Hebrews 4
1 [The Israelites did not enter the place where they would rest]. But [God] has still promised us that we can enter the place of resting [in heaven eternally]. So we must beware [of the possibility] that [God] may consider that some of you have failed to enter the [place of] resting [eternally as the Israelites did not enter the place where they would rest].
Tihwaziwa abhemaso hujetenti asibhe hata umuntu omo wabhabhoneshe huje amenwa afishile esieyawilawila eyatoye hwa Ngolobhe.
2 We have heard the message [about Christ], just like [the Israelites] heard [what God promised]. But [just like] the message did not benefit [most of] those who heard it because they did not believe it as [Joshua and Caleb did, it] will not [benefit us eternally if we do not keep believing it].
Bhaya tilinenongwa inyiza ezya tuye hwa Ngolobhe nashi salwayagwilwe huliti nashi abhaizilaeli pewalinawo amazu ego sagagabhavyizye bhala bhabhahovyezye bila akhale pandwemo muluposhelelo ulwo.
3 We who have believed [in Christ] are able to enter the place of resting [eternally. We know there is a place where we will rest eternally] because God said, Because I was angry with them, I solemnly declared, “They will not enter [the land where] I would let them rest.” [God said that] even though he ceased his work [of creating things] after he created the world.
Huliti telitayali mluposhelelo hatatete tali pandwemo tatiwawinjile pala apatoye ayanga aiga hata embombo zyonti zyazibhombile zyalizimalishe awande huwandilo wensi.
4 What someone wrote somewhere [in the Scriptures] about the seventh day [after he had spent six days creating the world], supports that: Then, on the seventh day, God rested from his work [of creating everything].
Kwani omwene ayanjile ahusuisiku lihailya saba, Ngolobhe atoyele isiku elya saba goti gabhobhile.
5 But note again what God said about the Israelites [in the] passage that I quoted previously: They will not enter [the land where] I would let them rest.
Nantele ayanjile, “Sagabhaihwinjila apatoye pakwe.”
6 Some people experience entering that [place of resting eternally. But] those [Israelites] who first had the good message preached to them {first heard the good message} [about what God promised them] did not enter [that place of resting], because they refused to believe [God].
Hwahuje awandeatuyewakwe Ongolobhe bado bhatu wala wawahinjie awande Israeli abhinji bhahovyezye entumi enyiza eyantuye hwakwe sagabhahinjiye sababu sagabhahwiyisizye,
7 [But God] appointed another time [when we may enter that place of resting]. That time is now! [We know that is true because] much later than when [the Israelites rebelled against God in the desert], he caused [King] David to write what I have already quoted, Now, when you understand what God is saying [to you], do not stubbornly disobey him.
Ongolobhe abheshele isiku wagaga sanyunu, umwene ahojezyenzye isiku payanjile ashilile uDaudi, umwene ayanjile humasaa minji hwagala gaga ya gwilwe humwanzo, sanyunu nkashile mubhahwovwe izulwakwe, mgajebheshe amoyo genyu makhome.”
8 If Joshua had led the Israelites to enter the place of resting, God would not have spoken later about another [time when we could rest] [MET]. [So we know God was speaking about another time when some people would enter that place of resting eternally].
Nashi oyoshua abhapie atoye, Ongolobhe angasagayanjile ahusu isiku elwa mwabho.
9 So, just like [God rested on] the seventh day [after he finished making everything], there remains a time when God’s people will rest eternally.
Hwahuje lihweli isiku ilya Sabato ilyatuye lyabhehwelwe kwajili yabhantu bha Ngolobhe.
10 Specifically, whoever enters God’s place of resting has ceased doing things [to gain God’s favor], just like God ceased doing his work [of creating everything].
Kwani wahinjie atonye isiku lwa Ngolobhe yuyomwene afwatane namadala gakwe, nashi Ongolobhe sabheshele ashilile umwene yuyo.
11 God severely punished the [Israelites because they disbelieved his message]. So we must strive to experience entering that [place of] resting [eternally], in order that he will not severely punish any of us for not believing [his message].
Kwahiyo tibhetayali ahwinjile insikuelwa toye, iliagajebhe omntu owagwe ashilile namambo gabhabhombile.
12 [Beware of being insincere about doing this], because the message God [has given us] very powerfully penetrates our thinking more than a two-edged sword [penetrates flesh] [MET]. It penetrates [deeply] into our souls and spirits, as [a sharp sword can penetrate] into our joints and marrow. That [is, by his message God] [PRS] discerns all that we think about, and he discerns all that we desire [to do] [MTY] (OR, [His message] exposes [to us] all our thoughts and all our desires).
Hwahuje izu ilwa Ngolobhe linowomi natele linenguvu natele linamahali ashile ipanga lwolwoti linamahali hubhele. Nantele lilasa na gabhanye omwoyo no pepo viungo nuubola. Naliwezya humanye amawazo numoyo gwakwe.
13 God knows everything about everyone. Everything is completely exposed [DOU] to him, [and he is] the one [SYN] who will say whether he approves of what we have done.
Nahamo hahafisilwe humaso ga Ngolobhe. Hwahuje kila hantu halipazi natele hali wene humaso agomo lwomezyo huje taibhaziwa.
14 We have a great Supreme Priest who ascended through the heavens [when he returned to God’s presence]. He is Jesus, (God’s Son/the man who is also God). So let us firmly profess [what we believe about him].
Pamande taibha nuputi ogosi wahijie humwanya uYesu mwana wa Ngolobhe, tibheimala tikhatilile ulogozwo gwetu.
15 Our Supreme Priest can indeed [LIT] compassionately deal with us who tend to sin easily, because he also was tempted [to sin] in every way that we are [tempted to sin], and yet he did not sin.
Hwa huje sagatihinawo uputi ugosi wasaga wezizye atisajile amapungufu getu, lakini umwene humadala goti ali alegwe nashi tete, japoumwene sagali nembibhi.
16 So, let us come boldly to [Christ] [MTY], who rules [MET] [from heaven] and does for us what we do not deserve, in order that we might experience [his acting] mercifully [toward us], and in order that we might experience his helping us in a kind way whenever we need [help].
Tibhale ahwinjimbizye mwitengo lwa gosi liliwene, huje tiposhele uhwinji nugwewene gutavye esiku ezya mashida.
