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, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on [to what belongs] to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in 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] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment;

³ Te noonu lanuy def, bu soobee Yàlla.

³and this will we do if God 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 to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of [the] Holy Spirit,

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

⁵and have tasted the good word of God, and [the] works of power of [the] age to come,

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 have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].

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 ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes 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.

⁸but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.

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

⁹But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.

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 love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] 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.

¹¹But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;

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

¹²that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of 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 God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

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

¹⁴saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;

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

¹⁵and thus, having had long patience, he got 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 swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

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.

¹⁷Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened 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 by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled 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 anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,

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.

²⁰where Jesus is entered as forerunner for us, become for ever a high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.