Wahebrania 13
1 Basi upendo wa ndugu na uendelee.
May love for each other as brothers and sisters always continue!
2 Msisahau kuwakaribisha wageni, maana kwa kufanya hivi, baadhi wamewakaribisha malaika pasipo kujua.
Don't forget to show love for strangers too, because by doing so some have welcomed angels without knowing it.
3 Kumbuka wote waliomo gerezani, kana kwamba mulikuwa nao kule pamoja nao, na kama miili yenu ilitendewa kama wao.
Remember those who are locked up in prison as if you were imprisoned with them. Remember those who are mistreated as if you were physically suffering with them.
4 Basi ndoa na iheshimiwe na wote na basi kitanda cha ndoa kifanywe kuwa safi, kwa maana Mungu atawahukumu waasherati na wazinzi.
Everyone should honor marriage. Husbands and wives should be faithful to each other. God will judge adulterers.
5 Basi njia zenu za maisha ziwe huru katika upendo wa pesa. Muwe wanoridhika na vitu mulivyonavyo, kwani Mungu mwenyewe alisema, “Sitawaacha ninyi kamwe, wala kuwatelekeza ninyi.”
Don't love money; be content with what you have. God himself has said, “I'll never let you down; I'll never give up on you.”
6 Basi tulidhikeni ili tusema kwa ujasiri, “Bawa ni msaidizi wangu; Sitaogopa. Mwanadamu aweza kunifanya nini?”
That's why we can confidently say, “The Lord is the one who helps me, so I won't be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”
7 Wafikirieni wale walio waongoza, wale waliongea neno la Mungu kwenu, na kumbukeni matokeo ya mienendo yao; igeni imani zao.
Remember your leaders who explained God's word to you. Look again at the results of their lives, and imitate their trust in God.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (aiōn g165)
9 Usije ukaongozwa na mafundisho mbalimbali ya kigeni kwani ni vizuri kwamba moyo ujengwe kwa neema, na siyo kwa sheria kuhusu chakula hayo hayatawasaidia wale wanaoishi kwa hayo.
Don't get distracted by different kinds of strange teachings. It's good for the mind to be convinced by grace, not by laws concerning what we eat. Those who followed such laws didn't gain anything.
10 Tunayo madhabau ambayo wale wanaotumika ndani ya hekalu hawana haki ya kula.
We have an altar that those priests of the Tabernacle have no right to eat from.
11 Kwa kuwa damu za wanyama, zilizotolewa dhabihu kwa ajili ya dhambi, ililetwa na kuhani mkuu ndani ya sehemu takatifu, lakini miili yao ilichomwa nje ya kambi.
The carcasses of the animals, whose blood is carried by the high priest into the most holy place as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.
12 Kwa hiyo Yesu naye aliteseka nje ya lango la mji, hili kwamba kuweka wakfu watu kwa Mungu kupitia damu yake.
In the same way Jesus also died outside the city gate so that he could make God's people holy through his own blood.
13 Na kwa hiyo twendeni kwake nje ya kambi, tukizibeba fadheha zake.
So let us go out to him, outside the camp, experiencing and sharing in his shame.
14 Kwani hatuna makao ya kudumu katika mji huu. Badala yake tutafute mji ambao unakuja.
For we don't have a permanent city to live in here, we're looking for the home that is still to come.
15 Kupitia Yesu mnapaswa mara kwa mara kujitoa sadaka ya kumtukuza Mungu, kumsifu kwamba tunda la midomo yetu likili jina lake.
So let us through Jesus always offer a sacrifice of praise to God—this means speaking well of God, declaring his character.
16 Na usisahau kufanya mazuri na kusadiana ninyi kwa ninyi, kwa kuwa ni kwa sadaka kama hiyo ndiyo Mungu hupendezwa sana.
And don't forget to do what is good, and to share with others what you have, for God is pleased when you make such sacrifices.
17 Tiini na kujishusha kwa viongozi wenu, kwani wanaendelea kuwalinda kwa ajili ya nafsi zenu, kama wale watakaotoa hesabu. Tiini ili kwamba viongozi wenu waweze kuwatunza kwa furaha, na sio kwa huzuni, ambayo haitawasaidia.
Follow your leaders, and do what they tell you, for they are watching out for you and are accountable. Act in such a way that they can do this happily—and not with sadness, for that wouldn't help you!
18 Tuombeni, kwani tuna uhakikwa kwamba tuna dhamira njema, tunatamani kuishi maisha ya heshima katika mambo yote.
Please pray for us. We're convinced we have acted in good conscience, always wanting to do what's good and right in every situation.
19 Na nyote ninawatia moyo zaidi mfanye hivi, ili kwamba niweze kurudi kwenu hivi karibuni.
I really want you to pray hard so that I can come back to see you soon.
20 Sasa Mungu wa amani, ambaye aliwaleta tena kutoka kwa wafu mchungaji mkuu wa kondoo, Bwana wetu Yesu, kwa damu ya agano la milele, (aiōnios g166)
Now may the God of peace who raised our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, from the dead, with the blood of an eternal agreement— (aiōnios g166)
21 Atawapa uwezo kwa kila jambo zuri kufanya mapenzi yake, akifanya kazi ndani yetu iliyo njema ya kupendeza machoni pake, kupitia Yesu Kristo, kwake uwe utukufu milele na milele. Amina. (aiōn g165)
may he provide you with all that is good so you can do his will. May he work in us, doing everything that pleases him, through Jesus Christ—glory to him forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
22 Sasa ninakutia moyo, ndugu, kuchukualiana na neno la kutia moyo ambalo kwa ufupi nililiandika kwenu.
I want to encourage you, brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I've written to you in this short letter.
23 Fahamu kwamba ndugu yetu Timotheo ameshaachiwa huru, ambaye pamoja naye nitawaona kama atakuja hivi karibuni.
You should know that Timothy has been set free. If he gets here soon, I will come with him to see you.
24 Salimia viongozi wako wote na waumini wote. Wale wanaotoka Italia wanakusalimia.
Give my greetings to all your leaders, and to all the believers there. The believers here in Italy send their greetings.
25 Na neema iwe nanyi nyote.
May God's grace be with all of you. Amen.
