Ibraniyawa 5

1 Nafo ko uyeme upirist udia, na ifere nanya nanit, ina ferenghe asu katuwa bara unughe nanya nimon ule na idi in Kutelle, ame vat nan nah ufilizirinu nin ngutanu nmyi bara alapi.

Every High Priest, taken from among men, is appointed as a representative of his fellow-men in their relations with God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices in expiation of sins.

2 Ame nwansa adofino seng nin na nan ntanni, alle na ina lasin, bara ame wang litime kilin nin sali likara kidowo.

And he is able to sympathise with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,

3 Bara ulele, ame tutun uso gbas a gutun nmyi bara kulapi me, nafo na ana su bara alapi nanit.

and is therefore bound to offer sacrifices for sins, not only for the People, but equally so for himself.

4 Na umong unit nwansa a yauna mon ngongo nghe bara litime bna, ame ba seuyicilu kiti Kutelle, nafo na Haruna wan se.

Nor does any one take that high office upon himself, till he has been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.

5 Na ame Kristi wa ghantin litime upirist udiya ba, nin nani Kutelle wa bllinghe “fe gono nighari kitimone nda so ucif fe”.

In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the High Priesthood upon himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him — ‘Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father’;

6 Udi nafo na ana kuru a belle nkan kiti “fe upirist sa ligan, nafo ubellun malkisadak”. (aiōn g165)

and on another occasion also — ‘Thou art a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.’ (aiōn g165)

7 kubi na ame wandi nanya kidowo, awa nizu nliran nin nfo nacara, kuculu nin nmyizin udu kiti Kutelle, ame ulle na awasa a tucu nghe nanya nkul, bara uni ngirma Kutelle nsa a latiza nghe.

Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.

8 Nin nworu ame gonari, awa matsu udortu Kutelle unuzu kiti nimon na awa neo mun.

Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;

9 Ame wa batin unit, nanya nlo libau we, bara ko gha ullenge na adin dortu nghe, amere usen nlai unsali ligan. (aiōnios g166)

and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal Salvation, (aiōnios g166)

10 Nin feriu Kutelle nafo upirist udiya bara ubellun Malkisadak.

while God himself pronounced him a High Priest of the order of Melchizedek.

11 Tidinin nimon gbardang in bellu kitene Yisa ubayitu nin nijasi nbellu, tunda na udin lanzu gegeme ba.

Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn.

12 Vat udak ko kebe, ucaun iso anan dursuzu nyiru, unin so gbas umon dursuzo anunku uyiru, tigbulang Kutelle, anug du ninsu nmazin, na imoli likara ba.

For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need some one to teach you the very alphabet of the Divine Revelation, and need again to be fed with ‘milk’ instead of with ‘solid food.’

13 Bara ulenge na adu nmazinu, na adinin nyiru nanya kadura nfiue Kutelle ba, bara adu gono.

For every one who still has to take ‘milk’ knows nothing of the Teaching of Righteousness; he is a mere infant.

14 nkon kusari, imonli likara, in nallenge na ikuno ari, inug allenge na bara uyiru mine iwasa ifere imon icine nanya ni nanzan, ina durso nani iyinin vat nimon icine nin ninanzang.

But ‘solid food’ is for Christians of mature faith — those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish right from wrong.