¹Nekuti Merikizedheki uyu, mambo weSaremi, mupristi waMwari Wekumusoro-soro, wakasangana naAbhurahamu achidzoka kubva kunoponda madzimambo, akamuropafadza,

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;

²Abhurahamu wakapawo kwaari chegumi chezvose; iye pakutanga ari nekududzirwa mambo wekururama, uye shure kweizvozvo mambo weSaremi, ndokuti mambo werugare;

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;

³asina baba, asina mai, asina dzinza, asina mavambo amazuva, kana kuguma kweupenyu, asi wakafananidzwa neMwanakomana waMwari, unogara ari mupristi nekusingaperi.

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.

⁴Zvino rangarirai kuti kukura kwakadini kweuyu, wakapiwa nateteguru Abhurahamu chegumi chezvaakapamba.

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

⁵Zvino zvirokwazvo avo vari vanakomana vaRevhi, vakagamuchira basa reupristi, vane murairo wekutora chegumi kuvanhu, zvichienderana nemurairo, ndiko kuti kuhama dzavo, kunyange vakabva muchiuno chaAbhurahamu;

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:

⁶asi iye dzinza rake risina kuverengerwa kwavari wakagamuchira chegumi kubva kuna Abhurahamu akamuropafadza iye wakange ane zvivimbiso.

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

⁷Zvino pasina kupikisa kose, muduku unoropafadzwa nemukuru.

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

⁸Uye pano vanhu vanofa vanogamuchira zvegumi; asi apo agamuchira uyo unopupurirwa kuti mupenyu.

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

⁹Zvino kunganzi, Revhiwo unogamuchira zvegumi iyewo wakapa zvegumi muna Abhurahamu;

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

¹⁰Nekuti wakange achiri muchiuno chababa vake, apo Merikizedheki akamuchingamidza.

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

¹¹Naizvozvo, kana kupedzeredzwa kwaivapo neupristi hweRevhi (nokuti pasi pahwo vanhu vakapiwa murairo), ko umwe mupristi waifanira kuzomukirei wenhevedzo yerudzi rwaMerikizedheki, asingaidzwi wenhevedzo yerudzi rwaAroni?

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?

¹²Nekuti kana upristi hwuchishandurwa, zvinofanirawo kuti kuve neshanduko yemurairo.

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

¹³Nekuti iye unorehwa zvinhu izvi pamusoro pake wakange ari werumwe rudzi, rwakanga rusino munhu wakambobata basa paaritari.

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

¹⁴Nekuti zvinoonekwa pachena kuti Ishe wedu wakabva kuna Judha; irwo rudzi Mozisi rwaasina kumbotaura chinhu pamusoro parwo maererano neupristi.

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

¹⁵Izvi zvinoratidzwawo pachena kwazvo, kana kuchimuka mumwe mupristi wakafanana naMerikizedheki,

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

¹⁶wakaitwa, kwete nenzira yemurairo wekuraira kwenyama, asi nesimba reupenyu hwusingaperi.

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

¹⁷Nekuti iye unopupura achiti: Iwe uri mupristi nekusingaperi wenhevedzo yeimba yaMerikizedheki.

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

¹⁸Nekuti kuparadzwa kwemurairo wekutanga kwakaitwa nekuda kweutera hwawo, uye nekuti hauna maturo;

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

¹⁹Nekuti murairo hauna kuperedzera chinhu, asi kuuyisa tariro inopfuura pakunaka, yatinoswedera nayo kuna Mwari.

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

²⁰uye, zvaasina kuitwa pasina mhiko;

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

²¹(nekuti ivo vakaitwa vapristi pasina mhiko, asi uyu nemhiko, naiye wakati kwaari: Ishe wakapika, uye haangazvidembi achiti: Iwe uri mupristi nekusingaperi wenhevedzo yeimba yaMerikizedheki);

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:)

²²Saizvozvo Jesu wakaitwa rubatso rwesungano inopfuura pakunaka.

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

²³Ivo zvirokwazvo vaiva vapristi vazhinji, nekuti havana kutenderwa kugara nekusingaperi nechikonzero cherufu.

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

²⁴Asi uyu nekuti unogara nekusingaperi une upristi hwusingapfuuriri.

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

²⁵Naizvozvo une simbawo rekuponesa kwakaperedzerwa avo vanouya kuna Mwari naye, zvaanongoraramira kuvareverera nekusingaperi.

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.

²⁶Nekuti mupristi mukuru wakadaro ndiye wakatifanira, mutsvene, usina chakaipa, usina kusvibiswa, wakaparadzaniswa nevatadzi, wakakwidzwa kupfuura matenga;

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

²⁷usingatsvaki zuva nezuva, sevaya vapristi vakuru kubayira pakutanga pamusoro pezvivi zvake, pashure zvevanhu; nekuti wakaita izvozvi kamwe, zvikapera, paakazvibayira iye.

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.

²⁸Nekuti murairo unogadza vanhu kuva vapristi vakuru vane utera; asi shoko remhiko, rakatevera murairo, rinogadza Mwanakomana, wakapedzeredzwa nekusingaperi.

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.