¹ Kon nag léegi, nanu jóge ci liifantu gi jëm ci Kirist, te jàll cig mat. Nanu bañ a dalaat njàngale mu jëkk moomu, ci ne nit ñi dañoo war a tuub jëf, yi jëm ci dee, te gëm Yàlla,

¹Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,

² di leen jàngalaat ci mbirum sangu set ci ay fànn yu bare, ak teg loxo ak ci mbirum ndekkite ak lu jëm ci àtte biy sax dàkk.

²of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during,

³ Te noonu lanuy def, bu soobee Yàlla.

³and this we will do, if God may permit,

⁴ Li nu war a jëme kanam mooy lii: su amee ay nit ñu Yàlla xas a leeral ba noppi, ñu mos mayu Yàlla gi, am wàll ci Xelam mu Sell,

⁴for [it is] impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,

⁵ te xam mbaax, gi ci kàddug Yàlla, ak kéemaani jamono jiy ñëw,

⁵and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age,

⁶ te loolu lépp teewul ñu walbatiku, ñooñu kenn dootu leen man a yeesalaat, ba ñu tuub seeni bàkkaar. Li ko waral moo di, dañoo bëgg a daajaat Doomu Yàlla ji ci bant, di ko toroxal, te fekk muy seen ngaañ.

⁶and having fallen away, again to renew [them] to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.

⁷ Maanaam suuf suy naan taw bi ciy dal, tey jox ñi ñu koy beyal gàncax gu am njariñ, day jot barke bi jóge ci Yàlla.

⁷For earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake of blessing from God,

⁸ Waaye su meññee ay dég ak ay xaaxaam, du am benn njariñ; repp na ñu alag ko, te lakk lay mujje.

⁸and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;

⁹ Waaye nag yéen samay soppe, su fekkee ne sax, nii lanuy waxe, nu ngi yaakaar li gën ci yéen te ànd ak mucc.

⁹and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,

¹⁰ Yàlla ñàkkul worma bay fàtte seen liggéey ak mbëggeel, gi ngeen wone ci turam, ci li ngeen dimbali ay gaayam, te yéena ngi koy def ba tey.

¹⁰for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

¹¹ Waaye danoo bëgg kenn ku nekk ci yéen wone cawarte gu mel ni ga ngeen amoon, ba kera ngeen di am mat, gi ngeen di séentu.

¹¹and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,

¹² Bëggunu ngeen tayel, waaye royleen ñi gëm te muñ, ndaxte ñooy jot li leen Yàlla dig.

¹²that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

¹³ Ibraayma bokk na ci ñoom. Bi ko Yàllay dig, mënul woon a giñ ci keneen ku ko gën a màgg, ba tax mu giñ ci boppam,

¹³For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,

¹⁴ ne ko: «Sàllaaw dinaa la barkeel, yokk saw askan.»

¹⁴saying, `Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;`

¹⁵ Noonu Ibraayma di xaar tey muñ, ba jot li ko Yàlla digoon.

¹⁵and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise;

¹⁶ Nit kuy giñ nag, daf koy wékk ci ku ko sut. Ngiñ lu mel noonu moo wóoral mbir te mooy jeexal lépp lu ñuy werante.

¹⁶for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,

¹⁷ Ñi war a jot li mu dige, Yàlla dafa leen bëggoon a won ne, dogalam du tebbiku mukk; looloo tax mu dige, boole ci ngiñ.

¹⁷in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,

¹⁸ Noonu ñaari jëf yooyu nga xam ne duñu tebbiku te Yàlla mënu cee dellu gannaaw, dañu nuy gën a sóob ci muñ, nun ñi daw ba am kiiraay, ngir nu man a téye bu dëgër yaakaar, ji mu nu dig.

¹⁸that through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before [us],

¹⁹ Ci yaakaar jooju lanu sës sunu xol, ba man a sampu bu dëgër. Yaakaar la juy jàll ba fa Yàlla nekk, ca gannaaw ridob bérab bu sell-baa-sell.

¹⁹which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,

²⁰ Yeesu ci boppam moo fa jëkk a dugg, muy ndaw li nu jiitu, ñu def ko saraxalekat bu mag ba fàww, mel ni Melkisedeg.

²⁰whither a forerunner for us did enter — Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become — to the age.