Agalatia 4
1 Ũrĩa ndĩroiga nĩ atĩrĩ, ihinda rĩothe rĩrĩa mũgai arĩ o mwana-rĩ, ndarĩ ũtiganu na ngombo, o na atuĩka nĩwe mwene indo icio ciothe.
But I say that what time the heir is a child, he differeth not from a servant, though he be lord of all,
2 Nĩ gwathwo athagwo nĩ amũrori hamwe na aramati a indo ciake, nginya ihinda rĩrĩa ithe atuĩte rĩgaakinya.
but is under curators and stewards until the time which his father appointeth.
3 Ũguo noguo o na ithuĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa twarĩ ciana, twatũire ũkombo-inĩ wa maũndũ marĩa ma ndũire ma thĩ ĩno.
So we also, while children, under the principles of the world were subjected.
4 No hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ihinda rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩru kũna rĩakinyire, Ngai nĩatũmire Mũriũ, nake agĩciarwo nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja, na agĩciarwo arĩ wa gwathagwo nĩ watho,
But when the fulness of the time had come, Aloha sent his Son, and made from a woman, and made under the law,
5 nĩguo akũũre andũ arĩa matũire mathagwo nĩ watho, nĩgeetha tũgĩe na kĩhooto gĩa gũtuĩka ciana ciake,
that them who were under the law he might redeem, and we might receive the constitution of sons.
6 Tondũ inyuĩ mũrĩ ciana ciake-rĩ, Ngai nĩatũmire Roho wa Mũriũ ngoro-inĩ ciitũ, o we Roho ũrĩa wĩtanaga ũkiugaga atĩrĩ, “Abba, Baba.”
And because you are sons, Aloha hath sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, who crieth, Father, our Father.
7 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, we ndũrĩ ngombo rĩngĩ, no ũrĩ mwana wake; na tondũ rĩu ũrĩ mwana wake, Ngai nĩagũtuĩte mũgai wa indo ciake.
Therefore you are not servants, but sons; and if sons, heirs also of Aloha, through Jeshu Meshiha.
8 Tene rĩrĩa mũtooĩ Ngai-rĩ, mwarĩ ngombo cia ciũmbe iria itarĩ ngai.
For, while not knowing Aloha, you served them who by their nature are not gods:
9 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?
but now that you have known Aloha, and especially that you have been acknowledged of Aloha, turn you again to those diseased and beggarly principles, and will to be subject to them afresh?
10 Nĩmũrũmĩtie ũhoro wa mĩthenya mĩamũre, na mĩeri mĩamũre, na imera, o na mĩaka!
Days, and months, and times, you observe.
11 Ndĩ na kĩeha mũno tondũ gũkuoneka atĩ wĩra ũrĩa wothe ndanenogia naguo nĩ ũndũ wanyu nĩ wa tũhũ!
I am afraid, lest vain in I have laboured among you.
12 Ndamũthaitha, inyuĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, tuĩkai ta niĩ, nĩgũkorwo niĩ nduĩkĩte ta inyuĩ. Mũtirĩ mwanjĩka ũũru.
Be you as I am, for I am as you are, my brethren, I beseech you. In nothing have you injured me.
13 O ta ũrĩa mũũĩ, ndamũhunjĩirie Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ihinda rĩa mbere tondũ ndaarĩ mũrũaru.
For you know that in infirmity of my flesh I preached to you at the first.
14 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.
And the temptation of my flesh you did not despise nor execrate; but as an angel of Aloha you received me, and as of Jeshu Meshiha.
15 Kaĩ ũndũ ũcio watũmaga mũkene ũthiĩte kũ? Niĩ ndĩ mũira atĩ, korwo nĩmũngĩahotire, nĩmũngĩakũũrire maitho manyu mũũhe.
Where then is your happiness? For I testify of you, that had it been possible, your eye you would have plucked out and given to me.
16 Kaĩ rĩu nduĩkĩte thũ yanyu nĩ ũndũ wa kũmũhe ũhoro ũrĩa wa ma?
Have I become your adversary, because I have preached to you the truth?
17 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.
They are emulous of you not for good; but they would shut you in, that you might be emulous of them.
18 Nĩ wega kũgĩa na kĩyo, angĩkorwo muoroto nĩ mwega, na mwĩkage ũguo hĩndĩ ciothe to hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndĩ hamwe na inyuĩ.
But it is well to be emulous in good things at all time, and not only when I am with you.
19 Ciana ciakwa nyendete mũno, o inyuĩ arĩa njiguagĩra ruo ta rwa mũtumia akĩheo mwana, nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Kristũ agaakorwo eyũmbĩte thĩinĩ wanyu,
My children, with whom I travail afresh until the Meshiha be formed in you,
20 naarĩ korwo ndakorwo hamwe na inyuĩ ta rĩu, nĩguo ngarũrĩre mwarĩrie wakwa tondũ nĩndigĩtwo nĩ ũhoro wanyu!
I would be with you now, and change the sound of my voice, because I am astonished at you.
21 Ta njĩĩrai, inyuĩ arĩa mũrenda gũkorwo mũgĩathwo nĩ watho-rĩ, kaĩ mũtooĩ ũrĩa watho uugaga?
Tell me, you who are willing to be under the law, do you not hear the law?
22 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.
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one of the bondmaid, and one of the free.
23 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.
But he who was of the bondmaid was born according to the flesh, and he who was of the free was by the promise.
24 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.
But these are parables of the two covenants: the one which was from Mount Sinai bringing forth into bondage, which is Hagar:
25 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.
for Hagar is Mount Sinai which is in Arabia, and answers to this Urishlem, and serves in bondage, she and her children.
26 No Jerusalemu, itũũra rĩrĩa rĩa kũũrĩa igũrũ, rĩtirĩ ũkombo-inĩ, na nĩrĩo nyina witũ,
But she, Urishilem the high, is the free, who is our mother.
27 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.”
For it is written, Be glad, O barren, who hast not borne; Exult and cry, thou who hast not travailed; Because multiplied are the sons of the desolate, More than the sons of the married wife.
28 Na rĩrĩ, inyuĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, mũrĩ ciana cia kĩĩranĩro, o ta ũrĩa Isaaka aarĩ.
But we, my brethren, as Ishak, are the children of promise.
29 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.
And as then he who was born of the flesh persecuted him who was after the Spirit, so also now.
30 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.”
But what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondmaid and her son; for the son of the bondmaid shall not inherit with the son of the free.
31 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, ithuĩ tũtirĩ ciana cia mũtumia ũcio ngombo, no tũrĩ ciana cia mũtumia ũcio ũtarĩ ngombo.
We therefore, my brethren, are not the children of the bondmaid, but the children of the free.
