Ndị Hibru 11
1 Ugbu a, okwukwe bụ inwe obi ike banyere ihe ndị a na-ele anya ha na inwe owuweanya banyere ihe a na-ahụbeghị anya.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true.
2 Nʼihi na ọ bụ site nʼokwukwe ka e ji gbaara ndị ochie ama.
For by it our fathers had God's approval.
3 Ọ bụ site nʼokwukwe ka anyị ji ghọta na e mere ụwa na ihe niile anyị na-ahụ anya site nʼokwu Chineke. Nʼihi nke a, ihe anyị na-ahụ anya ugbu a bụ ihe e mere site nʼihe anyị na-adịghị ahụ anya. (aiōn g165)
By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be. (aiōn g165)
4 Ebel sitere nʼokwukwe chụọ aja dị mma nye Chineke karịa aja nke Ken chụrụ; nke e si na ya gụnye ya nʼonye ezi omume. Chineke kwuru okwu banyere onyinye ya. Ma ugbu a, ọ bụ ezie na ọ nwụọlarị ma ọ ka na-ekwu okwu site nʼokwukwe.
By faith Abel made a better offering to God than Cain, and he had witness through it of his righteousness, God giving his approval of his offering: and his voice still comes to us through it though he is dead.
5 E sitere nʼokwukwe kupu Enọk nke pụtara na ọ nwụghị anwụ, a hụkwaghị ya ọzọ nʼihi na Chineke akpọrọla ya. Ma tupu e kuru ya, e mere ka anyị mara na ọ mere ihe masịrị Chineke.
By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God:
6 Ọ bụ ihe siri ike mmadụ ime ihe ga-atọ ya ụtọ ma ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ enweghị okwukwe. Nʼihi na onye na-abịakwute Chineke nso aghaghị ikwe na ọ dị. Na ọ bụkwa onye na-akwụghachi onye ọbụla na-achọsi ya ike ụgwọ.
And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.
7 Site nʼokwukwe, Noa, onye nke a dọrọ aka na ntị gbasara ihe ndị a na-ahụbeghị anya, gere ntị ma ruo ụgbọ mmiri maka nzọpụta nke ezinaụlọ ya. Site na nke a, ọ mara ụwa ikpe, ma bụrụ onye nketa nke ezi omume sitere nʼokwukwe.
By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.
8 Site nʼokwukwe, Ebraham rubere isi mgbe a kpọrọ ya ka ọ hapụ, gaa nʼala ahụ nke ọ ga-enweta dịka ihe nketa. Ọ gawara nʼamaghị ebe ọ na-aga.
By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.
9 Okwukwe ka o jiri biri dịka ọbịa nʼala ahụ e kwere ya na nkwa, na-ebi nʼụlọ ikwu, ya na Aịzik na Jekọb, bụ ndị e kwere ya na ha otu nkwa ahụ.
By faith he was a wanderer in the land of the agreement, as in a strange land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had a part with him in the same heritage:
10 Nʼihi na ọ na-ele anya ala ahụ nke nwere ntọala, nke onye tụrụ atụmatụ ya ma wuokwa ya bụ Chineke.
For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God.
11 Site nʼokwukwe ọ natara ike ọmụmụ. Ọ bụ ezie na ọ gafeela oge ịmụta nwa, ọ bụladị Sera nʼonwe ya bụ nwanyị aga, nʼihi na ọ gụrụ onye ahụ kwere ya nkwa dị ka onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.
And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;
12 Ya mere site nʼotu onye a, onye a gụrụ dị ka onye nwụrụ anwụ ka e si nweta ụmụ ndị ọnụọgụgụ ha dị ka kpakpando dị na mbara eluigwe, dị ka aja dị nʼakụkụ osimiri.
So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.
13 Ndị a niile nwere okwukwe nwụrụ na-anataghị nkwa ahụ, ma site nʼebe dị anya ha hụrụ ma nabatakwa nkwa ndị a. Ha kwupụtakwara na ha bụ ndị ọbịa na ndị mba ọzọ nʼụwa.
All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.
14 Ndị na-ekwu otu a na-ezipụta na ha na-ele anya obodo nke aka ha.
For those who say such things make it clear that they are searching for a country for themselves.
15 Ọ bụrụ na ha na-eche echiche banyere obodo nke ha hapụrụ, ha gaara enwe ohere ịlaghachi azụ.
And truly if they had kept in mind the country from which they went out, they would have had chances of turning back.
16 Ma otu ọ dị, ha na-elesi anya ike maka obodo ahụ ka mma, bụ nke dị nʼeluigwe. Ya mere, ọ dịghị eme Chineke ihere ka a kpọ ya Chineke ha, nʼihi na o dozielara ha ebe obibi.
But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.
17 Site nʼokwukwe Ebraham ji Aịzik chụọ aja mgbe a nwalere ya. Onye ahụ natara ihe ndị ahụ e kwere nkwa, dị njikere iji otu nwa ahụ o nwere chụọ aja,
By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body,
18 ọ bụ ezie na Chineke kwuru maka ya, “Ọ bụ site nʼAịzik ka a ga-akpọ mkpụrụ gị aha.”
Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:
19 Ebraham chere na Chineke pụrụ ime ka onye nwụrụ anwụ site nʼọnwụ bilie, dịka ihe ịma atụ otu ahụ ka o mekwara, nʼihi na ọ nataghachikwara ya.
Judging that God was able to give life even to the dead; and because of this he did get him back as if from death.
20 Ọ bụ okwukwe ka Aịzik jiri nye Jekọb na Ịsọ ngọzị banyere ihe dị nʼihu.
By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come.
21 Ọ bụ okwukwe ka Jekọb ji gọzie ụmụ Josef nʼotu nʼotu tupu ọ nwụọ. Ọ kpọrọ isiala dịka ọ dabere nʼelu mkpanaka ya.
By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God worship, supported by his stick.
22 Nʼọgwụgwụ ndụ ya, Josef sitere nʼokwukwe kwuo banyere ọpụpụ ụmụ Izrel ma nyekwa ntụziaka banyere olili ọkpụkpụ ya.
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones.
23 Okwukwe ka nne na nna Mosis ji zobe ya ọnwa atọ mgbe a mụrụ ya, nʼihi na ha hụrụ na ọ bụ nwa mara mma. Ha atụkwaghị egwu iwu eze ala Ijipt bụ Fero nyere.
By faith Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a fair child; and they had no fear of the king's orders.
24 Site nʼokwukwe, Mosis e kweghị aza nwa ada Fero mgbe o tolitere.
By faith Moses, when he became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 Ọ họọrọ isoro ụmụ Chineke keta oke na mmegbu ha karịa inwe aṅụrị nke mmehie.
Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God, than for a short time to have a taste of the pleasures of sin;
26 O kpebiri na ọ bụ ihe karịchara mma ịhụ ahụhụ nʼihi Kraịst, kama inweju akụ niile nke Ijipt afọ. Nʼihi na o nwere olileanya maka ụgwọ ọrụ dị nʼihu.
Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking forward to his reward.
27 Okwukwe ka ọ ji hapụ Ijipt. Ọ tụghị egwu iwe eze, ma ọ tachịrị obi ya dịka ọ hụrụ onye ahụ a na-apụghị ịhụ anya.
By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen.
28 O sitekwara nʼokwukwe debe Mmemme Ngabiga. O fesara ọbara ka onye mbibi nke ụmụ nwoke mbụ, hapụ ịmetụ ụmụ nwoke mbụ ndị Izrel aka.
By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their oldest sons to death.
29 Ha gafere Osimiri Uhie site nʼokwukwe dị ka a ga-asị na ọ bụ ala efu. Ma mgbe ndị Ijipt nwara ime nke a, mmiri lomiri ha niile.
By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it had been dry land, though the Egyptians were overcome by the water when they made an attempt to do the same.
30 Mgbidi Jeriko dara mgbe ha jiri okwukwe gaa ya gburugburu ụbọchị asaa.
By faith the walls of Jericho came down, after they had been circled for seven days.
31 Site nʼokwukwe, Rehab nwanyị akwụna esoghị ndị nnupu isi laa nʼiyi nʼihi na ọ nabatara ndị bịara inyochapụta obodo ahụ nʼudo.
By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land.
32 Olee ihe ọzọ m ga-ekwu? Oge ga-agwụnahụ m ikwu gbasara Gidiọn, na Barak, na Samsin, na Jefta, na Devid, na Samuel na ndị amụma,
What more am I to say? For there would not be time to give the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets:
33 ndị sitere nʼokwukwe merie ọtụtụ alaeze, kpeekwa ikpe nkwụmọtọ, natakwa nkwa e kwere, ndị mechiri ọnụ ọdụm.
Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut,
34 Ha menyụrụ ọkụ dị egwu, gbanarị mma agha, nweta ike site nʼadịghị ike. Ha ghọkwara ndị dị ike nʼagha, chụlaa usuu ndị agha ndị mba ọzọ.
Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations.
35 Ụmụ nwanyị natara ndị ha nwụrụ anwụ, site na mbilite nʼọnwụ. Ndị ọzọ naara ntaramahụhụ, ha jụrụ ịnata mgbapụta ka ha nwee ike nata mbilite nʼọnwụ ka mma.
Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come;
36 E ji ụfọdụ mere ihe ọchị, tiekwa ha ihe otiti, ọ bụladị ike ha agbụ na ịtụ ha mkpọrọ.
And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:
37 A tụrụ ụfọdụ nkume, kwọbie ụfọdụ abụọ. E ji mma agha gbuo ụfọdụ. Ụfọdụ yi akpụkpọ ewu na akpụkpọ atụrụ jegharịa. Ụfọdụ bụkwa ndị dara ụkpa. A kpagburu ụfọdụ, ma mejọọkwa ndị ọzọ.
They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked,
38 Ha wagharịrị nʼọzara na nʼugwu, nʼọgba nkume na nʼọnụ ala. Nʼanya ụwa, a gụrụ ha nʼihe efu.
Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough.
39 A gbaara ezigbo ama nʼisi ndị a niile nʼihi okwukwe ha, ma ha anataghị ihe ahụ e kwere ha na nkwa.
And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,
40 Otu ọ dị, Chineke akwadoberela anyị ihe kaara anyị mma, ka a ghara ime ka ha zuo oke ma e wepụ anyị.
Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us.
