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,

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

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

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

³This will we do, if God permits.

³Uye izvi tichazviita, kana Mwari achitendera.

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

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

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

⁵vakaravira shoko rakanaka raMwari, nemasimba enyika inouya,

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.

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

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁴achiti: Zvirokwazvo kuropafadza ndichakuropafadza, nokuwanza ndichakuwanza.

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

¹⁵Nekudaro, wakati atsungirira nemoyo murefu akawana chivimbiso.

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

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

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;

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

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.

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

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;

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

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

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