Ibroota 13
1 Akka obbolootaatti wal jaallachuu itti fufaa.
Continue to love your fellow believers.
2 Keessumoota simachuu hin irraanfatinaa; namoonni tokko tokko akkasiin utuu hin beekin ergamoota Waaqaa simataniiruutii.
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 Warra mana hidhaa jiran akka waan isaan wajjin hidhamtaniitti, warra dhiphina keessa jiranis akka waan ofii dhiphattaniitti yaadadhaa.
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 Fuudhaa fi heerumni nama hunda biratti haa kabajamu; sireen fuudhaa fi heerumaas qulqulluu haa taʼu; Waaqni ejjitootaa fi sagaagaltootatti ni muraatii.
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 Jireenya keessan jaalala maallaqaa irraa jabeessaa eeggadhaa; wanni qabdan isin haa gaʼu; Waaqni, “Ani gonkumaa si hin dhiisu; gonkumaas si hin gatu” jedheeraatii.
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 Kanaaf nu ija jabinaan, “Gooftaan gargaaraa koo ti; ani hin sodaadhu. Namni maal na gochuu dandaʼa?” jenna.
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 Hooggantoota keessan warra dubbii Waaqaa isinitti himanii turan sana yaadadhaa. Waan jireenya isaanii irraa argames ilaalaa; amantii isaanii duukaa buʼaa.
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].
Jesus Christ [is] the same now as he was previously, and he will be the same forever. (aiōn g165)
9 Barsiisa gosa hundumaa kan keessummaa taʼeen hin fudhataminaa. Garaan keenyas sirna waaʼee nyaataatiin utuu hin taʼin ayyaanaan jabina argachuu qaba; sirni waaʼee nyaataa warra isa kabajan iyyuu hin fayyadu.
[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 Nu iddoo aarsaa kan warri dunkaana qulqulluu keessa tajaajilan irraa nyaachuuf mirga hin qabne tokko qabna.
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 Lubni ol aanaan dhiiga horii qabatee sababii cubbuutiif aarsaa dhiʼeessuuf jedhee Iddoo Iddoo Hunda Caalaa Qulqulluu taʼe sana seena; foon horii sanaas qubata keessaa gad baafamee gubama.
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 Kanaafuu Yesuusis dhiiga ofiitiin saba qulqulleessuuf jedhee karra magaalattiitiin alatti dhiphate.
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 Egaa kottaa nus salphina inni baate sana baannee iddoo qubataatiin ala gara isaa haa dhaqnu.
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 Nu magaalaa dhufuuf jirtu eegganna malee magaalaa bara baraa asii hin qabnuutii.
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 Kanaafuu kottaa utuu gargar hin kutin karaa Yesuusiitiin aarsaa galataa Waaqaaf haa dhiʼeessinu; aarsaan kunis dubbii maqaa isaa beeksisuuf afaan keenya keessaa baʼuu dha.
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 Waan gaarii gochuu fi waan qabdanis namaan gaʼuu hin dhiisinaa; Waaqni aarsaa akkasiitti gammadaatii.
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 Hooggantoota keessaniif ajajamaa; isaaniifis bulaa. Isaan waan itti gaafatamtoota lubbuu keessanii taʼaniif isin eegu; kanas utuu gaddaan hin taʼin akka isaan gammachuun hojjetaniif isaaniif ajajamaa; yoo isaan gaddaan hojjetan isin hin fayyaduutii.
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 Isin Waaqa nuu kadhadhaa. Nu akka karaa hundumaan qalbii qulqulluu qabnuu fi akka jireenya kabajamaa jiraachuu hawwinu mirkaneeffanneerra.
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 Keessumattuu akka ani dafee deebiʼee gara keessan dhufuuf akka Waaqa kadhattan isin gorsa.
I urge you earnestly to pray that [God] will quickly remove the things that hinder my coming to you.
20 Waaqni nagaa inni karaa dhiiga kakuu bara baraatiin Gooftaa keenya Yesuus, Tiksee hoolotaa guddicha sana warra duʼan keessaa kaase sun, (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 akka isin fedhii isaa raawwattaniif waan gaarii hundaan isin haa qopheessu; innis karaa Yesuus Kiristoosiitiin waan isa gammachiisu nu keessatti haa hojjetu; ulfinni bara baraa hamma bara baraatti Yesuus Kiristoosiif haa taʼu. Ameen. (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 Yaa obboloota nana, ani waan xalayaa gabaabaa isinii barreesseef, akka isin ergaa gorsaa kana obsaan fudhattan isin kadhadha.
My fellow believers, I appeal to you that you patiently consider [what] I have written in this short letter, to exhort you.
23 Akka obboleessi keenya Xiimotewos mana hidhaatii hiikame akka beektan nan barbaada. Yoo inni dafee as dhufe ani isin arguuf isa wajjin nan dhufa.
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 Hooggantoota keessan hundaa fi qulqulloota hundatti nagaa naa himaa. Warri Iixaaliyaa irraa dhufanis nagaa isinii dhaamu.
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 Ayyaanni isin hunda wajjin haa taʼu.
[I pray that] you will continue to experience God’s acting kindly toward you all.
