Hebrews 10

1 Just like a shadow vaguely represents the thing that it is a shadow of, the laws that God [gave Moses] only poorly represent [MET] the good things that were to come later. Those laws were not all the good things themselves that God has promised. So, by offering the same kinds of sacrifices every year, people [PRS] who approach God can never become (perfect/all that God intends them to be).

Tsamaiso e kgologolo ya melao ya Sejuta e ne e supa fela moriti wa dilo tse di molemo tse Keresete a neng a tlaa re di direla. Ka fa tsamaisong e kgologolo ditlhabelo di ne di boelelwa gantsi, ngwaga le ngwaga, mme le fa go ntse jalo di ne tsa seka tsa boloka ba ba neng ba tshela ka fa tlase ga melao ya tsone.

2 If God had removed the guilt for having sinned of those who brought the sacrifices, they would not feel that they were still guilty. So they would certainly have stopped offering those sacrifices! [RHQ]

Fa e ne e le gore di ne di ka kgona, setlhabelo se le sosi fela se ka bo se ne sa lekana; baobamedi ba ka bo ba ntlafaditswe gangwe fela, le go itlhobaelela ga bone go ka bo go ne ga nyelela.

3 But rather, the fact that they offer those sacrifices each year reminds them that they are still guilty for their sins.

Mme go ne ga diragala ka tsela e sele: ditlhabelo tsele tsa ngwaga le ngwaga di ne tsa gakolola kaga go tlhoka theetso ga bone le molato wa bone mo boemong jwa go lapolosega ga mewa ya bone.

4 The principle is that blood of animals such as bulls or goats can never remove the guilt of those who have sinned.

Gonne ga go kgonege ruri gore madi a dipoo le dipodi a tlose dibe.

5 So, as [Christ] was coming into the world, he spoke [to his Father about offering himself as a sacrifice for people’s sin. The Psalmist wrote this that Christ said]: It is not sacrifices and offerings that you [(sg)] have wanted, but you have prepared for me a body [to serve you].

Ke gone ka moo Keresete o rileng a tla mo lefatsheng a bua a re, “Modimo, madi a dipoo ga a kake a go itumedisa, jalo o mpaakanyeditse mmele o wame go o baya e le setlhabelo mo sebesong sa gago.

6 Animals that are completely burned up as sacrifices have not pleased you, and [other sacrifices that atone] for those who have sinned have not pleased you.

Ga o a itumedisiwa ke ditlhabelo tsa diruiwa, tse di neng di bolawa di bo di fisiwa fa pele ga gago e le ditshupelo tsa boleo.

7 Then [because of this], I said, “My God, (listen!/here I am!) I have come [here] in order to do what you want me [to do], [just like] has been written {as they have written} about me in the Scriptures.”

Mme ka bua ka re, ‘Bona, ke tletse go dira thato ya gago, go ntsha botshelo jwa me setlhabelo, fela jaaka Dikwalo di boletse gore ke tlaa dira jalo.’”

8 First, [Christ] said, “It is not sacrifices and offerings and animals that [the priests] have completely burned up and other [offerings to atone for] those who have sinned that you have really wanted. They have not pleased you.” [Christ said that even though] those things were offered {they offered all those things} according to the laws [God gave Moses]!

Erile Keresete a sena go bua jaana, ka go tlhoka go itumedisiwa ke ditlhabelo tse di farologanyeng, le ditshupelo tse di batlwang ka fa tsamaisong e kgologolo,

9 Then, [concerning his offering himself as a sacrifice to atone for people’s sin], he said, “Listen! I have come [here] to do what you want me [to do]!” In that way Christ got rid of the first [way of atoning for sin], in order to establish the second [way of atoning for] sin.

a oketsa a bua a re, “Ke fano. Ke tletse go ntsha botshelo jwa me setlhabelo.” O tlosa tsamaiso ya pele ka go rata e e botoka e e itekanetseng.

10 Because of Jesus Christ [doing what God] wanted him to do, we have been dedicated to {[he] has set us apart for} God by his offering his own body only once [as a sacrifice, a sacrifice that will not need to be repeated].

Ka fa leanong le lesha le, re itshwaretswe ra bo ra ntlafadiwa ke Keresete ka go re swela gangwe fela.

11 As every [Jewish] priest stands daily [in front of the altar], he performs rituals and offers the same kind of sacrifices that could never remove [the guilt from anyone who] sinned [MTY].

Ka fa kgolaganong e kgologolo baperesiti ba ne ba ema fa pele ga sebeso malatsi otlhe ba ntsha ditlhabelo tse di neng di ka seka tsa phimola dibe tsa rona.

12 But [Christ] offered a sacrifice that [will be adequate] forever, and he offered it only one time! Then he sat down [to rule] with God at the place of highest honor [MTY].

Mme Keresete o ne a ineela Modimo go tswa setlhabelo sa dibe tsa rona e le sone setlhabelo fela sa nako yotlhe, mme erile morago ga moo a nna fa fatshe mo lefelong la tlotlo e kgolo ka fa letsogong la Modimo le legolo,

13 From now on, he is waiting for [God] to completely subdue [all] Christ’s enemies [MTY].

a letile baba ba gagwe go bewa ka fa tlase ga dinao tsa gagwe.

14 By offering himself once, he has provided that those whom [God] has set apart will be eternally made (perfect/all that God intends them to be).

Gonne ka sone setlhabelo seo, o ne a dira botlhe boitekanelo fa pele ga Modimo, botlhe ba o ba itshepisang.

15 The Holy Spirit also confirms to us [that this is true]. First the Lord says:

Mme Mowa O O Boitshepo o supa gore go ntse fela jalo, gonne o rile,

16 When the time [MTY] [when the first covenant that God made] with my people has ended, I will make a new covenant with them [MTY]. I will do like this for them: I will cause them to understand my laws and I will cause them to obey them (OR, enable them to know them sincerely).

“Se ke kgolagano e ke tlaa e dirang le batho ba Iseraela, le fa ba ne ba senya kgolagano ya pele: ke tlaa kwala melao ya me mo megopolong ya bone gore ba itse thata ya me ka gale, gape ke tlaa tsenya melao ya me mo dipelong tsa bone gore ba tle ba rate go e obamela.”

17 Then [the Lord said]: [I will forgive them for] their [DOU] sins, and I will [consider] that they are no longer [guilty for] having sinned.

Mme morago wa oketsa wa re, “Ga ke kitla ke tlhola ke gakologelwa dibe tsa bone le ditiro tsa bone tse di maswe.”

18 When [God] has forgiven someone’s sins, that person does not [need to make] any more offerings [to atone for his sin]!

Jaanong, fa dibe di itshwaretswe ruri ebile di lebetswe, ga go tlhokege go ntsha ditlhabelo tse dingwe go di phimola.

19 So, my fellow believers, because we [trust in what Jesus accomplished when] his own blood [flowed for us], we can confidently go into [God’s very presence] that was [symbolized] by the very holy place [in the tent] [MTY].

Jalo ba gaetsho ba ba rategang, jaanong re ka tsena mo teng ga Boitshepo jwa Maitshepo kwa Modimo o leng teng, ka ntlha ya madi a ga Jesu.

20 Jesus enabled us to go into [God’s presence] by making a new and effective way. [Specifically], he [offered] his body [as a sacrifice] for us [in order that nothing would stop us] from entering [God’s presence, just like] [MET] the curtain [of the very holy place prevented people from entering God’s presence].

Se ke tsela e e itekanetseng, e ncha, ya go fa botshelo, e Keresete a e re buletseng ka go gagola sesiro, ebong mmele wa gagwe wa setho, go re letla go tsena fa pele mo kgalalelong ya Modimo.

21 Christ is a great priest [who rules over us, who are] God’s people [MTY].

Mme ka Moperesiti yo mogolo yo wa rona a laola tsa ntlo ya Modimo,

22 [Just like the priests] were sprinkled {[as Moses] sprinkled [the priests]} [with blood] [MET] to symbolize that they were no longer guilty for having sinned, we also no longer are [guilty for having done] evil. [Just like the priests ceremonially] washed their bodies with pure water [to prepare themselves to serve God], we are allowing [God] to continually make us pure. So, we [(inc)] must approach [God] sincerely by confidently trusting [in him].

a re tseneng mo teng, kwa Modimong tota ka dipelo tse di boammaaruri di mo ikanya gotlhelele go re amogela, ka ntlha ya gore re kgatshitswe ka madi a ga Jesu go re ntlafatsa, le ka ntlha ya gore mebele ya rona e tlhatswitswe ka metsi a a phepa.

23 We must unwaveringly keep holding tight [to what we believe. Since God] faithfully [does all] he promised [to do], we must confidently expect [him to keep doing that].

Mme re ka solofela poloko e Modimo o e re solofeditseng. Ga go tlhole go na le sebaka sa pelaelo, ebile re ka bolelela ba bangwe gore poloko ke ya rona, gonne ga gona pelaelo gore o tlaa dira se o se buang.

24 [Since God] faithfully [does all that] he promised [to do], let us consider how each of us can motivate other believers, in order that [believers] will love each other, and in order that each one will do good things.

Mme mo go dumalaneng le tsotlhe tse a re di diretseng, a re tlhotlheletsanyeng mo go thusanyeng le mo go nneng bopelonomi yo mongwe mo go yo mongwe le mo go direng bomolemo.

25 We must not stop assembling ourselves [to worship the Lord], as some people have done. Instead, each one of us must encourage/exhort other believers. [Let us do that] even more since we know that the day [that the Lord will return] [MTY] is near.

A re se tlhokomologeng ditiro tsa phuthego le dikopano tsa rona, jaaka batho bangwe ba dira, mme a re kgothatsanyeng re bo re tlhagisanyeng, segolo jang ka gore letsatsi la go bowa ga gagwe le a atamela.

26 [We(inc) must do those things], because if we deliberately and habitually sin after we have known the true [message about Christ], no other sacrifice will remove our guilt for having sinned in that way.

Fa mongwe a leofa ka bomo ka go gana Mmoloki a sena go itse boammaaruri jwa boitshwarelo, sebe se ga se tlosiwe ke loso lwa ga Keresete; ga go na tsela e se ka tlosiwang ka yone.

27 Instead, we must fearfully expect that [God will] judge and angrily [punish] his enemies in a furious fire [MET].

Ga go na sepe se se ka solofelwang morago ga go dira jalo fa e se katlholo e e setlhogo ya bogale jo bo tshosang jwa Modimo jo bo tlaa nyeletsang baba botlhe ba One.

28 Everyone who rejected the laws [that God gave] Moses was mercilessly killed when [at least] two or three people testified that they had done that.

Motho yo o neng a gana go obamela melao e e neng e ntshiwa ke Moshe o ne a bolawa kwa ntle ga kutlwelo botlhoko fa go ne go na le basupi ba le babedi kgotsa ba le bararo ba supa molato wa gagwe.

29 [That was severe punishment]. But [Christ] is (God’s Son/the man who is also God). His blood, by means of which [he put into effect] the new covenant, is sacred. Because of [Christ’s] [MTY] blood [flowing for us when he died], [God] freed us from our guilt. So, you can be sure [RHQ] that anyone who shows contempt for [those truths] and who insults the Spirit of God, the one who acts with kindness toward us in a way we do not deserve, deserves to be punished even worse than [those Israelis were punished] [MET]!

A o ko o akanye gore kotlhao e e setlhogo e tlaa wela go le kae ba ba gatakileng Morwa Modimo ka dinao, ba bo ba kaya madi a gagwe a a ntlafatsang jaaka ekete ke selonyana fela a bile a se boitshepo, ba bo ba tlhapatsa ba gakatsa Mowa O O Boitshepo o o lereng kutlwelo botlhoko ya Modimo kwa bathong ba One.

30 [We can be sure of that] (OR, [need to think about that carefully]) since we know that God said, “I myself will get revenge on those who sinned, and I will punish them as they deserve [DOU].” [Moses wrote], “The Lord will judge his people.”

Gonne re a mo itse yo o rileng, “Pusoloso ke ya me; ke tlaa ba duela;” yo gape o rileng, “Morena ka sebele o tlaa atlhola batho ba gagwe”.

31 It will be a terrible thing if God who is all-powerful [MTY] seizes and punishes you [IDM]!

Ke selo se se boitshegang go wela mo diatleng tsa Modimo o o tshelang.

32 Recall previous times when you [first] understood [MET] [the message about Christ]. You endured a hard struggle, but you [continued to trust him] when you suffered [because you believed in Christ].

Lo seka lwa ba lwa lebala malatsi ale a a molemo a lo neng lwa simolola go ithuta kaga Keresete mo go one. Gakologelwang ka fa lo neng lwa itshegeletsa ka teng mo Moreneng le fa go ne go raya pogiso e e boitshegang.

33 At times you were publicly insulted {people publicly insulted you} and you suffered {people persecuted you}. But you showed great concern for those who were treated like that.

Ka dinako tse dingwe lo ne lo tshegwa lo bo lo itewe, mme ka dinako tse dingwe lo ne lo tle lo lebelele lo bo lo utlwele ba bangwe botlhoko ba boga jaaka lona.

34 You not only were kind to those who were in prison [because they believed in Christ], but you also accepted it joyfully when [unbelievers] took away your possessions. You accepted it because you yourselves knew very well that you have eternal possessions [in heaven] that are much better [than those that they took from you]!

Mme lo bogile le ba ba tlhatlhetsweng mo dikgolegelong, ebile lo ne lwa itumela fa lo tseelwa tsotlhe tsa lona, lo itse gore dilo tse di botoka di lo letile kwa legodimong, dilo tse di tlaa nnelang tsa lona ruri.

35 So, do not become discouraged [when they cause you to suffer] {[you are persecuted]}, because [if you continue to trust in God], he will greatly reward you.

Se letleng gore go ikanya Morena ka boitumelo mo, go swe, ga go re sepe gore go diragalang. Gakologelwang tuelo ya lona!

36 You must patiently continue [to trust in him] in order that, because of your doing what God wants you to do, he will give you what he has promised.

Lo tlhoka go tswelela ka bopelotelele lo dira go rata ga Modimo fa e le gore lo batla gore o lo direle tsotlhe tse o di lo solofeditseng.

37 [You must do that] since [a prophet wrote] in the Scriptures [that God said about the Messiah], In just a short time the one [I promised] would come will surely come; he will not delay coming.

Go tla ga gagwe ga go kitla go diega.

38 But those whom I have summoned, who [act] righteously, must continually live trusting in me, because if they, in a cowardly manner, cease [to trust in me], I (will not be pleased/will be angry) with them.

Mme ba tumelo ya bone e ba siamisitseng mo ponong ya Modimo ba tshwanetse go tshela ka tumelo, ba o ikanya mo dilong tsotlhe. E seng jalo, fa ba gonyela, Modimo ga o kitla o ba itumelela.

39 But we are not ones who in a cowardly manner stop [trusting in God], with the result that God will severely punish us. Instead, we are ones who trust in him, with the result that [God] will save us [SYN] eternally.

Mme ga re ise re ke re furalele Modimo ra bo ra thibela tshenyego ya rona. Nnyaa, tumelo ya rona mo go One e tlhomamisa poloko ya mewa ya rona.