Aroma 9
1 Niĩ ngwaria ũhoro-wa-ma ndĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ, ti maheeni ndĩraaria, o nayo thamiri yakwa nĩyo mũira wakwa thĩinĩ wa Roho Mũtheru,
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
2 atĩ ndĩ na kĩeha kĩnene na ruo rwa ngoro rũtarathira.
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
3 Nĩgũkorwo ingĩendire niĩ mwene nyiitwo nĩ kĩrũmi na nyingatwo ndigithanio na Kristũ handũ-inĩ ha ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ acio a rũrĩrĩ rwitũ kĩũmbe,
For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
4 nĩo andũ a Isiraeli. O nĩo Ngai aatuire ciana ciake; na nĩo maikaraga na riiri wake, na no-o matuĩtwo andũ a kĩrĩkanĩro, na a kwamũkĩra watho, na a kũhooyaga hekarũ-inĩ, o na ningĩ nĩo merĩirwo ciĩranĩro.
Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;
5 Ningĩ maithe maitũ marĩa ma tene maarĩ a kĩruka kĩu, nake Kristũ aarĩ wa rũciaro rwao ha ũhoro wa mwĩrĩ, o we Ngai ũrĩa wathaga maũndũ mothe, ũrĩa ũgoocagwo nginya tene! Ameni. (aiōn g165)
Whose [are] the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ [came], who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Ũguo ti kuuga atĩ kiugo kĩa Ngai nĩkĩagĩte kũhinga. Nĩgũkorwo ti andũ othe arĩa maciarĩirwo Isiraeli marĩ andũ a Ngai a ma.
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they [are] not all Israel, which are of Israel:
7 O na ningĩ ti othe ciana cia Iburahĩmu, o na gũtuĩka nĩ a rũciaro rwake. No rĩrĩ, eerirwo atĩrĩ, “Rũciaro rũrĩa rũgeetanio nawe rũkoima harĩ Isaaka.”
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 Ũguo nĩ ta kuuga atĩrĩ, ti ciana iria iciarĩtwo na njĩra ya ndũire ingĩtuĩka ciana cia Ngai, no nĩ ciana cia kĩĩranĩro ituuagwo cia mbeũ ya Iburahĩmu.
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
9 Nĩgũkorwo kĩĩranĩro kĩoigĩte atĩrĩ: “Ihinda rĩrĩa rĩamũre rĩakinya nĩngacooka, nake Sara nĩakagĩa kaana ga kahĩĩ.”
For this [is] the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
10 Na to ũguo wiki, o nacio ciana cia Rebeka ciarĩ cia ithe o ũmwe, na nĩwe ithe witũ Isaaka.
And not only [this]; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, [even] by our father Isaac;
11 No rĩrĩ, ciana icio cia mahatha itanaciarwo, o na itekĩte ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ mwega kana mũũru, nĩguo mũbango ũrĩa Ngai aathugundĩte wa gwĩthuurĩra andũ ũhinge:
(For [the children] being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth; )
12 ti na ũndũ wa ciĩko iria mekĩte, no nĩ ũndũ wa wendi wa ũcio wĩtanaga, nĩerire Rebeka atĩrĩ, “Ũrĩa mũkũrũ nĩagatungatĩra ũrĩa mũnini.”
It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
13 O ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Nĩndendire Jakubu, no ngĩrega Esaũ.”
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14 Tũkiuge atĩa nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoro ũcio? Ngai no atuanĩre ũndũ ũtarĩ wa kĩhooto? Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo!
What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
15 Nĩgũkorwo erire Musa atĩrĩ, “Nĩndĩiguagĩra tha ũrĩa ndenda kũiguĩra tha, na ngacaĩra ũrĩa ndenda gũcaĩra.”
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
16 Tondũ ũcio-rĩ, ũndũ ũcio nduonekaga nĩ ũndũ wa wendi wa mũndũ, kana nĩ ũndũ wa kĩyo gĩake, no nĩ ũndũ wa tha cia Ngai.
So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
17 Nĩgũkorwo Maandĩko-inĩ Firaũni erĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Ndagũtũũgĩririe nĩ ũndũ wa gĩtũmi gĩkĩ kĩũmbe, nĩguo nyonanie hinya wakwa thĩinĩ waku, na nĩguo rĩĩtwa rĩakwa rĩhunjio thĩ yothe.”
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
18 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ngai aiguagĩra tha mũndũ ũrĩa enda kũiguĩra tha, na akoomia ngoro ya ũrĩa enda kũũmia.
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.
19 Ũmwe wanyu ahota kũnjũũria atĩrĩ: “Ngai atũire atũtuagĩra mahĩtia nĩkĩ? Tondũ nũũ ũngĩkĩhota kũregana na ũrĩa Ngai ekwenda?”
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
20 No wee-rĩ, ũkĩrĩ ũ mũndũ ũyũ nĩguo ũcookanĩrie na Ngai? “Kĩndũ kĩrĩa kĩombirwo-rĩ, no kĩũrie ũcio wakĩũmbire, ‘Wanyũmbire ũũ nĩkĩ?’”
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed [it], Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Githĩ mũũmbi wa nyũngũ ndarĩ na kĩhooto gĩa kũhũthĩra rĩũmba o ũrĩa angĩenda; kĩenyũ kĩmwe kĩa rĩũmba rĩu athondeke indo imwe cia kũhũthĩrwo na njĩra ya gũtĩĩka na ingĩ nĩ ũndũ wa mahũthĩro ma ndũire?
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
22 Ĩ kũngĩkorwo Ngai, tondũ nĩathuurĩte kuonania mangʼũrĩ make na kũmenyithania hinya wake, nĩakirĩrĩirie mũno arĩ na wetereri mũnene andũ arĩa mahaana to indo icio cia kũrakarĩrwo, o icio ciahaarĩirio kwanangwo?
[What] if God, willing to shew [his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
23 Ĩ kũngĩkorwo ekaga ũguo nĩgeetha atũme ũingĩ wa riiri wake ũmenyeke nĩ arĩa mahaana ta indo iria akaiguĩra tha, arĩa aahaarĩirie o mbere matuĩke a kũgaya riiri ũcio,
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
24 na nĩo ithuĩ, ithuĩ arĩa eetire, na to arĩa moimĩte kũrĩ Ayahudi, no nĩ kuuma o na kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ?
Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
25 O ta ũrĩa oigĩte Ibuku-inĩ rĩa Hosea, atĩrĩ: “Andũ arĩa matarĩ akwa nĩo ngeeta ‘andũ akwa’; nake mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio ũtarĩ mwende nĩwe ngeeta ‘mwendwa wakwa.’”
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
26 na ningĩ, “Nĩgũgatuĩka atĩ, o handũ harĩa meerĩirwo atĩrĩ, ‘Inyuĩ mũtirĩ andũ akwa,’ no ho mageetĩrwo ‘ariũ a Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo’.”
And it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
27 Naguo ũhoro ũkoniĩ Isiraeli, Isaia nĩanĩrĩire, akiuga atĩrĩ: “O na gũtuĩka andũ a Isiraeli maigana ta mũthanga wa iria-inĩ-rĩ, no matigari mao makaahonoka.
Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
28 Nĩgũkorwo Mwathani nĩagatuĩra andũ a gũkũ thĩ ciira o narua, na aũkinyie mũthia.”
For he will finish the work, and cut [it] short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
29 Na o ta ũrĩa Isaia oigĩte o mbere ũndũ ũcio ũtanakinya, atĩrĩ: “Tiga Mwathani Mwene-Hinya-Wothe aatũtigĩirie njiaro-rĩ, ithuĩ tũngĩatuĩkire ta Sodomu, na tũhaane o ta Gomora.”
And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
30 Tũkiuge atĩa ha ũhoro ũcio? Atĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, arĩa mataathingatire ũthingu, nĩmagĩire naguo, ũthingu ũrĩa ũgĩĩagwo naguo na ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia;
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
31 no atĩ andũ a Isiraeli, arĩa maathingatire watho wa ũthingu-rĩ, matiigana kũgĩa na watho ũcio.
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
32 Maagire kũgĩa naguo nĩkĩ? Tondũ matiaũthiingatire na njĩra ya wĩtĩkio, no maũcaririe na njĩra ya gwĩka maũndũ. O nao nĩmahĩngirwo nĩ “ihiga rĩrĩa rĩhĩnganaga”.
Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
33 O ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo: “Atĩrĩrĩ, kũu Zayuni nĩnjigĩte ihiga rĩrĩa rĩtũmaga andũ mahĩngwo, na ngaiga rwaro rwa ihiga rũrĩa rũtũmaga magũe, nake mũndũ ũrĩa ũmwĩhokete ndarĩ hĩndĩ agaaconorithio.”
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
