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,

¹Huchiin, Kris thubulte gen nawn louin pichinlam I manoh ding uh; thilhih sisa kisiknate, Pathian lama ginnate,

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

²baptisma leh, khutngak leh misi thohnawnna leh, khantawn vaihawmnalam thu hilhnate suang khawng phum nawnta louin.

³This will we do, if God permits.

³Pathianin pha a sak leh huai bang I hih ngei ding uhi.

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

⁴Khatvei hihvaka omkhina, van thilpiak chiamkhina, Kha Siangthou dongkhina,

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

⁵Pathian thu hoihna leh hun hongom dinga thil hihtheihnate chiamkhin hinapia,

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.

⁶ginna a kiheimangsan uleh bel, huchibang mite jaw a kisik nading ua bawlthak theih ahi kei uhi; Pathian Tapa amau adinga kilhlum tuan nawna selphou a hih jiakun.

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;

⁷Lou, a tunga vuahtui ke gige na dawnkhina, huai khohsaka ompa adia nek theih antehlouhing honsuah penin Pathian vualjawlna a tang hi.

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

⁸A hihhangin lou lingnei leh khaulingnei khawng a suahnak inbel, a phatuam keia; hamsiat loh phialin a oma; a tawpna tuh hal himai ding ahi.

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

⁹Himahleh, deihtakte aw, huchibang thu gen mahleng zong, nou jaw huchibang thil sanga thil hoihjaw, hotdamna jui thilte, nein a hih uh ka um uhi.

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.

¹⁰Na nasep u leh a min jiaka itna na latsak uh, mi siangthoute na nasepsak uh, tutana leng na seplai uh, mangngilh dingin Pathian mitak lou ahi ngal kei ahi.

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

¹¹Himahleh, atawp tana lametna theihchetna kim mu dingin na thanop ngeingei bang un thanop suah gige chiat le uchin ka chi mahmah uhi.

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

¹²Huchiin, na kithadahsak kei ding ua, ginna leh kuhkalna jiaka thuchiamte gouluah khin khawngte entawnte na hi zo ding uhi.

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

¹³Pathianin Abraham kianga thu achiam laiin, amah sanga thupi jaw loua a kichiam theihlouh jiakin, amah leh amah kilouin,

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

¹⁴Taktakin vual ka honjawl ngeingei dinga, hih leng ka honhih pung ngeingei ding, chiin, a kichiamta a.

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

¹⁵Huchiin, kuhkal taka a thuak khiak nungin, thilchiam tuh a muta ngei hi.

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

¹⁶Mihingte jaw a sang ua thupi jaw louin a kichiam ua; a kiselna chiteng uah leng hihkipna dingin kichiam tuh thutawp ahi.

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;

¹⁷Huchiin, Pathianin thuchiam gouluah dingte kiangah a thiltup lamdan tuan theihlouhdan nakpi mahmaha theihsak utin, kichiamna tuh a palaisaka;

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.

¹⁸Pathian juau vual ahihlouhna thil lamdang theilou nih jiakin, ei I kihumbitna delhten I maa lametna koih tuh la dinga hasotna thupi tak i neih theihna dingin.

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;

¹⁹Huai lametna tuh hinna sikkipin I neia, muanhuai leh kiptak ahi, huai lametna tuh puanjak sung ah leng a lutta hi;huaiah tuh Jesu, Melkisedek omdan banga khantawn a Siampu Lianpen nahitain ei adingin makaipain a na lutta hi.

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

²⁰huaiah tuh Jesu, Melkisedek omdan banga khantawn a Siampu Lianpen nahitain ei adingin makaipain a na lutta hi.