amaHebheru
6:1 Ngakho, sishiya izimiso zesifundiso kaKristu, asiqhubeke
ekupheleleni; singabuyi sibeke isisekelo sokuphenduka kwabafileyo
imisebenzi, nokukholwa kuNkulunkulu,
6:2 Wemfundiso yobhapathizo, nokubeka izandla, futhi
ukuvuka kwabafileyo nokwahlulelwa okuphakade.
6:3 Lokhu siyakukwenza, uma uNkulunkulu evuma.
6:4 Ngoba akunakwenzeka kulabo abake bakhanyiswa, futhi babe
banambitha isipho sasezulwini, benziwa abahlanganyeli kuMoya oNgcwele,
6:5 Futhi banambitha izwi elihle likaNkulunkulu, futhi amandla omhlaba ukuze
woza,
6:6 Uma bekhubeka, ukuze babuye bavuselelwe ekuphendukeni; ukubona
bazibethela kabusha iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, futhi bayibeke obala
amahloni.
6:7 Ngoba umhlaba ophuza imvula efika njalo phezu kwawo, futhi
uveza imifino ebasizayo abagqokiswa nguye, uyayemukela
isibusiso esivela kuNkulunkulu:
6:8 Kodwa lokho okuzala ameva namakhakhasi kuyaliwa, futhi kuseduze
isiqalekiso; okuphela kwawo kungukushiswa.
6:9 Kodwa, abathandekayo, siyaqiniseka ngezinto ezingcono ngani, futhi izinto
hamba nensindiso, noma sikhuluma kanje.
6:10 Ngoba uNkulunkulu akayena ongalungile ukuba akhohlwe umsebenzi wenu nomsebenzi wothando, okuyinto
nibonakalisile egameni lakhe ngokukhonza kwenu
abangcwele, futhi nikhonze.
6:11 Futhi sifuna ukuba yilowo nalowo kini abonise inkuthalo efanayo kubo
isiqinisekiso esigcwele sethemba kuze kube sekupheleni.
6:12 Ukuze ningabi abavilaphayo, kodwa abalandeli labo abathi ngokholo futhi
ukubekezela njengefa lezithembiso.
6:13 Ngoba lapho uNkulunkulu wenza isithembiso ku-Abrahama, ngoba wayengenakufunga
omkhulu, wazifunga yena;
6:14 Ethi: Impela ngiyakukubusisa nokukubusisa, nokwandisa ngiyakukubusisa
akwandise.
6:15 Futhi ngakho, ngemva kokukhuthazela ngokubekezela, wazuza isithembiso.
6:16 Ngoba isibili abantu bafunga ngomkhulu, futhi isifungo isiqinisekiso
kube ukuphela kwakho konke ukuxabana.
6:17 lapho uNkulunkulu, ethanda kakhulu ukubonakalisa izindlalifa zesithembiso
ukungaguquki kweseluleko sakhe, wakuqinisekisa ngesifungo.
6:18 Ukuthi ngezinto ezimbili ezingaguqulekiyo, uNkulunkulu angeke aqambe amanga ngazo,
singaba nenduduzo eqinile, ababalekele isiphephelo ukubamba
phezu kwethemba elibekwe phambi kwethu.
6:19 ithemba esinalo njengehange lomphefumulo, kokubili eliqinisekile futhi liqinile, futhi
engena kulokho okungaphakathi kwesihenqo;
6:20 Lapho umanduleli angena ngenxa yethu, yebo, uJesu, enziwe ephakeme
umpristi kuze kube phakade ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki.