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1 tutisagha kiki kange kuuti uAbulahamu unhaata ghwitu ku lwa m'bili avonike?
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, has found?
2 ulwakuva nave uAbulahamu alyavalilue ikyang'haani mumaghendele, aale iva nulwa kwighinia, neke napavulongolo pa Nguluve.
For if Abraham were justified by works, he has whereof to glory; but not before God.
3 neke amalembe ghiti ndani?” uAbulahamu alyale ikumwitika uNguluve kange vakam'balila kwa mwene kuuva kyang'haani”
For what says the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
4 lino kwa muunhu juno ivomba imbombo, uluhombo lwake naluvalilua kuuva vumosi, looli luva lideni.
Now to him that works is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5 neke kwa muunhu juno naivomba imbombo kange ikumwitika umwene juno am'balile ikyang'haani juno nsila vupoki, ulwitiko lwa muunhu ujuo lulvalilua kuuva kyang'haani.
But to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
6 uDavidi ijova isa lufunyo kwa muunhu juno uNguluve am'balile ikyang'haani kisila maghendele.
Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man, to whom God imputes righteousness without works,
7 akati, “vafunyilue vala vano uvuhosi vwave vusaghilue na vano isambi saave sikupikilue.
Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 afunyilue umuunhu jula juno uMutwa naim'balila isambi”.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
9 pe ulufunyo ulu lwa vala vano vadumulivue ingola veene, neke nambe ku vala vano navadumulivue ingola saave? ulwakuva twiti, “kwa Abulahamu ulwitiko lwake luvalilue kuuva lwa kyang'haani”.
Comes this blessedness then on the circumcision only, or on the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
10 pe lukavalilue ndani? unsiki uAbulahamu lyale ku ludumuluo, nambe ye akyale kudumulua? najilyale kuvudumulua looli kuvudumulua.
How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11 uAbulahamu alyupile ikivalilo kya kudumulua. iki kilyale kye kivalilo kya kyang'haani ja lwitiko luno alyale nalwo ye akyale kudumulivua. amahumile gha kivalilo iki kwe kuuti alyavombike kuuva nhaata ghwa vooni vano vikwitika, nambe nave navali muvudumulua. iji jili nu vufumbue kuuti ikyang'haani jilivalilua ku veene.
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed to them also:
12 iji jili nuvufumbue kuuti uAbulahamu alyavombike nhaata ghwa vadumulua veene looli kange ku vala vano vikusivigilila isajo va nhaata ghwitu uAbulahamu. na ulu lwe lwitiko luno alyale nalwo ku vano navadumulivue.
And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.
13 ulwakuva najilyale ku ndaghilo kuuti ulufingo lukapelilue kwa Abulahamu nu vuholua vwake, ulufingo ulu ulwakuva viiva vahaasi va iisi, pe jilyale kukilila ikyang'haani ja lwitiko.
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
14 ulwakuva ndeve avandaghilo vala vevahaasi ulwitiko lulu lwa vuvule, nu lwitiko lukanilue.
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
15 ulwakuva idaghilo jileta ing'alaasi, neke pala pano pasila ndaghilo kange nakwele kusita kukwitikila.
Because the law works wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
16 mu lulu jihumila ku lwitiko, neke luve ku vumosi, amahumile ghake ulufingo luvoneke ku vuholua vwoni. na vaholua ava na vevala veene vano vikagula indaghilo liilo na vala vano ve va lwitiko lwa Abulahamu. ulwakuva umwene ghe nhaata ghwitu twevoni,
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end 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 nave jilembilue kuuti, “nikupelile uve kuuva nhaata ghwa iisi nyinga” uAbulahamu alyale mu lwitiko lwa jula juno alyale mwitiki, kuuti, uNguluve juno ikuvapela avafue uvwumi na kukuvapela sooni sino vasila neke vavisaghe naso.
(As it is written, I have made you a father of many nations, ) before him whom he believed, even God, who vivifies the dead, and calls those things which be not as though they were.
18 nambe kuuva naso sooni, uAbulahamu ku lukangasio alyamwitikile uNguluve ku fighono fino fikwisa. pe lino akava nhaata ghwa iisi nyinga, kuling'aana na kila kino kilyajovilue”, fye luliva uluholuo lwako.
Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall your seed be.
19 umwene naalyale m'bote vote ku lwitiko. uAbulahamu alyajovile jujuo kuuti um'bili ghwake ghulyafwile - alyale ma maaka kuvelelela kijigho. kange akiting'ine ku vufue vwa lileme lya Sala.
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb:
20 neke ulwakuva ulufingo lwa Nguluve, uAbulahamu nakabuhilile kukwitika. pe akaponekisivue ingufu ku lwitiko na kukumughinia uNguluve.
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
21 alyale ikagula ikyang'haani ku kila kino uNguluve akafingile alyale ni ngufu sa kuvomba.
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
22 pe lino iji jope jilyavalilue kuuva je kyang'haani.
And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
23 lino najilyalembilue ku vufumbue vwake lwene kuuti jilyavalilue kwa mwene.
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
24 jilyalembilue vwimila jiitu kange. vano vavikilue kuvalilua ikyang'haani usue twe viitiki kwa mwene juno alyansiluile uMutwa ghwitu uYesu kuhuma kuvafue.
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
25 uju ghwe juno uNguluve alyamwumisie vwimila uvuhosi vwitu na kusyukulivua neke tupate kuvalilua ikyang'haani.
Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.
