Za Melikizedeki Mkulu wa Ansembe
1Melikizedeki ameneyu anali mfumu ya ku Salemu, ndiponso wansembe wa Mulungu Wammwambamwamba. Anakumana ndi Abrahamu pamene ankabwerera kuchokera ku nkhondo atagonjetsa mafumu aja, Melikizedeki anakumana naye namudalitsa. 2Ndipo Abrahamu anamupatsa chakhumi cha zonse anafunkha. Choyamba dzina la Melikizedeki likutanthauza, “Mfumu ya chilungamo,” kenakanso, “Mfumu ya Salemu,” kutanthauza, “Mfumu ya mtendere.” 3Alibe abambo kapena mayi, alibe chiyambi kapena chitsiriziro cha moyo wake. Iye ali ngati Mwana wa Mulungu ndipo akupitirira kukhala wansembe wamuyaya.
4Mukuona tsono kuti munthuyo anali wamkulu ndithu, pakuti Abrahamu kholo lathu anamupatsa chakhumi cha zimene anafunkha. 5Tsono lamulo likuti, ana a Levi amene amakhala ansembe azilandira chakhumi kuchokera kwa Aisraeli, abale awo ngakhale kuti abale awowo ndi ochokera kwa Abrahamu. 6Melikizedeki sanali wochokera kwa Levi, komabe analandira chakhumi kuchokera kwa Abrahamu nadalitsa Abrahamuyo amene analandira malonjezo a Mulungu. 7Mosakayika konse, munthu amene amadalitsa ndi wamkulu kuposa amene akudalitsidwayo. 8Ansembe amene amalandira chakhumi amafa, choncho Melikizedeki ndi wamkulu kuwaposa iwo chifukwa Malemba amamuchitira umboni kuti ndi wamoyo. 9Wina angathe kunena kuti Levi, amene amalandira chakhumi, anapereka chakhumicho kudzera mwa Abrahamu, 10chifukwa pamene Melikizedeki anakumana ndi Abrahamu nʼkuti Levi ali mʼthupi la kholo lake.
Yesu Wofanana ndi Melikizedeki
11Kukanatheka kukhala wangwiro mwa unsembe wa Levi, pakuti Malamulo anapatsidwa kwa anthu mwa unsembe wa Levi, nʼchifukwa chiyani panafunikanso wansembe wina kuti abwere, wofanana ndi Melikizedeki, osati Aaroni? 12Pakuti pamene unsembe usintha, malamulonso amayenera kusintha. 13Ambuye athu Yesu, amene mawuwa akunena za Iye, anali wa fuko lina, ndipo palibe aliyense wochokera fuko lakelo amene anatumikira pa guwa lansembe. 14Pakuti nʼzodziwika bwino kuti Ambuye athu anachokera fuko la Yuda. Kunena za fuko limeneli, Mose sananenepo kanthu za ansembe. 15Ndipo zimene tanenazi zimamveka bwino ngati tiona kuti pafika wansembe wina wofanana ndi Melikizedeki. 16Yesu sanakhale wansembe chifukwa cha malamulo monga mwa mabadwidwe ake koma mwamphamvu ya moyo wosatha. 17Pakuti Mulungu anamuchitira umboni kuti,
“Iwe ndi wansembe wamuyaya,
monga mwa dongosolo la unsembe wa Melikizedeki.”
18Choncho lamulo loyamba lachotsedwa chifukwa linali lofowoka ndi lopanda phindu. 19Tsono Malamulo sangathe kusandutsa chilichonse kukhala changwiro, koma mʼmalo mwake mwalowa chiyembekezo chabwino, chimenechi timayandikira nacho kwa Mulungu.
20Izi sizinachitiketu wopanda lumbiro. Ena ankakhala ansembe popanda lumbiro. 21Koma Yesu ankakhala wansembe ndi lumbiro pamene Mulungu anati,
“Ambuye analumbira
ndipo sangasinthe maganizo ake,
‘Iwe ndi wansembe wamuyaya.’ ”
22Chifukwa cha lumbiroli, Yesu wakhala Nkhoswe ya Pangano lopambana.
23Tsono ansembe akale aja analipo ambiri, popeza imfa imawalepheretsa kupitiriza ntchitoyi. 24Koma Yesu popeza ndi wamuyaya, unsembe wake ndi wosatha. 25Chifukwa chake Iye amapulumutsa kwathunthu amene amabwera kwa Mulungu kudzera mwa Iyeyo. Iye ali ndi moyo nthawi zonse kuti adziwapempherera iwo.
26Uyu ndi Mkulu wa ansembe amene tikumufuna chifukwa ndi woyera, wopanda choyipa kapena chodetsa chilichonse, wosiyana ndi anthu ochimwa, ndiponso wokwezedwa kuposa zonse zakumwambaku. 27Kusiyana ndi akulu a ansembe ena aja, Yesu sanafunike kupereka nsembe tsiku ndi tsiku poyamba chifukwa cha machimo ake, ndipo kenaka chifukwa cha machimo a anthu ena. Iye anadzipereka nsembe chifukwa cha machimo awo kamodzi kokha pamene anadzipereka yekha. 28Pakuti lamulo limasankha anthu amene ndi ofowoka kukhala akulu a ansembe; koma lumbiro, lomwe linabwera pambuyo pa lamulo, linasankha Mwana, amene anapangidwa kukhala wangwiro kwamuyaya.
Kabona Merukizeddeeki
17:1 a Mak 5:7 b Lub 14:18-20Merukizeddeeki yali kabaka w’e Ssaalemi, era yali kabona wa Katonda Ali Waggulu Ennyo. Ibulayimu bwe yali ng’ava mu lutalo mwe yattira bakabaka, Merukizeddeeki n’amusisinkana, n’amusabira omukisa. 2Ne Ibulayimu n’awa Merukizeddeeki ekitundu eky’ekkumi ekya byonna bye yanyaga. Okusooka erinnya Merukizeddeeki litegeeza nti Kabaka ow’Obutuukirivu. Ate era litegeeza kabaka w’e Ssaalemi ekitegeeza nti ye kabaka ow’emirembe. 37:3 a nny 6 b Mat 4:3Merukizeddeeki taliiko kitaawe oba nnyina. Ennaku ze teziriiko ntandikwa wadde enkomerero, era n’obulamu bwe tebukoma. Asigala kabona emirembe gyonna, ng’Omwana wa Katonda.
47:4 a Bik 2:29 b Lub 14:20Kale mulabe Merukizeddeeki oyo nga bwe yali omukulu! Ibulayimu jjajjaffe yamuwa ekimu eky’ekkumi ekya byonna bye yanyaga. 57:5 Kbl 18:21, 26N’abo abazzukulu ba Leevi abaaweebwa obwakabona, balagirwa okusoloozanga ekimu eky’ekkumi ng’etteeka bwe ligamba, newaakubadde nga baava mu ntumbwe za Ibulayimu, kwe kugamba nti nabo baganda baabwe. 67:6 a Lub 14:19, 20 b Bar 4:13Naye oyo ataabalibwa mu kika kyabwe, yafuna ekimu eky’ekkumi okuva eri Ibulayimu, Merukizeddeeki n’asabira omukisa oyo eyalina ebyasuubizibwa. 7Tewali kubuusabuusa omukulu y’asabira omuto omukisa. 87:8 Beb 5:6; 6:20Mu ngeri emu, ekimu eky’ekkumi kiweebwa eri abantu abafa, naye mu ngeri endala, kiweebwa eri oyo akakasibwa nga mulamu. 9Noolwekyo ka tugambe nti okuyita mu Ibulayimu, ne Leevi aweebwa ekimu eky’ekkumi, naye yawaayo ekimu eky’ekkumi. 10Yali akyali mu ntumbwe za jjajjaawe, Merukizeddeeki bwe yamusisinkana.
117:11 a nny 18, 19; Beb 8:7 b Beb 10:1 c Beb 8:17Kale singa okutuukirira kwaliwo lwa bwakabona obw’Ekileevi, kubanga abantu baaweebwa amateeka nga gasinzira ku bwo, kiki ekyetaaza kabona omulala okuva mu lubu lwa Merukizeddeeki, mu kifo ky’okuva mu lubu lwa Alooni? 12Kubanga bwe wabaawo okukyusibwa mu bwakababona, era kiba kyetaagisa n’okukyusa mu mateeka. 137:13 a nny 11 b nny 14Oyo ayogerwako ebigambo ebyo wa kika kirala omutaavanga muntu eyali aweerezaako ku Kyoto. 147:14 Is 11:1; Mat 1:3; Luk 3:33Kubanga kimanyiddwa nga Mukama waffe yava mu Yuda ekika Musa ky’ataayogerako bigambo bya bwakabona. 15Era kitegeerekeka nga wazeewo Kabona omulala mu kifaananyi kya Merukizeddeeki, 16atassibwawo ng’amateeka ag’ebiragiro eby’omubiri bwe gali, wabula ng’amaanyi bwe gali ag’obulamu obutaggwaawo. 177:17 Zab 110:4; nny 21; Beb 5:6Kubanga Kristo ayogerwako nti,
“Oli kabona okutuusa emirembe gyonna
ng’olubu lwa Merukizeddeeki bwe luli.”
187:18 Bar 8:3Ekiragiro ekyasooka kijjululwa olw’obunafu n’olw’obutagasa bwakyo, 197:19 a Bik 13:39; Bar 3:20; Beb 9:9 b Beb 4:16kubanga amateeka tegaliiko kye gatuukiriza, wabula essubi erisinga obulungi, mwe tuyita okusemberera Katonda.
20Era kino tekyakolebwa watali kirayiro. Waliwo abaafuulibwa bakabona awatali kirayiro, 217:21 a 1Sa 15:29 b Zab 110:4naye ye yafuulibwa kabona mu kirayiro, ng’ayita mu oyo amwogerako nti,
“Mukama yalayira
era tagenda kwejjusa:
‘Oli kabona emirembe gyonna.’ ”
227:22 Beb 8:6Yesu kyeyava afuuka omuyima w’endagaano esinga obulungi.
23Bangi abaafuulibwa bakabona kubanga baafanga ne basikirwa. 247:24 nny 28Naye olwokubanga Yesu abeerera emirembe gyonna, alina obwakabona obutakyukakyuka. 257:25 a nny 19 b Bar 8:34Era kyava ayinza okulokolera ddala abajja eri Katonda ku bubwe, kubanga abeera mulamu ennaku zonna okubawolereza.
267:26 a 2Ko 5:21 b Beb 4:14Noolwekyo Kabona Asinga Obukulu afaanana bw’atyo ye yatusaanira, omutukuvu, ataliiko musango, wadde ebbala, eyayawulibwa okuva ku abo abalina ebibi, era eyagulumizibwa okusinga eggulu, 277:27 a Beb 5:1 b Beb 5:3 c Beb 9:12, 26, 28 d Bef 5:2; Beb 9:14, 28ataliiko kye yeetaaga ekya buli lunaku, nga bakabona abakulu abalala, okusooka okuwangayo ssaddaaka olw’ebibi bye ye, n’oluvannyuma olw’ebyo eby’abantu abalala. Ekyo yakikola omulundi gumu, bwe yeewaayo yennyini. 287:28 a Beb 5:2 b Beb 1:2 c Beb 2:10Amateeka gaalondanga abantu okuba Bakabona Abasinga Obukulu n’obunafu bwabwe, naye ekigambo eky’ekirayiro, ekyaddirira amateeka, kironda Omwana eyatuukirira okutuusa emirembe gyonna.
