Romans 9
1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience is testifying with me in the Holy Spirit—
Ninchova icha yelweli mwa Klisite. Saninchova uvudesi, ni nyievonelo nchengo nchikhumbula paninie nune mumepo umbalanche,
2 I have great sorrow and unceasing distress in my heart.
Ukhuta khulinulusu valo uluvaha nuluvavo ulusalwisila ngati munumbula yango.
3 For I keep wishing that I myself could be accursed away from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my physical relatives,
Ukhuta nale ninogwe une nie mwene ukhukotoliwa nu khutengiwa patali nu Klisite khunogwa ya valokolo lwango, uvuvahwani nune khimbili.
4 the Israelites. To them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises.
Avene vanya Israeli, uvalivumbikhe vana, va vuvalanche, nu lwokhelo lwa lutagilo, ukhwisa ya khwa Nguluve nu lwokhelo.
5 The patriarchs are theirs, and from them came the Christ (the physical part), who is over all, God forever blessed. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Avene vuvalongonchi u Klisite wa inchile kwu lisima ukhofwala umbili ugu - umwene vi Nguluve va fyoni. Navope agini vwage imiaka. Amina. (aiōn g165)
6 However, it is not as though the Word of God has failed! For not all who have descended from Israel are ‘Israel’.
Khange sakhukhuta ulwidihano lwa Nguluve lukemilwe ukhutimila. Ulwakhuva sakhilo munu uviavile inya Israeli vi muIsrael lweli.
7 Neither are they all ‘children’ because they are Abraham's descendants; but, “in Isaac will your seed be called.”
Ate ne khikhipapo kya Abrahamu ukhuva vana va mwene lweli, “Pwu ukhugendela kwa Isaka ikhipago kyoko khikhwelangiwa.”
8 That is, it is not the physical children who are God's ‘children’, but the children of the promise are regarded as ‘seed’.
Ukhuta avana va mbili savana va Nguluve. Pwu avanu va lwidihano viloliwa ukhuva khipapo.
9 For this is the word of promise: “At this season I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”
Uhwakhuva ili lyu limenyu lya lwidiheno: “Mwu misinkhi haya nikhwincha, nu Sara iva nu mwana.”
10 Not only that, but also when Rebecca had conceived twins by our forefather Isaac
Salili vuvule, nayu Rebeka ukhukhava unchigo khu munu yumo, u Isaka udada vitu-
11 (though they had not yet been born, not having done anything good or bad, so that God's purpose according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls),
Ukhuta avana vakhasigalile ukhu holiwa khange sakha vomba imbombo yoyoni inonu apange imbivi, apange uvunogwe wa Nguluve ukhukongana nu vuhale wime, sio khu mbombo, ulwakhuva ukuta.
12 it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger.”
Lyanchovile khu mwene, “Umbaha ikhumbombela udebe.”
13 As it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
Nduvuyisimbiwe: U Yakobo naaganile, pwu Esau ansulile.”
14 So what shall we say, there is no injustice with God, is there? Of course not!
Pwu lino pwu twinchova ikhikhi? Khuli vuvivi khwa Nguluve? Ata.
15 For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.”
Ulwakuva inchova kwa Mose, “Niva nikhisa kwulo uvinikwu nsyikhela, niva nu lusyikhilo kwa ula uviya nikwu n'syikhila, khange niva huruma khu yule uvinikwusyikila.
16 So then, it is not of him who wills nor of him who strives, but of God who shows mercy.
Pwu lino sayivile umwene uviinogwa khange sa lwakuva inyile uviivonesya ikhisa.
17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
Ulwakuva uvusimbe vwita kwa Farao, “Khuvunogwe uvu uvuvamana nikha khwimikha une nivonesye amakha gango khulyuve, nukuva ilitavwa lyango linchovivwage ikhilunga kyoni.”
18 So then, He has mercy on whom He wishes, and He hardens whom He wishes.
Pwu lino uNguluve iva ni khisa khumunu yoni uvyaganile, na uvyaganile, ikhumbikhe ukhuvanya ngani.
19 You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who has ever resisted His will?”
Pwu yawita khulione, “Pwu khikhi vupilola uvuvivi? Pwu alikhi uviegumilinche uvunogwe vwa mwene?”
20 Really now, just who are you, O man, to talk back to God? What is formed will not say to the one who formed it, “Why did you make me like this,” will it?
Vi munu veve veni vi vukhumbulo vunge uNguluve? vwiwesya ukhulumanye ikhinu ikyu vumbile ukunchova kwu munu uvya khivumbile, “Khekhi ukhambikhile evwo une?”
21 Or has the potter no right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?
Khukhu uvivumba inchila vwa yelweli kwu ng'anga ukhuvumba ikhivombelo ukhumana nu ng'anga gula gule, ni khyombo khinge khu mbombo yi figono fyoni?
22 What if God, wishing to display His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
Ndakhekhi ingave, uNguluve, uvi alinuvunu vwa khuvonesya uvuvivi vwa uvuvivi vwa mwene nu khuvomba ne makhaga mwene ukhuvoneka, akhanogile ukwiyumilinche, iatbu iyuyivikhiwe kwa khuyancho?
23 just in order to make known the riches of His glory on vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory,
Ndakhikhi ingave avombile evo avonesye uwingi vwa vulancha vwa mwene kwu fyombo fya khisa, ifyo ifi fikhavikhilwe kwu vuvalanche?
24 even us whom He called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
Ndakhikhi ingave akhavombile khuvanu va khilunga?
25 As He also says in Hosea: “I will call the ‘not my people’, ‘my people’, and the ‘not loved’ (f), ‘loved’.”
Nduvwichova khange khwa Hosea: “Nikhuvilanga avanu vango uvuvale savanu vangu nu ngane va mwene uvisakhe ngane.
26 “And it will be in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called sons of the living God.”
Khange yayiva ukhuta pala upwa khanchovivivwe kuvene, 'Umwe samlivanu vango,' pala vikhilangiwa 'vana va Nguluve umwumi.'”
27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved;
Uyisaya ilila ukhukongano ni Israeli, “Ingave imbalilo ncha vana va Israeli ncha chivenchage ndu nganga ugwa nyanja, igiva gu melagalila legu giva masigalila uvu yavipokiwa.
28 because He is finishing and cutting short an accounting in righteousness; yes, the Lord will impose a condensed accounting upon the earth.”
Ulwakhuva unkuludeva ayikulitola ilimenyu lya mwene pakhanya pakhilunga, khimbivi nu uvukwilanile.
29 And as Isaiah had said previously: “Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have been made like Gomorrah.”
Nduvu Isaya vu anchovile, “Ingave unkuludeva vavasikhali sa khatulekhe khunsana kwu khivumbukho kyito, tukhale twiva ndu Sodoma, na tuvombivwa nda Mgomora.
30 So what shall we say? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained to righteousness, namely the righteousness that comes from faith;
twita khekhi lino? Ukhuta avanu va nkilunga uvu savalikhulonda uvwa yilweli, uvwa yilweli wa lwidincho.
31 while Israel, pursuing a standard of righteousness, did not attain to that standard.
Pwu lino unya Israeli, vyalikhulobda ululagilo lwe vwa yilweli sakhefikha.
32 Why not? Because it was not from faith, but as from works of the law. They stumbled over the ‘stumbling stone’;
Khekhi sayikhale ivwo? Ulwakhuva savalikhu nu lwidikho, valikholonde kwu mbombo. Vakhi khuvancha pakyanya paliwe ilya kwi kuvancho,
33 as it is written: “Look! I am placing in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense, and no one who believes on Him will be put to shame.”
Nduvuyivile yisimbiwe, “Lola, nivikhile ilivwe lya kwi kuvancha mSayuni nu umwene uviikhwidikha salasukha.”
