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}.

Kupusa amwe ba Galatiya, niyani walamulowa? Pacindi mpotwalamukambaukila sha Yesu Klistu twalamulesha patuba pamenso enu sha lufu lwakendi palusanda.

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?

Lino ndamwipushunga mwipusho umo, sena mwalatambula Mushimu Uswepa pakukonkela Milawo, nambi kupitila mukukonkela Mulumbe Waina?

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]

Nomba nikupusa kwamushobo cini uku? Pakwinga mwalatatika ne Mushimu Uswepa, lino nicani mulayandanga kupwisha mu ngofu shenu?

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.

Sena mwalatambula bintu byonse ibi kwabulyo? Ndashoma kwambeti nkacalikuba cabulyo.

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]!

Sena Lesa ukute kumupa Mushimu wakendi ne kwinsa bintu byeshikukankamanisha pakati penu pacebo cakwambeti mukute kukonkela Milawo? Nambi ni pacebo cakwambeti mukute kushoma Mulumbe Waina?

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}.

Lino kamubona Abulahamu, mbuli Mabala ncakute kwambeti, “Walashoma Lesa, neco Lesa walamuboneti walulama kupitila mulushomo lwakendi.”

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].

Neco, kamwinshibani lino kwambeti banabendi Abulahamu ni bonka bantu bakute lushomo.

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.”

Lino Mabala alabonena limo kwambeti Lesa nakalulamike bantu bamishobo naimbi kupitila mulushomo. Neco Mabala alambililalimo Abulahamu Mulumbe Waina uwu kwambeti, “Kupitila mulinjobe Lesa nakaleleke bantu bamishobo yonse.”

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].

Abulahamu walashoma, neco Lesa walamuleleka. Copeleco, lino uliyense lashomonga mbuli Abulahamu nakalelekwe.

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].

Bantu bonse bakute kubika mano abo mu Milawo, buyumi bwabo bwashinganwa. Pakwinga Mabala akute kwambeti, “Uliyense utakonko bintu byonse byalembwa mulibuku lya Milawo ukute bwikalo bwashinganwa ne Lesa.”

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].”

Neco censhibikwa kendi kwambeti kuliya muntu wela kululamikwa pamenso a Lesa kupitila mu Milawo pakwinga Mabala kayi akute kwambeti, “Abo bonka balalulamikwanga pamenso a Lesa kupitila mukushoma ebeshi bakabe ne buyumi.”

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.

Lino Milawo yapusana ne lushomo pakwinga Mabala akute kwambeti, “Muntu uliyense ukute kwinsa bintu byonse Milawo ncoikute kwamba nakabe ne buyumi.”

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.”

Yesu walatupulusha kufuma kukushinganwa ne Milawo pakusanduka washinganwa pacebo canjafwe. Pakwinga Mabala akute kwambeti, “Washinganwa uyliyense lapopwanga pa citondo.”

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.

Yesu walensa mushoboyu kwambeti colwe Lesa ncalashomesha Abulahamu cikapewe ku bantu bamishobo naimbi kupitila mukwikatana ne Klistu, kwambeti kupitila mulushomo tutambule Mushimu Uswepa uyo Lesa ngwalatushomesha.

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.

Mobanse nindimupandwilile bintu ibi mumukoshanyo wa masuba onse. Bantu babili na balapangana ne kusuminishanya pacintu cimo, kuliya muntu welela kupwaya cipangano ico nambi kubikilako maswi alionse.

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.”

Neco Lesa walashomesha Abulahamu ne mbuto yakendi. Mabala nkakute kwambeti, “Mbuto shakendi”, Kupandululeti bantu bangi, nsombi imbuto imo yonka uyo e Klistu.

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].

Ncondapandululunga nici, Lesa walapangana ne Abulahamu ne kumushomesheti nakabambe cipangano ici ne kucisunga. Panyuma pamyaka myanda ina ne makumi atatu mulawo walapewa kuli Mose, mulawo uwu nkawalashimanganya cipangano cisa ncalashomesha.

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].

Na Lesa upa colwe muntu pacebo cakwambeti muntu uyo lakonkelenga Milawo, ekwambeti nkelakupewa colwe cebo ca cipangano sobwe. Nsombi Lesa walaleleka Abulahamu pacebo cakwambeti Lesa walamushomesha.

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].

Nomba lino Milawo ikute cebo cini? Lesa walaibikilako kwambeti aboneshe bantu bwipishi bwabo kushikila cindi cakwambeti imbuto ya Abulahamu njalamushomesha isa yakesa. Lesa walapa Milawo kupitila mu bangelo ne muntu shikuba pakati.

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

Nomba lino shikuba pakati nkalayandikinga na pali muntumowa, Lesa uli enka.

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.

Sena ekwambeti Milawo ya Mose ikute kutoteka bishomesho bya Lesa? Sobwe. Pakwinga na bantu balatambula Milawo ikute kupa buyumi ekwambeti nshinga nebalalulama pamenso a Lesa kupitila mukukonkela Milawo.

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.

Nomba Mabala akute kwambeti, cishi capanshi conse cilendeleshewanga ne bwipishi. Neco cipo ico calashomeshewa ne Lesa pacebo ca kushoma muli Yesu Klistu cikute kupewa kuli balashomonga.

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].

Nomba Lushomo kalutana lushika, Milawo yalikuba yatusungeti bakaili kushikila cino cindi cakwambeti lushomo ulu luyubululwe.

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].

Neco Milawo yalikutwendelesha kushikila cindi Yesu mpwalesa kwambeti tululamikwe pamenso a Lesa kupitila mulushomo.

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].

Lino pakwinga cindi ca lushomo cilashiki, Milawo nkailatwendeleshenga sobwe.

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

Nikupitilowa mulushomo, mwense mwalasanduka kuba bana ba Lesa, pakwikatana pamo ne Yesu Klistu.

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

Mwalabtishiwa kupitila mukwikatana pamo ne Klistu kayi mwalabeti mwalafwala buyumi bwa Klistu.

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.

Neco kuliyawa kupusana kulipo pakati pa Bayuda ne bantu bamishobo naimbi, pakati pa basha ne basungululwa, kayi ne pakati pa batuloba ne batukashi, mwense mobamo mukwikatana ne Klistu Yesu.

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].

Na njamwe bakwendi Klistu ekwambeti mobana ba Abulahamu, belela kukatambula cishomesho ncalalaya Lesa.