Aroma 11
1 Ningĩ ngũũria atĩrĩ: Ngai nĩkũrega aaregire andũ ake? Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo! Niĩ mwene ndĩ Mũisiraeli, wa rũciaro rwa Iburahĩmu, na wa mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini.
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? By no means. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the tribe of Benjamin.
2 Ngai ndaigana kũrega andũ ake arĩa aamenyete o mbere. Kaĩ mũtooĩ ũrĩa Maandĩko moigĩte harĩa handĩkĩtwo ũhoro wa Elija, ũrĩa aathaithire Ngai nĩ ũndũ wa andũ a Isiraeli, akiuga atĩrĩ:
God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
3 “Mwathani, nĩmoragĩte anabii aku na nĩmatharĩtie igongona ciaku; no niĩ nyiki ndigarĩte, nao nĩkũnjaria maranjaria manjũrage”?
Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 Ngai aamũcookeirie atĩrĩ, “Nĩndĩĩtigĩirie andũ ngiri mũgwanja arĩa matarĩ maaturĩria Baali ndu.”
But what saith the answer of God to him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, o na hĩndĩ ĩno tũrĩ, nĩ kũrĩ na matigari marĩa Ngai ethuurĩire nĩ ũndũ wa wega wake.
Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 Na angĩkorwo Ngai aamathuurire nĩ ũndũ wa wega wake-rĩ, gũtingĩgĩtuĩka atĩ maathuurirwo nĩ ũndũ wa ciĩko ciao; korwo nĩ ũguo-rĩ, wega wa Ngai ndũngĩgĩtuĩka nĩ wega rĩngĩ.
And if by grace, then [is it] no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7 Rĩu tũkiuge atĩa? Nĩ atĩrĩ, ũndũ ũrĩa andũ a Isiraeli maatũire macaragia na kĩyo kĩnene matiawonire, no andũ arĩa athuure-rĩ, nĩmawonire. Acio angĩ nao nĩmoomirio ngoro,
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
8 o ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Ngai nĩamaheire roho ta wa andũ magonetio nĩ toro, akĩmahe maitho matekuona, na matũ matekũigua, o nginya ũmũthĩ ũyũ.”
(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear; ) to this day.
9 Nake Daudi ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Metha yao ya kũrĩĩra ĩrotuĩka mũtego, na kĩndũ gĩa kũmagwatia, o na ĩtuĩke ya kũmahĩnga, na irĩhi rĩa ũũru wao.
And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompense to them:
10 Maitho mao marogĩa nduma, matige gũcooka kuona, na mathiiage mainamĩrĩire nginya tene.”
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always.
11 Ningĩ ngũũria atĩrĩ: Ayahudi nĩkũhĩngwo maahĩngirwo makĩgũa ũndũ matangĩũkĩra? Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo! Aca ti guo o na atĩa! Ũrĩa kũrĩ nĩ atĩ, tondũ wa mehia mao, ũhonokio nĩũkinyĩire andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ nĩgeetha andũ a Isiraeli maigue ũiru.
I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? By no means: but [rather] through their fall salvation [is come] to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
12 No angĩkorwo ũremi wao nĩũtuĩkĩte ũtonga kũrĩ kĩrĩndĩ gĩa thĩ, nayo hathara yao ĩgatuĩka ũtonga kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ-rĩ, githĩ kũiyũrĩrĩrwo kwao gũtingĩkĩrehe ũtonga mũingĩ makĩria!
Now if the fall of them [be] the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?
13 Rĩu-rĩ, nĩ inyuĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ ndĩraarĩria. Tondũ ndĩ mũtũmwo ũtũmĩtwo kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ-rĩ, ũtungata ũcio wakwa nĩndĩwĩkĩrĩire mũno,
For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office:
14 ngĩĩgeragĩria kana hihi ndahota kwarahũra andũ a rũruka rwakwa kĩũmbe maigue ũiru, na ndũme amwe ao mahonokio.
If by any means I may incite to emulation [them who are] my flesh, and may save some of them.
15 Tondũ angĩkorwo kũregwo kwao nĩkuo gwa gũtũma kĩrĩndĩ gĩa thĩ kĩiguithanio na Ngai-rĩ, ĩ gwĩtĩkĩrwo kwao kũngĩkĩrehe kĩĩ, tiga o kũriũka kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ?
For if the rejection of them [be] the reconciling of the world, what [shall] the receiving [of them be], but life from the dead?
16 Angĩkorwo kĩenyũ gĩa kĩmere kĩrĩa kĩrutĩirwo Ngai kĩrĩ maciaro ma mbere nĩ gĩtheru-rĩ, o nakĩo kĩmere gĩothe no gĩtheru; angĩkorwo mũri nĩ mũtheru-rĩ, o nacio honge no theru.
For if the first fruit [is] holy, the lump [is] also [holy]: and if the root [is] holy, so [are] the branches.
17 Angĩkorwo honge imwe cia mũtamaiyũ wa mũgũnda nĩciakahũrirwo, nawe, o na watuĩka ũrĩ rũhonge rwa mũtamaiyũ wa gĩthaka-rĩ, ũgĩciarithanio na honge icio ingĩ, na rĩu nĩũgayanaga ũnoru na icio ingĩ kuuma mũri wa mũtamaiyũ ũcio-rĩ,
And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, art ingrafted among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive-tree;
18 menya ndũkae kwĩganĩra honge icio ingĩ. Ũngĩka ũguo-rĩ, ririkana ũndũ ũyũ: Wee tiwe ũnyiitĩrĩire mũri ũcio, no nĩ mũri ũcio ũkũnyiitĩrĩire.
Boast not against the branches. But if thou boastest, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 No wee no ũkiuge atĩrĩ, “Honge icio ciakahũrirwo nĩgeetha njiarithanio na mũtĩ.”
Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be ingrafted.
20 Ũguo noguo. No rĩrĩ, honge icio ciakahũrirwo tondũ wa kwaga gwĩtĩkia, nawe wĩhaandĩte nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia. Ndũkae gwĩtĩĩa, no wĩtigagĩre.
Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear:
21 Tondũ angĩkorwo Ngai ndaacaĩire honge icio cia ndũire-rĩ, o nawe ndangĩgũcaĩra.
For if God spared not the natural branches, [take heed] lest he also spare not thee.
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mwĩcũraniei ũhoro wa ũtugi wa Ngai na kwaga tha gwake: harĩ andũ acio maagũire, nĩagire kũmaiguĩra tha, no inyuĩ, nĩkũmũtuga amũtugaga, angĩkorwo nĩmũgũtũũra thĩinĩ wa ũtugi wake. Kwaga ũguo-rĩ, o na inyuĩ no mũtinio mweherio.
Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them who fell, severity; but towards thee, goodness, if thou shalt continue in [his] goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23 Andũ acio nao mangĩtiga kũrũmia ũhoro ũcio wa kwaga gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, nĩmagaciarithanio na mũtĩ, nĩgũkorwo Ngai arĩ na ũhoti wa kũmaciarithania naguo rĩngĩ.
And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be ingrafted: for God is able to ingraft them again.
24 Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, angĩkorwo mwatinirio kuuma mũtamaiyũ-inĩ wa kĩrĩti, na mũgĩcooka mũgĩciarithanio na mũtamaiyũ wa mũgũnda, na ũcio nĩ ũhoro ũtarĩ wa ndũire-rĩ, githĩ ti ũhũthũ makĩria honge ici, o ici ciarĩ ciaguo, gũciarithanio na mũtamaiyũ wa mũgũnda o ũcio warĩ wao kĩũmbe!
For if thou wast cut out of the olive-tree which is wild by nature, and wast ingrafted contrary to nature into a good olive-tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural [branches], be grafted into their own olive-tree?
25 Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, ndikwenda mũikare mũrigĩtwo nĩ ũhoro ũyũ wa hitho, nĩgeetha mũtikae kwĩona ta mũrĩ oogĩ: Hitho nĩ atĩ, andũ amwe a Isiraeli nĩanyiite nĩ kũũmia ngoro, o nginya rĩrĩa mũigana wa andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ ũkaahinga gũtoonya.
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits) that blindness in part hath happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles shall be come in.
26 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, andũ a Isiraeli othe nĩmakahonokio, o ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Mũhonokia nĩakoima Zayuni; naguo ũhoro wa kũregana na Ngai nĩakaweheria kuuma kũrĩ Jakubu.
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 Nakĩo gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa ngaarĩkanĩra nao, rĩrĩa ngaamehereria mehia mao.”
For this [is] my covenant to them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 Ha Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega-rĩ, andũ a Isiraeli nĩmatuirwo thũ nĩ ũndũ wanyu, no ha ũhoro wa gũthuurwo-rĩ, nĩmendetwo nĩ ũndũ wa maithe mao ma tene,
As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as concerning the election, [they are] beloved for the father's sakes.
29 nĩgũkorwo iheo iria Ngai aheanaga na gwĩtana kũrĩa etanaga nakuo ndacookaga kwĩricũkwo.
For the gifts and calling of God [are] without repentance.
30 O ta ũrĩa inyuĩ hĩndĩ ĩmwe mwaremeire Ngai, no rĩu nĩamũiguĩrĩire tha nĩ ũndũ wa ũremi wao-rĩ,
For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief;
31 rĩu no taguo o nao matuĩkĩte aremi, nĩgeetha o nao rĩu maiguĩrwo tha nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa Ngai amũiguĩrĩire tha.
Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. (eleēsē g1653)
33 Hĩ! Ĩ ũũgĩ wa Ngai, o naguo ũmenyo wake, itikĩrĩ nyingĩ na ndiku mũno! Matuĩro make gũtirĩ ũngĩhota kũmatuĩria, na mĩthiĩre yake kaĩ ndĩngĩmenyeka-ĩ!
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
34 “Nũũ ũmenyete meciiria ma Mwathani? Kana nũũ ũkoretwo akĩmũtaara?”
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counselor?
35 “Nũũ wanahe Ngai kĩndũ, atĩ nĩguo Ngai acooke amũrĩhe kĩndũ kĩu?”
Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed to him again?
