Galatians 4
1 Now I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
Ũrĩa ndĩroiga nĩ atĩrĩ, ihinda rĩothe rĩrĩa mũgai arĩ o mwana-rĩ, ndarĩ ũtiganu na ngombo, o na atuĩka nĩwe mwene indo icio ciothe.
2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
Nĩ gwathwo athagwo nĩ amũrori hamwe na aramati a indo ciake, nginya ihinda rĩrĩa ithe atuĩte rĩgaakinya.
3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
Ũguo noguo o na ithuĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa twarĩ ciana, twatũire ũkombo-inĩ wa maũndũ marĩa ma ndũire ma thĩ ĩno.
4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
No hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ihinda rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩru kũna rĩakinyire, Ngai nĩatũmire Mũriũ, nake agĩciarwo nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja, na agĩciarwo arĩ wa gwathagwo nĩ watho,
5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
nĩguo akũũre andũ arĩa matũire mathagwo nĩ watho, nĩgeetha tũgĩe na kĩhooto gĩa gũtuĩka ciana ciake,
6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Tondũ inyuĩ mũrĩ ciana ciake-rĩ, Ngai nĩatũmire Roho wa Mũriũ ngoro-inĩ ciitũ, o we Roho ũrĩa wĩtanaga ũkiugaga atĩrĩ, “Abba, Baba.”
7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, we ndũrĩ ngombo rĩngĩ, no ũrĩ mwana wake; na tondũ rĩu ũrĩ mwana wake, Ngai nĩagũtuĩte mũgai wa indo ciake.
8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
Tene rĩrĩa mũtooĩ Ngai-rĩ, mwarĩ ngombo cia ciũmbe iria itarĩ ngai.
9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
No rĩrĩ, tondũ rĩu nĩmũmenyete Ngai, kana njuge nĩmũrĩkĩtie kũmenywo nĩ Ngai-rĩ, mũrakĩenda gũcookerera maũndũ macio maagĩte hinya na matarĩ kĩene nĩkĩ? Kaĩ mũrenda gũcooka ũkombo-inĩ wamo o rĩngĩ?
10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
Nĩmũrũmĩtie ũhoro wa mĩthenya mĩamũre, na mĩeri mĩamũre, na imera, o na mĩaka!
11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
Ndĩ na kĩeha mũno tondũ gũkuoneka atĩ wĩra ũrĩa wothe ndanenogia naguo nĩ ũndũ wanyu nĩ wa tũhũ!
12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I [am]; for I [am] as ye [are]: ye have not injured me at all.
Ndamũthaitha, inyuĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, tuĩkai ta niĩ, nĩgũkorwo niĩ nduĩkĩte ta inyuĩ. Mũtirĩ mwanjĩka ũũru.
13 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
O ta ũrĩa mũũĩ, ndamũhunjĩirie Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ihinda rĩa mbere tondũ ndaarĩ mũrũaru.
14 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, [even] as Christ Jesus.
O na gũtuĩka ndwari yakwa yarĩ magerio kũrĩ inyuĩ, mũtianyararire kana mũkĩĩmena, no mwanyiitire ũgeni ta ndaarĩ mũraika wa Ngai, o na ta ndaarĩ Jesũ Kristũ we mwene.
15 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if [it had been] possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
Kaĩ ũndũ ũcio watũmaga mũkene ũthiĩte kũ? Niĩ ndĩ mũira atĩ, korwo nĩmũngĩahotire, nĩmũngĩakũũrire maitho manyu mũũhe.
16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
Kaĩ rĩu nduĩkĩte thũ yanyu nĩ ũndũ wa kũmũhe ũhoro ũrĩa wa ma?
17 They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
Andũ acio me na kĩyo magĩcaria ũrĩa mũngĩtuĩka a thiritũ yao, no ti ũndũ wa gĩtũmi kĩega. Ũrĩa mendaga nĩ kũmũtigithania na ithuĩ mũtuĩke ao, nĩgeetha mũgĩe na kĩyo gĩa kũmarũmĩrĩra.
18 But [it is] good to be zealously affected always in [a] good [thing], and not only when I am present with you.
Nĩ wega kũgĩa na kĩyo, angĩkorwo muoroto nĩ mwega, na mwĩkage ũguo hĩndĩ ciothe to hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndĩ hamwe na inyuĩ.
19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
Ciana ciakwa nyendete mũno, o inyuĩ arĩa njiguagĩra ruo ta rwa mũtumia akĩheo mwana, nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Kristũ agaakorwo eyũmbĩte thĩinĩ wanyu,
20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
naarĩ korwo ndakorwo hamwe na inyuĩ ta rĩu, nĩguo ngarũrĩre mwarĩrie wakwa tondũ nĩndigĩtwo nĩ ũhoro wanyu!
21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Ta njĩĩrai, inyuĩ arĩa mũrenda gũkorwo mũgĩathwo nĩ watho-rĩ, kaĩ mũtooĩ ũrĩa watho uugaga?
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo atĩ, Iburahĩmu aarĩ na ariũ eerĩ, ũmwe aaciarĩtwo nĩ mũtumia ũrĩa warĩ ngombo, nake ũcio ũngĩ agaciarwo nĩ mũtumia ũrĩa ũtaarĩ ngombo.
23 But he [who was] of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman [was] by promise.
Mũriũ wake wa mũtumia ũrĩa warĩ ngombo aaciarĩtwo na njĩra ya ũndũire; no mũriũ ũrĩa waciarĩtwo nĩ mũtumia ũcio ũtaarĩ ngombo aaciarĩtwo na ũndũ wa kũhingia kĩĩranĩro.
24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
Namo maũndũ macio nĩ ma ngerekano, nĩ ũndũ atumia acio marũgamĩrĩire irĩkanĩro igĩrĩ. Kĩrĩkanĩro kĩmwe nĩ gĩa Kĩrĩma gĩa Sinai nakĩo gĩciaraga ciana cia ũkombo: Nakĩo kĩgerekanĩtio na Hagari.
25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
Na rĩrĩ, Hagari arũgamĩrĩire Kĩrĩma gĩa Sinai kĩrĩa kĩrĩ kũu bũrũri wa Arabia, nake nĩwe ũgerekanĩtio na itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu ũrĩa rĩhaana ũmũthĩ, tondũ nĩatũire ũkombo-inĩ hamwe na ciana ciake.
26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
No Jerusalemu, itũũra rĩrĩa rĩa kũũrĩa igũrũ, rĩtirĩ ũkombo-inĩ, na nĩrĩo nyina witũ,
27 For it is written, Rejoice, [thou] barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
nĩgũkorwo nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Kena wee mũndũ-wa-nja thata, wee ũtaciaraga ciana, tumũra kanua na wanĩrĩre, wee ũtarĩ waigua ruo rwa kũgĩa mwana; tondũ ciana cia mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa ũtiganĩirio nĩ nyingĩ gũkĩra cia ũrĩa ũrĩ na mũthuuri.”
28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
Na rĩrĩ, inyuĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, mũrĩ ciana cia kĩĩranĩro, o ta ũrĩa Isaaka aarĩ.
29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him [that was born] after the Spirit, even so [it is] now.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo, mũriũ ũrĩa waciarĩtwo na njĩra ya ndũire-rĩ, nĩanyariiraga mũriũ ũcio waciarĩtwo na ũndũ wa hinya wa Roho. Ũguo noguo kũhaana o na rĩu.
30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
No rĩrĩ, Maandĩko moigĩte atĩa? Moigĩte atĩrĩ, “Ingata ngombo ĩyo ya mũndũ-wa-nja na mũriũ wake, tondũ mũriũ ũcio wa mũtumia ngombo ndarĩ hĩndĩ akagayana igai hamwe na mũriũ wa mũtumia ũcio ũtarĩ ngombo.”
31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, ithuĩ tũtirĩ ciana cia mũtumia ũcio ngombo, no tũrĩ ciana cia mũtumia ũcio ũtarĩ ngombo.
