amaHebheru
9:1 Khona-ke nempela isivumelwano sokuqala sasinezimiso zenkonzo kaNkulunkulu.
kanye nendlu engcwele yasemhlabeni.
9:2 Ngoba kwakhiwa itabernakele; eyokuqala kwakukhona kuyo uthi lwesibani;
netafula, nezinkwa zokubukwa; okuthiwa ithempeli.
9:3 Futhi emva kwesihenqo sesibili, itabernakele, okuthiwa iNgcwelengcwele
konke;
9:4 owawunomcengezi wegolide wempepho, nomphongolo wesivumelwano unamekwe nxazonke
igolide, okwakukhona kulo imbiza yegolide eyayinemana, neka-Aroni
induku eyahlumayo, nezibhebhe zesivumelwano;
9:5 Futhi phezu kwalo amakherubi enkazimulo engamele isihlalo somusa; okuyinto thina
angikwazi ukukhuluma ikakhulukazi manje.
9:6 Manje lapho lezi zinto sezimisiwe kanjalo, abapristi bangena njalo
itabernakele lokuqala, lisebenza inkonzo kaNkulunkulu.
9:7 Kodwa kwesibili umpristi omkhulu yedwa wangena kanye ngomnyaka, hhayi
ngaphandle kwegazi, azinikelela yena langenxa yeziphambeko zeNkosi
abantu:
9:8 UMoya oNgcwele ebonisa ukuthi indlela eya endaweni engcwele kunazo zonke yayikhona
lingakabonakali, lisamile itabernakele lokuqala;
9:9 okwakungumfanekiso wesikhathi esikhona ngaleso sikhathi, lapho kwanikelwa khona kokubili
izipho nemihlatshelo, obekungenakwenza lowo owenza inkonzo
abaphelele, ngokuqondene nonembeza;
9:10 Owayemi kuphela ukudla neziphuzo, futhi izinhlobonhlobo zokugezwa, kanye nenyama
izimiso ezabekwa phezu kwabo kuze kufike isikhathi sokuguqulwa.
9:11 Kodwa uKristu esefikile engumphristi omkhulu wezinto ezinhle ezizayo, nge
itabernakele elikhulu neliphelele kakhulu, elingenziwanga ngezandla, okungukuthi
nithi, hhayi okwalesi sakhiwo;
9:12 Kungabi ngegazi lezimbuzi nelamathole, kodwa ngegazi lakhe siqu
wangena kanye endaweni engcwele, esezuze ukuhlengwa okuphakade
okwethu.
9:13 Ngoba uma igazi lezinkunzi nelezimbuzi, futhi umlotha wethokazi
ukufafaza ongcolileyo kungcwelisela ukuhlanjululwa kwenyama;
9:14 Kakhulu kangakanani igazi likaKristu, ngubani ngoMoya ophakade
wazinikela engelasici kuNkulunkulu, hlambulula isazela sakho ekufeni
usebenza ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ophilayo?
9:15 Futhi ngenxa yalokhu ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha, ukuthi by
indlela yokufa, ukuze kuhlengwe iziphambeko ezazingaphansi
isivumelwano sokuqala, ababiziweyo bamukele isithembiso
ifa laphakade.
9:16 Ngoba lapho kukhona itestamente, kumelwe futhi kube khona ukufa
umenzi wesivumelwano.
9:17 Ngokuba isivumelwano sinamandla ngemva kokufa kwabantu;
amandla nhlobo esaphila umenzi wesivumelwano.
9:18 Ngalokho-ke nesivumelwano sokuqala senziwa ngaphandle kwegazi.
9:19 Ngoba lapho uMose esekhulumile zonke iziyalezo kubo bonke abantu ngokuvumelana
umthetho, wathatha igazi lamathole nelezimbuzi, kanye namanzi, futhi
uboya obubomvu, nehisopi, bafafaza incwadi, nakho konke
abantu,
9:20 esithi: Lokhu kuyigazi lesivumelwano uNkulunkulu ayala ngaso
wena.
9:21 Wafafaza ngegazi itabernakele nakho konke
izitsha zenkonzo.
9:22 Futhi cishe zonke izinto ngomthetho zihlanjululwa ngegazi; futhi ngaphandle
ukuchithwa kwegazi akukho ukuthethelelwa.
9:23 Ngakho-ke kwakudingekile ukuba izibonelo zezinto ezisezulwini
kufanele ahlanzwe ngalezi; kodwa okusezulwini uqobo
imihlatshelo engcono kunale.
9:24 Ngoba uKristu akangenanga endaweni engcwele eyenziwe ngezandla, okuyinto
ziyimifanekiso yeqiniso; kodwa ezulwini uqobo, manje ukuba abonakale kulo
ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu kithi:
9:25 Futhi hhayi ukuthi azinikele kaningi, njengoba umpristi omkhulu engena
endaweni engcwele minyaka yonke negazi lenye;
9:26 Ngoba ngabe ngabe uhluphekile kanengi selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba.
kodwa manje usebonakalisiwe kanye ekupheleni kwezwe ukuze asuse isono ngaso
umhlatshelo wakhe.
9:27 Futhi njengoba kumiselwe abantu ukuba bafe kanye, kodwa ngemva kwalokhu
ukwahlulela:
9:28 Kanjalo noKristu wanikelwa kanye ukuba athwale izono zabaningi; lakubo lokho
bhekani yena uyakubonakala ngokwesibili engenasono kube ngukusindiswa.