Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All
1The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. 2Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. 3But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. 4It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said:
“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
but a body you prepared for me;
6with burnt offerings and sin offerings
you were not pleased.
7Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll—
I have come to do your will, my God.’ ”10:7 Psalm 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)
8First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”—though they were offered in accordance with the law. 9Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. 14For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:
16“This is the covenant I will make with them
after that time, says the Lord.
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds.”10:16 Jer. 31:33
17Then he adds:
“Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.”10:17 Jer. 31:34
18And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.
A Call to Persevere in Faith
19Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
26If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 28Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”10:30 Deut. 32:35 and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”10:30 Deut. 32:36; Psalm 135:14 31It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. 33Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. 34You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. 35So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37For,
“In just a little while,
he who is coming will come
and will not delay.”10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3
38And,
“But my righteous10:38 Some manuscripts But the righteous one will live by faith.
And I take no pleasure
in the one who shrinks back.”10:38 Hab. 2:4 (see Septuagint)
39But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
Igongona Rĩmwe rĩa Kũigana rĩa Kristũ
1Rĩu-rĩ, watho no kĩĩruru kĩa maũndũ mega marĩa magooka, no ti mũhianĩre wa maũndũ marĩa mo mene. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio watho ndũngĩhota gũtũma magongona marĩa marutagwo o mwaka o mwaka mategũtigithĩrio matũme andũ arĩa mookaga kũhooya Ngai magĩrĩre kũna. 2Tondũ korwo nĩ kwahotekire-rĩ, githĩ magongona macio matingĩagĩtigire kũrutagwo? Nĩgũkorwo arĩa maahooyaga nĩmangĩatheretio rĩmwe rĩa kũigana, na matingĩacookire gwĩcuukĩra mehia mao. 310:3 Alaw 16:34; Ahib 9:7No rĩrĩ, magongona macio maarĩ ma kũririkanania mehia mwaka o mwaka, 4tondũ gũtingĩhoteka thakame ya ndegwa na ya mbũri yeherie mehia.
510:5 Ahib 2:14; 1Pet 2:24Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Kristũ ookire gũkũ thĩ, oigire atĩrĩ:
“Wee ti magongona na maruta weriragĩria,
no nĩ mwĩrĩ wahaarĩrĩirie;
6ndwakenirio nĩ maruta ma njino,
o na kana maruta ma kũhoroheria mehia.
710:7 Jer 36:2; Thab 40:6-8Hĩndĩ ĩyo ngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ũyũ haha,
o ta ũrĩa ũhoro wakwa wandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa gĩkũnjo, atĩrĩ:
njũkĩte gwĩka wendi waku, Wee Ngai.’ ”
810:8 Mar 12:33Mbere oigire atĩrĩ, “Magongona na maruta, na maruta ma njino, o na maruta ma kũhoroherio mehia, ti mo weriragĩria, o na kana ũgakenio nĩmo” (o na gũtuĩka watho nĩwaathanĩte marutagwo). 9Ningĩ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha, njũkĩte gwĩka wendi waku.” Eeheragia ũhoro wa mbere nĩguo ahaande ũcio wa keerĩ. 1010:10 Aef 5:26; 1Pet 2:24Na nĩ ũndũ wa kwenda kũu-rĩ, nĩtũtuĩtwo atheru nĩ ũndũ wa igongona rĩa mwĩrĩ wa Jesũ Kristũ rĩrĩa aarutire ihinda rĩmwe rĩa kũigana.
1110:11 Ahib 10:1, 4Mũthenya o mũthenya mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai o wothe arũgamaga na akaruta mawĩra make makoniĩ kĩrĩra kĩa Ngai, agakĩruta magongona o ro macio kaingĩ kaingĩ, no nĩ magongona matangĩhota kweheria mehia. 12No rĩrĩ, mũthĩnjĩri Ngai ũyũ aarĩkia kũruta igongona rĩmwe rĩa kũigana rĩa kweheria mehia, nĩaikarire thĩ guoko-inĩ kwa ũrĩo kwa Ngai. 1310:13 Josh 10:24Kuuma hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩatũũraga etereire o nginya rĩrĩa thũ ciake igaatuuo gaturwa ka makinya make, 1410:14 Ahib 10:1nĩ tondũ na ũndũ wa igongona rĩu rĩmwe, nĩatũmĩte arĩa maratuuo atheru magĩrĩre kũna nginya tene.
15O nake Roho Mũtheru nĩatumbũragĩra ũhoro ũyũ. O mbere akoiga atĩrĩ:
1610:16 Jer 31:33“Gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa ngaarĩkanĩra nao
thuutha wa matukũ macio, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani ekuuga.
Nĩngekĩra mawatho makwa ngoro-inĩ ciao,
na ndĩmaandĩke meciiria-inĩ mao.”
1710:17 Jer 31:34; Ahib 8:12Ningĩ agacooka akoiga atĩrĩ:
“Ndigacooka kũririkana mehia mao
na ciĩko ciao cia ũremi o rĩ o rĩ.”
18Na rĩrĩ, mehia marĩkia kũrekanĩrwo-rĩ, gũtingĩcooka kũrutwo igongona rĩngĩ rĩa kweheria mehia.
Rĩĩtana rĩa Gũkirĩrĩria
1910:19 Alaw 16:2; Aef 2:18Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, kuona atĩ tũrĩ na mwĩhoko wa gũtoonya Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru-Mũno, na ũndũ wa thakame ya Jesũ, 20tondũ nĩatũhingũrĩire njĩra njerũ na ĩrĩ muoyo ya kũhĩtũkĩra gĩtambaya-inĩ, nakĩo nĩkĩo mwĩrĩ wake, 21na kuona atĩ nĩ tũrĩ na mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai mũnene mũno ũrĩa ũrũgamĩrĩire nyũmba ya Ngai-rĩ, 2210:22 Ezek 36:25; 1Pet 1:2nĩtũkuhĩrĩrie Ngai tũrĩ na ngoro itarĩ na ũhinga, na tũiyũrĩtwo nĩ wĩtĩkio kũna, nacio ngoro ciitũ iminjaminjĩirio nĩguo tũtherio thamiri ciitũ ciage ũcuuke nayo mĩĩrĩ iitũ ĩthambĩtio na maaĩ matheru. 2310:23 1Akor 1:9Ningĩ nĩtũrũmiei ũhoro wa kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩrĩa tuumbũraga tũtegũthangania, nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wĩranĩire kĩĩranĩro kĩu nĩ mwĩhokeku. 24Hamwe na ũguo, nĩtwĩcũũranie ũrĩa tũngĩarahũrana o mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ ũhoro-inĩ wa kwendana na gwĩka ciĩko njega. 2510:25 Atũm 2:42; 1Akor 3:13Na ningĩ tũtigatige kũnganaga hamwe, ta ũrĩa andũ amwe mamenyerete gwĩkaga, no nĩtũmanagĩrĩriei mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ, na makĩria mũno tondũ wa ũrĩa mũkuona atĩ Mũthenya ũcio nĩũrakuhĩrĩria.
2610:26 Ndar 15:10; 1Tim 2:4Tondũ tũngĩthiĩ na mbere na kwĩhia na ũtũrĩka thuutha wa kũmenya ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma-rĩ, gũtirĩ na igongona rĩngĩ rĩa kweheria mehia rĩtigaire, 2710:27 Isa 26:11tiga o gweterera tũrĩ na guoya ciira o na mwaki ũrĩrĩmbũkaga ũrĩa ũkaaniina thũ cia Ngai. 28Mũndũ ũrĩa wothe wareganaga na watho wa Musa ooragagwo atekũiguĩrwo tha na ũndũ wa ũira wa andũ eerĩ kana atatũ. 2910:29 Ahib 6:6; Aef 4:30Mũgwĩciiria mũndũ aagĩrĩirwo nĩkũherithio mũno makĩria atĩa, ũrĩa ũrangĩrĩirie Mũrũ wa Ngai thĩ, na agatua atĩ thakame ya kĩrĩkanĩro ĩrĩa aatheretio nayo ti theru, na agacooka akaruma Roho ũrĩa ũheanaga wega wa Ngai? 3010:30 Gũcook 32:35, 36; Thab 135:14Nĩgũkorwo nĩtũũĩ ũrĩa woigire atĩrĩ, “Kũrĩhanĩria nĩ gwakwa, na nĩ niĩ ngaarĩhanĩria,” na ningĩ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani nĩwe ũgaatuĩra andũ ake ciira.” 3110:31 2Akor 5:11; Math 16:16Nĩ ũndũ wa kũguoyohia mũno mũndũ gũkumbatwo nĩ Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo.
3210:32 Afil 1:29, 30Ririkanai matukũ ma tene thuutha wanyu kwarĩrwo nĩ ũtheri, ũrĩa mweyũmĩrĩirie mbaara nene rĩrĩa mwanyariiragwo. 3310:33 1Akor 4:9, 14Mahinda mamwe mwathĩĩnagio mbere ya kĩrĩndĩ mũkĩrumagwo; na mahinda mangĩ nĩmwanyiitanagĩra na arĩa meekagwo ũguo. 34Ningĩ nĩmwaiguagĩra arĩa mohetwo njeera tha, na mũgetĩkagĩra gũtunywo indo cianyu mũkenete, tondũ nĩmwamenyete atĩ inyuĩ mwarĩ na ũtonga ũngĩ mwega makĩria na wa gũtũũra.
3510:35 Aef 3:12Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mũtigate ũũmĩrĩru ũcio wanyu; nĩgũkorwo nĩũkamũrehere uumithio mũnene. 3610:36 2Pet 1:16Mwagĩrĩirwo nĩgũkirĩrĩria, nĩguo mwarĩkia gwĩka ũrĩa Ngai endaga, mũkaamũkĩra kĩrĩa eeranĩire. 37Nĩgũkorwo kahinda kanini gaathira-rĩ,
“Ũrĩa ũroka nĩegũka, na ndegũtĩĩra.
3810:38 Arom 1:17; Agal 3:11No mũndũ wakwa ũrĩa mũthingu agaatũũra muoyo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia.
Na angĩgacooka na thuutha,
ngoro yakwa ndĩgakenio nĩwe.”
39No ithuĩ tũtirĩ a thiritũ ya arĩa macookaga na thuutha makora, no tũrĩ a thiritũ ya arĩa metĩkagia, makahonokio.
