Hebrews 7
1 [Now I will say more about] this [man] Melchizedek. He was the king of Salem [city and was] a priest of God, the one who is greater [than anyone else]. He met Abraham who was returning [home] after [he and his men] had defeated the [armies of four] kings [SYN]. Melchizedek [asked God to] bless Abraham.
Ibali njozu Melekisedeke, simwine wa Selemu, muprisita wa Ireeza Yohitilize Kuhangama, yabasangani Abrahama habola kuzwa kukusinya chakwihaya basimwine mi namutohonolofaza.
2 Then Abraham gave to him one tenth of all [the spoils he] took after winning [the battle. Melchizedek’s name] means firstly ‘king [who rules] righteously’, and since Salem means ‘peace’, he was the ‘king [who rules] peacefully’.
Ibali kwali kwabahi Abrahama inkalulo yimwina yazina ikumi yazintu zonse. Izina Lyakwe “Melekisedeke” italusa “simwine wabulotu bumaniniza.” Ilumbatina lakwe limwi nji “simwine wa Salemi,” italusa, “simwine wekozo.”
3 [In the Scriptures there is] no [record of who his] father [was], nor [is there any record of who his] mother [was], nor [is there any record of who his] ancestors [were]. There is no [record of when he was] born, nor [is there any record of when he] died. [For these reasons], [it is as though] he continues to be a priest forever, and for this reason he is like God’s Son.
Kena isi, kena nyina, kena bakulubatanzi, kena nanga matangilo amazuba mane nanga mamaninizo abuhalo. Muchibakchobulyo, uswana ni Mwana we Ireeza, kakuli uswala kuba muprisita kuya kusena mamanimani.
4 You can realize how great this [man Melchizedek was] from the fact that Abraham, [our famous] ancestor, gave him (a tithe/one tenth) of the spoils [from the battle].
Mubone mwabubanela uzu mukwame. Bakulubatanzi ba Abrahama babamuhi inkalulo yimwina yazina ikumi yazintu zonse zabakahindi mukondo.
5 According to the laws [God gave Moses], the descendants of [Abraham’s great-grandson] Levi, who were priests, should take tithes from [God’s] people who were their relatives, even though those people also were Abraham’s descendants.
Munzila imwi, bana ba Livi babaamuheli buprisita bena itaelo inzwa kumulao yakutambula inkalulo yimwina yazina ikumi yazintu kubantu, kutalusa kuti, kuzwililila kubanakwabo, nihaike kuti nabo, bulyo, babazwi kumubili wa Abrahama.
6 But this man [Melchizedek], who was not among the descendants [of Levi], took tithes from Abraham. He also [asked God to] bless Abraham, the man to whom [God] promised [many descendants].
Kono chenzila imwi, Melekisedeke, ili uzo lusika lwakwe kanalubawoleki kwizibwa kuluzwa, abaamuheli inkalulo yimwina yazina ikumi yazintu kuzwa kwa Abrahama, imi abamutohonolofazi, iye yabena isepiso.
7 We know for certain that it is the more [important people] who [ask God to] bless the less important people. [And Melchizedek blessed Abraham. So we conclude that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham].
Kakwina kusapula kuti muntu wamazimo ena kunsi utohonolofazwa kumuntu wina mazimo makando.
8 In the case of [the priests who are descendants of Levi], men who some day will die receive tithes. But in the case of [Melchizedek it is as if God] testifies that he was still living, [since there is no record in Scriptures about his death].
Mweyi indaba, mukwame yofwile utambula inkalulo yimwina yazina ikumi yazintu, kono chendaba ikola neyo kutiisezwa kuti uzwilahabusu kuhala.
9 And it was as though Levi himself, and [all the priests descended from him]—who received tithes [from the people]—paid tithes [to Melchizedek]. And when Abraham paid tithes, it [was as though Levi and all the priests descended from him acknowledged that the work Melchizedek did as a priest was greater than the work Levi did],
Imi, chamazimo akuwamba, Livi, yabatambuli inkalulo yimwina yazina ikumi yazintu, naye bulyo abalihi inkalulo yimwina yazina ikumi kwa Abrahama,
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
kakuli Livi abena mumubili wamuzazi wetanzi munako ya Melekisedeke hasangana Abrahama.
11 [God] gave his laws to his people at the same time he gave regulations about the priests. So, if what the priests who were descended from Levi did could have provided a way for God to completely [forgive] people [for disobeying those laws], certainly no other priest like Melchizedek would have been necessary. [RHQ] Instead, priests who were descended from Aaron, [Levi’s descendant, would have been adequate].
Linu haiba kuba yobuzwile mubuhalo bwachilumeli chintu chiwoleka chenzila yabuprisita bwa Chilivi (mukuti mwikonde lateni bantu babaamuheli mulao), bulotu nzi buchitokwahala kuba kwateni kwamuprisita zumwi kuba kwateni mumasule enzila ya Melekisedeke, ni kusahewa itokomelo kuba yichilila mikwa ya Aaroni?
12 [But we know they were not adequate, because a new type of priest like Melchizedek has come]. And since [God] has appointed a new type of priest, he also had to change the regulations [concerning how priests were appointed] {[he appointed priests]}.
Mukuti buprisita heti chibwachinchwa, mulao nao utameha kuchinchwa.
13 [Jesus], the one about whom I am saying these things, is a descendant of someone else, [not a descendant of Levi]. None of the men from whom Jesus descended ever served as priests [MTY].
Mukuti yowambwa chezi zintu ngwamushobo umwi, kusena nanga umwina yabati nasebeza hakatala.
14 [We know that] since it is obvious that it is from [the tribe of] Judah that our Lord was descended. Moses never said that any of Judah’s descendants would [become] priests.
Hanu kujolwele, ibali kwa Juda kwaba pepwa Simwine wetu, mushobo uti nanga ubabi Mushe asauwambi kuamana ni maprisita.
15 Furthermore, [we know that the priests who were descended from Levi were inadequate, since] it is even more obvious that another priest has appeared who is like Melchizedek.
Imi chituwamba chizuweka haishaiba zumwi muprisita uba kwateni yoswana ni Melekisedeke.
16 Jesus became a priest, but not because [he fulfilled] what [God’s] law required [about being a descendant of Levi]. Instead, he has the kind of power that [came from a] life that nothing can destroy (OR, [enabled him to] live [again after he was] killed).
Kanaibali hamutomo wamulao walusika lwenyama kuti abe muprisita, kono ibali chamutomo wamaata abuhalo bwakwe busetinibumane.
17 [We know this] since [God] confirmed it in [the Scripture passage in which he said to his Son], You [(sg)] are a priest eternally just like Melchizedek was a priest. (aiōn g165)
Mukuti ziñoletwe zimupaka bulyo: “'Umuprisita wakuya kusena mamanimani munzila iswana ni mwababili Melekisedeke muprisita.” (aiōn g165)
18 On the one hand, God canceled what he commanded previously [concerning the priests] because it failed in every way to enable anyone [to become all that God intended].
Mukuti kubena kumanisa kwamulao ubena kwateni kakuli kanaubakolete ni kusaba ni yuso.
19 Remember that no one was able to become all that God intended [by obeying] the laws [that God gave Moses]. On the other hand, [God caused that we could] confidently expect better things [than we could expect by obeying God’s laws]. [He did that by his establishing Christ as priest]. Now by means of [Christ sacrificing himself for us] we can come near to God.
Mukuti mulao kana ubapangi chilukite. Nihakwina bulyo, kubena matangilo ena kulisepa nenza akubusu chenzila ituswanela kwiza kwe Ireeza.
20 Furthermore, [when God appointed Christ, it was when God] solemnly declared [that Christ would be a priest] [LIT]. When [God appointed former] priests, it was not by his solemnly declaring [that they would be priests].
Imi inzi kanazibatendahali ni kusena kulikonka chekumbya. Chenzila imwi, abo bamwi bababi maprisita ni kusena kulikonka chekumbya.
21 However, when he [appointed Christ to be a priest], it was by these words that [the Psalmist wrote in Scripture]: The Lord has solemnly declared [to the Messiah], —and he will not change his mind— “You will be a priest forever!” (aiōn g165)
Kono chenzila imwi, iyi kwateni, Jesu, ababi muprisita chakulikonka chekumbya kozo yabawambi kwali, “Ireeza abalikonki chekumbya mi ketinachinche maikuto akwe: 'Umuprisita wakuya kusena mamanimani.”' (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
Cheyi inzila hape Jesu abahi isepiso yizwile yetumelelano yina nenza.
23 And formerly, the priests could not keep serving [as priests], because they all died [PRS]. So there were many priests [to take the place of the ones who died].
Chenzila imwi, bangi bababi maprisita kakuli chakufwa bakungulwa ni kusazwila habusu.
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
Chenzila imwi, kakuli Jesu ushala kuba bulyo kuya kusena mamanimani, wina mazimo abuprisita asamani. (aiōn g165)
25 So, he can completely and eternally save those who come to God by [trusting in what Jesus has done for them], since he lives forever to plead [with God] to help them.
Chobulyo uwola hape kuhuna cheniti beza kwe Ireeaza chenzila yakwe, kakuli inako yonse uhalila kubalapelela.
26 Jesus is the kind of Supreme Priest that we need. He was holy; he did no wrong; he was completely innocent. [God] has now taken him up to the highest heaven separated from [living among] sinners.
Mukuti muprisita mukulwana bulyo njotuswanela. Kena chive, kena katowati, ujolola, uzwisizwe kubatendi bazive, imi ababi yohanzi kuhita mawulu akwiwulu.
27 [The other] Supreme Priests need to sacrifice [animals] day by day [as well as year by year]. They do this, firstly, [to atone] for their own sins, and then [to atone for other] people [who have sinned]. [But because Jesus never sinned], he does not need to atone for his own sin. The only thing [he needed to do to save people] was to sacrifice himself once!
Kakwina chatokwa, kaswani ni muprisita mukulwana, yoha chitabelo izuba ni zuba, kutanga chazive zakwe, mi linu zive zabantu bamwi. Abatutendeli bulyo kamwina tubonse, habalineli iye mwine.
28 [We need a Supreme Priest like] him, because in the laws [that God gave Moses] [PRS] the ones who would be appointed to be priests would be men who tended [to sin easily]. But [God] solemnly [declared] [PRS] after [he had given] his laws [to Moses] that [he would appoint] (his Son/the man who is also God) [to be a Supreme Priest. Now] ([his Son/the man who is also God]) has forever become all that God intends him to be. (aiōn g165)
Mukuti mulao ubika bakwame bena bufokoli kuba baprisita bakulwana. Kono linzi lakulikonka chekumbya, libezi mumasule amulao, libabiki Mwana, yabatendwa yolukite kuya kusena mamanimani. (aiōn g165)
