Romans 9
1 I speak truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, that
Ana m ekwu eziokwu nʼime Kraịst. Anaghị m ekwu okwu ụgha. Akọnuche m nke Mmụọ Nsọ na-achị na-agbakwara m ama.
2 I have great grief and unceasing anguish in my heart.
A nọ m nʼọnọdụ oke ihe mwute na ihe mgbu dị ukwuu nʼobi m.
3 For I could wish to be myself accursed and cast out from Christ in behalf of my brethren, my kinsmen as to the flesh;
A sị na ọ bụ ihe ga-ekwe mee, ejikeere m ịbụ onye a bụrụ ọnụ na onye e wepụrụ site nʼebe Kraịst nọ nʼihi ụmụnna m na ndị ikwu m,
4 who are Israelites; whom God adopted as sons, whose was the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the Law, and the service of the sanctuary, and the promises;
bụ ndị Izrel. Ndị Chineke họọrọ ka ha bụrụ ụmụ ya, ndị o nyere ebube ya na ọgbụgba ndụ ya. O nyekwara ha iwu na ife ofufe nʼụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ na ọtụtụ nkwa dị iche iche.
5 whose are the fathers, and from whom, as to the flesh, was the Christ. He who is over all, God, be blessed for ever! Amen. (aiōn g165)
Ha si nʼagbụrụ nna nna anyị ochie ha. Kraịst nʼonwe ya, nʼụdịdị mmadụ, sikwa nʼagbụrụ ha pụta, onye bụ Chineke nke ihe niile, onye a na-eto ruo ebighị ebi. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Not as though the word of God hath failed; for not all they that are of Israel are Israel;
Ọ bụghị dị ka a ga-asị na okwu Chineke na-ala azụ. Nʼihi na ọ bụghị onye ọbụla a mụrụ nʼezinaụlọ ndị Izrel bụ onye Izrel.
7 nor because they are descendants of Abraham are they all children; but, “Thy offspring shall be reckoned from Isaac.”
Na ha sitere nʼagbụrụ Ebraham pụta emeghị ka ha bụrụ ụmụ Ebraham nʼezie. Ma nʼakụkụ nke ọzọ, “Ọ bụ site nʼAịzik ka a ga-akpọ mkpụrụ gị aha.”
8 That is, not the children by natural descent are children of God, but the children to whom the promise is made are accounted as the offspring.
Nke a na-egosi na ọ bụghị ndị niile a mụrụ na-anụ ahụ bụ ụmụ Chineke, kama ụmụ ndị ahụ e kwere na nkwa bụ ndị a na-agụnye dị ka ụmụ Ebraham site na nkwa ahụ.
9 For the word of promise is this: “At this time I will come, and Sarah shall have a son.”
Lee ka e si kwee nkwa ahụ, “Mgbe oge ahụ a kara aka ruru, aga m alọghachi, Sera ga-amụkwa nwa nwoke.”
10 And not only so, but also when Rebecca had conceived by one man, our father Isaac,
Ọ bụghị naanị nke a. Ụmụ Ribeka si nʼotu nna, ya bụ nna nna anyị Aịzik.
11 before the children were born, or had done any thing good or evil, to the end that God's purpose according to election might stand, not depending on works, but on the will of him that calleth,
Ma tupu a mụọ ụmụ ejima ndị a, ma ọ bụkwanụ tupu ha emee ihe ọbụla dị mma maọbụ nke dị njọ, iji mee ka ọchịchọ Chineke banyere nhọpụta ha guzoro,
12 it was said to her, “The elder shall serve the younger:”
ọ bụghị site nʼọrụ kama ọ bụ site nʼonye ahụ nke na-akpọ, nʼihi na a gwara ya sị, “Nke okenye ga-ejere nke nta ozi.”
13 as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
Dịka e dere ya, “Jekọb ka m hụrụ nʼanya ma Ịsọ ka m kpọrọ asị.”
14 What then shall we say? Is there injustice with God? Far be it!
Gịnịkwa ka anyị ga-ekwu? Chineke ọ bụ onye ajọ omume? Mba!
15 For he saith to Moses, “On whom I have mercy, on him will I have mercy; and on whom I have compassion, on him will I have compassion.”
Nʼihi na ọ gwara Mosis, “Onye m chọrọ imere ebere ka m ga-emere ebere, ọ bụkwa onye m chọrọ imere ọmịiko ka m ga-enwere ọmịiko.”
16 So then it dependeth not on him that willeth, nor on him that runneth, but on God who showeth mercy.
Ya mere, ọ dabereghị nʼọchịchọ nke mmadụ maọbụ ịrụsị ọrụ ike ya kama ọ dabere nʼebere Chineke.
17 For the Scripture saith to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show forth my power in thee, and that my name might be made known in all the earth.”
Nʼihi nʼakwụkwọ nsọ gwara Fero, “Emere m ka ị bụrụ ihe ị bụ nʼihi nke a, ka m were gị zipụta ike m, ka e nwe ike kwusaa aha m nʼụwa niile.”
18 So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and hardeneth whom he will.
Ọ pụtara ihe na ọ bụ naanị ndị Chineke chọrọ ka ọ na-emere ebere, ndị ọ chọkwara ka ọ na-eme ka ha bụrụ ndị obi ha kpọchiri akpọchi.
19 Hence thou wilt say to me, Why then doth he still find fault? for who resisteth his will?
Ma eleghị anya unu pụrụ ịgwa m, “Gịnị kwanụ mere o ji ata anyị ụta? Onye kwanụ pụrụ iguzogide ihe o zubere ime?”
20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that makest answer to God? Shall the thing that is wrought say to the workman, Why hast thou made me thus?
Onye ka ị bụ gị mmadụ efu, iji ajụ Chineke ajụjụ? “Nkata mmadụ na-akpa ọ ga-ajụ onye na-akpa ya ajụjụ, ‘Onye sị gị kpaa m otu a?’”
21 Hath not the potter a right out of the same lump of clay to make one vessel for an honorable use, and another for a dishonorable?
Otu a kwa, onye ọkpụ ite o nweghị ike isite nʼotu ụrọ ahụ o nwere kpụọ ụdị ite ọbụla masịrị ya, ụfọdụ ite pụrụ iche na ụfọdụ e ji eje ozi nʼụlọ?
22 What if God endured with much patience vessels of wrath fitted for destruction, purposing to manifest his wrath and to make known his power;
Ọ bụrụkwanụ na Chineke ekpebie igosi iwe ya na ime ka a mara ike ya site nʼinwe oke ndidi banyere ndị oke iwe ya ga-adakwasị bụ ndị a kwadoro maka mbibi?
23 purposing also to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,
Ma ọ bụrụkwanụ na o mere nke a iji mee ka ndị ahụ ọ na-emere ebere mata ịba ụba nke ebube ya, bụ ndị o bururị ụzọ kwadoo maka ebube a.
24 whom he also called, even us, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the gentiles?
Ọ bụladị anyị bụ ndị ọ kpọkwara, ọ bụghị naanị site na ndị Juu kama site na ndị mba ọzọ?
25 as he also saith in Hosea, “I will call that my people, which was not my people; and her beloved, that was not beloved.
Dịka o kwuru nʼakwụkwọ Hosiya, “Aga m akpọ ha ‘ndị m,’ bụ ndị na-abụghị ndị m. Aga m akpọkwa ya ‘onye m hụrụ nʼanya’ bụ onye m na-ahụghị nʼanya.”
26 And it shall be, that in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there shall they be called sons of the living God.”
Ma, “Nʼotu ebe ahụ a nọ sị ha, ‘Unu abụghị ndị m,’ bụkwa ebe a ga-anọ kpọọ ha, ‘Ụmụ nke Chineke dị ndụ.’”
27 But Isaiah crieth out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
Aịzaya bere akwa nʼihi ụmụ Izrel, “Ọ bụ ezie na ọnụọgụgụ ụmụ Izrel dịka uzuzu dị nʼakụkụ osimiri, maọbụ naanị mmadụ ole na ole ka a ga-azọpụta.
28 For he is accomplishing his word and speedily fulfilling it in righteousness; for a speedily fulfilled word will the Lord execute upon the earth.”
Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị na-aga ikpe ụwa a ikpe. Ọ ga-eme ọsịịsọ nʼikpe ahụ ma kpebie ya.”
29 And as Isaiah hath said before, “Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we should have become as Sodom, and been made like Gomorrah.”
Ọ bụkwa dịka Aịzaya kwuru na mbụ, “Ọ bụrụ na Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ahapụrụghị anyị ụmụ ụmụ, anyị gara adị ka Sọdọm, anyị gaara adịkwa ka Gọmọra.”
30 What then shall we say? That the gentiles, who did not strive after righteousness, obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith;
Gịnịkwa ka anyị ga-ekwu? Anyị ga-asị na o enyela ndị mba ọzọ na-enweghị oge ha gbasoro ezi omume, ma ha natara ya, bụ ezi omume nke sitere nʼokwukwe,
31 while Israel, which strove after a law of righteousness, did not attain to a law of righteousness.
ma ndị Izrel na-agbaso iwu nke ezi omume, enwebeghị ike ime onwe ha ndị a ga-anabata.
32 Why? Because they did not strive for it by faith, but as being by works. For they stumbled against the stone of stumbling;
Gịnị gbochiri ha? Ọ bụ nʼihi na ha agbasoghị ya site nʼokwukwe. Kama ha chere na ọ bụ site nʼọrụ. Ha zọhiere ụkwụ nʼoke nkume ịsọ ngọngọ ahụ.
33 as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; and he that believeth in him shall not be put to shame.”
Dịka e dere ya, “Lee, ana m atọgbọ na Zayọn nkume nke na-eme ka ndị mmadụ sọọ ngọngọ, oke nkume nke na-eme ka ha daa. Ma onye nke kweere na ya, agaghị eme ka ihere mee ya.”
