¹Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

¹Koa aoka hilaozantsika ny abidim-pianarana ny amin'i Kristy, fa aoka handroso ho amin'ny tanteraka isika ka tsy hanao fanorenana indray, dia fibebahana hahafahana amin'ny asa maty sy finoana an'Andriamanitra,

²of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

²ary fampianarana ny amin'ny fisasana maro sy ny fametrahan-tanana, ary ny fitsanganan'ny maty sy ny fitsarana mandrakizay.

³This will we do, if God permits.

³Ary izany no hataontsika, raha avelan'Andriamanitra.

⁴For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

⁴Fa izay efa nohazavaina indray mandeha sady efa nanandrana ny fanomezana avy any an-danitra sy efa nandray ny Fanahy Masina

⁵and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

⁵ary efa nanandrana ny teny tsaran'Andriamanitra sy ny herin'ny fiainana ho avy,

⁶and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame.

⁶nefa nihemotra, dia tsy azo havaozina indray ho amin'ny fibebahana, satria manombo ny Zanak'Andriamanitra indray amin'ny hazo fijaliana ka manao Azy ho fahamenarana.

⁷For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it, and brings forth a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;

⁷Fa izay tany mifoka ny ranonorana milatsaka aminy matetika ka maniry anana tsara ho an'ny olona iasana azy dia mahazo fitahiana avy amin'Andriamanitra;

⁸but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

⁸fa izay maniry tsilo sy songosongo kosa dia lavina sady akaikin'ny ozona, ary ny hiafarany dia ny hodorana.

⁹But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.

⁹Nefa, ry malala, na dia miteny izany aza izahay, dia manantena zavatra tsara ny aminareo, dia izay momba ny famonjena.

¹⁰For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

¹⁰Fa Andriamanitra tsy mba tsy marina hanadino ny asanareo sy ny fitiavana izay nasehonareo ho voninahitry ny anarany, raha nanompo ny olona masina ianareo sady mbola manompo ihany.

¹¹We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,

¹¹Ary mbola irinay ianareo rehetra samy haneho izany fahazotoana izany mba hahazo ny fahatokiana be ny amin'ny fanantenana hatramin'ny farany;

¹²that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.

¹²mba tsy hiketraka ianareo, fa hanahaka ireo mandova araka ny teny fikasana amin'ny finoana sy ny faharetana.

¹³For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,

¹³Fa Andriamanitra nanao teny fikasana tamin'i Abrahama ary satria tsy nisy lehibe noho ny tenany izay azony nianianana, dia nianiana tamin'ny tenany Izy

¹⁴saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” Genesis 22:17

¹⁴ka nanao hoe: "Hitahy anao tokoa Aho ary hahamaro dia hahamaro anao" (Gen. 22.17).

¹⁵Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

¹⁵Ary araka izany, rehefa naharitra tsara Abrahama, dia nahazo ny teny fikasana.

¹⁶For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

¹⁶Fa ny olona dia mianiana amin'izay lehibe noho ny tenany; ary ny fianianana dia ataony mba hahamafy ny teny hampitsahatra ny fifandirana rehetra.

¹⁷In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

¹⁷Ary amin'izany, raha Andriamanitra ta-haneho kokoa amin'ny mpandova araka ny teny fikasana ny tsi-fiovan'ny sitrapony, dia nataony mafy tamin'ny fianianana izany,

¹⁸that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

¹⁸mba ho zavatra roa loha tsy mety miova, izay tsy hain'Andriamanitra andaingana, no hahazoantsika famporisihana mafy, dia isika izay nandositra hihazona ny fanantenana napetraka eo anoloantsika,

¹⁹This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

¹⁹izay ananantsika ho vatofantsiky ny aina sady mafy no tsy mihetsika ary miditra any anatin'ny efitra lamba;tany no nidiran'i Jesosy ho Mpialoha antsika, rehefa tonga Mpisoronabe "mandrakizay araka ny fanaon'i Melkizedeka" Izy.

²⁰where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

²⁰tany no nidiran'i Jesosy ho Mpialoha antsika, rehefa tonga Mpisoronabe "mandrakizay araka ny fanaon'i Melkizedeka" Izy.