Galatians 4
1 What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.
Hinu, nijova kuvya, mhali, akavya akona mwana, iwanangana na mvanda pamonga ndi mhali wa vindu vyoha.
2 He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.
Lukumbi lwenulo lwoha, ivya mu mawoko ga vevakumulela na vandu vevakumuyunga, mbaka lukumbi lweluvikiwi na dadi waki lutimila.
3 So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.
Mewawa tete patavili takona kukangala musadika, tavi vavanda va mzuka vachilongosi va mulima.
4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Nambu lukumbi lwabwina palwatimili, Chapanga amtumili mwana waki mweavelekiwi na mdala, akatama muulongosi wa malagizu ga Vayawudi,
5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
ndava avagombola vala vevavi pahi ya malagizu muni tete tikitiwa vana va Chapanga.
6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
Ndava muni nyenye hinu ndi vana vaki, Chapanga amtumili Mpungu wa Mwana waki mumitima yinu, Mpungu wewivemba “Aba” Ndi “Dadi.”
7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
Hinu veve wamvanda lepi kavili, nambu wamwana, Chapanga alavapela nyenye gala goha geavalagazili kuvapela.
8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
Kadeni pemwammanyili lepi Chapanga, ndi mwaihengili michapanga ya waka, lepi Chapanga wa chakaka.
9 But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
Nambu hinu, ndava mumanya Chapanga, amala tijova mwimanyikana na Chapanga, mwihotola wuli kuwuya kavili kwa vala mizuka yingangu na yangali makakala? Hati kugana kuvahengela kavili?
10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!
Mwakona mwilanda magono gakulu, ga miyehi na lusenje na miyaka.
11 I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
Niyogopa pangi lihengu lanahengili ndava yinu liyagili waka!
12 I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
Valongo vangu, nikuvayupa neju mvya ngati nene, muni hati nene nivii ngati nyenye. Nakunihengela uhakau wowoha.
13 You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.
Nambu mwimanya kuvya utamu wangu ndi wanipeli fwasi ya kukokosa Lilovi la Bwina mala ya kutumbula lukumbi.
14 And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
Pamonga utamu wangu wavili mang'ahiso kwinu, nambu likumbi lula mwenivevisi lepi amala kunibela ndava ya utamu wangu pamonga vavakofii kukita ago. Nambu mwanipokili ngati mtumu wa kunani wa Chapanga, ngati kuvya Kilisitu Yesu mwene.
15 What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
Mwavi na luheku, hinu chihumili kyani? Chakaka nikuvajovela kuvya lukumbi lula ngamuhotwili hati kutupula mihu ginu na kunipela nene.
16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Hinu wu, ndi na likoko winu ndava ya kuvajovela uchakaka?
17 Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.
Vandu vangi avo vevakuvang'aikila nyenye, maholo gavi, lepi gabwina. Vigana kuvabagulana na nene muni nyenye muvang'aikila vene.
18 Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.
Chakaka ndi lijambu la bwina kuvang'aikila vangi mu mambu gabwina, lepi ndu lukumbi penivya na nyenye.
19 My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
Vana vangu, mewawa ngati mau mweavi na ndumbu cheivya na lipyanda la kuveleka, ndi nene mewawa chening'aika mewa ndava yinu mbaka pemwitumbula kutama ngati chatamili Kilisitu.
20 how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
Ngati kuvya nivya pamonga na nyenye hinu, muni nganimanyili ukangamisu weuganikiwa ndava yinu! Nivii na wogohi neju na nyenye!
21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
Mnijovela mwavene mwemgana kulongoswa na malagizu, wu, mwiyuwana malagizu chegijova?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
Yiyandikiwi mu Mayandiku Gamsopi kuvya Ibulahimu avili na vana vavili, mmonga kwa mdala mvanda na yungi mumdala mwealekekswi.
23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
Mwana wa mdala mvanda yula avelikwi ndu, nambu yula wa mdala mwealekekiswi avelikwi ngati chevivelekewa vandu vangi.
24 These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
Mambu genaga ndi luhumu, vamau venavo vavili ndi luhumu lwa malaganu gavili, la kutumbula lila la kuchitumbi cha Sinai, likumvala Hagali, na vana vaki vevivelekewa muuvanda.
25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
Hagali iyima pahali pachitumbi cha Sinai weuvi Alabia, ndi luhumu lwa Yelusalemu ya hinu, yeyivii muuvanda na vana vaki.
26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
Nambu Yelusalemu ya kunani kwa Chapanga ndi muji weulekekiswi, wene ndi nyina witu.
27 For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
Muni yiyandikwi mu Mayandiku Gamsopi, “Uheka, vangaveleka, luluta kwa lwami luheku, vangaveleka mwana, muni vana va yula mwealekiwi ndi vamahele kuliku va yula mweagegiwi.”
28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
Hinu, valongo vangu, nyenye ndi vana va Chapanga ndava lilaganu laki ngati cheavili Izaki.
29 At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.
Nambu ngati magono gala mwana mweavelekiwi ngati chevivelekewa vandu vangi amung'aili yula mweavelekiwi kwa makakala ga Mpungu wa Chapanga, mewawa na magono aga.
30 But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
Nambu Mayandiku Gamsopi gijova wuli? Gijova “Mvinga mau mvanda pamonga na mwana waki, muni mwana wa mvanda ihala lepi pamonga na mwana wa mau mwealekekiswi.”
31 Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
Hinu valongo, tete lepi vana va mvanda nambu va mau mwealekekiswi.
