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Melkisedek
1 Melkisedek jia jolo ntul no Salem, fere jol nlimajom no Esowo bi gbale sehng. Eji Ebraham jo kehnge ebta bi á song nok a atul bao, sehnge bo, Melkisedek kehm song kpir-e, fere fuul-e. 2 Ebraham kehm-e kake eltahme go nsol kpee.
Go ngbokambang, Melkisedek lohngo re, “Ntul no li go etingitingi.” Á tob jolo “ntul no Salem” ji lohngo re, “ntul no elkoono.” 3 Á belem nde, a nnyehn. Jol nwer nyi etꞌtohngo eje limm. Jol e wukem bade ana bo jel-e no. Jol ana á kpo no, e wukem. Ye wo foongo Mmon no Esowo.* Á bahke jolo nlimanjom ano ano go njinanjini.
4 Nyehnen ana á jolo njꞌjoka nne. Ebraham nso ejahre ka-e eltahme go nsol nyi á ko go ebta.† 5 Abone Livai ba jolo abalimajom, Esowo tongo bo re, bo jo ko eltahme ana atahm nya Moses bungu no goji abonanyehn, jol eji abonanyehn bao tob lohng go etꞌtohngo ji Ebraham. 6 Melkisedek lohngem go etꞌtohngo ji Livai. Wo, á kꞌko eltahme goji Ebraham, fere fuul-e, Ebraham ji Esowo nyame enyam tong-e re á bahk-e fuulu. 7 Nne no kpo fuulu wo ga gbal sehnge nne no á fuul-e no, jol nfaabe anyehng anyehng limm.
8 Bade eyaame ji abalimajom, bo ji bahke kpoko na, bo ba li ane ba kpo ko eltahme. Wo, eyaame ji Melkisedek ji ko eltahme, ye wo nwer Esowo yiim-e ntianse re, á li go elkpin.
9 Jol nne li ma bung re, yefono Livai ji jo ko eltahme, tob ka eltahme ngare nyio nyi Ebraham ka Melkisedek eltahme. 10 Tibre ngare nyi Melkisedek song kpiri Ebraham, Ebraham ka gare ana á bahke jele Livai.
11 Atahm nya abone Israel ko no tokko go eltum ni abalimajom. Li re eltum ni abalimajom bao ba lohng go etꞌtohngo ji Livai jolo go nseenga nseenge, kehn jolem kpe jol re nlimanjom noko kpe lohng ba ana Melkisedek.‡ Nlimanjom noo limm ana Eron jolo no.
12 Wo, lꞌfere jol re, eltum ni abalimajom ebyaange, atahm bahke tob yaange fvfo. 13 Tibre Jisos ji bo bungu nsol nyia bada ne lohng go etꞌtohngo jindiki ji nne awohng awohng kala jꞌjol nlimanjom. 14 Nne awohng awohng kpꞌkahne re, Jisos Ntul ewahre lohng go etꞌtohngo ji Juda, ji Moses ki gahm egahmegahme eji á jo bung bade abalimajom.§
Nlimanjom no nfenfe
15 Jia ebkpe sahb lꞌlennge na budu, eji nlimanjom nondiki ma lohng ba ana Melkisedek, 16 no ki jol nlimanjom tib go eyaame ji etꞌtohngo ana atahm bungu no. Á jolo nlimanjom go nsahm nyio nyi elkpin ni li go njinanjini. 17 Tibre nwer Esowo yiimi ntianse ka-e re,
“A li nlimanjom go njinanjini
ana Melkisedek.”
18 Akꞌkulu atahm bobgbake bum go nkpe, tibre nsahm kpimm, ejumjum lohngem. 19 Atahm nya Moses maam lim ejum ajehng ajehng jol go nseenga nseenge. Anv, wahr ebbel ekunukpu ji ga nob, ji kpo wahng e jeere kohlo Esowo.*
20 Esowo tirem, eji á limi abon Livai, bo jol abalimajom, wo, go eyaame ji Jisos, Esowo tꞌtir. 21 Eji Esowo tiri no, á kehm-e tongo re,
“Jehova ebtir,
á nehm yaange ntir atahng enye,
‘A li nlimanjom go njinanjini.’ ”
22 Owo wahnge Jisos ma fere jol nne no ma wahng egbanngalung ji ga nob ma yiimi.†
23 Abalimajom bako jolo go egom, tibre bo jo kpꞌkpo. Bo joom kpe ma soro asi go bo eltum.
24 Wo, Jisos li go elkpin ni li go njinanjini. Eltum ene ni njom alimi, nnene limm, no bahke koko nji enye. 25 Owo wahnge ngare anyehng anyehng á kpo mal jo tahre ane ba kpo sehng go ege, rehng goji Esowo, tibre á li go njinanjini re á jo gboongo Esowo ka bo.‡
26 Elkohn nlimanjom noo wo fuumu a nahre, ye ji li saang, egahme á kpimm, elem ajehng ajehng we limm. Á jolem nne abiafem, á jolo eje eje. Bo rod-e bum wahre wahre sehng ejahbetul Esowo sa. 27 Á limm ana abalimajom bako. Limm re á jo lim ajom efung abehng abehng, tohko jo gbo mbang lim njom nyio nyi abiafem enye, fere tob lim nyi abiafem nya ane bako.§ Á limi njom nkpelkpel anyehng eji á yake elne ka.
28 Atahm nya Moses yehke ane ba ki li go nseenge re bo jol atubesi abalimajom. Wo, alum nya Esowo tiri no,* ngare nyi Moses ma tohko ka atahm, nya nya yehke Mmon no bo m-e lim á ma jol go nseenga nseenge, fere jol go njinanjini.
* 7:3 Jon 8:58 † 7:4 Jon 3:1-2; Mak 5:22 ‡ 7:11 Rom 3:20; Gal 3:19 § 7:14 Mat 1:2 * 7:19 Elt 13:38 † 7:22 Luk 22:20 ‡ 7:25 Rom 8:34; 1 Jon 2:1 § 7:27 Hib 5:1-3 * 7:28 Hib 6:17