Galatians 3
1 O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Atĩrĩrĩ inyuĩ Agalatia aya akĩĩgu! Mũrogetwo nũũ? O inyuĩ muonirio wega Jesũ Kristũ arĩ mwambe mũtĩ igũrũ.
2 This only would I learn of you, Received you the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
No nyende kũmenya ũndũ ũmwe tu kuuma kũrĩ inyuĩ: Mwaheirwo Roho nĩ ũndũ wa gwathĩkĩra watho, kana nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia ũhoro ũrĩa mwaiguire?
3 Are you so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect by the flesh?
Kaĩ mũrĩ akĩĩgu atĩa? Mwambĩrĩirie na Roho wa Ngai, na rĩu mũrenda kũrĩkĩrĩria na hinya wa mwĩrĩ?
4 Have you suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
Anga mwathĩĩnirio na maũndũ maingĩ ũguo o tũhũ, angĩkorwo ũhoro ũcio wothe warĩ wa tũhũ?
5 He therefore that ministers to you the Spirit, and works miracles among you, does he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Wee Ngai amũheaga Roho wake na akaringaga ciama gatagatĩ kanyu nĩ ũndũ wanyu gwathĩkĩra watho, kana nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia ũhoro ũrĩa mwaiguire?
6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Ta ririkanai ũhoro wa Iburahĩmu, Maandĩko moigĩte atĩrĩ: “Etĩkirie Ngai, nake Ngai akĩmũtua mũthingu.”
7 Know you therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio kĩmenyei atĩ andũ arĩa metĩkĩtie nĩo ciana cia Iburahĩmu.
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel to Abraham, saying, In you shall all nations be blessed.
Na tondũ Maandĩko marĩa matheru nĩmooigĩte o mbere atĩ Ngai nĩagatua andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ athingu na ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia-rĩ, na Maandĩko macio nĩmahunjĩirie Iburahĩmu Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega o kabere, makiuga atĩrĩ: “Ndũrĩrĩ ciothe nĩikaarathimwo nĩ ũndũ waku.”
9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ arĩa metĩkĩtie nĩmarathimanagĩrio hamwe na Iburahĩmu, mũndũ ũcio warĩ mwĩtĩkia.
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Andũ arĩa othe mehokaga ũhoro wa gwathĩkĩra watho-rĩ, marĩ na kĩrumi, nĩgũkorwo Maandĩko moigaga atĩrĩ, “Kũgwatwo nĩ kĩrumi nĩ mũndũ o wothe ũtahingagia maũndũ marĩa mothe mandĩkĩtwo Ibuku-inĩ rĩa Watho.”
11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Nĩtũũĩ wega atĩ gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩtuuo mũthingu mbere ya Ngai nĩ ũndũ wa gwathĩkĩra watho, tondũ Maandĩko moigĩte atĩrĩ: “Mũndũ ũrĩa mũthingu agaatũũra muoyo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia.”
12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that does them shall live in them.
No watho-rĩ, nduumanĩte na ũhoro wa gwĩtĩkia; handũ ha ũguo Maandĩko moigaga atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũrĩa wathĩkagĩra maũndũ ma watho agaatũũrio muoyo nĩ mo.”
13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:
Nake Kristũ nĩatũkũũrire agĩtũruta kĩrumi-inĩ kĩa watho na ũndũ wake mwene gũtuĩka kĩrumi ithenya riitũ, nĩgũkorwo nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Kũgwatwo nĩ kĩrumi nĩ mũndũ o wothe wambĩtwo mũtĩ-igũrũ.”
14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Aatũkũũrire nĩguo kĩrathimo kĩrĩa Iburahĩmu aarathimĩtwo nakĩo gĩkinyĩre andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ na ũndũ wa Kristũ Jesũ, nĩguo atĩ na ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia twamũkĩre Roho ũrĩa weranĩirwo.
15 Brothers, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man cancels, or adds thereto.
Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, rekei ndĩmuonie na ngerekano yumanĩte na maũndũ marĩa mũũĩ. O ta ũrĩa gũtarĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota kweheria ũndũ kana kuongerera ũndũ harĩ kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa gĩthondeketwo nĩ mũndũ-rĩ, no taguo ũhoro ũyũ ũtariĩ.
16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He says not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to your seed, which is Christ.
Maũndũ marĩa meranĩirwo, meerĩirwo Iburahĩmu na mbeũ yake. Maandĩko matiugĩte “mbeũ ciake”, taarĩ ũhoro wa andũ aingĩ, no moigĩte “na mbeũ yake”, ũguo nĩ kuuga mũndũ ũmwe, na nĩwe Kristũ.
17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot cancel, that it should make the promise of none effect.
Ũrĩa ndĩrenda kuuga nĩ atĩrĩ: Watho, ũcio wokire thuutha wa mĩaka 430, ndũngĩeheria kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa gĩekĩrĩtwo ho nĩ Ngai mbere ĩyo, na ndũngĩtũma kĩĩranĩro kĩu gĩtuĩke gĩa tũhũ.
18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, angĩkorwo igai rĩngĩoneka nĩ ũndũ wa watho-rĩ, rĩtikiumanĩte na kĩĩranĩro; no Ngai, nĩ ũndũ wa wega wake, nĩaheire Iburahĩmu igai na ũndũ wa kĩĩranĩro.
19 Why then serves the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Watho-rĩ, wakĩrĩ wa bata ũrĩkũ? Wongereirwo kũrĩ kĩĩranĩro nĩguo wonanagie mahĩtia o nginya rĩrĩa mbeũ ĩrĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩeranĩire ĩgooka. Watho ũcio wathanirwo nĩ araika ũkĩnengererio andũ na guoko kwa mũiguithania.
20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
No rĩrĩ, mũiguithania ndakoragwo arũgamĩrĩire o mwena ũmwe; no Ngai nĩ ũmwe.
21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness should have been by the law.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, kaĩ watho ũreganĩte na ciĩranĩro cia Ngai? Aca ti ũguo! Tondũ korwo kwarĩ na watho waheanirwo nĩguo andũ magĩe na muoyo-rĩ, ti-itherũ o naguo ũthingu nĩ ũngĩakĩrehirwo nĩ watho.
22 But the scripture has concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
No Maandĩko moigaga atĩ andũ a thĩ nĩ mohetwo nĩ mehia, nĩgeetha kĩĩranĩro kĩrĩa kĩheanagwo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia Jesũ Kristũ kĩheagwo o arĩa metĩkĩtie.
23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Ũhoro wa gwĩtĩkia ũtanooka-rĩ, twarĩ ohe nĩ watho, tũkahingĩrĩrio o nginya wĩtĩkio ũkaaguũranĩrio.
24 Why the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio watho nĩguo waheirwo ũhoti wa gũtũtwara kũrĩ Kristũ, nĩguo tũtuuo athingu na ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia.
25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Na rĩrĩ, kuona atĩ rĩu ũhoro wa gwĩtĩkia nĩmũkinyu, tũtingĩcooka kũrũgamĩrĩrwo nĩ watho.
26 For you are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Inyuothe mũrĩ ciana cia Ngai nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia Kristũ Jesũ,
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
nĩgũkorwo inyuothe arĩa mwabatithirio thĩinĩ wa Kristũ nĩmwĩhumbĩte Kristũ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio gũtingĩcooka gũthuuranio Mũyahudi kana Mũyunani, na gũtirĩ ngombo kana mũndũ ũtarĩ ngombo, na gũtirĩ mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja, nĩgũkorwo inyuothe mũrĩ ũmwe ki thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ.
29 And if you be Christ’s, then are you Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Angĩkorwo mũrĩ a Kristũ-rĩ, mũkĩrĩ a mbeũ ya Iburahĩmu, na mũrĩ agai a kũgaya kũringana na kĩĩranĩro kĩu kĩĩranĩirwo.
