Waebulaniya 7
1 Melikizedeki ayu kaweriti mfalumi gwa Salemu, na mtambika gwa Mlungu Mkulu. Aburahamu pakaweriti kankuwuya kulawa mng'ondu kuwalaga wafalumi, Melikizedeki kaliwoniti na yomberi na kamtekelera.
Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of the Most High God. He met Abraham who was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.
2 Na Aburahamu kampanana shintu sha lilongu lya vintu vyoseri vyakaweriti navi palii. Mana ya litawu lya Melikizedeki ndo Mfalumi yakatenda maheri na toziya yomberi kaweriti Mfalumi gwa Salemu, litawu lyakuwi viraa lyana mana ya Mfalumi gwa ponga.
Abraham gave him a tithe of all that he had won. Melchizedek's name means “king of right” while king of Salem means “king of peace.”
3 Kahera Tati na kahera mawu na kahera lukolu, kahera lyanjiru ama upeleru wa ukomu wakuwi. Kalifana na Mwana gwa Mlungu na kendereya kuwera mtambika mashaka goseri.
We don't have any information about his father or his mother or his family tree. We don't know when he was born or when he died. Like the Son of God he continues as a priest forever.
4 Su mmuwona muntu ayu ntambu yakaweriti mkulu, mbuyi gwetu Aburahamu kamupananiti shintu sha lilongu lya vintu vyoseri vyakalopoliti munkondu.
Think how great this man was for Abraham the patriarch to give him a tithe of what was won in battle.
5 Shiyiwuku sha Lawi yawawera watambika, walekiziwa Mumalagaliru Mlungu gakamupananiti Musa kutola shintu sha lilongu lya vintu vyoseri kulawa kwa walongu wawu Israeli, ata handa na womberi wawera washiyiwuku sha Aburahamu.
Yes, the sons of Levi who are priests were commanded by the law to receive a tithe from the people, their brothers and sisters, who are descended from Abraham.
6 Kumbiti Melikizedeki kaweriti ndiri gwa lukolu lwa Lawi, ata hangu kankiti shintu sha lilongu lya vintu vyoseri kulawa kwa Aburahamu na kamtekeleriti yomberi yakaweriti kapananwa malagilu ga Mlungu.
But Melchizedek who doesn't share their ancestry received tithes from Abraham, and blessed the one who had God's promises.
7 Kwahera shashatika ata shididini handa yakamtekelera ndo mkulu kuliku ulii yakatekelerwa.
There's no argument that the lesser person is blessed by the one who is greater.
8 Kwa ntambu yimu shintu sha lilongu lya vintu vyoseri vyankwa na wantu yawalikala ndiri mashaka goseri na kwa ntambu yamonga shintu sha lilongu lya vintu vyoseri vyankwa na muntu yatuwera na ukapitawu handa kana ukomu.
In the one case tithes are received by men who die, but in the other by one who is said to be living.
9 Su tudaha kutakula hangu, handa Aburahamu pakalaviyiti shintu sha lilongu, Lawi mweni na shiyiwuku shakuwi shanka pahala pa lilongu, kalaviyiti shintu sha lilongu kupitira Aburahamu.
So you could say that Levi, the one who receives tithes, has paid tithes through being a descendant of Abraham,
10 Toziya Lawi kaweriti mushunu sha mbuyi gwakuwi Aburahamu, shipindi Melikizedeki pakaliwoniti na Aburahamu.
for he was yet to be born from his father when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Kulawirana na utambika wa Walawi, wantu wa Israeli wapananitwi Malagaliru. Vinu handa utambika wa Walawi meuweri ndiri na likosa, meuweri ndiri kayi mafiliru ga kulawira utambika umonga wa ntambu yingi, uwera ndiri gambira utambika wa Aruni kumbiti uwera gambira utambika wa Melikizedeki.
Now if perfection could have been achieved through the priesthood of Levi (for that's how the law was received), what was the need for another priest to come following the order of Melchizedek, and not following the order of Aaron?
12 Toziya shiyiwuku sha utambika pashigalambuka, malagaliru nageni gagalambuki viraa.
If the priesthood is changed, then the law needs to be changed too.
13 Toziya yomberi yakatakuliritwi muaga kaweriti mtenda pamuhera na likabira lyamonga, ndolyeni kwahera ata yumu gwa likabila ali yakapatiti kupatendera pashitalawanda sha kutambikira.
The one we're talking about comes from a different tribe, a tribe that has never provided priests to serve at the altar.
14 Imanikana kuwera Mtuwa gwetu kiwukiti mulikabila lya Yuda lweni Musa kalikanta ndiri pakaweriti kankutakulira watambika.
It's clear that our Lord is a descendant of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests coming from this tribe.
15 Na vinu shapaweru nentu toziya mtambika gwa ntambu yumonga ulii yakalifana na Melikizedeki kalawiriti.
What makes it even clearer is when another priest appears who is similar to Melchizedek,
16 Yomberi katenditwi ndiri mtambika kwa kwiwuka kwa nshimba, kumbiti kiwukiti kupitira likakala lya ukomu wahera upeleru.
and who didn't become a priest by virtue of his human ancestry but by the power of a life that cannot be ended.
17 Toziya ukapitawu wa yomberi ulanguziya kuwera, “Gwenga gwa mtambika gwa mashaka goseri, handa utambika wa Melikizedeki.” (aiōn g165)
That's why it says, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)
18 Su kwa ntambu yimu lilagaliru ligona lilii liwusiwa toziya liweriti lyahera makakala na liwatanga ndiri wantu.
So the previous rule has been set aside because it was powerless and didn't work,
19 Toziya Lilagaliru Mlungu lyakampananiti Musa, liweza ndiri kumalalira shintu shoseri, su kwa ntambu yimonga litumbiru liherepa nentu, kupitira litumbiru ali tuweza kuwera pakwegera na Mlungu.
(for the law didn't make anything perfect). But now it's been replaced by a better hope by which we can come close to God.
20 Litumbiru ali lilanguziitwi ndo lyanakaka kwa lirapu, wamonga walii pawatenditwi watambika, watenditwi ndiri kwa lirapu.
This was not without an oath, even though those who become priests do so without an oath.
21 Kumbiti Yesu katenditwi mtambika kwa lirapu toziya ya galii Mlungu gakamgambiriti “Mtuwa kalirapa, hapeni kagalambuli nfiru yakuwi, ‘Gwenga gwa mtambika gwa mashaka goseri.’” (aiōn g165)
But he became a priest with an oath because God told him, “The Lord has taken a solemn vow and will not change his mind: You are a priest forever.” (aiōn g165)
22 Toziya ya aga, Yesu kawera mzamana gwa lipatanu lyaliwera liherepa nentu.
This is how Jesus became the guarantee of an agreed relationship with God that is so much better.
23 Kayi watambika awa waweriti wavuwa na toziya waweriti wantu yawahowa, waweziti ndiri kwendeleya na lihengu lyawu.
There have been many priests because death prevented them from being able to continue;
24 Kumbiti Yesu kahanda womberi ndiri, yomberi kalikala mashaka goseri, Utambika wakuwi uwuka ndiri kwakuwi. (aiōn g165)
but since Jesus lives forever, his priesthood is permanent. (aiōn g165)
25 Hangu yomberi kadaha mashaka goseri kuwalopoziya nakamu woseri yawamgendera Mlungu kwa njira yakuwi, toziya yomberi kalikala shipindi shoseri pakawaluwira kwa Mlungu.
As a result he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, living always to plead their case on their behalf.
26 Su shiweriti shitwatira sha mana nentu kwa twenga kuwera na Mtambika mkulu gambira ayu na Mnanagala na kahera likosa, kawera mnanaga, kasegwa na yawawera na vidoda na kawera kumpindi ya pampindi.
He is exactly the high priest we need: holy and without fault, pure and separate from sinners, and given a place in the highest heavens.
27 Kawera ndiri gambira watambika wakulu wamonga, yomberi kafiruwa ndiri kulaviya litambiku kila lishaka, kwanja toziya ya vidoda vyakuwi mweni gambira womberi, shakapanu toziya ya vidoda vya wantu, yomberi katenda hangu kwa mala yimu hera, kwajili ya wantu woseri, kalilaviyiti mweni kwa mala yimu hera kwa shipindi shoseri.
Unlike those human high priests, he doesn't need to offer a daily sacrifice for his sins and then the sins of the people. He did this once, and for everyone, when he offered himself.
28 Malagaliru Mlungu gakamupananiti Musa, gawasyagula wantu yawawera legulegu kuwera watambika wakulu, kumbiti shilii shakatakuliti Mlungu kwa lirapu, shashisokiti kala pa Malagaliru ga Musa, gamsyagula Mwana yakatenditwi kuwera pota likosa mashaka goseri. (aiōn g165)
The law appoints imperfect men as high priests, but God gave his solemn vow after the law, and appointed his Son, perfect forever. (aiōn g165)
