Hepelū 6

1Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,

1KO IA foki, ke tuku ki mui ʻae ngaahi ʻuluaki akonaki ʻa Kalaisi, ka tau fai atu ki he haohaoa; ke ʻoua naʻa toe ai ʻae tuʻunga ʻae fakatomala mei he ngaahi ngaue mate, pea mo e tui ki he ʻOtua,

2and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

2‌ʻAe akonaki ʻoe ngaahi papitaiso, mo e hilifaki ʻoe nima, mo e toetuʻu ʻoe mate, mo e fakamaau taʻengata.

3And this we will do if God permits.

3Pea te tau fai eni, ʻo kapau ʻe lelei ki he ʻOtua.

4For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit,

4He koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito mafai kiate kinautolu naʻe muʻaki māmangia, mo nau kamata ʻae foaki mei ʻolunga, pea nau maʻu mo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni,

5and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,

5Pea kuo nau kamata ʻae folofola lelei ʻae ʻOtua, mo e ngaahi mālohi ʻoe maama ʻe haʻu,

6and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.

6Pea kuo nau hinga atu, ʻe ʻikai mafai ke toe fakafoʻou ʻakinautolu ki he fakatomala; he ʻoku nau toe tutuki ki he ʻakau ʻekinautolu pe ʻae ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻo fai fakahāhā pe ʻa hono fakamaaʻi.

7For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God.

7He ko e kelekele ʻoku ne inumia ʻae ʻuha ʻoku faʻa tō ki ai, pea tupu mei ai ʻae ʻakau ʻoku taau mo kinautolu ʻoku tauhi ia, ʻoku tāpuekina ia mei he ʻOtua:

8But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.

8Ka ko ia ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻae ʻakau talatala mo e talatalaʻāmoa, kuo siʻaki, pea kuo ofi ki he malaʻia; ko hono ngataʻanga ʻo ia ko e vela.

9Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation.

9Ka ko kimoutolu, ʻe kāinga, neongo ʻoku pehē ni ʻemau lea, ka ʻoku mau ʻamanaki ki he ngaahi meʻa lelei lahi ʻiate kimoutolu, mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoa mo e fakamoʻui.

10For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.

10He ʻoku ʻikai taʻeangatonu ʻae ʻOtua, ke ne fakangaloʻi hoʻomou ngaue mo e feinga ʻofa, ʻaia kuo mou fakahā ki hono huafa, ʻi hoʻomou tauhiʻi ʻae kāinga māʻoniʻoni, mo hoʻomou ngaue.

11And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end,

11Pea ko homau loto, ke taki taha fakahā ʻekimoutolu ʻae faʻa fakakukafi ko ia ki he ʻilo pau ʻoe ʻamanaki lelei ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga:

12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

12Ke ʻoua naʻa mou fakapikopiko, ka ʻe faʻifaʻitaki kiate kinautolu kuo nau lavaʻi ʻi he tui mo e faʻa kātaki ʻae ngaahi talaʻofa.

13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,

13He naʻe talaʻofa ʻae ʻOtua kia ʻEpalahame, pea koeʻuhi kuo ʻikai ha taha ʻe lahi hake ke ne fuakava ai, ne ne fuakava ʻiate ia pe,

14saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.”

14‌ʻo pehē, “Ko e moʻoni ʻi he fakamonūʻia te u fakamonūʻiaʻi koe, pea ʻi he fakatokolahi te u fakatokolahiʻi koe.”

15And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.

15Pea kuo hili ʻene kātaki fuoloa, ne maʻu ʻe ia ʻae talaʻofa.

16For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

16He ko e moʻoni ʻoku fuakava ʻae kakai ʻi he lahi hake: pea ko e fuakava ke fakamoʻoni ʻaki, ko e fakangata ia ʻoe fakakikihi kotoa pē kiate kinautolu.

17So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath,

17Pea ʻi he meʻa ni, kuo finangalo ʻae ʻOtua ke fakahā ʻo lahi ki he kakai naʻe talaʻofa ki ai ʻae taʻefaʻaliliu ʻo ʻene folofola, pea ne fakamoʻoni ʻaki ia ʻae fuakava:

18so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

18Koeʻuhi ʻi he meʻa taʻefaʻaliliu ʻe ua, ʻaia kuo ʻikai ai ʻaupito faʻa loi ʻae ʻOtua, ke maʻu ʻekitautolu ʻae fiemālie lahi, ʻakitautolu kuo feholaki ki he hūfanga, ke puke ki he ʻamanaki lelei kuo tuku ʻi hotau ʻao:

19We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,

19‌ʻAia kuo tau maʻu ʻo hangē ko e taula ʻoe laumālie, pea ʻoku maʻu mo taʻengāue, pea ʻoku tau ia ki he potu ʻi loto puipui;

20where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

20‌ʻAia kuo hū ki ai ʻa Sisu ko e takimuʻa maʻatautolu, ko e taulaʻeiki lahi ʻo taʻengata ʻi he lakanga ʻo Melekiseteki.