Warumi 4
1 Su twenga tutakuli hashi kuusu Aburahamu mbuyi gwetu?
What, then, may we say that Abraham, our father after the flesh, has got?
2 Handa Aburahamu katenditwi kamfiriziyi Mlungu kulawirana na vitwatira vyakatenditi, su yomberi kana shintu sha kulitumbira, kumbiti kulongolu ndiri kwa Mlungu.
For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.
3 Toziya Mumalembu Mananagala galembwa, “Aburahamu kamjimiriti Mlungu, Mlungu kumtenda muheri kulongolu kwakuwi toziya ya njimiru yakuwi.”
But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
4 Muntu yakatenda lihengu wamupa shibenamgongu, shibenamgongu shakuwi lifupu ndiri, kumbiti ndo shintu shakafiruwa kupananwa.
Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.
5 Wantu woseri yawalitumbira munjimiru, walitumbira ndiri matendu, kumbiti wamjimiri Mlungu yakawalekiziya vidoda, su Mlungu kawona njimiru ya wantu awa na kuwatenda waweri waheri kulongolu kwakuwi.
But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.
6 Na Dawudi katakuliti hangu kuusu nemeleru ya muntu ulii, Mlungu kamtenda kuwera muheri kulongolu kwakuwi pota kugashera matendu gakuwi.
As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,
7 “Mbaka walii yawalegiziwitwi vidoda vyawu, walii vidoda vyawu viwusilirwa!
Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered.
8 Mbaka muntu ulii, Mtuwa hapeni kawalangi vidoda vyakuwi.”
Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.
9 Hashi, matekeleru gakalongiti Dawudi kuusu wantu yawayingiziyitwi jandu hera? Ndala! Shitwatira ashi shiwawusu viraa wantu woseri yawayingiziyitwi ndiri jandu. Kwatwenga tusomiti mumalembu Mananagala, “Aburahamu kamjimiriti Mlungu na toziya ya njimiru yakuwi, Mlungu kamtenda kaweri muheri kulongolu kwakuwi.”
Is this blessing, then, for the circumcision only, or in the same way for those who have not circumcision? for we say that the faith of Abraham was put to his account as righteousness.
10 Hashi, Aburahamu kajimiritwi pamberi pa kwingiziwa jandu, ama pakingiziwitwi kala jandu? Yomberi kajimiritwi pamberi pa kwingiziwa jandu.
How, then, was it judged? when he had circumcision, or when he had it not? Not when he had it, but when he did not have it:
11 Aburahamu kingizitwi jandu shakapanu, na kwingiziwa jandu aku kuweriti lilangaliru lya kulanguziya Mlungu kamtenditi kuwera muheri kulongolu kwakuwi toziya ya njimiru yakuwi yakaweriti nayu pamberi pa kwingiziwa jandu. Su Aburahamu kawera tati gwa shirohu kwa wantu woseri yawamjimira Mlungu na yawatenditwi na Mlungu kuwera waheri kulongolu kwakuwi ata weni pawayingiziwitwi ndiri jandu.
And he was given the sign of circumcision as a witness of the faith which he had before he underwent circumcision: so that he might be the father of all those who have faith, though they have not circumcision, and so that righteousness might be put to their account;
12 Vilaa yomberi ndo tati gwa wantu woseri yawayingiziwitwi jandu, ndoweni walii yawayingiziwitwi ndiri jandu hera, kumbiti walii yawafata njimiru ilii yakaweriti nayu tati gwetu gwa shirohu Aburahamu pamberi pa kwingiziwa jandu.
And the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who keep to the way of that faith which our father Abraham had before he underwent circumcision.
13 Mlungu pakamlagiliti Aburahamu na shileri shakuwi kuwera pasipanu meiweri pawu, su mweni katenditi, toziya ndiri ya Aburahamu kujimira Lilagaliru kumbiti toziya yomberi kajimiriti na katenditwi na Mlungu kuwera muheri kulongolu kwakuwi kwa njimiru.
For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
14 Handa shilii shakalagiliti Mlungu shiwera sha wantu walii yawajimira Lilagaliru, su njimiru hapeni iweri shintu na kwakalagiliti Mlungu hakuweri kwahera mana.
For if they who are of the law are the people who get the heritage, then faith is made of no use, and the word of God has no power;
15 Malagaliru gajega maya ga Mlungu, kumbiti handa kwahera malagaliru, hapeni kuweri na vidoda.
For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.
16 Su lagilu lilawirana na njimiru, viraa lilawirana na manemu ga Mlungu kwa mbereka zyoseri zya Aburahamu, kwa wantu ndiri walii yawajimira lilagaliru kumbiti viraa kwa wantu walii yawajimira ntambu pakatenditi Aburahamu, toziya Aburahamu ndo tati gwa twoseri twenga.
For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
17 Malembu Mananagala ntambu yagalonga, “Nukutenda guweri tati gwa isi zivuwa.” Yomberi ndo tati gwetu kulongolu kwa Mlungu, ndomweni Aburahamu yakamjimira Mlungu yakawapananiti ukomu walii yawahowiti na amuli zyakuwi muvitwatira vyaviweriti ndiri, su viwera.
(As it is said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.
18 Aburahamu kajimiriti na kulitumbira, ata pakuweriti kwahera toziya ya kulitumbira, su kawera “Tati gwa isi zivuwa,” ntambu Malembu Mananagala galembwa, “Mbereka yaku hayiweri shivuwa gambira ntondu.”
Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.
19 Yomberi kaweriti mgogolu gwa umuli gwa vinja miya hangu, kumbiti njimiru yakuwi izotopa ndiri, tembera kavimani kuwera hapeni kapati mwana, viraa vilii mdala gwakuwi Sara kaweriti mpendi.
And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children:
20 Aburahamu kalekiti ndiri kujimira lagilu ya Mlungu, njimiru yakuwi imemiti makakala na kamupananiti ukwisa Mlungu.
Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God,
21 Kavimaniti nakaka kuwera Mlungu kaweza kutenda shilii shakalagiliti.
And being certain that God was able to keep his word.
22 Ndo mana Aburahamu, kupitira njimiru, “katenditwi na Mlungu kuwera muheri kulongolu kwakuwi.”
For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.
23 Payitakulwa, “Yomberi katenditwi kuwera muheri kulongolu kwa Mlungu.” Itakulwa ndiri kwa gweka yakuwi.
Now, it was not because of him only that this was said,
24 Womberi watulembiliriti na twenga viraa yatutenditwi kuwera waheri, tumjimira Mlungu yakamzyukusiyiti Mtuwa gwetu Yesu.
But for us in addition, to whose account it will be put, if we have faith in him who made Jesus our Lord come back again from the dead,
25 Toziya ya vidoda vyatwenga, kalaviriyitwi kahowi na kazyukisiyitwi, su katutendi tuweri waheri kulongolu kwa Mlungu.
Who was put to death for our evil-doing, and came to life again so that we might have righteousness.
