varumi 3
1 kange vwe vufumbue vuliku vuno alinavwo umuyahudi? vwe vufumbe vwa kukekua?
[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 lwe lunono kyongo ku sila sooni. muvutengulilo vwa ghoni avayahudi vkapelilue ulusyetulilo kuhuma kwa Nguluve.
[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 neke pe luliva ndani nave avayahudi vamonga navalyale nu lwitiko? pe kuleka kuva vagholofu, kulivomba uvugholofu vwa Nguluve kuva vwa vudesi?
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 Ndali! pe pano leka uNguluve avoneke kuva lweli, nambe kuuti umuunhu ghweni n'desi. ndavule vule jikalembilue kuuti, “ingufu kuvoneka kuuva nya kyang'ani ku masio ghako, ni ngufu kusinda pano ghukwingila ku vuhighi”
[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 neke nave uvuhosi vwitu vusoona ikyang'ani ja Nguluve, tuti ndaani? uNguluve na muhosi nambe pano ihumia ing'alasi jake, pe ali ndikio? nijova kuling'haana nu vufumbue vwa kimuunhu.
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 Ndali! pe ndani uNguluve ikujighigha iisi?
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 neke nave je lweli ja Nguluve kukilila uvudesi vwango kuhumia ulufunyo lwinga vwimila umwene, pe kiki pe nijighe nihighua ndavule unya vuhosi?
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 kiki tujove ndavule fino valyatudesile kange ndavule avange fino vijova kuuti tujova, “tuvombe uvuhosi, neke amanono ghise?” uvuhighi vwave vwe va kyang'ani.
[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 kye kinu kiki himbe? tukujivavila jusue? Ndali kyongo. ulwakuva usue tayale tuvahighile avayahudi na vayunani vooni palikimo, kuuti vali paasi pa sambi.
[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 iji jili ndavule jilembilue: “nakwale unyakyang'haani nambe jumo.
[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 nakwale umuunhu juno ikwelevua nakwale juno ikumulonda uNguluve.
There is no one who understands [how to live properly] (OR, [about God]). There is no one who seeks/desires [to know] God!
12 vooni vasyetung'iine, vooni palikimo vasila vufumbue, nakwale juno ivomba inono nambe jumo.
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 amakalo ghavo je mbiipa jino ndindule imili savo sidesa, isumu ja njoka jili mumalomo ghave.
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 amalomo ghave ghamemile ulughuno nu vuvafi.
They are continually (cursing/asking God to do harmful things to) others and saying (cruel/harsh/hateful) things [MTY].
15 amaghulu ghave ghali luvilo kukung'a idanda,
They (go quickly/are eager) to murder people [MTY].
16 uvunangifu nu lupumuko fili mu sila saave.
Wherever they go, they ruin everything and make [people] miserable [MTY].
17 avaanhu ava navakagwile isila ja lwitiko.
They have not/never known how [to live] peacefully [with other people].
18 kusila vwoghofi vwa Nguluve pa maaso ghave.
They absolutely refuse to fear/reverence God [SYN]!
19 lino tukagula kyokyoni kino indaghilo jijova, jijova na vala vano mu ndaghilo. kwe kuuti kudinda amalomo ghooni, ni iisi jooni jive nu vutavike kwa Nguluve,
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 nu lu lwe lwakuva kusila m'bili ghuno ghuvalilua ikyang'haani ku maghendele gha ndaghilo pa maaso ghake. ulwakuva kukilila indaghilo vukwisa uvukagusi vwa sambi.
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 neke lino kisila ndaghilo ikyang'haani ja Nguluve jino jikagulike. jilyajovilue ku ndaghilo na vavili,
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 ijio je kyang'haani ja Nguluve kukilila ulwitiko mwa Kilisite Yesu ku vitiiki vooni, lwakuva kusila tofauti.
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 ulwakuva vooni vavombile uvuhosi, na kupelelela vwimike vwa Nguluve,
All people have done evil, and all people have failed to accomplish the glorious [goals] that God [set for them].
24 vavalilue ikyang'ahhani ja vuvule ku vumosi vwake ku sila ja vupoki vuno vuli mwa Kilisite 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 ulwakuva uNguluve alyamwumisie uKilisite Yesu ava lusambanio ku sila ja lwitiko ku danda jake. alyamwumisie uKilisite hwene mulolelesi ghwa kyang'haani jake, ulwaluva kukuvulekesia uvuhosi vuno vwa kilile
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 ku lugudo lwake. aghu ghoni ghalyahumile neke kuvonesia ikyang'ani jake unsiki ughu ghwa lino. neke lulyale kuuti awesie kujivonesia jujuo kuva nyakyang'haani, na kuvonesia kuuva kumuvavalila umuunhu ghweni ku lwitiko mwa Kilisite 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 kulikughi kukughinia? kuvikilue lubale. ku vwalo vuliku? uvwalo vwa maghendele? Ndali! neke ku vwalo vwa lwitiko.
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 lino tumalikisia kuuti umuunhu ivalilua ikyang'ani ku lwitiko kisila maghendele gha ndaghilo.
[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 neke uNguluve ghwe Nguluve ghwa vayahudi veene? pe umwene naghwe Nguluve ghwa vaanhu vooni? Ena!, na vange vope.
(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 nave je lweli Nguluve ghwe jumo, ikuvavalila ikyang'ani vano vadumulua ku lwitiko, na vano navadumulivue ku sila ja lwitiko.
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 pe usue tukujikana indaghilo ja lwitiko? Ndali! ku nsana ku aghuo usue tukujitika indaghilo
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].”
