Hebhere
6:1 Endithi ngoko, masithi, siyeka elengqalo ilizwi elithetha ngoKristu, sihambe sihamba
kuse kwingqibelelo; singabuyi sibeke isiseko senguquko kwabafileyo
imisebenzi, nokholo kuThixo,
6:2 neyemfundiso yobhaptizo, nokubekwa izandla, nokubekwa kwezandla
uvuko lwabafileyo, nomgwebo ongunaphakade.
6:3 Oko ke sokwenza, ukuba angaba uthe uThixo wavuma.
6:4 Kuba akunakwenzeka ukuba abo bakha bakha bakhanyiselwa, baza baba nazo
Bangcamla isipho sasemazulwini, benziwa amadlelane ngoMoya oyiNgcwele;
6:5 Baliva ilizwi elilungileyo likaThixo, kwanamandla ehlabathi
yiza
6:6 ukuba bathe babuya bakreqa, ukuze babuye bahlaziyeke enguqukweni; ukubona
bazibethelelela kwakhona uNyana kaThixo, bambeke ekuhleni
shame.
6:7 Kuba umhlaba oseza imvula eza futhi phezu kwawo, kwaye
livelisa imifuno elungele bona abo lityalwe nguye
intsikelelo evela kuThixo:
6:8 Kodwa ke, othi uvelise imithana enameva neenkunzane, awunto yanto, ukufuphi
isiqalekiso; okuphela kwawo kukutshiswa.
6:9 Ke ngani nina, zintanda, sikholose ngelokuthi, nineendawo ezilungileyo kunezo, nineendawo ezilungileyo kuzo
sihambeni nosindiso, nakuba sisenjenje ukuthetha;
6:10 kuba akanantswela-bulungisa uThixo, ukude awulibale umsebenzi wenu, nokubulaleka kwenu kothando
nabonakalalisa kwigama lakhe, ngokuthi nilungiselele nina
abangcwele, khonzani.
6:11 Sinqwenela ke, ukuba ulowo kuni alubonakalalise kwaolo lukhuthalo kuni
ingqiniseko epheleleyo yethemba kude kuse ekupheleni.
6:12 ukuze ningabi ngamavila, yibani ngabaxelisa abo bathi ngokholo nangokholo
umonde udla ilifa izithembiso.
6:13 Kuba xa uThixo wambeka ngedinga uAbraham, ngokokuba ubengafunganga nto
omkhulu ngakumbi, wazifunga yena;
6:14 esithi, Inene, ndiya kuthi, ndisikelela, ndikusikelele;
akwandise.
6:15 Waza ngokunjalo, enokunyamezela, walizuza idinga.
6:16 Kuba abantu okunene bafunga lowo umkhulu kubo, yaye isifungo sikukuqinisekisa
kuphele ingxabano.
6:17 athe uThixo, ethanda kakhulu ukubonakalalisa kuzo iindlalifa zedinga
Ukungaguquki kwecebo lakhe, wakumisa ngesifungo;
6:18 Okokuba, ngezinto ezimbini ezingenakuguquleka, angenako ukuxoka ngazo uThixo;
singaba nentuthuzelo eqinileyo, thina esibalekele kwindawo yokuzimela
phezu kwethemba elibekwe phambi kwethu.
6:19 ithemba ke esinalo ngokweankile yomphefumlo, linqabile, likwaqinile, likwanjalo
yona ingena kuloo ngaphaya komkhusane;
6:20 Apho umanduleli wangena khona ngenxa yethu, uYesu engowasenyangeni
abe ngumbingeleli ngonaphakade ngokohlobo lukaMelkitsedeke.