Do Good to Everyone
1Brothers and sisters, what if someone is caught in a sin? Then you who live by the Spirit should correct that person. Do it in a gentle way. But be careful. You could be tempted too. 2Carry one another’s heavy loads. If you do, you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3If anyone thinks they are somebody when they are nobody, they are fooling themselves. 4Each person should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves. They won’t be comparing themselves to someone else. 5Each person should carry their own load. 6But those who are taught the word should share all good things with their teacher.
7Don’t be fooled. You can’t outsmart God. A man gathers a crop from what he plants. 8Some people plant to please their desires controlled by sin. From these desires they will harvest death. Others plant to please the Holy Spirit. From the Spirit they will harvest eternal life. 9Let us not become tired of doing good. At the right time we will gather a crop if we don’t give up. 10So when we can do good to everyone, let us do it. Let’s try even harder to do good to the family of believers.
Not Circumcision but the New Creation
11Look at the big letters I’m using as I write to you with my own hand!
12Some people are worried about how things look on the outside. They are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do it for only one reason. They don’t want to suffer by being connected with the cross of Christ. 13Even those who are circumcised don’t obey the law. But they want you to be circumcised. Then they can brag about what has been done to your body. 14I never want to brag about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Through that cross the ways of the world have been crucified as far as I am concerned. And I have been crucified as far as the ways of the world are concerned. 15Circumcision and uncircumcision don’t mean anything. What really counts is that the new creation has come. 16May peace and mercy be given to all who follow this rule. May peace and mercy be given to the Israel that belongs to God.
17From now on, let no one cause trouble for me. My body has marks that show I belong to Jesus.
18Brothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Gwĩka Andũ othe Wega
16:1 1Akor 2:15; Math 18:15Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, mũndũ angĩkorwo ahĩtĩtie-rĩ, inyuĩ arĩa mũrĩ na roho mũcookagĩrĩriei mũhooreire. No mwĩmenyererei, o na inyuĩ mũtikae kũgerio. 2Teithanagiai mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ maũndũ marĩa mamũritũhagĩra, na mweka ũguo-rĩ, nĩmũrĩhingagia watho wa Kristũ. 36:3 Arom 12:3; 1Akor 3:18Mũndũ angĩĩciiria atĩ we nĩ wa bata hĩndĩ ĩrĩa atarĩ kĩene-rĩ, nĩ kwĩheenia areheenia. 46:4 2Akor 13:5O mũndũ nĩarorage wĩra wake mwene. Hĩndĩ ĩyo no ahote kwĩraha, atekwĩiganania na mũndũ ũngĩ, 56:5 Jer 31:30nĩgũkorwo o mũndũ no nginya akuue mũrigo wake.
66:6 1Akor 9:11, 14Mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũrutagwo ũhoro wa Ngai nĩagayanage indo ciothe iria njega na mũmũruti.
76:7 1Akor 6:9; Thim 22:8Mũtikanaheenio: Ngai ndangĩnyũrũrio. Kĩrĩa mũndũ ahaandaga no kĩo agethaga. 86:8 Ayub 4:8; Jak 3:18Mũndũ ũrĩa ũhaandaga maũndũ ma gũkenia merirĩria ma mwĩrĩ-rĩ, ũcio akaagetha kwanangĩka kũrĩa kuumanaga na maũndũ macio. No ũrĩa ũhaandaga maũndũ ma gũkenia Roho-rĩ, ũcio akaagetha muoyo wa tene na tene ũrĩa uumanaga na Roho. 96:9 1Akor 15:58; Ayub 42:12Ningĩ tũtikanogio nĩ gwĩka wega, nĩgũkorwo ihinda rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩru rĩakinya nĩtũkaagetha magetha twaga gũkua ngoro. 106:10 Thim 3:27; Aef 2:19Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩrĩa rĩothe twagĩa na ihinda rĩagĩrĩru, nĩtwĩkage andũ othe maũndũ mega, na makĩria twĩkage wega andũ arĩa marĩ a nyũmba ya arĩa metĩkĩtie.
Kũrua kana kwaga Kũrua gũtirĩ Bata
11Onei ũrĩa ndĩramwandĩkĩra marũa maya na ndemwa nene na guoko gwakwa mwene! 126:12 Math 23:25, 26; Atũm 15:1; Agal 5:11Andũ acio mendaga kwĩonania atĩ nĩagĩrĩru makĩonwo-rĩ, nĩo maramũringĩrĩria atĩ mũrue. Mekaga ũguo no geetha matikanyariirwo nĩ ũndũ wa mũtharaba wa Kristũ. 13O na acio maruaga matiathĩkagĩra watho, no nĩmendaga inyuĩ mũrue nĩguo metĩĩage nĩ ũndũ wa mĩĩrĩ yanyu. 146:14 1Akor 2:2; Arom 6:2, 6No niĩ-rĩ, ndĩroaga gwĩtĩĩa, tiga o ndĩtĩĩire nĩ ũndũ wa mũtharaba wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ, na nĩ ũndũ waguo-rĩ, maũndũ ma thĩ nĩmambĩtwo mũtĩ-igũrũ nĩguo mehere harĩ niĩ, na niĩ ngaambwo harĩ maũndũ ma thĩ nĩguo njehere harĩ mo. 156:15 1Akor 7:19; 2Akor 5:17Kũrua kana kwaga kũrua gũtirĩ bata; kĩrĩa kĩrĩ bata nĩ mũndũ agarũrũke atuĩke kĩũmbe kĩerũ. 16Thayũ na kũiguĩrwo tha kũrogĩa na andũ arĩa marũmagĩrĩra wathani ũyũ, o hamwe na andũ a Isiraeli arĩa a Ngai.
176:17 Isa 44:5Ngĩrĩkĩrĩria nguuga atĩrĩ, gũtikagĩe mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ũkũndehere thĩĩna, nĩgũkorwo nĩnjoretwo njoro cia Jesũ mwĩrĩ-inĩ wakwa.
186:18 Arom 16:20; Afil 4:23Wega wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ ũrogĩa na maroho manyu, inyuĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ. Ameni.
