Romans 4
1 Mbi tulenda tuba mu diambu di Abalahami nkuluꞌeto mu kimutu e?
What then shall we say—as touching Abraham our forefather?
2 Enati Abalahami wukitulu wusonga mu diambu di mavanga buna beki diambu di kalenda kiniemisina; vayi bika va meso ma Nzambi.
For, if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath whereof to boast; —nevertheless, not towards God, —
3 Bila mambu mbi meti tuba masonoko e? Abalahami wuwilukila Nzambi ayi diawu Nzambi kankitudila wusonga.
For what doth the Scripture say? And Abraham believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.
4 Woso mutu wunsalanga kisalu wumfutungu. Mfutu andi wisi dikaba ko vayi widi mfutu boso buididi kisalu kiandi.
Now, unto him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned by way of favour but by way of obligation,
5 Vayi kuidi mutu wunkambu salanga ayi wilukila mutu wowo wunkitulanga bankua masumu batu basonga, buna wela tangulu wusonga mu diambu di minu kiandi.
Whereas, unto him that worketh not but believeth on him that declareth righteous the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.
6 Banga bu tubila Davidi ti khini kuidi mutu wowo Nzambi keta tangila mutu wusonga bika mu mavanga:
Just as David also affirmeth the happiness of the man unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works: —
7 O khini kuidi batu bobo balemvokolo minkanu miawu ayi masumu mawu mafuku!
Happy, they whose lawlessnesses have been forgiven and whose sins have been covered,
8 O khini kuidi woso mutu Pfumu kankambu tangila masumu.
Happy, the man whose sin the Lord will in nowise reckon.
9 A buevi khini beni yidi kaka mu diambu di bazengo nitu yi kibakala voti yidi ayi kuidi bawu bakambulu bazengo e? Bila tueti tubanga ti: Abalahami wukitulu wusonga mu minu.
This happiness, then, [is it] for the circumcision, or for the uncircumcision? for we say—His faith was reckoned unto Abraham as righteousness:
10 Buna buevi divangimina e? Mu thangu kaba wuzengo voti buna kazengolo ko e? Bika sia ti buna widi wuzengo vayi buna kazengolo ko.
How, then, was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision;
11 Wutambula dimbu kinzengolo banga dimbu ki busonga mu diambu di minu kiandi buna kazengolo ko, muingi kaba dise di batu bobo bawilukila kambu nzengolo; muingi mamvawu bakituka batu basonga.
And, a sign, he received [namely] of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while yet uncircumcised; to the end he might be father of all that believe during uncircumcision, to the end [the same] righteousness might be reckoned unto them, —
12 Ayi muingi kaba dise di bobo bazengo, bika sia ti bila badi bazengo, vayi mu diambu beta landakana kifuani ki minu kioki kiba dise dieto Abalahami buna kazengolo ko.
And father of circumcision—unto them who are not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, while yet uncircumcised, of our father Abraham.
13 Bila tsila yi tambula nza yimvimba banga kiuka yivanunu kuidi Abalahami ayi kuidi nkunꞌandi bika sia ti mu diambu di Mina vayi mu diambu di busonga bu minu.
For, not through means of law, doth the promise belong unto Abraham or unto his seed, —that he should be heir of the world; but, through a righteousness by faith.
14 Bila enati bobo badi ku tsi luyalu lu Mina bela tambula kiuka, buna minu kikitukidi kima kikambulu mfunu ayi buna tsila yimvunzulu.
For, if they who are of law are heirs, made void is faith and of no effect is the promise.
15 Bila Mina mintotulanga nganzi yi Nzambi. Bila vana vakambulu Mina, vasi mbundulu yi masumu ko.
For, the law, worketh out anger, but, where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
16 Diawu tsila yivanunu mu diambu di minu muingi yiba dikaba; ayi tsila yiba yikuikama kuidi nkuna woso wu Abalahami. Bika sia ti kuidi bobo kaka bantumukinanga Mina vayi kuidi bobo badi minu kimosi ayi Abalahami, niandi dise di beto boso.
For this cause, it is by faith, in order that it may be by way of favour, so that the promise is firm unto all the seed, —not unto that by the law only, but unto that also [which is such] by the faith of Abraham; who is father of us all, —
17 Banga bu disonimina ti: minu ndibieka dise di makanda mawombo. Niandi dise dieto va meso ma Nzambi yoyi kawilukila; yoyo yimvananga luzingu kuidi bobo bafua ayi wuntelanga bima biobi bikambulu banga ti bidi.
Even as it is written—Father of many nations, have I appointed thee: before him whom he believed—God, who causeth the dead to live, and calleth the things that are not as things that are: —
18 Mu kambu bila kisila diana, vayi wutula diana ayi wuwilukila mu diambu kaba dise di makanda mawombobanga bu nkambila Nzambi ti: buawu bobo buela bela nkunꞌaku.
Who, past hope, upon hope believed, so that he became father of many nations, —according to what had been said—So shall be thy seed; —
19 Kasia ba wulebakana ko mu minu bu kasia bela nitu andi mayindu ko, bila yiba banga yifua; bila buna weka nduka-nduka khama yi mimvu ayi buna Sala kalendi buela buta ko.
And, without becoming weak in his faith, he attentively considered his own body, already deadened—he being a hundred years old, the deadening also of Sarah’s womb;
20 Vayi mu diambu di tsila yi Nzambi, kasia memata ko voti kasia kambu minu ko. Vayi wukindusu mu minu bu kavana nkembo kuidi Nzambi
In respect, however, of the promise of God, he was not led to hesitate by unbelief, but received power by his faith, giving glory unto God,
21 ayi wuzaba kuandi bumboti ti mutu wowo wuvana tsila beki lulendo mu dukisa yawu.
And being fully persuaded (that), —what he hath promised, able is he also to perform:
22 Diawu kankitudila wusonga.
Wherefore [also], it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.
23 Vayi kusia sonama mu diambu diandi kaka ko ti niandi kaka wukitulu wusonga
Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was reckoned unto him,
24 vayi ayi kuidi beto tuela kitulu basonga, beto tuwilukila mutu wowo wufulukisa Yesu, Pfumu eto, mu bafua,
But for our sakes also—unto whom it is to be reckoned, —even unto them that believe upon him who raised Jesus our Lord from among the dead:
25 wuyekolo mu diambu di zinzimbala zieto vayi wufulukusu mu diambu di busonga bueto.
Who was delivered up on account of our offences and was raised on account of the declaring us righteous.
