Kalata Yodowa wa Akristu Awu Roma
4 Voi vili eno, kodi nionge n’ni vyokuza likolo li-u Aburahamu? 2 Mwaisazo, aakale ira Aburahamu oowoniwa ira ngolungama chifukwa ya vyevyo apangile liye, ookaana chifukwa yoi avitamele, koma o-okala vamaso va Mulungu. 3 Kodi vale Malemba kanaonga vyoi avi? Kanaonga ira: “Aburahamu oororomela vyevyo Yehova* amuwandelile liye, moi oowoniwa ira ngu muthu olungama.” 4 Muthu unoyo u-indile chito awachela malipilwae kavinaoneya ngati bwanae ngooma murima, koma vinakala ira pivyevyo afuneya liye wachela.* 5 Koma muthu ochimwa unoyo unamuroromela Mulungu ngakale ira ka-indile chito iliyetene, Mulunguyo unomuona ira ngolungama. 6 Davide oowonga vya muthu osangalala unoyo Mulungu unamuona liye ira ngolungama ngakale ira vyevyo upangile liye kavinagwilizana kwenikweni na Ilamulo. Liye aongile ira: 7 “Osangalala mbaathu anayo kakululukiwe vyoira viwa vyo-ovwela malamulo moi machimwiwa kokululukiwa.* 8 Osangalala ngu muthu unoyo Yehova* kanawelengela chimo lae.”
9 Ndiye kodi athu oduliwa oka mbanayo kanakala osangalala eni, kapena naaluwene teto athu o-oduliwa kanokala osangalala? Voi ninoonga ira: “Aburahamu oowoniwa ira ngu muthu olungama chifukwa ya iroromelwae.” 10 Koma kodi yali thawi iivi vevo aoniwe liye ira ngu muthu olungama? Kodi ali oduliwa kapena o-oduliwa? Liye ali aanaduliwe. 11 Moi Mulungu oomuva-a Aburahamu mdulidwe ira ikale izindikilo yotonyi-eda ira Mulunguyo oomuona ira ngu muthu olungama aanaduliwe chifukwa yoi liye ookaana iroromelo. Oopanga vyevi ira aze akale baba wa athu etene o-oduliwa anayo kan’na iroromelo, ira naaluwene teto athwayo kaze kaoniwe ira mbolungama. 12 Ira teto aze akale baba wa a-ima oduliwa, koma teto wa athu anayo kanaenda mofwanelela vo-arela iroromelo ineyo babiwa Aburahamu an’na liye aanaduliwe.
13 Chifukwa Aburahamu kapena a-imae* katalonjeziwe ira kanoza kawachele ilambo monga cholowa iwa chifukwa yoi koo-arela Ilamulo. Aluwa koowachela lonjezolo chifukwa yoi Aburahamu ookaana iroromelo moi Mulungu oomuona ira ngolungama. 14 Chifukwa akala athu anayo kana-arelave Ilamulo mbanayo kanaze kawachele cholowa, ndiye kuti iroromelo kin’na chito moi lonjezoli limali-iwa. 15 Onga vyoona, phwanya Ilamulo unopangi-a ira muthu awachele ilango, koma akala kavali lamulo, teto kavali chimwa.
16 Mbaona Aburahamu ava-iwe lonjezolo chifukwa ya iroromelo, ira likale logwilizana nooma murima ulukulu. Koma teto oova-iwa lonjezolo ira likale losimikizeleya wa athu etene anayo kali a-imae,* o-okala wa athu oka anayo kanawachela Ilamulo, koma teto wa athu anayo kana-arela iroromelo ya Aburahamu unoyo uli babi-u. 17 (Vyevi pivyogwilizana na vyevyo Malemba kanaongaathu ira: “Ndiusakula ira ukale baba wa athu a mitundu detene.”) Vyevi vyali eno vamaso va Mulungu unoyo Aburahamu amuroromela liye, unoyo teto unavenyi-a okhwa moi liye unoonga vya vyongo vyoi kavinaireye ngati viireya wale. 18 Aburahamu ookaana idedi-edo koma teto iroromelo yoi unoza akale baba wa athu a mitundu detene, ngakale ira vyevi vyaoneya ngati kavinaza viwandeya. Liye oororomela vyevi mogwilizana na vyevyo Mulungu amuwandelile liye wale ira: “Mu pumwemo a-imawo* kanazeathu kakalele.” 19 Ngakale ira ookaana iroromelo yolimba, liye ooganizela vya thuthu lae, lelo vathawi ineyo lali ngati lokhwa (voi ali angan’na chaka dotamangela 100). Ooiziwa teto ira iyanae Sara ngokalamba vinjinji moi kanaza abala mwana. 20 Koma chifukwa ya lonjezo la Mulungu, iroromelwae yookalave yolimba moi iroromelweyo yoomuva-a kopolo moi oopeleka ulemelelo wa Mulungu. 21 Liye kaakaikela ira Mulungu ukaana kopolo dokwakwaneli-eda vyevyo alonjezile liye. 22 Eno “Mulungu oomuona ira ngu muthu olungama.”
23 Komave, mawu oyi “Mulungu oomuona ira ngu muthu olungama” katalembiwe chifukwa ya liye eka. 24 Koolembiwa teto chifukwa ya iyo. Na-iyene ninooniwa ira nili athu olungama chifukwa ninomuroromela Mulungu unoyo amuvenyi-ile Yesu Mbwii-u. 25 Yesu oopelekiwa chifukwa ya machimwi-u moi oovenyi-iwa ira Mulungu anione kala olungama.