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Shelia au Uhobhalelu
1 Mwenga Bhagalatia mwangakubha na malangu, bho, nde nane joanteghiki, kubha ngamujitii chakaka, mwehapa ambabhu Yesu Kristo akabhekakiki palanga palongi ja mihu ghinu ja kubha awambakiki punsalaba? 2 Mbala kulibhola pe lilobhi limu haleli kuhuma kwinu. Bho, mkajopali Roho Mhuhu kwa matendu gha Shelia, au kwa kuhobhalela ghala ghamughajowine? 3 Bho, mwenga le mwang'ang'a ntundu aghogho? Mwehapa mkatumbwili ghokapi kwa kujangatiwa na Roho waka Chapanga, bho, sajenu mpala le kujomulela kwa makili ghinu mabhete? 4 Bho, mambu ghala ghaghakumpatiki mwehapa le ghakabhi gha waka pela? Nde ngati chakaka ghakabhi waka! 5 Bho, Chapanga le ampeke Roho waki na kuhenga ngangachu pachilanda jinu kwa ndandi ja matendu gha Shelia, au kwa ndandi muhobhalela Malobhi Manyahi ghala ghamwajowine?
6 Ngati bhela Ibulahimu, “Jombi akunhobhali Chapanga, na kwa ndandi ja uhobhalelu akajetakaliwi na Chapanga.” 7 Bhela mmanya kubha, bhala bhabhabhi bha uhobhalelu, bhanihabha nde bhana bhaka Ibulahimu. 8 Malembu Mahuhu ghakalongili kutumbula mwandi kubha Chapanga anaabhahenga bhandu bhangakubha Bhayahude kujetakalewa najombi kwa indela ja uhobhalelu. Malembu Mahuhu hagha ghakalonguli kutangaza Malobhi Manyahi kwaka Ibulahimu, “Kupetela wehapa bhandu bhokapi anabhapengalikaje.” 9 Bhela, bhala bhabhabhi bha uhobhalelu bhapengaleka papamu na Ibulahimu joakabhi na uhobhalelu.
10 Kwa ndandi bhokapi bhala babahobhalela kuhenga mambu gha Shelia, bhabhi pahi ja masolu. Maghambu ilembakiki mu Malembu Mahuhu, “Chapanga ampeki masolu mundu jola jwangakukamula na kutii mambu ghokapi ghaghalembakiki mu chitabu cha Shelia, ahengaje!” 11 Nde chakaka kubha njeta mundu joajetakalewa palongi jaka Chapanga kwa Shelia, kwa ndandi Malembu Mahuhu ghapwagha, “Mundu joajetakaliwi na Chapanga anaatama kwa uhobhalelu.” 12 Shelia ngachejitegemela uhobhalelu, nambu Malembu Mahuhu ghapwagha, “Kila mundu joahenga ghokapi ghaghapalika na Shelia anakubha mwome.”
13 Kristo akatukombwili kuhuma mu masolu gha Shelia, kwa kubha akahengakiki masolu kwa ndandi jitu, ndandi ilembakiki mu Malembu Mahuhu, “Jokapi joawambakiki pumsalaba apatiki masolu na Chapanga.” 14 Lijambu leniheli likahengakiki nahuli nhupu waka Ibulahimu ubhahikila bhandu bhangakubha Bhayahude kwa indela jaka Yesu Kristo, na nahuli kwa uhobhalelu, tupata kunjopalela Roho Mhuhu joakatulaghile Chapanga.
Shelia na Chilanga
15 Bhalongu bhangu, nongela kwa ntundu wa kimundu. Muholalya panani ja majetanganelu pachilanda ja bhandu bhabheli, majetanganelu anaghahengakiki na kujeghaleka sahihi na kulapilana njeta mundu joaheketa au kujonjukela chindu. 16 Bhela, Ibulahimu akapekiwi chilanga, jombi papamu na mbelakeka waki. Malembu Mahuhu ngacheghapwagha, “Na bhabhelakeka bhaki,” yani bhamaheli, nambu ghapwagha, “Na mbelakeka waki,” yani jumu, yani nde Kristo. 17 Chembala kupwagha nde kubha, Shelia, ambayu yakapitalili hyaka mia nne na selasini palongi, ngacheiheketa Lulaghilu loakahengiki Chapanga. 18 Maghambu ngati upwelelu anaubhi kwa Shelia, ngacheukubha kabheti kwa chilanga. Nambu Chapanga akumpeki Ibulahimu upwelelu kwa indela ja chilanga.
Lengu la Shelia
19 Bho, henu Shelia lengu laki kike? Shelia jakabhekakiki kwa ndandi ja mahakau, mbaka paanaahikaje mbelakeka waka Ibulahimu joakapekiwi chilanga chela. Shelia yakaletakiki na mtumika wa kunani kwaka Chapanga kwa chiwoku ckaka njonganesha. 20 Bhela joabhi njonganesha ngacheapalika anakubhi lijambu lene nde laka mundu jumu, nambu Chapanga nde jumu.
Lengu la Shelia
21 Henu bhole, Shelia le ipengana na ilanga yaka Chapanga? Ngabhela hata pachokope! Kwa ndandi anangati Shelia jejabhohakiki jakaweziki kubhapekeha bhandu womi, chakaka kujetakalewa palongi jaka Chapanga kukapatikana kwa indela ja Shelia. 22 Nambu Malembu ghapwagha kubha kila chindu pundema chibhi pahi ja makili gha mahoku, nahuli bhala bhabhahobhalela bhapata chilanga cheakabhohiki Chapanga, kwa kunhobhalela Yesu Kristo.
23 Nambu mangane ja kuhika uhobhalelu ghola tukabhi tubhekakiki pahi ja Shelia, tukongakiki mbaka uhobhalelu ghola pawiyekuliwaje. 24 Bhela Shelia jakabhi njemalela wa kutuleta kwaka Kristo, nahuli tujetakaliwa palongi jaka Chapanga kwa uhobhalelu. 25 Nambu kwa kubha uhobhalelu uhikike, tepani ngachetubhi kabheti pahi jaka njemalela.
26 Kwa kubha mwehapa mabhokapi mbi mabhana bhaka Chapanga kwa indela ja uhobhalelu muka Kristo Yesu. 27 Maghambu mwehapa mabhokapi mwembatizwi kwa kulombana na Kristo, munhwati Kristo. 28 Bhela, njeta ulekanganu pachilanda jaka Myahude na Mgiliki, mtumwa wala mundu wa kulijeka, mkambaku wala mbomba. Maghambu mwehapa mabhokapi nde chindu chimu kwa kulombana na Kristo Yesu. 29 Anangati mwehapa nde mabhandu bhaka Kristo, bhela mbi lubheleku lwaka Ibulahimu, na bhapwelelu kulengana na chilanga chaka Chapanga.