Maheberu 3
1 Chobulyo, bakwangu banjolola, basupitwe kuliyabela zakwiwulu. Muzeze kuamana ni Jesu, mwapositola ni muprisita mukulwana utuliwamba kakwe.
For this reason, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and Chief Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,
2 Abakusepahala kwa Ireeza, uzo abamuketi, sina ubu nji Mushe mwa basepahalili muzubo ya Ireeza.
being faithful to Him who appointed Him, as also Moses [was] in all His house.
3 Mukuti Jesu abali kusepahala hahulu mwikanya kuhita Mushe, kakuti muzaki wezubo ukutekeha hahulu kuhita izubo kasibili.
For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who builds it has more honor than the house.
4 Mukuti izubo yose izakwa muntu, kono yozaka zonse nji Ireeza.
For every house is built by someone, and He who built all things [is] God,
5 Kwiyaza limwi, Mushe abali muhikana yabali kusepahala mwizubo yonse ya Ireeza. Abali ipaki kuamana ni kupaka zakubusu.
and Moses [was] indeed steadfast in all His house, as an attendant, for a testimony of those things that were to be spoken—
6 Kono Christe Mwana njoyelele muzubo ya Ireeza. Twizubo yakwe haiba ni tukwatilila kwisepo yetu ni bwikumuso butuzumina kubuli.
but Christ, as a Son over His house, whose house we are, if we hold fast the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope to the end.
7 Chobulyo, kwina neza sina mulutela Luhuho Lujolola: “Sunu, haiba nimuzuwa inzwi lyakwe
For this reason, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you may hear His voice—
8 sanzi mukukutuhazi inkulo zenu sina munako zakusandukilwa, mwinako zakulikwa mwihalaupa.
you may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of the temptation in the wilderness,
9 Iyi ibali inako ibakuku ubakuku wenu habanisandukila chakunilika, imi linu, muzilimo zina makumi wone bababoni mitendo yangu. Chobulyo kananitabiswa una murahi.
in which your fathers tempted Me; they proved Me, and saw My works [for] forty years;
10 Chinati, 'bahitizwe zintu zibilala mukulo zabo inako yonse. Kana babazibi inzila zangu.'
for this reason I was grieved with that generation and said, They always go astray in [their] heart, and these have not known My ways;
11 Kuswana bulyo ni munibakokeli chakubenga kwangu: 'Kabakafwe kwinjila mwipumulo yangu.'”
so I swore in My anger, They will [not] enter into My rest.”
12 Mutokomele, bakwangu, chokuti mukati kenu sanzi kuwaniki nangati umwina winjililwa luhuho lubilala mwikulo lwakusazumina, inkulo ifutata kuzwa kwa Ireeza yohala.
Watch out, brothers, lest there will be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God,
13 Nihakuba bulyo, mususuwezane izuba ni zuba, nihakutewa kuti nji “Sunu,” njokuti sanzi nikuwaniki mukati kenu yokukutuhazwa chakuchengelelwa chive.
but exhort one another every day, while [it] is called “Today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin,
14 Mukuti tubabi chiyemba kwa Christe haiba ni tukwatilila kwisepo yetu itwina kwali kuzwa kutanzi kuya kumamanimani.
for we have become partakers of the Christ, if we may hold fast the confidence [we had] at the beginning to the end,
15 Kono inzi zibawambitwe, “Sunu, haiba nozuwa inzwi lyakwe, sanzi mukukutuhazi inkulo zenu, sina munako yabusandukili.
as it is said, “Today, if you may hear His voice, you may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation.”
16 Njibani babamuzuwi Ireeza ni kumusandukila? Kahena kuti njibona babo babakazwi ni Mushe mwa Egepita?
For who [were those], having heard, [that] provoked, but not all those having come out of Egypt through Moses?
17 Njibani babo bababengeli makumi azilimo zone? Kahena kuti njibona babo babapangi chive, basimili ifwile ibawili mwihalaupa?
But with whom was He grieved forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?
18 Njikubani kwabawoli kukonka kaluchi kuti ketenibawole kukenjila mupumulo yakwe?
And to whom did He swear that they will not enter into His rest, except to those who did not believe?
19 Imi tubona kuti kanababali kuwola kwinjila mupumulo yakwe chebaka lyakusazumina.
And we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.
