amaHebheru
2:1 Ngakho-ke kufanele sinake kakhulu izinto esinazo
sebezwile, hleze noma nini sibayeke bashelele.
2:2 Ngokuba uma izwi elakhulunywa ngezingelosi laliqinile futhi zonke iziphambeko
futhi ukungalaleli kwathola umvuzo ofanele;
2:3 Thina siyakuphunyuka kanjani, uma sidebesela ukusindiswa okungaka; lokho ku
kwaqala ukukhulunywa yiNkosi, kwaqinisekiswa kithi yibo
owamuzwa;
2:4 UNkulunkulu futhi efakaza ngabo, kokubili ngezibonakaliso nezimangaliso, kanye
izinhlobonhlobo zezimangaliso neziphiwo zikaMoya oNgcwele ngokwentando yakhe na?
2:5 Ngokuba akalibekanga phansi izingelosi izwe elizayo.
esikhuluma ngakho.
2:6 Kodwa omunye endaweni ethile wafakaza, wathi: Uyini umuntu, ukuthi ungubani?
uyamkhumbula? Kumbe indodana yomuntu ukuthi uyihambele?
2:7 Wamenza waba mncinyane kunezingelosi; wamthwesa umqhele
inkazimulo nodumo, wambeka phezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zakho;
2:8 Ubeke zonke izinto phansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Ngoba kulokho
konke wakubeka phansi kwakhe, akashiyanga lutho olungafakwanga phansi
yena. Kodwa kalokhu asikaboni zonke izinto zibe ngaphansi kwakhe.
2:9 Kodwa siyambona uJesu owenziwe waba mncinyane isikhashana kunezingelosi
ukuhlupheka kokufa, ethweswe umqhele wenkazimulo nodumo; ukuthi ngomusa
kaNkulunkulu kufanele ezwe ukufa ngenxa yawo wonke umuntu.
2:10 Ngokuba kwakumfanele lowo, okukhona zonke izinto, nezikhona ngaye zonke izinto.
ekuletheni amadodana amaningi enkazimulweni, ukuze abeke umbusi wensindiso yawo
ephelele ngezinhlupheko.
2:11 Ngoba kokubili ongcwelisayo nalabo abangcweliswayo bavela oyedwa.
ngalokho akanamahloni okubabiza ngabazalwane;
2:12 Esithi: Ngizalitshumayela ibizo lakho kubazalwane bami phakathi kwethempeli
bandla ngizakuhlabelela indumiso.
2:13 Futhi futhi, Ngiyobeka ithemba lami kuye. Futhi futhi: Bheka mina futhi
abantwana uNkulunkulu angiphe bona.
2:14 Ngakho njengoba abantwana bahlanganyela igazi nenyama, naye
naye wahlanganyela nakho; ukuze ngokufa akwazi
umbhubhise owayenamandla okufa, okungukuthi, udeveli;
2:15 Futhi abakhulule labo ababephila ukuphila kwabo konke ngokwesaba ukufa
ngaphansi kobugqila.
2:16 Ngokuba ngempela akathathanga isimo sezingelosi kuye; kodwa wamthatha
inzalo kaAbrahama.
2:17 Ngakho-ke kuzo zonke izinto bekufanele ukuba afane neyakhe
bazalwane, ukuze abe ngumpristi omkhulu olesihawu lothembekileyo ezintweni
okukaNkulunkulu, ukwenza ukubuyisana ngezono zabantu.
2:18 Ngoba njengoba yena ngokwakhe uye wahlupheka lapho elingwa, uyakwazi
usize abalingwayo.