Romans 4
1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
Ko zvino tichati Abhurahama baba vedu wakawanei panyama?
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
Nokuti kana Abhurahama akanzi wakarurama nemabasa, ane kuzvikudza, asi kwete pamberi paMwari.
3 For what does the Scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
Nokuti rugwaro rwunoti kudini? Rwunoti: Abhurahama wakatenda kuna Mwari, zvikaverengwa kwaari kuti kururama.
4 Now to the one who works, the pay is not counted as a gift, but as an obligation.
Asi kune anoshanda mubairo hauverengwi sewenyasha, asi sewengava.
5 But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
Asi kune asingashandi, asi anotenda kuna iye anoshaisa mhosva asingadi Mwari, rutendo rwake rwunoverengerwa kuti kururama.
6 Even as David also pronounces blessing on the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
Uye sezvo Dhavhidhi achitsanangura kuropafadzwa kwemunhu, Mwari waanoverengera kururama kunze kwemabasa, achiti:
7 "Happy are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Vakaropafadzwa vane kudarika kwakakanganwirwa, uye vane zvivi zvakafukidzirwa.
8 Happy is the one whom the Lord will not charge with sin."
Wakaropafadzwa munhu Ishe waasingatongoverengeri chivi.
9 Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.
Naizvozvo kuropafadzwa uku kuri pamusoro pekudzingiswa here, kana pamusoro pekusadzingiswawo? Nokuti tinoti: Rutendo rwakaverengwa kuna Abhurahama kuti kururama.
10 How then was it credited? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Ko kwakaverengwa sei? Paakange ari mukudzingiswa here, kana mukusadzingiswa? Kwete mukudzingiswa, asi mukusadzingiswa.
11 He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, so that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be credited to them.
Zvino wakagamuchira chiratidzo chekudzingiswa, mucherechedzo wekururama kwerutendo, rwaakange anarwo mukusadzingiswa; kuti ave baba vevese vanotenda mukusadzingiswa, kuti kururama kuverengerwe kwavariwo;
12 The father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.
uye baba vekudzingiswa kune avo vasiri vanobva mukudzingiswa chete, asi vanofambawo mumakwara erutendo rwababa vedu Abhurahama kwavaiva nako mukusadzingiswa.
13 For the promise to Abraham and to his descendants that he should be heir of the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Nokuti chivimbiso hachina kuva kuna Abhurahama kana kumbeu yake kubudikidza nemurairo, chekuva mugari wenhaka yenyika, asi nekururama kwerutendo.
14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
Nokuti kana ivo vanobva pamurairo vari vagari venhaka, rutendo rwunoshaiswa maturo, nechivimbiso chinokoneswa;
15 For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
nokuti murairo unouisa kutsamwa; nokuti pasina murairo, hapana kudarikawo.
16 For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the descendants, 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.
Naizvozvo ndezverutendo, kuti zvive zvenyasha, kuti chivimbiso chisimbiswe kumbeu yese; isati iri yemurairo chete asi neiyo yerutendo rwaAbhurahama, anova baba vedu tese,
17 As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations." This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.
(sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi: Ndakakugadza uve baba vemarudzi mazhinji) pamberi paiye waakatenda, iye Mwari, anoraramisa vakafa, neanodana zvisipo sekunge zviripo.
18 Who hoped in spite of hopeless circumstances, with the result that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "so will your descendants be."
Iye achipokana netariro wakatenda kutariro, kuti achava baba vemarudzi mazhinji, sezvakange zvataurwa kuti: Ichaita saizvozvo mbeu yako.
19 And not being weak in faith, he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
Uye haana kushaiwa simba parutendo, haana kurangarira muviri wake womene wakange watofa, ava nemakore anenge zana, uye kufa kwechizvaro chaSara;
20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he did not waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
asi haana kuva nechokwadi nechivimbiso chaMwari nekusatenda, asi wakasimbiswa parutendo, achipa rumbidzo kuna Mwari,
21 and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
achipwisa zvakazara kuti icho chaakavimbisa, wakange achigonawo kuchiita.
22 And therefore "it was credited to him as righteousness."
Zvino naizvozvo zvakaverengerwa kwaari kuti kururama.
23 Now it was not written that it was credited to him for his sake alone,
Asi zvakange zvisina kunyorwa nekuda kwake ega, kuti zvakaverengerwa kwaari;
24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
asi nekuda kweduwo, tichaverengerwa icho, tinotenda kune wakamutsa Jesu Ishe wedu kubva kuvakafa,
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
wakatengeswa nekuda kwezvitadzo zvedu, akamutswazve nekuda kwekunzi takarurama.
