Romans 9
1 Truth, say I, in Christ, I utter no falsehood, —my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, —
Ndamwambila kasimpe muliKkilisito. Nsilokubeja pe, amamvwido angu alazuminana andime muMuuya uSalala.
2 That I have great grief and incessant travail in my heart;
Izyakuti mumoyo wangu mulikuusa kupati akuchisa kutamani.
3 For I could have wished to be accursed, even I myself, from the Christ, in behalf of my brethren my kinsmen according to the flesh; —
Nkambo ndalikuyanda kwanzanisigwa aKkilisito kuti ndibe mutuke akambo kabakweu, anzubo nzyangu zyamunyama.
4 Who, indeed, are Israelites, whose are the sonship, and the glory, and the covenants, and the legislation, and the divine service, and the promises,
Mba Izilayeli. Bakabweza, bulemu, zizuminano, achipo chamulawu, abukombi bwamung'anda yaLeza, azisyomezyo.
5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ—according to the flesh—he who is over all, God, blessed unto the ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Bamataata babo chiindi kwakazwa Kkilisto, kwiinda munyama - we kali Leza atala zyoonse. weelede kulumbayizigwa mane kutamani. Ameni. (aiōn g165)
6 It is not, however, as though the word of God had failed; for, not all they who are of Israel, the same are Israel.
Pele twakamba kuti ijwi lyaleza lyakalewulula. Nkambo boonse balimuIzilayeli te mbanaIzilayeli nchobeni.
7 Neither, because they are seed of Abraham, are all children, —but, In Isaac, shall there be called unto thee a seed.
Nekuba loonse lunyungu lwaAbbulamu teensi mbana bakwe pe. Pele, muli Ayizeki muyowambwa lunyungu lwakwe.
8 That is—not the children of the flesh, the same are children of God; but, the children of the promise, are reckoned as a seed.
Nchikwaambwa kuti, bana banyama teensi mbana baLeza. Pele, bana bachisyomezyo mbawambwa mbuli lunyungu.
9 For, of promise, is this word—According to this season, will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
Nkaambo eli ndijwi lyachisyomezyo: “Mulinchichechi chiindi ndiyosika, elyo Sala uyopegwa mwana.”
10 And, not only so, but, when, Rebekah also, was with child, of one—Isaac our father, —
Teensi mbubo luzutu, Pele alakwe Lebeka wakaba abula bwa mwalumi umwi, taata wesu Ayizeki -
11 They, in fact, not being yet born, nor having practised anything good or bad, —in order that the purpose of God by way of election might stand, —not by works but by him that was calling,
bana kabatana zyalwa akutana chita chimwi chintu chibotu na chibi, kuti makanze aLeza kwindila mukusala bwiime, kutali akaambo kanchito, pele akaambo kayoyo uyita -
12 It was said unto her—The elder, shall serve the younger;
kwakambwa kuli nguw, “Mupati uyosanina munini.”
13 Even as it is written—Jacob, have I loved, but, Esau, have I hated.
Mbuli mbukulembedwe: “Jakkobo ndakamuyanda, pele Isawu ndakamusula.”
14 What, then, shall we say? Is there injustice with God? Far be it!
Lino twambe buti? Sa kuli kutalulama kwaLeza? Takwe ziliboobo.
15 For, unto Moses, he saith—I will have mercy upon whomsoever I can have mercy, and I will have compassion upon whomsoever I can have compassion.
Mbubobu mbaamba kuli Mozesi, “Njomvwida luse kufumbwa ngunjomvwida luse, njoyetelela kuliyoyo ngunjoyetelela.”
16 Hence, then, it is nor of him that wisheth nor of him that runneth, but of the mercy-shewing God.
Aboobo tensi akaambo kayoyo uyanda, nekuba akaambo kayoyo uchijan, pele akaambo kaLeza, waluse.
17 For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh—Unto this end, have I raised thee up, that I may thus shew in thee my power, and that I may declare my name in all the earth.
Mbobu malembe mbawamba kuliFalo akuti, “nchichecho nchindakakubusizya mumakanze akutondezya nguzu zyangu mulinduwe”, kuchitila kuti zina lyangu likambwe munyika yoonse.
18 Hence, then, —on whom he pleaseth, he hath mercy, and, whom he pleaseth, he doth harden.
Mbubo leza ulaluse kulingwayanda akulingwayand, ulamuyumya moyo.
19 Thou wilt say to me, then—Why longer findeth he fault? For, his purpose, who hath withstood?
Uyowamba chakuti kulindime, “Nkaambonzi nachitongawuka? Ngwani ukonzya kukaka makanze akwe?”
20 O man! Who, nevertheless, art, thou, that art answering again unto God? Shall the thing formed say unto him that formed it—Why didst thou make me thus?
Omwalumi nduweni ukuzyana aLeza? Kulichibumbwa na chaamba kuli sikuchibumba, “Wabonayi! Niwandibumba ayeyi nzila?”
21 Or hath not the potter a right over the clay—out of the same lump, to make some, indeed, into a vessel for honour, and some for dishonour?
Anu kuti mubumbi tajisi nguzu kubulongo bwakubumba chimbi chilongo chibotu achimwi chilongo chibi?
22 And, if God—wishing to shew his anger and to make known his power—bare, in much patience, with vessels of anger already fitted for destruction,
Ani kuti Leza, wayanda kutondezya bukali bwakwe akuti ngunzu zyakwe zizibwe, wakakkazikila zilongo moyo mulamfu kubukali bwakabambilidwe kunyonyona?
23 In order that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy which he prepared beforehand for glory, —
Nkutyeni nayanda kuzubula buvubi bwabulemu bwakwe kuzilongo zyaluse, nzyakambilide kale bulemu bwakwe kuzilongo zyaluse, nzyakambilide kale bulemu?
24 Whom he also called, even us, not only from among Jews, but also from among the nations, [what then?]
Ani kuti wachita obu akulindiswe, mbakayita, akati kamaJuda abamasi?
25 As also in Hosea he saith—I will call the not-my-people, My people, and the not-beloved, beloved,
Mbubonya mbwaamba muiHosiya kuti: “Njoyita bantu bangu bakatali bantu bangu pe, akuyanda wakatali kuyandwa.
26 And it shall be—in the place where it was said [to them]—not my people are, ye! there, shall they be called—Sons of a Living God.
Mpawo oko nkubakambilwa kuti, ' tamwensi bantu bangu; oko nkubayoyitwa kuti mbana baLeza muumi.'”
27 Isaiah, moreover, exclaimeth over Israel—Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant, shall be saved;
Ayizaya ulalila atala a Izilayeli, “Nekuba kumweele wabana ba Isilayeli nkubali mbuli musele wamulwizi, kuyoba kabela kabache bayofutulwa.
28 For, a complete and concise account, will the Lord make upon the earth.
Nkaambo Mwami uyochita makanze ajwi lyakwe munyika chakumanisizya achakunonoka.
29 And, even as Isaiah hath before said, —If, the Lord of hosts, had not left us a seed, as Sodom, had we become, and, as Gomorrha, had we been made like.
Akwambwa kwa Ayizaya kuti, “Mwami wamakamu - makamu tatusila lunyungu, netwali kunoba mbuli Sodomu, akuba mbuliGomola.”
30 What, then, shall we say? That, they of the nations, who were not in pursuit of righteousness, have laid hold of righteousness, —a righteousness, however, which is by faith;
Lino nkutyeni, Bamasi, bakatali kuyandula bululami, bakabujana bululami bwalusyomo.
31 Whereas, Israel, though in pursuit of a law of righteousness, unto a law, have not attained.
Pele Isilayeli, walikuyandula mulawu wabululami, takwe nebakasika kumulawu.
32 Wherefore? Because, not by faith but as by works, [have they sought it]: they have stumbled at the stone of stumbling,
Nkaambonzi? Nkaambo tebakayandula chalusyomo, pele kumilomo yabo. Bakalebwa kuzwa kubbwe lyakabalebya.
33 Even as it is written—Lo! I lay in Zion, a stone to strike against and a rock to stumble over, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame.
Mbuli mbukulembedwe, “Amubone, ndasitikizya muZayoni ibbwe lilebya amwala wamilandu. Oyo umusyoma takoyowusigwa bweme”
