KumaHebheru 5
1 Ngoba wonke umpristi omkhulu, okhethwa ebantwini, umiselwa abantu ezintweni ezimayelana loNkulunkulu, ukuze anikele izipho lemihlatshelo ngenxa yezono;
For every high priest taken from among men, is appointed to perform for men the things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
2 ongababekezelela abangaziyo labaduhayo, lokhu laye egonjolozelwe yibuthakathaka;
being able to have a right measure of compassion on the ignorant and erring: because he himself, also, is surrounded with infirmity.
3 njalo ngenxa yalokhu kufanele ukuthi anikelele izono, njengokwabantu, kunjalo langokwakhe.
And for that reason he must, as for the people, so, also, for himself, offer sacrifices for sins.
4 Futhi kakulamuntu ozithathela le inhlonipho, kodwa obizwa nguNkulunkulu, lanjengoAroni.
Now, as no one takes this honor to himself, but he who is called of God, as Aaron was;
5 Ngokunjalo loKristu kazidumisanga yena ukuba ngumpristi omkhulu, kodwa lowo owathi kuye: Wena uyiNdodana yami, lamuhla mina ngikuzele.
so, also, Christ did not assume to himself the honor of being a High Priest: but he who said to him, "Thou art my Son, to-day I have begotten thee"--
6 Njengoba esitsho futhi kwenye indawo ukuthi: Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade ngokohlobo lukaMelkizedeki. (aiōn g165)
also says, in another place, "Thou art a Priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedec." (aiōn g165)
7 Owathi ensukwini zenyama yakhe, esenikele imikhuleko kanye lokunxusa elokukhala okukhulu langezinyembezi kuye olamandla okumsindisa ekufeni, futhi wezwiwa ngenxa yokwesaba kwakhe uNkulunkulu,
He, (who, in the days of his flesh, having, with loud cries, and with tears, offered up prayers and supplications to him who was able to save him from death, and was delivered from his fear, )
8 loba eyiNdodana, wafunda ukulalela ezintweni ahlupheka ngazo,
though being a Son, learned obedience by the things which he suffered;
and being made perfect, became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey him; (aiōnios g166)
10 ebizwa nguNkulunkulu ngokuthi ungumpristi omkhulu ngokohlobo lukaMelkizedeki.
being proclaimed by God a High Priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec:
11 Esilokunengi esingakutsho ngaye futhi okulukhuni ukulichasisela, lokhu selaba buthundu ekuzweni.
(concerning whom we have much to say, and of difficult interpretation, since you have become dull of apprehension.
12 Ngoba lapho ebelifanele ukuba ngabafundisi, ngenxa yesikhathi, liswela futhi ukuthi kube khona olifundisayo, ukuthi ziyini izimiso zakuqala zamazwi kaNkulunkulu; selingabafanele uchago, kungeyisikho-ke ukudla okuqinileyo.
For, when, by this time, you ought to be teachers, you have need of some one to teach you again the first elements of the oracles of God; and have become such as need milk, rather than solid food.
13 Ngoba wonke odla uchago kalalwazi olupheleleyo elizwini lokulunga; ngoba uyingane.
Now every one who uses milk, is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe:
14 Kodwa ukudla okuqinileyo kungokwabakhulileyo, asebesebenzise izingqondo ngokwejwayela ekwehlukaniseni konke okuhle lokubi.
but solid food is for those of a mature age, whose faculties have been habituated by long practice to discriminate both good and evil.
