Hebhere
2:1 Ngoko ke, simelwe kukuzinyamekela ngokugqithiseleyo izinto esinazo
sivile, hleze nanini na sibayeke batyibilike.
2:2 Kuba, ukuba ilizwi elathethwa ngezithunywa zezulu laqina, nakuko konke ukona
nokungeva kwafumana umvuzo osesikweni;
2:3 Sothini na thina ukusinda, sakuba siluhilizele usindiso olungakanana? oko kwi
Kwaqala kwathethwa ngayo yiNkosi, yaza yaqiniselwa kuthi ngabo
owamvayo;
2:4 UThixo engqinela nabo, nangemiqondiso, kwanezimanga, kwanange
ngeentlobo ngeentlobo zemisebenzi yamandla, nezibabalo zoMoya oyiNgcwele, ngokokuthanda kwakhe?
2:5 Kuba akalithobelanga phantsi kwezithunywa zezulu elimiweyo eliza kubakho;
esithetha ngayo.
2:6 Ke, wakha wangqina ubani, esithi, Uyintoni na umntu, ukuba ungubani na?
umkhumbule? Unyana womntu, le nto umvelelayo?
2:7 Umsilelise kancinane kunezithunywa zezulu; umthwese ngesithsaba
uzuko nembeko, wammisa phezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zakho;
2:8 Zonke izinto wazithobela phantsi kweenyawo zakhe. Kuba kuloo nto
wazithobela phantsi kwakhe zonke izinto, akashiyanga nto ingathotyelwanga phantsi
yena. Kungoku ke asikaziboni zithotyelwe phantsi kwakhe zonke izinto.
2:9 Ke sibona uYesu, owenziwe waba kancinane kancinane kunezithunywa zezulu, ngenxa enokubakho
eva ubunzima bokufa, ethweswe uzuko nembeko; ukuba ngobabalo
kaThixo kufuneka eve ukufa ngenxa yabantu bonke.
2:10 Kuba bekumfanele lowo, ezingenxa yakhe zonke izinto ezo, nezingaye zonke izinto.
ekuziseni oonyana abaninzi eluzukweni, ukuze benze umthetheli wosindiso lwabo
ugqibelele ngeembandezelo.
2:11 Kuba lowo ungcwalisayo, kwanabo bangcwaliswayo, baphuma kumnye bonke;
ngenxa yoko angenazintloni ukubabiza ngokuthi ngabazalwana;
2:12 esithi, Ndiya kulixela igama lakho kubo abazalwana bam esazulwini sakho
ibandla ndiya kukubethela uhadi.
2:13 Abuye athi, Ndiya kukholosa ngaye. Abuye athi, Yabona, mna noKristu
abantwana endibanikwe nguThixo.
2:14 Ekubeni ngoko abantwana bengamadlelane naye ngenyama negazi, naye lowo
naye ngokwakhe wabelana nabo ngezo zinto; ukuze ngokufa abe nako
mtshabalaliseni lowo unegunya lokufa, oko kukuthi, uMtyholi lo;
2:15 abakhulule abo babethe ngalo lonke ixesha lokudla kwabo ubomi kukoyika ukufa
phantsi kobukhoboka.
2:16 Kuba ndithi, akathabatheli kuye zithunywa; kodwa wamthabatha
imbewu ka-Abraham.
2:17 Kungoko wafanelayo ukuba afane naye ezintweni zonke
bazalwana, ukuze abe ngonenceba, kwanombingeleli othembekileyo omkhulu ezintweni
ezingoThixo, ukuze azicamagushele izono zabantu.
2:18 Kuba ekubeni eve ubunzima, ehendiwe naye ngokwakhe, unako
bancede abahendwayo.