Wagalatia 4
1 Nikhuvavula ukhuta maadamu unya vuhare ve mwana, sasutine nusung'wa, hata inave indolenchii va finu fyoni.
What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.
2 Pakhuva ya mwene, alepasi pa vuloleli nu mwemelenchii mpakha usekhe uguvekhiwe nu daadaa va mwene.
He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.
3 Ukhokongana nayufwe, uvutukhale vana, tukhibateliwe mbusu ng'wa wa ndagero inchaa Nguluve.
So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.
4 Usekhe gugwene wugufikhe, uNguluve asukhile oswambe, ong'olwa va dala, ong'olwa pasi palolagelo.
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
5 Avombile ndete ili avokholo voni avalepasi pa ndagero, ili twupele ukhuva nda vana.
to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
6 Ulwa khuva umwe mulevana, uNguluve asung'ile umepo ombalaje igati mu numbura incheto, umepo uyikhelanga, “Abba, Daada.”
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
7 Ulwakhuva sulesung'wa tena ila ule mwana. Inave ule mwana, uveve pure vuhare wa Nguluve.
So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
8 Ata khasekhe, usekhe ugusamwamanyile uNguluve, mwale vasung'wa khuvala avanya manguluve gavo.
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
9 Leno uhuta mu manyile uNguluve, au ukhuta mumanyikhe nu Nguluve, inave mukilivokha khusana khu ndagero imepe incha lutanchii inchivovole egarama? Leno munogwa uhuva vasung'wa tena?
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
10 Mukwibata khuvogorofu isikhu inchi nogire, uvosemo wa mwenchi, emisekhe, ne miakha ni dwada khwa ajili yenyo.
You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!
11 Nidwada ukhuta khu namna eyenge neteesinche vovole.
I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
12 Nikhovadovaa, valokolo, muvinchage ndulunelevo, olwakhuva nivile ndulu murevo.
I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
13 Samng'arinche. Ila mulumanyile ukhuta wale vosabisye wa vutamu uwambele ukhuta na lumbelile ekhwilongwi enonu ukhukhuma khu sana.
You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.
14 Inave ombelee gwango gwa vavekhile mundugero, samukhambede nukhumbela. Tena mukha nyupelile wita insung'wa va Nguluve, khukhuta navile Yesu Klisite mwene.
And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
15 Ulwa khuva, lulendakhu ulukhekhelo lwenyo? ingave nikhuvavula umwe ukhuta, yiwesekhana, mwa muhenche amikho genyo mume one.
What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
16 Leno, nivile imbivi khulyumwe nevile nikhuvavula eyayelweli?
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
17 Vikhovalonda khuvunogwe ila siokhu manonu. Vinogwa ukhutunangang'wa uve nufwe tusite ukhukhukonga.
Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.
18 Vunonu fincho ukhuva nu vonogwe olwakhuva khunonu ncheene, sio usekhe uguniva pupaninie.
Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.
19 Avanango avadebe, neletamu namasikhitekho khwajili yenyo impakha u Klisite akholiwe igati ndyumwe.
My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
20 Ninogwa uhuva pupaninie numwe leno nukhupendula amamenyu gango, ulwakhuva nelenu wasiwasi igati indyumwe.
how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
21 Imbuleone, umwe yumwe mwinogwa uhuva pasi pa rulagelo, samupulekha urulagero vulwinchova?
Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
22 Olwakhuva nesimbile uhuta u Abrahamu avile na vana avademi vavele, uyunge khwa dala onsunkhwa oyunge khwa dala omwavukhe.
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
23 Ola uvasunkhwa akho dala omwavukhe akholiwe ni ndagano.
His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
24 Amamenyu aga giwesya okhonchoviwa khwa ekhekhwani olwakhuva ava dala ava vikhwanana na malagano gavele. Oyunge akhumile mukhewamba ekhwa Sinai. Ikhola avana ava viva vasung'wa. Unywa ve Hajiri.
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
25 Leno Hajiri vekhewamba khwa Sinai kherekho Arabuni. Khikhwananinchwa ne Yerusalemu eyaleno, olwakhuva insung'wa na vana va mwene.
Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
26 Leno Yerusalemu yilekhukwanya nu wavukhe, je uyo ve mama veto.
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
27 Olwakhuva yisimbiwe, “Rukhekhero, vedala uvesa wikhola, yuve sawikhola. Wove elimenyu wovele ndo khekhelo, uve yuve solenchoovele nukhokhola. Olwa khuva vingi avana avayusikhola, pa kianya paula uyalenogosi.”
For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”
28 Leno lokolo, inave u Isaka, umwe mulevana va ndagano.
Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
29 Khusekhe gula ugu gwita umunu uyakholiwe ulwa khuva umbele gukhuteswa uyakholiwe khwa mepo umbalanchee. Leno vuvule vule.
At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.
30 Uvusimbe witandeti? “Ing'enche udala unsung'wa paninie nu swambe. Olwa khuva umwana va sung'wa sihare paninie nu mwana va dala omwuvukhe.”
But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
31 Inave, lokolo, ufwe satulivana va dala unsung'wa, ila va dala omwuvukhe.
Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
