Eya KumaHebheru 4:1-16

  • Ingozi yokungangeni ekuphumuleni kwakaZimu (1-10)

  • Isikhuthazo sokungena ekuphumuleni kwakaZimu (11-13)

    • Ilizwi lakaZimu liyaphila (12)

  • UJesu, umphristi ophakemeko omkhulu (14-16)

4  Njengombana isithembiso sokungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe sisesekhona, asizitjhejeni bona singalahlekelwa sithembiswesi.+  Nathi iindaba ezimnandi zamenyezelwa kithi,+ njengakibo kodwana ilizwi abalizwako akhenge libazuzise ngombana bebangakabunjaniswa kukholwa nalabo abalalela.  Ngombana thina esikholwako siyangena ekuphumuleni njengombana atjho: “Yeke ngafunga ngisilingekile, ‘Angekhe bangene ekuphumuleni kwami,’”+ nanyana imisebenzakhe yaqedwa kusukela ekuthonyisweni kwephasi.+  Kwenye indawo watjho okulandelako malungana nelanga lekhomba: “Ngelanga lekhomba uZimu waphumula kiyo yoke imisebenzakhe”+  godu lapha uthi: “Angekhe bangene ekuphumuleni kwami.”+  Yeke njengombana kusasalele abanye ukungena kikho nalabo iindaba ezimnandi ezamenyezelwa kibo qangi akhenge bangene ngebanga lokungalaleli+  godu watshwaya ilanga elithileko ngokuthi ngemva kwesikhathi eside athi erhubweni lakaDavida, “Namhlanjesi” njengombana kukhulunywe ngehla, “Namhlanjesi nanilalela ilizwi lakhe, ningaqinisi iinhliziyo zenu.”+  Ngombana nangabe uJotjhuwa+ wabarholela endaweni yokuphumula, uZimu bekangekhe ngemva kwalokho akhulume ngelinye ilanga.  Nje-ke abantu bakaZimu basalindelwe kuphumula kwesabatha.+ 10  Ngombana umuntu ongene ekuphumuleni kwakaZimu naye uphumulile emisebenzinakhe njengombana noZimu aphumulile kweyakhe.+ 11  Yeke asenzeni koke okusemandlenethu bona singene ekuphumulenokho bona kungabi nowela endleleni yokuphila efanako yokungalaleli.+ 12  Ngombana ilizwi lakaZimu liyaphila begodu linamandla,+ libukhali ukudlula isabula esika mahlangothi womabili,+ lihlaba bekuhlukane umphefumulo* nommoya,* amathambo* nomongo begodu likghona ukuhlukanisa imicabango neenhloso zehliziyo. 13  Ayikho indalo efihlekileko emehlwenakhe+ kodwana zoke izinto zisebaleni begodu zembuliwe emehlweni waloyo esizoziphendulela kuye.+ 14  Njengombana sinomphristi ophakemeko omkhulu otjhinge ezulwini, uJesu iNdodana kaZimu,+ asibambeleleni ekumvumeni kwethu tjhatjhalazi.+ 15  Ngombana asinamphristi ophakemeko ongekhe azwelane nokubogaboga kwethu+ kodwana sinaloyo owalingwa ngazo zoke iindlela njengathi kodwana anganasono.+ 16  Yeke asitjhideleni esihlalweni somusa omkhulu ngetjhaphuluko yokukhuluma+ bona sifumane isirhawu nomusa omkhulu bona usisize ngesikhathi esifaneleko.

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