< Ahibirania 12 >
1 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, kuona atĩ nĩtũrigiicĩirio nĩ aira aingĩ ũguo mahaana ta itu inene-rĩ, nĩtwĩyaũrei kĩrĩa gĩothe gĩtũritũhĩire, o na wĩhia ũrĩa ũtũrigiicaga mũno, na tũgĩtengʼere ihenya rĩrĩa tũigĩirwo mbere iitũ tũkirĩrĩirie.
Therefore, indeed, seeing that, we also, have encircling us, so great a cloud of witnesses, stripping off every incumbrance and the easily entangling sin, with endurance, let us be running, the race that is lying before us,
2 Nĩtũcũthĩrĩrie Jesũ, ũrĩa mwambĩrĩria na mũkinyanĩria wa gwĩtĩkia gwitũ, ũrĩa nĩ ũndũ wa gĩkeno kĩrĩa aigĩirwo mbere yake-rĩ, nĩoomĩrĩirie kwambwo mũtharaba-inĩ, atekũũria gũconorwo, na rĩu aikarĩte thĩ guoko-inĩ kwa ũrĩo gwa gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene kĩa Ngai.
Looking away unto our faith’s Princely-leader and perfecter, Jesus, —who, in consideration of the joy lying before him, endured a cross, shame, despising! And, on the right hand of the throne of God, hath taken his seat.
3 Rĩu-rĩ, cũraniai ũhoro wa ũcio wakirĩrĩirie ngarari nyingĩ ũguo kuuma kũrĩ andũ ehia, nĩgeetha mũtikananoge kana mũũrwo nĩ hinya.
For take ye into consideration—him who hath endured, such contradiction, by sinners against themselves, lest ye be wearied, in your souls becoming exhausted.
4 Inyuĩ mũkĩgiana na mehia-rĩ, mũtirĩ mũrarũa o nginya mũgaita thakame.
Not yet unto blood, have ye resisted, against sin, waging a contest;
5 Na nĩmũriganĩirwo nĩ kiugo gĩa kũmũũmĩrĩria kĩrĩa kĩmwaragĩria ta ciana ciake, atĩrĩ: “Mũrũ wakwa, ndũkahũthie irũithia rĩa Mwathani, o na ndũkoorwo nĩ hinya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa egũgũkũũma,
And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which, indeed, with you as with sons, doth reason: —My son! be not slighting the discipline of the Lord, neither be fainting, when by him, thou art reproved;
6 nĩgũkorwo Mwathani nĩarũithagia arĩa endete, na akaherithia ũrĩa wothe etĩkĩrĩte atuĩke mwana wake.”
For, whom the Lord loveth, he doth, discipline, and scourgeth every son whom he doth welcome home.
7 Inyuĩ kiragĩrĩriai mathĩĩna marĩ taarĩ irũithia; nĩgũkorwo Ngai aramwĩka ũguo ta mũrĩ ciana ciake. Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, nĩ mwana ũrĩkũ ũtarũithagio nĩ ithe?
For the sake of discipline, persevere! As towards sons, God, beareth himself, towards you; for who is a son whom a father doth not discipline?
8 Mũngĩkĩaga kũrũithio (na gũtirĩ mũndũ ũtarũithagio), inyuĩ mũkĩrĩ ciana cia mũtumia wa njĩra, no ti ciana ciake.
If however ye are without discipline, whereof, all, have received a share, then, are ye, bastards, and, not sons.
9 Ningĩ-rĩ, ithuothe twanakorwo na maithe maitũ marĩa maatũciarire na mũciarĩre wa mwĩrĩ, arĩa maatũrũithagia na ithuĩ tũkamatĩĩa nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo. Tũkĩagĩrĩire kwĩnyiihĩria atĩa Ithe wa maroho maitũ nĩguo tũtũũre muoyo!
Furthermore, indeed, the fathers of our flesh, we used to have, as administrators of discipline, and we used to pay deference: shall we not, much rather, submit ourselves to the Father of our spirits and, live?
10 Maithe maitũ nĩmatũrũithirie gwa kahinda kanini o ta ũrĩa moonaga kwagĩrĩire; no Ngai atũrũithagia tũteithĩke, nĩguo tũgwatanĩre nake ũtheru wake.
For, they, indeed, for a few days, according to that which seemed good to them, were administering discipline; but, he, unto that which is profitable, with view to our partaking of his holiness:
11 Gũtirĩ irũithia rĩonekaga rĩ rĩega ihinda-inĩ ta rĩu, tiga rĩrĩ rĩa o ruo. No thuutha-inĩ-rĩ, nĩrĩciaraga magetha ma ũthingu na thayũ harĩ andũ arĩa merutaga narĩo.
But, no discipline, for the present, indeed, seemeth to be of joy, but of sorrow: afterwards, however—to them who thereby have been trained, it yieldeth peaceful fruit, of righteousness.
12 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, tambũrũkiai moko manyu marĩa macunjurĩte, na maru manyu marĩa maregeru nĩguo magĩe hinya.
Wherefore, the slackened hands and paralysed knees, restore ye,
13 “Rũngariai njĩra cia magũrũ manyu,” nĩgeetha ũrĩa ũthuaga ndakae kuonja, no nĩ kaba ahonio.
And, straight tracks, be making for your feet—that the lame member may not be dislocated, but, be healed rather.
14 Mwĩrutanĩriei mũno gũikarania na andũ othe na thayũ, na gũtuĩka atheru; tondũ hatarĩ ũtheru-rĩ, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũkoona Mwathani.
Peace, be pursuing, with all, and the obtaining of holiness, —without which no one shall see the Lord:
15 Menyererai gũtikagĩe mũndũ o na ũmwe wanyu ũkwaga gũkinyĩrwo nĩ Wega wa Ngai, na mũtigetĩkĩrie ũndũ mũũru ũhaana ta mũri wa mũtĩ mũrũrũ ũkũre thĩinĩ wanyu, ũcooke kũrehe thĩĩna na ũthaahie andũ aingĩ.
Using oversight—lest any one be falling behind from the favour of God, —lest any root of bitterness, springing up above, be causing trouble, and, through it, the many, be defiled:
16 Tigĩrĩrai nĩmuona atĩ gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wanyu mũhũũri maraya, kana mũndũ ũtetigĩrĩte Ngai ta Esaũ, ũrĩa wendirie igai rĩa ũrigithathi wake nĩ ũndũ wa irio cia irĩa rĩmwe.
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, like Esau, —who, for the sake of one meal, yielded up his own firstborn rights;
17 Thuutha-inĩ, ta ũrĩa mũũĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa eendire kũgaya kĩrathimo gĩake, nĩaregirwo. Ndaahotire kuona kamweke ga kwĩrira, o na gwatuĩka nĩacaririe kĩrathimo kĩu na maithori.
For ye know that, afterwards—when he even wished to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for, place of repentance, found he none, even though, with tears, he diligently sought it.
18 Mũtiũkĩte kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩngĩhutio, na kĩrĩa kĩraakana mwaki; o kĩu kĩrĩ na nduma, na gĩgathimba, o na kĩrĩ na kĩhuhũkanio;
For ye have not approached—unto, a searching and scorching fire, and gloom, and mist, and tempest,
19 ningĩ kũrĩa kũrĩ mũgambo wa coro, o na kana mũgambo waragia na ciugo iria arĩa maaciguire maathaithanire matikaheo ũhoro ũngĩ o na ũmwe,
And a trumpets peal, —and a sound of things spoken: —from which they who heard excused themselves, lest there should be added to them, a word;
20 tondũ matingĩomĩrĩirie ũrĩa gwathanĩtwo, atĩrĩ; “O na nyamũ ĩngĩhutia kĩrĩma kĩu, no nginya ĩhũũrwo na mahiga ĩkue.”
For they could not bear, that which was being enjoined, —and, should a beast be touching the mountain, it shall be stoned;
21 Handũ hau haarĩ na ũndũ wa kũguoyohia mũno, ũũ atĩ Musa nĩoigire atĩrĩ, “Nĩndĩrainaina mũno nĩ guoya.”
And, so fearful was that which was showing itself, Moses, said—I am terrified, and do tremble!
22 No inyuĩ mũũkĩte Kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩa Zayuni, itũũra inene rĩa Ngai ũrĩa mũtũũra muoyo, na nĩrĩo Jerusalemu ya Igũrũ. Nĩmũũkĩte kĩũngano-inĩ gĩa gĩkeno kĩrĩ araika ngiri na ngiri,
But ye have approached—unto Zion’s mountain, and unto the city of a Living God, a heavenly Jerusalem, —and unto myriads of messengers,
23 kũrĩ kanitha wa marigithathi, arĩa marĩĩtwa mao maandĩkĩtwo kũũrĩa Igũrũ. Mũũkĩte kũrĩ Ngai, ũrĩa mũtuĩri andũ othe ciira, na kũrĩ maroho ma andũ arĩa athingu matuĩkĩte akinyanĩru kũna,
in high festival, —and unto an assembly of firstborn ones, enrolled in the heavens, —and unto God, judge of all, —and unto the spirits of righteous ones made perfect, —
24 na kũrĩ Jesũ ũrĩa mũiguithania wa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa kĩerũ, o na kũrĩ thakame ĩrĩa yakũminjaminjanĩrio ĩrĩa yaragia kiugo kĩega gũkĩra thakame ya Habili.
And unto the mediator of a new covenant, Jesus, —and unto the blood of sprinkling, more excellently speaking, than, Abel.
25 Menyererai mũtikarege ũrĩa ũkwaria. Angĩkorwo matiigana gwĩthara hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maaregire ũrĩa wamakaanagia arĩ gũkũ thĩ-rĩ, githĩ ithuĩ tũtingĩkĩaga o makĩria gwĩthara, tũngĩkĩhutatĩra ũrĩa ũtũkaanagia arĩ igũrũ?
Beware, lest ye excuse yourselves from him that speaketh; for, if, they escaped not, who excused themselves from him who on earth was warning, how much less, shall, we, who from him that warneth from the heavens, do turn ourselves away:
26 Hĩndĩ ĩyo-rĩ, mũgambo wake nĩwainainirie thĩ, no rĩu nĩeranĩire akoiga atĩrĩ, “Ihinda rĩngĩ to thĩ iiki ngainainia, no nĩngainainia igũrũ o narĩo.”
Whose voice shook the earth, then, but, now, hath he promised, saying—Yet once for all, I, will shake—not only the earth, but, also the heaven.
27 Ciugo ici, “ihinda rĩngĩ,” ironania kweherio gwa kĩrĩa kĩngĩenyenyeka, nacio nĩ indo iria ciũmbĩtwo, nĩgeetha kĩrĩa gĩtangĩenyenyeka gĩtũũre.
But, the saying, Yet once for all, maketh clear the removal of the things which can be shaken, as of things done with, —that they may remain, which cannot be shaken.
28 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio tondũ tũramũkĩra ũthamaki ũtangĩenyenyeka-rĩ, nĩtũcookiei ngaatho na tũhooyage Ngai na njĩra ĩrĩa yagĩrĩire, tũkĩmũtĩĩaga na tũkĩmwĩtigagĩra,
Wherefore, seeing that, of a kingdom not to be shaken, we are receiving possession, let us have gratitude—whereby we may be rendering divine service well-pleasingly unto God, with reverence and awe;
29 nĩgũkorwo “Ngai witũ nĩ mwaki ũniinanaga.”
For, even our God, is a consuming fire.