¹What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

¹ Ifo no iri ga ne Ibrahim du, nga kaŋ ga ti iri kaayo, gaa-basi do haray?

²For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

² Zama nda goyey do no Ibrahim ciya adilante, doŋ a gonda fooma hari, amma manti Irikoy jine.

³For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

³ Zama ifo no Irikoy Tira Hanna ci? A ne: «Ibrahim na Irikoy cimandi, Irikoy mo na woodin lasaabu a se adilitaray.»

⁴Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

⁴ Boro kaŋ na goy te, i s'a banando lasaabu a se sanda gomni cine, amma sanda a goyo alhakku.

⁵But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

⁵ Amma boro kaŋ siino ga goy te, amma a goono ga Irikoy cimandi, nga kaŋ ga boro kaŋ wang'a adilandi* _nga jine|_, Irikoy ga bora din cimbeero lasaabu a se adilitaray.

⁶Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

⁶ Yaadin no Dawda mo ci albarka kaŋ go boro kaŋ Irikoy go ga adilitaray lasaabu a se, kaŋ manti nda te-goyey.

⁷Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

⁷ A ne: «Albarkanteyaŋ no borey kaŋ Irikoy n'i taaley yaaf'i se, kaŋ yaŋ a n'i zunubey daabu mo.

⁸Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

⁸ Albarkante no alboro kaŋ Rabbi si zunubi lasaabu a se.»

⁹Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

⁹ Albarka wo binde, dambangantey hinne se no a go, wala a go borey kaŋ manti dambanganteyaŋ mo se? Zama iri goono ga ne: Irikoy na Ibrahim cimbeero lasaabu a se adilitaray.

¹⁰How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

¹⁰ Mate no i na woodin lasaabu nd'a? Waato kaŋ a go dambangante, wala waato kaŋ a mana dambangu? To. Manti a dambanguyaŋo banda, amma za i man'a dambangu no.

¹¹And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

¹¹ Woodin banda no a na dambanguyaŋ alaama ta, a ma ciya kawaatimi adilitaray kaŋ a du se zama a cimandi za i man'a dambangu. Woodin se no a te cimandikoy kulu se baaba, baa i man'i dambangu, hal Irikoy ma adilitaray lasaabu ngey mo se.

¹²And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

¹² A te dambangantey se mo baaba, ngey kaŋ yaŋ manti dambanguyaŋ hinne no i du, amma i goono g'iri baabo Ibrahim cimbeero ce tankey gana mo, nga kaŋ cimbeero din go a se za i man'a dambangu.

¹³For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

¹³ Zama manti asariya do no Irikoy na alkawlo sambu Ibrahim d'a banda se, ka ne a ga ciya ndunnya tubuko, amma a du a adilitaray do kaŋ go cimbeeri ra.

¹⁴For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

¹⁴ Zama nda asariya banda borey no ga ti tubukoy, yaadin gaa cimbeeri ciya yaamo, alkawlo mo si hay kulu hanse.

¹⁵Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

¹⁵ Zama asariya no ga kande Irikoy futa, amma naŋ kaŋ asariya kulu si, taali mo si noodin.

¹⁶Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

¹⁶ Woodin sabbay se alkawlo go cimbeeri ra, zama a ma bara gomni boŋ, hal a ma tabbat a banda kulu se. A si borey din hinne se kaŋ yaŋ go asariya fonda ra, amma a go borey mo se kaŋ yaŋ gonda cimbeeri danga Ibrahim wano dumi. Nga no ga ti iri kulu baaba.

¹⁷(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

¹⁷ (Mate kaŋ i n'a hantum ka ne: «Ay na ni daŋ ni ma ciya dumi boobo se baaba.») Yaadin no a go Irikoy jine kaŋ se Ibrahim cimandi, nga, Irikoy, kaŋ ga buukoy funandi, kaŋ mo a ceeyaŋ ga haŋ kaŋ si no te danga a go no.

¹⁸Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

¹⁸ Ibrahim na beeje daŋ ka cimandi, baa waato kaŋ beeje si no, zama a ma du ka ciya dumi boobo se baaba, sanno boŋ kaŋ i ci a se ka ne: «Yaadin no ni banda ga ciya.»

¹⁹And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:

¹⁹ A cimbeero mana jaŋ gaabi, baa kaŋ a di nga bumbo gaahamo da buuko wane ga saba, (zama a ga ba ka to jiiri zangu). A mana guna mo kaŋ Saharatu gunda bu.

²⁰He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

²⁰ Amma a goono ga Irikoy alkawlo guna. A mana sikka ka jaŋ cimbeeri, amma a te gaabi cimbeeri ra ka Irikoy beerandi.

²¹And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

²¹ A goono ga tabbatandi gumo mo kaŋ alkawlo kaŋ Irikoy sambu, a gonda hina mo k'a toonandi.

²²And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

²² Woodin sabbay se no Irikoy na cimbeero din lasaabu a se adilitaray.

²³Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

²³ Guna mo, manti Ibrahim hinne se no i na woodin hantum ka ne Irikoy n'a lasaabu a se.

²⁴But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

²⁴ Amma iri sabbay se mo no i n'a hantum, iri kaŋ Irikoy ga woodin lasaabu iri se, iri kaŋ goono g'a cimandi, nga kaŋ na Yesu iri Rabbo tunandi ka kaa buukoy game ra.

²⁵Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

²⁵ I n'a nooyandi iri taaley sabbay se. Irikoy n'a tunandi mo iri _nga jine|_ adilandiyaŋo sabbay se.