1 Melikhizedeki iwhoyu waka eli mambo wekuSalemu, kakale eli Mphirisiti upehhugwi weNdzimu Upehhugwi pehhugwi. Abhurahhamu wakati ebva kungwa kwaaka abulaya bomambo, Melikhizedeki wakawun'hanganidza akawunkombolela; 2 Abhurahhamu wakawumpa tjegumi tjakose kwaaka atola kungwa. Tjekutanga zina linoti Melikhizedeki lobva kuti "mambo wendulamo," kakale kuti mambo wekuSalemu kobva kuti, "mambo wekunyalala." 3 Haana tatayi kene mayi, kene ludzi, haana panotangila mahhuba otjila kukwe kene bupelo gwebupenyu, unonga seNkololo weNdzimu, unogala elimphirisiti upehhugwi nekusingapele.

4 Tjikumbulani ke kuti waka eli nhu nkulu kungapani! Batategulu bedu Abhurahhamu bakawumpa tjegumi tjayiko kose kwabaka bawana kungwa. 5 Ibabo beludzi gwaLevi banoba baphirisiti, nlayo unoti bakafanila tola tjegumi kubva kubanhu, kumakamu abo, nenguba ibo bo bali beludzi gwaAbhurahhamu. 6 Koga iwhoyu nlume waka esiweludzi gwabo wakawamutjila tjegumi kubva kuna Abhurahhamu akawukombolela iwhoya waka enazwigadzabgwe. 7 Akuna angalamba kuti upasi unokombolegwa nenhu upehhugwi pawunli. 8 Ngekwapano tjegumi tjowamutjigwa nebanhu banofa, koga ngekwayeno tjowamutjigwa naye iwhoya kwakapiwa busupi nekukwe kuti unotjila. 9 Umwe angati Levi tjekukwe unowamutjila tjegumi, wakadusa tjegumi mukudusa kwaAbhurahhamu. 10 Ngobe Melikhizedeki paakahangana na Abhurahhamu iye waka esanhu azwagwa, waka etjimumbili wabatategulu babe.

11 Hapa kuli kuti lulama kwakakuhha ngebuphirisiti gwebaLevi (ngobe pasi pago banhu bakawamutjila nlayo) ngono kungentha yeni kwakahakika kuti kube newumwe mphirisiti unowhohha weludzi gwaMelikhizedeki, usi weludzi gwaAroni? 12 Ngobe hapa buphirisiti guhandugwa, nlayo wakafanila handugwa bo. 13 Iye unolebegwa zwinhu izwezwi ndewegumwe ludzi, akuna weludzi gugwe wakatongohinga patjibeso tjepisila zwibhayilo. 14 Ngobe kunabusupi kuti He wedu wakazwagwa muludzi gwaJuda, Mozisi haana tjaakaleba nekweludzi igogu paaka eleba nekwebaphirisiti.

15 Ikoku kobapatjena hapa kwatjimuka umwe mphirisiti, unonga Melikhizedeki, 16 wakagadziwa kuti abe mphirisiti kusingatobegwe milayo yezwagwa kwenhu, koga kuhingisiwa masimba ebupenyu gusingapele. 17 Ngobe busupi nekukwe goti, "Nowhoba mphirisiti nekusingapele, nekweludzi gwebuphirisiti gwaMelikhizedeki." 18 Nlayo nkulukugwi unosendekewa ntome, ngobe waka usina masimba, kakale usina bhatsho 19 ngobe nlayo awuna tjawakalulamisa, ngono ngwenu kugalabgwe kuhine kwatjihhisiwa, nayiko tosedzela pedlo neNdzimu.

20 Kugalabgwe kuhine akuzohhisiwa koga kusina tuna, koga bamwe baphirisiti bakabegadziwa kusina tuna. 21 Koga iye wakaba mphirisiti ngetuna, Ndzimu paakati kuwunli,

"He watuna

haangahandule nkumbulo uwe,

‘Iwe nowhoba mphirisiti nekusingapele.’ "

22 Ikoku ke koyeta Yesu akaba tjinosimisa tjibvumilano tjihine.

23 Baphirisiti bantolo baka bali banjinji, ngobe lufu gwakagubakonesa yendilambeli bali mun'hingo wabo. 24 Koga iye unotjila tjoselele, ndizo ke n'hingo uwe webuphirisiti akuna ungawuntola. 25 Ndizo ke unotubula lubaka gose tjidza, kwazo kwazo ibabo banosedzela pedlo neNdzimu, bali muwunli, ngobe unotjila tjoselele kuti agale ebakumbilila.

26 Ngobe kwakakwakafanila kuti tibe neMphirisiti Upehhugwi wakajali, wakayengemala, usina nlandu, mbuyanana, wakathubukanyiwa nebatjinyi, wakamilidzigwa pehhugwi kwekudzimu. 27 Iye akutohakika kuti apile zwibhayilo mahhuba ose, eyetila matjinyo awe kutanga, ekotjiyetila matjinyo ebanhu, sebamwe baphirisiti bapehhugwi. Wakazwipila kan'ompela akaba tjibhayilo tjatjose. 28 Lebeswa, nlayo waka ugadza banhu kuti babe baphirisiti bapehhugwi mubukuwa gwabo, koga dama letuna lakahha hule kwenlayo, logadza Nkololo wakalulamisiwa kuti abe mphirisiti nekusingapele.