KumaHebheru 10:1-39
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Imihlatshelo yezifuyo kayisusi izono (1-4)
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UMthetho uyisithunzi (1)
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Umhlatshelo kaKhristu wanikelwa kwaba kanye kuphela (5-18)
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Indlela yokungena entsha lephilayo (19-25)
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Singayekeli ukuhlangana ndawonye (24, 25)
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Isixwayiso sokuthi bangenzi isono ngabomo (26-31)
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Isibindi lokholo kusenza siqinisele (32-39)
10 Njengoba uMthetho uyisithunzi+ sezinto ezinhle ezizayo,+ ungayisizo lezozinto sibisibili, ngeke wenze abantu abasondela kuNkulunkulu baphelele+ ngemihlatshelo efananayo eqhubeka inikelwa minyaka yonke.
2 Aluba wawusenelisa ukubenza baphelele, ukunikelwa kwemihlatshelo kwakungasoze kuphele yini? Phela imizwangedwa yalabo abenza inkonzo engcwele yayingasoze iphinde ibathonisele izono nxa sebehlanjululiwe.
3 Kodwa imihlatshelo le ikhumbuza abantu minyaka yonke ukuthi bayizoni+
4 ngoba ngeke kwenzakale ukuthi igazi lezinkunzi lelezimbuzi lisuse izono.
5 Ngakho wathi esiza emhlabeni wathi: “‘Awuzange ufune imihlatshelo leminikelo kodwa wangilungisela umzimba.
6 Awuyamukelanga iminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo leminikelo yezono.’+
7 Ngasengisithi: ‘Khangela, sengibuyile. Kubhaliwe ngami encwadinimgoqwa, sengibuyile ukuzokwenza intando yakho Nkulunkulu.’”+
8 Waqalisa ngokuthi: “Awuzange uyifune imihlatshelo leminikelo futhi awuyamukelanga iminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo leminikelo yezono,” imihlatshelo enikelwa kulandelwa uMthetho,
9 wasesithi: “Khangela, sengibuyile ukuzokwenza intando yakho.”+ Ususa okokuqala ukuze afake okwesibili.
10 Ngayo “intando” le+ sesingcwelisiwe ngokunikelwa komzimba kaJesu Khristu okwenziwa kanye kuphela.+
11 Kanti njalo wonke umphristi uba sendaweni yakhe usuku ngosuku ukuze enze inkonzo engcwele*+ futhi anikele kanengi ngemihlatshelo efananayo,+ lanxa lokho kungeke kuzisuse ngokupheleleyo izono.+
12 Kodwa umuntu lo yena wanikela ngomhlatshelo wezono owodwa osebenza kuze kube nini lanini, wasehlala esandleni sokudla sikaNkulunkulu.+
13 Kusukela lapho ulindele isikhathi sokuthi izitha zakhe zenziwe isenabelo* senyawo zakhe.+
14 Ngokunikela ngomhlatshelo owodwa wenza ukuthi abangcweliswayo baphelele+ kuze kube nini lanini.
15 Phezu kwalokho, umoya ongcwele lawo uyafakaza kithi ngoba uqala uthi:
16 “‘Nansi isivumelwano engizasenza labo ngemva kwensuku lezo,’ kutsho uJehova.* ‘Ngizafaka imithetho yami ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngiyibhale ezingqondweni zabo.’”+
17 Uqhubeka usithi: “Angisoze ngibe ngisazikhumbula izono zabo lezenzo zabo zokwephula umthetho.”+
18 Manje nxa izono lezi sezithethelelwe kawusekho umnikelo wesono.
19 Ngakho-ke bafowethu, njengoba silesibindi sokusebenzisa indlela yokungena endaweni engcwele+ ngegazi likaJesu,
20 indlela asivulele* yona yaba yindlela entsha lephilayo esebenzisa ikhetheni,+ okutsho umzimba wakhe,
21 futhi njengoba silomphristi omkhulu ophethe indlu kaNkulunkulu,+
22 asisondeleni kuNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo eziqotho langokholo olupheleleyo. Lokhu asikwenzeni ngenhliziyo ezichelwe zahlanzeka ukuze singabi lomzwangedwa ongahlanzekanga,*+ sikwenze langemizimba egeziswe ngamanzi ahlanzekileyo.+
23 Asiqhubekeni sikhuluma ngethemba lethu ebantwini, siqine singanyikinyeki+ ngoba lowo owathembisayo uthembekile.
24 Asicabanganeni* ukuze sivuselelane* ethandweni lasemisebenzini emihle,+
25 singayekeli ukuhlangana ndawonye+ njengabanye abalomkhuba wokwenza njalo. Kodwa asikhuthazaneni+ ikakhulu njengoba libona usuku lusondela.+
26 Nxa siqhubeka sisenza isono ngabomo thina sesilwamukele ulwazi oluqondileyo lweqiniso,+ awusekho omunye umhlatshelo wezono,+
27 kodwa sizakwesaba kakhulu silindele ukujeziswa kanye lentukuthelo evuthayo ezatshabalalisa abaphikisayo.+
28 Loba ngubani ongawulandelanga uMthetho kaMosi uyabulawa engazange azwelwe isihawu nxa kulobufakazi babantu ababili kumbe abathathu.+
29 Pho libona angathi kufanele ajeziswe kakhulu kangakanani umuntu onyathenyathele iNdodana kaNkulunkulu wathuka lomoya womusa omkhulu waweyisa,+ waphinda waliphatha njengento engelancedo igazi lesivumelwano,+ lelo yena angcweliswa ngalo?
30 Siyamazi lowo owathi: “Ukuphindisela ngokwami, yimi engizabuyisela.” Waphinda wathi: “UJehova* uzakwahlulela abantu bakhe.”+
31 Kuyinto eyesabekayo ukuwela ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu ophilayo.
32 Lanxa kunjalo qhubekani likhumbula insuku zakuqala, lapho elathi selikhanyiselwe+ laqinisela ekuhluphekeni lasebunzimeni obukhulu.
33 Kwezinye izikhathi laliphathwa kubi phambi kwabantu* njalo lihlukuluzwa futhi kwezinye izikhathi lalibancedisa labo ababephathwa njalo.
34 Kanti njalo latshengisa ukuthi liyabazwela abasemajele, lakwamukela ngentokozo ukuthathelwa impahla yenu,+ lisazi ukuthi lina ngokwenu lilempahla engcono lengapheliyo.+
35 Yikho-ke lingayekeli ukukhuluma ngesibindi* ngoba lizaphiwa umvuzo omkhulu ngenxa yalokho.+
36 Kumele liqinisele+ ukuze nxa seliyenzile intando kaNkulunkulu, lamukele lokho elakuthenjiswayo
37 ngoba “ngesikhatshana nje,”+ “lowo ozayo uzafika, kasoze aphuze.”+
38 “Kodwa olungileyo wami uzaphila ngenxa yokholo,”+ futhi “nxa ebuyela emuva angithokozi* ngaye.”+
39 Thina kasisibo bantu ababuyela emuva+ ekubhujisweni kodwa singabantu abalokholo ukuze silondoloze ukuphila kwethu.*
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “inkonzo yomphakathi.”
^ Isenabelo kulapho umuntu abeka khona inyawo zakhe nxa ehlezi esitulweni.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “asisungulele.”
^ NgesiGrikhi, “omubi.”
^ Kumbe, “Asibeni lendaba labanye; Asibananzeni abanye.”
^ Kumbe, “sikhuthazane.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ NgesiGrikhi, “lalisenziwa umbukiso angathi lisenkundleni yemidlalo.”
^ NgesiGrikhi, “lingayilahli inkululeko yenu yokukhuluma.”
^ Kumbe, “umphefumulo wami awuthokozi.”
^ Kumbe, “imiphefumulo yethu.”
