The Great Faith of God's People
1 Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see. 2 It was their faith that made our ancestors pleasing to God.
3 Because of our faith, we know that the world was made at God's command. We also know that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.
4 Because Abel had faith, he offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God was pleased with him and his gift, and even though Abel is now dead, his faith still speaks for him.
5 Enoch had faith and did not die. He pleased God, and God took him up to heaven. This is why his body was never found. 6 But without faith no one can please God. We must believe that God is real and rewards everyone who searches for him.
7 Because Noah had faith, he was warned about something that had not yet happened. He obeyed and built a boat that saved him and his family. In this way the people of the world were judged, and Noah was given the blessings that come to everyone who pleases God.
8 Abraham had faith and obeyed God. He was told to go to the land that God had said would be his, and he left for a country he had never seen. 9 Because Abraham had faith, he lived as a stranger in the promised land. He lived there in a tent, and so did Isaac and Jacob, who were later given the same promise. 10 Abraham did this, because he was waiting for the eternal city God had planned and built.
11 Even when Sarah was too old to have children, she had faith that God would do what he had promised, and she had a son. 12 Her husband Abraham was almost dead, but he became the ancestor of many people. In fact, there are as many of them as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore.
13 Every one of those people died. But they still had faith, even though they had not received what they had been promised. They were glad just to see these things from far away, and they agreed that they were only strangers and foreigners on this earth. 14 When people talk this way, it is clear they are looking for a place to call their own. 15 If they had been talking about the land where they had once lived, they could have gone back at any time. 16 But they were looking forward to a better home in heaven. This is why God wasn't ashamed for them to call him their God. He even built a city for them.
17-18 Abraham had been promised that Isaac, his only son, would continue his family. But when Abraham was tested, he had faith and was willing to sacrifice Isaac, 19 because he was sure that God could raise people to life. This was just like getting Isaac back from death.
20 Isaac had faith, and he promised blessings to Jacob and Esau. 21 Later, when Jacob was about to die, he leaned on his walking stick and worshiped. Then because of his faith he blessed each of Joseph's sons. 22 And right before Joseph died, he had faith that God would lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. So he told them to take his bones with them.
23 Because Moses' parents had faith, they kept him hidden until he was three months old. They saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king's orders. 24 Then after Moses grew up, his faith made him refuse to be called the king's grandson. 25 He chose to be mistreated with God's people instead of having the good time that sin could bring for a little while. 26 Moses knew that the treasures of Egypt were not as wonderful as what he would receive from suffering for the Messiah, and he looked forward to his reward.
27 Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. Moses had seen the invisible God and wasn't afraid of the king's anger. 28 His faith also made him celebrate Passover. He sprinkled the blood of animals on the doorposts, so that the first-born sons of the people of Israel would not be killed by the destroying angel.
29 Because of their faith, the people walked through the Red Sea on dry land. But when the Egyptians tried to do it, they were drowned.
30 God's people had faith, and when they had walked around the city of Jericho for seven days, its walls fell down.
31 Rahab had been a prostitute, but she had faith and welcomed the spies. So she wasn't killed with the people who disobeyed.
32 What else can I say? There isn't enough time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets. 33 Their faith helped them conquer kingdoms, and because they did right, God made promises to them. They closed the jaws of lions 34 and put out raging fires and escaped from the swords of their enemies. Although they were weak, they were given the strength and power to chase foreign armies away.
35 Some women received their loved ones back from death. Many of these people were tortured, but they refused to be released. They were sure they would get a better reward when the dead are raised to life. 36 Others were made fun of and beaten with whips, and some were chained in jail. 37 Still others were stoned to death or sawed in two or killed with swords. Some had nothing but sheep skins or goat skins to wear. They were poor, mistreated, and tortured. 38 The world did not deserve these good people, who had to wander in deserts and on mountains and had to live in caves and holes in the ground.
39 All of them pleased God because of their faith! But still they died without being given what had been promised. 40 This was because God had something better in store for us. And he did not want them to reach the goal of their faith without us.
M̀ mumuñolu la lannoo taamanseeroo
1 Lannoo mu muŋ ne ti? Wo mu ka laa bambandinke kuwo la, i jikita meŋ na, aniŋ ka kuwo muta tooñaa ti, i buka meŋ je. 2 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, m̀ mumuñolu ye seedeyaa betoo soto Alla ñaatiliŋo la. 3 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, ŋà fahaamuroo soto alihawaa la kuwo to ko, a daata ka bo niŋ Alla la kumoo le la, aduŋ feŋolu mennu ka je, wolu daata ka bo niŋ feŋ jebaloolu la.
4 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Haabiila ye sadaa* betoo bondi Alla ñaatiliŋo la, ka tambi Kaabiila taa la. Ka bo niŋ wo la, Alla ye a muta moo tilindiŋo ti, aduŋ a ye seedeyaa betoo ke a la kuwo to, biriŋ a sonta a la sadaa la. Haabiila faata ñaa-wo-ñaa, bari a la lannoo kamma la, a la kuwo ka tu fo la le hani saayiŋ.
5 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Enoki bota duniyaa kono, a maŋ saayaa nene. Bari “a yeemanta, kaatu Alla le ye a samba.” Janniŋ wo be ke la, a ye seedeyaa soto le ko, a ye Alla kontaanindi le. 6 Alla te kontaanindi noo la lannoo kooma, kaatu moo-wo-moo meŋ lafita ka sutiyaa Alla la, wo maarii ñanta laa la le ko, Alla be sotoriŋ ne, aduŋ a ka moolu joo le, mennu ka a ñini baturoo kono.
7 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Nuha ye Alla la dandalaaroo muta kuwolu to, mennu maŋ je foloo. A ye kuluŋ baa dadaa ka a la dimbaayaa kiisandi. Ka bo niŋ a la lannoo le la, duniyaa naata halaki, aduŋ Nuha naata wo tiliŋo soto le, meŋ ka naa ka bo niŋ lannoo la.
8 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Iburayima ye Alla la yaamaroo muta, kabiriŋ Alla ye a kumandi ka taa bankoo to, a be meŋ soto la keetaa ti. A maŋ a taadulaa loŋ ñaa-wo-ñaa, a ye a la suwo bula. 9 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, a tarata tumarankeeyaa kono wandi bankoo kaŋ, a ye laahidoo soto meŋ to. A sabatita tiriliisoolu* le koto, a niŋ Isiyaaka niŋ Yaakuba, mennu fanaa keta keetaalaalu ti wo laahidi kiliŋo to. 10 A ye ñiŋ ke le, kaatu a be i yillaariŋ saatewo le la, meŋ be looriŋ fondamaŋo kaŋ, a loolaa aniŋ a dadaalaa mu Alla le ti.
11 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Saara faŋo meŋ keebaayaata wuluwo ye, naata semboo soto ka diŋo wuluu, kaatu a laata le ko, Alla foroyaata le, meŋ ye laahidoo dii a la. 12 Wo le ye a tinna kee kiliŋ meŋ baloo maŋ jamfa saayaa la, a naata ke bonsuŋo ti moolu ye, mennu siyaata ko looloolu saŋo santo. Ì be siyaariŋ ko bankumunkoo, ì buka konti noo.
13 Ñiŋ moolu bee faata lannoo le kono. Ì maŋ kuwolu je, mennu laahidita ì ye, bari ì ye ì hayinaŋ dulaa jaŋ ne. Ì sonta le ko, itolu keta tumarankewolu doroŋ ne ti, mennu be manee ñiŋ duniyaa kono. 14 Wo to moolu, mennu ka ñiŋ kuu siifaalu fo, ì ka a yitandi le ko, ì be ì fansuŋ bankoo le ñini kaŋ. 15 Niŋ ì ka i miira wo bankoo le la, ì bota nuŋ daameŋ, wo to ì be seyi noo la le. 16 Bari tooñaa, ì tarata hameriŋ banku betoo doo le la, meŋ beteyaata wo doo ti, kaatu a be Arijana le kono. Wo kamma la, niŋ wo moolu ka Alla kumandi ì la Alla la, Alla maŋ wo muta malu kuwo ti, kaatu a ye saatewo le parendi ì ye.
17 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Iburayima ye Isiyaaka bondi sadaa ti, kabiriŋ Alla ye a kotobo. A pareeta le ka a dinkee kiliŋo bo sadaa ti, a ye laahidoo soto meŋ na kuwo to nuŋ, 18 biriŋ Alla ko a ye ko, “I koomalankoolu be bo la Isiyaaka le bala.” 19 Iburayima laata le ko, Alla si furewolu wulindi noo saayaa kono le. Aduŋ ǹ si a fo noo a la ñiŋ kuwo to ko, Alla ye a diŋo seyindi a ma le ka bo saayaa kono.
20 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Isiyaaka ye neemoo daani Yaakuba niŋ Esawu ye kuwolu to, mennu be naa la siniŋ. 21 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Yaakuba fanaa ye Alla la neemoo daani Yusufa dinkewolu ye, kabiriŋ saayaa sutiyaata a la. A tintinta a la taamaraŋ dokoo kuŋo le kaŋ, biriŋ a be duwaa la ì kiliŋ-kiliŋ naa ye.
22 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Yusufa diyaamuta Banisirayilankoolu ye, janniŋ a be faa la. A ye kuwolu fo ì ye, mennu be ke la ì la fintoo koolaa Misira bankoo kaŋ, aduŋ a ye yaamaroolu dii a furewo la kuwo to.
23 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Musa wuluulaalu maŋ sila ka balaŋ Misira mansakewo la yaamaroo la. Deenaanoo wuluuriŋ koolaa, ì ye a maabo fo kari saba, kaatu ì ye a je le ko, a maŋ ke dindiŋ kenseŋ ti.
24 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, biriŋ Musa menta, a balanta ka kumandi Firawoona dimmusoo diŋo la. 25 A ye tombondiroo ke ka kafu Alla la moolu ma ì la tooroolu kono, diina ka baluu junuboo la niidiyaa kuwolu kono, mennu ka yeemaŋ. 26 A laata le ko, malundiroo Alimasiihu* la kuwo kamma la, wo le nafaa warata ka tambi Misira bankoo la naafuloolu la, kaatu a ñaa be joo le kaŋ, meŋ ka naa. 27 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, a ye Misira bankoo bula. A maŋ sila Misira mansakewo la kamfaa la, bari a tententa niŋ wakiiloo le la, a ye a ñaa loo Alla jebaloo kaŋ ko niŋ a ye a je le. 28 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, a ye Maariyo Tambi Tumoo Juuraloo* londi, a ye yaamaroo dii ka yeloo sariŋ-sariŋ fo saayaa malaayikoo kana Banisirayilankoolu la konoñaa foloolu maa.
29 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Banisirayilankoolu tambita niŋ Kulunjumbe Baa la ko niŋ ì be banku jaaroo le kaŋ. Bari biriŋ Misirankoolu ye ì nooma, jiyo ye ì kunuŋ.
30 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Yeriko saatewo tata sansaŋolu boyita, kabiriŋ Banisirayilankoolu muruŋ-murunta a la fo tili woorowula. 31 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, Rahabu meŋ mu cakoo ti, ye a niyo tanka, biriŋ a ye kullooñinilaalu jiyaa kayiroo kono. A maŋ faa wo moolu kono, mennu maŋ Alla la yaamaroo muta.
32 Nte si muŋ ne fo noo kotenke? Waatoo maŋ soto noo nte ye ka Kideyoni, Baraki, Samuuda, Yefuta, Dawuda, Samuweli, ì niŋ annabiyomoolu la kuwo saata. 33 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, ì ye mansoolu la mansayaa buruka, ì ye marali tilindiŋo londi, aduŋ ì naata kuwolu soto, mennu laahidita ì ye. Ì ye jatoolu daa muta, 34 ì ye dimbaa jawoolu faa, ì kanata hawusaroo* daa ma. Ì naata sembentuŋyaa ì la sembentaŋyaa kono, ì keta kelejawara baalu ti, mennu jawoolu ye bori baa wutu ì ñaato.
35 Ka bo niŋ lannoo le la, musu doolu naata ì la moolu soto kotenke ka bo saayaa kono. Moo doolu toorandita le, ì maŋ kanadaa ñini, kaatu ì tarata hameriŋ ne ka saayaakoolaa wulindiri betoo soto. 36 Moo doolu be jee, ì ye wolu ñaawali le, aniŋ ì ye ì karawaasi. Ì ye hani neejoloo bula ì doolu la le, aduŋ ì ye doolu soroŋ bunjawoo kono. 37 Ì ye ì doolu kurulabuŋ, ì ye doolu fara fula ti, ì ye doolu faa niŋ hawusaroolu la. Ì doolu ka taama ka taa dulaalu to taariŋ, aduŋ ì tarata feetoofatariŋ saajiikuloolu niŋ baakuloolu doroŋ ne la, fuwaareyaa, bataa aniŋ tooroolu kono. 38 Ì mu moolu le ti, mennu la kuwo tambita ñiŋ duniyaa la. Ì ka tara yaayi la keñewuloolu* le kono taariŋ, aniŋ konkoolu kaŋ. Ì ka tara sabatiriŋ berehuwolu niŋ dinkoolu le kono taariŋ.
39 Ñiŋ moolu bee ye seedeyaa betoo le soto ka bo niŋ ì la lannoo la. Bari hani wo ñaa-wo-ñaa, Alla ye laahidoo ke kuwo meŋ to, ì nene maŋ wo soto, 40 baawo Alla ye feŋ bete baa parendi ntolu le ye. Wo to, ì te timmandiroo soto noo la ǹ kooma.
