KumaHebheru 12:1-29
12 Njengoba sigonjolozelwe liyezi labofakazi elikhulu kangaka, kasilahleni konke okusindayo lesono esisithandela lula+ njalo asiwugijimeni siqinisela umncintiswano ofakwe phambi kwethu,+
2 amehlo ethu siwathe nhlo kuMmeli Omkhulu loMphelelisi wokholo lwethu, uJesu.+ Ngenxa yentokozo eyayibekwe phambi kwakhe, waqinisela esigodweni sokuhlutshwa* engelandaba lokuyangiswa futhi usehlezi ngakwesokudla kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu.+
3 Ngakho cabangisisani ngalowo owaqiniselayo ngesikhathi izoni zikhuluma amazwi amabi+ alimaza zona, ukuze lingadinwa njalo lingalahli ithemba.*+
4 Lanxa lilwisana lesono leso, alikaze lihlupheke kuze kube sebangeni lokuchitheka kwegazi lenu.
5 Selikhohlwe nya ukuthi lina elingamadodana lacetshiswa kwathiwa: “Ndodana yami, ungeyisi ukulaya okuvela kuJehova* futhi ungakhalali nxa ekuqondisa
6 ngoba uJehova* uyabalaya abathandayo njalo uyamjezisa* loba ngubani amamukela ukuthi abe yindodana yakhe.”+
7 Kumele liqinisele ebunzimeni, likubone kungenye indlela yokulilaya.* UNkulunkulu uliphatha njengamadodana akhe.+ Kambe ikhona indodana eloyise ongayilayiyo?+
8 Kodwa nxa lingazange lilaywe, lingabantwana abazelwe ngokungekho emthethweni hatshi amadodana akhe.
9 Phezu kwalokho, obaba bethu babesilaya futhi sasibahlonipha. Pho akufanelanga yini sizehlise kakhulu kuBaba oqondisa ukuphila kwethu ngomoya wakhe ongcwele, besesiphila?+
10 Phela bona basilaya okwesikhatshana ngalokho okwakukhanya kukuhle kubo, kodwa yena usilaya ngalokho okusincedayo ukuze sibe ngcwele njengoba laye engcwele.+
11 Akukho sibili ukulaywa okukhanya kumnandi nxa ukuthola, kodwa kubuhlungu. Lanxa kunjalo, ekucineni kuthela isithelo sokuthula esiyikuphila okulungileyo kulabo abaqeqetshwe yikho.
12 Ngakho qinisani izandla ezilengayo lamadolo axegayo,+
13 liqhubeke lisenzela inyawo zenu izindlela eziqondileyo+ ukuze unyawo oluqhulayo lungakhumuki kodwa lusile.
14 Zamani ngamandla wonke ukuba lokuthula labantu bonke+ kanye lokuba ngcwele.+ Nxa umuntu engangcwele kasoze ayibone iNkosi.
15 Qaphelisisani kungabi lomuntu owehluleka ukuthola umusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu ukuze kungamili impande eletshefu, ibisidala uhlupho njalo ingcolise abanengi.+
16 Nanzelelani kungabi lomuntu ofebayo* phakathi kwenu loba ongaziqakathekisiyo izinto ezingcwele njengo-Esawu owadela amalungelo akhe okuba lizibulo ngenxa yokudla okukodwa nje kuphela.+
17 Liyakwazi ukuthi ngemva kwalokho waliwa esefuna ukuthola ilifa lelo eliyisibusiso. Lanxa wazama ngamandla wonke langezinyembezi+ ukwenza ukuthi uyise atshintshe ingqondo, wehluleka.
18 Lina alisondelanga entabeni elingayithinta,+ evutha amalangabi omlilo+ leleyezi elimnyama kanye lobumnyama obujiyileyo, lesiphepho,+
19 lokukhala kwecilongo,+ lelizwi elikhulumayo,+ lelo abantu abathi belizwa bancenga ukuthi kungabi lokunye okukhulunywa kubo futhi.+
20 Wawubasinda umlayo othi: “Ngitsho lenyamazana ethinte intaba leyo kumele ikhandwe ngamatshe.”+
21 LoMosi kwamethusa kakhulu ayekubona waze wathi: “Ngiyesaba futhi ngiyaqhuqha.”+
22 Kodwa lina selisondele entabeni iZiyoni,+ edolobheni likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, kuyo kanye iJerusalema yasezulwini.+ Selisondele lasezingilosini ezingamatshumi ezinkulungwane
23 ezibuthene ndawonye,+ lasebandleni lamazibulo abhalwe emazulwini, lakuNkulunkulu onguMahluleli wabo bonke,+ lakwabalungileyo abaphila ngokuvumelana lomoya ongcwele+ futhi asebenziwe baphelela,+
24 lakuJesu umlamuli+ wesivumelwano esitsha+ kanye lasegazini elachelwayo elikhuluma ngendlela engcono kulegazi lika-Abela.+
25 Nanzelelani lingayekeli ukumlalela* lowo okhulumayo ngoba nxa bengaphunyukanga labo abayekela ukumlalela lowo owayenika abasemhlabeni isixwayiso esingcwele, pho thina-ke? Ngeke siphunyuke nxa singamfulathela lowo okhuluma lathi esemazulwini!+
26 Ngalesosikhathi ilizwi lakhe lanyikinya umhlaba,+ kodwa khathesi uthembisile wathi: “Ngizaphinda futhi nginyikinye umhlaba, ngize nginyikinye lezulu.”+
27 Amazwi athi “ngizaphinda futhi” atshengisa ukuthi kuzakhitshwa izinto ezinyikinyekayo ezenziweyo ukuze kusale lezo ezinganyikinyekiyo.
28 Njengoba sizakwamukela uMbuso ongeke unyikinywe, kasiqhubekeni sithola umusa omkhulu ongenza senzele uNkulunkulu inkonzo engcwele ayamukelayo, siyenza ngokumesaba langenhlonipho enkulu.
29 Phela uNkulunkulu wethu ungumlilo otshabalalisayo.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “lingaphelelwa lithemba.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “uyamtshaya.”
^ Kumbe, “yokuliqeqetsha.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala ebaleni elithi, “Ubufebe.”
^ Kumbe, “lingenzi angathi alimzwanga.”
