Faith Is the Only Way
1 You stupid Galatians! I told you exactly how Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross. Has someone now put an evil spell on you? 2 I want to know only one thing. How were you given God's Spirit? Was it by obeying the Law of Moses or by hearing about Christ and having faith in him? 3 How can you be so stupid? Do you think that by yourself you can complete what God's Spirit started in you? 4 Have you gone through all of this for nothing? Is it all really for nothing? 5 God gives you his Spirit and works miracles in you. But does he do this because you obey the Law of Moses or because you have heard about Christ and have faith in him?
6 The Scriptures say that God accepted Abraham because Abraham had faith. 7 And so, you should understand that everyone who has faith is a child of Abraham. 8 Long ago the Scriptures said God would accept the Gentiles because of their faith. This is why God told Abraham the good news that all nations would be blessed because of him. 9 This means everyone who has faith will share in the blessings given to Abraham because of his faith.
10 Anyone who tries to please God by obeying the Law is under a curse. The Scriptures say, “Everyone who doesn't obey everything in the Law is under a curse.” 11 No one can please God by obeying the Law. The Scriptures also say, “The people God accepts because of their faith will live.”
12 The Law isn't based on faith. It promises life only to people who obey its commands. 13 But Christ rescued us from the Law's curse, when he became a curse in our place. This is because the Scriptures say that anyone who is nailed to a tree is under a curse. 14 And because of what Jesus Christ has done, the blessing promised to Abraham was taken to the Gentiles. This happened so that by faith we would be given the promised Holy Spirit.
The Law and the Promise
15 My friends, I will use an everyday example to explain what I mean. Once someone agrees to something, no one else can change or cancel the agreement. 16 That is how it is with the promises God made to Abraham and his descendant. The promises were not made to many descendants, but only to one, and that one is Christ. 17 What I am saying is that the Law cannot change or cancel God's promise made 430 years before the Law was given. 18 If we have to obey the Law in order to receive God's blessings, those blessings don't really come to us because of God's promise. But God was kind to Abraham and made him a promise.
19 What is the use of the Law? It was given later to show that we sin. But it was only supposed to last until the coming of that descendant who was given the promise. In fact, angels gave the Law to Moses, and he gave it to the people. 20 There is only one God, and the Law did not come directly from him.
Slaves and Children
21 Does the Law disagree with God's promises? No, it doesn't! If any law could give life to us, we could become acceptable to God by obeying that law. 22 But the Scriptures say that sin controls everyone, so that God's promises will be for anyone who has faith in Jesus Christ.
23 The Law controlled us and kept us under its power until the time came when we would have faith. 24 In fact, the Law was to be our teacher until Christ came. Then we could have faith and be acceptable to God. 25 But once a person has learned to have faith, there is no more need to have the Law as a teacher.
26 All of you are God's children because of your faith in Christ Jesus. 27 And when you were baptized, it was as though you had put on Christ in the same way you put on new clothes. 28 Faith in Christ Jesus is what makes each of you equal with each other, whether you are a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a free person, a man or a woman. 29 So if you belong to Christ, you are now part of Abraham's family, and you will be given what God has promised.
Luwaa waraŋ lannoo
1 Alitolu Kalatiyanka toolewolu, jumaa le ye ali dookuu? Yeesu la faa yiribantambiloo kaŋ, wo yitandita ali la koyike le, fo a mulunta ko, ali faŋo ñaa ye a je le.
2 M batu, ŋa ali ñininkaa kuu kiliŋ na: Fo ali ye Noora Kuliŋo soto niŋ Luwaa yaamarimutoo le la baŋ, waraŋ fo ali ye a soto le, kaatu ali laata kumoo le la, ali ye meŋ moyi? 3 Fo ali la tooleeyaa be warariŋ teŋ ne? Ali ye a dati niŋ Nooroo le la, bari saayiŋ, fo ali be a kata kaŋ ne ka a timmandi niŋ ali fansuŋ semboo la? 4 Ali dunta kuu jamaa meŋ bee kono fokabaŋ, fo ì bee keta kensenke le baŋ? Fo ali maŋ ì la kummaayaa fahaamu? 5 Fo Alla ye a la Nooroo dii ali la le baŋ, aniŋ ka kaawakuwolu ke ali kono, kaatu ali ka Luwaa yaamaroolu muta le, waraŋ fo a ka ì ke le, kaatu ali laata kumoo le la, ali ye meŋ moyi? 6 Fo ali hakiloo maŋ bula ko, “Iburayima laata Alla la le, aduŋ a la wo lannoo le naata a ke moo tilindiŋo ti Alla ñaa koto”?
7 Wo kamma la, ali si a loŋ ko, moolu mennu ye lannoo soto, wolu le mu Iburayima diŋolu ti. 8 A fota le nuŋ, janniŋ a be ke la, Kitaabu Senuŋo kono ko, moolu mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti, Alla be ì tilindi la ka bo niŋ ì la lannoo le la. Alla ye ñiŋ kibaari betoo fo Iburayima ye le ko, “Nasiyoŋolu bee be neemoo soto la ka bo niŋ ite le la.” 9 Wo to moolu mennu ye lannoo soto, wolu niŋ Iburayima meŋ ye lannoo soto, ì be neemoo soto la le.
Kiristu ye ǹ kumakaa Luwaa la dankoo bulu
10 Moolu mennu bee be jikiriŋ Luwaa yaamarimutoo la, ì be dankoo le koto, kaatu a be safeeriŋ ne ko:
“Dankoo be moo-wo-moo le ye, meŋ maŋ yaamaroolu bee muta, mennu be safeeriŋ Luwaa Kitaaboo* kono, ka ì ke a ñaama.” 11 Saayiŋ a koyita le ko, Luwaa buka moo tilindi noo Alla ñaatiliŋo la, kaatu “moo tilindiŋo be baluu la ka bo niŋ lannoo le la.” 12 Bari Luwaa maŋ tara dendiŋ lannoo la, kaatu a fota le ko, “Moo meŋ ka Luwaa yaamaroolu bee muta, wo be baluu la a la le.” 13 Kiristu* ye ǹ kumakaa Luwaa la dankoo bulu le, baawo a faŋo ye wo dankoo taa ntolu la kuwo kamma ko a be safeeriŋ ñaameŋ ko:
“Dankoo be moo-wo-moo le ye, meŋ be dendiŋ yiroo bala.” 14 Ñiŋ keta le fo neemoo, Alla ye meŋ laahidi Iburayima ye, a si naa ka bo niŋ Kiristu Yeesu la, moolu ye mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti, aniŋ fo ǹ si Nooroo soto noo, a ye meŋ laahidi, ka bo niŋ lannoo la.
Luwaa niŋ laahidoo
15 Baadiŋolu*, m be ñiŋ taamanseeri la ali ye kuwo le la, meŋ ka ke luŋ-wo-luŋ: Hani hadamadiŋolu, niŋ ì ye laahidoo dii keetaa la kuwo to, aduŋ ì ye a bambandi, moo-wo-moo le te wo buruka noo la, waraŋ ka feŋ kafu noo a ma. 16 Kabiriŋ Alla ye laahidoolu dii Iburayima la, a ye ì dii a niŋ a koomalankoo le la. A te safeeriŋ ko, “a niŋ a koomalankoolu,” meŋ mu jamaa ti, bari a be safeeriŋ ne ko, “a koomalankoo,” aduŋ wo mu Kiristu le ti.
17 M be meŋ fo kaŋ, wo mu ñiŋ ne ti ko: Kambeŋo le foloota Luwaa ñaa, aduŋ Alla ye a bambandi le. Wo to, Musa la Luwaa* meŋ naata sanji keme naani niŋ taŋ saba koolaa, wo te kambeŋo buruka noo la ka laahidoo tiñaa. 18 Niŋ a ye a tara, keetaa sotota Luwaa le la, wo to a maŋ soto laahidoo la kotenke. Bari Alla ye keetaa dii Iburayima la ka bo niŋ laahidoo le la.
19 Wo to saayiŋ, muŋ ne mu Luwaa daliiloo ti? A naata kafu laahidoo ma junuboo la kuwo le kamma, fo janniŋ wo koomalankoo ka naa, laahidoo diita meŋ na. Aduŋ Luwaa dunta teemalankoo le bulu ka bo niŋ malaayikoolu la. 20 Saayiŋ, teemalankoo te moo kiliŋ ye, bari Alla mu kiliŋ ne ti.
21 Wo to, fo Luwaa niŋ Alla la laahidoolu waaliita ñoo ye le baŋ? Wo te ke noo la muk! Niŋ Luwaa diita, meŋ si baluwo dii noo, wo to tooñaa, tiliŋo Alla ñaatiliŋo la ka naa niŋ Luwaa le la. 22 Bari Kitaabu Senuŋo ye ñiŋ bankee le ko, duniyaa bee be junuboo semboo le koto, fo kiisoo meŋ laahidita si naa moolu ye, mennu laata Yeesu Kiristu la. 23 Bari janniŋ lannoo ka naa, m̀ be mutariŋ Luwaa le bulu nuŋ, ǹ soronta fo niŋ lannoo lankenemayaata. 24 Ka bo ñiŋ siloo la Luwaa keta ǹ ye kuluurilaa le ti fo niŋ Kiristu naata waatoo meŋ na, fo ǹ si tiliŋ noo ka bo niŋ lannoo la. 25 Bari saayiŋ, lannoo naata le, aduŋ ǹ te mutariŋ kotenke wo kuluurilaa bulu. 26 Kaatu alitolu bee mu Alla diŋolu le ti ka bo niŋ lannoo la Kiristu Yeesu kono. 27 Alitolu mennu bee batiseeta* Kiristu kono, ali ye Kiristu le duŋ. 28 Wo to Yahuudiyaa niŋ Jirisinkayaa te jee, joŋyaa niŋ foroyaa, waraŋ kewo niŋ musoo, kaatu alitolu bee mu kiliŋ ne ti Kiristu Yeesu kono. 29 Aduŋ niŋ ali mu Kiristu taalu ti, wo to ali mu Iburayima koomalankoolu niŋ a keetaalaalu le ti laahidoo kamma la.
