Wagalatia 5
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Kristo alitupa uhuru akataka tubaki huru. Basi, simameni imara wala msikubali tena kuwa chini ya nira ya utumwa.
1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
2Sikilizeni! Ni mimi Paulo ninayesema nanyi! Kama mkikubali kutahiriwa, Kristo hatawafaidia chochote.
2Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
3Nasema tena wazi: kila anayekubali kutahiriwa itambidi kuishika Sheria yote.
3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
4Kama mnatazamia kukubaliwa kuwa waadilifu kwa njia ya Sheria, basi, mmejitenga mbali na Kristo; mko nje ya neema ya Mungu.
4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
5Kwa upande wetu, lakini, sisi tunatumaini kwamba kwa nguvu ya Roho tunakubaliwa kuwa waadilifu kwa njia ya imani.
5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
6Maana ikiwa tumeungana na Kristo Yesu, kutahiriwa au kutotahiriwa hakuna maana; cha maana ni imani ifanyayo kazi kwa mapendo.
6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
7Mwenendo wenu ulikuwa mzuri! Nani, basi aliyewazuia kuuzingatia ukweli?
7You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
8Aliyesababisha hali hiyo si Mungu ambaye amewaiteni.
8Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
9“chachu kidogo tu huchachusha donge lote la unga!”
9A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
10Kutokana na kuungana kwetu na Bwana, nina tumaini kubwa kwamba ninyi hamtakuwa na msimamo tofauti nami. Tena yeyote huyo anayewavurugeni—awe nani au nani—hakika ataadhibiwa.
10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
11Na kwa upande wangu, ndugu zangu, kama bado ninahubiri kwamba kutahiriwa ni lazima, kwa nini basi, bado ninadhulumiwa? Kama ingalikuwa hivyo, mahubiri yangu juu ya msalaba wa Kristo yasingalileta aibu yoyote.
11Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
12Laiti hao wanaowavurugeni wangejikatakata wenyewe!
12As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!
13Ninyi, ndugu, mliitwa muwe watu huru. Lakini uhuru huo usiwe kisingizio cha kutawaliwa na tamaa za kidunia; ila mnapaswa kutumikiana kwa upendo.
13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
14Maana Sheria yote hutimizwa katika kushika amri hii moja: “Mpende jirani yako kama unavyojipenda mwenyewe.”
14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
15Lakini ikiwa mtaumana na kutafunana kama wanyama, jihadharini msije mkaangamizana wenyewe kwa wenyewe!
15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
16Basi, nasema hivi: mwenendo wenu na uongozwe na Roho, nanyi hamtafuata tena tamaa za kidunia.
16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
17Maana, tamaa za kidunia hupingana na matakwa ya Roho; na matakwa ya Roho hupingana na tamaa za kidunia. Mambo hayo mawili hayaafikiani; kwa sababu hiyo hamwezi kufanya yale mnayotaka ninyi wenyewe.
17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
18Kama mkiongozwa na Roho, basi, hamko tena chini ya Sheria.
18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19Basi, matendo ya kidunia yanajulikana: uzinzi, uasherati, ufisadi;
19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
20kuabudu sanamu, uchawi, uadui, ugomvi, wivu, hasira, choyo, mabishano, mafarakano;
20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
21husuda, ulevi, ulafi na mambo mengine kama hayo. Nawaambieni tena kama nilivyokwisha sema: watu wanaotenda mambo hayo hawatakuwa na nafasi yao katika ufalme wa Mungu.
21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22Lakini matokeo ya kuongozwa na Roho ni mapendo, furaha, amani, uvumilivu, wema, fadhili, uaminifu,
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23upole na kuwa na kiasi. Hakuna Sheria inayoweza kupinga mambo hayo.
23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
24Wale walio wa Kristo wameisulubisha hali yao ya kidunia pamoja na mawazo yake mabaya na tamaa zake.
24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25Tukiishi kwa msaada wa Roho, na tuufuate mwongozo wake.
25Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.
26Basi, tusijivune, tusichokozane wala kuoneana wivu.
26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
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