Galatians 4
1 Let me explain what I'm saying. An heir who is under-age is no different from a slave, even though the heir may be the owner of everything.
Isiokwu m bụ nke a, mgbe nwa bụ onye ga-eketa ihe nna ya ka dị na nwata, ọnọdụ ya akaghị mma karịa nke ohu, ọ bụ ezie na akụ ahụ niile bụ nke ya.
2 An heir is subject to guardians and managers until the time set by the father.
Ma ha ka nọ nʼokpuru ndị nlekọta na ndị e tinyere ya nʼaka ruo oge nna ya kwuru.
3 It's just the same for us. When we were children, we were slaves subject to the basic rules of the law.
Otu a ka ọnọdụ anyị dị, mgbe anyị bụ ụmụntakịrị. Anyị nọ dị ka ohu nʼokpuru mmụọ nke ụwa.
4 But at the appropriate time God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the rule of law,
Ma mgbe oge a kara aka ruru, Chineke zitere Ọkpara ya, bụ onye amụrụ site na nwanyị, onye amụrụ nʼokpuru iwu,
5 so that he could rescue those who were kept under the rule of law, so that we could receive the inheritance of adopted children.
ka ọ gbapụta ndị nọ nʼokpuru iwu, ime anyị ndị a ga-agụ dị ka ụmụ a họpụtara.
6 To show you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son to convince us, causing us to call out, “Abba,” meaning “Father.”
Ebe unu bụ ụmụ, Chineke zitere Mmụọ Ọkpara ya, ka ọ bịa biri nʼobi anyị, na-eti mkpu na-asị, “Abba, Nna.”
7 Since you are now no longer a slave, but a child, and if you are his child, then God has made you his heir.
Ugbu a, ị bụkwaghị ohu, kama ị bụ nwa. Ebe ị bụ nwa, e meekwala ka ị bụrụ onye nketa site na Chineke.
8 At the time when you didn't know God, you were enslaved by the supposed “gods” of this world.
Nʼoge gara aga, mgbe unu na-amaghị Chineke, unu bụ ohu nye chi niile nke na-abụghị dịka ha si pụta ụwa.
9 But now you've come to know God—or better, to be known by God. So how can you go back to those useless and worthless rules? Do you want to be slaves to those rules all over again?
Ma ugbu a, unu matarala Chineke, ka m ga-asị na Chineke amatala ndị unu bụ, gịnị mere unu ji chọọ ịtụgharị azụ laghachi nʼokpukpe ndị ahụ na-enweghị isi, nke ike ọbụla na-adịghị nʼime ha? Unu chọrọ ka ha mee unu ndị ohu ha ọzọkwa?
10 You're observing special days and months, seasons and years.
Unu na-edebe ụbọchị ụfọdụ, na ọnwa ụfọdụ, na oge ụfọdụ, na afọ ụfọdụ.
11 I'm concerned that all I did for you has been wasted!
Egwu na-atụ m na ọrụ niile m rụrụ nʼetiti unu abụrụla ihe efu.
12 I'm pleading with you, my friends: be like me, because I became like you. You've never treated me badly.
Ezi ụmụnna m, arịọọ m unu, meenụ onwe unu dị ka mụ onwe m, nʼihi na mụ onwe m emela onwe m ka m dị ka unu. O nweghị ihe ọjọọ ọbụla unu mere m.
13 You remember that it was because I was sick that I shared with you the good news on my first visit.
Unu maara na ọ bụ nʼime adịghị ike nke anụ ahụ ka m ji kwusaara unu oziọma a.
14 Even though my illness was difficult for you, you didn't despise or reject me—in fact you treated me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus himself.
Ọ bụ ezie, ọnọdụ m nʼoge ahụ bụ ọnwụnwa nʼebe unu nọ, unu eledaghị m anya, maọbụ jụ ige m ntị. Kama unu nabatara m, dị ka mmụọ ozi Chineke, maọbụ dị ka a ga-asị na m bụ Jisọs Kraịst nʼonwe ya.
15 So what's happened to all your gratefulness? I tell you, back then if you could have pulled out your eyes and given them to me, you would have!
Ebee ka mmụọ nke obi ụtọ ahụ unu nwere nọ? Nʼihi na m na-agba ama, na-asị na ọ bụrụ ihe a pụrụ ime, unu gaara aghụpụta anya unu nye m.
16 So what has happened—have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Ugbu a, aghọọla m onye iro unu, nʼihi na m na-agwa unu eziokwu?
17 These people are keen to gain your support, but not for any good reasons. On the contrary, they want to keep you away from us so that you will enthusiastically support them.
Ha na-ezipụta mmasị nʼebe unu nọ, ma ọ bụghị maka ọdịmma unu. Ha chọrọ ikewapụ unu nʼebe m nọ, ka unu nwee mmasị nʼebe ha nọ.
18 Of course it's good to want to do good. But this should be at all times, not just when I'm there with you!
Maka ebumnuche dị mma, ọ dị mma inwe mmasị mgbe niile. Ọ bụghị naanị mgbe mụ na unu nọ.
19 My dear friends, I want to work with you until Christ's character is duplicated in you.
Ụmụntakịrị m, ndị m kwe maka ha nọdụ nʼọnọdụ ihe mgbu nke ọmụmụ nwa ọzọ, na-eche ụbọchị ahụ a ga-eme ka ụdịdị Kraịst dị nʼime unu.
20 I really wish I could be with you right now so I could change my tone of voice… I'm so worried about you.
Ọ gaara adị m mma ma a sị na m nọ nʼetiti unu ugbu a, nwee ike ịmata otu m ga-esi gbanwee olu okwu m, nʼihi na-amaghị m ihe m kwesiri ime nʼihi ọnọdụ unu.
21 Answer me this, you people who want to live under the law: Don't you hear what the law is saying?
Gwanụ m, unu ndị na-eche na ọ dị mkpa idebe iwu, unu agaghị aṅaa ntị na ihe iwu ahụ kwuru?
22 As Scripture says, Abraham had two sons, one from the servant girl, and one from the free woman.
Nʼihi na e dere ya nʼakwụkwọ nsọ na Ebraham nwere ụmụ nwoke abụọ. Otu nʼime ha bụ nwa nke ohu ya nwanyị mụrụ, nke ọzọ bụ nke nwunye ya na-abụghị ohu mụtara.
23 However, the son from the servant girl was born following a human plan, while the son from the free woman was born as the result of the promise.
Nwa ahụ nke ohu nwanyị ahụ mụrụ bụ onye amụrụ site na anụ ahụ. Ma nwa ahụ nwunye ya na-abụghị ohu mụtara bụ onye a mụrụ site na nkwa.
24 This provides an analogy: these two women represent two agreements. One agreement is from Mount Sinai—Hagar—and she gives birth to slave children.
Anyị ga-ewere ihe ndị a dị ka ihe ịmaatụ, nʼihi na ụmụ nwanyị abụọ ndị a nọchiri anya ọgbụgba ndụ abụọ. Otu ọgbụgba ndụ sitere nʼUgwu Saịnaị ma mụọkwa ụmụ ndị bụ ohu: nke a bụ Hega.
25 Hagar symbolizes Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the current Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
Hega bụ Ugwu Saịnaị nke dị nʼArebịa. Ọ dabara nʼọnọdụ Jerusalem nke ugbu a, nʼihi na ya na ụmụ ya nọ nʼohu.
26 But the heavenly Jerusalem is free. She is our mother.
Ma nwanyị nke ọzọ nọ ọnọdụ Jerusalem nke dị nʼelu, nke nwe onwe ya. Ọ bụkwa ya bụ nne anyị.
27 As Scripture says, “Rejoice you who are childless and who have never given birth! Shout aloud for joy, you who have never been in labor—for the abandoned woman has more children than the woman who has a husband!”
Nʼihi na e dere ya, “Ṅụrịa ọṅụ, gị nwanyị aga, onye na-amụtaghị nwa. Tie mkpu ọṅụ, tisiekwa mkpu akwa ike gị onye ime nwa na-emetụbeghị, nʼihi na ụmụ nwanyị ahụ a hapụrụ naanị ya ga-adị ọtụtụ karịa ụmụ nke nwanyị nwere dị.”
28 Now my friends, we are children of promise just like Isaac.
Ugbu a, ụmụnna m, unu bụ ụmụ ahụ nke e kwere na nkwa, dị ka Aịzik.
29 However, just as the one born according to a human plan persecuted the one born through the Spirit, so it is today.
Nʼoge ahụ, nwa ahụ a mụrụ nʼụzọ anụ ahụ kpagburu nwa ahụ a mụrụ site nʼike nke Mmụọ Nsọ. Otu a ka ọ dịkwa nʼoge a.
30 But what does Scripture say? “Send away the servant girl and her son, for the son of the servant girl will not be an heir together with the son of the free woman.”
Ma gịnị ka akwụkwọ nsọ kwuru? “Chụpụ ohu nwanyị a na nwa ya, nʼihi na nwa nwoke ohu nwanyị a apụghị isoro nwa nke nwanyị na-abụghị ohu kerikọta oke.”
31 Therefore, my friends, we're not children of a servant girl, but of the free woman.
Ya mere, ụmụnna m, anyị abụghị ụmụ nke nwanyị ohu, kama anyị bụ ụmụ nke nwanyị nwere onwe ya.
