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.

¹Kila kuhani mkuu huchaguliwa kutoka miongoni mwa watu kwa ajili ya kumtumikia Mungu kwa niaba yao, kutolea zawadi na tambiko kwa ajili ya dhambi zao.

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

²Maadamu yeye mwenyewe yu dhaifu anaweza kuwaonea huruma wale wasiojua kitu na wanaofanya makosa.

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

³Na kwa vile yeye mwenyewe ni dhaifu, anapaswa kutolea dhabihu si tu kwa ajili ya watu, bali pia kwa ajili ya dhambi zake.

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

⁴Hakuna mtu awezaye kujitwalia mwenyewe heshima ya kuwa kuhani mkuu. Kila mmoja huteuliwa na Mungu kuwa kuhani mkuu kama alivyokuwa Aroni.

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

⁵Hali kadhalika naye Kristo hakujitwalia mwenyewe heshima ya kuwa kuhani mkuu, bali Mungu alimwambia: "Wewe ni Mwanangu; mimi leo nimekuwa baba yako."

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

⁶Alisema pia mahali pengine: "Wewe ni kuhani milele, kufuatana na utaratibu wa ukuhani wa Melkisedeki."

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,

⁷Yesu alipokuwa anaishi hapa duniani, kwa kilio kikuu na machozi, alisali na kumwomba Mungu ambaye alikuwa na uwezo wa kumwokoa kutoka kifo; naye alisikilizwa kwa sababu ya kumcha Mungu.

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

⁸Lakini, ingawa alikuwa Mwana wa Mungu, alijifunza kutii kwa njia ya mateso.

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

⁹Na alipofanywa mkamilifu, akawa chanzo cha wokovu wa milele kwa wale wote wanaomtii,

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

¹⁰naye Mungu akamteua kuwa kuhani mkuu kufuatana na utaratibu wa ukuhani wa Melkisedeki.

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

¹¹Tunayo Mengi ya kusema juu ya jambo hili, lakini ni vigumu kuwaelezeni, kwa sababu ninyi si wepesi wa kuelewa.

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.

¹²Sasa mngalipaswa kuwa tayari walimu, lakini mnahitaji bado mtu wa kuwafundisheni mafundisho ya mwanzo ya ujumbe wa Mungu. Badala ya kula chakula kigumu, mnapaswa bado kunywa maziwa.

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

¹³Kila anayepaswa kunywa maziwa huyo ni mtoto bado, hajui uadilifu ni nini.

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

¹⁴Lakini chakula kigumu ni kwa ajili ya watu waliokomaa, ambao wanaweza kubainisha mema na mabaya.