VaHebheru 6

¹Naizvozvo ngatisiye shoko rokutanga kwaKristu, tipfuvurire mberi pakukwaniswa, tisingaisi zve nheyo dzokutendevuka pamabasa akafa, nedzokutenda kunaMwari,Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

²nedzedzidziso dzebhabhatidzo, nedzokuisa mavoko, nedzokumuka kwavakafa, nedzokutongwa kusingaperi.Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

³Ndizvo zvatichaita, kana Mwari achitendera.And this will we do, if God permit.

⁴Nokuti kana vari ivo, vakambovhenekerwa, vakaravira chipo chokudenga, vakagoverwa Mweya Mutsvene,For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

⁵vakaravira shoko rakanaka raMwari, namasimba enyika inovuya,And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

⁶kana vakazotsauka, hazvibviri kuvavandudza zve kuti vatendevuke, nokuti vanozvirovererazve Mwanakomana waMwari pamuchinjikwa, vachimunyadzisa pachena.If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

⁷Nokuti nyika iyo, inoti kana yanwa mvura inosinaya pamsoro payo kazhinji, ikabereka mirivo yakafaniravo avo vanoirima, ndiyo inoropafadzwa naMwari;For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

⁸asi kana ikabereka minzwa norukato, inorashwa, yobva yotukwa; kuguma kwayo ndiko kupiswa.But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

⁹Asi vadikanwa, kunyange tichitaura kudai, tinoziva kwazvo pamusoro penyu zvinhu zvinopfuvura nokunaka, zvinoisa kukuponeswa.But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

¹⁰Nokuti Mwari haazati ari usakarurama, ungakanganwa basa renyu rorudo rwamakaratidza nokuda kwezita rake, zvamakashumira vatsvene, muchivashumira nazvino.For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

¹¹Zvino tinoda kuti mumwe nomumwe wenyu ashingaire saizvozvo, kuti muve netariro yakakwana kusvikira pakuguma.And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

¹²Kuti murege kuva novusimbe, asi muve vateveri vaivo vanodya nhaka yezvipikirwa nenzira yokutenda nokutsungirira.That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

¹³Nokuti Mwari pakupikira Abhurahamu, wakapika naiye amene, nokuti wakanga asinomukuru kwaari waangapika naye,For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

¹⁴akati: Zvirokwazvo nokuropafadza ndichakuropafadza, nokuwanza ndichakuwanza.Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

¹⁵Nokudaro, wakati atsungirira, akawana chipikirwa.And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

¹⁶Nokuti vanhu vanopika nomukuru kwavari; nemhiko inosimbisa ndiyo inogumisa gakava rose pakati pavo.For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

¹⁷Saizvozvo Mwari wakati achida zvikuru kuratidza vadyi venhaka yechipikirwa, kuti chirevo chake hachishandurwi, wakapinda pakati nokupika;Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

¹⁸kuti nezvinhu zviviri zvisingashandurwi, (nokuti pazviri Mwari haagoni kureva nhema), tive nesimbiso yakabata, iyesu, takatizira kutariro yakaiswa pamberi pedu, kuti tibate;That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

¹⁹yatinayo sechibatiso choMweya, tariro isingazununguswi, yakasimba, inopinda kunezviri mukati mechidzitiro chetembere;Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

²⁰pakapinda mutungamiriri nokuda kwedu, iye Jesu wakaitwa muPirisita mukuru nokusingaperi,wegwara reimba yaMekizedheki.Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.