Hebrews 13
1 Continue to love your fellow believers.
Tswelelang ka go ratana ka lorato lwa boammaaruri lwa sekaulengwe.
2 Do not forget to be hospitable to needy travelers [LIT]. You need to know that by being hospitable, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Lo seka lwa lebala go nna pelonomi mo go ba eleng baeng, gonne bangwe ba ba kileng ba dira jaana ba ne ba tshogana ka ba tshotse baengele ba sa itse gore a ke bone.
3 Remember [to help] those who are in prison [because they are Christians], as though you were in prison with them. Remember those who are being mistreated {whom people are mistreating} [because they are believers. As you do that], consider that you you could suffer as they do.
Lo seka lwa lebala ba ba mo kgolegelong. Bogang le bone jaaka o ka re le lona lo mo kgolegelong nabo. Tlhakanelang kutlobotlhoko le ba ba sotlwang, gonne lo itse gore tshotlego e utlwala jang.
4 You must (respect/keep sacred) the marriage relationship in every way, and you must keep sexual relations [EUP] pure, because God will surely condemn those who act immorally and those who act adulterously.
Tlotlang lenyalo la lona le maikano a lone, lo bo lo nne phepa; gonne ruri Modimo o tlaa otlhaya botlhe ba ba bosula kgotsa ba ba dirang boaka.
5 Live without constantly coveting money, and be content with the things you possess, remembering what [Moses] wrote [that God] has said [about supplying what you need], I will never leave you, I will never stop providing for you [DOU].
Ikgogeng mo go rateng madi; itumeleleng se lo nang naso. Gonne Modimo o rile, “Ga ke kitla, ke go tlogela le fa e le go go latlha.”
6 So we can say confidently [as the Psalmist said], Since the Lord is the one who helps me, I will not be afraid! People can do nothing to me [that will deprive me of God’s blessings] [RHQ].
Ke gone ka moo re ka buang kwa ntle ga pelaelo kgotsa poifo re re, “Morena ke mothusi wa me mme ga ke boife sepe se motho fela o ka se ntirang.”
7 Your spiritual leaders used to tell you the message from God [before they died]. Remember how they conducted their lives. By considering (how they died/what resulted from how they lived), imitate how they believed [in Christ/God].
Gakologelwang baeteledipele ba lona ba ba lo rutileng Lefoko la Modimo. Akanyang kaga bomolemo jotlhe jo bo duleng mo matshelong a bone, lo bo lo leke go ikanya Morena fela jaaka ba mo ikanya.
Jesu Keresete e ntse ke ene wa maabane, wa gompieno, le wa bosakhutleng. (aiōn g165)
9 [So], do not let yourselves be diverted {let anything divert you} so that you believe various teachings [that are contrary to God’s truth]. It is good that God acts kindly toward us so that we may be strengthened spiritually. [Obeying rules about] various foods, rules that have not benefited those who obeyed them, will not benefit us.
Ke gone lo se ka lwa gapiwa mewa ke dithuto tse dintsha tsa seeng. Nonofo ya lona ya semowa e tla e le neo e e tswang kwa Modimong, ga e tswe mo melaong e e itiretsweng ya go ja dijo dingwe, tsamaiso e e sa thusang ka sepe ba ba neng ba e dirisa.
10 We have [Jesus] [MTY]. All those who continue to observe the Jewish rituals [MTY] of sacrifice have no right to obtain the benefits of his sacrifice [MET].
Re na le sebeso, mokgoro o Keresete o neng a ntshiwa setlhabelo mo go one, kwa ba ba tswelelang ka go batla poloko ka go obamela melao ya Sejuta ba ka sekeng ba thusiwa teng.
11 After the high priest brings into the most holy place the blood of animals [that they have sacrificed to atone] for sins, the bodies of those animals are burned {they burn the bodies of those animals} outside the camp.
Ka fa tsamaisong ya melao ya Sejuta moperesiti yo mogolo o ne a lere madi a diruiwa tse di bolailweng mo felong ga boitshepo e le setlhabelo sa sebe, mme morago ga moo ditoto tsa diruiwa tseo di ne di fisediwa ka molelo ka kwa ntle ga metse.
12 Similarly, Jesus suffered [and died] outside the gate [of Jerusalem] in order that he might make [us], his people, holy by [offering] his own blood [as a sacrifice to atone for our sins].
Ke gone ka moo a neng a boga a ba a swela ka kwa ntle ga motse kwa madi a gagwe a neng a tlhatswa dibe tsa rona teng.
13 So, we must abandon [performing Jewish] sacrifices and rituals [MET] [in order to be saved], and let us go to Jesus [to be saved]. As we do that, we must [be willing to] let others reproach us just like people reproached Jesus.
Ke gone a re tsweleng kwa go ene kwa ntle ga motse (ke gore, kwa ntle ga dikgatlhego tsa lefatshe leno, re ineele go nyadiwa) go boga nae teng koo, re rwele kgobo nae.
14 Here on earth, we believers do not have a city [such as Jerusalem where we must] continually [offer sacrifices] [MET]. Instead, we are waiting for a future [heavenly] city [that will last forever].
Gonne lefatshe leno ga se legae la rona; re lebeletse legae la rona la bosena-bokhutlo kwa legodimong.
15 With [the help of] Jesus, we must continually praise God. That will be something we can sacrifice [to him] [MET] [instead of our sacrificing animals only at specific times]. Specifically, we must say openly [MTY] [that we have trusted] in Christ [MTY].
Ka thuso ya ga Keresete re tlaa tswelela re ntshetsa Modimo setlhabelo sa rona sa kgalaletso ka go bolelela ba bangwe kaga kgalalelo ya leina la gagwe.
16 Be continually [LIT] doing good deeds [for others], and be continually sharing [with others the things you have], because doing things like that will [also] be [as though you are offering] sacrifices that will please God.
Lo se ka lwa lebala go dira tshiamo le go abalana se lo nang naso le ba ba tlhokang, gonne ditlhabelo tse di ntseng jaana di itumedisa Modimo thata.
17 Obey your [spiritual] leaders; do what they tell you, since they are the ones who are looking out for your spiritual welfare [SYN]. [Some day] they will have to stand before God so that he can say if he approves of what they have done. Obey them in order that they can do the work of guarding you joyfully, and not have to do it sadly, because if you cause them to do it sadly, that will certainly not help you at all (OR, they will not be able to help you at all).
Ikobeleng baeteledipele ba lona ba semowa lo bo lo ineele go dira se ba se buang. Gonne tiro ya bone ke go tlhokomela mewa ya lona, mme Modimo o tlaa ba atlhola ka fa ba dirang tiro e ka teng. Dirang gore ba bolelele Morena ka lona ba itumetse mme e seng ka bohutsana, gonne le lona lo tlaa boga kaga dilo tseo.
18 Pray for me. I am certain that I have not done anything that displeases God. I have tried to act honorably [toward you] in every way.
Re rapeleleng, gonne segakolodi sa rona se siame mme re batla go tswelela fela jalo.
19 I urge you earnestly to pray that [God] will quickly remove the things that hinder my coming to you.
Nna tota ke tlhoka dithapelo tsa lona thata gone jaanong gore ke tle ke tle kwa go lona ka bofefo.
20 Jesus [provides for us], [protects us, and guides us as] a great shepherd does for his sheep [MET]. And God, who gives us [inner] peace, brought our Lord Jesus back to life. By doing that, God ratified his eternal covenant with us by the blood [that flowed from Jesus when he died on the] cross. (aiōnios g166)
A jaanong Modimo wa kagiso, o o tsositseng Morena wa rona Jesu mo losong, o lo neye tsotlhe tse lo di tlhokang go dira go rata ga One. A ene yo o Modisa yo mogolo wa dinku ka kgolagano e e sa khutleng fa gare ga Modimo le lona, yo o kanetseng ka madi a gagwe, a ntshe mo go lona ka nonofo ya ga Keresete tsotlhe tse di mo itumedisang. A Kgalalelo e nne kwa go ene ka metlha le metlha Amen. (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
21 So I pray that God will equip you with everything good [that you need in order] that you may do the things that he desires. May he accomplish in our lives whatever he considers pleasing as a result of Jesus Christ [equipping us]. May Jesus Christ be praised forever. (Amen!/May it be so!) (aiōn g165)
22 My fellow believers, I appeal to you that you patiently consider [what] I have written in this short letter, to exhort you.
Bakaulengwe, tswee-tswee reetsang ka bopelotelele se ke se buileng mo lokwalong lo, gonne ke lokwalo lo lo khutshwane.
23 I want you to know that our fellow believer Timothy has been released {[the authorities] have released our fellow believer Timothy} [from prison]. If he comes here soon, he will accompany me when I go to see you.
Ke batla gore lo itse gore Mokaulengwe Timotheo o dule mo kgolegelong; fa a tla kwano ka bofefo, ke tlaa tla le ene go lo bona.
24 Tell all your [spiritual] leaders and all the [other] fellow believers [in your city] that (I am thinking fondly about them/I am sending them my greetings). The believers [in this area who have come] from Italy [want you to know they] are (thinking about you/sending you their greetings).
Ntumedisetsang baeteledipele ba lona botlhe le badumedi ba bangwe koo. Bakeresete ba ba kwano ba ba tswang kwa Itale ba a lo dumedisa. A tshegofatso ya Modimo e nne le lona lotlhe. Salang sentle.
25 [I pray that] you will continue to experience God’s acting kindly toward you all.
