¹Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

¹Basi, tusonge mbele kwa yale yaliyokomaa na kuyaacha nyuma yale mafundisho ya mwanzo ya Kikristo. Hatuhitaji kuweka msingi tena kwa kurudia yale mafundisho ya mwanzo kama vile kuachana na matendo ya kifo, kumwamini Mungu;

²Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

²mafundisho juu ya ubatizo na kuwekewa mikono; ufufuo wa wafu na hukumu ya milele.

³And this will we do, if God permit.

³tusonge mbele! Hayo tutayafanya, Mungu akitujalia.

⁴For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

⁴Maana watu wanaoiasi imani yao inawezekanaje kuwarudisha watubu tena? Watu hao walikwisha kuwa katika mwanga wa Mungu, walikwisha onja zawadi ya mbinguni na kushirikishwa Roho Mtakatifu;

⁵And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

⁵walikwisha onja wema wa neno la Mungu na nguvu za ulimwengu ujao,

⁶If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

⁶kisha wakaiasi imani yao! Haiwezekani kuwarudisha watubu tena, kwa sababu wanamsulubisha tena Mwana wa Mungu na kumwaibisha hadharani.

⁷For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

⁷Mungu huibariki ardhi ambayo huipokea mvua inayoinyeshea mara kwa mara, na kuotesha mimea ya faida kwa mkulima.

⁸But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

⁸Lakini kama ardhi hiyo ikiota miti ya miiba na magugu, haina faida; karibu italaaniwa na Mungu na mwisho wake ni kuchomwa moto.

⁹But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

⁹Lakini, ingawa twasema namna hii, wapenzi wetu, tunalo tumaini kubwa juu ya hali yenu. Tunajua kwamba mmepokea baraka zile bora za wokovu wenu.

¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

¹⁰Mungu hakosi haki; yeye hataisahau kazi mliyoifanya au upendo mlioonyesha kwa ajili ya jina lake katika huduma mliyowapa na mnayowapa sasa watu wake.

¹¹And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

¹¹Hamu yetu ni kwamba kila mmoja wenu aonyeshe bidii hiyohiyo mpaka mwisho, ili yale mnayotumainia yapate kutimia.

¹²That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

¹²Msiwe wavivu, bali muwe kama wale wanaoamini na wenye uvumilivu na hivyo wanapokea yake aliyoahidi Mungu.

¹³For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

¹³Mungu alipompa Abrahamu ahadi, aliapa kwa jina lake mwenyewe, maana hakuna aliye mkuu kuliko Mungu ambaye kwa huyo angeweza kuapa.

¹⁴Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

¹⁴Mungu alisema: "Hakika nitakubariki na nitakupa wazawa wengi."

¹⁵And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

¹⁵Abrahamu alisubiri kwa uvumilivu na hivyo alipokea kile alichoahidiwa na Mungu.

¹⁶For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

¹⁶Watu wanapoapa, huapa kwa mmoja aliye mkuu zaidi kuliko wao, na kiapo hicho husuluhisha ubishi wote.

¹⁷Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

¹⁷Naye Mungu aliimarisha ahadi yake kwa kiapo; na kwa namna hiyo akawaonyesha wazi wale aliowaahidia kwamba hatabadili nia yake.

¹⁸That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

¹⁸Basi, kuna vitu hivi viwili: ahadi na kiapo, ambavyo haviwezi kubadilika na wala juu ya hivyo Mungu hawezi kusema uongo. Kwa hiyo sisi tuliokimbilia usalama kwake, tunapewa moyo wa kushikilia imara tumaini lililowekwa mbele yetu.

¹⁹Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

¹⁹Tunalo tumaini hilo kama nanga ya maisha yetu. Tumaini hilo ni imara na thabiti, nalo lapenya lile pazia la hekalu la mbinguni mpaka patakatifu ndani.

²⁰Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

²⁰Yesu ametangulia kuingia humo kwa niaba yetu, na amekuwa kuhani mkuu milele, kufuatana na utaratibu wa ukuhani wa Melkisedeki.