Make We Grow Reach Maturity
One hard part dey talk about people wey fall comot after dem don taste the real tin, but e soft am quick-quick, because the writer believe say better tin dey for dem, and e talk say our Papa no go forget dia work. Because nobody big pass am wey e fit swear by, e swear by imsef. That oath na the anchor.
6 1So make we comot from di basic teaching about Christ, make we move go maturity, no be say we go lay di foundation again — di foundation of turning-back from dead works, and faith wey we get for our Papa, 2and di teaching about baptism, di laying of hand for person head, di resurrection of dead people, and di judgement wey no dey end. 3And na dis one we go do, if our Papa gree. 4Because e no possible, for people wey God don shine light on dem one time, wey don taste di gift from heaven, wey don share for di Holy Spirit, 5and wey don taste say di word of our Papa dey sweet, and di powers of di age wey dey come, 6and after all dis, dem fall comot — e no possible to bring dem back again make dem turn from dem sin, because dem dey crucify di Pikin of our Papa afresh to harm dem own self, and dem dey put am for open shame. a a v6 "Di Pikin of our Papa" na wetin other translations dey put as "di Pikin of God" — wen Scripture dey separate God from Christ, di "God" wey dem dey talk about na di Papa. 7Land wey dey drink di rain wey dey fall on am plenty times, and wey dey bring crop wey dey useful for di farmers wey dey work am, dey collect blessing from our Papa. 8But if e bring thorns and thistle, e no worth anything, e dey near curse, and for di end na burning e go end.
9But concerning una, my beloved people, we sure say better things dey — things wey dey tie with salvation — even doh we dey talk dis way. 10Because our Papa no dey do wetin no correct — e no go forget di work wey una do and di love wey una show for im name, di way wey una serve our Papa people, as una still dey do am. 11We want make each one of una show dat same seriousness, so dat una hope go sure well-well reach di end, 12so dat una no go turn lazy, but make una follow di example of di people wey dey inherit di promises through faith and patience.
Di Promise wey our Papa Make give Abraham
13Because wen our Papa promise Abraham, since person wey big pass am no dey wey e for take swear, na imsef e take swear,
14e talk say, "For true I go bless you well-well, and for true I go make you multiply plenty."
15And so, after Abraham wait with patience, e collect di promise. 16People dey swear by person wey big pass dem, and di oath dey settle every quarrel finish. 17Our Papa wan show di people wey go inherit di promise, more clear-clear, say im plan no dey ever change; na so e take put oath on top am to make am sure, 18so dat, through two things wey no fit change, wey inside dem our Papa no fit lie, we wey don run go hide for am fit get strong encouragement to hold tight di hope wey e put before us. 19Dis hope na anchor for our soul, e dey safe and e dey firm, e dey enter di inside place behind di curtain, b b v19 Di 'curtain' na di veil wey separate di outside courts from di Most Holy Place inside di tabernacle — di innermost room of God presence. 20na dia Jesus enter as di one wey go before us on our behalf, wey don become high priest forever for di order of Melchizedek. c c v20 Melchizedek na one mysterious priest-king from Genesis 14; di person wey write dis book open dis comparison well-well for chapter 7.
