< Abaggalatiya 5 >

1 Kale nga Kristo bwe yatufuula ab’eddembe, bwe mutyo munywerere mu ddembe eryo muleme kusibwa nate mu kikoligo ky’obuddu.
It is in order that we might live without (being obliged [to/having to]) [obey all the Jewish rituals] that Christ freed us [from God condemning us because of our disobeying those rituals]. So, firmly [reject the false teaching that someone must circumcise you, and] do not [live like] slaves again [MET] [by letting others force you to obey those rules and rituals again].
2 Ka mbategeeze nze Pawulo: Bwe mukomolebwa, nga Kristo taliiko ky’abagasa.
Consider very carefully what I, Paul, [an apostle], now tell you: If, [to fulfill Jewish ritual laws], you are permitting yourself to be circumcised {someone to circumcise you}, what Christ [has done for you] will not benefit you at all.
3 Era nziramu okutegeeza buli muntu akomolebwa nti alina ebbanja okutuukiriza amateeka gonna.
Instead, I solemnly declare again to every man who is circumcised {has someone circumcise him} [in order for God to accept him], that you must [perfectly] obey all of the laws [that God gave Moses, in order for God to save you].
4 Mwava mu Kristo mmwe abanoonya okufuna obutuukirivu olw’amateeka. Mwava mu kisa.
Those of you who are sure that God will erase the record of your sins because you obey the laws [that God gave to Moses], you have separated yourselves from Christ. You have abandoned/rejected [God’s true method of saving you, which was] by kindly erasing the record of your sins, in a way that you did not deserve.
5 Kubanga ffe, ffe ku bw’Omwoyo olw’okukkiriza tulindirira n’essuubi obutuukirivu.
But we who have a relationship with Christ and who trust in Christ are eagerly waiting to receive what God’s Spirit assures us that we can expect. We can expect to receive it because God has erased the record of our sins.
6 Kubanga mu Kristo Yesu, okukomolebwa oba obutakomolebwa, tekulina maanyi, wabula okukkiriza kukola olw’okwagala.
As for us who have a relationship with Christ Jesus, God is not concerned whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. Instead, God is concerned about whether we trust [in] Christ, with the result that we love [other people].
7 Mwali mutambula bulungi. Ani eyabasendasenda n’abaggya ku kugondera amazima?
You were progressing well [spiritually] [MET]. You should not have let someone influence you so that [now you] are not believing the true [message about Christ] [RHQ]!
8 Okusendebwasendebwa okwo, si kw’oyo eyabayita.
[God], the one who chose you, is not the one who is persuading you to think like this!
9 Ekizimbulukusa ekitono kizimbulukusa ekitole kyonna.
[Remember that this false doctrine that someone is teaching you will affect all of you, just like] [MET] a little yeast causes all of the dough to swell up.
10 Mbeesiga mu Mukama waffe nga temujja kulowooza kintu kirala kyonna. Naye oyo abateganya alisalirwa omusango ne bw’aliba ani.
[Nevertheless], because of my relationship with the Lord, I am certain that you will think only as I do [about forcing people to obey rules and rituals]. Furthermore, [God] will punish anyone who is confusing you [by teaching this false message], even if he is an important person.
11 Naye nze abooluganda, oba nga nkyayigiriza okukomolebwa, lwaki njigganyizibwa? Kale enkonge ey’omusaalaba evuddewo.
But, my fellow believers, [although someone claims that I am proclaiming that men must be circumcised, I certainly am not still proclaiming that. Remember that the Jews are still] ([persecuting me/causing me to suffer]). If I were still proclaiming that men must be circumcised [in order for God to accept them], (the Jews would not be persecuting me./why would the Jews be persecuting me?) [RHQ] [They would] [RHQ] not be [persecuting me]/causing me to suffer [because] then [the Jews] would no longer be offended. [They] ([are offended/do not want to accept what I teach]) [because I proclaim that Christ, the Messiah, died on] the cross [MTY].
12 Nnandyagadde abo abaabateganya beeraawe.
I [would even] wish that those who are disturbing you [by insisting that men be circumcised] would also emasculate [EUP] themselves, [with the result that they would be expelled from your congregations]!
13 Kubanga mmwe abooluganda mwayitibwa lwa ddembe, noolwekyo eddembe teribawa bbeetu kugoberera bya mubiri. Naye olw’okwagala buli omu abeerenga muweereza wa munne.
My fellow believers, [God] chose you in order that [you might live] without having to [obey rules and rituals]. But [do not assume that because] you are free [from having to obey rules and rituals], [God] permits you to [do whatever your] self-directed nature [desires]. Instead, constantly, as you love [each other], serve each other.
14 Kubanga amateeka gonna gatuukirizibwa mu tteeka lino nti: “Yagalanga muntu munno nga bwe weeyagala wekka.”
Keep in mind that we can sum up all of the laws [that God has] given us in one law, which is: “You must love each person you come in contact with, just like [you love] yourself.”
15 Naye obanga muneneŋŋana mwegendereze muleme okwezikiriza.
Since you are attacking and injuring [MET] each other [by the things that you say] [MET], I warn you that [if you continue doing that], you will totally ruin each other [spiritually].
16 Mbagamba nti, mutambulirenga mu Mwoyo, mu ngeri yonna, mulemenga kutuukiriza kwegomba kwa mubiri.
[So] I tell you this: Constantly let [God’s] Spirit direct you. [If you do that], you will certainly not do the things that your self-directed nature wants [you to do].
17 Kubanga okwegomba kw’omubiri kulwanagana n’Omwoyo, n’Omwoyo n’alwanagana n’omubiri; kubanga bino byombi bikontana, mulemenga okukola bye mwagala.
Your self-directed nature (opposes [God’s] Spirit/does not [want you to do what] God’s Spirit [wants you to do]), but also his Spirit opposes your self-directed nature. These two are always (fighting with/opposing) each other. The result is that you do not [constantly] do the [good] deeds that you truly desire [to do].
18 Naye bwe muluŋŋamizibwa Omwoyo, olwo nga temukyafugibwa mateeka.
But when you are led by God’s Spirit {when God’s Spirit directs you}, you [can do what pleases God], now that you are no longer obligated [to obey all] the laws [that God gave Moses].
19 Ebikolwa by’omubiri bya lwatu, bye bino: obwenzi, obukaba, obugwenyufu,
[You already know] how [people think and] act [PRS] because of their self-directed nature. These are [some of the things that they do: People] are sexually immoral. [People] commit unnatural sexual acts. [People] act indecently.
20 Okusinza bakatonda abalala, obufumu, obulabe, okuyomba, obuggya, obusungu, okwekuluntaza, okweyawula, okwesalamu,
[People] worship false gods [and] things [that] represent those gods. [People] perform (rituals in order that evil spirits might act for them/sorcery). [People] are hostile [to others. People] quarrel [with each other. People] are (jealous/resent other people’s status). [People] behave angrily. [People] try (to get others to think highly of them/to exalt themselves) and (do not consider what others want/act selfishly). People do not associate [with others. People] associate only with those who agree [with them].
21 ettima, obutamiivu, ebinyumu, n’ebirala ebiri ng’ebyo. Ka mbategeeze nate nga bwe nasooka okubabuulira nti buli akola ebyo talina mugabo mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda.
[People] want what others have. [People] get drunk. [People] (revel/participate in wild parties). And [people do other] things like these. I warn you [now], just like I warned [you previously], that the ones [who constantly] act [and think] like that will not receive [what] God [has for his own people when he begins] to rule over us.
22 Naye ebibala eby’Omwoyo bye bino: okwagala, essanyu, emirembe, obugumiikiriza, ekisa, obulungi, obwesigwa,
But [God’s] Spirit causes [us to do these things]: We love [others]. We are joyful. We are peaceful. We are patient. We are kind. We are good. We are [ones whom] others can trust.
23 obuwombeefu, okwefuga; awali ebyo tewali tteeka libiwakanya.
We are gentle. We control our behavior. There is no law that says people should not [think and act in such ways].
24 N’abo aba Kristo Yesu baakomerera omubiri n’okwegomba kwagwo, n’omululu gwagwo.
Furthermore, we who belong to Christ Jesus have [stopped obeying] our self-directed nature and [stopped doing] all the evil things that we desire to do [MET]. [It is as though] [MET] we nailed them to the cross!
25 Kale bwe tuba abalamu ku bw’Omwoyo, tugobererenga okuluŋŋamizibwa kw’Omwoyo.
Since [God’s] Spirit has caused us to [be spiritually] alive, we should [conduct our lives the way the] Spirit [directs us].
26 Tulemenga okwemanya, n’okunyizaganya, n’okukwatiragananga obuggya.
We should not be saying how great we are. We should not be making ourselves more important than others. We should not envy each other.

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