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Omwana mukulu okusinga bamalayika

(A)Edda, Katonda yayogeranga ne bajjajjaffe mu ngeri nnyingi ez’enjawulo ng’ayita mu bannabbi; (B)naye mu nnaku zino ez’oluvannyuma yayogera naffe ng’ayita mu Mwana, gwe yalonda okuba omusika wa byonna, era mu oyo mwe yatondera ensi n’ebintu byonna ebirimu. (C)Amasamasa n’ekitiibwa kya Katonda, era ky’ekifaananyi kye ddala bw’ali, era abeezaawo buli kintu olw’ekigambo kye eky’amaanyi. Bwe yamala okukola ekikolwa eky’okututukuza okuva mu bibi, n’atuula ku mukono ogwa ddyo ogwa Katonda mu Bwakabaka obw’omu ggulu. (D)Bw’atyo n’asinga bamalayika, nga kyeragira ku linnya lye okuba ery’ekitiibwa okusinga amannya gaabwe.

(E)Kubanga ani ku bamalayika gwe yali ayogeddeko nti,

“Ggwe oli Mwana wange,
    Leero nkuzadde?”
Era nate nti, “Nze nnaabeeranga Kitaawe gy’ali
    naye anaabeeranga Mwana wange gye ndi?”

(F)Era nate bw’aleeta Omwana we omubereberye mu nsi, agamba nti,

“Bamalayika ba Katonda bonna bamusinzenga.”

(G)Era ayogera ku bamalayika nti,

“Afuula bamalayika be ng’empewo,
    n’afuula n’abaweereza be ng’ennimi z’omuliro.”

Naye ku Mwana ayogera nti,

“Entebe yo ey’Obwakabaka, Ayi Katonda, ya lubeerera emirembe n’emirembe;
    obutuukirivu, gwe muggo ogw’obwakabaka bwo.
(H)Wayagala obutuukirivu n’okyawa obujeemu.
    Katonda, era Katonda wo kyeyava akufukako
    amafuta ag’omuzeeyituuni agaleeta essanyu okusinga banno.”

10 Ayongera n’agamba nti,

“Mukama ku lubereberye wassaawo omusingi gw’ensi,
    era n’eggulu mirimu gwa mukono gwo.
11 (I)Ebyo biriggwaawo, naye ggwe olibeerera emirembe gyonna,
    era byonna birikaddiwa ng’ekyambalo bwe kikaddiwa.
12 (J)Era olibizingako ng’ekooti bwe zingibwako,
    era birikyusibwa ng’ekyambalo bwe kikyusibwa.
Naye ggwe oba bumu,
    so n’emyaka gyo tegirikoma.”

13 (K)Ani ku bamalayika gwe yali agambye nti,

“Tuula wano ku mukono gwange ogwa ddyo,
    okutuusa lwe ndifufuggaza abalabe bo,
    ne bafuuka entebe y’ebigere byo”?

14 (L)Bamalayika bonna, myoyo egitumibwa okuweereza abo abagenda okusikira obulokozi.

God’s Final Word: His Son

In the past God spoke(A) to our ancestors through the prophets(B) at many times and in various ways,(C) but in these last days(D) he has spoken to us by his Son,(E) whom he appointed heir(F) of all things, and through whom(G) also he made the universe.(H) The Son is the radiance of God’s glory(I) and the exact representation of his being,(J) sustaining all things(K) by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,(L) he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.(M) So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.(N)

The Son Superior to Angels

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father”[a]?(O)

Or again,

“I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son”[b]?(P)

And again, when God brings his firstborn(Q) into the world,(R) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[c](S)

In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.”[d](T)

But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(U)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions(V)
    by anointing you with the oil(W) of joy.”[e](X)

10 He also says,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.(Y)
11 They will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.(Z)
12 You will roll them up like a robe;
    like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,(AA)
    and your years will never end.”[f](AB)

13 To which of the angels did God ever say,

“Sit at my right hand(AC)
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool(AD) for your feet”[g]?(AE)

14 Are not all angels ministering spirits(AF) sent to serve those who will inherit(AG) salvation?(AH)

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13
  3. Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)
  4. Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4
  5. Hebrews 1:9 Psalm 45:6,7
  6. Hebrews 1:12 Psalm 102:25-27
  7. Hebrews 1:13 Psalm 110:1