¹Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on 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 teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during,

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

³and this we will do, if God may permit,

³tusonge mbele! Hayo tutayafanya, Mungu akitujalia.

⁴for [it is] impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,

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 did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age,

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

⁶and having fallen away, again to renew [them] to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.

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

⁷For earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake of blessing from God,

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

⁸and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;

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

⁹and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we 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 the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

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 each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,

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

¹²that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

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

¹³For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,

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

¹⁴saying, `Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;`

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

¹⁵and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise;

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

¹⁶for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,

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

¹⁷in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,

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

¹⁸that through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on 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 we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,

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 a forerunner for us did enter — Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become — to the age.

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