Romans 4
1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?
Chizi cwale mutuwambe kuti Aburahama, isukuzwetu chokuya che nyama, avawani?
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
Kakuti haiva Aburahama ava shemuviwa che misevezi, navavi nevaka lyo kuwola kuli temba, kono isiñi havusu bwe Ireeza.
3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
Kono awamba nzi mañolo? “Aburahama ava zumini Ireeza, mi ivavalirwa kwali kuva yo lukite.”
4 Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.
Lyahanu kwali yoseveza, ituwero zavo kazisupiwa uvu chishemo, kono uvu icho chava wana.
5 But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
Kono kwali uzo yasa sevezi kono iye uzumina muyenke yo shemuva vapanga zivi, itumero yakwe avali uvu ilukite.
6 Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
Davida naye ava wambi imbuyoti ha muntu kozo Ireeza wavala kuluka nikusena misevezi.
7 “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Ava wambi, “Imbuyoti javo zivi zavo ziva wonderwa, mi zivi zakwe za bwikwa.
8 Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin.”
Imbuyoti njo mukwame uzo Simwine kete avalire chivi.”
9 Is this blessing then pronounced only on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
Linu inzi imbuyoti zivawambwa vulyo havo vavayi mumupato, kamba nikwavo vasana vavayendsi mumupato? Kakuti tuwamba, “Itumero ivava lirwa kwa Aburahama sina yolukite.”
10 How then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Cwale ivavalirwa vule? Aho Aburahama havali mumupato, kamba naseni kuya mumupato? Kena ivali mumupato, kono naseni kuya mumupato.
11 He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.
Aburahama ava tambuli chisupo cho mupato. Ichi ivali iswayo lyo kuluka lye tumero iyo yavali kukwete kale aho naseni kupangiwa mupato. Mamanisezo echi chisupo ivali kuti avezi kuva isi wavonse avo vazumina, nangati kuti vena mukusaya mumupato.
12 He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.
Ichi kutalusa kuti kuluka muku valilwe ku vali. Iyi italusa kuti Abrahama avezi kuva isi wo mupato kwavo veza isiñi fela kwavo vakwazwa ku mupato, kono nikwavo ve chilila mihato ye shetu Abrahama. Mi iyi nji ntumeloyava kwina nayo kuvava seni va panga mupato.
13 For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he would be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Kaho kena ivali cho mulao kuti insepiso iva hewa kwa Abrahama niku vana vakwe, iyi nsepiso kuti kavave va yoli ve nkanda. Kono, ivali choku kuluka kwe tumero.
14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.
Lyahanu haiva avo vawira kumulawo vayoli, itumero ipangitwe mukungulu, mi isepiso chiyavuzwa ziho.
15 For the law produces wrath; for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.
Kakuti mulawo uleta vukali, kono aho hasena mulao, kamba kuva ho kusechilira.
16 For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the offspring, 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.
Cheli ivaka ichi chivapangahali che tumero, iri kuti iwole kuva che chishemo. sina mamanikizo, isepiso jovu niti luli ku lusika lonse. Mi ululusika kaluhindilire isiñi vulyo avo vezi mulao, kono vulyo navo vazwa kwi tumero ya Aburahama. Kakuti ji shetu tuvonse,
17 As it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations.” This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.
sina haiñoletwe, “Niva kupangi isi we kanda zingi.”Aburahama avali kwina havusu bwakwe uzo wava sepete, ili uzo, Ireeza, uha vuhalo kuva fwire niku supa zintu zisakwina kuku va kwateni.
18 Against hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your offspring be.”
Nihakuva vulyo onse masukuluko ahanze, Aburahama chovundume ava sepete Ireeza kuzo kuvusu. Cwale cheza kuva isi wekanda zingi, chokuya kwecho chiva wambwa, “Ilyo jeteve ishika lyako.”
19 Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
Kena avali ku fokola mwitumero. Aburahama avazuwisisi kuti muvili wakwe iyemwine kena uvali kuwola kuva ni mwana (kakuti chavali we zirimo zo mwanda zava hali). Hape avazumini kuti ivumo lya Saara kena livali kuwola kuhinda mwana.
20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
Kono chevaka lye sepiso ze Ireeza, Aburahama kena ava hakanyehi mukusa zumina. Lyahanu, avali kukozetwe mwi tumero ni kuha milumbeko kwe Ireeza.
21 and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was also able to perform.
Avali kuzumine luli kuti icho Ireeza cha va sepisi, naye ava woli kwizuzirikiza.
22 Therefore it also was “credited to him for righteousness.”
Hakwina vulyo ichi nacho chiva valilwa kwali uvu yo lukite.
23 Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,
Lyahanu kena ziva ñolerwe chevaka lyazasa wane, izo zivavalirwa kwali.
24 but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
Ivali kuñolelwe vulyo ni kwetu, kwavo vete ivalilwe, iswe tuzumina mwali uzo yava vusi Jesu Simwine wetu kwavo vafwire.
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
Uzu jiyena avali kuherwe chezivi zetu mi ava vuswa kutu panga vashiyeme.
