Romans 4
1 What shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh.
Iburahĩmu, o ũcio ithe witũ ũhoro-inĩ wa gũciarwo na mwĩrĩ-rĩ, aamenyire atĩa ũhoro ũcio?
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God.
Angĩkorwo, ti-itherũ, Iburahĩmu aatuirwo mũthingu na ũndũ wa ciĩko iria ekaga-rĩ, nĩarĩ na ũndũ wa kwĩrahĩra, no ti mbere ya Ngai.
3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.
Nĩgũkorwo Maandĩko marĩa matheru moigĩte atĩa? “Iburahĩmu nĩetĩkirie Ngai, naguo ũndũ ũcio ũgĩtũma atuuo mũthingu.”
4 Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt.
Atĩrĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũndũ aruta wĩra-rĩ, mũcaara wake ũrĩa aheagwo ndũkoragwo ũrĩ ta kĩheo, no nĩ ta thiirĩ ararĩhwo.
5 But to him that worketh not, yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God.
No rĩrĩ, mũndũ ũrĩa ũtehokaga maũndũ marĩa ekaga, tiga o gwĩtĩkia Ngai ũrĩa ũtuaga andũ arĩa aaganu athingu-rĩ, wĩtĩkio wa mũndũ ũcio nĩguo atuagĩrwo taarĩ ũthingu.
6 As David also termeth the blessedness of a man, to whom God reputeth justice without works:
Ũguo noguo Daudi oigaga rĩrĩa aaragia ũhoro wa kĩrathimo kĩa mũndũ ũrĩa Ngai atuĩte mũthingu hatarĩ ũhoro wa ciĩko, akoiga atĩrĩ:
7 Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
“Kũrathimwo-rĩ, nĩ arĩa marekeirwo mahĩtia mao, namo mehia mao makahumbĩrwo.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin.
Kũrathimwo-rĩ, nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa Mwathani atatuaga mwĩhia.”
9 This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only, or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice.
Hihi kĩrathimo gĩkĩ no kĩa andũ arĩa maruaga oiki, kana nĩ kĩa o na arĩa mataruaga? Nĩtũkoretwo tũkiuga atĩ wĩtĩkio wa Iburahĩmu nĩguo watũmire atuuo mũthingu.
10 How then was it reputed? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
No aatuirwo mũthingu arĩ na ũhoro ũrĩkũ? Hihi nĩ thuutha wa kũrua, kana nĩ mbere ĩyo? Ti thuutha wa kũrua, no nĩ mbere ĩyo, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ataaruĩte!
11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith, which he had, being uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised, that unto them also it may be reputed to justice:
Nake agĩcooka akĩamũkĩra rũũri rwa kũrua, rũrĩ mũhũri wa ũthingu ũrĩa aarĩ naguo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia o na hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ataarĩ mũruu. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtuĩka ithe wa arĩa othe metĩkagia o na matarĩ aruu, nĩgeetha o nao matuuagwo athingu.
12 And might be the father of circumcision; not to them only, that are of the circumcision, but to them also that follow the steps of the faithful, that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.
Na ningĩ nowe ithe wa andũ arĩa maruaga, arĩa matarĩ atĩ no kũrua maruĩte, no nĩmathiiaga na mũthiĩre wa wĩtĩkio ũrĩa ithe witũ Iburahĩmu aarĩ naguo mbere ya kũrua.
13 For not through the law was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world; but through the justice of faith.
Iburahĩmu ndeerĩirwo kĩĩranĩro atĩ nĩagatuĩka mũgai wa thĩ hamwe na njiaro ciake nĩ ũndũ wa gwathĩkĩra watho, no nĩ ũndũ wa ũthingu ũrĩa uumanaga na wĩtĩkio.
14 For if they who are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, the promise is made of no effect.
Nĩgũkorwo kũngĩtuĩka atĩ arĩa matũũragio nĩ watho nĩ agai-rĩ, wĩtĩkio ndũkĩrĩ kĩene, nakĩo kĩĩranĩro nĩ gĩa tũhũ,
15 For the law worketh wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
tondũ watho ũrehaga mangʼũrĩ. Naho harĩa hatarĩ watho hatirĩ ũhoro wa kwagarara watho.
16 Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
Tondũ wa ũguo-rĩ, kĩĩranĩro kiumanaga na wĩtĩkio, nĩgeetha wonekage na ũndũ wa wega wa Ngai, na ũtuĩke wa kũheo kũna njiaro ciothe cia Iburahĩmu, na to arĩa maaheirwo ũhoro wa watho oiki, no nĩ kũrĩ arĩa othe metĩkĩtie ta ũrĩa Iburahĩmu eetĩkĩtie. Nĩgũkorwo Iburahĩmu nĩwe ithe wa arĩa othe metĩkĩtie.
17 (As it is written: I have made thee a father of many nations, ) before God, whom he believed, who quickeneth the dead; and calleth those things that are not, as those that are.
Ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Nĩngũtuĩte ithe wa ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ.” We nĩwe ithe witũ maitho-inĩ ma Ngai, o ũcio Iburahĩmu eetĩkĩtie, o we Ngai ũrĩa ũriũkagia arĩa makuĩte, na waragia ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa matarĩ ho ta marĩ ho.
18 Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be.
Iburahĩmu nĩagĩire na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro o na harĩa hataarĩ kĩndũ gĩa kwĩrĩgĩrĩra na agĩĩtĩkia, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtuĩka ithe wa ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ, o ta ũrĩa erĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Ũguo nĩguo rũciaro rwaku rũkaigana.”
19 And he was not weak in faith; neither did he consider his own body now dead, whereas he was almost an hundred years old, nor the dead womb of Sara.
Nake o na akĩmenyaga atĩ mwĩrĩ wake watariĩ ta ũrĩ mũkuũ nĩgũkorwo ũkũrũ wake warĩ ta mĩaka igana rĩmwe, na aamenya atĩ nda ya Sara nĩyathirĩte hinya wa gũciara-rĩ, ndaigana kũnyihanyiihĩrwo nĩ wĩtĩkio.
20 In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust; but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God:
Nowe ndaigana kũgĩa na nganja ũhoro-inĩ wa wĩtĩkio ũkoniĩ kĩĩranĩro kĩu kĩa Ngai, no wĩtĩkio wake nĩ hinya wongereirwo, nake akĩgooca Ngai,
21 Most fully knowing, that whatsoever he has promised, he is able also to perform.
tondũ nĩetĩkĩtie biũ atĩ Ngai arĩ na hinya wa kũhingia ũrĩa eranĩire.
22 And therefore it was reputed to him unto justice.
Ũndũ ũcio ũgĩtũma atuuo mũthingu.
23 Now it is not written only for him, that it was reputed to him unto justice,
Na rĩrĩ, ciugo icio ciandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ “Nĩatuirwo mũthingu” itiandĩkirwo nĩ ũndũ wake wiki,
24 But also for us, to whom it shall be reputed, if we believe in him, that raised up Jesus Christ, our Lord, from the dead,
no ciandĩkirwo nĩ ũndũ witũ, ithuĩ arĩa Ngai agaatua athingu, o ithuĩ arĩa twĩtĩkĩtie Ngai ũrĩa wariũkirie Jesũ Mwathani witũ kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ.
25 Who was delivered up for our sins, and rose again for our justification.
We aaneanirwo oragwo nĩ ũndũ wa mehia maitũ, na agĩcooka akĩriũkio nĩgeetha tũtuuo athingu.
