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

¹For this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who did meet Abraham turning back from the smiting of the kings, and did bless him,

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

²to whom also a tenth of all did Abraham divide, (first, indeed, being interpreted, `King of righteousness,` and then 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 genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, and being made like to the Son of God, doth remain a priest continually.

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

⁴And see how great this one [is], to whom also a tenth Abraham the patriarch did give out of the best 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 those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham;

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

⁶and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from Abraham, and him having the promises he hath blessed,

⁷Zvino pasina kupikisa kose, muduku unoropafadzwa nemukuru.

⁷and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed —

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

⁸and here, indeed, men who die do receive tithes, and there [he], who is testified to that he was living,

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

⁹and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, hath paid tithes,

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

¹⁰for he was yet in the loins of the father when Melchisedek 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 indeed, then, perfection were through the Levitical priesthood — for the people under it had received law — what further need, according to the order of Melchisedek, for another priest to arise, and not to be called according to the order of Aaron?

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

¹²for the priesthood being changed, of necessity also, of the law a change doth come,

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

¹³for he of whom these things are said in another tribe hath had part, of whom no one 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 out of Judah hath arisen our Lord, in regard to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

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

¹⁵And it is yet more abundantly most evident, if according to the similitude of Melchisedek there doth arise another priest,

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

¹⁶who came not according to the law of a fleshly command, but according to the power of an endless life,

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

¹⁷for He doth testify — `Thou [art] a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;`

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

¹⁸for a disannulling indeed doth come of the command going before because of its weakness, and unprofitableness,

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

¹⁹(for nothing did the law perfect) and the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw nigh to God.

²⁰uye, zvaasina kuitwa pasina mhiko;

²⁰And inasmuch as [it is] not apart from oath, (for those indeed apart from oath are become priests,

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);

²¹and he with an oath through Him who is saying unto him, `The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;`)

²²Saizvozvo Jesu wakaitwa rubatso rwesungano inopfuura pakunaka.

²²by so much of a better covenant hath Jesus become surety,

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

²³and those indeed are many who have become priests, because by death they are hindered from remaining;

²⁴Asi uyu nekuti unogara nekusingaperi une upristi hwusingapfuuriri.

²⁴and he, because of his remaining — to the age, hath the priesthood not transient,

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

²⁵whence also he is able to save to the very end, those coming through him unto God — ever living to make intercession for them.

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

²⁶For such a chief priest did become us — kind, harmless, undefiled, separate from the sinners, and become 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 hath no necessity daily, as the chief priests, first for his own sins to offer up sacrifice, then for those of the people; for this he did once, having offered up himself;

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

²⁸for the law doth appoint men chief priests, having infirmity, but the word of the oath that [is] after the law [appointeth] the Son — to the age having been perfected.