Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 9:16:

• Uma: “So, if God wants to show his love to one person, it is not the desire of man[kind] that decides that, nor is it the work of man[kind]. It is just God [emphatic] that decides.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “That’s why we (dual) know that it is not because of our (dual) will/wish or our perseverance in doing good that God pities/has mercy on us (dual), but by the will/wish of God he pities us (dual).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And we can understand from that that the blessings of God to people, they are not by means of what people desire or the good actions of people, but rather they come about only by means of the mercy of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So that’s how we know that God’s choosing a person is not based on what they want and what they do but on his mercy/grace.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Therefore concerning the good which God gives, it is not found by the person because he thinks that he will earnestly seek it. Because God has already determined who he will pity.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)