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.
Uyu Melekizedeki walikuba mwami wa Salemu, walikuba kayi shimilumbo wa Lesa wa Ngofu Shonse. Melekizedeki walapula nekuya kukumana ne Abulahamu ne kumuleleka, Abulahamu mpwalikufuma ku nkondo uko nkalakoma bami bana.
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’.
Popelapo Abulahamu walamanta ca likumi pa bintu byonse mbyalikukute ne kupa Melekizedeki. Lina lyakwambeti Melekizedeki lipandulululungeti, “Mwami wa bululami”. Pakwinga Salemu cilapadululunga “lumuno” Ecebo cakendi Melekizedeki lakwiwangeti “Mwami wa lumuno”.
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.
Nkalikukute baishi, nambi banyina, nambi cikokwe, nambi citatiko nambi mapwililisho. Melekizedeki walikubeti Mwanendi Lesa, kayi ni shimilumbo wa muyayaya.
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].
Kamubonani bukulene bwa Melekizedeki! Cikokwe wetu Abulahamu walamupa ca likumi ca bintu byonse mbyalalamuna balwani bakendi.
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.
Kayi beshimilumbo ba mumukowa wa Levi Milawo ya Mose yalabasuminisha kumantapo ca likumi pa bintu mbyobakute Baislayeli, mikowa yabo yalafuma mubukome bwa Abulahamu.
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].
Melekizedeki nkalikuba wa mumukowa wa Levi sobwe, necikabeco walamantapo ca likumi pa bintu mbyalikukute Abulahamu, kayi walamuleleka muntuyo walatambula malayano a Lesa.
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].
Apa paliya kutonshanya sobwe, uyo lalelekenga nimukulene kupita uyo lalelekwanga.
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].
Beshimilumbo beshikumantapo ca likumi ni bantu beshi kufwa, nomba nendi Melekizedeki ca likumi ncalamanta Mabala alambangeti nimuyumi.
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],
Mpani ng'ambeti, Abulahamu mpwalapa ca likumi, Levi kupitila mu bana bendi abo balikumanta ca likumi, nendi walapa ca likumi,
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Pakwinga Levi walikatana asemwa pa cindico Abulahamu mpwalakumana ne Melekizedeki. Pakwinga walikacili mubukome bwa Abulahamu.
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].
Pabushimilumbo bwa Balevi epalikuba pebakwa Milawo ya Lesa njalapa Baislayeli. Lino nekwalikubeti ncito ya beshimilumbo yalikuba yelela kwine, nshinga nekwalabula kuyandiketi shimilumbo naumbi ese, uyo lafumunga mu bushimilumbo bwa Melekizedeki, bwabula kuba bwa Aloni.
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]}.
Neco palaba kushinta kwa bushimilumbo, kayi pela kuba kushinta kwa Milawo.
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].
Muntu ngotulambanga ni Mwami uyo wabulapo muntu naumbi wa mumukowa wakendi walabapo shimilumbo.
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.
Ee, tucinsheti walasemenwa mu mukowa wa Yuda, nomba Mose uliya kuwambapo mukowa uwu mpwalikwamba sha beshimilumbo.
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.
Iyi nkani ilanyumfwiki cena, shimilumbo naumbi laboneke uyo ulyeti Melekizedeki.
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).
Lesa walamubika kuba shimilumbo kwakubula kukonkela milawo ne malailile a mikowa yabantu, nsombi kupitila mu ngofu shakendi sha buyumi butapu.
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)
Pakwinga Mabala alambangeti, “Nukabe shimilumbo wa muyayaya, mbuli bushimilumbo bwa Melekizedeki.” (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].
Neco Milawo yakaindi ilafumupo pakwinga nkayali kukute ngofu, yalikuba yalefuka kayi yabula kwelela.
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.
Pakwinga Milawo Lesa njalapa Mose nkayali kucikonsha kululamika bintu byonse sobwe. Lino tulapewa ngotwali kupembelela uyo wela kututwala pepi ne Lesa.
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].
Nacimbi kayi nicakwambeti beshimilumbo nabambi mpobali kubikwa kuba beshimilumbo Lesa nkali kulumbilapo sobwe.
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)
Nomba Yesu mpwalaba shimilumbo palaba kulumbila, Lesa walalumbileti, Mwami Lesa walalumbileti, nteti nkashinte muyeyo wakame, “Njobe shimilumbo wa cindi conse.” (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
Neco kupusana uku, kulamubikinga Yesu kuba cishomesho ca cipangano caina kupita.
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].
Kupusana nakumbi ni uku kwalikuba beshimilumbo bangi, nsombi lufu elwalikubalisha kupitilisha ncito yabo sobwe.
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
Nomba nendi Yesu nimuyumi cindi conse, kayi ncito yakendi yakuba shimilumbo nkaituntulukili ku muntu naumbi. (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.
Walibambila kupulusha cakupwililila bantu mbwalatangunininga kuli Lesa kupitila mulyendiye, pakwinga nendi nimuyumi cindi conse kayi ukute kubasengelako kuli Lesa.
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.
Ee, Yesu e Shimilumbo Mukulene ngotulayandanga. Waswepa, wabula kantongo kalikonse, nambi bwipishi. Wapusana ne njafwe tobabwipishi, nendi walapundushiwa ne kuya kwikala Kwilu.
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!
Yesu nkalipo eti beshimilumbo bamakulene nabambi, nendi nkalayandikinga kutwala milumbo yabwipishi bwakendi ne bwa bantu nabambi busuba ne busuba. Nendi walatwala mulumbo umo kankanda kamowa cindi ncalalibenga.
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)
Milawo ya Lesa njalapa Mose yalikusuminisha bantu babula kuswepa kuba beshimilumbo bamakulene, nomba cipangano ca Lesa ncalensa kulumbilapo, ico calesa panyuma pa milawo, calabika Mwana walulama kwa muyayaya. (aiōn g165)
