1I say [the] truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in [the] Holy Spirit,
1 Cimi no ay goono ga ci Almasihu ra, manti taari no bo. Ay bine lasaabo mo goono ga seeda ay se Biya Hanno ra,
2that I have great grief and uninterrupted pain in my heart,
2 kaŋ ay gonda bine saray gumo, doori go ay bina ra mo waati kulu.
3for I have wished, I myself, to be a curse from the Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen, according to flesh;
3 Zama doŋ ay ga yadda Irikoy m'ay laali k'ay fay da Almasihu ay nya-izey se, kaŋ yaŋ ga ti ay dumo, gaaham wane.
4who are Israelites; whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises;
4 Ngey ga ti Israyla borey, kaŋ Irikoy na izetaray no i se, da darza, da sappey. A n'i no Tawretu* tira mo, da Irikoy windo goyo, da alkawley.
5whose [are] the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, [is] the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
5 I waney mo ga ti kaayey kaŋ yaŋ Irikoy suuban. I game ra mo no Almasihu kaa gaaham ciine ra, nga kaŋ ga hay kulu may, Irikoy albarkakoy no hal abada. Amin!
6Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all [are] Israel which [are] of Israel;
6 Amma manti sanda Irikoy Sanno ciya yaamo no bo. Zama manti borey kulu kaŋ fun Israyla* gaa no ga ti Israyla waneyaŋ bo.
7nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.
7 Manti mo borey kulu kaŋ ti Ibrahim bandayaŋ no ga ti izeyaŋ. Zama _Irikoy ne|_: «Isaka gaa no ni banda ga fun.»
8That is, [they that are] the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed.
8 Sanda, manti izey kaŋ i hay gaaham do no ga ti Irikoy izeyaŋ, amma day alkawlo izey no i ga lasaabu haamayaŋ.
9For this word [is] of promise, According to this time I will come, and there shall be a son to Sarah.
9 Zama woone no ga ti alkawlo sanno: «Yeesi alwaati woone cine ra no ay ga ye ka kaa, Saharatu mo ga ize aru hay.»
10And not only [that], but Rebecca having conceived by one, Isaac our father,
10 Manti yaadin hinne mo no, amma waato kaŋ Rabeka na gunde sambu boro follonka do kaŋ ga ti iri kaayo Isaka,
11[the children] indeed being not yet born, or having done anything good or worthless (that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works, but of him that calls),
11 za izey mana hay, i mana hay kulu te mo, kaŋ ti ihanno wala ilaalo, waato din no Irikoy ci nyaŋo se, ka ne: «Ibeero no ga may ikayna se.» Irikoy na woodin ci hala nga suubanyaŋo kaŋ a ga te nga waado boŋ ma duumi, manti goyey do, amma nga kaŋ ga boro ce miila do.
12it was said to her, The greater shall serve the less:
13 Mate kaŋ i n'a hantum ka ne: «Ay ba Yakuba, amma ay konna Isuwa.»
13according as it is written, I have loved Jacob, and I have hated Esau.
14 Ifo binde no iri ga ne? Adilitaray-jaŋay go Irikoy do no? Abada!
14What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness with God? Far be the thought.
15 Zama Irikoy ne Musa se: «Ay ga suuji cabe boro kaŋ ay ga suuji se. Ay ga bakar mo boro kaŋ se ay ga bakar.»
15For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion.
16 Yaadin gaa, manti boro kaŋ ga ba do no, wala manti boro kaŋ ga goy gumo do, amma day Irikoy kaŋ ga bakar do no.
16So then [it is] not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.
17 Zama Irikoy Tira Hanna ne Firawna se: «Woone se no ay na ni no beeray: Hal ay m'ay dabaro cabe ni gaa. Zama mo i m'ay maa baaro fe ndunnya kulu ra.»
17For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very thing I have raised thee up from amongst [men], that I might thus shew in thee my power, and so that my name should be declared in all the earth.
18 Yaadin gaa Irikoy ga suuji cabe boro kaŋ se a ba. Boro kaŋ a ba mo a g'a bina sandandi.
18So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.
19 Ni ga ne ay se binde: «Ifo se no a ga taali ceeci hala hõ? Zama may no ga hin ka kay ka gaaba nd'a miila?»
19Thou wilt say to me then, Why does he yet find fault? for who resists his purpose?
20 Abada, ya nin Adam-ize. Nin ga ti may, kaŋ ga kakaw da Irikoy? Haŋ kaŋ i taka ga ne nga takakwa se: «Ifo se no ni n'ay te ya-cine?»
20Aye, but thou, O man, who art *thou* that answerest again to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that has formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Manti kusu cinako gonda dabari botogo boŋ, hal a ma kunkuni fo sambu, jare fo ra a ma kusu fo cina goy kaŋ gonda darza se. Jare fa mo, a ma afo cina kayna goy se?
21Or has not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honour, and another to dishonour?
22 To, ifo binde no iri ga ne, da Irikoy ga ba nga ma nga futa bangandi, ka naŋ borey ma bay nga dabaro gaa mo, amma a na suuru boobo cabe ka munye nda borey kaŋ yaŋ hima nda Irikoy futa, kaŋ yaŋ soola halaciyaŋ se mo.
22And if God, minded to shew his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering vessels of wrath fitted for destruction;
23 Ifo binde no iri ga ne koyne da Irikoy na woodin te zama a ga ba nga ma nga darza arzakanta bayrandi borey kaŋ yaŋ ga du suuji do, kaŋ yaŋ a soola i ma du darza,
23and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,
24 sanda iri nooya, kaŋ yaŋ a ce, manti Yahudancey* do hinne bo, amma dumi* cindey do mo.
24us, whom he has also called, not only from amongst [the] Jews, but also from amongst [the] nations?
25 Zama yaadin no Irikoy ne Hoseya tira ra: «Borey kaŋ yaŋ manti ay jama, ay ga ne i se ay jama. Bora kaŋ ay si ba mo, ay ga ne a se ay bine baakwa.»
25As he says also in Hosea, I will call not-my-people My people; and the-not-beloved Beloved.
26 A ga ciya mo, nangu kaŋ i ne i se: « ‹Araŋ wo manti ay jama no.› Noodin no i ga ne i se: ‹Irikoy fundikoono izeyaŋ.› »
26And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, *Ye* [are] not my people, there shall they be called Sons of [the] living God.
27 Isaya mo go ga kuuwa Israyla* boŋ ka ne: «Baa kaŋ Israyla izey lasaabuyaŋ ga ciya danga teeku me gaa taasi cine, Jare kayna hinne day no ga du faaba.
27But Esaias cries concerning Israel, Should the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved:
28 Zama Rabbi ga nga sanno kaŋ a ci toonandi da waasi ndunnya boŋ.»
28for [he] is bringing the matter to an end, and [cutting [it] short in righteousness; because] a cutting short of the matter will [the] Lord accomplish upon the earth.
29 Mate kaŋ Isaya jin ka ne mo: «Da manti kaŋ Rabbi Kundeykoyo na banda naŋ iri se, Doŋ iri ciya sanda Saduma* cine, Doŋ iri ga hima Gomorata* cine.»
29And according as Esaias said before, Unless [the] Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and made like even as Gomorrha.
30 Ifo binde no iri ga ne? To, kal iri ma ne: Dumi cindey, kaŋ yaŋ mana _Irikoy jine|_ adilitara ceeci, du adilitaray, kaŋ ga ti wo kaŋ ga fun cimbeeri do.
30What then shall we say? That [they of the] nations, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained righteousness, but [the] righteousness that is on the principle of faith.
31 Amma Israyla, kaŋ goono ga asariya* fo gana zama nga ma du _Irikoy jine|_ adilitaray, mana to a gaa.
31But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to [that] law.
32 Ifo se no woodin te? To, zama i man'a ceeci cimbeeri* do, amma day goyey do. I kati no katiyaŋ tondo din gaa,
32Wherefore? Because [it was] not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone,
33 mate kaŋ i n'a hantum ka ne: «Guna, ay go ga tondi sinji Sihiyona* ra, katiyaŋ tondi nda hartayaŋ daliili tondi daaru mo. Boro kaŋ g'a cimandi mo si haaw.»
33according as it is written, Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence: and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.