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7 Nkaambo ooyu Melikkizedekki, Mwaami wakuSalemu, mupayizi waLeza Sijulu Lyamajulu, wakaswaana Abbrahamu, ooyo wakali kuzwa kukujaya baami alubo wakamulongezya, 2 mpawo Abbrahamu wakamupa chakkumi chazintu zyoonse. Chakusaanguna, zina lyakwe lisandululwa kuti, “Mwaami Wabululami,” alubo mwaami wakuSalemu, nkukwaamba kuti, “Mwaami Waluumuno.” 3 Mbukunga taakalikwe wisi pe, naakuti banyina, naakuti zyalani, naakuti matalikilo aamazuba, naakuti mamanino aabuumi, pesi wakachitwa kuti abe mbuli Mwana waLeza, unooli mupayizi chiindi choonse.
4 Amubone mbaakali mupati mwaalumi ooyu, ooyo Abbrahamu, silutwe wampuli ngwaakapa chakkumi chazintu zibotu nzyaakabweza naakazunda kunkondo. 5 Nisimpe, kweendelana aMulawu, bana baLevi bachita mulimu wabupayizi, bali aamulawu uubazumizya kubweza chakkumi kuzwa kubantu, nkukwaamba, kuzwa kubananyina nikuba kuti aaba mbana ba-Abbrahamu.* 6 Pesi mwaalumi ooyu wakatali kuzwa kumpuli yamaLevi, wakabweza zyakkumi kuzwa kuli Abbrahamu, mpawo wakalongezya ooyo wakali aazisyomezyo. 7 Lino tazikaziki pe kuti muniini ulongezegwa aamupati. 8 Kulilimwi bbazu, bantu balikufwa mbabo batambula zyakkumi, pesi kulilimwi bbazu, uutambula ngooyo uupegwa bukamboni bwakuti muumi. 9 Alubo kulakonzya kwaambwa kuti, naaba Levi ooyo uutambula zyakkumi, wakapa zyakkumi kwiinda muli Abbrahamu, 10 nkaambo taakalinazyalwa pe* chiindi sianyinakulu naakaswaana Melikkizedekki.
11 Nkinkaako, kuti kakuli kuti kumaninina kwakali kujanwa kwiinda mubupayizi bwamaLevi (nkaambo bwakali chipanzi chaMulawu wakapedwe bantu), nkamboonzi nikwakali kuyandikana kuti kube umwi mupayizi uuli mbuli Melikkizedekki kutali uuli mbuli Aroni? 12 Nkaambo, mbukunga bupayizi bulikuchincha, kulayandikana kuti anguwo Mulawu uchinchwe. 13 Nkaambo muntu wakaambwa kuti uzoochita zintu eezi wakazwa kuli umwi musyobo, musyobo uutanaba aamuntu wakabelekede aachipayililo. 14 Nkaambo zili aantanganana kuti Mwaami wesu wakazwa kuli Juda, pesi Mozesi taakwe naakaamba kuti kwakali kuzoozwa bapayizi kumusyobo ooyo.
15 Eezi nga zyazooba aantanganana kuti kwaba umwi mupayizi uuli mbuli Melikkizedekki, 16 ooyo wakaba oobo, kutali akaambo kamulawu uuyeeme kubantu pe, pesi kwiinda mumanguzu aabuumi butanyonyooneki pe. 17 Nkaambo kubukamboni buli atala anguwe kwakaambwa kuti: “Uli mupayizi kukabe kutamani mbuli Melikkizedekki.”
18 Nkinkaako, mulawu wakusaanguna wakabikkwa kumbali nkaambo tawuchikwe manguzu pe alubo tawuchibeleki pe. 19 Nkaambo Mulawu taakwe chintu nchwaakapa kuti chimaninine pe, pesi bulangilizi bubotu, oobo bwakeetwa, mbubo bwakachita oobo alubo bulikupa kuti tuswene aafwiifwi aLeza. 20 Alubo, mbukunga eezi teezyakachitwa kakutakwe chikonke chakakonkwa 21 (nkaambo kwaamba choonzyo, kuli baalumi bakaba bapayizi kakutakwe chikonke chakakonkwa, pesi ooyu waba mupayizi kwiinda muchikonke chakakonkwa atala anguwe aYooyo wakati: “Jehova* wakonka, alubo takoochincha mizeezo yakwe pe,* ‘Uli mupayizi kukabe kutamani’”), 22 anguwe Jesu wapa kuti tube aachoonzyo atala achizuminano chibotu. 23 Mukuyungizya, biingi bakali kusiilana bupayizi nkaambo lufu lwakali kubakachizya kuti bayinkilile kunembo kabali bapayizi, 24 pesi akaambo kakuti we unooli muumi kukabe kutamani, bupayizi bwakwe tabusiilanwi pe. 25 Nkinkaako, ulakonzya kubavuna chakumaninina aabo baswena kuli Leza kwiinda mulinguwe nkaambo unooli muumi chiindi choonse kuti abakombelezezye.
26 Nkaambo kuleelela kuti iswe tube aamupayizi mupati uuli boobu, uusyomeka, uutakwe mulandu, uusalala, wakaanzaanisigwa kuli basizibi, alubo wakasumpwidwa kujulu lyamajulu. 27 Kusiyana abapayizi bapati aabo, ooyu tayandikani kuti ape zipayizyo buzuba abuzuba, kusaanguna, zyazibi zyakwe mpawo zyazibi zyabantu, nkaambo eezi wakazichita kamwi biyo chiindi naakapa buumi bwakwe. 28 Nkaambo Mulawu usala baalumi batakwe manguzu kuti babe bapayizi bapati, pesi jwi lyachikonke eelyo lyakakonkwa musule aaMulawu, lisala Mwana, ooyo wachitwa kuti amaninine kukabe kutamani.