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 being confident of what we hope for, convinced about things we do not see.
2 Nʼihi na ọ bụ site nʼokwukwe ka e ji gbaara ndị ochie ama.
For by this, the people of old were attested.
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, we understand that the ages were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible. (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, Habeil offered to God a better sacrifice than Qayen, through which he was attested as righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and though he died he still speaks through it.
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, Khenuk was taken away, so that he would not see death, "and he was not found, because God took him away." For before he was taken he was attested as having pleased 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.
Now without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek 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, Nukh, being warned about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared a box-shaped ship for the salvation of his household, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to 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, Avraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing 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 sojourned in a land of promise, as a foreigner, living in tents with Iskhaq and Yaquv, the heirs with him of the same promise.
10 Nʼihi na ọ na-ele anya ala ahụ nke nwere ntọala, nke onye tụrụ atụmatụ ya ma wuokwa ya bụ Chineke.
For he looked for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder 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.
By faith, even barren Sarah herself received power to conceive when she was past age, and gave birth, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
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.
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
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.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were foreigners and temporary residents on 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 seeking a country of their own.
15 Ọ bụrụ na ha na-eche echiche banyere obodo nke ha hapụrụ, ha gaara enwe ohere ịlaghachi azụ.
If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
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.
Instead, they were longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city 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, Avraham, being tested, offered up Iskhaq; and he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;
18 ọ bụ ezie na Chineke kwuru maka ya, “Ọ bụ site nʼAịzik ka a ga-akpọ mkpụrụ gị aha.”
even he to whom it was said, "In Iskhaq will your descendants be called;"
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.
concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
20 Ọ bụ okwukwe ka Aịzik jiri nye Jekọb na Ịsọ ngọzị banyere ihe dị nʼihu.
By faith, Iskhaq blessed Yaquv and Isuw, even concerning 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, Yaquv, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Yauseph, and bowed over the top of his staff.
22 Nʼọgwụgwụ ndụ ya, Josef sitere nʼokwukwe kwuo banyere ọpụpụ ụmụ Izrel ma nyekwa ntụziaka banyere olili ọkpụkpụ ya.
By faith, Yauseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the people of Israyel; and gave instructions concerning 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, Mushe, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
24 Site nʼokwukwe, Mosis e kweghị aza nwa ada Fero mgbe o tolitere.
By faith, Mushe, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
25 Ọ họọrọ isoro ụmụ Chineke keta oke na mmegbu ha karịa inwe aṅụrị nke mmehie.
choosing rather to share ill treatment with God's people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;
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.
considering the abuse suffered for the Meshikha greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the 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 left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
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 the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
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 passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
30 Mgbidi Jeriko dara mgbe ha jiri okwukwe gaa ya gburugburu ụbọchị asaa.
By faith, the walls of Irikhu fell down, after they had been encircled 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, Rakhav the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
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 shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gedeun, Baraq, Shemshun, Naphtakh, Dawid, Shemuyel, and the prophets;
33 ndị sitere nʼokwukwe merie ọtụtụ alaeze, kpeekwa ikpe nkwụmọtọ, natakwa nkwa e kwere, ndị mechiri ọnụ ọdụm.
who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
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.
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
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 received their dead by resurrection. And others were tortured, not accepting the payment for release, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
36 E ji ụfọdụ mere ihe ọchị, tiekwa ha ihe otiti, ọ bụladị ike ha agbụ na ịtụ ha mkpọrọ.
Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
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 sawed apart, they were put to the test, they were killed with the sword. They went around in sheepskins and in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, mistreated
38 Ha wagharịrị nʼọzara na nʼugwu, nʼọgba nkume na nʼọnụ ala. Nʼanya ụwa, a gụrụ ha nʼihe efu.
(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
39 A gbaara ezigbo ama nʼisi ndị a niile nʼihi okwukwe ha, ma ha anataghị ihe ahụ e kwere ha na nkwa.
These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, did not receive the promise,
40 Otu ọ dị, Chineke akwadoberela anyị ihe kaara anyị mma, ka a ghara ime ka ha zuo oke ma e wepụ anyị.
God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
