Ndị Hibru 10
1 Iwu ahụ bụ naanị onyinyo na-egosi ihe ọma gaje ịbịa. Nʼihi ya, o zughị oke nʼonwe ya isite nʼaja ndị ahụ a na-achụ mgbe mgbe kwa afọ, mee ka ndị ahụ na-abịaru nso ife ofufe zuo oke.
Just like a shadow vaguely represents the thing that it is a shadow of, the laws that God [gave Moses] only poorly represent [MET] the good things that were to come later. Those laws were not all the good things themselves that God has promised. So, by offering the same kinds of sacrifices every year, people [PRS] who approach God can never become (perfect/all that God intends them to be).
2 Ma ọ bụghị otu a, ọ bụ na a gabeghị akwụsị ịchụ aja ndị a? Ọ bụrụ na a sachapụla njọ ndị na-efe ofufe na mbụ, akọnuche ha agaghịkwa ama ha ikpe mmehie ha.
If God had removed the guilt for having sinned of those who brought the sacrifices, they would not feel that they were still guilty. So they would certainly have stopped offering those sacrifices! [RHQ]
3 Ma nke bụ eziokwu bụ na ihe aja ndị a na-eme bụ ichetara ha mmehie ha kwa afọ niile.
But rather, the fact that they offer those sacrifices each year reminds them that they are still guilty for their sins.
4 Nʼihi na ọ bụ ihe na-apụghị ime eme na ọbara oke ehi na nke ụmụ ewu dị iche iche ga-asachapụ mmehie.
The principle is that blood of animals such as bulls or goats can never remove the guilt of those who have sinned.
5 Ya mere mgbe Kraịst bịara nʼụwa, ọ sịrị, “Aja na onyinye abụghị ihe ị chọrọ kama ị kwadoro ahụ nye m.
So, as [Christ] was coming into the world, he spoke [to his Father about offering himself as a sacrifice for people’s sin. The Psalmist wrote this that Christ said]: It is not sacrifices and offerings that you [(sg)] have wanted, but you have prepared for me a body [to serve you].
6 Aja nsure ọkụ na aja a chụrụ maka mmehie, ha abụghị ihe dị ezi mma nye gị.
Animals that are completely burned up as sacrifices have not pleased you, and [other sacrifices that atone] for those who have sinned have not pleased you.
7 Mgbe ahụ ka m sịrị, ‘Lee, abịala m Chineke m, ime ihe ị na-achọ. Nke a bụkwa ihe e dere banyere m nʼime akwụkwọ mpịakọta.’”
Then [because of this], I said, “My God, (listen!/here I am!) I have come [here] in order to do what you want me [to do], [just like] has been written {as they have written} about me in the Scriptures.”
8 O kwuru na mbụ, “Aja dị iche iche, na onyinye, na aja nsure ọkụ na aja mmehie adịghị atọ gị ụtọ, ha adịghịkwa amasị gị” (a chụrụ aja ndị a dịka iwu si dị).
First, [Christ] said, “It is not sacrifices and offerings and animals that [the priests] have completely burned up and other [offerings to atone for] those who have sinned that you have really wanted. They have not pleased you.” [Christ said that even though] those things were offered {they offered all those things} according to the laws [God gave Moses]!
9 O kwukwara ọzọ, “Lee abịala m ime uche gị.” Ọ kagburu aja nke mbụ ahụ ma were aja nke abụọ dochie nʼọnọdụ ya.
Then, [concerning his offering himself as a sacrifice to atone for people’s sin], he said, “Listen! I have come [here] to do what you want me [to do]!” In that way Christ got rid of the first [way of atoning for sin], in order to establish the second [way of atoning for] sin.
10 Site nʼime uche Chineke, e mere ka anyị dị nsọ site nʼaja Jisọs Kraịst ji onwe ya chụọ naanị otu ugboro.
Because of Jesus Christ [doing what God] wanted him to do, we have been dedicated to {[he] has set us apart for} God by his offering his own body only once [as a sacrifice, a sacrifice that will not need to be repeated].
11 Onye nchụaja ọbụla na-eguzo kwa ụbọchị na-efe ofufe, na-achụkwa otu aja ahụ ugboro ugboro, bụ aja nke na-enweghị ike ịsachapụ mmehie.
As every [Jewish] priest stands daily [in front of the altar], he performs rituals and offers the same kind of sacrifices that could never remove [the guilt from anyone who] sinned [MTY].
12 Ma mgbe Kraịst chụchara naanị otu aja ahụ, otu ugboro nʼihi mmehie niile, ọ nọdụrụ ala nʼaka nri Chineke.
But [Christ] offered a sacrifice that [will be adequate] forever, and he offered it only one time! Then he sat down [to rule] with God at the place of highest honor [MTY].
13 Ebe ahụ ka ọ nọ ugbu a na-eche ka ndị iro ya niile bụrụ ihe mgbakwasị ụkwụ ya.
From now on, he is waiting for [God] to completely subdue [all] Christ’s enemies [MTY].
14 Nʼihi na o sitela nʼotu aja mee ka ndị ahụ a na-eme ka ha dịrị nsọ zuo oke mgbe niile.
By offering himself once, he has provided that those whom [God] has set apart will be eternally made (perfect/all that God intends them to be).
15 Mmụọ nsọ na-agbakwara anyị ama banyere ihe ndị a mgbe o buru ụzọ kwuo:
The Holy Spirit also confirms to us [that this is true]. First the Lord says:
16 “Nke a bụ ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ mụ na ha ga-agba mgbe oge ndị ahụ gasịrị, ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru. Aga m etinye iwu m nʼobi ha. Aga m edekwasịkwa ha nʼuche ha.”
When the time [MTY] [when the first covenant that God made] with my people has ended, I will make a new covenant with them [MTY]. I will do like this for them: I will cause them to understand my laws and I will cause them to obey them (OR, enable them to know them sincerely).
17 O kwukwara sị, “Agaghị m echetakwa mmehie ha na mmebi iwu ha niile ọzọ.”
Then [the Lord said]: [I will forgive them for] their [DOU] sins, and I will [consider] that they are no longer [guilty for] having sinned.
18 Ya mere, ebe ọ bụ na a gbagharala mmehie ndị a, ọ dịkwaghị mkpa ịchụ ajọ ọzọ maka mgbaghara mmehie.
When [God] has forgiven someone’s sins, that person does not [need to make] any more offerings [to atone for his sin]!
19 Nʼihi nke a, ụmụnna m, ebe anyị nwere nkwuwa okwu ịbanye nʼEbe Kachasị Nsọ site nʼọbara Jisọs,
So, my fellow believers, because we [trust in what Jesus accomplished when] his own blood [flowed for us], we can confidently go into [God’s very presence] that was [symbolized] by the very holy place [in the tent] [MTY].
20 bụ ụzọ ọhụrụ nke o meghere nye anyị, nke dị ọhụrụ ma dịkwa ndụ site nʼakwa mgbochi ahụ nke bụ ahụ ya,
Jesus enabled us to go into [God’s presence] by making a new and effective way. [Specifically], he [offered] his body [as a sacrifice] for us [in order that nothing would stop us] from entering [God’s presence, just like] [MET] the curtain [of the very holy place prevented people from entering God’s presence].
21 ebe anyị nwekwara onye nchụaja dị ukwuu, nke na-elekọta ụlọ Chineke,
Christ is a great priest [who rules over us, who are] God’s people [MTY].
22 ka anyị bịaruo nso site nʼobi dị ọcha, na ntụkwasị obi zuru ezu nke okwukwe, ka anyị bụrụ ndị a sachara obi ha site nʼakọnuche rụrụ arụ, ka anyị bụrụkwa ndị e ji mmiri dị ezigbo ọcha sachaa ahụ anyị.
[Just like the priests] were sprinkled {[as Moses] sprinkled [the priests]} [with blood] [MET] to symbolize that they were no longer guilty for having sinned, we also no longer are [guilty for having done] evil. [Just like the priests ceremonially] washed their bodies with pure water [to prepare themselves to serve God], we are allowing [God] to continually make us pure. So, we [(inc)] must approach [God] sincerely by confidently trusting [in him].
23 Ya mere, ka anyị jidesie nkwupụta nke olileanya anyị ike, nʼihi na onye ahụ kwere nkwa kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.
We must unwaveringly keep holding tight [to what we believe. Since God] faithfully [does all] he promised [to do], we must confidently expect [him to keep doing that].
24 Ka anyị tụgharịa uche otu anyị ga-esi kpalie ibe anyị nʼịhụnanya na ezi ọrụ.
[Since God] faithfully [does all that] he promised [to do], let us consider how each of us can motivate other believers, in order that [believers] will love each other, and in order that each one will do good things.
25 Ka anyị gharakwa ichefu nzukọ anyị dị ka ụfọdụ na-eme, kama ka anyị na-agbarịta onwe anyị ume, karịsịa, ugbu a ụbọchị ahụ na-abịa nso.
We must not stop assembling ourselves [to worship the Lord], as some people have done. Instead, each one of us must encourage/exhort other believers. [Let us do that] even more since we know that the day [that the Lord will return] [MTY] is near.
26 Ọ bụrụ na anyị akpachapụ anya na-anọgide na mmehie mgbe anyị matachara eziokwu ahụ, o nwekwaghị aja ọzọ fọdụrụ a ga-achụ banyere mmehie niile.
[We(inc) must do those things], because if we deliberately and habitually sin after we have known the true [message about Christ], no other sacrifice will remove our guilt for having sinned in that way.
27 Kama naanị ikpe dị oke egwu, nke ga-adị ka ọkụ na-ere ike ike, nke ga-erechapụ ndị niile bụ ndị iro.
Instead, we must fearfully expect that [God will] judge and angrily [punish] his enemies in a furious fire [MET].
28 Onye ọbụla dara iwu Mosis, na-anwụ na-enweghị ebere, site nʼakaebe mmadụ abụọ maọbụ atọ gbara megide ya.
Everyone who rejected the laws [that God gave] Moses was mercilessly killed when [at least] two or three people testified that they had done that.
29 Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị otu a, olee ụdị ahụhụ unu chere na a ga-enye onye lelịrị Ọkpara Chineke, gịnị ka a ga-eme onye merụrụ ọbara nke ọgbụgba ndụ nke e ji doo ya nsọ, na onye kpasuru mmụọ nke amara ahụ iwe?
[That was severe punishment]. But [Christ] is (God’s Son/the man who is also God). His blood, by means of which [he put into effect] the new covenant, is sacred. Because of [Christ’s] [MTY] blood [flowing for us when he died], [God] freed us from our guilt. So, you can be sure [RHQ] that anyone who shows contempt for [those truths] and who insults the Spirit of God, the one who acts with kindness toward us in a way we do not deserve, deserves to be punished even worse than [those Israelis were punished] [MET]!
30 Nʼihi na anyị maa onye ahụ kwurunụ, “Ịbọ ọbọ dịrị m, aga m akwụghachi,” ọzọkwa, “Onyenwe anyị ga-ekpe ndị ya ikpe.”
[We can be sure of that] (OR, [need to think about that carefully]) since we know that God said, “I myself will get revenge on those who sinned, and I will punish them as they deserve [DOU].” [Moses wrote], “The Lord will judge his people.”
31 Ọ bụ ihe dị oke egwu ịdaba nʼaka Chineke dị ndụ.
It will be a terrible thing if God who is all-powerful [MTY] seizes and punishes you [IDM]!
32 Ma chetakwanụ ụbọchị mbụ ndị ahụ, mgbe unu natachara ìhè, unu nọgidesikwara ike nʼagbanyeghị oke ahụhụ niile unu tara.
Recall previous times when you [first] understood [MET] [the message about Christ]. You endured a hard struggle, but you [continued to trust him] when you suffered [because you believed in Christ].
33 Mgbe ụfọdụ, a kparịrị unu nʼihu ọha, unu natakwara mkpagbu. Nʼoge ọzọ, unu soro ndị e si otu a mesoo mmeso.
At times you were publicly insulted {people publicly insulted you} and you suffered {people persecuted you}. But you showed great concern for those who were treated like that.
34 Unu were obi ebere soro ndị nọ nʼụlọ mkpọrọ taa ahụhụ, unu jikwa ọṅụ nabata ya mgbe a nakọrọchara unu ihe niile unu nwere, nʼihi na unu onwe unu matara na unu nwere ihe ka mma, nke na-anọgide.
You not only were kind to those who were in prison [because they believed in Christ], but you also accepted it joyfully when [unbelievers] took away your possessions. You accepted it because you yourselves knew very well that you have eternal possessions [in heaven] that are much better [than those that they took from you]!
35 Ya mere, unu ahapụkwala ntụkwasị obi unu ahụ, nʼihi na ọ na-eweta ụgwọ ọrụ dị ukwuu.
So, do not become discouraged [when they cause you to suffer] {[you are persecuted]}, because [if you continue to trust in God], he will greatly reward you.
36 Nʼihi ya, unu kwesiri inwe ndidi ka ọ ga-abụ na mgbe unu mere uche Chineke unu ga-anata ihe e kwere na nkwa.
You must patiently continue [to trust in him] in order that, because of your doing what God wants you to do, he will give you what he has promised.
37 Nʼihi, “Na oge na-adịghị anya, onye ahụ nke na-abịa ga-abịa ọ gaghị anọkwa ọdụ.”
[You must do that] since [a prophet wrote] in the Scriptures [that God said about the Messiah], In just a short time the one [I promised] would come will surely come; he will not delay coming.
38 Ma, “Onye ezi omume nkem ga-esite nʼokwukwe dị ndụ. Mkpụrụobi m agaghị e nwee mmasị nʼime onye ọbụla na-alaghachi azụ.”
But those whom I have summoned, who [act] righteously, must continually live trusting in me, because if they, in a cowardly manner, cease [to trust in me], I (will not be pleased/will be angry) with them.
39 Ma anyị abụghị ndị na-alaghachi azụ si otu a laa nʼiyi. Kama anyị dịnyere ndị nwere okwukwe, bụrụkwa ndị a zọpụtara.
But we are not ones who in a cowardly manner stop [trusting in God], with the result that God will severely punish us. Instead, we are ones who trust in him, with the result that [God] will save us [SYN] eternally.
