1I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. 4But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. 5Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 8(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. 9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: 10Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway. 11I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 12Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
13For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: 14If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 15For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? 16For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. 17And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. 20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: 21For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 23And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. 24For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 28As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. 29For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: 31Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? 35Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? 36For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
111:1 a 1Sa 12:22; Yer 31:37 b 2Ko 11:22 c Baf 3:5Kale ka mbuuze: Katonda yeegoberako ddala abantu be? Kikafuuwe. Kubanga nange ndi Muyisirayiri, era muzzukulu wa Ibulayimu, ow’omu kika kya Benyamini. 211:2 Bar 8:29Katonda tasuulanga bantu be, be yalonda okuva ku lubereberye. Oba temumanyi ekyawandiikibwa ekyogera ku Eriya bwe yeegayirira Katonda nga yeemulugunya olwa Isirayiri? 311:3 1Bk 19:10, 14Yagamba nti, “Mukama, basse bannabbi bo ne bamenyaamenya n’ebyoto byo. Nze nzekka nze nsigaddewo, ate bannoonya okunzita.” 411:4 1Bk 19:18Naye Katonda yamuddamu atya? Yamugamba nti: “Neesigalizzaawo abasajja kasanvu abatafukaamirira Baali.” 511:5 Bar 9:27Era bwe kityo ne mu biro bino waliwo ekitundu ekyasigalawo abaalondebwamu olw’ekisa. 611:6 Bar 4:4Naye obanga lwa kisa, si lwa bikolwa nate, kubanga ekisa kyandibadde tekikyali kisa.
711:7 a Bar 9:31 b nny 25; Bar 9:18Kale tugambe ki? Abayisirayiri baalemwa okufuna kye baali banoonya, wabula be yalondamu be baakifuna, abalala ne bakakanyazibwa, emitima, 811:8 a Mat 13:13-15 b Ma 29:4; Is 29:10nga bwe kyawandiikibwa nti,
“Katonda yabawa omwoyo ogw’okubongoota,
n’aleetera amaaso gaabwe obutalaba,
n’amatu gaabwe obutawulira
okutuusa leero.”
9Ne Dawudi yagamba nti,
“Leka ekijjulo kyabwe kibafuukire omutego, era ekitimba,
eky’okubatega era empeera ebasaanira.
1011:10 Zab 69:22, 23Amaaso gaabwe ka gabeeko ekifu, baleme okulaba.
Era batambule nga bakootakoota emirembe n’emirembe.”
1111:11 a nny 1 b Bik 13:46 c Bar 10:19Kale ka mbuuze, kyebaava beesittala balyoke bagwe? Kikafuuwe. Naye olw’okwonoona kwabwe, obulokozi kyebwava bujja eri Abaamawanga, Abayudaaya balyoke bakwatibwe obuggya. 1211:12 nny 25Kale obanga okwonoona kwabwe kutegeeza bugagga eri ensi, n’okulemwa kwabwe nga kutegeeza bugagga eri Abaamawanga, okuganyulwa kwabwe tekulisingawo!
1311:13 Bik 9:15Kaakano njogera gye muli Abaamawanga, nga bwe ndi omutume eri Abaamawanga, ngulumiza obuweereza bwange, 1411:14 a nny 11; Bar 10:19 b 1Ko 1:21; 1Ti 2:4; Tit 3:5singa kisoboka nkwase baganda bange obuggya abamu ku bo basobole okulokolebwa. 1511:15 a Bar 5:10 b Luk 15:24, 32Kubanga obanga okugobebwa kwabwe kwe kutabaganya ensi, okusembezebwa kwabwe kulitegeeza ki, bwe kutaliwa bafu bulamu? 1611:16 Lv 23:10, 17; Kbl 15:18-21Kale kaakano obanga ekitole ky’eŋŋano ekandiddwa ne kiweebwayo ng’ekibala ekibereberye kitukuvu, n’eŋŋaano yonna ntukuvu; era obanga ekikolo kitukuvu, n’amatabi matukuvu.
1711:17 a Yer 11:16; Yk 15:2 b Bik 2:39; Bef 2:11-13Naye obanga amatabi agamu gaawogolebwa, ate nga ggwe eyali omuzeyituuni ogw’omu nsiko wasimbibwa ku kikolo kyagwo, n’ogabana ku bugimu bw’ekikolo ky’omuzeyituuni, 1811:18 Yk 4:22teweenyumiririzanga ku matabi ago; naye bwe weenyumirizanga, jjukira nga si gwe owaniridde ekikolo, naye ekikolo kye kikuwaniridde. 19Oyinza okwogera nti, “Amatabi gaawogolwako, ndyoke nsimbibweko.” 2011:20 a 1Ko 10:12; 2Ko 1:24 b Bar 12:16; 1Ti 6:17 c 1Pe 1:17Ky’oyogedde kiba kituufu. Weewaawo gaawogolwako lwa butakkiriza, kyokka ggwe onywedde lwa kukkiriza. Teweenyumirizanga, naye otyanga. 21Kuba obanga Katonda teyasaasira matabi ga buzaaliranwa, nammwe ayinza obutabasaasira.
2211:22 a Bar 2:4 b 1Ko 15:2; Beb 3:6 c Yk 15:2Kale mufumiitirize ku kisa n’obukambwe bwa Katonda. Aba mukambwe eri abo abaagwa, naye n’aba wa kisa eri ggwe, bwe weeyongera okunywerera mu kisa kye, kubanga naawe bw’otonywere oliwogolwako. 2311:23 2Ko 3:16Era n’abo oluvannyuma bwe balikkiriza, balizzibwako ku nduli kubanga Katonda ayinza okubazaako kuli. 24Kuba obanga ggwe mu buzaaliranwa bwo gwe eyawogolwa ku muzeyituuni, wazzibwa ku muzeyituuni ogutali gwa buzaaliranwa bo, abo ab’obuzaaliranwa tebalisinga nnyo okuzzibwa ku muzeyituuni gwabwe bo?
2511:25 a Bar 1:13 b Bar 16:25 c Bar 12:16 d nny 7; Bar 9:18 e Luk 21:24Kubanga ssaagala mmwe abooluganda obutamanya kyama kino nga mwelowooza okuba ab’amagezi, ng’abamu ku Bayisirayiri bwe baakakanyaza emitima gyabwe, okutuusa mmwe Abaamawanga, lwe muliyingira. 26N’oluvannyuma Isirayiri yenna alirokolebwa, ng’Ekyawandiikibwa bwe kigamba nti,
“Omulokozi aliva mu Sayuuni,
era aliggyawo obutatya Katonda mu bazzukulu ba Yakobo.
2711:27 Is 27:9; Beb 8:10, 12Era eyo ye ndagaano yange nabo,
bwe ndibaggyako ebibi byabwe.”
2811:28 a Bar 5:10 b Ma 7:8; 10:15; Bar 9:5Mu njiri balabe ku lwammwe, naye mu kulondebwa baagalwa olwa bajjajjaabwe. 2911:29 a Bar 8:28 b Beb 7:21Kubanga Katonda bw’agabira abantu ebirabo oba bw’abayita, teyejjusa. 3011:30 Bef 2:2Kuba nga mmwe edda bwe mwajeemera Katonda, kyokka kaakano nga musaasiddwa olw’obujeemu bw’Abayudaaya, 31bwe batyo nabo kaakano bajeemu, eri ekyo ekyali okusaasira gye muli, balyoke basaasirwe. 3211:32 Bar 3:9Kubanga Katonda yaleka abantu bonna mu bujeemu alyoke abakwatirwe ekisa.
3311:33 a Bar 2:4 b Zab 92:5 c Yob 11:7Kale nga Katonda wa kitalo,
ng’amagezi ge mangi n’okutegeera kwe kungi era n’obugagga bungi;
ensala ye ey’emisango nga tekeberekeka, n’amakubo ge tegekkaanyizika.
3411:34 Is 40:13, 14; Yob 15:8; 36:22; 1Ko 2:16“Kubanga ani ayinza okutegeera okulowooza kwa Mukama?
Oba ani ayinza okumuluŋŋamya?”
3511:35 Yob 35:7“Oba ani eyali asoose okumuwa ekintu,
alyoke amuddizeewo?”
3611:36 a 1Ko 8:6; Bak 1:16; Beb 2:10 b Bar 16:27Kubanga byonna biva gy’ali, era biyita mu ye era bidda gy’ali.
Ekitiibwa kibe gy’ali emirembe gyonna. Amiina.
