1Wakali ooyu Melekizedeki mwami wakuSalemu, mupayizi waLeza usumpukide wakaswanana aAbbulamu kaboola kuzwa kwakali kufundwa baami mpawo wakamulongezya.
2Nkulinguwe oko Abbulamu nkwakapa chibeela chaachakummi chazyonse. Lutanzi kupandulwa kwazina lyakwe chaamba kuuti “mwaami wabululami,” alimwi utegwa “mwami wakuSalemu,” chamba kuti “mwami walumuno.”
3Takwe wisi, takwe banyina, takwe basikale, katakwe nikuba kutalika kwamazuba anikuba kwabuumi. Nikuba oobo, uyiminide mwana waLeza, nkambo unolimupayizi kwalyonse.
4Bona bupati kuloyu mwalumi wachiindi Abbulamu ngwakapa chipanzi chakkumi kuzintu nzyakatola munkondo.
5Izyalane lya Levi eelyo litambula mulimu wabupayizi balamalayilile kwinda mumulawu kuti batole zyachakkumi, kubantu nkuukuti chizwa kuli babunyina nikuba kuti ambabo nizyalane lizwa kuliAbbulamu.
6Pesi Melekizedeki, ulazyalane elyo lyakatali lyabo lyakatambula chakkumi kuzwa kuli mbabo, wakatambula zyakkumi kuzwa kuli Abbulamu akumulongezya, oyo wakali azisyomezyo.
7Takwe zikazyana akuti muntu munini ulongezegwa amupati.
8Mulaya makkani muntu wanyama ulatambula chakkumi, pesi mumakani aya kulibukamboni bwakuti unochipona.
9Mpawo, kwinda munzila yakwambula, muLevi ooyo wakali kutambula chakkumi, alakwe wakali kugwisya chakkumi kwinda kuli Abbulamu,
10nkaambo Levi wakali mumubili wazyalane awo Melekizedeki nakaswanana aAbbulamu.
11Lino anoli bululami bwakali konzekene kwindila mubupayizi bwabu Levi (aawo muunsi azezi bantu bakatambula mulawo), ninzi eecho chakali kuyandikana kunembo eecho chinoli chakalelede kubawo kuti kube umbi mupayizi kuti abewo kunembo mubube bwa Melekizedeki, mpawo kitatolegwi kuti ibe kunembo kuliAaloni?
12Mpawo kuti bupayizyo bwasandulwa, mulawo awulawo uyelede kuti wasandulwa.
13Ooyo umwi wambwa azeezi zintu ngwawumbi musyobo, utakwe umwi wakali wabelekela achipayililo.
14Lino zilantanganana kuti eezi zizwa kuli Juda oko Mwami nkwakazyalilwa, musyobo Mozesi ngwakwakatamba atala abupayizi.
15Ezyo nzitwamba zimvwikka loko zyakuti anoli umwi mupayizi wabuka muchikozya chaMelekizedeki.
16Tewakalanagene loko pe aziyandikana amulawu wanyama kukuba muapayizi, pesi wo wali atala amanguzu abuumi butamani.
17Nkambo magwalo ababukamboni anguwe: “Ulimupayizi kwalyoonse kwinda mumabmbe aMelikizedeki.”
18Tazyambi kuti ayo malayilile achindi akabikwa kumbi kumbali akaambo alikumpeme akubula mulimu.
19Nkaambo mulawo takwe nchwakachita chiluleme - pesi alubo bulangizi balimbubo bwakazibisigwa kwinda nituswena kuliLeza.
20Chamba kuti tezyakali achikonke pe! Bamwi bakaba bapayizi kabatakwe chikonke pe.
21Pesi wakaba mupayizi kwinda muchikonke nchaakatola kulumwi ooyo wakati kulinguwe, “Mwaami wakakonka alubo taakwe nazosanduka pe muzezo wakwe: Ulimupayizi kwalyoonse.”
22Alubo kuli eechiJesu wakapa chisinizyo chachizuminano chilimbubo.
23Bapayizi bataanzi bakali biingi mumweelwe, mbulu kuti lufu lwakabakachizya kuti bayimkilile nkabali munganda yamulimu.
24Pesi akambo kakuti Jesu ulapona kwalyonse, ulabupayizi bwalyoonse.
25Mpawo ulakonzya lubo kufutula chakumanina basikila Leza kwinda mulinguwe nkaambo choonse chiindi uponena kubakombela.
26Nkaambo nochoonzyo chaakelela kuti tuube amupayizi mupati, ooyo usalala, utakwe chiibi, uwanzanisigilwe kuzya kuli basizibi akusumpulwa ataala lyamajulu.
27Ooyo utayandi, uatali mbuli bapayizi balaajula, kuti ape zipayizyo zyabuzu abuza, kutaangu chazibi zyakwe, mpawo zyazibi zyabantu. Nakachita eechi lumwi kuli boonse nakalipeda.
28Nkambo mulawu upa bapayizi kumuntu ulabukompami. Pesi ijwi lyachi chikonke, eelyo lyakaza kunembo amulawu, lyakapa mwana, ooyo wakasalazigwa kwalyoonse.
