¹Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on [to what belongs] to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,

¹Naizvozvo tichisiya zviga zvedzidziso yaKristu, ngatipfuurire mukupedzerera, tisingaisizve nheyo dzekutendeuka kubva pamabasa akafa, nedzekutenda kuna Mwari,

²of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment;

²nedzedzidziso dzebhabhatidzo, nedzekuisa maoko, nedzekumuka kwevakafa, nedzekutonga kusingaperi.

³and this will we do if God permit.

³Uye izvi tichazviita, kana Mwari achitendera.

⁴For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of [the] Holy Spirit,

⁴Nekuti hazvigoni kune avo vakambovhenekerwa, vakaravira zvechipo chekudenga, vakava vagovani veMweya Mutsvene,

⁵and have tasted the good word of God, and [the] works of power of [the] age to come,

⁵vakaravira shoko rakanaka raMwari, nemasimba enyika inouya,

⁶and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].

⁶uye vakazotsauka ivo vose kuti vavandudzirwezve mukutendeuka, zvavanozvirovererazve pamuchinjikwa Mwanakomana waMwari, vachimunyadzisa pachena.

⁷For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;

⁷Nekuti nyika iyo inomwa pamvura inogaronaya pamusoro payo, ichibereka miriwo yakafanira avo vanoirimawo, ndiyo inoropafadzwa naMwari;

⁸but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.

⁸asi iyo inobereka mhinzwa nerukato inorambwa, yava pedo nerushambwa; kuguma kwayo ndiko kupiswa.

⁹But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.

⁹Asi vadiwa, tine chokwadi pamusoro penyu chezvinhu zviri nani uye zvinhu zvine ruponeso, kunyange tichitaura sezvizvi.

¹⁰For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] ministering.

¹⁰Nekuti Mwari haazati ari usakarurama kuti akangangamwe basa renyu nebasa guru rerudo rwamakaratidza kuzita rake, zvamakashumira vatsvene uye muchiri kungovashumira.

¹¹But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;

¹¹Zvino tinoshuva kuti umwe neumwe wenyu aratidze kushingaira kwakadaro, kuti muve netariro yakakwana kusvikira pakuguma.

¹²that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.

¹²Kuti murege kuva simbe, asi vateveri vaivo vanodya nhaka yezvipikirwa kubudikidza nerutendo nemoyo murefu.

¹³For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

¹³Nekuti Mwari paakaita chitsidzo kuna Abhurahamu, nekuti wakange asina mukuru kwaari waangapika naye, wakapika naiye amene,

¹⁴saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;

¹⁴achiti: Zvirokwazvo kuropafadza ndichakuropafadza, nokuwanza ndichakuwanza.

¹⁵and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.

¹⁵Nekudaro, wakati atsungirira nemoyo murefu akawana chivimbiso.

¹⁶For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

¹⁶Nekuti vanhu zvirokwazvo vanopika nemukuru kwavari; nemhiko yekusimbisa kwavari kuguma kwegakava rose.

¹⁷Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,

¹⁷Pakazoti Mwari achida zvikuru kuratidza kuvadyi venhaka yechivimbiso kusashanduka kwezano rake, wakasimbisa nokupika,

¹⁸that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

¹⁸kuti nezvinhu zviviri zvisingashanduki, pazviri pasingabviri kuti Mwari areve nhema, tive nekunyaradzwa kwakasimba, iyesu, takatiza kuti tibatirire kutariro yakaiswa pamberi pedu;

¹⁹which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,

¹⁹yatinayo sehaka yeMweya zvose isingazununguswi yakasimba, inopinda kune zviri mukati mevheiri;

²⁰where Jesus is entered as forerunner for us, become for ever a high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.

²⁰pakapinda nhungamiri nekuda kwedu, iye Jesu wakaitwa mupristi mukuru nekusingaperi, wenhevedzo yeimba yaMerikizedheki.