Romans 16

16 ¹I dey introduce our sister Phoebe give una, wey be servant for di church wey dey Cenchreae, ²make una welcome am for inside Oga as e fit our Papa im people, and help am with anything wey she need from una—she don support plenty people, me sef join.

³Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers for inside Christ Jesus, ⁴wey put dia own neck for danger because of my life—no be only me dey thank dem, but all di Gentile churches dey thank dem too. ⁵Greet di church wey dey gather for dia house too. Greet my dear Epaenetus, di first fruit wey Asia give Christ. ⁶Greet Mary, wey don work hard for una middle. ⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews and fellow prisoners, wey dem sabi well-well among di apostles, and wey dey inside Christ before me. ⁸Greet Ampliatus, my beloved for inside Oga. ⁹Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker for inside Christ, and my beloved Stachys. ¹⁰Greet Apelles, wey Christ don approve. Greet di people wey dey for Aristobulus im house. ¹¹Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet di people for Narcissus im house wey dey inside Oga. ¹²Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, di women wey dey work for inside Oga. Greet my beloved Persis, wey don work hard for inside Oga. ¹³Greet Rufus, wey Oga choose, and im mama wey be my mama too. ¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and all di brodas and sistas wey dey with dem. ¹⁵Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and im sista, and Olympas, and all our Papa im people wey dey with dem. ¹⁶Make una greet una-self with holy kiss. All di churches of Christ dey greet una.

¹⁷My brodas and sistas, I dey beg una: dey watch out for people wey dey cause division and wey dey put stumbling-block, wey dey go against di teaching wey una learn, and comot yourself from dem. ¹⁸Because people like dat no dey serve our Oga Christ but na dia own belle dem dey serve, dem dey deceive di heart of people wey no sabi anything with sweet mouth and flattery. ¹⁹Di way una dey obey don reach everybody, so I dey rejoice because of una; but I want make una wise for wetin good, and clean for wetin bad. ²⁰Our Papa wey dey bring peace go soon crush Satan under una feet; make di grace of our Oga Jesus Christ dey with una. ^a a v20 Di promise say di enemy go crush under una feet dey reach all di way back go di first promise for di garden — our Papa always plan to defeat di snake and carry im pikin dem come house.

²¹Timothy, my fellow worker, dey greet una; Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews, dey greet una too. ²²Me, Tertius, wey write down dis letter, dey greet una for inside Oga. ²³Gaius, wey dey host me and di whole church, dey greet una. Erastus, di person wey dey keep di money for di city, and our broda Quartus dey greet una too. ^b b v23 Di oldest manuscripts no get verse 24 for here; copies wey come later add am say: “Make di grace of our Oga Jesus Christ dey with una all. Amen.”

²⁵Now to di One wey fit make una strong—through my gospel and di message wey dem dey preach about Jesus Christ, through di revealing of di secret wey dem hide for many years wey don pass, ²⁶but wey dem don reveal now and make everybody sabi through di writings of di prophets, by di command of our Papa wey no dey end, so dat all nations go come obey through faith, ²⁷make di glory dey with our Papa wey be di only wise One, through Jesus Christ, forever! Amen. ^c c v27 Paul im last praise dey rise go our Papa — di only wise God — and e dey pass through Jesus Christ, di One wey open di way go house.