Waebulaniya 5
1 Kila mtambika mkulu kasyagulitwi pakati pa wantu, katulwa kugolokera lihengu lya kutendera vitwatira vya Mlungu toziya ya wantu, kulaviya mafupu na tambiku toziya ya vidoda.
Every high priest, taken from among the people, is appointed as their representative in their relations with God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices in expiation of sins.
2 Toziya mweni kawera legulegu muvitwatira, kaweza kuwatendera kwa lusungu walii yawamana ndiri shintu na yawatenda vidoda.
And he is able to sympathise with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,
3 Toziya mweni kaweriti legulegu kalaviya tambiku kwa ajili ya vidoda vyakuwi ntambu yakalaviya tambiku kwa ajili ya wantu wamonga.
and is therefore bound to offer sacrifices for sins, not only for the people, but equally so for himself.
4 Kwahera muntu yakaweza kulipanana ligoya kaweri mtambika mkulu, kila mtambika mkulu kasyagulwa na Mlungu ntambu yakaweriti Aruni.
Nor does anyone take that high office on themselves, until they have been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.
5 Ntambu iraa ayi na Kristu Mlopoziya kalitolera mweni ndiri ligoya lya kuwera Mtambika Mkulu, kumbiti Mlungu kamsyagula na kumgambira. “Gwenga gwa Mwana gwangu, neni leru nwera Tati gwaku.”
In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the high priesthood on himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him – “You are my Son; this day I have become your Father”;
6 Katakuliti viraa pahala pamonga, “Gwenga gwa mtambika gwa mashaka goseri, handa utambika wa Melikizedeki.” (aiōn g165)
and on another occasion also – “You are a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)
7 Yesu pakaweriti kankulikala pasipanu, kwa kulila kukulu na masozi, kaluwiti na kulonga shondi kwa Mlungu kaweriti na uwezu wa kumlopoziya mukuhowa na yomberi kamupikiniriti toziya kaweriti kankumpikinira.
Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.
8 Tembera kaweriti Mwana gwa Mlungu, kalifunditi kujimira kwa njira yakutabika.
Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;
9 Na pakasokiti muupeleru wa galii yakalagaliritwi, kawera shanjiru sha ulopoziya wa mashaka goseri kwa woseri yawamjimira. (aiōnios g166)
and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal salvation, (aiōnios g166)
10 Na Mlungu kalonga handa, “Gwenga ndo mtambika mkulu gambira utambika wa Melikizedeki.”
while God himself pronounced him a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.
11 Twana gavuwa ga kutakula ga vitwatira avi, kumbiti vikamala kuwalongolera, toziya mwenga muwera waleri kuvimana.
Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn.
12 Kwa shipindi ashi mwenga mfiruwa kuwera kala wafunda, kumbiti mwankufiruwa muweri na muntu gwa kuwafunda kayi mafundu ga kwanja ga visoweru vya Mlungu, mgalambuka kayi kuwera wantu wa kukonkaziwa maweri pa shiboga shikamala.
For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need someone to teach you the alphabet of the divine revelation, and need again to be fed with milk instead of with “solid food.”
13 Kila yakafiruwa kulanda maweri ndo kankali mwananguta, kavimana ndiri mafundu gagamfiriziya Mlungu ndo shishi.
For everyone who still has to take milk knows nothing of the teaching of righteousness; they are a mere infant.
14 Kumbiti shiboga shikamala ndo sha wantu wakulu, yawalifunditi kwa vitendu kuvimana madoda na maheri.
But solid food is for Christians of mature faith – those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish right from wrong.
