¹For every chief priest — out of men taken — in behalf of men is set in things [pertaining] to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

¹Kila kuhani mkuu huchaguliwa kutoka miongoni mwa watu kwa ajili ya kumtumikia Mungu kwa niaba yao, kutolea zawadi na tambiko kwa ajili ya dhambi zao.

²able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

²Maadamu yeye mwenyewe yu dhaifu anaweza kuwaonea huruma wale wasiojua kitu na wanaofanya makosa.

³and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;

³Na kwa vile yeye mwenyewe ni dhaifu, anapaswa kutolea dhabihu si tu kwa ajili ya watu, bali pia kwa ajili ya dhambi zake.

⁴and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:

⁴Hakuna mtu awezaye kujitwalia mwenyewe heshima ya kuwa kuhani mkuu. Kila mmoja huteuliwa na Mungu kuwa kuhani mkuu kama alivyokuwa Aroni.

⁵so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: `My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;`

⁵Hali kadhalika naye Kristo hakujitwalia mwenyewe heshima ya kuwa kuhani mkuu, bali Mungu alimwambia: "Wewe ni Mwanangu; mimi leo nimekuwa baba yako."

⁶as also in another [place] He saith, `Thou [art] a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;`

⁶Alisema pia mahali pengine: "Wewe ni kuhani milele, kufuatana na utaratibu wa ukuhani wa Melkisedeki."

⁷who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death — with strong crying and tears — having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared,

⁷Yesu alipokuwa anaishi hapa duniani, kwa kilio kikuu na machozi, alisali na kumwomba Mungu ambaye alikuwa na uwezo wa kumwokoa kutoka kifo; naye alisikilizwa kwa sababu ya kumcha Mungu.

⁸through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered — the obedience,

⁸Lakini, ingawa alikuwa Mwana wa Mungu, alijifunza kutii kwa njia ya mateso.

⁹and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,

⁹Na alipofanywa mkamilifu, akawa chanzo cha wokovu wa milele kwa wale wote wanaomtii,

¹⁰having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,

¹⁰naye Mungu akamteua kuwa kuhani mkuu kufuatana na utaratibu wa ukuhani wa Melkisedeki.

¹¹concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing,

¹¹Tunayo Mengi ya kusema juu ya jambo hili, lakini ni vigumu kuwaelezeni, kwa sababu ninyi si wepesi wa kuelewa.

¹²for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

¹²Sasa mngalipaswa kuwa tayari walimu, lakini mnahitaji bado mtu wa kuwafundisheni mafundisho ya mwanzo ya ujumbe wa Mungu. Badala ya kula chakula kigumu, mnapaswa bado kunywa maziwa.

¹³for every one who is partaking of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness — for he is an infant,

¹³Kila anayepaswa kunywa maziwa huyo ni mtoto bado, hajui uadilifu ni nini.

¹⁴and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.

¹⁴Lakini chakula kigumu ni kwa ajili ya watu waliokomaa, ambao wanaweza kubainisha mema na mabaya.