Eddembe mu Kristo
15:1 a Yk 8:32 b 1Ko 16:13 c Bik 15:10; Bag 2:4Kale nga Kristo bwe yatufuula ab’eddembe, bwe mutyo munywerere mu ddembe eryo muleme kusibwa nate mu kikoligo ky’obuddu.
25:2 Bik 15:1Ka mbategeeze nze Pawulo: Bwe mukomolebwa, nga Kristo taliiko ky’abagasa. 35:3 Bag 3:10Era nziramu okutegeeza buli muntu akomolebwa nti alina ebbanja okutuukiriza amateeka gonna. 45:4 Beb 12:15; 2Pe 3:17Mwava mu Kristo mmwe abanoonya okufuna obutuukirivu olw’amateeka. Mwava mu kisa. 55:5 Bar 8:23, 24Kubanga ffe, ffe ku bw’Omwoyo olw’okukkiriza tulindirira n’essuubi obutuukirivu. 65:6 a 1Ko 7:19 b 1Bs 1:3Kubanga mu Kristo Yesu, okukomolebwa oba obutakomolebwa, tekulina maanyi, wabula okukkiriza kukola olw’okwagala.
75:7 a 1Ko 9:24 b Bag 3:1Mwali mutambula bulungi. Ani eyabasendasenda n’abaggya ku kugondera amazima? 85:8 Bar 8:28; Bag 1:6Okusendebwasendebwa okwo, si kw’oyo eyabayita. 95:9 1Ko 5:6Ekizimbulukusa ekitono kizimbulukusa ekitole kyonna. 105:10 a 2Ko 2:3 b Baf 3:15 c Bag 1:7Mbeesiga mu Mukama waffe nga temujja kulowooza kintu kirala kyonna. Naye oyo abateganya alisalirwa omusango ne bw’aliba ani. 115:11 a Bag 4:29; 6:12 b 1Ko 1:23Naye nze abooluganda, oba nga nkyayigiriza okukomolebwa, lwaki njigganyizibwa? Kale enkonge ey’omusaalaba evuddewo. 12Nnandyagadde abo abaabateganya beeraawe.
Obulamu bw’Omwoyo
135:13 a 1Ko 8:9; 1Pe 2:16 b 1Ko 9:19Kubanga mmwe abooluganda mwayitibwa lwa ddembe, noolwekyo eddembe teribawa bbeetu kugoberera bya mubiri. Naye olw’okwagala buli omu abeerenga muweereza wa munne. 145:14 Lv 19:18Kubanga amateeka gonna gatuukirizibwa mu tteeka lino nti: “Yagalanga muntu munno nga bwe weeyagala wekka.” 15Naye obanga muneneŋŋana mwegendereze muleme okwezikiriza. 165:16 a Bar 8:2, 4-6, 9, 14 b nny 24Mbagamba nti, mutambulirenga mu Mwoyo, mu ngeri yonna, mulemenga kutuukiriza kwegomba kwa mubiri. 175:17 a Bar 8:5-8 b Bar 7:15-23Kubanga okwegomba kw’omubiri kulwanagana n’Omwoyo, n’Omwoyo n’alwanagana n’omubiri; kubanga bino byombi bikontana, mulemenga okukola bye mwagala. 185:18 Bar 6:14Naye bwe muluŋŋamizibwa Omwoyo, olwo nga temukyafugibwa mateeka.
195:19 1Ko 6:18Ebikolwa by’omubiri bya lwatu, bye bino: obwenzi, obukaba, obugwenyufu, 20Okusinza bakatonda abalala, obufumu, obulabe, okuyomba, obuggya, obusungu, okwekuluntaza, okweyawula, okwesalamu, 215:21 Bar 13:13ettima, obutamiivu, ebinyumu, n’ebirala ebiri ng’ebyo. Ka mbategeeze nate nga bwe nasooka okubabuulira nti buli akola ebyo talina mugabo mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda.
225:22 a Mat 7:16-20 b Bak 3:12-15Naye ebibala eby’Omwoyo bye bino: okwagala, essanyu, emirembe, obugumiikiriza, ekisa, obulungi, obwesigwa, 235:23 Bik 24:25obuwombeefu, okwefuga; awali ebyo tewali tteeka libiwakanya. 245:24 a Bar 6:6 b nny 16, 17N’abo aba Kristo Yesu baakomerera omubiri n’okwegomba kwagwo, n’omululu gwagwo. 25Kale bwe tuba abalamu ku bw’Omwoyo, tugobererenga okuluŋŋamizibwa kw’Omwoyo. 265:26 Baf 2:3Tulemenga okwemanya, n’okunyizaganya, n’okukwatiragananga obuggya.
Freedom in Christ
1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
2Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 5For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. 6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
7You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? 8That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9“A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” 10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. 11Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. 12As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
Life by the Spirit
13You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”5:14 Lev. 19:18 15If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever5:17 Or you do not do what you want. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
