KumaHebheru 8:1-13
8 Nanku umcijo oqakathekileyo endabeni esikhuluma ngayo: Umphristi omkhulu esilaye unjalo,+ futhi usehlezi ngakwesokudla sesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu Omkhulu osemazulwini.+
2 Uyisikhonzi* sendawo engcwele+ lesetende leqiniso elingamiswanga ngabantu kodwa elamiswa nguJehova.*
3 Loba nguphi umphristi omkhulu ubekwa ukuthi anikele ngezipho lemihlatshelo. Ngakho laye kwakumele abe lakho anganikela ngakho.+
4 Aluba ubesemhlabeni ubengasoze abe ngumphristi+ njengoba bekhona abantu abavele benikela ngezipho belandela uMthetho.
5 Abantu laba benza inkonzo engcwele engumfanekiso lesithunzi+ sezinto ezisezulwini+ njengoba nje loMosi wathi esezamisa itende, uNkulunkulu wamupha umlayo wathi: “Woba leqiniso lokuthi zonke izinto uzenza ngendlela yazo ulandela lokho owakutshengiswa entabeni.”+
6 Kodwa khathesi uJesu usethole inkonzo* engcono kakhulu ngoba uphinda abe ngumlamuli+ esivumelwaneni esingcono kakhulu,+ esesimiswe ngokusemthethweni phezu kwezithembiso ezingcono.+
7 Ngabe isivumelwano sokuqala sasingelasici, kwakungasoze kube lesizatho sokuthi kube lesesibili.+
8 Kodwa yena uyasithola isici ebantwini bakhe lapho esithi: “‘Khangelani! Ziyeza insuku,’ kutsho uJehova,* ‘lapho engizakwenza khona isivumelwano esitsha lendlu yako-Israyeli lendlu yakoJuda.
9 Isivumelwano lesi asisoze sifanane laleso engasenza labokhokho babo ngelanga engababamba ngesandla ngibakhipha elizweni laseGibhithe+ ngoba abazange bahlale besesivumelwaneni sami, yikho ngayekela ukubanakekela,’ kutsho uJehova.*
10 “‘Nansi isivumelwano engizasenza labendlu ka-Israyeli ngemva kwensuku lezo,’ kutsho uJehova.* ‘Ngizafaka imithetho yami ezingqondweni zabo, ngiyibhale ezinhliziyweni zabo+ njalo ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo bona babe ngabantu bami.+
11 “‘Ngamunye wabo kasoze aphinde afundise umakhelwane wakhe loba umfowabo esithi: “Mazi uJehova!”* ngoba bonke bazangazi kusukela komncane kusiya komkhulu.
12 Ngizakuba lesihawu ngibathethelele izenzo zabo ezingalunganga njalo angisoze ngibe ngisazikhumbula izono zabo.’”+
13 Nxa esithi “isivumelwano esitsha,” useyenze esakuqala sangasebenzi.+ Sekuseduze ukuthi okungasasebenziyo lokugugileyo kunyamalale.+
Amabala angaphansi
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^ Kumbe, “inkonzo yomphakathi.”
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