1 Children who are under age are no better off than slaves, even though everything their parents own will someday be theirs. 2 This is because children are placed in the care of guardians and teachers until the time their parents have set. 3 This is how it was with us. We were like children ruled by the powers of this world.
4 But when the time was right, God sent his Son, and a woman gave birth to him. His Son obeyed the Law, 5 so he could set us free from the Law, and we could become God's children. 6 Now that we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. And his Spirit tells us that God is our Father. 7 You are no longer slaves. You are God's children, and you will be given what he has promised.
Paul's Concern for the Galatians
8 Before you knew God, you were slaves of gods that are not real. 9 But now you know God, or better still, God knows you. How can you turn back and become the slaves of those weak and pitiful powers? 10 You even celebrate certain days, months, seasons, and years. 11 I am afraid I have wasted my time working with you.
12 My friends, I beg you to be like me, just as I once tried to be like you. Did you mistreat me 13 when I first preached to you? No you didn't, even though you knew I had come there because I was sick. 14 My illness must have caused you some trouble, but you didn't hate me or turn me away because of it. You welcomed me as though I were one of God's angels or even Christ Jesus himself. 15 Where is that good feeling now? I am sure if it had been possible, you would have taken out your own eyes and given them to me. 16 Am I now your enemy, just because I told you the truth?
17 Those people may be paying you a lot of attention, but it isn't for your good. They only want to keep you away from me, so you will pay them a lot of attention. 18 It is always good to give your attention to something worthwhile, even when I am not with you. 19 My children, I am in terrible pain until Christ may be seen living in you. 20 I wish I were with you now. Then I would not have to talk this way. You really have me puzzled.
Hagar and Sarah
21 Some of you would like to be under the rule of the Law of Moses. But do you know what the Law says? 22 In the Scriptures we learn that Abraham had two sons. The mother of one of them was a slave, while the mother of the other one had always been free. 23 The son of the slave woman was born in the usual way. But the son of the free woman was born because of God's promise.
24 All of this has another meaning as well. Each of the two women stands for one of the agreements God made with his people. Hagar, the slave woman, stands for the agreement that was made at Mount Sinai. Everyone born into her family is a slave. 25 Hagar also stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and for the present city of Jerusalem. She and her children are slaves.
26 But our mother is the city of Jerusalem in heaven above, and she isn't a slave. 27 The Scriptures say about her,
“You have never had children,
but now you can be glad.
You have never given birth,
but now you can shout.
Once you had no children,
but now you will have
more children than a woman
who has been married
for a long time.”
28 My friends, you were born because of this promise, just as Isaac was. 29 But the child who was born in the natural way made trouble for the child who was born because of the Spirit. The same thing is happening today. 30 The Scriptures say, “Get rid of the slave woman and her son! He won't be given anything. The son of the free woman will receive everything.” 31 My friends, we are children of the free woman and not of the slave.
1 M be ñiŋ ne fo kaŋ ko: Keetaalaa la dindiŋyaa waatoo, fataŋ-fansoo te a niŋ joŋo teema, hani feŋolu bee mu ate le taa ti. 2 A be tara la jiyaatiyolu aniŋ topatoorilaalu le koto fo niŋ waatoo siita, a faamaa ye meŋ londi. 3 Ntolu fanaa la kuwo be wo le ñaama. Kabiriŋ m̀ be dindiŋyaa to nuŋ, ñiŋ duniyaa semboolu le ye ǹ joŋyandi. 4 Bari biriŋ waatoo timmata, Alla ye a Dinkewo kii naŋ ne. A wuluuta ka bo niŋ musoo le la, aduŋ a naata tara Luwaa koto, 5 fo a si moolu kumakaa, mennu be Luwaa la maraloo koto, ka ǹ ke Alla diŋolu ti. 6 Baawo ali mu a diŋolu le ti, Alla ye a Dinkewo la Nooroo kii ntolu bee sondomoolu kono le. Wo Nooroo be kumandiroo kaŋ santo ko, “Abba, m Faamaa!” 7 I maŋ ke joŋo ti kotenke, bari i mu Alla diŋo le ti. Baawo i mu diŋo ti, wo to Alla ye i ke keetaalaa le ti fanaa.
Pawulu la dewuŋo baadiŋolu la kuwo to Kalatiya
8 Koomanto, biriŋ ali maŋ Alla loŋ, ali keta alloolu la joŋolu le ti, mennu maŋ ke Alla ti. 9 Bari saayiŋ, ali naata Alla loŋ ne, waraŋ ko a ñanta fo la ñaameŋ, Alla ye ali loŋ ne. Wo to, muŋ ne ye a tinna ali ka muru kuwolu kaŋ, mennu maŋ semboo soto, ì mu jikiraŋ nafantaŋo le ti. Fo ali lafita ka tara ì la joŋyaa kono kotenke baŋ? 10 Ali ka luŋolu, karoolu, waatoolu aniŋ saŋolu le juuroo kummaayandi! 11 M be dewundiŋ ali la kuwo la le, kaatu m maŋ a loŋ, fo n na dookuwo ali kono keta kenseŋo le ti.
12 Baadiŋolu*, ŋa ali daani fo ali si ke ko nte be ñaameŋ, kaatu nte fanaa keta le ko alitolu. Ali maŋ kuu jawu ke n na. 13 Ali ye a loŋ ne ko, siiñaa foloo n lamfutoo le ka kibaari betoo kawandi ali ye. 14 Ali la n na wo lanjuuroo jewo keta kotoboroo le ti ali ye, bari hani wo ñaa-wo-ñaa, ali maŋ jutu n na, sako ali si balaŋ m ma. Ali ye m buuñaa le ko Alla la malaayikoo, waraŋ ko Kiristu* Yeesu faŋo! 15 Ali la seewoo lee saayiŋ? Ŋa ali la kuwo seedeyaa le ko, niŋ a si ke noo nuŋ, ali pareeta le hani ka ali ñaalu lokoti faŋ ka ì dii n na. 16 Fo n na tooñaa ye n ke ali jawoo le ti saayiŋ?
17 Wo moolu ye suula baa soto ali la kuwo to le, bari ì maŋ daliila bete soto a la. Ì lafita ali fatandi la nte le ma, fo ali si suula baa soto itolu la kuwo to. 18 A beteyaata le ka katoo ke daliila betoo kaŋ waati-wo-waati. Ali kana wo ke waatoo doroŋ na, m be ali fee meŋ na. 19 N kanuntee dindiŋolu, dimiŋo le be n na kotenke ko tiŋo be meŋ na ali la kuwo kamma la, fo janniŋ Kiristu maañaa be je la ali kono. 20 N hameta baake ka tara ali fee saayiŋ, fo n si dahaa ñiŋ diyaamuñaa koleŋo la, kaatu m maŋ a loŋ m be ali la kuwo ke la ñaameŋ.
Hajara niŋ Saara la kuwo taamanseeroo
21 Ali a fo n ye, alitolu mennu lafita ka tara Luwaa la maraloo koto, fo ali maŋ a moyi, Luwaa ye meŋ fo baŋ? 22 A be safeeriŋ ne ko, Iburayima ye dinkee fula le soto. Jommusoo le ye kiliŋo wuluu, foroo ye dinkee doo wuluu. 23 Jommusoo dinkewo wuluuta ka bo niŋ hadamadiŋo la lafoo niŋ katoo le la, bari foroo dinkewo wuluuta ka bo niŋ laahidoo le la. 24 Ì la kuwo ye ñiŋ ne taamanseeri: Ñiŋ musu fuloo ye kambeŋ fuloo le yitandi. Kambeŋ foloo meŋ mu Hajara le ti, diita Sinayi Konkoo le kaŋ ka joŋ diŋolu wuluu. 25 Hajara mu Sinayi Konkoo la too doo le ti, meŋ be Araabuduu. A ka Yerusalaamu le la kuwo taamanseeri ko a be ñaameŋ saayiŋ, kaatu a be joŋyaa le kono, a niŋ a diŋolu. 26 Bari wo Yerusalaamu meŋ be Alla yaa, wo mu foroo le ti, aduŋ ate le mu ntolu baamaa ti. 27 A be safeeriŋ ate le la kuwo to ko:
“I si seewoo, musu jiidibaloo meŋ nene maŋ diŋo soto.
Suukuulaa dati, i ye sari seewoo kamma la.
Ite meŋ maŋ tiŋo la koleyaa loŋ,
musu kiideeriŋo, i be diŋ jamaa soto la le,
ka tambi musoo la, kewo be meŋ bulu.”
28 Baadiŋolu, ali mu laahidi diŋolu le ti ko Isiyaaka. 29 Wo waatoo la, dinkewo meŋ wuluuta ka bo niŋ hadamadiŋo la lafoo niŋ katoo la, a ye dinkewo toora le, meŋ wuluuta Nooroo la siloo la, aduŋ hani saayiŋ a be wo le ñaama. 30 Bari muŋ ne be safeeriŋ Kitaabu Senuŋo kono ñiŋ kuwo to?
“Ñiŋ jommusoo niŋ a dinkewo bayi, kaatu jommusoo dinkewo niŋ foroo dinkewo te kewo talaa la.” 31 Baadiŋolu, wo to m̀ maŋ ke jommusoo diŋolu ti, bari foroo diŋolu.
