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Mandajcunataca Diosmi churashca

13 Mandajcunataca, tucuicunami caźuna. Mandajta Dios mana churajpica, pi mana tiyanchu. Cunan tiyaj mandajcunaca, Dios churashcami. Chaimanta, pipish mandajcunata mana caźujca, Taita Dios churashca mandajtami mana caźun. Chai mana caźujcunaca, llaquita japingacunatajmi. Mandajcunaca allita rurajcunata manchachingapajca, mana tiyacunchu, millaita rurajcunallatami manchachincuna. Mandajcunata mana manchasha nishpaca, allita rurashpa causai. Can allita rurajpica, mandajcunaca alli ningacunami. Mandajcunaca, cambaj allipajllataj Dios churashcapimi, paita servicuncuna. Mana allita rurajllapimi, cantaca manchachingacuna. Paicunaca, Taita Diosta servijcunami. Chaimanta, espadataca mana yangamanta charincunachu. Millaita rurajcunataca manchachina cajpitajmi, llaquichishpa jarcancuna. Chaimanta, mandajcunataca caźunatajmi. Ama manchashcallamanta caźuichijchu. Ashtahuanpish cancunapaj yuyaipitaj, alli cana yuyaihuan caźuichij.

Mandajcunaca, Taita Diosta servijcuna cashpami, punllanta chai ruranapi tiyancuna. Chaimantami paicunamanca, impuestota cunguichij. Paicunaman imata cuna cajpica, cunatajmi canguichij. Imamanta ramachijpipish ramaichij, impuesto cuna cajpipish impuestota cuichij. Alli nina cajpica, alli nichij. Cumurina cajpica, cumurichij.

Shujtajcunapajpish alli ruranami

Piman ama imata dibichijchu, c'uyanallata piman cashpapish dibichij. Caishuj chaishuj c'uyanacushpallami, Mandashcataca pajtachinguichij. Mandashcapica: «Ama huainayangui, ama huañuchingui, ama shuhuangui, ama llullangui, shujtajcunapaj imacunatapish ama munangui» ninmi. Tucui caishuj mandashcacunapish: «Can quiquinta c'uyarij shinallataj, shujtajcunatapish c'uyangui» nishpa mandashcapimi, tandachishca tiyacun. 10 C'uyajca, pita mana llaquichinchu. Chashna cajpica, c'uyajmi Mandashcapi nishcataca, tucuita pajtachin.

11 Ima punllacunapi causacushcataca, cancunallataj yachanguichijmi. Ña rijcharishpa, jatarinami canguichij. Ñucanchijta quishpichinaca, crishca punllamanta cunancamaca, ñamari ashtahuan quichquiyamushca. 12 Amsaca ñallami achijyagrin, ñamari punlla callarigrin. Chaimanta, amsapi ruracushcataca saquishun, achijpi causangapaj macanacunata churarishunchij. 13 Punllapi puricuj shinataj sumajta causashunchij. Ama jatun micuillapi, ubyaicunallapi purishunchijchu. Ama huainayashunchijchu, chai millai munaicunahuan ama ruparishpa purishunchijchu, ama p'iñanacushunchijchu, pipaj imacunatapish ama munashunchij. 14 Ashtahuanpish, Apunchij Jesucristota churarichij. Quiquin aicha munashcataca, ama ruraichijchu.

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.