diff --git a/src/cypher.ts b/src/cypher.ts
index 9edd931..eec8389 100644
--- a/src/cypher.ts
+++ b/src/cypher.ts
@@ -56,13 +56,21 @@ export class Cypher {
     'o',
   ];
 
-  public decrypt(message: string): string {
+  private _translate(dictSource: string[], dictTarget: string[], message: string): string {
     let result: string = '';
     for (let i = 0; i < message.length; i++) {
       const char: string = message.charAt(i);
-      const index: number = this._decryptionKey.indexOf(char);
-      result += this._alphabet[index];
+      const index: number = dictSource.indexOf(char);
+      result += dictTarget[index];
     }
     return result;
   }
+
+  public decrypt(message: string): string {
+    return this._translate(this._decryptionKey, this._alphabet, message);
+  }
+
+  public encrypt(message: string): string {
+    return this._translate(this._alphabet, this._decryptionKey, message);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tests/cypher.test.ts b/tests/cypher.test.ts
index e7abc60..0951aa1 100644
--- a/tests/cypher.test.ts
+++ b/tests/cypher.test.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,12 @@ describe('Cypher', () => {
     const cypher: Cypher = new Cypher();
     expect(cypher.decrypt('ldga(')).toBe('world');
   });
+  it('should encrypt hello', () => {
+    const cypher: Cypher = new Cypher();
+    expect(cypher.encrypt('hello')).toBe('&£aad');
+  });
+  it('should encrypt world', () => {
+    const cypher: Cypher = new Cypher();
+    expect(cypher.encrypt('world')).toBe('ldga(');
+  });
 });