1Ɨmwe Bhagalatiya, mwe mʉtalɨ nɨ njeele! Wu naanu, we abhalojile? Nábhalinganiziizye akhinza kʉ zya Yeesu Kilisiti, zye bhámʉkhomeleeye pa shɨkhobhenhanyo. 2Ɨnkwanza kʉmanya izwi ili kufuma kukwinyu, bhʉlɨ, mwáposheleeye uMupepu uMufinjile kwɨ dala ɨlya kʉlandata ɨndajɨzyo, awe kwɨ dala ɨlya kʉtejeelezya na kʉzyɨtɨkha iNtumi iNyinza? 3Bhʉlɨ, mwabha mwe bhalema anza shiniishi? Mwándile kʉ makha ga Mupepu uMufinjile, ɨleelo mʉkwanza kʉmalɨɨlɨzya kʉ makha giinyu mʉneemwe. 4Bhʉlɨ, amayɨmba gonti gaala ge gábhaajile ɨmwe, gabha ga khasa? Yɨtangabha shɨnɨɨsho! 5Bhʉlɨ, ʉMʉlʉngʉ abhapiiye uMupepu uMufinjile na kʉbhomba amayele pakaasi yiinyu, kʉnongwa ye mʉkʉlandata ɨndajɨzyo, awe kʉnongwa ye mʉkwɨmvwa iNtumi iNyinza na kʉzyɨtɨkha?

6Yeenyi uAbulahaamu.* UWusimbe uWufinjile wʉkʉtɨ, “UAbulahaamu ámwitishile ʉMʉlʉngʉ, woope ʉMʉlʉngʉ akhamʉbhaazya kʉtɨ mugolosu.”† 7Ishi mʉmanye kʉtɨ abhantʉ bhe bhakʉmwɨtɨkha ʉMʉlʉngʉ bhe bhaana bha Abulahaamu. 8UWusimbe uWufinjile wákuwiilwe kufuma ɨmaandɨ kʉtɨ ʉMʉlʉngʉ akhayɨbhabhaazya kʉtɨ bhagolosu abhantʉ abhɨ nsɨ zyonti kwɨ dala ɨlya lwɨtɨkho. Átalile kʉmʉbhʉʉzya uAbulahaamu iNtumi iNyinza kʉtɨ, “Kʉshɨlɨla kʉkwakho ɨvɨkholo vwonti vɨkhayɨsaywa.”‡ 9Pe bhaala bhe bhakʉmwɨtɨkha ʉMʉlʉngʉ bhakʉsaywa, anza she uAbulahaamu ásayiilwe kʉnongwa ya lwɨtɨkho lwakwe.

10Ɨleelo bhonti bhe bhakʉsʉʉbhɨla kʉbhomba zye zɨkwanzɨwa nɨ ndajɨzyo, bhalɨ mu shigune. Kʉnongwa ye yisimbiilwe mu Wusimbe uWufinjile kʉtɨ, “Wowonti we atakʉlema na kʉbhomba zyonti zye zisimbiilwe mu Shitaabu ɨshɨ ndajɨzyo, aguniilwe.”§ 11Nalyoli atalɨɨpo umuntu we akʉbhaazɨwa uwugolosu pamiiso ga Mʉlʉngʉ kwɨ dala ɨlya kʉzɨlandata ɨndajɨzyo, kʉnongwa ye yisimbiilwe mu Wusimbe uWufinjile kʉtɨ, “Umuntu umugolosu atɨposheele uwuumi kʉ lwɨtɨkho.”* 12Ɨleelo ɨndajɨzyo zɨtakʉsʉʉbhɨla ʉlwɨtɨkho, lyoli kʉbhomba anza she zɨkʉlajɨzya. Ye nongwa uWusimbe uWufinjile wʉkʉtɨ, “Umuntu we akʉzɨlema zyonti zye zisimbiilwe mʉ ndajɨzyo, atɨyɨkhalaje kwɨ dala ɨlya kʉzɨlema zɨnɨɨzyo.”†

13UKilisiti átutuulile kufuma mu shigune shɨ ndajɨzyo kwɨ dala ɨlya kwega wʉʉyo ishigune shɨnɨɨsho, kʉnongwa ye yisimbiilwe mu Wusimbe uWufinjile kʉtɨ, “Wowonti we akhomeliilwe pa shɨkhobhenhanyo aguniilwe.”‡ 14Átutuulile ɨnga ɨnsayo zye uAbulahaamu ápewiilwe, zibhafishile bhe te Bhayahuudi, kwɨ dala ɨlya Yeesu Kilisiti, ɨnga kʉ lwɨtɨkho tʉposheele uMupepu uMufinjile we ʉMʉlʉngʉ álajile.

15Bhanholo bhaanɨ mʉ lwɨtɨkho, ɨmbabhʉʉzye ɨshɨkholanyo ɨsha kufuma mʉ wɨɨkhalo wɨɨtʉ. Mʉsɨɨbhe ɨzya lufingo ʉlwa bhantʉ bhabhɨlɨ. Ɨnga bhɨtɨnhana na kusimishizanya, atalɨɨpo ʉwa kʉkhaana awe kwonjezya ɨnongwa zimo. 16Pe ʉMʉlʉngʉ álajile kwa Abulahaamu, ʉweene peeka ni shipaafi shaakwe. UWusimbe uWufinjile wʉtakʉtɨ, “Ni vipaafi vwakwe,” kwe kʉtɨ abhinji, lyoli wʉkʉtɨ, “Ni shipaafi shaakwe,”§ kwe kʉtɨ weeka, wʉnʉʉyo wu Kilisiti. 17Zye ɨnkwanza kʉlonga zye zi ziizi, ʉMʉlʉngʉ ábhiishile ulufingo* nu Abulahaamu. Ɨndajɨzyo zye zyáfumiiye amanha imia zini na mashumi gatatʉ (430) pɨlongolela, zɨtakhakhola kʉnanganya ulufingo awe kʉgalʉlanya ʉmʉlajɨ. 18Kʉnongwa ye uwugaali ɨnga wʉlɨ kwɨ dala ɨlya kʉlandata ɨndajɨzyo, pe wʉtangasʉʉbhɨla ʉmʉlajɨ. Ɨleelo ʉMʉlʉngʉ ku wiila waakwe, álapile kwa Abulahaamu kwɨ dala ɨlya mʉlajɨ. 19Ɨndajɨzyo zɨlɨ na mbombo yooni? Ɨndajɨzyo zyábhishiilwe ɨnga zɨbhalolesyaje abhantʉ imbiibhi zyabho, paka we ayɨnza ʉla we shipaafi sha Abulahaamu, we ʉMʉlʉngʉ álajile. Ɨndajɨzyo zyáletiilwe nʉ khabhɨzya, kʉ nyoobhe ɨzya mwimvwanyi ʉMoose.† 20Ɨleelo ɨnga kʉlɨ ɨmbalɨ yeeka nyeene, we akwɨmvwanya atakwanzɨwa, nʉ Mʉlʉngʉ alɨ weeka mwene.

21Bhʉlɨ, ɨndajɨzyo zɨkʉpɨngana nʉ mʉlajɨ wa Mʉlʉngʉ? Ndaali! Kʉnongwa ye ɨnga ɨndajɨzyo zɨbhanje zɨkʉʉbhapa abhantʉ uwuumi, pe tʉngakhola kʉbhaazɨwa uwugolosu kwɨ dala ɨlyɨ ndajɨzyo. 22Ɨleelo uWusimbe uWufinjile wʉkʉlonga kʉtɨ abhantʉ bhonti bhakʉtabhaalwa ni mbiibhi, ɨnga bhe bhakʉmwɨtɨkha uYeesu Kilisiti bhaposheele ʉmʉlajɨ.

23Ɨleelo we abhantʉ bhashɨɨlɨ kʉbha nʉ lwɨtɨkho mwa Kilisiti, ɨndajɨzyo zyátubhiishile mu wutumwa, kufishila we ʉlwɨtɨkho mwa Yeesu Kilisiti lwalolekha. 24Pe ɨndajɨzyo zɨnɨɨzyo zɨkhatʉlongolaga ngatɨ mulindiilili wɨɨtʉ kutufisya kwa Yeesu Kilisiti, ɨnga tʉbhaazɨwe uwugolosu kwɨ dala ɨlya kʉmwɨtɨkha ʉweene. 25Ɨleelo kʉnongwa ye ʉlwɨtɨkho mwa Yeesu Kilisiti lufishile, ɨtwe tʉtakʉtabhaalwa winza nɨ ndajɨzyo, umulindiilili wɨɨtʉ.

26Ishi ɨmwe mwenti mwabha mwe bhaana bha Mʉlʉngʉ, kwɨ dala ɨlya lwɨtɨkho, kʉnongwa ye mupatinhiine nu Yeesu Kilisiti. 27Kʉnongwa ye ɨmwe mwenti mwe mwozeliilwe, mupatinhanyiinywe nu Yeesu Kilisiti, mʉlɨ ngatɨ mumukwatile uYeesu Kilisiti. 28Pe shɨnɨɨsho kʉtalɨ nu wuleganu ʉwa Muyahuudi na we te Muyahuudi, awe umutumwa nʉ mʉsatʉlwe, awe ʉmʉsakhaala nʉ mwantanda. Ɨmwe mwenti mʉlɨ nʉ wʉpeeka, kʉnongwa ye mupatinhanyiinywe nu Yeesu Kilisiti. 29Ɨnga ɨmwe mwe bhantʉ bha Kilisiti, pe mwe shipaafi sha Abulahaamu, mwe bhagaali anza she ʉMʉlʉngʉ álajile.