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

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,

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

²of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during,

³Uye izvi tichazviita, kana Mwari achitendera.

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

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

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

⁵vakaravira shoko rakanaka raMwari, nemasimba enyika inouya,

⁵and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age,

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

⁹and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,

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

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;

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

¹¹and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,

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

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

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

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

¹⁴achiti: Zvirokwazvo kuropafadza ndichakuropafadza, nokuwanza ndichakuwanza.

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

¹⁵Nekudaro, wakati atsungirira nemoyo murefu akawana chivimbiso.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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],

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

¹⁹which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,

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

²⁰whither a forerunner for us did enter — Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become — to the age.