Romans 11
1 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
Ningĩ ngũũria atĩrĩ: Ngai nĩkũrega aaregire andũ ake? Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo! Niĩ mwene ndĩ Mũisiraeli, wa rũciaro rwa Iburahĩmu, na wa mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini.
2 God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
Ngai ndaigana kũrega andũ ake arĩa aamenyete o mbere. Kaĩ mũtooĩ ũrĩa Maandĩko moigĩte harĩa handĩkĩtwo ũhoro wa Elija, ũrĩa aathaithire Ngai nĩ ũndũ wa andũ a Isiraeli, akiuga atĩrĩ:
3 “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?
“Mwathani, nĩmoragĩte anabii aku na nĩmatharĩtie igongona ciaku; no niĩ nyiki ndigarĩte, nao nĩkũnjaria maranjaria manjũrage”?
4 And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
Ngai aamũcookeirie atĩrĩ, “Nĩndĩĩtigĩirie andũ ngiri mũgwanja arĩa matarĩ maaturĩria Baali ndu.”
5 In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, o na hĩndĩ ĩno tũrĩ, nĩ kũrĩ na matigari marĩa Ngai ethuurĩire nĩ ũndũ wa wega wake.
6 And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
Na angĩkorwo Ngai aamathuurire nĩ ũndũ wa wega wake-rĩ, gũtingĩgĩtuĩka atĩ maathuurirwo nĩ ũndũ wa ciĩko ciao; korwo nĩ ũguo-rĩ, wega wa Ngai ndũngĩgĩtuĩka nĩ wega rĩngĩ.
7 What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
Rĩu tũkiuge atĩa? Nĩ atĩrĩ, ũndũ ũrĩa andũ a Isiraeli maatũire macaragia na kĩyo kĩnene matiawonire, no andũ arĩa athuure-rĩ, nĩmawonire. Acio angĩ nao nĩmoomirio ngoro,
8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”
o ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Ngai nĩamaheire roho ta wa andũ magonetio nĩ toro, akĩmahe maitho matekuona, na matũ matekũigua, o nginya ũmũthĩ ũyũ.”
9 And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
Nake Daudi ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Metha yao ya kũrĩĩra ĩrotuĩka mũtego, na kĩndũ gĩa kũmagwatia, o na ĩtuĩke ya kũmahĩnga, na irĩhi rĩa ũũru wao.
10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”
Maitho mao marogĩa nduma, matige gũcooka kuona, na mathiiage mainamĩrĩire nginya tene.”
11 I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
Ningĩ ngũũria atĩrĩ: Ayahudi nĩkũhĩngwo maahĩngirwo makĩgũa ũndũ matangĩũkĩra? Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo! Aca ti guo o na atĩa! Ũrĩa kũrĩ nĩ atĩ, tondũ wa mehia mao, ũhonokio nĩũkinyĩire andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ nĩgeetha andũ a Isiraeli maigue ũiru.
12 But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
No angĩkorwo ũremi wao nĩũtuĩkĩte ũtonga kũrĩ kĩrĩndĩ gĩa thĩ, nayo hathara yao ĩgatuĩka ũtonga kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ-rĩ, githĩ kũiyũrĩrĩrwo kwao gũtingĩkĩrehe ũtonga mũingĩ makĩria!
13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
Rĩu-rĩ, nĩ inyuĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ ndĩraarĩria. Tondũ ndĩ mũtũmwo ũtũmĩtwo kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ-rĩ, ũtungata ũcio wakwa nĩndĩwĩkĩrĩire mũno,
14 in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
ngĩĩgeragĩria kana hihi ndahota kwarahũra andũ a rũruka rwakwa kĩũmbe maigue ũiru, na ndũme amwe ao mahonokio.
15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
Tondũ angĩkorwo kũregwo kwao nĩkuo gwa gũtũma kĩrĩndĩ gĩa thĩ kĩiguithanio na Ngai-rĩ, ĩ gwĩtĩkĩrwo kwao kũngĩkĩrehe kĩĩ, tiga o kũriũka kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ?
16 If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
Angĩkorwo kĩenyũ gĩa kĩmere kĩrĩa kĩrutĩirwo Ngai kĩrĩ maciaro ma mbere nĩ gĩtheru-rĩ, o nakĩo kĩmere gĩothe no gĩtheru; angĩkorwo mũri nĩ mũtheru-rĩ, o nacio honge no theru.
17 Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,
Angĩkorwo honge imwe cia mũtamaiyũ wa mũgũnda nĩciakahũrirwo, nawe, o na watuĩka ũrĩ rũhonge rwa mũtamaiyũ wa gĩthaka-rĩ, ũgĩciarithanio na honge icio ingĩ, na rĩu nĩũgayanaga ũnoru na icio ingĩ kuuma mũri wa mũtamaiyũ ũcio-rĩ,
18 do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
menya ndũkae kwĩganĩra honge icio ingĩ. Ũngĩka ũguo-rĩ, ririkana ũndũ ũyũ: Wee tiwe ũnyiitĩrĩire mũri ũcio, no nĩ mũri ũcio ũkũnyiitĩrĩire.
19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”
No wee no ũkiuge atĩrĩ, “Honge icio ciakahũrirwo nĩgeetha njiarithanio na mũtĩ.”
20 That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
Ũguo noguo. No rĩrĩ, honge icio ciakahũrirwo tondũ wa kwaga gwĩtĩkia, nawe wĩhaandĩte nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia. Ndũkae gwĩtĩĩa, no wĩtigagĩre.
21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.
Tondũ angĩkorwo Ngai ndaacaĩire honge icio cia ndũire-rĩ, o nawe ndangĩgũcaĩra.
22 Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mwĩcũraniei ũhoro wa ũtugi wa Ngai na kwaga tha gwake: harĩ andũ acio maagũire, nĩagire kũmaiguĩra tha, no inyuĩ, nĩkũmũtuga amũtugaga, angĩkorwo nĩmũgũtũũra thĩinĩ wa ũtugi wake. Kwaga ũguo-rĩ, o na inyuĩ no mũtinio mweherio.
23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
Andũ acio nao mangĩtiga kũrũmia ũhoro ũcio wa kwaga gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, nĩmagaciarithanio na mũtĩ, nĩgũkorwo Ngai arĩ na ũhoti wa kũmaciarithania naguo rĩngĩ.
24 For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, angĩkorwo mwatinirio kuuma mũtamaiyũ-inĩ wa kĩrĩti, na mũgĩcooka mũgĩciarithanio na mũtamaiyũ wa mũgũnda, na ũcio nĩ ũhoro ũtarĩ wa ndũire-rĩ, githĩ ti ũhũthũ makĩria honge ici, o ici ciarĩ ciaguo, gũciarithanio na mũtamaiyũ wa mũgũnda o ũcio warĩ wao kĩũmbe!
25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, ndikwenda mũikare mũrigĩtwo nĩ ũhoro ũyũ wa hitho, nĩgeetha mũtikae kwĩona ta mũrĩ oogĩ: Hitho nĩ atĩ, andũ amwe a Isiraeli nĩanyiite nĩ kũũmia ngoro, o nginya rĩrĩa mũigana wa andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ ũkaahinga gũtoonya.
26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, andũ a Isiraeli othe nĩmakahonokio, o ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Mũhonokia nĩakoima Zayuni; naguo ũhoro wa kũregana na Ngai nĩakaweheria kuuma kũrĩ Jakubu.
27 And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”
Nakĩo gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa ngaarĩkanĩra nao, rĩrĩa ngaamehereria mehia mao.”
28 Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
Ha Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega-rĩ, andũ a Isiraeli nĩmatuirwo thũ nĩ ũndũ wanyu, no ha ũhoro wa gũthuurwo-rĩ, nĩmendetwo nĩ ũndũ wa maithe mao ma tene,
29 For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.
nĩgũkorwo iheo iria Ngai aheanaga na gwĩtana kũrĩa etanaga nakuo ndacookaga kwĩricũkwo.
30 Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,
O ta ũrĩa inyuĩ hĩndĩ ĩmwe mwaremeire Ngai, no rĩu nĩamũiguĩrĩire tha nĩ ũndũ wa ũremi wao-rĩ,
31 so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.
rĩu no taguo o nao matuĩkĩte aremi, nĩgeetha o nao rĩu maiguĩrwo tha nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa Ngai amũiguĩrĩire tha.
32 For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone. (eleēsē g1653)
Nĩgũkorwo Ngai nĩatuĩte andũ othe aremi nĩgeetha acooke amaiguĩre tha othe. (eleēsē g1653)
33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
Hĩ! Ĩ ũũgĩ wa Ngai, o naguo ũmenyo wake, itikĩrĩ nyingĩ na ndiku mũno! Matuĩro make gũtirĩ ũngĩhota kũmatuĩria, na mĩthiĩre yake kaĩ ndĩngĩmenyeka-ĩ!
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”
“Nũũ ũmenyete meciiria ma Mwathani? Kana nũũ ũkoretwo akĩmũtaara?”
35 “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”
“Nũũ wanahe Ngai kĩndũ, atĩ nĩguo Ngai acooke amũrĩhe kĩndũ kĩu?”
