Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 6:16:

• Uma: “Certainly you know, relatives: if for example we submit to a person and follow his commands, we become the slave of that person. So also with sin: if we keep on following the evil desires of our heart, we are enslaved by sin. The end result is we receive death that separates us from God. But if we submit to God, we are enslaved by God and he says we are straight in his sight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “You (pl.) really know that if we (dual) are willing to be enslaved by a person, it means we (dual) really follow all his commandments. That person is our (dual) master/patron now and we (dual) are his slaves. Sin is like that also. If we (dual) habitually sin/are addicted to sinning, figuratively sin is our (dual) master and we (dual) now are its slave because we (dual) follow its commands. Finally we (dual) die and go to hell. But if God is the one we (dual) follow/obey, he becomes our (dual) master and he forgives us (dual) and considers us (dual) straight.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For you know that if we (incl.) subject ourselves to anyone so that he controls us, we have already become his slaves. And it’s just like that also with anyone who chooses as his master evil desires. He will be punished with death which has no end. But the person, by contrast, who subjects himself to God, God will consider him to be righteous.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “You ought to know that if you have-yourself-enslaved by a person in order to obey him, he of course is your master. So if sin is what you obey, sin just the same is your master and the result is that you will be separated from God to be punished. But if what you are following is your obedience to God, it will lead to your righteousness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “You know that if we hunt for a boss to rule us, we are then in the hand of that boss. Therefore if we make sin to rule us, then we must die. But if we make God our ruler, then our sins are cleared.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)