1
Upendano wa ndugu na udumu.
Continue in brotherly love.
2
Msisahau kuwafadhili wageni; maana kwa njia hii wengine wamewakaribisha malaika pasipo kujua.
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
3
Wakumbukeni hao waliofungwa kana kwamba mmefungwa pamoja nao; na hao wanaodhulumiwa, kwa vile ninyi nanyi mlivyo katika mwili.
Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
4
Ndoa na iheshimiwe na watu wote, na malazi yawe safi; kwa maana waasherati na wazinzi Mungu atawahukumia adhabu.
Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
5
Msiwe na tabia ya kupenda fedha; mwe radhi na vitu mlivyo navyo; kwa kuwa yeye mwenyewe amesema, Sitakupungukia kabisa, wala sitakuacha kabisa.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
6
Hata twathubutu kusema, Bwana ndiye anisaidiaye, sitaogopa; Mwanadamu atanitenda nini?
So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
7
Wakumbukeni wale waliokuwa wakiwaongoza, waliowaambia neno la Mungu; tena, kwa kuuchunguza sana mwisho wa mwenendo wao, iigeni imani yao.
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
8
Yesu Kristo ni yeye yule, jana na leo na hata milele.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
9
Msichukuliwe na mafundisho ya namna nyingine nyingine, na ya kigeni; maana ni vizuri moyo ufanywe imara kwa neema, wala si kwa vyakula, ambavyo wao waliokwenda navyo hawakupata faida.
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
10
Tuna madhabahu ambayo wale waihudumiao ile hema hawana ruhusa kula vitu vyake.
We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
11
Maana wanyama wale ambao damu yao huletwa ndani ya patakatifu na kuhani mkuu kwa ajili ya dhambi, viwiliwili vyao huteketezwa nje ya kambi.
Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.
12
Kwa ajili hii Yesu naye, ili awatakase watu kwa damu yake mwenyewe, aliteswa nje ya lango.
And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
13
Basi na tutoke tumwendee nje ya kambi, tukichukua shutumu lake.
Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
14
Maana hapa hatuna mji udumuo, bali twautafuta ule ujao.
For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
15
Basi, kwa njia yake yeye, na tumpe Mungu dhabihu ya sifa daima, yaani, tunda la midomo iliungamayo jina lake.
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
16
Lakini msisahau kutenda mema na kushirikiana; maana sadaka kama hizi ndizo zimpendezazo Mungu.
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
17
Watiini wenye kuwaongoza, na kuwanyenyekea; maana wao wanakesha kwa ajili ya roho zenu, kama watu watakaotoa hesabu, ili kwamba wafanye hivyo kwa furaha wala si kwa kuugua; maana isingewafaa ninyi.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
18
Tuombeeni; maana tunaamini kwamba tuna dhamiri njema, tukitaka kuwa na mwenendo mwema katika mambo yote.
Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
19
Nami nawasihi zaidi sana kufanya hayo ili nirudishwe kwenu upesi.
And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.
20
Basi, Mungu wa amani aliyemleta tena kutoka kwa wafu Mchungaji Mkuu wa kondoo, kwa damu ya agano la milele, yeye Bwana wetu Yesu,
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
21
awafanye ninyi kuwa wakamilifu katika kila tendo jema, mpate kuyafanya mapenzi yake, naye akifanya ndani yetu lipendezalo mbele zake, kwa Yesu Kristo; utukufu una yeye milele na milele. Amina.
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
22
Lakini nawasihi, ndugu, mchukuliane na neno hili lenye maonyo maana nimewaandikia kwa maneno machache.
I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
23
Jueni ya kuwa ndugu yetu Timotheo amekwisha kufunguliwa; ambaye, akija upesi, nitaonana nanyi pamoja naye.
Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
24
Wasalimuni wote wenye kuwaongoza, na watakatifu wote; hao walio wa Italia wanawasalimu.
Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
25
Neema na iwe nanyi nyote.
Grace be with all of you.