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1 Mĩaka ikũmi na ĩna yathira nĩndambatire rĩngĩ Jerusalemu, na ihinda rĩĩrĩ tũgĩthiĩ hamwe na Baranaba o na tũgĩthiĩ na Tito.
Then fourteen years after I went again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with [me] also.
2 Ndathiire tondũ Ngai nĩanguũrĩirie thiĩ kuo, na nĩguo ngataarĩrie atũmwo Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ũrĩa hunjagĩria andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ. No ndataarĩirie o arĩa monekaga marĩ atongoria hatarĩ andũ angĩ, nĩgeetha gũtigatuĩke atĩ ihenya rĩrĩa ndatengʼeraga, o na kana rĩrĩa ndatengʼerete, rĩarĩ rĩa tũhũ.
And I went by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them who were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run in vain.
3 No o na Tito, ũrĩa warĩ hamwe na niĩ, ndaringĩrĩirio kũrua, o na gũtuĩka aarĩ Mũyunani.
But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
4 Ũhoro ũyũ wa kũrua wagĩire ho tondũ nĩ kwarĩ na ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ a maheeni arĩa maatoonyete gatagatĩ gaitũ na hitho marĩ athigaani nĩguo matuĩrie ũhoro wa wĩyathi ũrĩa tũkoragwo naguo tũrĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ, makĩenda gũtũtua ngombo.
And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privately to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
5 Tũtietĩkĩrire ũhoro wao o na hanini, nĩgeetha ma ya Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ĩtũũre na inyuĩ.
To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
6 Nao andũ arĩa moonekaga taarĩ o anene-rĩ, (harĩ niĩ hatiarĩ na ũtiganu o ũrĩa mangĩakorirwo marĩ, nĩgũkorwo Ngai ndaroraga mũndũ ũrĩa ahaana) andũ acio gũtirĩ ũndũ moongereire harĩ ndũmĩrĩri yakwa.
But of these, who seemed to be somewhat, (whatever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person: ) for they who seemed [to be somewhat], in conference added nothing to me:
7 O na rĩrĩ, o nĩmoonire atĩ niĩ nĩndehokeirwo wĩra wa kũhunjia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, o ta ũrĩa Petero eehokeirwo wĩra wa kũhunjĩria Ayahudi.
But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed to me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] to Peter;
8 Nĩgũkorwo Ngai ũrĩa warutaga wĩra thĩinĩ wa ũtungata wa Petero arĩ mũtũmwo kũrĩ Ayahudi, nowe warutaga wĩra ũtungata-inĩ wakwa ndĩ mũtũmwo kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ.
(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles: )
9 Ningĩ Jakubu, na Petero, na Johana, arĩa moonagwo marĩ itugĩ cia gũtiira kanitha-rĩ, nĩmatwamũkĩrire tũrĩ hamwe na Baranaba na guoko kwa ũrĩo kwa ngwatanĩro, rĩrĩa maamenyire wega wa Ngai ũrĩa ndaaheetwo. Nĩmetĩkĩrire atĩ ithuĩ tũthiĩ tũkahunjĩrie andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, nao mathiĩ kũrĩ Ayahudi.
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we [should go] to the heathen, and they to the circumcision.
10 Ũndũ ũrĩa maatwĩrire twĩkage nĩ atĩ tũririkanage athĩĩni na noguo ũndũ ũrĩa niĩ mwene ndaarĩ na kĩyo gĩa gwĩka.
Only [they would] that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
11 Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Petero ookire Antiokia, nĩndamũkararirie mbere ya andũ tondũ nĩahĩtĩtie mũno.
But when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
12 Andũ amwe moimĩte kũrĩ Jakubu matanakinya-rĩ, Petero nĩarĩĩanagĩra na andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, no rĩrĩa maakinyire, akĩmeherera, na akĩĩamũrania na andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ tondũ nĩetigagĩra andũ arĩa maarĩ a gĩkundi kĩa andũ arĩa maruaga.
For before that certain came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles: but when they had come, he withdrew, and separated himself, fearing them who were of the circumcision.
13 O na Ayahudi arĩa angĩ makĩnyiitanĩra na Petero ũhinga-inĩ wake, o nginya o na Baranaba akĩhĩtithio nĩ ũhinga ũcio wao.
And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; so that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
14 Rĩrĩa ndonire atĩ matiekaga kũringana na ma ya Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega, ngĩĩra Petero atĩrĩ, andũ othe makĩiguaga, “Angĩkorwo wee ũrĩ Mũyahudi, ũtũũraga na mĩtugo ya andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ na ti ta Mũyahudi-rĩ, ũngĩkĩhota atĩa kũhatĩrĩria andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ atĩ nĩguo marũmĩrĩre mĩtugo ya Ayahudi?
But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
15 “Ithuĩ arĩa tũciarĩtwo tũrĩ Ayahudi na tũtarĩ ehia ta andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ-rĩ,
We [who are] Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
16 nĩtũũĩ atĩ mũndũ ndatuĩkaga mũthingu nĩ ũndũ wa gwathĩkĩra watho, no atuĩkaga mũthingu nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia Jesũ Kristũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio o na ithuĩ twĩtĩkĩtie Kristũ Jesũ nĩguo tũtuuo athingu nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia Kristũ, no ti ũndũ wa gwathĩkĩra watho, tondũ gũtirĩ mũndũ ũgaatuuo mũthingu nĩ ũndũ wa gwathĩkĩra watho.
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we may be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
17 “Angĩgĩkorwo rĩrĩa tũgũcaria gũtuuo athingu nĩ Kristũ kuonanagia atĩ ithuĩ ene tũrĩ ehia-rĩ, ũguo nĩ kuuga atĩ Kristũ atungatagĩra mehia? Hĩ! Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo!
But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, [is] therefore Christ the minister of sin? By no means.
18 Angĩkorwo nĩ ngwaka rĩngĩ kĩrĩa ndaanangire-rĩ, nĩkuonania atĩ niĩ nĩnyunĩte watho.
For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
19 Nĩgũkorwo na ũndũ wa watho nĩndakuĩrĩire watho ũcio nĩguo ndũũre muoyo ndĩ wa Ngai.
For I through the law am dead to the law, that I may live to God.
20 Niĩ nĩndĩkĩtie kwambanĩrio hamwe na Kristũ, na rĩu ti niĩ ndũũraga muoyo, no Kristũ nĩwe ũtũũraga muoyo thĩinĩ wakwa. Muoyo ũrĩa ndũũraga mwĩrĩ-inĩ ũyũ ndũũraga na ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia Mũrũ wa Ngai, ũrĩa wanyendire na akĩĩruta nĩ ũndũ wakwa.
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
21 Ndingĩĩtĩkĩra gũtua wega wa Ngai kĩndũ gĩa tũhũ, tondũ kũngĩtuĩka atĩ ũthingu wonekaga nĩ ũndũ wa watho-rĩ, Kristũ aakuire tũhũ!”
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness is [attainable] by the law, then Christ hath died in vain.

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