Hebrews 4
1 [The Israelites did not enter the place where they would rest]. But [God] has still promised us that we can enter the place of resting [in heaven eternally]. So we must beware [of the possibility] that [God] may consider that some of you have failed to enter the [place of] resting [eternally as the Israelites did not enter the place where they would rest].
Lino Lesa walatulayeti tukatambule kupumwina nkwalikwamba, twela kuba bantu bacetuka kwambeti kapatakaba muntu naba umo eshakalilwe kutambula kupumwina uko nkwalalaya.
2 We have heard the message [about Christ], just like [the Israelites] heard [what God promised]. But [just like] the message did not benefit [most of] those who heard it because they did not believe it as [Joshua and Caleb did, it] will not [benefit us eternally if we do not keep believing it].
Pakwinga nenjafwe tulanyumfu Mulumbe Waina mbuli naboyo ncebalonyumfwa. Mulumbe ngobalanyumfwa paliya ncewalensa, pakwinga balanyumfowa baliya kutambula mu lushomo sobwe.
3 We who have believed [in Christ] are able to enter the place of resting [eternally. We know there is a place where we will rest eternally] because God said, Because I was angry with them, I solemnly declared, “They will not enter [the land where] I would let them rest.” [God said that] even though he ceased his work [of creating things] after he created the world.
Neco afwe otwashoma Lesa tulakutambulunga kupumwina nkwalatulaya. Cili mbuli mwine ncalambeti, “Ee, ndalakalala ne kulumbileti, ‘Nteti bakengile mucishi ncendalikuyanda kubapeti bakapumwinemo.’” Lesa walambeco nambi calikubeti ncito yakendi ya kulenga cishi yalikuba yapwa.
4 What someone wrote somewhere [in the Scriptures] about the seventh day [after he had spent six days creating the world], supports that: Then, on the seventh day, God rested from his work [of creating everything].
Pakwinga mu Mabala napamo palembweti, “Lesa mpwalapwisha ncito yakendi yonse walapumwina pa busuba bwa busanu ne bubili.”
5 But note again what God said about the Israelites [in the] passage that I quoted previously: They will not enter [the land where] I would let them rest.
Kayi pa makani opelawa Lesa walambeti, “Nteti bakengilepo mu musena wakendi wa kupumwinamo.”
6 Some people experience entering that [place of resting eternally. But] those [Israelites] who first had the good message preached to them {first heard the good message} [about what God promised them] did not enter [that place of resting], because they refused to believe [God].
Lesa walabambeti nabambi nibakengile mu mumusena wa kupumwininamo. Nomba abo balatanguna kunyumfwa Mulumbe Waina baliya kwingilamo cebo ca kukana kushoma ncalamba Lesa.
7 [But God] appointed another time [when we may enter that place of resting]. That time is now! [We know that is true because] much later than when [the Israelites rebelled against God in the desert], he caused [King] David to write what I have already quoted, Now, when you understand what God is saying [to you], do not stubbornly disobey him.
Ecebo Lesa ncalabambila bushiku nabumbi ubo mbwalakungeti “Lelo”. Ebushiku mbwalikwamba Lesa kupitila muli Dafeti, mpopalapita byaka bingi mpwalamba mu Mabala awa ngotulambapo kendi alambangeti, “Na lelo munyumfwe liswi lya Lesa, kamutayumisha myoyo”
8 If Joshua had led the Israelites to enter the place of resting, God would not have spoken later about another [time when we could rest] [MET]. [So we know God was speaking about another time when some people would enter that place of resting eternally].
Na Yoswa nalacikonsha kwingisha bantu mu kupumwina nkwalalaya Lesa, nshinga Lesa nalabula kwambapo sha busuba nabumbi.
9 So, just like [God rested on] the seventh day [after he finished making everything], there remains a time when God’s people will rest eternally.
Pacebo ico, bushiku bwa kupumwina kwa bantu ba Lesa mpobucili, mbuli Lesa ncalapumwina pa busuba bwa busanu ne bubili.
10 Specifically, whoever enters God’s place of resting has ceased doing things [to gain God’s favor], just like God ceased doing his work [of creating everything].
Pakwinga muntu lengili mukupumwina kwa Lesa ekwambeti lapumwini ku ncito shakendi mbuli Lesa ncalapumwina mpwalapwisha ncito shakendi.
11 God severely punished the [Israelites because they disbelieved his message]. So we must strive to experience entering that [place of] resting [eternally], in order that he will not severely punish any of us for not believing [his message].
Neco katwelekeshani cangofu kukutambula kupumwina uko, kutineti kapataba muntu naba umo eshakalilwe kukutambula cebo ca kukana kushoma.
12 [Beware of being insincere about doing this], because the message God [has given us] very powerfully penetrates our thinking more than a two-edged sword [penetrates flesh] [MET]. It penetrates [deeply] into our souls and spirits, as [a sharp sword can penetrate] into our joints and marrow. That [is, by his message God] [PRS] discerns all that we think about, and he discerns all that we desire [to do] [MTY] (OR, [His message] exposes [to us] all our thoughts and all our desires).
Pakwinga Maswi a Lesa nayumi kayi akute ngofu. Alumata kupita cibeshi calumata konse konse. Akute kutimbula pakati ne kushika pekala buyumi ne mushimu, kayi ne pekala mafupa ne mikolofupa. Kayi Maswi a Lesa akute kuyubulula bintu mbyebakute kuyeya ne mbyebasuni bantu.
13 God knows everything about everyone. Everything is completely exposed [DOU] to him, [and he is] the one [SYN] who will say whether he approves of what we have done.
Paliya cintu ncela kwalilwa Lesa kucibona, ukute kubibona bilengwa byonse mbuli ncebibele pakwinga byonse bili pantangalala, ni kulyendiye nkotwela kucanika ne mulandu wa bintu mbyotwali kwinsa.
14 We have a great Supreme Priest who ascended through the heavens [when he returned to God’s presence]. He is Jesus, (God’s Son/the man who is also God). So let us firmly profess [what we believe about him].
Neco katupitilishani kwitatisha mwangofu lushomo lwetu, pakwinga tukute Shimulumbo Mukulene wapita bonse, uyo walakengila kwilu kuli Lesa. Uyu ni Yesu Mwanendi Lesa.
15 Our Supreme Priest can indeed [LIT] compassionately deal with us who tend to sin easily, because he also was tempted [to sin] in every way that we are [tempted to sin], and yet he did not sin.
Shimulumbo Mukulene ngotukute nteyo wela kubula kutunyumfwila nkumbo otwalefuka sobwe. Shimulumbo wetu walasunkwa munshila shonse mbuli ncetulasunkwanga, nsombi nendi paliya bwipishi mbwalensa.
16 So, let us come boldly to [Christ] [MTY], who rules [MET] [from heaven] and does for us what we do not deserve, in order that we might experience [his acting] mercifully [toward us], and in order that we might experience his helping us in a kind way whenever we need [help].
Neco katubani bashinisha kayi katuseng'enani pepi ku cipuna ca Bwami bwa Lesa uko kuli kwina moyo, nkweshakatunyumfwile nkumbo ne kutubonesha kwina moyo pa cindi ncetulayandanga lunyamfo.
