Bharumi 3
1 Kabhele ndo faida jhelekhu jhaajhe najhu Myahudi? Ni faida jha tohara ndo kiki?
[Someone may object to this, saying], “[If being circumcised does not cause God to accept us Jews], (there is no advantage in being a Jew [over being a non-Jew]./is there any advantage in being a Jew [over being a non-Jew]?) [RHQ] Being circumcised does not benefit [us Jews at all]!”
2 Kinofu nesu kwa khila njela. Awali jha ghoha, Bhayahudi bhakabisibhu bhufunuo kuhoma kwa K'yara.
[I would reply that being Jews] benefits [us] in many ways [HYP]. First of all, it benefits us because it was to [our ancestors] that God’s words, [words that contain his promises], were given {that [God] gave his words, [words that contain his promises]}.
3 Lakini, jhijhabhuli jhikajhiajhi baada jha Bhayahudi bhajhelepi ni imani? Je, kubela kuamini kwa bhene kwibetakubheka bhuaminifu bhwa K'yara kujha batili?
Many [Jews did not obey God as they promised that they would. So someone might ask], “Does their not being faithful mean that God will not [bless us Jews] as he promised [that he would]?”
4 La hasha. Badala jhiake, lekayi K'yara abhonekayi kujha ghwa bhukweli, hata kama khila munu n'desi. Kama kyajhalembibhu, “Jha kujha ubhwesiajhi haki mu malobhi gha jhobhi, na ubhwesiajhi kutobhesya pa ghwijhingila mu hukumu.”
[I would reply], “No, it certainly does not mean that! God always does [what he has promised], even though [people do not]. All those who accuse God [of not keeping his promises to us Jews] are very mistaken.” [What King David wrote about God’s justly saying that he would punish him for his sins is also true of those who accuse God of not keeping his promises. What he said to God was], “So everyone must acknowledge that what you [(sg)] have said [about them] (OR, [their sin]) is true, and you will always win the case when you are accused {when [people] accuse you}.”
5 Ikajhiajhi bhubhibhi bhwa jhoto bhwibhonekana haki jha K'yara, tujobhayi kiki? K'yara dhalimu lepi pachomesya ghadhabu jha muene, je ajhe naha? Nilongela kufwalila mantiki gha kibinadamu.
So if we [Jews’] being wicked [PRS] shows that it is right that God [does not bless us], what shall we say/conclude? Shall we conclude that it is not right for God to be angry [and punish us Jews] [MTY]? I [should not be saying these things], [but] I am speaking as ordinary humans [speak].
6 La hasha! Ni khelekhu K'yara ibetakubhuhukumu ulimwengu?
We should certainly not [conclude that God should not judge us], because if God [did not judge us Jews], (it would not possibly be right for him to judge [anyone in] the world [MTY]!/how could he judge [anyone in] the world?) [MTY, RHQ]
7 Lakini ikajhiajhi bhukweli jha K'yara kup'etela udesi bhwa nene jhihomesya sifa simehele kwa ndabha jha muene kwa ndabha jhakiki nakona ni hukumulibhwa b'ojho nijhe ni dhambi?
But [someone might object and say to me], “The fact that God truly [keeps his promises] becomes very clear/evident because of my not doing [what God has commanded]. But the result is that people praise God! So (God should no longer say that I should be punished {that [he] should punish me} on account of my having sinned!/why should God still say that I should be punished {that [he] should punish me} on account of my having sinned?) [RHQ]
8 Kwa ndajhakiki tusijobhi, kama kyatudetibhu ni kama bhamana kyabhikatuthibitisya kujha twijobha, “Tubhombayi bhuovu, ili manofu ghahidayi”? Hukumu panani pa bhene jha bhukweli.
[If what you, Paul, say is true], then (we might as well/it is all right for us to) do evil things in order that good things [like that] will result! For example, [then people will praise God]!” Some people speak evil about me by their [falsely] saying that I say [such things. God] will fairly/justly punish [people who say such things about me]!
9 Ndo niani? Twikitetela twebhene? Lepi nesu. Kwa ndabha tete tayari tumanyili kubhatuhumu Bhayahudi ni Bhayunani bhoha pamonga, jha kujha bhajhele pasi pa dhambi.
[If someone would ask], “[Shall we conclude that God] will treat us [Jews] more favorably [and will treat] the non-Jews less [favorably] [RHQ]?” [I would reply that we can] certainly not [conclude that]! I have already shown you that all people, the Jews and also the non-Jews, have sinned and [so they deserve to be punished] {[that God will punish them]} [PRS].
10 Ejhe ndo kama kyajhilembibhu: “Ajhelepi jhaajhe ni haki, hata mmonga.
[The following words] that are written {prophets have written} [in the Scriptures support this], No person is righteous. There is not even one righteous person!
11 Ajhelepi munu jhaijhelebhwa. Ajhelepi munu ambajhe akandonda K'yara.
There is no one who understands [how to live properly] (OR, [about God]). There is no one who seeks/desires [to know] God!
12 Bhoha bhasanuikhi. Bhoha kwa pamonga bhajhelepi ni mana. Ajhelepi jha ibhomba manofu, la, hata mmonga.
Absolutely everyone has turned away [MET] [from God]. God considers them depraved (OR, Everyone has become useless [to God]). There is no one who acts righteously; no, there is not even one!
13 Mikoromelu ghya bhene ndo lip'omba lyalijhele bhuwasi. Lumilu lwa bhene lukofili. Sumu jha liyoka ijhele mu milomo ghya bhene.
What people say [MTY] [is foul/bad, like the smell that comes from] a grave that has been {that [people] have} opened [MET]. [By what people say] [MTY], they deceive people. [By what they say] [MTY] [they injure people, just like] the poison of snakes [injures people] [MET].
14 Finywa fya bhene bhimemili laana ni bhuchungu.
They are continually (cursing/asking God to do harmful things to) others and saying (cruel/harsh/hateful) things [MTY].
15 Magolo gha bhene ghajhe ni lubhelu kujhitisya damu.
They (go quickly/are eager) to murder people [MTY].
16 Bhuharibifu ni malombosi ghajhele mu mu njela sya bhene.
Wherever they go, they ruin everything and make [people] miserable [MTY].
17 Bhanu abha bhajhimanyilepi njela jha amani.
They have not/never known how [to live] peacefully [with other people].
18 Ijhelepi hofu jha K'yara pamihu pa bhene.”
They absolutely refuse to fear/reverence God [SYN]!
19 Henu tumanyili kujha kyokyoha sheria kyajhijobha, jhijobha ni bhala bhabhajhele pasi jha sheria. Ejhe ili kwamba khila n'singu bhudendibhwajhi, ni naha khila kwamba ulimwengu bhuoha bhubhwesiajhi kubhwajibika kwa K'yara.
Furthermore, we know that it is to [Jewish] people, [who are] required to obey [God’s] laws, that Moses wrote those laws [PRS]. [We can infer from this that] there are no [Jews or non-Jews] [SYN] who are able to say anything [in reply to God’s saying that he will punish them for having sinned]. God has declared everyone in the world [MTY] guilty!
20 Ejhe kwa ndabha lijhelepi mb'ele bhwawibeta kubhalangibhwa haki kwa matendo gha sheria palongolo pa mihu gha muene. Kwa kujha kup'etela sheria bhwihida bhufahamu bhwa dhambi.
It is not because people have done the things that God’s laws [require] that [God] will (erase the record of their sins/declare them no longer guilty for sin), [because no one has done those things completely]. In fact, the result of [our knowing God’s] laws is that we know clearly that we have sinned (OR, are sinful).
21 Lakini henu bila sheria, haki jha K'yara jhimanyikene. Jhashuhudibhu kwa sheria ni manabii,
But God’s (erasing the record of our sins/declaring us no longer guilty) does not depend on [our obeying] the laws [that he gave Moses]. It has now been {[God] has now} revealed [to us] how he erases the record of our sins [by a different way]. It was written about [by Moses] {[Moses] wrote about it} in the laws [PRS] [God gave] him, and it was also written about by the prophets {the prophets also wrote about it}.
22 ejhu ndo haki jha K'yara kup'etela imani kwa Yesu Kristu kwa bhala bhoha bhabhikiera. Ndabha jhijhelepi bhutofauti.
God erases the record of our sins because we trust in [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us]. God does this for every person who trusts [in Christ], because [he considers] that there is no difference [between Jews and non-Jews].
23 Kwa kujha bhoha bhabhombili dhambi, ni kup'ong'okibhwa ni bhutukufu bhwa K'yara.
All people have done evil, and all people have failed to accomplish the glorious [goals] that God [set for them].
24 Bhabhalangibhu haki jhaitolo kwa neema jha muene kwandabha jha ukombozi bhwabhujhele mu Kristu Yesu.
Our record of sins has been erased {God erased the record of our sins} by God acting kindly [to forgive our sins], without our doing anything to earn it. Christ Jesus accomplished this [by dying for us].
25 Kwa ndabha K'yara andetili Kristu Yesu ajhelayi bhupatanisho kwa njela jha imani mu damu jha muene. Ambosili Kristu kama bhushahidi bhwa haki jha muene, kwa ndabha jha kusilekesela dhambi syasip'etili
God showed that Christ was the one who would atone for (OR, forgive) our sins [with the] blood [that flowed from his body when he died. God redeems/forgives] us because of our trusting [in Christ’s having died for us. God wanted] to show that he acts justly. [He wanted to do that] because, before [Jesus came, God] did not punish [everyone who sinned. So it seemed as though he was not being just]. But he was overlooking people’s sins during [that time],
26 mu bhuvumilivu bhwa muene. Agha ghoha ghahomili ili kulasya haki jha muene wakati obho bhwa henu. Ejhe jhajhele ili abhwesiajhi kwithibitisya muene kujha haki, ni kulasya kujha ikambalangila haki munu jhejhioha kwa ndabha jha imani kwa Yesu.
because he is patient. [God arranged for Jesus to die for us]. By doing that, God now shows that he is just, and he shows that he is justly able to erase the record of sins for everyone who trusts/believes in Jesus.
27 Kujha ndaku kwitufya? kutangibhu. Kwa misingi jhelekhu? Misingi ghya matendo? Lepi, lakini kwa misingi gha imani.
It is not at all [RHQ] because of [our obeying the] laws [of Moses that God erases the record of our sins]. So, (there is no way that we can boast [that God does that because of our obeying those laws]./how can we boast [about God erasing the record of our sins because of our obeying those laws]?) [RHQ] Instead, [it is because of our] believing/trusting [in Christ that God erases the record of our sins].
28 Nahu twihitimisya kujha munu ibhalangibhwa haki kwa imani bila matendo gha sheria.
[We cannot boast about that], because we conclude that the record of our sins is erased {God erases the record of our sins} because of our trusting [in Christ]. God does not erase the record of our sins because of our obeying the laws [that he gave to Moses, because it is impossible for us to completely obey them].
29 Au K'yara ndo K'yara ghwa Bhayahudi tu? Je muene K'yara ghwa bhanu lepi bha mataifa kabhele? Ena, ghwa mataifa kabhele.
(You who are Jews certainly should not [think that you] are the only ones whom God [will accept]!/Do you Jews [think it is you] alone whom God [will accept]?) [RHQ] You certainly should [realize that he will accept] non-Jews, too. [RHQ] Of course, [he will accept] non-Jews also,
30 Ikajhia bhukweli K'yara ndo mmonga ibetakubhabhalangila haki bhabhajhele bha tohara kwa imani, na bhabhabeli kutahiribhwa kwa njela jha imani.
because, [as you firmly believe], there is only one God, who will erase the record of Jews’ [MTY] sins if they trust [in what Christ has done], and who will similarly erase the record of non-Jews’ [MTY] sins if they trust [in Christ].
31 Je tete tukajhibatilisya sheria kwa imani? La hasha! kinyume kya aghu tukajhithibitisya sheria.
So, [if someone should ask concerning the laws that God gave Moses], “By saying [that God erases the record of our sins because of our] trusting [in Christ], does that mean that those laws now are useless?”, [I would reply], “Certainly not. Instead, we truly fulfill the laws [that God gave Moses].”
