Romawa 4
1 Ki tre ndi ngye nitu Ibrahim Bachi mbu u kpa afe?
What then shall we say that Abraham, our earthly forefather, has gained?
2 Ibrahim andi fe kpa chuwo nitu nduma, andi na wruwo ni san, wruwo ni san ma ndina he ni shishi Irji na.
For if he was held to be righteous on the ground of his actions, he has something to boast of; but not in the presence of God.
3 Ahi ngye nassi hla? Ibrahim a kpanyime ni Irji, u baka bla yo niwu ndi ahi ndi tsratsra.
For what says the Scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and this was placed to his credit as righteousness."
4 Zizan wawu wa a tie ndu'a, bana bla lulu ma yo ni mi tsratsra na, bayo ni kpe wa a he u ma.
But in the case of a man who works, pay is not reckoned a favour but a debt;
5 Wawu wa ana he ni ndu na, a kpa nyime niwa ani wruhle nibi lahtre'a ba bla yo suron ma ni son tsratsra.
whereas in the case of a man who pleads no actions of his own, but simply believes in Him who declares the ungodly free from guilt, his faith is placed to his credit as righteousness.
6 Dauda a tre tre lulu nitu nji wa Irji bla yo nimi tsratsra hama ni ndu'a
In this way David also tells of the blessedness of the man to whose credit God places righteousness, apart from his actions.
7 A tre ndi, “Lulu he nitu biwa ba wru lah tre mba hle'a ni biwa ba ka lah tre mba kaka ni bawu'a.
"Blessed," he says, "are those whose iniquities have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered over.
8 Lulu he nitu nji wa Irji na bla lah tre ma memle'e mu na'a.”
Blessed is the man of whose sin the Lord will not take account."
9 U lulu yi he nitu biwa ba yonji ni bawu ka gji, ka nitu biwa bana yonji ni bawu ngame'a na?
This declaration of blessedness, then, does it come simply to the circumcised, or to the uncircumcised as well? For Abraham's faith--so we affirm--was placed to his credit as righteousness.
10 Ba bla yo niwu nihe? Ahe ni nton wa ba yonji ni Ibrahim ka ni nton wa ba na rhi he yo nji niwu'a? Ana he ni nton wa ba yo nji niwu'a na, a heni nto wa bana yo nji niwu'a na.
What then were the circumstances under which this took place? Was it after he had been circumcised, or before?
11 Ibrahim kpa ngban u yo nji'a. Wawu yi a he hatimi (seal) u yo suron wa a he niwu rhi ni nton wa ana yo nji rhi na. A tie wayi ndu ka tie tie bi wa ba yo suron'a, amma bana yo nji ni bawu rhi na, ndi duba blaba yo nimi bi wa ba tsratsra me'a.
Before, not after. And he received circumcision as a sign, a mark attesting the reality of the faith-righteousness which was his while still uncircumcised, that he might be the forefather of all those who believe even though they are uncircumcised--in order that this righteousness might be placed to their credit;
12 Ahi tie biwa ba yo nji ni bawu'a, ana wa ba yo nji migyen na, bi wa ba zren ni nkon ndindi wa Ibrahim a hu rhi nda fe yo nji'a.
and the forefather of the circumcised, namely of those who not merely are circumcised, but also walk in the steps of the faith which our forefather Abraham had while he was as yet uncircumcised.
13 Alkawali wa bana tie ni Ibrahim ni hama ndi ani gaje (heir) mgbumgblu'a ana doka na a rhi ni tsratsra u yo suron.
Again, the promise that he should inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his posterity conditioned by Law, but by faith-righteousness.
14 Biwa bana son nitu doka ba ni gaji koh Irji'a, iyo suron ani migyen (empty), u alikawali a ndi na kpe na.
For if it is the righteous through Law who are heirs, then faith is useless and the promise counts for nothing.
15 Doka ni nji nfu ye, doka nita hama lah tre hamma.
For the Law inflicts punishment; but where no Law exists, there can be no violation of Law.
16 Ani tu tre yiyi ani kponji, ni ndu nno nyu mba ndu si nitu zizi nda bwu (nno) nkon ni grji Ibrahim.
All depends on faith, and for this reason--that acceptance with God might be an act of pure grace,
17 Na wa ba nha, “Mi chu ndu he tie u mgbumgblu gbugbu'u” Ibrahim ahe ni shishi ndji wa a kpau nyime'a, wato Irji wa ani nu vri (life) ni biwa ba gyu nda ndu kpe biwa bana he na ndu ba he.
so that the promise should be made sure to all Abraham's true descendants; not merely to those who are righteous through the Law, but to those who are righteous through a faith like that of Abraham. Thus in the sight of God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and makes reference to things that do not exist, as though they did, Abraham is the forefather of all of us. As it is written, "I have appointed you to be the forefather of many nations."
18 Ibrahim a kpa nyime ni Irji nitu kpe wa ba he ni ko shishi'a. Na kati tie ni mgbumgblu gbugbuwu, ni tu kpe wa ba hla niwu'a, igrji me ba he naki.
Under utterly hopeless circumstances he hopefully believed, so that he might become the forefather of many nations, in agreement with the words "Equally numerous shall your posterity be."
19 Ana khwumgble ni yo suron mana, a kpa nyime ndi wawu ceye, don ana tie whewhre ni se dari, a kpa nyime ndi ikrju (Womb) Saratu na nji vren ngana.
And, without growing weak in faith, he could contemplate his own vital powers which had now decayed--for he was nearly 100 years old--and Sarah's barrenness.
20 Nitu Alkawali Irji, Ibrahim ana senyu (hesitate) nitu ka kpa nyime mana, a fe mgbemgblen nitu son suron ma, nda gbre Irji San.
Nor did he in unbelief stagger at God's promise, but became mighty in faith, giving glory to God,
21 A kpa nyime gbigbi ni kpe wa Irji hla ani tieu.
and being absolutely certain that whatever promise He is bound by He is able also to make good.
22 U ba bla kma yo niwu ndi ahi tsratsra ndji.
For this reason also his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness.
23 Bana nha ndi ndu zo nika khji ma na.
Nor was the fact of its being placed to his credit put on record for his sake only;
24 Ba nha ni tawu ngame, ba bla ni tawu biwa ki yo suron niwu wa a ton Yesu Almasihu shime ni khyu'a.
it was for our sakes too. Faith, before long, will be placed to the credit of us also who are believers in Him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,
25 Ahi wa ndi ba kamba niwu nitu lah tre mbu'a nda tashime nitu kpata chuwo'a.
who was surrendered to death because of the offences we had committed, and was raised to life because of the acquittal secured for us.
