Hebhere
9:1 Ke ngoko nowokuqala umnqophiso wawunezimiselo zombuso.
kunye nendawo engcwele yehlabathi.
9:2 Kuba kwakhiwa umnquba lowo. elokuqala lalinesiphatho sesibane;
netafile, nezonka zokubonisa; ebizwa ngokuba yingcwele.
9:3 Kwaye emva kwekhuselo lesibini kwabakho umnquba lo kuthiwa yingcwele kangcwele
zonke;
9:4 obunesiqhumiso segolide, inetyeya yomnqophiso, yalekwe ngeenxa zonke
ngeenxa zonke, inesitya segolide, esinemana, nesika-Aron
intonga eyadubulayo, namacwecwe omnqophiso;
9:5 Ke ngaphezu kwayo kwema iikerubhi zobuqaqawuli, zisibekele isicamagushelo; ngayo thina
andikwazi kuthetha ngokukodwa.
9:6 Ke kaloku, zakubon' ukuba zenziwe ngokunjalo ezi zinto, bangena ababingeleli amaxa onke
nowokuqala umnquba, belufeza umsebenzi kaThixo.
9:7 Ke kowesibini kungena umbingeleli omkhulu yedwa kanye ngomnyaka, engangeni
ngaphandle kwegazi, awazinikelayo ngenxa yakhe, nangenxa yeziphoso zikaNdikhoyo
abantu:
9:8 UMoya oyiNgcwele ke eqondisa, ukuba ibikho indlela yeyona ngcwele kangcwele
ungekabonakali, njengokuba wawumi umnquba wokuqala;
9:9 wona lowo ubengumzekeliso wexesha ebelikho, ekusondezweni kulo omabini
Izipho namadini, awayengenako ukumenza lowo ukhonzayo
bagqibelele ngokwesazela;
9:10 ababemi ndawonye nezinto ezidliwayo neziselwayo, neentlambululo ngeentlambululo, nezenyama
imimiselo eyamiselwayo, kude kufike ixesha lolungiso.
9:11 Ke kaloku, uKristu uthe weza, engumbingeleli omkhulu wezinto ezilungileyo eziza kubakho, nge
umnquba omkhulu negqibelele, ongenakwenziwa ngazandla, oko kukuthi
ndithi, hayi kwesi sakhiwo;
9:12 kungegazi leebhokhwe nelamathole, kungegazi elilelakhe
wangena kwaba kanye kweyona ngcwele, wafumana inkululo engunaphakade
yeyethu.
9:13 Kuba ligazi leenkomo neleebhokhwe, nothuthu lwethokazi
ukufafaza oyinqambi kungcwalisela ekuhlambululeni inyama;
9:14 lobeka phi na ukugqithisela lona igazi likaKristu, onguye ngoMoya ongunaphakade
wazinikela kuThixo engenasiphako, sihlambulule isazela sakho ekufeni
esebenzela ukukhonza uThixo ophilayo?
9:15 Nangenxa ke yoko, engumlamleli womnqophiso omtsha, othe ngoko
ukufa, ukuba kukhululwe kwizikreqo ezibe ziphantsi kwayo
owokuqala umnqophiso wokuba abo babiziweyo balamkele idinga
ilifa elingunaphakade.
9:16 Kuba apho kukhoyo umnqophiso womyoleli, kufuneka ukuba kucace ukufa
umyoleli.
9:17 Kuba umnqophiso uqiniseka bakuba befile;
amandla konke konke xenikweni esadla ubomi umyoleli.
9:18 Ekuthe ngoko nowokuqala wasungulwa kungekho gazi.
9:19 Wawuthetha uMoses umthetho wonke ebantwini bonke, njengoko
umthetho, walithabatha igazi lamathole neleebhokhwe, kunye namanzi, kwaye
uboya obubomvu, nehisope, wayifefa incwadi, nazo zonke ezo zinto
abantu,
9:20 esithi, Eli ligazi lomnqophiso, awawisa umthetho ngawo uThixo
wena.
9:21 Nomnquba ke, nazo zonke izinto wafefa ngegazi
izitya zobulungiseleli.
9:22 Kananjalo ngokomthetho ndingade ndithi, zonke izinto ziphantse ukuba zihlanjululwe ngegazi; kwaye ngaphandle
ukuphalala kwegazi akukokuxolelwa.
9:23 Kwafuneka ngoko, ukuba kubekho imizekeliso yezinto ezisemazulwini
bafanele ukuhlanjululwa ngazo; kodwa nazo ezo zasezulwini
imibingelelo elunge ngakumbi kunala.
9:24 Kuba uKristu akangenanga kweyona ngcwele inokwenziwa ngezandla, leyo
yimizekeliso yenyaniso; kodwa ezulwini ngokwalo, ukuba abonakale ngoku
ubukho bukaThixo kuthi:
9:25 Kananjalo akangenanga ukuze azinikele futhi, njengokuba umbingeleli omkhulu ebengena
Minyaka le kweyona ndawo ingcwele kunye negazi lezinye;
9:26 okanye ange emelwe kukuba ebeve ubunzima futhi, kuseloko lasekwayo ihlabathi.
ke uthe ngoku, ekufinyezweni kwawo amaphakade, wabonakalaliswa kwaba kanye, ukuba atshitshise isono ngawo
idini lakhe.
9:27 Kwanjengokuba ke abantu bamiselwe ukuba bafe kube kanye, ize ke emveni koko bafe
isigwebo:
9:28 ngokunjalo uKristu, esondezwe kwaba kanye, ukuba asithwale asisuse isono sabaninzi; nakubo ukuba
bhekani yena uya kubonakala okwesibini engenasono, ezisa elusindisweni.