Hebrews 12:1-2 KJV

1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us , and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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1-2 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us , and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

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Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Kwahiyo, kwa kuwa tumezungukwa na wingu kubwa la mashaidi, na tutupe kila kitu kinacho tulemea pamoja na dhambi ambayo inatuzingira kwa urahisi. Tupige mbio kwa saburi katika mashindano yaliyowekwa mbele yetu. Tuyaelekeze macho yetu kwa Yesu, aliye mwanzilishi na mwenye kutimiliza imani yetu, ambaye kwa ajili ya furaha iliyowekwa mbele yake alistahmili msalaba, akiidharau aibu yake, na akakaa chini mkono wa kulia wa kiti cha enzi cha Mungu.

Kale nga bwe tulina ekibiina ekinene eky’abajulirwa ekyenkana awo, twambulengamu buli ekizitowa, awamu n’ekibi ekitwesibako amangu, tuddukenga n’okugumiikiriza embiro ez’empaka ezatutegekerwa, nga tutunuulira Yesu eyatandika okukkiriza era y’akutuukiriza, olw’essanyu lye yali alindirira bwe yagumiikiriza omusaalaba, ng’anyooma ensonyi, n’atuula ku luuyi olwa ddyo olw’entebe ya Katonda.

Yango wana, lokola batatoli ebele bazingeli biso, tobwaka mikumba mpe masumu nyonso oyo ezali kozingela biso na bangambo nyonso mpe topota mbangu, na molende nyonso, kati na momekano oyo ezali liboso na biso. Tika ete miso na biso etalaka kaka Yesu oyo azali Mobandisi mpe Mokokisi ya kondima ; pamba te, na esika ya esengo oyo ebongisama mpo na Ye, andimaki kokufa na ekulusu mpe koyoka soni makasi, mpe avandi sik’oyo na ngambo ya loboko ya mobali ya Kiti ya Bokonzi ya Nzambe.

Nous donc aussi, puisque nous sommes environnés d’ une si grande nuée de témoins, rejetons tout fardeau, et le péché qui nous enveloppe si facilement, et courons avec persévérance dans la carrière qui nous est ouverte, ayant les regards sur Jésus, le chef et le consommateur de la foi, qui, en vue de la joie qui lui était réservée, a souffert la croix, méprisé l’ignominie, et s’ est assis à la droite du trône de Dieu.

POR tanto nosotros también, teniendo en derredor nuestro una tan grande nube de testigos, dejando todo el peso del pecado que nos rodea, corramos con paciencia la carrera que nos es propuesta, Puestos los ojos en al autor y consumador de la fe, en Jesús; el cual, habiéndole sido propuesto gozo, sufrió la cruz, menospreciando la vergüenza, y sentóse á la diestra del trono de Dios.

Darum wir auch, dieweil wir eine solche Wolke von Zeugen um uns haben, lasset uns ablegen die Sünde, so uns immer anklebt und träge macht, und lasset uns laufen durch Geduld in dem Kampf, der uns verordnet ist. und aufsehen auf Jesum, den Anfänger und Vollender des Glaubens; welcher, da er wohl hätte mögen Freude haben, erduldete das Kreuz und achtete der Schande nicht und hat sich gesetzt zur Rechten auf den Stuhl Gottes.

Portanto, nós também, visto que estamos rodeados por tão grande nuvem de testemunhas, deixemos de lado todo peso e o pecado que tão facilmente nos enreda, e corramos com perseverança a corrida que está diante de nós, olhando para Jesus, o autor e consumador da fé, o qual, por causa da alegria que estava diante dele, suportou a cruz, desprezando a vergonha, e assentou-se à direita do trono de Deus.

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