Galatians 3

1 You [fellow believers who live in] Galatia are very foolish! (Someone must have put an evil spell on you!/Did someone put an evil spell on you?) [RHQ] I clearly explained to you [SYN] [what] Jesus Christ [accomplished when] he was crucified {he died on the cross}.

Ŵanyamwe Ŵagalatia ŵakuloŵela! Ana ŵaani annosile ŵanyamwe? Ntekusalilwa pangasisika nkati chiwa chi Che Yesu Kilisito, kuti ŵaŵambikwe pansalaba mpela ila mwachinsyene intite pakulola kwa meeso genu.

2 [So], I want you to tell me one thing: [Do you think that] it was because you obeyed the laws God gave Moses that you received the [Holy] Spirit? [Do you not know that] [RHQ] it was because [when you] heard [the good message concerning Christ, you] trusted in him?

Ngusaka kuchimanyilila chindu chimo kutyochela kukwenu, ana mwampochele Mbumu jwa Akunnungu kwa ligongo lya kutendekanya yaikusachilwa ni Malajisyo pane kwa ligongo lya kujipilikanila ni kujikulupilila Ngani Jambone?

3 (You are acting so foolishly/Why are you being so foolish?) [RHQ]! You first [became Christians] as a result of God’s Spirit [enabling you]. So, (you should not now think that it is by what you yourselves do that you will continue [to grow spiritually]/do you now think it is by your own human efforts that you will continue [to grow spiritually?]!) [RHQ]

Ana ŵanyamwe ndi ŵakuloŵela kwanti yelei? Ŵanyamwe mwatandite yose kwa ukamuchisyo wa Mbumu jwa Akunnungu, sambano nkusaka kumalichisya kwa machili genu mwachinsyene?

4 Keep in mind that [if what God has done for you was because of your obeying the laws that God gave to Moses and] not because of trusting in Christ, when others caused you to suffer, you suffered many things needlessly! [RHQ] [I certainly hope that you did not suffer like that] needlessly.

Ana, malagasyo gamwalasile ŵanyamwe galiji gangalimate? Ngaikomboleka!

5 [When God now] generously gives to you his Spirit and performs miracles among you, [do you think that it is] [RHQ] because you obey the laws [that God gave to Moses? Surely you know that] it is because when you heard [the good message about Christ], you trusted in him [RHQ]!

Ana, Akunnungu akumpanga Mbumu jwakwe ni kupanganya yakusimonjeka kukwenu kwa ligongo nkupanganya yaikusachilwa ni Malajisyo, pane kwa ligongo nkujipilikanila Ngani Jambone ni kujikulupilila?

6 [What you have experienced is] as [Moses wrote in the Scriptures about] Abraham. [He wrote that Abraham] trusted God, and as a result, he was considered as being righteous {[God] erased the record of his sins}.

Munnole che Iblahimu, mpela Malembelo ga Akunnungu yagakuti pakusala “Che Iblahimu ŵaakulupilile Akunnungu, ni kwachikulupi cho ŵatendekwe kuŵa ŵambone paujo pa Akunnungu.”

7 You must realize, therefore, that it is those who trust [in what Christ has done who] are [like] Abraham’s descendants [MET] [because they trust in God as Abraham did].

Nipele sambano, mmanyilile kuti ŵandu wose ŵakwakulupilila Akunnungu, ŵelewo ali ŵanache ŵa usyene ŵa che Iblahimu.

8 Furthermore, God planned beforehand that it was [when] non-Jews trusted [him] that he would erase the record of their sins. [Moses wrote in] the Scriptures [PRS] this good message that God told Abraham: “Because of [what] you [did], I will bless [people in] [MTY] all nations.”

Malembelo ga Akunnungu galongolele kulosya kuti, Akunnungu chiŵatende ŵambone paujo pao ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi kwa litala lya chikulupi. Pakuŵa Akunnungu ŵansalile kaje che Iblahimu Ngani Jambone ji achitiji, “Kwalitala lyenu, ngosyo syose chisikole upile.”

9 So, [we can conclude that] it is those who trust [in what Christ has done] whom [God] blesses. That includes [all non-Jews and Jews who trust him], along with Abraham, the one who trusted him [long ago].

Nipele, ŵakwete chikulupi akukola upile pamo ni che Iblahimu ŵaŵakulupilile.

10 That is, God will eternally punish all those who [mistakenly] think [that God will erase the record of their sins] as a result of their [obeying] the laws [that God gave to Moses]. What is written in the Scriptures is that [God] will eternally punish everyone who does not continuously and completely obey all the laws [that Moses wrote].

Nambo ŵanawose ŵakukulupilila pe kupanganya yaikusachilwa ni Malajisyo alweseche. Pakuŵa, Malembelo ga Akunnungu gakuti, “Jwalijose jwangakukamulisya ni kupanganya yose yailembekwe mchitabu cha Malajisyo, jwele jwanlweseche.”

11 But God has declared that if he erases the record of anyone’s sins, it will not be as a result of their obeying the laws God gave Moses. [This is evident because the Scriptures say], “Every person whose record of sins God erases because that person trusts God will live [spiritually].”

Sambano ikulosya kuti Malajisyo ngagakuntenda mundu aŵe jwambone paujo pa Akunnungu, pakuŵa Malembelo ga Akunnungu gakuti, “Mundu jwambone paujo pa Akunnungu chatame kwa chikulupi.”

12 But [when God gave] his laws [to the Jews, he did] not [say that a person must] trust [him]. Instead, [God said that] it is those who obey [all God’s laws, continuously and completely], who will live.

Nambo Malajisyo ngagakukulupilila chikulupi, nambo Malembelo ga Akunnungu gakuti, “Mundu jwakupanganya yaikusachilwa ni Malajisyo chatame kwa Malajisyo go.”

13 Even though we humans have not continuously and completely obeyed God’s laws, Christ rescued us from [God] punishing us eternally. Christ rescued us by his being [the one God condemned] instead of God condemning us. What is written {[someone/Moses] wrote} [in the Scriptures] shows that this is true. It is written {[He] wrote}, “[God] has cursed anyone [whom people have executed for his crimes and whose body they] have hung on a tree.”

Kilisito ŵatuwombwele kutyochela pa malweso ga Malajisyo kwa kulijigalila malweso go kwa ligongo lyetu, pakuŵa Malembelo ga Akunnungu gakuti, “Alweseche mundu jwalijose jwaŵichikwe pa chitela.”

14 Jesus Christ rescued us in order that as a result of what he [has done, God might bless the non-Jews, in a way similar to the way] God blessed Abraham. He also desired that as a result of our trusting [Christ], we [all] might receive the Spirit [whom God] promised to [give to] us.

Chiwombosyo cho chatendekwe kuti upile wapegwilwe che Iblahimu watuluchile ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi kwa litala lya Kilisito Yesu, ni kuti kwa litala lya chikulupi tumpochele Mbumu juŵatulanjile Akunnungu.

15 My fellow believers, I will now [illustrate] by referring to human [relationships. After an agreement is confirmed by two people] {[two people have signed] an agreement}, no one can reject it or add to it.

Achalongo achinjangu, chinampe chitagu kutyochela mu umi wetu wa lyuŵa ni lyuŵa. Iŵaga ŵandu ŵaŵili aŵichilene malangano kwa kulumbilila, ni ngapagwa mundu jwakukombola kupungusya pane kujonjechesya chindu mu gele malangano.

16 [God] declared to Abraham and his descendant that he was promising [to give blessings to Abraham]. [The words that God spoke were not “and your] descendants.” [He was not] referring to many persons. Instead, he was referring to one person, who is Christ, [because the words that God spoke were], “and your descendant.”

Nipele, Akunnungu ŵampele che Iblahimu chilanga ni uŵelesi wao. Malembelo ga Akunnungu ngagakusala, “Ni iŵelesi yao” nambo gakuti, “Ni uŵelesi wao,” yaani jumo pe, ni jwelejo ali Kilisito.

17 This is what I am saying: [Since God] gave the laws [to the Jews] 430 years after [he declared to Abraham what he was promising to do for Abraham], those laws do not cancel that agreement [with] Abraham that God himself had previously agreed about [PRS].

Chingusaka kuŵecheta ni achi, Akunnungu ŵatesile lilangano lyakwe, ŵaŵechete isyene. Malajisyo gaiche payapite yaka machila ncheche ni makumi gatatu. Malajisyo go ngagakukombola kulityosya lilangano lya Akunnungu namose kuchitema chilanga.

18 Remember that if it is because [we obey God’s] laws [that he gives to us] what [he has] promised [to give to us], then it is not [just] because he [has] promised [that he would give those things to us]. God freely gave to Abraham [what he had promised to give to him, just] because [God had] promised [that he would give it to him. Similarly, it is not because we obey God’s laws that God gives to us what he has promised to give to us].

Pakuŵa, chilanga cha Akunnungu chikakulupilile kugajitichisya Malajisyo, nipele, ntuuka wo ngaukakombole kukulupilila chilanga cha Akunnungu. Nambo Akunnungu kwa ligongo lya wema wakwe, ŵapele ntuuka che Iblahimu, kwa ligongo lya lilangano lyo.

19 So, [if someone should ask], “Why [did God later give] his laws [to Moses?” I would reply that] it was in order that [people might realize] how sinful they were. [Those laws were valid] until [Jesus came. He was] the descendant that God [was referring to when he made] the promises to Abraham. [The laws] were given {[God] gave [his laws]} [to Moses] by God’s causing angels to [speak to him. Moses was the] mediator, [the one who told the laws to the people].

Sambano Malajisyo gana masengo gachi? Malajisyo gajonjechekwe pelepo ligongo lya kulosya sambi sili chindu chachi, mpaka pataiche ajula uŵelesi u che Iblahimu juŵapele chilanga chila. Malajisyo gaiche ni achikatumetume ŵa kwinani kwa litala lya che Musa juŵaliji jwakwilanya.

20 Now, [when] a mediator [functions], one [person] is not [speaking with another] directly; but God himself [made his promises directly to Abraham].

Nambo jwakwilanya ngakusachilwa kwa ligongo lya chindu chachikungamba mundu jumo, ni Akunnungu ali ŵamo pe.

21 [If someone should ask, “When God gave his] laws [to Moses] long [after he told Abraham] what he was promising [to give to him, was he] changing his mind?” [I would reply that God] certainly did not [change his mind when he did that]! If God had given a law that could enable people to live [eternally], then it actually would be because of people [obeying that] law that God would erase the record of their sins.

Uli, Malajisyo gakukanilana ni chilanga cha Akunnungu? Ngwamba! Pakuŵa, naga gakakopweswe malajisyo gagakukombola kwapa ŵandu umi, nipele, tukakombwele kutendekwa ŵambone paujo pa Akunnungu kwa litala lya kugajitichisya malajisyo.

22 But instead, [what we read in] the Scriptures [PRS] is that God [caused all people to be unable to escape being punished for] their [sins] [MET], just like [people] in prison [are unable to escape] [PRS, MET]. [God did that in order that he might give what he promised to those who trust Jesus Christ, just] because they trust him.

Nambo, Malembelo ga Akunnungu gamasile kuŵecheta kuti chilambo chose chili paasi pa ulamusi wa sambi, kwayele, aŵala ŵaakukulupilila apegwe ntuuka waulanjile Akunnungu, kwa kwakulupilila Che Yesu Kilisito.

23 Before [God revealed the good message about] trusting [in Christ], the laws [PRS] that God gave to Moses were [confining/imprisoning us Jews] [MET], [as] a prisoner [in jail is] confined. [We] were unable to escape [obeying those] [MET] [laws]. This happened in order that [we might believe] the good message [concerning Christ, the message that God would] reveal [later].

Nambo chikanaiche chikulupi, twataŵikwe ni Malajisyo nti ŵataŵikwe, mpaka chikulupi cho pachichiunukulikwe.

24 [Like a father supervises his immature son by appointing a] servant to take care of him [MET], [God] was supervising us [by] his laws [MET, PRS] until Christ came. [He did this] in order that he might erase the record of our sins [only] because we trust [Christ].

Nipele, Malajisyo galiji ni ulamusi pachanya uwe mpaka paŵaiche Kilisito, kuti kwa litala lya chikulupi tukundikwe kuŵa ŵambone paujo pa Akunnungu.

25 But [now that God] has revealed the message [about trusting in Christ], the laws [that God gave to Moses] are no longer supervising us [Jews] [PRS, MET].

Nambo pakuŵa chikulupi chiiche, malajisyo nganigakola ulamusi pachanya petu.

26 Now all of you [Jews and] non-Jews are [as though you are] God’s children because you trusted Christ Jesus.

Kwa litala lya chikulupi, ŵanawose ndi ŵanache ŵa Akunnungu mu kulumbikana ni Kilisito.

27 That is, you who [began a relationship] with Christ when you were baptized identified yourselves [MET] with Christ.

Pakuŵa ŵanyamwe wose umwabatiswe ni kulumbikana ni Kilisito, ntame mpela yakuti pakusaka Kilisito.

28 [If you are believers, it does] not [matter to God if you are] Jews or non-Jews; slaves or ones [who are] not slaves; males or females, because all of you are [as] one [sort of person because of your relationship] with Christ Jesus.

Kwayele ngapagwa sooni kutindana pasikati ja Myahudi ni jwangaŵa Myahudi, kapolo ni jwalechelelwe, jwankongwe ni jwannume. Ŵanawose ndi chindu chimo kwa kulumbikana ni Che Yesu Kilisito.

29 Furthermore, since you belong to Christ, you are [like] Abraham’s descendants [because you trust God as Abraham did], and you will possess/receive all that God has promised [MET].

Iŵaga ŵanyamwe ndi ŵandu ŵakwe Kilisito, sambano ndi uŵelesi u che Iblahimu, chimpochele achila chalanjile Akunnungu.