we continue to live in sin so that God's grace will increase? 2 Certainly not! We have died to sin—how then can we go on living in it? 3 For surely you know that when we were baptized into union with Christ Jesus, we were baptized into union with his death. 4 By our baptism, then, we were buried with him and shared his death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from death by the glorious power of the Father, so also we might live a new life.
5 For since we have become one with him in dying as he did, in the same way we shall be one with him by being raised to life as he was. 6 And we know that our old being has been put to death with Christ on his cross, in order that the power of the sinful self might be destroyed, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin. 7 For when we die, we are set free from the power of sin. 8 Since we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that Christ has been raised from death and will never die again—death will no longer rule over him. 10 And so, because he died, sin has no power over him; and now he lives his life in fellowship with God. 11 In the same way you are to think of yourselves as dead, so far as sin is concerned, but living in fellowship with God through Christ Jesus.
12 Sin must no longer rule in your mortal bodies, so that you obey the desires of your natural self. 13 Nor must you surrender any part of yourselves to sin to be used for wicked purposes. Instead, give yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life, and surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes. 14 Sin must not be your master; for you do not live under law but under God's grace.
Slaves of Righteousness
15 What, then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law but under God's grace? By no means! 16 Surely you know that when you surrender yourselves as slaves to obey someone, you are in fact the slaves of the master you obey—either of sin, which results in death, or of obedience, which results in being put right with God. 17 But thanks be to God! For though at one time you were slaves to sin, you have obeyed with all your heart the truths found in the teaching you received. 18 You were set free from sin and became the slaves of righteousness. 19 (I use everyday language because of the weakness of your natural selves.) At one time you surrendered yourselves entirely as slaves to impurity and wickedness for wicked purposes. In the same way you must now surrender yourselves entirely as slaves of righteousness for holy purposes.
20 When you were the slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness. 21 What did you gain from doing the things that you are now ashamed of? The result of those things is death! 22 But now you have been set free from sin and are the slaves of God. Your gain is a life fully dedicated to him, and the result is eternal life. 23 For sin pays its wage—death; but God's free gift is eternal life in union with Christ Jesus our Lord.
Baluu kutoo, junuboo maŋ semboo soto meŋ to
1 Saayiŋ, ǹ si muŋ ne fo? Fo m̀ be tenteŋ na junube kewo le la baŋ, fo hiinoo si kafu kendeke? 2 Hanii, wo te ke noo la muk! Ntolu mennu faata junuboo la karoo la, ǹ si baluu noo a kono ñaadii le kotenke? 3 Fo ali maŋ a loŋ baŋ ko, ntolu mennu bee batiseeta* Kiristu* Yeesu kono, m̀ batiseeta a la saayaa kono le fanaa? 4 Wo to batisewo ye a taamanseeri le ko, ǹ niŋ Kiristu baadeeta ñoo la a la saayaa kono le. Aduŋ ko a wulindita ñaameŋ saayaa kono ka bo niŋ a Faamaa la semboo niŋ waroo la, m̀ fanaa si taama baluu kutoo kono wo ñaama.
5 Baawo ǹ niŋ Kiristu keta kiliŋ ne ti ñiŋ saayaa siifaa to, a koyita le ko, ǹ niŋ a be ke la kiliŋ ne ti fanaa saayaakoolaa wulindiroo to, meŋ be ko a la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo keta ñaameŋ. 6 Ŋà a loŋ ne ko, ntolu la baluuñaa kotoo niŋ Kiristu pempenta ñoo la yiribantambiloo bala le, fo m̀ balajaatoo niŋ a la hame kuu jawoolu bee si kasaara, aduŋ junuboo te ǹ joŋyandi la kotenke. 7 Kaatu moo meŋ faata, wo firinta junuboo la semboo bulu le.
8 Bari niŋ ǹ niŋ Kiristu faata, ǹ laata le ko, ǹ niŋ ate be baluu la ñoo la le fanaa. 9 Kaatu ŋà a loŋ ne ko, Kiristu meŋ wulindita saayaa kono, a te faa la kotenke, aduŋ saayaa maŋ semboo soto a kaŋ. 10 A faata saayaa meŋ na, a faata junuboo le kamma siiñaa kiliŋ. Bari baluwo, a be meŋ baluu kaŋ, a ka a baluu Alla le ye.
11 Wo to, alitolu fanaa ñanta ali faŋ muta la le ko, junuboo la karoo la ali faata le, aduŋ ali naata baluu Alla le ye Kiristu Yeesu kono. 12 Ali kana soŋ, junuboo ye ali balajaatoolu mara, mennu be faa la, i si a je ali te bula la a la hame kuu jawoolu nooma. 13 Ali kana ali suufoolu dii junuboo la ka ì ke kuruŋyaa jooraŋo ti. Bari ali si ali faŋolu dii Alla la ko moolu, a ye mennu bondi naŋ saayaa kono ka baluu. Ali ali suufoolu dii Alla la ka ì ke jooraŋolu ti kuu tilindiŋ kewo to. 14 Junuboo maŋ ñaŋ na ali mara la, kaatu ali maŋ tara luwaa koto, bari hiinoo.
Sila tilindiŋo la dookuulaalu
15 Saayiŋ duŋ? Fo ǹ si junuboo ke baŋ, kaatu m̀ maŋ tara luwaa koto, bari Alla la hiinoo koto? Hanii, wo te ke noo la muk! 16 Fo ali maŋ a loŋ ko, niŋ ali ye ali faŋ dii feŋ-wo-feŋ na ka a la yaamaroolu muta, ali mu wo la joŋo le ti. Ali be ke la junuboo la joŋolu le ti, meŋ ka ali kenkeŋ saayaa kaŋ, waraŋ ali ye ke yaamari mutalaalu ti, meŋ ka ali kenkeŋ tiliŋo kaŋ. 17 Bari tenturoo be Alla ye, kaatu alitolu mennu mu junuboo la joŋolu ti nuŋ, ali naata ñiŋ karandiroo muta ali sondomoo bee la, meŋ diita ali la. 18 Kabiriŋ ali firinta junuboo bulu, ali naata ke sila tilindiŋo la dookuulaalu le ti.
19 Ŋa n na diyaamoo sooneeyandi ali ye le, fo ali si a fahaamu noo. Koomanto, ali ye ali suufoolu dii seneyaabaliyaa niŋ tilimbaliyaa kuwolu baaroo le la, mennu tarata wajabi kaŋ doroŋ. Wo ñaa kiliŋo la saayiŋ, ali si ali suufoolu dii kuu tilindiŋ baaroolu la fo ali si seneyaa.
20 Kabiriŋ junuboo ye ali mara nuŋ, ali maŋ tara nuŋ tiliŋo la maroo to. 21 Kuwolu, ali ye mennu baara wo waatoo la, aduŋ ali maluta ì la saayiŋ, wolu ye muŋ joo le saabu ali ma? Wo kuwolu labaŋo mu saayaa le ti. 22 Baawo ali firinta junuboo bulu le, ali naata ke Alla la dookuulaalu le ti saayiŋ. Wo kamma la, ali la joo mu seneyaa le ti, aduŋ a labaŋo mu badaa-badaa baluwo le ti. 23 Kaatu junuboo la joo mu saayaa le ti, bari Alla la sooroo mu badaa-badaa baluwo le ti Kiristu Yeesu kono, m̀ Maariyo.
