1Here is what I have been saying. As long as your own children are young, they are no different from slaves in your house. They are no different, even though they will own all the property. 2People are in charge of the property. And other people are in charge of the children. The children remain under their care until they become adults. At that time their fathers give them the property. 3It is the same with us. When we were children, we were slaves to the basic spiritual powers of the world. 4But then the chosen time came. God sent his Son. A woman gave birth to him. He was born under the authority of the law. 5He came to set free those who were under the authority of the law. He wanted us to be adopted as children with all the rights children have. 6Because you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. He is the Holy Spirit. By his power we call God Abba. Abba means Father. 7So you aren’t a slave any longer. You are God’s child. Because you are his child, God gives you the rights of those who are his children.
Paul’s Concern for the Believers in Galatia
8At one time you didn’t know God. You were slaves to gods that are really not gods at all. 9But now you know God. Even better, God knows you. So why are you turning back to those weak and worthless powers? Do you want to be slaves to them all over again? 10You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! 11I am afraid for you. I am afraid that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.
12I make my appeal to you, brothers and sisters. I’m asking you to become like me. After all, I became like you. You didn’t do anything wrong to me. 13Remember when I first preached the good news to you? Remember I did that because I was sick. 14And my sickness was hard on you. But you weren’t mean to me. You didn’t make fun of me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God. You welcomed me as if I were Christ Jesus himself. 15So why aren’t you treating me the same way now? Suppose you could have torn out your own eyes and given them to me. Then you would have done it. I am a witness to this. 16Have I become your enemy now by telling you the truth?
17Those people are trying hard to win you over. But it is not for your good. They want to take you away from us. They want you to commit yourselves to them. 18It is fine to be committed to something, if the purpose is good. And you shouldn’t be committed only when I am with you. You should always be committed. 19My dear children, I am in pain for you like I was when we first met. I have pain like a woman giving birth. And my pain will continue until Christ makes you like himself. 20I wish I could be with you now. I wish I could change my tone of voice. As it is, I don’t understand you.
Hagar and Sarah
21You who want to be under the authority of the law, tell me something. Don’t you know what the law says? 22It is written that Abraham had two sons. The slave woman gave birth to one of them. The free woman gave birth to the other one. 23Abraham’s son by the slave woman was born in the usual way. But his son by the free woman was born because of God’s promise.
24These things are examples. The two women stand for two covenants. One covenant comes from Mount Sinai. It gives birth to children who are going to be slaves. It is Hagar. 25Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia. She stands for the present city of Jerusalem. That’s because she and her children are slaves. 26But the Jerusalem that is above is free. She is our mother. 27It is written,
“Be glad, woman,
you who have never had children.
Shout for joy and cry out loud,
you who have never had labor pains.
The woman who is all alone has more children
than the woman who has a husband.” (Isaiah 54:1)
28Brothers and sisters, you are children because of God’s promise just as Isaac was. 29At that time, the son born in the usual way tried to hurt the other son. The other son was born by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the same now. 30But what does Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman. Get rid of her son. The slave woman’s son will never have a share of the family’s property. He’ll never share it with the free woman’s son.” (Genesis 21:10) 31Brothers and sisters, we are not the slave woman’s children. We are the free woman’s children.
1Ũrĩa ndĩroiga nĩ atĩrĩ, ihinda rĩothe rĩrĩa mũgai arĩ o mwana-rĩ, ndarĩ ũtiganu na ngombo, o na atuĩka nĩwe mwene indo icio ciothe. 2Nĩ gwathwo athagwo nĩ amũrori hamwe na aramati a indo ciake, nginya ihinda rĩrĩa ithe atuĩte rĩgaakinya. 34:3 Agal 2:4; Akol 2:8, 20Ũguo noguo o na ithuĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa twarĩ ciana, twatũire ũkombo-inĩ wa maũndũ marĩa ma ndũire ma thĩ ĩno. 44:4 Joh 1:14; Luk 2:27No hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ihinda rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩru kũna rĩakinyire, Ngai nĩatũmire Mũriũ, nake agĩciarwo nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja, na agĩciarwo arĩ wa gwathagwo nĩ watho, 54:5 Joh 1:12; Arom 8:14nĩguo akũũre andũ arĩa matũire mathagwo nĩ watho, nĩgeetha tũgĩe na kĩhooto gĩa gũtuĩka ciana ciake, 64:6 Atũm 16:7; Arom 8:15, 16Tondũ inyuĩ mũrĩ ciana ciake-rĩ, Ngai nĩatũmire Roho wa Mũriũ ngoro-inĩ ciitũ, o we Roho ũrĩa wĩtanaga ũkiugaga atĩrĩ, “Abba, Baba.” 74:7 Arom 8:17Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, we ndũrĩ ngombo rĩngĩ, no ũrĩ mwana wake; na tondũ rĩu ũrĩ mwana wake, Ngai nĩagũtuĩte mũgai wa indo ciake.
Paũlũ Kũrũmbũiya Agalatia
84:8 1Akor 1:21; 2Maũ 13:9Tene rĩrĩa mũtooĩ Ngai-rĩ, mwarĩ ngombo cia ciũmbe iria itarĩ ngai. 94:9 1Akor 8:3; Akol 2:20No rĩrĩ, tondũ rĩu nĩmũmenyete Ngai, kana njuge nĩmũrĩkĩtie kũmenywo nĩ Ngai-rĩ, mũrakĩenda gũcookerera maũndũ macio maagĩte hinya na matarĩ kĩene nĩkĩ? Kaĩ mũrenda gũcooka ũkombo-inĩ wamo o rĩngĩ? 10Nĩmũrũmĩtie ũhoro wa mĩthenya mĩamũre, na mĩeri mĩamũre, na imera, o na mĩaka! 114:11 1Athe 3:5Ndĩ na kĩeha mũno tondũ gũkuoneka atĩ wĩra ũrĩa wothe ndanenogia naguo nĩ ũndũ wanyu nĩ wa tũhũ!
12Ndamũthaitha, inyuĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, tuĩkai ta niĩ, nĩgũkorwo niĩ nduĩkĩte ta inyuĩ. Mũtirĩ mwanjĩka ũũru. 134:13 1Akor 2:3O ta ũrĩa mũũĩ, ndamũhunjĩirie Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ihinda rĩa mbere tondũ ndaarĩ mũrũaru. 144:14 Math 10:40O na gũtuĩka ndwari yakwa yarĩ magerio kũrĩ inyuĩ, mũtianyararire kana mũkĩĩmena, no mwanyiitire ũgeni ta ndaarĩ mũraika wa Ngai, o na ta ndaarĩ Jesũ Kristũ we mwene. 15Kaĩ ũndũ ũcio watũmaga mũkene ũthiĩte kũ? Niĩ ndĩ mũira atĩ, korwo nĩmũngĩahotire, nĩmũngĩakũũrire maitho manyu mũũhe. 16Kaĩ rĩu nduĩkĩte thũ yanyu nĩ ũndũ wa kũmũhe ũhoro ũrĩa wa ma?
174:17 Agal 2:4, 12Andũ acio me na kĩyo magĩcaria ũrĩa mũngĩtuĩka a thiritũ yao, no ti ũndũ wa gĩtũmi kĩega. Ũrĩa mendaga nĩ kũmũtigithania na ithuĩ mũtuĩke ao, nĩgeetha mũgĩe na kĩyo gĩa kũmarũmĩrĩra. 18Nĩ wega kũgĩa na kĩyo, angĩkorwo muoroto nĩ mwega, na mwĩkage ũguo hĩndĩ ciothe to hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndĩ hamwe na inyuĩ. 194:19 Arom 8:29; Aef 4:13Ciana ciakwa nyendete mũno, o inyuĩ arĩa njiguagĩra ruo ta rwa mũtumia akĩheo mwana, nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Kristũ agaakorwo eyũmbĩte thĩinĩ wanyu, 20naarĩ korwo ndakorwo hamwe na inyuĩ ta rĩu, nĩguo ngarũrĩre mwarĩrie wakwa tondũ nĩndigĩtwo nĩ ũhoro wanyu!
Hagari na Sara
21Ta njĩĩrai, inyuĩ arĩa mũrenda gũkorwo mũgĩathwo nĩ watho-rĩ, kaĩ mũtooĩ ũrĩa watho uugaga? 224:22 Kĩam 21:2Nĩgũkorwo nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo atĩ, Iburahĩmu aarĩ na ariũ eerĩ, ũmwe aaciarĩtwo nĩ mũtumia ũrĩa warĩ ngombo, nake ũcio ũngĩ agaciarwo nĩ mũtumia ũrĩa ũtaarĩ ngombo. 234:23 Arom 9:7, 8; Ahib 11:11Mũriũ wake wa mũtumia ũrĩa warĩ ngombo aaciarĩtwo na njĩra ya ũndũire; no mũriũ ũrĩa waciarĩtwo nĩ mũtumia ũcio ũtaarĩ ngombo aaciarĩtwo na ũndũ wa kũhingia kĩĩranĩro.
24Namo maũndũ macio nĩ ma ngerekano, nĩ ũndũ atumia acio marũgamĩrĩire irĩkanĩro igĩrĩ. Kĩrĩkanĩro kĩmwe nĩ gĩa Kĩrĩma gĩa Sinai nakĩo gĩciaraga ciana cia ũkombo: Nakĩo kĩgerekanĩtio na Hagari. 25Na rĩrĩ, Hagari arũgamĩrĩire Kĩrĩma gĩa Sinai kĩrĩa kĩrĩ kũu bũrũri wa Arabia, nake nĩwe ũgerekanĩtio na itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu ũrĩa rĩhaana ũmũthĩ, tondũ nĩatũire ũkombo-inĩ hamwe na ciana ciake. 264:26 Ahib 12:22No Jerusalemu, itũũra rĩrĩa rĩa kũũrĩa igũrũ, rĩtirĩ ũkombo-inĩ, na nĩrĩo nyina witũ, 274:27 Isa 54:1nĩgũkorwo nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ:
“Kena wee mũndũ-wa-nja thata,
wee ũtaciaraga ciana,
tumũra kanua na wanĩrĩre,
wee ũtarĩ waigua ruo rwa kũgĩa mwana;
tondũ ciana cia mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa ũtiganĩirio
nĩ nyingĩ gũkĩra cia ũrĩa ũrĩ na mũthuuri.”
284:28 Agal 3:16Na rĩrĩ, inyuĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, mũrĩ ciana cia kĩĩranĩro, o ta ũrĩa Isaaka aarĩ. 294:29 Kĩam 21:9Hĩndĩ ĩyo, mũriũ ũrĩa waciarĩtwo na njĩra ya ndũire-rĩ, nĩanyariiraga mũriũ ũcio waciarĩtwo na ũndũ wa hinya wa Roho. Ũguo noguo kũhaana o na rĩu. 304:30 Kĩam 21:10No rĩrĩ, Maandĩko moigĩte atĩa? Moigĩte atĩrĩ, “Ingata ngombo ĩyo ya mũndũ-wa-nja na mũriũ wake, tondũ mũriũ ũcio wa mũtumia ngombo ndarĩ hĩndĩ akagayana igai hamwe na mũriũ wa mũtumia ũcio ũtarĩ ngombo.” 31Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, ithuĩ tũtirĩ ciana cia mũtumia ũcio ngombo, no tũrĩ ciana cia mũtumia ũcio ũtarĩ ngombo.
