Hebritɔwo 13

1 Minɔ mia nɔewo lɔlɔ̃ dzi ɖaa abe dadaviwo ene

Continue to love your fellow believers.

2 Migaŋlɔ amedzrowɔwɔ be o; to esia wɔwɔ me la, ame aɖewo xɔ mawudɔlawo le manyamanya me.

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.

3 Miɖo ŋku ame siwo wode gaxɔ me la dzi abe miawo hãe le gaxɔ me kpli wo ene. Nenema ke miɖo ŋku ame siwo wole fu wɔmii la dzi abe miawo hãe le fua kpem ene.

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.

4 Ame sia ame nade bubu srɔ̃ɖeɖe ŋu eye womaƒo ɖi srɔ̃ɖeba o, elabena Mawu abu fɔ ahasiwɔlawo kple matrewɔlawo katã.

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.

5 Mite mia ɖokuiwo ɖa xaa tso galɔlɔ̃ gbɔ, eye nu si le mia si la nedze mia ŋu, elabena Mawu gblɔ be, “Nyemaɖe asi le mia ŋu akpɔ o, eye nyemagblẽ mi ɖi akpɔ gbeɖe o.”

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].

6 Esia ta míegblɔ kple dzideƒo be, “Yehowae nye nye xɔnametɔ, nyemavɔ̃ o. Nu ka amegbetɔ ate ŋu awɔm?”

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].

7 Miɖo ŋku miaƒe kplɔlawo dzi, ame siwo gblɔa Mawu ƒe nya na mi. Mibu nu siwo do go tso woƒe agbenɔnɔ me la ŋuti ne miasrɔ̃ woƒe xɔse.

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].

8 Yesu Kristo metrɔna gbeɖe o, ale si wònɔ etsɔ si va yi, nenema kee wòle egbe, eye nenema kee wòanɔ ɖaa. (aiōn g165)

Jesus Christ [is] the same now as he was previously, and he will be the same forever. (aiōn g165)

9 Migana nufiafia trama aɖeke nakplɔ miaƒe susuwo adzoe o. Enyo be woatsɔ amenuveve ado ŋusẽ miaƒe dziwo, ke menye to nuɖuɖu tɔxɛ aɖewo ƒe sewo dzi wɔwɔ me o, esiwo mehea viɖe aɖeke vanɛ na ame siwo ɖunɛ la o.

[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.

10 Vɔsamlekpui aɖe le mia si; nunɔla siwo subɔna le Agbadɔ me gɔ̃ hã mekpɔ mɔ aɖu nu si tso vɔsamlekpui sia dzi o.

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].

11 Nunɔlagã la tsɔa lãwo ƒe ʋu yina ɖe Kɔkɔeƒe ƒe Kɔkɔeƒe la abe nu vɔ̃ ŋuti vɔsa ene, gake wotɔa dzo lãwo ŋutɔ le asaɖa la godo.

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.

12 Esia tae Yesu hã kpe fu le du la ƒe agbo godo be wòakɔ eƒe amewo ŋu, awɔ wo kɔkɔe to eya ŋutɔ ƒe ʋu la me.

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].

13 Eya ta mina míayi egbɔ azɔ le asaɖa la godo be míawo hã míaɖu ŋukpe si wòtsɔ,

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.

14 elabena du si nɔa anyi ɖaa la, mele mía si le afii o, ke míele mɔ kpɔm na du si lava va.

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].

15 Eya ta mina míatsɔ kafukafuvɔsa na Mawu ɣe sia ɣi to Yesu dzi, kafukafu siwo nye kutsetse tso nuyi siwo ʋua Yesu ƒe ŋkɔ me la me.

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].

16 Migaŋlɔ nyuiwɔwɔ be o, eye miama nu kple mia nɔewo, elabena vɔsa siawo tɔgbie dzea Mawu ŋu.

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.

17 Miɖo to miaƒe kplɔlawo, eye miwɔ ɖe nu siwo wogblɔ na mi la dzi, elabena wole mia ta kpɔm abe ame siwo wòle be woana akɔnta Mawu tso woƒe dɔwɔna ŋu ene. Miɖo to wo, ale be woƒe dɔwɔwɔ nanye dzidzɔ na wo, eye mazu agba na wo o; elabena ne ele alea la, manye kpekpeɖeŋu aɖeke na miawo hã o.

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).

18 Mido gbe ɖa ɖe mía ta ɣe sia ɣi. Míeka ɖe edzi be dzitsinya nyui le mía si, eye míedina be míanɔ agbe bubutɔe ɣe sia ɣi le nu sia nu me.

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.

19 Medi vevie be maƒoe ɖe mia nu tɔxɛe be miado gbe ɖa be woaɖe asi le ŋutinye na mi kpuie.

I urge you earnestly to pray that [God] will quickly remove the things that hinder my coming to you.

20 Ŋutifafa ƒe Mawu la ame si to nubabla mavɔ ƒe ʋu la me kplɔ míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo Alẽkplɔlagã la do goe tso ame kukuwo dome la (aiōnios g166)

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)

21 natsɔ nu nyui sia nu nyui akpe ɖe mia ŋuti le eƒe lɔlɔ̃nuwɔwɔ ta, eye wòawɔ nu si dze eŋu la le mía me to Yesu Kristo dzi, ame si ko tɔ anye ŋutikɔkɔe tso mavɔ me yi mavɔ me. Amen. (aiōn g165)

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 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, mele eƒom ɖe mia nu be mialé to ɖe nye dzideƒonamenyawo ŋu, elabena agbalẽ kpui aɖe koe wònye meŋlɔ na mi.

My fellow believers, I appeal to you that you patiently consider [what] I have written in this short letter, to exhort you.

23 Medi be mana mianya be woɖe asi le mía nɔvi Timoteo ŋu. Ne eva ɖo afi sia kaba la, nye kplii míava kpɔ mi ɖa.

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.

24 Mido gbe na miaƒe kplɔlawo katã kple Mawu ƒe ameawo katã. Nɔvi siwo tso Italia hã do gbe na mi.

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).

25 Amenuveve nanɔ anyi kple mi katã.

[I pray that] you will continue to experience God’s acting kindly toward you all.