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.
And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,
2 Nʼihi na ọ bụ site nʼokwukwe ka e ji gbaara ndị ochie ama.
for in this were the elders testified of;
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 the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing; (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 a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.
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 translated — not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to — that he had pleased God well,
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 apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.
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, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.
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, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;
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 did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs 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 was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor [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 also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;
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.
wherefore, also from one were begotten — and that of one who had become dead — as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that [is] by the sea-shore — the innumerable.
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.
In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted [them], and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,
14 Ndị na-ekwu otu a na-ezipụta na ha na-ele anya obodo nke aka ha.
for those saying such things make manifest that they seek a country;
15 Ọ bụrụ na ha na-eche echiche banyere obodo nke ha hapụrụ, ha gaara enwe ohere ịlaghachi azụ.
and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity 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.
but now they long for a better, that is, an heavenly, wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for He did prepare for them a city.
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 hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,
18 ọ bụ ezie na Chineke kwuru maka ya, “Ọ bụ site nʼAịzik ka a ga-akpọ mkpụrụ gị aha.”
of whom it was said — 'In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'
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.
reckoning that even out of the dead God is able to raise up, whence also in a figure he did receive [him].
20 Ọ bụ okwukwe ka Aịzik jiri nye Jekọb na Ịsọ ngọzị banyere ihe dị nʼihu.
By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac did bless Jacob and Esau;
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 dying — each of the sons of Joseph did bless, and did bow down upon 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, Joseph dying, concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel did make mention, and concerning his bones did give command.
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, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child comely, and were not afraid of the decree of the king;
24 Site nʼokwukwe, Mosis e kweghị aza nwa ada Fero mgbe o tolitere.
by faith Moses, having become great, did refuse to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh,
25 Ọ họọrọ isoro ụmụ Chineke keta oke na mmegbu ha karịa inwe aṅụrị nke mmehie.
having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,
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.
greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of 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 behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One — he endured;
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 He who is destroying the first-born might 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 did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;
30 Mgbidi Jeriko dara mgbe ha jiri okwukwe gaa ya gburugburu ụbọchị asaa.
by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded 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 harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with 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,
And what shall I yet say? for the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, Barak also, and Samson, and Jephthah, David also, 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 did subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped 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 mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of infirmities, became strong in battle, caused to give way camps of the aliens.
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 by a rising again their dead, and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, that a better rising again they might receive,
36 E ji ụfọdụ mere ihe ọchị, tiekwa ha ihe otiti, ọ bụladị ike ha agbụ na ịtụ ha mkpọrọ.
and others of mockings and scourgings did receive trial, and yet of 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 sawn asunder, they were tried; in the killing of the sword they died; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins — being destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,
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; in deserts wandering, and [in] mountains, and [in] caves, and [in] 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.
and these all, having been testified to through the 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 for us something better having provided, that apart from us they might not be made perfect.
