Galatians 5 (KIK)

1Kristũ nĩgũtuohora aatuohorire nĩguo tũgĩe na wĩyathi. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mwĩhaandei wega na mũtigetĩkĩre kuohwo icooki rĩa ũkombo rĩngĩ.It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.

2Ta thikĩrĩriai ciugo ciakwa! Niĩ Paũlũ ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, mũngĩtĩkĩra kũrua-rĩ, Kristũ ndangĩgĩa bata na inyuĩ o na hanini.Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

3Ningĩ nĩngũmwĩra o rĩngĩ atĩ mũndũ o wothe ũngĩtĩkĩra kũrua, ũcio amenye atĩ nĩagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwathĩkĩra watho ũrĩ wothe.Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

4Inyuĩ arĩa mũrageria gũtuĩka athingu nĩ ũndũ wa watho-rĩ, nĩmũtigithanĩtio na Kristũ; inyuĩ nĩmũgwĩte mũgatigana na wega wa Ngai.You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

5No ithuĩ-rĩ, tũkoragwo twĩhokete atĩ nĩtũgatuuo athingu. Ũndũ ũcio nĩguo tũkoragwo twĩrĩgĩrĩire tũrĩ na wĩtĩkio, tũhotithĩtio nĩ Roho.But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

6Nĩgũkorwo thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ, kũrua kana kwaga kũrua gũtirĩ bata. Ũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ bata nĩ wĩtĩkio ũrĩa ũrutaga wĩra na njĩra ya wendani.For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.

7Nĩmũratengʼagĩra ihenya rĩega. Nũũ wamũgiririe mũgĩtiga gũcooka gwathĩkĩra ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma?You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?

8Kũringĩrĩrio kwa mũthemba ũcio gũtiumĩte kũrĩ ũrĩa wamwĩtire.Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.

9“Ndawa nini tu ya kũimbia mĩgate nĩĩtũmaga mũtu ũrĩa mũkande nayo wothe ũimbe.”A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.

10Nĩndĩhokete thĩinĩ wa Mwathani atĩ inyuĩ mũtikũgarũrũka mũgĩe na meciiria mangĩ. Ũrĩa ũramũtururia nĩwe ũkaaherithio o na angĩkorwo arĩ ũ.I 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.

11Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, angĩkorwo no ndĩrahunjia ũhoro wa kũrua-rĩ, ndĩrakĩnyariirwo nĩkĩ? Angĩkorwo ũguo nĩguo-rĩ, ũndũ ũrĩa ũtũmaga andũ mahĩngwo, na nĩguo ũhoro wa mũtharaba-rĩ, nĩmweherie.Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.

12No nyende andũ acio mamũthĩĩnagia mathiĩ na mbere o nginya mehakũre.As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!

13Inyuĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, mwetirwo nĩguo mũgĩe na wĩyathi. No rĩrĩ, mũtikahũthĩre wĩyathi wanyu kũrũmagĩrĩra merirĩria ma mwĩrĩ, no handũ ha ũguo-rĩ, tungatanagĩrai inyuĩ-ene mũrĩ na wendani.For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

14Tondũ-rĩ, ũhoro wothe wa watho ũhingagio nĩ rĩathani rĩĩrĩ rĩmwe: “Enda mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ o ta ũrĩa wĩendete wee mwene.”The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

15No rĩrĩ, mũngĩrũmana mũkĩrĩĩanaga-rĩ, mwĩmenyererei mũtikaniinane inyuĩ ene.But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

16Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nguuga atĩrĩ, thiiagai mũtongoretio nĩ Roho, na mũtirĩhingagia merirĩria ma mwĩrĩ.So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

17Nĩgũkorwo mwĩrĩ nĩwĩriragĩria maũndũ marĩa matangĩendwo nĩ Roho, nake Roho nĩareganaga na maũndũ marĩa meriragĩrio nĩ mwĩrĩ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Roho na mwĩrĩ itũũraga irũaga, na nĩkĩo mũtahotaga gwĩka ũrĩa mwendaga gwĩka.For 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.

18No rĩrĩ, mũngĩtongorio nĩ Roho, inyuĩ mũtingĩkorwo mũgĩathwo nĩ watho.But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19Na rĩrĩ, maũndũ marĩa mekagwo nĩ mwĩrĩ nĩmoĩo, namo nĩ: ũmaraya, na meciiria mooru, na ũmaramari,The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

20na kũhooya mĩhianano, na kũrogana, na ũthũ, na kũũgitana, na ũiru, na mangʼũrĩ, na kwĩyenda, na nyamũkano, na ngarari,idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

21gũcumĩkĩra na kũrĩĩo nĩ njoohi, na maruga marĩa mainagwo nyĩmbo iria itaagĩrĩire, o na maũndũ mangĩ ta macio. Nĩndamũkaanirie, o ta ũrĩa ndamũkaanirie hĩndĩ ya mbere, atĩ andũ arĩa mekaga maũndũ ta macio matikagaya ũthamaki wa Ngai.and 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.

22No rĩrĩ, maciaro ma Roho nĩ wendani, na gĩkeno, na thayũ, na gũkirĩrĩria, na kũiguanĩra tha, na gũtugana, na kwĩhokeka,But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

23na ũhooreri, na kwĩgirĩrĩria merirĩria ma mwĩrĩ. Macio-rĩ, gũtirĩ watho wa kũgiria mekagwo.gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

24Nao andũ arĩa marĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ nĩmambithĩtie mĩĩrĩ yao mũtĩ-igũrũ hamwe na thuti ciayo na merirĩria mayo.Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25Angĩkorwo tũtũire muoyo nĩ ũndũ wa Roho-rĩ, kĩrekei tũtongoragio nĩ Roho.Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.

26Rekei tũtige gwĩtĩĩa, na kũũgitana, o na kũiguanagĩra ũiru.Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.

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