Ba Hibbulu 1
1 Chiindi chakale Leza wakaambula kuli basikale besu kwiinda muba sinsimi muzyiindi zyiingi alimwi amunzila zyiingi.
Long ago God communicated frequently to our ancestors in various ways by what the prophets [said and wrote].
2 Pesi muli aaya mazuba aamamanino wakaambula kulindiswe kwiinda mumwana mulombe, ooyo ngwaakayimikizya kuti akabesikulya lukonowezintu zyoonse. Nkwiindila mulinguwe alubo Leza wakachita bwaanze. (aiōn g165)
But now when this final age [is beginning], God has communicated to us [just once] by means of what (his Son/the man who was also God) [said and did. God] appointed him in order that he would possess everything [that truly belongs to God. God also appointed] him in order that he would create the universe. (aiōn g165)
3 We ngusikubalangala kwabulemu bwa Leza. Bwiiminizi bulimbubo bwabwiime bwakwe. Aboobo ulajata zinti zyoonse amwii ajwi lyamanguzu aakwe. Naakamana kusanzya zibi, wakakkala aansi kululyo lwabupati kujulu.
He manifests God’s glory. He exactly represents [what God is like]. He (sustains everything by means of his powerful words. When he had [enabled people to be] freed from the [guilt of] their sins [MET], he sat down in heaven [EUP] [to rule] at the place of greatest honor [MTY] with God [MTY].
4 Wakaba ulanguzu kubangelo mbuli zina ndyakakona liluleme kwiinda aabo mazina.
By doing that, he [showed that he] was very much greater than the angels, to the extent that his relationship [MTY] [to God, as his Son], is more excellent than the relationship the angels [have to God].
5 Nkaambo nkuli uuli wabangelo Leza ngwakatgi “Uli mwana wangu, sunu ndaba wuso”? Nakuti nguuli wabangelo Leza ngwakati, “Ndiyoba wisi kulinguwe alimwi we uyoba mwana kulindime”?
[We know that] because [in the Scriptures] no one [RHQ] ever reported that God said to any angel [what he said to his Son], You [(sg)] are my Son! Today I have declared to all that I am your Father [DOU]! And he said in another Scripture passage, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son [DOU].
6 Pesi lubo aawo Leza nayeta mwana mutaanzi munyika, we utii, “Boonse bangelo mba Leza beelede kumukomba.”
And [we know his Son is greater than the angels because in] another [Scripture passage someone wrote this about God’s esteemed Son], when God was about to send him into the world: All God’s angels must worship him.
7 Aatala abangelo utii, “Nguwe uuchita bangelo bakwe babe myuuya, mpawo balanda bakwe babe malabi amulilo
[And in the Scriptures it is written that] someone said this about the angels: [God] makes the [angels] who serve him [to be changeable like] [MET] winds and flames of fire.
8 Pesi aatala amwana utuu, “Chuuno chakwe, Leza, chikkala mane kukabe kutamani. Lubeteko lwabwami bwako ndubeteko lwabululami. (aiōn g165)
But on the other hand, [in the Scriptures it is written that God said] this to his Son: You [(sg)] who are [also] God will rule forever [MTY], and you will reign righteously over your kingdom [MTY]. (aiōn g165)
9 Wakayanda bulumi mpawo wasula kutabaamba mulawu. Nkunkaako webo Leza wako wakunanika amafuta aalukondo kwiinda beenzinyokwe.”
You have loved [people’s] righteous [deeds] and you have hated [people’s] lawless [deeds]. So I, your God, have caused you to be more joyful [MTY] than anyone else.
10 “Kumatalikilo, Mwami wakayala matalisyo aanyika. Majulu milimo yamaboko aako.
And [we also know that his Son is superior to angels because in the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that] someone said to God’s Son, Lord, it was you who created the earth in the beginning. You also made [the rest of] the universe (OR, the [things in] the sky) [MTY].
11 Bayoonyonyooka, pesi uyooyinkila kunembo. Bayoozakala boonse mbuli chimpanzi chasila.
Everything in the universe will disappear, but you will keep on living [forever]. They will wear out as clothing [wears out].
12 Uyobavunga mbuli chizwaato mpawo bayosandulwa mbuli chimpanzi chasila. Pesi webo tosanduki, amyaaka yako tiimani.”
You will dispose of them as one rolls up an [old] coat [before getting rid of it]. [Then], you will exchange [everything that is in the universe for what is new], as someone puts on a new garment [in exchange for an old garment] [SIM]. But you [are not like what you created]; You stay the same, and you live forever [LIT]!
13 Mpesi kuli ooyo bangelo ba Leza bakati amulichili chiikndi, “Kkala kululyo lwangu mane ndikachite basinkondonyokwe bakabe chilyatilizyo chamawulu aako.”?
[We also know that his Son is superior to angels because no one ever stated] [RHQ] [in the Scriptures] that God said to any angel [what he said to his Son], Sit [in the place of honor] next to me and rule with me [MTY] while I put all of your enemies completely under your control [MET]!
14 Teensi bangelo boonse myuuya iibeleka na, abaabo bakatumwa kutabilila aabo bayokona lufutuko?
The angels are [only] spirits who serve [God] [RHQ]. [God] sends them [to earth] in order to help those he has saved (OR, those whom he will save).
