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Calanˈo̱o̱ⁿˈndyo̱ ñˈoom ntyuee naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ

13  Cwii cwiindyoˈ ˈo cjuˈñecje nda̱a̱ naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ, ee nnˈaⁿ na mˈaⁿ nˈiaaⁿ, Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom maqueeⁿ joona tsˈiaaⁿˈñeeⁿ. Tjaaˈnaⁿ cwii tsˈaⁿ na mˈaaⁿ tsˈiaaⁿ na nchii jom tqueeⁿ juu. Quia joˈ ˈñeeⁿ juu na wjaa nacjoo naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ, mawjaa tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ nacjooˈ na seijndaaˈñe nquii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Ndoˈ maxjeⁿ nntˈuiinaˈ jom na nntioomñê na ljoˈ machˈeeⁿ. Joˈ chii tsˈaⁿ na machˈee yuu na tia mˈaaⁿ na nquiaⁿˈaⁿ naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ. Sa̱a̱ tsˈaⁿ na machˈee yuu na cwitsa̱ˈntjom nˈiaaⁿ, ya mˈaaⁿ, tyoocatyˈueeⁿ naⁿˈñeeⁿ. Joˈ chii catsaˈ yuu na cwitsa̱ˈntjomna ˈu, quia ljoˈcheⁿ taxocˈoomˈ tsˈomˈ aa nlaˈwjeena ˈu. Maxjeⁿ nncˈomna na neiiⁿna ˈu. Ee naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ laˈxmaⁿna na cwindyeˈntjomna nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom cha cateiˈjndeiina ˈu. Sa̱a̱ xeⁿ macheˈ na tilˈuee ljeii na cwileinˈomna, quia joˈ cˈoomˈ na nquiaˈ joona, ee ticweˈ tsˈiaaⁿˈndyo na laˈxmaⁿna sa̱yo ee cwiluiindyena na cwindyeˈntjomna nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na cwitaˈwiˈna nnˈaⁿ na cwilˈa yuu na tia. Quia joˈ we ndiiˈ macaⁿnaˈ na calaˈcanda̱ˈyoˈ jo nda̱a̱ naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ. Najndyee ncˈe na ticalˈue nˈomˈyoˈ na catˈuii ljeii na cwileiñˈomna ˈo. Ndoˈ na jnda̱ we ncˈe na nquiuˈyoˈ naquiiˈ nˈomˈyoˈ na matsonaˈ na calˈaˈyoˈ na ljoˈ. Macweˈ joˈ na cwitiomˈyoˈ tsˈiaaⁿnda̱a̱ˈyoˈ, ee nnˈaⁿ na mˈaⁿ nˈiaaⁿ, ñequio tsˈiaaⁿmeiⁿˈ cwitaˈntjomna cha nlˈana tsˈiaaⁿ na maqueⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom joona. Nnom cwii cwii tsˈaⁿ na waa na matseixmaⁿ na nntseitˈmaaⁿˈndyuˈ juu, catsaˈ naljoˈ ñˈeⁿñe. Quia macaⁿnaˈ na nntiomˈyoˈ nda̱a̱ naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ, catiomˈyoˈ, chaˈna tsˈiaaⁿ nnom tyuaa. Calaˈcanda̱ˈyoˈ nnom ljeii na cwiqueⁿ naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ, ndoˈ calaˈtˈmaaⁿˈndyoˈ chaˈtsondye joona na matsonaˈ na calaˈtˈmaaⁿˈndyoˈ. Meiⁿncwii tsˈaⁿ tinchoˈjnaⁿˈyoˈ nnom. Cˈomˈyoˈ na wiˈ nˈomˈyoˈ ncˈiaaˈyoˈ ee juunaˈ matseijomnaˈ chaˈcwijom na choˈjnaⁿˈyoˈ. Juu tsˈaⁿ na mˈaaⁿ na wiˈ tsˈom xˈiaaˈ, matseicaña̱a̱ⁿ chiuu tˈmaⁿ ljeii na matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ na tqueⁿ Moisés, ee ljeiiˈñeeⁿ matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ: “Tincˈomˈyaˈ ñequio cwiicheⁿ tsˈaⁿ, tintseicueˈ tsˈaⁿ, tinchˈueeˈ ˈnaaⁿˈ tsˈaⁿ, tintseiqueeⁿ tsˈomˈ ˈnaaⁿˈ tsˈaⁿ.” Ee chaˈtso ñˈoommeiⁿˈ ñequio ntˈomcheⁿ na sa̱ˈntjom ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés, cwilaˈxˈiaaˈndye joonaˈ ñequio ñˈoomwaa na matsonaˈ: “Cˈoomˈ na jnda ntyjiˈ tyjetsˈaⁿndyuˈ chaˈxjeⁿ na wiˈ tsˈomndyuˈ cheⁿncuˈ.” 10 Ee quia na mˈaaⁿ tsˈaⁿ na jnda ntyjii tyjetsˈaⁿñe, xocatsˈaa na wiˈñe ñˈeⁿ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ. Ee tsˈaⁿ na jnda ntyjii ntyjennˈaⁿñe, matseicanda̱ñˈeeⁿ ljeii na tquiaa Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnom Moisés.

11 Calaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ naljoˈ ndoˈ cˈoomˈ nˈomˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ tiempo na mˈaaⁿya jeˈ. Matseijomnaˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿˈyoˈ chaˈcwijom na cwindaˈyoˈ. Joˈ chii calcwiˈyoˈ ee jeˈ mandyooˈti mˈaaⁿnaˈ na nluiˈnˈmaaⁿndyo̱, nchiiti quia jlayuuˈjndya̱a̱ ñˈoomˈm. 12 Juu na cwitsaamˈaaⁿya matseijomnaˈ chaˈcwijom natsjom, juunaˈ wjaawinomnaˈ. Wjaawindyooˈti xuee quia na nluiˈnˈmaaⁿndyo̱. Joˈ chii caˈndya̱a̱ na cwilajomndyo̱ tsˈiaaⁿ na laxmaⁿnaˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ najaaⁿ. Calˈueeˈndyo̱ lˈo̱ tsˈiaaⁿ ya na laxmaⁿnaˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ naxuee. 13 Cˈo̱o̱ⁿya chaˈxjeⁿ na macaⁿnaˈ na catsˈaa tsˈaⁿ quia naxuee. Nchii cˈo̱o̱ⁿya na cwicwaˈjndooˈndyo̱ meiⁿ nchii na cwicandya̱a̱ya. Nchii cˈo̱o̱ⁿ ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cweˈ luaaˈndyo ñequio ntˈomcheⁿ nnom natia laˈxmaⁿ. Tacˈo̱o̱ⁿya na cwilaˈntjaˈndyo̱ ñequio nnˈaⁿ meiⁿ talaˈta̱a̱ˈ nˈo̱o̱ⁿya joona. 14 Sa̱a̱ ˈo wandyo̱ˈ calˈaˈyoˈ, ˈo cweeˈyoˈ Jesucristo chaˈxjeⁿ macwee tsˈaⁿ liaa. Tañeˈquiandyoˈ na joo na neiⁿnco nquiu nnˈaⁿ na matseixmaⁿ tsjoomnancue nlqueⁿnaˈ xjeⁿ ˈnaaⁿˈnaˈ ˈo.

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. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted,(C) and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 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) 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) Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.(F)

This is also why you pay taxes,(G) for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 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

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.(I) 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

  1. Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
  2. Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18
  3. 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.