Faith
1 To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see. 2 It was by their faith that people of ancient times won God's approval.
3 It is by faith that we understand that the universe was created by God's word, so that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.
4 It was faith that made Abel offer to God a better sacrifice than Cain's. Through his faith he won God's approval as a righteous man, because God himself approved of his gifts. By means of his faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
5 It was faith that kept Enoch from dying. Instead, he was taken up to God, and nobody could find him, because God had taken him up. The scripture says that before Enoch was taken up, he had pleased God. 6 No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God must have faith that God exists and rewards those who seek him.
7 It was faith that made Noah hear God's warnings about things in the future that he could not see. He obeyed God and built a boat in which he and his family were saved. As a result, the world was condemned, and Noah received from God the righteousness that comes by faith.
8 It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him to go out to a country which God had promised to give him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he lived as a foreigner in the country that God had promised him. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who received the same promise from God. 10 For Abraham was waiting for the city which God has designed and built, the city with permanent foundations.
11 It was faith that made Abraham able to become a father, even though he was too old and Sarah herself could not have children. He trusted God to keep his promise. 12 Though Abraham was practically dead, from this one man came as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, as many as the numberless grains of sand on the seashore.
13 It was in faith that all these persons died. They did not receive the things God had promised, but from a long way off they saw them and welcomed them, and admitted openly that they were foreigners and refugees on earth. 14 Those who say such things make it clear that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 They did not keep thinking about the country they had left; if they had, they would have had the chance to return. 16 Instead, it was a better country they longed for, the heavenly country. And so God is not ashamed for them to call him their God, because he has prepared a city for them.
17 It was faith that made Abraham offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice when God put Abraham to the test. Abraham was the one to whom God had made the promise, yet he was ready to offer his only son as a sacrifice. 18 God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that you will have the descendants I promised.” 19 Abraham reckoned that God was able to raise Isaac from death—and, so to speak, Abraham did receive Isaac back from death.
20 It was faith that made Isaac promise blessings for the future to Jacob and Esau.
21 It was faith that made Jacob bless each of the sons of Joseph just before he died. He leaned on the top of his walking stick and worshiped God.
22 It was faith that made Joseph, when he was about to die, speak of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, and leave instructions about what should be done with his body.
23 It was faith that made the parents of Moses hide him for three months after he was born. They saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king's order.
24 It was faith that made Moses, when he had grown up, refuse to be called the son of the king's daughter. 25 He preferred to suffer with God's people rather than to enjoy sin for a little while. 26 He reckoned that to suffer scorn for the Messiah was worth far more than all the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes on the future reward.
27 It was faith that made Moses leave Egypt without being afraid of the king's anger. As though he saw the invisible God, he refused to turn back. 28 It was faith that made him establish the Passover and order the blood to be sprinkled on the doors, so that the Angel of Death would not kill the first-born sons of the Israelites.
29 It was faith that made the Israelites able to cross the Red Sea as if on dry land; when the Egyptians tried to do it, the water swallowed them up.
30 It was faith that made the walls of Jericho fall down after the Israelites had marched around them for seven days. 31 It was faith that kept the prostitute Rahab from being killed with those who disobeyed God, for she gave the Israelite spies a friendly welcome.
32 Should I go on? There isn't enough time for me to speak of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets. 33 Through faith they fought whole countries and won. They did what was right and received what God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions, 34 put out fierce fires, escaped being killed by the sword. They were weak, but became strong; they were mighty in battle and defeated the armies of foreigners. 35 Through faith women received their dead relatives raised back to life.
Others, refusing to accept freedom, died under torture in order to be raised to a better life. 36 Some were mocked and whipped, and others were put in chains and taken off to prison. 37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were killed by the sword. They went around clothed in skins of sheep or goats—poor, persecuted, and mistreated. 38 The world was not good enough for them! They wandered like refugees in the deserts and hills, living in caves and holes in the ground.
39 What a record all of these have won by their faith! Yet they did not receive what God had promised, 40 because God had decided on an even better plan for us. His purpose was that only in company with us would they be made perfect.
Liji lina libur nono gi imaan
1 Abi imaan gwiro uminyi gwa ŋidi ŋina ŋidhunijinu, a liŋini momaŋ gwa ŋidi ŋina ŋati ŋaŋinu no. 2 Gi dhuŋun ibidha liji lina lurun lina lijo kwereny luthi shahaada gwina gwiŋir. 3 Imaan gwai anaŋa liliŋidhi darnu gidhila gigitinu dhuŋun dhai dha Kalo, a minoŋ ŋidi ŋina ŋaŋinu ŋigitinu gi ŋidi ŋina ŋati ŋaŋinu no. 4 Imaan gwai Haabiil gwidhedhi Kaloŋa kwoiny gwadhi dhuge gwina gwiŋiranu gi kwoŋ gwa Gaayin, a gi dhuŋun ibidha ŋwuthi shahaada darnu ŋeda gwiŋir, a Kalo dhedha shahaada gi dhedha tur gwuŋun; ŋeda gwimai, abi imaan gwai gwuŋun gwoma gwathabiŋi. 5 Imaan gwai Akhnuukh gwimupini kabo dathuŋw aŋudhi aiuŋw; a athuŋw bujinu no, ŋinena ma Kalo apai. Kwereny nanaŋ gwati gwupinu no gwuthi shahaada ibigwa darnu gwiŋiriyo Kaloŋa dhugore. 6 Abi ada imaan gwati gwimaje no liji lati luthi ŋoma liŋiriye Kaloŋa dhugore no. Gwiŋir di kwiji gwina gwara gwila di Kalo duŋwuminyi darnu Kalo go a ŋeda gwathidhedha lijo mukaafa lina lathibupe ŋeduŋw. 7 Imaan gwai, dina ma Kalo abiŋaijo Nuuẖuŋw gi dhuŋun dha ŋidi ŋina ŋoma ŋati ŋaŋinu no, ŋwudeŋinaijo Kaloŋa, ŋwugeta felluuka duŋwun gilaŋiye lijo la dunu gwuŋun; a gi imaan gwuŋun ŋwakimiye gidhileo a ŋwuthi ŋelenya gi dhuŋun dhina dhiŋir dhina dhathila gi dhuŋun dha imaan. 8 Imaan gwai dina ma Kalo urnie Ibraahiimuŋw, ŋwuthejo kuni duŋwtu kalo gina gaji guŋwun apai ŋelenya; ŋwutu, athuŋwbi liŋidhi darnu gwadhela na no. 9 Imaan gwai ŋwuje gwiro ŋinena gwirin gi len lina labiŋaijolai Kalo, lina lati liro len luŋun no, athuŋwje gi khiyaam Isẖaag gwai a Yaⓐguub, lina lapillai ŋelenya gi dhuŋun ibidha dhina dhabiŋaijidhai Kalo. 10 Ŋinena athuŋw dhunijo mediina gwina gwuthi dugul, gwina gwigeto dhuŋuna dhadhigeta mediina a gwina gwigeto mediina gwan Kalo. 11 Imaan gwai Saara ko gwina gwiro ludum gwimapai ŋoma duŋwje kari gai; ŋinena liŋidhuŋw darnu gwina gwabiŋaijo dhuŋuna ibidha gwuthi dhuŋuna dhina dhiro titiganu. 12 A minoŋ ko ŋwulaŋ ŋwimatu ŋwoinyadho di gweta gwina gwiro ŋinena kwiji gwina gwijo githo dai, ŋwiro ŋinena ŋwudum ŋwa Sama a amur ina yo kimumu ga baẖr ina yati yuthi ŋoma yadhuredhini no.
13 Gi dhuŋun dha imaan liji ibila peth limai, ŋediŋa lati lapo dhuŋuna dhina dhabiŋaijildhai Kalo no, albaŋa kalo gina golaŋ ganu, aluminyi alteje galo darnu ŋediŋa liro lirin a liji la kalo giter kidhila. 14 A liji lina lathabiŋi dhuŋuna dhiro minoŋ lathaŋiye dhuŋuna momaŋ darnu lathibupe lena legen. 15 A titiganu ada limaŋidhani lena ibile lina lituina laiuthi lamun lina liŋir ladhaura. 16 Abi ŋinena ŋediŋa lo lidhi momaŋ dela gi len lina liŋiranu, a dhuŋun ibidha dhuthi maⓐna gwan, len la Sama. A minoŋ Kalo gati guthi dhara degen duŋw urnini kalo gegen no, ŋinena jarimejuŋwulo mediina.
17 Imaan gwai Ibraahiim gwidhedhi Kaloŋa Isẖaaguŋw, dina idhejinuŋw, ŋeda gwina gwuminyu dhuŋuna dhina dhabiŋaijidhai Kalo ŋwudhedha Kaloŋa ŋare ŋuŋun ŋina ŋiro ŋetipo, 18 gwina gwaicinu, Gi Isẖaag gwathilaici ŋwulaŋ ŋwuŋa. 19 Dina ireyuŋw je galo darnu Kalo guthi ŋoma duŋwdireye dai ko; a gi dhuŋun dha dhai Kalo gapo dhuŋuna ibidha ko gi dhuŋun dhina dhiro ŋinena s̱uura. 20 Imaan gwai Isẖaag gwibarikiyo Yaⓐguubuŋw a ⓐiisa gi dhuŋun dha ŋidi ŋina ŋaji ŋila. 21 Imaan gwai dina ma Yaⓐguub je githo dai, ŋwubarikiye keleŋa peth ga Yuusuf; ŋworthadha Kaloŋa, gwidhirininadhi gi lura luŋun. 22 Imaan gwai dina ma Yuusuf je githo dai, ŋwaŋidhani tuŋw gwa keleŋa ga Israayiil; a ŋwulabiŋaijo dhuŋuna dhan ŋwui ŋwuŋun. 23 Imaan gwai dina maji ma Muusa liŋini, a babo gwuŋun nana gwai gwuŋun gilibice luweo thiril, ŋinena aŋudhilo ŋare diŋir; athil dhenyo amr gwa malik no. 24 Imaan gwai dina ma Muusa biŋa, ŋwudoinya duŋw urnini ŋari ŋa ŋera ŋa Firⓐuun; 25 gwuminyu gwoinyadhanu dilumi ŋiya liji lai la Kalo, duŋwuthi iŋiruŋw gwa ŋidi ŋina ŋike ŋwamun coŋ; 26 ŋwudhura dhara dhina dhapa al Masiiẖ darnu dhuthi ŋida ŋoinyadho dhinunu gi ŋidi ŋina ŋauwadhinu gi Mas̱r, ŋinena athuŋw datiŋa gi mukaafa gwina gwaji gwuŋwuthi. 27 Imaan gwai gwigathanu Mas̱ruŋw, athuŋw dhenyo gi kadhugore gwa malik; ŋinena buruŋw nono gwiro ŋinena muŋwaŋa ŋeduŋw gwina gwati gwaŋinu no. 28 Imaan gwai ŋwugeta Ŋidwa ŋa dh’Abrico, a ŋwujigeje dirabila ŋin ŋai, a minoŋ dathil gwina gwathi rinya ŋediŋaije lina liro ŋwura minu no. 29 Imaan gwai a liji mure gi Baẖr gwina Gwure a baẖr ro ŋinena kwiyaŋ gwina gwudho galo; a dina man liji la Mas̱r idheje dilmure alidethe. 30 Imaan gwai a laribainy la Ariiẖa ide, dina ma liji ladhaije galo ŋwamun kworoŋo‐thiril. 31 Imaan gwai Raaẖaab gwina gwiro gwidhir gwati gwimalai liji lai lina lati luthejo nyuni, dina uminyuŋw lijo lina lukejinu diliŋedha dhuŋuna dhina dhuthi liji la len ibile audhaijiye gwai galo no. 32 A nyi gwarakwai manaŋ? Ŋinena athiny uthi lamun ladhi abiŋi dhuŋuna dha Jidⓐuun, a dha Baaraag, a dha Shamshuun, a dha Yif taaẖ; a dha Daawud ko, a dha Samwiil a nebiŋa no. 33 Lina lidhinyu ŋelenya ŋa maluuk, algeta dhuŋuna dhina dhiŋir, alapai dhuŋuna dhina dhabiŋaijildhai Kalo, allaŋithe ŋwinyu ŋwa ŋwima imaan gwai, 34 alrinya ŋoma ŋa iga, algilaŋ gi ŋin ŋa kalala, albur nono gi mule nono, aluthuni ŋoma gi ŋoŋor, alruce ejigur ya ŋwen ŋwiter. 35 A la limapai lijo legen lina laio dire gwai dai; a liji liter lurinu ŋina, athilbi uminyu gilaŋuŋw no; dilapai diruŋw dai gwina gwiŋiranu. 36 A liter lidhejinu ake gwai juma alpini ŋwaical ŋwai, a ko algukini jijir jai algitini gi sijn. 37 Alucini nyol nyai, alurtini nono manaashiir gwai, alidhejini, alrinyini jalala jai; alelila galo jurna jai ja jaŋal a ja jur, athilbuthi ŋida ŋa dheny i ŋidi ŋiter no, aluthi kuŋw dugore, alurini ŋina; 38 (gidhila gati giŋiradho degen no;) athilelila galo gi leba a gi ŋwen alaŋ, athilje gi nyimu ganu a gi ŋwubiro ŋwa kwiyaŋ. 39 A liji ibila peth lina luthi shahaada gwina gwiŋir gi imaan lati lapo dhuŋuna dhina dhabiŋaijildhai Kalo no. 40 Ŋinena gitijije Kalo ŋida ŋina ŋiŋiranu kwerkwereny, dathi liji ibila rui didima kwereny nanaŋ anaŋa lati limaje ŋediŋa lai no.