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Ñˈoom cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Abraham

Ndoˈ na luaaˈ waa, ¿cwaaⁿ cwii nnom na jnda̱a̱ tueˈntyjo̱ sˈaa weloo welooya Abraham cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ ñˈoomwaaˈ? Ee xeⁿ mayuuˈ tqueⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom jom na tjaa jnaⁿ cwicatseixmaaⁿ cweˈ ee cwii nnom na sˈaaⁿ, nnda̱a̱ nntseisˈañe cheⁿnqueⁿ, sa̱a̱ nchii cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na nluii na ljoˈ. Ee ¿ljoˈ matso ljeii ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ? Matsonaˈ: “Tyotseiyuˈya tsˈom Abraham ñequio Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, ndoˈ na sˈaaⁿ naljoˈ, Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom tqueⁿ jom na tjaa jnaⁿ cwicatseixmaaⁿ.” Quia na machˈee tsˈaⁿ tsˈiaaⁿ, sˈom na nnjomlˈuañê, nchii cweˈ na macanaaⁿˈaⁿ joˈ, macoñoom ee jnda̱ tantjoom. Sa̱a̱ nchii cantyja ljoˈ na machˈee tsˈaⁿ, joˈ chii maqueⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom juu na cwiluiiñe na tjaa jnaⁿ tseixmaⁿ. Maqueeⁿ nnˈaⁿjnaⁿ na tjaa jnaⁿ cwicalaxmaⁿna ncˈe na cwilayuˈya nˈomna ñˈeⁿ Cristo. Nquii David, seineiiⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ. Tsoom na tˈmaⁿ mañequiaanaˈ na neiiⁿˈ cwii tsˈaⁿjnaⁿ quia maqueⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom jom na tjaa jnaⁿ tseixmaaⁿ, meiⁿ ticwjaaˈñê cwenta cantyja na machˈee. Tsoom:

Jeeⁿ neiiⁿ nnˈaⁿ na chaˈtso jnaaⁿna jnda̱ seitˈmaⁿ tsˈom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom,
ndoˈ jnda̱ seicanoomˈm joonaˈ.
Jeeⁿ neiiⁿˈ tsˈaⁿ na tajom catso Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na chujnaⁿti nnoom.

Quia joˈ juu na luaaˈ matsonaˈ nncˈom tsˈaⁿ na neiiⁿˈeⁿ ¿aa cweˈ tomti ncjo̱o̱ nnˈaⁿ judíos cwicandaaya joˈ oo aa mati ntˈomcheⁿ nnˈaⁿ? Ee jnda̱ lˈuuya quia na seiyuˈya tsˈom Abraham ñˈeⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ tqueⁿ jom na tjaa jnaⁿ tseixmaaⁿ. 10 ¿Ljoˈ xjeⁿ tqueⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom jom na ljoˈ? ¿Aa quia jnda̱ na sˈaañe cheⁿnqueⁿ ˈnaaⁿ na seicato̱o̱ⁿˈo̱ⁿ na cwilˈaa jaa nnˈaⁿ judíos ndaaya na naⁿnom, oo aa xjeⁿ na tyoochˈeeⁿ na ljoˈ? Tuii na ljoˈ xjeⁿ na tyoochˈeeⁿ ˈnaaⁿˈñeeⁿ. 11 Jnda̱nquia chii sa̱ˈntjom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom jom na catsˈaañe cheⁿnqueⁿ ˈnaaⁿ tjaaⁿˈaⁿ. Juu ˈnaaⁿˈñeeⁿ maˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ na jnda̱ tqueⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom jom na tjaa jnaⁿ tseixmaaⁿ jo nnom ncˈe na matseiyuˈya tsˈoom ñˈeⁿñe. Quia ljoˈcheⁿ tso Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnoom na nntseixmaaⁿ tsotye chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ na cwilayuˈ ñˈeⁿñe meiiⁿ ticaluii ˈnaaⁿ joona. Ndoˈ ncˈe na cwilaˈyuˈya nˈomna ñˈeⁿñe, joˈ na maqueⁿ joona na ticalaˈxmaⁿna jnaⁿ. 12 Mayuuˈ cwiluiiñe Abraham tsotye nnˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tuii ˈnaaⁿ ntjaaⁿna, sa̱a̱ nchii macanda̱ cwiluiiñê na ljoˈ nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tuii ˈnaaⁿ ntjaaⁿ xeⁿ nchii mati nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na majoˈti cwilaˈyuˈya nˈomna ñˈeⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom chaˈxjeⁿ na sˈaaⁿ cwitjo̱o̱cheⁿ na sˈaaⁿ ˈnaaⁿ nqueⁿ.

Seicanda̱a̱ˈñe Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ñˈoomˈm nnon Abraham ncˈe na tyotseiyuˈya tsˈom ñˈeⁿñê

13 Ee nnom Abraham ñequio tsjaaⁿ ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ na jndyowicantyjooˈ tso Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ñˈoom na nntsˈaaⁿ na nndaana tsjoomnancue. Nchii cweˈ ncˈe na seicanda̱a̱ˈñe Abraham ljeii na matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ, joˈ na tso Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na nntsˈaaⁿ na ljoˈ, sa̱a̱ ncˈe seiyuˈya tsˈom ñˈeⁿñê, joˈ na tqueⁿ jom na tjaa jnaⁿ tseixmaaⁿ. 14 Ee xeⁿ na mayuuˈ na joo nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈcanda̱ ljeii na tquiaa Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnom Moisés nndaana tsjoomnancue, quia joˈ cweˈ tsˈiaaⁿˈndyo na cwilaˈyuˈya nˈomna, ndoˈ mati juu ñˈoom na tsoom nnom Abraham na nntsˈaaⁿ jnda̱ tyuiiˈnaˈ. 15 Ee ljeii na tquiaa Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnom Moisés, matseijndaaˈñenaˈ na nntˈueeⁿ nnˈaⁿ. Macanda̱ xeⁿ ticuaa ljeiiˈñeeⁿ nda̱a̱na, quia joˈ xocatsonaˈ na cwilaˈtjo̱o̱ndyena nnomnaˈ.

16 Joˈ chii ñˈoom na tjuˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nacjoomˈm na nntsˈaaⁿ ñequio Abraham waanaˈ jo nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ tsjaaⁿ ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ na jndyowicantyjooˈ. Ñˈoom na tsoom na nntsˈaaⁿ na ljoˈ, cwiluiiñenaˈ cwii naya na cweˈyu jnaaⁿˈaⁿ ee na seiyuˈya tsˈoom ñˈeⁿñe. Joˈ chii ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ nchii macanda̱ cwentaa nnˈaⁿ na cwiˈoontyjo̱ chiuu matsa̱ˈntjom ljeii, xeⁿ nchii mati cwentaa chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈyuˈya nˈomna chaˈxjeⁿ na tyotseiyuˈ cwii tsˈom jom. Luaaˈ waa na maqueⁿnaˈ Abraham na cwiluiiñê tsotya̱a̱ya na chaˈtsondyo̱ 17 jo nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na ñˈeⁿ seiyoomˈm. Mañejuuti na mañequiaa na cwitandoˈxco lˈoo, ndoˈ machˈee na cuaa ˈnaⁿ na tijoom ñetuaa. Luaaˈ matseicanda̱a̱ˈñenaˈ chaˈxjeⁿ matso ñˈoomˈm na teiljeii na matsonaˈ: “Ja maquia̱ⁿya ˈu na cwiluiindyuˈ tsotye chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ.”

18 Ndoˈ meiiⁿ na tjaaˈnaⁿ cwii nnom na mˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ na juu ñˈoom na tso Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnom Abraham na nntsˈaaⁿ nntseicanda̱a̱ˈñenaˈ, sa̱a̱ tyotseiyoomˈm ndoˈ tyocantyjaaˈ tsˈoom na nluii chaˈxjeⁿ na tso nnoom. Ndoˈ na ljoˈ tueˈntyjo̱ na cwiluiiñê tsotye jndyendye nnˈaⁿ chaˈxjeⁿ ñˈoom na tso Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnoom: “Maluaaˈ nncueˈntyjo̱ na jndye nncjaawicantyjooˈ tsjaaⁿ ˈnaⁿˈ.” 19 Meiiⁿ na manndyooˈ nnda̱a̱ˈ cwii sianto chuuˈ Abraham, ndoˈ ntyjeeⁿ na manndyooˈ na nncwjena ñequio scoomˈm Sara ndoˈ jeeⁿ jnda̱ tquiendyena na nncˈoomya ndana, sa̱a̱ maxjeⁿ ticantycwii na tyotseiyuˈya cwii tsˈoom ñˈeⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. 20 Tîcatsˈaanaˈ na we waa nncˈoomˈ tsˈom Abraham meiⁿ na nˈñeeⁿ na ntyjaaˈ tsˈoom ñˈoom na tso Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na nntsˈaa. Yacheⁿ tyotseiyuˈya tsˈoom ndoˈ tyocantyjaaˈ tsˈoom juu ndoˈ tyotseitˈmaaⁿˈñê juu, 21 ee majndaaˈya ntyjeeⁿ na Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom waa najndeii na nntseicanda̱a̱ˈñe ñˈoomˈndyoo. 22 Ndoˈ ncˈe na tyotseiyuˈya tsˈoom, joˈ chii tqueⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom jom na cwiluiiñê na tjaa jnaⁿ cwicatseixmaaⁿ.

23 Ndoˈ juu ñˈoom na teiljeii na tqueⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom juu na tjaa jnaⁿ cwicatseixmaⁿ ncˈe na tyotseiyuˈya tsˈom, nchii macanda̱ waanaˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Abraham. 24 Mati teiljeiinaˈ cwentaa jaa. Ee na cwilaˈyuˈya nˈo̱o̱ⁿya ñˈeⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, joˈ chii mati jaa mawˈanaˈ na tjaa jnaⁿ cwicolaˈxmaaⁿya, ee na cwilaˈyuuˈa ñˈeⁿ nqueⁿ na sˈaaⁿ na tandoˈxco Jesús jnda̱ na tueˈ, nquii na cwiluiiñe na matsa̱ˈntjom jaa, 25 manquiiti tsaⁿ na tquia nnˈaⁿ cwenta na cueˈ cwentaaˈ jnaaⁿya ndoˈ na tquiaaⁿ na tandoˈxco cha nncwjiˈnˈmaaⁿñe jaa.

Abraham Justified by Faith

What then shall we say(A) that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh,(B) discovered in this matter? If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.(C) What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[a](D)

Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(E) but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(F) David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”[b](G)

Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?(H) We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.(I) 10 Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! 11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.(J) So then, he is the father(K) of all who believe(L) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. 12 And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise(M) that he would be heir of the world,(N) but through the righteousness that comes by faith.(O) 14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless,(P) 15 because the law brings wrath.(Q) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(R)

16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace(S) and may be guaranteed(T) to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.(U) 17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”[c](V) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life(W) to the dead and calls(X) into being things that were not.(Y)

18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,(Z) just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”[d](AA) 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead(AB)—since he was about a hundred years old(AC)—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.(AD) 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened(AE) in his faith and gave glory to God,(AF) 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.(AG) 22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”(AH) 23 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, 24 but also for us,(AI) to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him(AJ) who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.(AK) 25 He was delivered over to death for our sins(AL) and was raised to life for our justification.(AM)

Footnotes

  1. Romans 4:3 Gen. 15:6; also in verse 22
  2. Romans 4:8 Psalm 32:1,2
  3. Romans 4:17 Gen. 17:5
  4. Romans 4:18 Gen. 15:5