¹For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

¹ Malcizadaka wo, Salim kwaara bonkoono no, alfaga no Irikoy Beeray-Beeri-Koyo se. A koy ka Ibrahim kubay waato kaŋ a ye ka kaa ka fun bonkooney boŋ zaamayaŋo do. A na Ibrahim albarkandi mo.

²To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

² A se no Ibrahim na hay kulu zakka no. (Sintina day, Malcizadaka maa feerijo ga ti adilitaraykoy. Woodin banda nga no ga ti Salim bonkoono, laakal kanay bonkoono nooya.

³Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

³ A sinda baaba, a sinda nya, a sinda asuli* lasaabuyaŋ, a jirbey sinda sintinay, a fundo mo si ban. Amma a hima Irikoy Izo cine.) Malcizadaka din alfaga no duumi.

⁴Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

⁴ Guna ka di boro wo beera, kaŋ se Ibrahim iri kaay-kaayo na wongu arzaka zakka no.

⁵And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

⁵ Lawi izey ra, wo kaŋ yaŋ gonda alfagataray du lordi asariya* boŋ kaŋ ne i ma zakka ta jama gaa kaŋ ga ti i nya-izey, baa kaŋ nya-izey din mo fun Ibrahim banda gaa.

⁶But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

⁶ Amma bora din kaŋ i s'a asulo lasaabu i do na zakka ta Ibrahim gaa. A na albarka daŋ bora kaŋ se Irikoy na alkawley no gaa mo.

⁷And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

⁷ Kakaw si, boro kaŋ ga kayna ga du albarka boro kaŋ ga beeri nd'a kambe ra.

⁸And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

⁸ Neewo mo, borey kaŋ yaŋ ga bu ga zakka ta. Amma yongo, boro go no _g'i ta|_ kaŋ i seeda kaŋ a go ga funa.

⁹And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

⁹ Boro ga hin ka ne mo kaŋ Lawi kaŋ ga zakka ta, nga bumbo na zakka no waato kaŋ Ibrahim n'a no,

¹⁰For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

¹⁰ zama waato kaŋ Malcizadaka kubay da Ibrahim, Lawi go nga kaayo gaahamo ra jina.

¹¹If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

¹¹ Yaadin gaa, da toonandiyaŋ go Lawi alfagatara ra (zama alfagatara din boŋ no asariya* kaŋ i no jama se bara) a si hima i ma alfaga waani fo daŋ, Malcizadaka wano cine, kaŋ manti Haruna* wano cine.

¹²For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

¹² Zama, za kaŋ alfagatara barmay, tilas kal asariya mo ma barmay.

¹³For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

¹³ Zama bora kaŋ ciine i te hayey din ra, a kunda go waani. Kunda din ra boro kulu mana saajaw te sargay* feema se.

¹⁴For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

¹⁴ Zama boro kulu ga bay kaŋ iri Rabbi mana fun kala Yahuda kunda gaa, kunda no kaŋ Musa man'a ciine te alfagataray sanno ra.

¹⁵And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

¹⁵ Haya kaŋ iri goono ga ne bangay mo taray kwaaray ka tonton, za kaŋ alfaga waani fo tun, Malcizadaka wano cine,

¹⁶Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

¹⁶ kaŋ mana ciya alfaga asariya lordey kaŋ ga ti gaaham waney boŋ, amma fundi kaŋ si ban dabaro boŋ.

¹⁷For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

¹⁷ Zama Irikoy seeda a se ka ne: «Ni ya alfaga no hal abada, Malcizadaka wano cine.»

¹⁸For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

¹⁸ Yaadin gaa, i na doŋ lordo kaa, za kaŋ a sinda gaabi, a sinda albarka mo.

¹⁹For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

¹⁹ Zama _Musa|_ asariya mana hay kulu toonandi. Amma beeje kaŋ ga boori ka bisa furo, kaŋ a do no iri go ga maan Irikoy gaa.

²⁰And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

²⁰ Irikoy n'a daŋ mo zeyaŋ boŋ.

²¹(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

²¹ Zama Lawitey* mana ciya alfagayaŋ zeyaŋ boŋ, amma nga wo _ciya alfaga|_ zeyaŋ boŋ, bora do kaŋ ne a se: «Rabbi ze, zeyaŋo si tun mo. A ne: ‹Ni ya alfaga no hal abada.› »

²²By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

²² Zeyaŋo din boŋ mo no Yesu ciya tabbatandiko alkawlo se kaŋ bisa afa din booriyaŋ.

²³And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

²³ Koyne Lawitey alfagey ciya iboobo, zama buuyaŋ g'i ganji i ma goro duumi.

²⁴But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.

²⁴ Amma Almasihu wo, zama a go no hal abada, a gonda alfagataray kaŋ i si ye boro fo do.

²⁵Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

²⁵ Woodin sabbay se no a gonda dabari ka borey no faaba toonante, ngey kaŋ yaŋ go ga maan Irikoy gaa a do, zama alwaati kulu a go ga funa hal a ma ŋwaarayyaŋ te i se.

²⁶For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

²⁶ Alfaga beero wo dumi no iri hima nd'a: ihanno, baanikom, kaŋ sinda ziibi, kaŋ go fayante da zunubikooney, kaŋ beera beeri ka bisa beena.

²⁷Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

²⁷ A manti sanda alfaga beeri fey din cine. Manti tilas no a ma sargayyaŋ salle zaari kulu, sintina nga bumbo zunubey se, waato din gaa jama waney se. Zama a na sargay salle sorro folloŋ lok! waato kaŋ a na nga boŋ salle sargay.

²⁸For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

²⁸ Asariya ga alfaga beeri yaŋ daŋ kaŋ gazanteyaŋ no. Amma Irikoy zeyaŋo kaŋ kaa asariya* banda na Ize daŋ, kaŋ nga wo toonante no hal abada.