Eya KumaHebheru

6 Nje-ke njengombana sesidlulile efundisweni esisekelo+ ngoKrestu, asirageleni phambili ngetjiseko ekuvuthweni,+ singabeki isisekelo godu okutjho, ukutjhuguluka emisebenzini efileko nokukholwa kuZimu, 2 ifundiso ngemihlobo ehlukahlukeneko yebhajadiso nokubekwa kwezandla,+ ukuvuswa kwabafileko+ nesahlulelo sasafuthi. 3 Sizokwenza lokhu nangabe kwamambala uZimu uyavuma.

4 Ngombana ngokuphathelene nalabo ekhebakhanyiselwa+ nabanambithe isipho sezulwini sesihle nababe bahlanganyeli bommoya ocwengileko 5 begodu abanambithe ilizwi lakaZimu elihle namandla wephasi elizako 6 kodwana abawileko,+ akukghoneki ukuthi bavuselelwe bona babuye batjhuguluke ngebanga lokuthi babethela iNdodana kaZimu esigodweni godu bayembula bona ihlaziseke tjhatjhalazi.+ 7 Ngombana ihlabathi ifumana isibusiso kuZimu nayimunya amanzi wezulu eliyinela qobe bese iveze iintjalo ezilisizo kilabo elinyelwa bona. 8 Kodwana nayiveza ameva nekhula, iyahlobokwa begodu isengozini yokuqalekiswa, emaswapheleni izokutjhiswa.

9 Kodwana ngokuphathelene nani, bathandekako, siqiniseka ngezinto ezingcono, izinto ezihlobene nesindiso, ngitjho nanyana sikhuluma ngendlela le. 10 Ngombana uZimu akasimumbi bona angakhohlwa umsebenzenu nethando enilitjengise egameni lakhe+ ngokusiza abacwengileko nokuragela phambili nibasiza. 11 Kodwana sifisa bona ngamunye wenu akhuthale ngendlela efanako ukuthi nibe nesiqinisekiso esizeleko sethemba+ bekube sekupheleni+ 12 bona ningavilaphi+ kodwana nibe balingisi balabo abazuza iinthembiso njengelifa ngokukholwa nangokubekezela.

13 Lokha uZimu nakenza isithembiso ku-Abrahama njengombana bekangekhe afunge ngomunye omkhulu kunaye, wazifunga yena,+ 14 wathi: “Ngizokubusisa, ngizokwenza isizukulwana sakho sibe sinengi.”+ 15 Nje-ke ngemva kobana u-Abrahama abekezele, wafumana isithembiswesi. 16 Ngombana abantu bafunga ngothileko ongaphezu kwabo begodu isifungo sabo sisiphetho sananyana ngiyiphi ipikiswano ngebanga lokuthi sisiqinisekiso esingokomthetho kibo.+ 17 Ngendlela efanako le, uZimu nakaqunta ukukwenza kube semtarini ukungatjhuguluki komnqophwakhe* eendlalifeni zesithembiso,+ wakuqinisekisa ngesifungo, 18 bona kuthi ngezinto ezimbili engeze zatjhuguluka okungekhe kwenzeka bona uZimu aleye amala+ ngazo, thina esibalekele esiphephelweni sifumane isikhuthazo esinamandla sokukakarela ethembeni elibekwe phambi kwethu. 19 Sinethembeli+ elinjenge-ankera yomphefumulo,* liqinisekile begodu lidzimelele, lingena ngaphakathi kwerharideni,+ 20 lapho kungene khona ngebanga lethu ihlahlandlela, uJesu,+ obe mphristi ophakemeko ngokungapheliko ngokwendlela kaMelkizedeki.+