¹Nekuti mupristi mukuru umwe neumwe wakatorwa pakati pevanhu, unogadzirwa vanhu pazvinhu zvaMwari, kuti abayire zvose zvipo nezvibayiro nekuda kwezvivi;

¹For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

²iye une moyo munyoro pane vasingazivi naivo vakatsauka, naizvozvo naiyewo amene wakakomberedzwa neutera.

²The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.

³Uye nekuda kwaizvozvi iye unofanira kuzvibayira pamusoro pezvivi zvake, sezvaanobayira zvevanhu.

³Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.

⁴Hakuna munhu ungazvitorera rukudzo urwu, asi uyo wakadamwa naMwari saAroniwo.

⁴Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.

⁵Saizvozvowo Kristu haana kuzvikudza iye kuva mupristi mukuru, asi uyo wakati kwaari: Ndiwe Mwanakomana wangu, nhasi ndakubereka;

⁵So also Christ didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.” Psalm 2:7

⁶Sezvaanorevawo pane imwe nzvimbo, achiti: Ndiwe Mupristi nekusingaperi wenhevedzo yeimba yaMerikizedheki.

⁶As he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” Psalm 110:4

⁷Iye pamazuva enyama yake, apa minyengetero nemikumbiro nekuchema kukuru nemisodzi kuna iye waigona kumuponesa kubva parufu, uye akanzwikwa pakuti wakatya,

⁷He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

⁸kunyange aiva Mwanakomana, zvakadaro wakadzidza kuteerera nekuda kwezvinhu zvaakatambudzika;

⁸though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

⁹akati aitwa wakaperedzerwa, akazova muvambi weruponeso rwusingaperi kune vose avo vanomuteerera;

⁹Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,

¹⁰akaidamwa naMwari Mupristi mukuru wenhevedzo yeimba yaMerikizedheki.

¹⁰named by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

¹¹Watine zvinhu zvizhinji zvatingataura pamusoro pake, zvinorema kududzira, zvamakagomara pakunzwa.

¹¹About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

¹²Nekuti apo pamaifanira kuva vadzidzisi, nekuda kwenguva makashaiwa kuti kuve neunokudzidzisaizve kuti zviga zvekutanga zvezvimiso zvaMwari zvinyi, uye mava savanoda mukaka, kwete chikafu chikukutu.

¹²For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

¹³Nekuti ani nani unodya mukaka haana unyanzvi mushoko rekururama, nekuti mucheche.

¹³For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

¹⁴Asi chikafu chikukutu ndechevakura zvakazara, vanokuziva kwakadzidziswa nenzira yekurovedzwa, kuzivisisa zvose zvakanaka nezvakaipa.

¹⁴But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.