Ahibirania 11
1 Rĩu-rĩ, gwĩtĩkia nĩkũgĩa na ma ya maũndũ marĩa twĩrĩgĩrĩire, na kũmenya na ma atĩ maũndũ marĩa tũtonaga marĩ ho.
Now our trust in God is the guarantee of what we hope for, the evidence of what we can't see.
2 Ũndũ ũcio nĩguo watũmire andũ arĩa maarĩ kuo tene magaathĩrĩrio.
People who lived long ago trusted God and this is what gained them God's approval.
3 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)
Through our trust in God we understand that the whole universe was created by God's command, that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen. (aiōn g165)
4 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.
By trusting him Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, and as a result God identified him as someone who lived right. God showed this by accepting his offering. Even though Abel has been dead for a long time, he still speaks to us through what he did.
5 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.
By trusting God Enoch was taken to heaven so he didn't experience death. He couldn't be found on earth because God took him to heaven. Before this happened he was known as someone God was pleased with.
6 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.
You can't expect God to be pleased with you if you don't trust him! Anyone who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who are searching for him.
7 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.
Noah trusted God, and was warned by him about things that had never happened before. Because Noah paid serious attention to what God said, he constructed an ark to save his family. By trusting God, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and received the reward of being set right by God.
8 Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Iburahĩmu rĩrĩa eetirwo athiĩ bũrũri ũrĩa aaheagwo ũtuĩke igai rĩake, nĩathĩkire na agĩthiĩ, o na akorwo ndaamenyaga kũrĩa aathiiaga.
Through trusting God Abraham obeyed when God called him to go to the land God was going to give him. He left, not knowing where he was going.
9 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.
Trusting in God he lived in the promised land—but as a foreigner, living in tents, together with Isaac and Jacob who shared with him in inheriting the same promise.
10 Nĩgũkorwo nĩataanyaga kuona itũũra rĩrĩ na mĩthingi mĩrũmu, rĩrĩa mũthondeki na mwaki warĩo nĩ Ngai.
For Abraham was looking forward to a city built on foundations that last, with God as its builder and maker.
11 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.
By her trust in God even Sarah herself was given the ability to conceive a child though she was too old, because she trusted God who had made the promise.
12 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.
That is why the descendants of Abraham, (who was as good as dead!), became as numerous as the stars of heaven, as countless as the sand of the sea-shore.
13 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.
They all died still trusting in God. Though they didn't receive the things God promised, they were still looking for them as it were from a distance and welcomed them, acknowledging that on this earth they were foreigners, people just passing through.
14 Andũ arĩa moigaga maũndũ ta macio monanagia atĩ nĩ gwetha methaga bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ wao kĩũmbe.
People who say such things make it clear that they're looking for a country of their own.
15 Korwo nĩmeeciiragia ũhoro wa bũrũri ũrĩa moimĩte-rĩ, nĩ mangĩagĩte na mweke wa gũcooka kuo.
For if they cared about the country they'd left behind, they could have returned.
16 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.
But they're looking for a better country instead, a heavenly country. That is why God isn't disappointed with them, and is happy to be called their God, for he has built a city for them.
17 Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Iburahĩmu, rĩrĩa aageririo nĩ Ngai, nĩarutire Isaaka atuĩke igongona. Ũcio werĩirwo ciĩranĩro nĩehaarĩirie kũruta mũrũ wake wa mũmwe igongona,
Abraham trusted God when he was tested and offered Isaac to God. Abraham, who had accepted God's promises, was still ready to offer to God his only son,
18 o na gũtuĩka Ngai nĩamwĩrĩte atĩrĩ, “Rũciaro rũrĩa rũgeetanio nawe rũkoima harĩ Isaaka.”
even though he'd been told, “It's through Isaac that your descendants will be counted.”
19 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.
Abraham had thought it through and decided that God could bring Isaac back to life from the dead. In a sense that's what did happen—Abraham received Isaac back from the dead.
20 Na ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Isaaka nĩarathimire Jakubu na Esaũ akĩratha ũhoro wa matukũ mao ma thuutha.
Trusting in God, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to what the future would bring.
21 Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Jakubu, rĩrĩa aarĩ hakuhĩ gũkua, nĩarathimire ariũ a Jusufu, o mũndũ riita rĩake, na akĩhooya Ngai enyiitĩrĩire mũthĩgi wake.
Trusting in God, Jacob as he was dying blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped God, leaning on his staff.
22 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.
Trusting in God, Joseph too, when his own death approached, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites, and gave instructions about what to do with his bones.
23 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.
Trusting in God, Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born. They recognized he was a special child. They weren't afraid to go against what the king had commanded.
24 Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, Musa rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũndũ mũgima nĩaregire gwĩtwo mũrũ wa mwarĩ wa Firaũni.
Trusting in God, Moses, when he grew up, refused to be known as the adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter.
25 Nĩathuurire kũnyariiranĩrio hamwe na andũ a Ngai, handũ ha gwĩkenia na mĩago ya wĩhia ya ihinda inini.
Instead he chose to share in the sufferings of God's people rather than to enjoy the temporary pleasures of sin.
26 We nĩatuire atĩ kũmenwo nĩ ũndũ wa Kristũ nĩ uumithio mũnene gũkĩra ũtonga wa Misiri, nĩ tondũ nĩacũthagĩrĩria gũkaaheo kĩheo.
He counted the rejection he experienced from following Christ to be of far greater value than the wealth of Egypt—because he was focused on the reward to come.
27 Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, nĩoimire Misiri ategwĩtigĩra marakara ma mũthamaki; nĩakirĩrĩirie tondũ nĩoonire Ũrĩa ũtonekaga.
Trusting in God, he left Egypt and wasn't scared of Pharaoh's anger—he kept going with his eyes fixed on the invisible God.
28 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.
Trusting in God he observed the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroying angel would not touch the Israelites.
29 Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, andũ nĩmatuĩkanĩirie Iria Itune taarĩ thĩ nyũmũ maagereire; no rĩrĩa andũ a Misiri maageririe gwĩka ũguo, makĩrindanio nĩ maaĩ.
Trusting in God the Israelites crossed the Red Sea as if it were dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do the same they were drowned.
30 Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, thingo cia Jeriko nĩciagũire andũ maarĩkia gũcithiũrũrũka matukũ mũgwanja.
Trusting in God, the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days, and the walls fell down.
31 Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, mũmaraya ũrĩa wetagwo Rahabu, tondũ wa kũnyiita athigaani ũgeni, ndoraganĩirio na andũ arĩa maarĩ aremi.
Trusting in God, Rahab the prostitute didn't die with those who rejected God, because she had welcomed the Israelite spies in peace.
32 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,
What other examples should I give? I don't have time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; about David, Samuel, and the prophets.
33 acio othe nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, nĩmatooririe mothamaki, na magĩĩka maũndũ ma kĩhooto, na makĩĩgwatĩra kĩrĩa kĩeranĩirwo; nao makĩhinga mĩrũũthi tũnua,
Because of their trust in God they conquered kingdoms, did what was good and right, received God's promises, shut the mouths of lions,
34 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.
put out blazing fires, escaped being killed by the sword, were weak but made strong, did mighty deeds in war, and routed enemy armies.
35 Nao andũ-a-nja makĩriũkĩrio andũ ao arĩa maakuĩte, magĩcooka muoyo. Andũ angĩ nao nĩmaregire kũrekererio, makĩnyariirwo nĩgeetha makaariũkio magĩe na muoyo mwega makĩria.
Women were given their dead family members back through resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to compromise and be pardoned, because they wanted to be part of a better resurrection.
36 Andũ angĩ nĩmanyũrũririo na makĩhũũrwo na iboko, o na angĩ makĩohwo na mĩnyororo na magĩikio njeera.
Yet others suffered insults and whippings; they were put in chains and imprisoned.
37 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;
Some were stoned, cut in pieces, tempted, killed by the sword. Some dressed in sheepskins and goatskins: destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
38 thĩ ndĩamaagĩrĩire. Moorũũraga werũ-inĩ na irĩma-inĩ, o na ngurunga-inĩ na miungu-inĩ ya thĩ.
The world was not worthy to have such people who wandered in the deserts and mountains, living in caves and holes in the ground.
39 Andũ aya othe nĩmagathĩrĩirio nĩ ũndũ wa wĩtĩkio wao, no gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wao wahingĩirio kĩĩranĩro kĩrĩa kĩeranĩirwo.
All of these people, even though they had God's approval, didn't receive what God had promised.
40 Ngai nĩatũhaarĩirie ũndũ mwega makĩria nĩgeetha andũ acio matigatuuo aagĩrĩru ithuĩ tũtarĩ hamwe nao.
God has given us something even better, so that they can't be complete without us.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
