Warumi 4
1 Su twenga tutakuli hashi kuusu Aburahamu mbuyi gwetu?
What do we then say that Abraham our father obtained by the flesh?
2 Handa Aburahamu katenditwi kamfiriziyi Mlungu kulawirana na vitwatira vyakatenditi, su yomberi kana shintu sha kulitumbira, kumbiti kulongolu ndiri kwa Mlungu.
for if Abraham were justified by works, he might boast; but not before God.
3 Toziya Mumalembu Mananagala galembwa, “Aburahamu kamjimiriti Mlungu, Mlungu kumtenda muheri kulongolu kwakuwi toziya ya njimiru yakuwi.”
For what says the scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
4 Muntu yakatenda lihengu wamupa shibenamgongu, shibenamgongu shakuwi lifupu ndiri, kumbiti ndo shintu shakafiruwa kupananwa.
Now, to him who works, the reward is not counted as a favor, 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 does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
6 Na Dawudi katakuliti hangu kuusu nemeleru ya muntu ulii, Mlungu kamtenda kuwera muheri kulongolu kwakuwi pota kugashera matendu gakuwi.
In like manner, also, David describes the blessedness of the man to whom God counts righteousness without works: saying,
7 “Mbaka walii yawalegiziwitwi vidoda vyawu, walii vidoda vyawu viwusilirwa!
"Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Mbaka muntu ulii, Mtuwa hapeni kawalangi vidoda vyakuwi.”
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not count sin."
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.”
Does this blessedness come, then, on the circumcision only, or on the uncircumcision, also? for we affirm that faith was counted to Abraham for righteousness.
10 Hashi, Aburahamu kajimiritwi pamberi pa kwingiziwa jandu, ama pakingiziwitwi kala jandu? Yomberi kajimiritwi pamberi pa kwingiziwa jandu.
How, then, was it counted? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
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 received the mark of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith, which he had whilst uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all uncircumcised believers, that righteousness might be counted even to them.
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 a father to the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham, which he had whilst in uncircumcision.
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 the promise to Abraham, that he should be the heir of a world, was not to him, nor to his seed, through law; but through a 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 law are heirs; faith is rendered vain, and the promise is made of no effect.
15 Malagaliru gajega maya ga Mlungu, kumbiti handa kwahera malagaliru, hapeni kuweri na vidoda.
Farther, the law works out wrath; but where law is not, there is no transgression.
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 through faith that it might be by favor, that the promise might be sure to all the seed: not to that only which is of the law; but to that also 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 written, "Surely a father of many nations have I constituted you,") in the presence of him whom he believed, even of God, who makes alive the dead, and calls things which exist not, as though they existed.
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.”
He, contrary to hope, believed with hope, that he should be a father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "So shall 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 weak in faith, he did not consider his own body now dead, being about a hundred years old; neither the deadness of Sarah's womb.
20 Aburahamu kalekiti ndiri kujimira lagilu ya Mlungu, njimiru yakuwi imemiti makakala na kamupananiti ukwisa Mlungu.
Therefore, against the promise of God, through unbelief, he did not dispute; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.
21 Kavimaniti nakaka kuwera Mlungu kaweza kutenda shilii shakalagiliti.
And was fully persuaded that what was promised, he was able to perform.
22 Ndo mana Aburahamu, kupitira njimiru, “katenditwi na Mlungu kuwera muheri kulongolu kwakuwi.”
Therefore, also, it was counted to him for righteousness.
23 Payitakulwa, “Yomberi katenditwi kuwera muheri kulongolu kwa Mlungu.” Itakulwa ndiri kwa gweka yakuwi.
Now it was not written for his sake only, that it was so counted,
24 Womberi watulembiliriti na twenga viraa yatutenditwi kuwera waheri, tumjimira Mlungu yakamzyukusiyiti Mtuwa gwetu Yesu.
even to those who believe on him who raised up Jesus, our Lord, from the dead;
25 Toziya ya vidoda vyatwenga, kalaviriyitwi kahowi na kazyukisiyitwi, su katutendi tuweri waheri kulongolu kwa Mlungu.
who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised up again for our justification.
