1For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 3And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 4And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. 6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; 8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 10Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
11Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. 12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
1Mkulu wa ansembe aliyense amasankhidwa kuchokera pakati pa anthu ndipo amayikidwa kuti aziwayimirira pamaso pa Mulungu, kuti azipereka mphatso ndi nsembe chifukwa cha machimo. 2Popeza kuti iye mwini ali ndi zofowoka zake, amatha kuwalezera mtima amene ali osadziwa ndi osochera. 3Chifukwa cha ichi, iye amadziperekera nsembe chifukwa cha machimo ake omwe ndiponso chifukwa cha machimo a anthu ena.
4Palibe amene amadzipatsa yekha ulemu wotere, koma amachita kuyitanidwa ndi Mulungu monga momwe anayitanidwira Aaroni. 5Nʼchifukwa chake Khristu sanadzipatse yekha ulemu wokhala Mkulu wa ansembe. Koma Mulungu anamuwuza kuti,
“Iwe ndiwe Mwana wanga;
Ine lero ndakhala Atate ako.”
6Ndipo penanso anati,
“Iwe ndiwe wansembe mpaka muyaya,
monga mwa unsembe wa Melikizedeki.”
7Yesu, pa nthawi imene anali munthu pa dziko lapansi pano, anapereka mapemphero ake ndi zopempha mofuwula ndi misozi kwa Iye amene akanamupulumutsa ku imfa, ndipo anamumvera chifukwa anagonjera modzipereka. 8Ngakhale Iye anali Mwana wa Mulungu anaphunzira kumvera pomva zowawa. 9Atasanduka wangwiro kotheratu, anakhala gwero la chipulumutso chosatha kwa onse omvera Iye. 10Ndipo Mulungu anamuyika kukhala Mkulu wa ansembe, monga mwa dongosolo la unsembe wa Melikizedeki.
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11Tili ndi zambiri zoti tinganene pa zimenezi, koma ndi zovuta kukufotokozerani chifukwa ndinu ochedwa kuphunzira. 12Ngakhale kuti pa nthawi ino munayenera kukhala aphunzitsi, pakufunikabe munthu wina kuti abwerezenso kudzakuphunzitsani maphunziro oyambira a choonadi cha Mulungu. Ndinu ofunika mkaka osati chakudya cholimba! 13Aliyense amene amangodya mkaka okha, akanali mwana wakhanda, sakudziwa bwino chiphunzitso cha chilungamo. 14Koma chakudya cholimba ndi cha anthu okhwima msinkhu, amene pogwiritsa ntchito nzeru zawo, aphunzira kusiyanitsa chabwino ndi choyipa.
