Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is being sure of the things hoped for and certain of things that are not seen.
Rĩu-rĩ, gwĩtĩkia nĩkũgĩa na ma ya maũndũ marĩa twĩrĩgĩrĩire, na kũmenya na ma atĩ maũndũ marĩa tũtonaga marĩ ho.
2 For because of this the ancestors were approved for their faith.
Ũndũ ũcio nĩguo watũmire andũ arĩa maarĩ kuo tene magaathĩrĩrio.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by God's command, so that what is visible was not made out of things that were visible. (aiōn g165)
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, nĩtũmenyaga atĩ thĩ yothe yombirwo na kiugo kĩa Ngai, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio indo iria cionagwo itiathondekirwo kuuma kũrĩ indo iria cionekanaga. (aiōn g165)
4 It was by faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was attested to be righteous, and God spoke well of him because of his offerings, and by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Habili nĩarutĩire Ngai igongona rĩega gũkĩra rĩa Kaini. Na nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia nĩagathĩrĩirio ta mũndũ mũthingu rĩrĩa Ngai aaheanire ũira mwega nĩ gwĩtĩkĩra maruta make. Na nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia o na rĩu no aaragia o na gũtuĩka nĩakuire.
5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death. “He was not found, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, it was testified that he had pleased God.
Na ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Enoku nĩeheririo mũtũũrĩre-inĩ ũyũ, nĩguo ndagacame gĩkuũ; na ndacookire kuonwo tondũ Ngai nĩamweheririe. Nĩgũkorwo ataneherio, nĩagathĩrĩirio atĩ aarĩ mũndũ wakenagia Ngai.
6 Now without faith it is impossible to please him. For it is necessary that anyone coming to God must believe that he exists and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
Na rĩrĩ, gũtarĩ na wĩtĩkio gũtingĩhoteka gũkenia Ngai, tondũ mũndũ ũrĩa wothe ũũkaga harĩ we no nginya etĩkie atĩ nĩ kũrĩ Ngai, na atĩ nĩwe ũheaga arĩa othe mamũcaragia na kĩyo iheo ciao.
7 It was by faith that Noah, having been given a divine message about things not yet seen, with godly reverence built a ship to save his household. By doing this, he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Nuhu aamenyithirio ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa matoonekete-rĩ, nĩaakire thabina arĩ na wĩtigiri wa ngoro nĩguo ahonokie andũ a nyũmba yake. Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia gwake nĩatuĩrĩire thĩ ciira, na agĩtuĩka mũgai wa ũthingu ũrĩa uumanaga na gwĩtĩkia.
8 It was by faith that Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to the place that he was to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Iburahĩmu rĩrĩa eetirwo athiĩ bũrũri ũrĩa aaheagwo ũtuĩke igai rĩake, nĩathĩkire na agĩthiĩ, o na akorwo ndaamenyaga kũrĩa aathiiaga.
9 It was by faith that he lived in the land of promise as a foreigner. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, agĩtuĩka mũtũũri bũrũri-inĩ wa kĩĩranĩro ahaana ta mũgeni bũrũri-inĩ wene; aatũũraga hema-inĩ, o ũndũ ũmwe na Isaaka na Jakubu, arĩa maarĩ agai a kĩĩranĩro kĩu hamwe nake.
10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩataanyaga kuona itũũra rĩrĩ na mĩthingi mĩrũmu, rĩrĩa mũthondeki na mwaki warĩo nĩ Ngai.
11 It was by faith, even though Sarah herself was barren, that Abraham received ability to father a child. This happened even though he was too old, since he considered as faithful the one who had given the promise.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Iburahĩmu, o na gũtuĩka nĩatindĩkĩte matukũ, nake Sara aarĩ thaata, nĩahotithirio gũtuĩka ithe wa mwana tondũ nĩatuĩte atĩ Ũrĩa weranĩire kĩĩranĩro kĩu aarĩ mwĩhokeku.
12 Therefore, from this one man—and he was almost dead—were born descendants as many as the stars in the sky and as countless as sand by the seashore.
Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio kuuma harĩ mũndũ ũyũ ũmwe, o na aarĩ ta mũndũ mũkuũ-rĩ, gũgĩciarwo njiaro nyingĩ o ta njata cia igũrũ, o na ta mũthanga ũrĩa ũtangĩtarĩka ũrĩ hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia iria.
13 It was in faith that all these died without receiving the promises. Instead, after seeing and greeting them from far off, they admitted that they were foreigners and exiles on earth.
Andũ aya othe maatũũrire marũmĩtie wĩtĩkio nginya rĩrĩa maakuire. Matiigana kũhingĩrio maũndũ marĩa meerĩirwo; no nĩmamonaga marĩ o kũraya na makamakenera. Nao nĩmoimbũraga atĩ o nĩ ageni na agendi gũkũ thĩ.
14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
Andũ arĩa moigaga maũndũ ta macio monanagia atĩ nĩ gwetha methaga bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ wao kĩũmbe.
15 If they had been thinking of the country from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.
Korwo nĩmeeciiragia ũhoro wa bũrũri ũrĩa moimĩte-rĩ, nĩ mangĩagĩte na mweke wa gũcooka kuo.
16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, since he has prepared a city for them.
Handũ ha ũguo, o meeriragĩria bũrũri mwega kũrĩ ũcio, naguo nĩ bũrũri wa igũrũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ngai ndaconokaga gwĩtwo Ngai wao, nĩgũkorwo nĩahaarĩirie itũũra inene nĩ ũndũ wao.
17 It was by faith that Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac. It was his only son whom he offered, he who had received the promises.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Iburahĩmu, rĩrĩa aageririo nĩ Ngai, nĩarutire Isaaka atuĩke igongona. Ũcio werĩirwo ciĩranĩro nĩehaarĩirie kũruta mũrũ wake wa mũmwe igongona,
18 It was Abraham to whom it had been said, “It is through Isaac that your descendants will be named.”
o na gũtuĩka Ngai nĩamwĩrĩte atĩrĩ, “Rũciaro rũrĩa rũgeetanio nawe rũkoima harĩ Isaaka.”
19 Abraham reasoned that God was able to raise up Isaac from the dead, and figuratively speaking, it was from them that he received him back.
Iburahĩmu nĩatuĩte na ngoro atĩ Ngai no ariũkie mũndũ mũkuũ, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio no kwĩrwo na ngerekano atĩ nĩacookeirio Isaaka ta oimĩte kũrĩ arĩa akuũ.
20 It was also by faith about things to come that Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.
Na ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Isaaka nĩarathimire Jakubu na Esaũ akĩratha ũhoro wa matukũ mao ma thuutha.
21 It was by faith that Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons. Jacob worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Jakubu, rĩrĩa aarĩ hakuhĩ gũkua, nĩarathimire ariũ a Jusufu, o mũndũ riita rĩake, na akĩhooya Ngai enyiitĩrĩire mũthĩgi wake.
22 It was by faith that Joseph, when his end was near, spoke of the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt and instructed them about his bones.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Jusufu, nake, ihinda rĩake rĩa mũthia rĩakuhĩrĩria, nĩaririe ũhoro wa gũthaama kwa andũ a Isiraeli kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, na agĩathana ũhoro ũkoniĩ mahĩndĩ make.
23 It was by faith that Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents because they saw he was a beautiful child. They were not afraid of the king's command.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, aciari a Musa nĩmamũhithire ihinda rĩa mĩeri ĩtatũ kuuma aaciarwo tondũ nĩmoonire aarĩ mwana mwega, na matietigĩrire watho wa mũthamaki.
24 It was by faith that Moses, after he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Musa rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũndũ mũgima nĩaregire gwĩtwo mũrũ wa mwarĩ wa Firaũni.
25 Instead, he chose to suffer with the people of God, rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a while.
Nĩathuurire kũnyariiranĩrio hamwe na andũ a Ngai, handũ ha gwĩkenia na mĩago ya wĩhia ya ihinda inini.
26 He reasoned that the disgrace of following Christ was greater riches than Egypt's treasures. For he was fixing his eyes on his reward.
We nĩatuire atĩ kũmenwo nĩ ũndũ wa Kristũ nĩ uumithio mũnene gũkĩra ũtonga wa Misiri, nĩ tondũ nĩacũthagĩrĩria gũkaaheo kĩheo.
27 It was by faith that Moses left Egypt. He did not fear the king's anger, for he endured as if he were seeing the one who is invisible.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, nĩoimire Misiri ategwĩtigĩra marakara ma mũthamaki; nĩakirĩrĩirie tondũ nĩoonire Ũrĩa ũtonekaga.
28 It was by faith that he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch the Israelites' firstborn sons.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, nĩarũmirie gĩathĩ kĩa Bathaka na ũhoro wa kũminjaminjanĩrio gwa thakame, nĩguo mwanangi wa marigithathi ndakae kũhutia marigithathi ma andũ a Isiraeli.
29 It was by faith that they passed through the Sea of Reeds as if over dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do this, they were swallowed up.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, andũ nĩmatuĩkanĩirie Iria Itune taarĩ thĩ nyũmũ maagereire; no rĩrĩa andũ a Misiri maageririe gwĩka ũguo, makĩrindanio nĩ maaĩ.
30 It was by faith that Jericho's walls fell down, after they had been circled around for seven days.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, thingo cia Jeriko nĩciagũire andũ maarĩkia gũcithiũrũrũka matukũ mũgwanja.
31 It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute did not die with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, mũmaraya ũrĩa wetagwo Rahabu, tondũ wa kũnyiita athigaani ũgeni, ndoraganĩirio na andũ arĩa maarĩ aremi.
32 What more can I say? For the time will fail me if I tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and about the prophets.
Ingiuga atĩa ũngĩ? Ndirĩ na ihinda rĩa kũheana ũhoro wa Gideoni, na wa Baraka, na wa Samusoni, na wa Jefitha, na wa Daudi, na wa Samũeli, o na wa anabii,
33 It was through faith that they conquered kingdoms, worked justice, and received promises. They stopped the mouths of lions,
acio othe nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, nĩmatooririe mothamaki, na magĩĩka maũndũ ma kĩhooto, na makĩĩgwatĩra kĩrĩa kĩeranĩirwo; nao makĩhinga mĩrũũthi tũnua,
34 extinguished the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were healed of illnesses, became mighty in battle, and defeated foreign armies.
na makĩhoria mwaki warĩrĩmbũkaga, na makĩhonokio matikaniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora; ũhinyaru wao wagarũrirwo ũgĩtuĩka hinya; ningĩ maarũire na ũcamba mbaara-inĩ na magĩtooria mbũtũ cia ita cia ndũrĩrĩ ingĩ.
35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might experience a better resurrection.
Nao andũ-a-nja makĩriũkĩrio andũ ao arĩa maakuĩte, magĩcooka muoyo. Andũ angĩ nao nĩmaregire kũrekererio, makĩnyariirwo nĩgeetha makaariũkio magĩe na muoyo mwega makĩria.
36 Others had testing in mocking and whippings, and even chains and imprisonment.
Andũ angĩ nĩmanyũrũririo na makĩhũũrwo na iboko, o na angĩ makĩohwo na mĩnyororo na magĩikio njeera.
37 They were stoned. They were sawn in two. They were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins. They were destitute, oppressed, mistreated.
Nĩmahũũrirwo na mahiga; o na magĩatũranio na thoo maita meerĩ; ningĩ makĩũragwo na hiũ cia njora. Maathiiaga mehumbĩte njũa cia ngʼondu na cia mbũri, na marĩ ngĩa, na makanyariirwo, o na magekagwo ũũru;
38 The world was not worthy of them. They were always wandering about in the deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
thĩ ndĩamaagĩrĩire. Moorũũraga werũ-inĩ na irĩma-inĩ, o na ngurunga-inĩ na miungu-inĩ ya thĩ.
39 Although all these people were approved by God because of their faith, they did not receive the promise.
Andũ aya othe nĩmagathĩrĩirio nĩ ũndũ wa wĩtĩkio wao, no gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wao wahingĩirio kĩĩranĩro kĩrĩa kĩeranĩirwo.
40 God planned something better for us, so that without us, they would not be made perfect.
Ngai nĩatũhaarĩirie ũndũ mwega makĩria nĩgeetha andũ acio matigatuuo aagĩrĩru ithuĩ tũtarĩ hamwe nao.
