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.
1Akan zaɓi kowane babban firist daga cikin mutane ne, akan kuma naɗa shi domin yă wakilce su a kan al’amuran Allah, domin yă miƙa kyautai da hadayu saboda zunubai. 2Da yake babban firist ɗin mai kāsawa ne, yana iya bin da jahilai da kuma waɗanda suka kauce hanya, a hankali. 3Shi ya sa dole yă miƙa hadayu domin zunubansa, da kuma domin zunuban mutane.
4Ba wanda yakan kai kansa a wannan matsayi mai girma; sai ko Allah ya kira shi, kamar yadda aka yi wa Haruna. 5Haka ma Kiristi bai kai kansa neman ɗaukaka na zama babban firist ba. Allah ne dai ya ce masa,
“Kai Ɗana ne;
yau na zama Uba a gare ka.”5.5 Zab 2.7
6Ya kuma ya ce a wani wuri,
“Kai firist ne na har abada,
bisa ga tsarin Melkizedek.”5.6 Zab 110.4
7A lokacin da Yesu ya yi rayuwa a duniya, ya yi addu’o’i da roƙe-roƙe tare da kuka mai zafi da kuma hawaye ga wannan wanda yake da ikon cetonsa daga mutuwa, aka kuwa ji shi saboda tsananin bangirman da ya yi. 8Ko da yake shi ɗa ne, ya yi biyayya ta wurin shan wahala 9kuma da aka mai da shi cikakke, sai ya zama hanyar samun madawwamin ceto ga dukan waɗanda suke masa biyayya. 10Allah kuwa ya naɗa shi yă zama babban firist, bisa ga tsarin Melkizedek.
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11Muna da abubuwa masu yawa da za mu faɗa game da wannan batu, sai dai yana da wuya a bayyana, da yake ba ku da saurin ganewa. 12Gaskiya, a yanzu ya kamata a ce kun zama malamai, sai ga shi kuna bukatar wani yă sāke koya muku abubuwa masu sauƙi game da abin da Allah ya faɗa. Kuna bukatar madara, ba abinci mai kauri ba! 13Duk wanda yake rayuwa a kan madara, shi kamar jariri ne har yanzu, kuma bai san ainihi mene ne ya dace ba. 14Amma abinci mai kauri na balagaggu ne, waɗanda suka hori kansu don su bambanta tsakanin nagarta da mugunta.
