Hebrews 10

Umhlatshelo kaKhristu kanye kuphela

1Umthetho uyisithunzi nje sezinto ezinhle ezizayo – hatshi lokho okuyikho uqobo. Ngenxa yalokhu awungeke, ngemihlatshelo efanayo ephindwa okungapheliyo iminyaka leminyaka, ubenze baphelele labo abasondela ekukhonzeni. 2Aluba wawusanelisa, imihlatshelo yayingayikuyekelwa ukunikelwa na? Ngoba abakhonzayo babezahlanjululwa kube kanye kuphela, njalo babengasayikuzizwa belecala lezono zabo. 3Kodwa imihlatshelo iyisikhumbuzo sezono zeminyaka yonke,

4ngoba akwenzakali ukuba igazi lezinkunzi lelezimbuzi lisuse izono.

5Ngakho-ke, uKhristu esefikile emhlabeni wathi: “Umhlatshelo lomnikelo kawukufunanga, kodwa wena wangilungisela umzimba;

6kawuthokozanga ngeminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yesono.

7Ngasengisithi, ‘Ngilapha – kulotshiwe ngami emqulwini – ngilande ukuzakwenza intando yakho, O Nkulunkulu.’ ”

8Kuqala wathi, “Imihlatshelo leminikelo, iminikelo yokutshiswa kanye leminikelo yesono kawuyifunanga, njalo kayikuthokozisanga” (lanxa umthetho usithi kayenziwe). 9Wabuya wathi, “Ngilapha, ngilande ukuzakwenza intando yakho.” Ususa okokuqala ukuze amise okwesibili. 10Njalo ngaleyontando senziwe saba ngcwele ngomhlatshelo womzimba kaJesu Khristu kanye kuphela.

11Izinsuku zonke umphristi uyema enze imisebenzi yakhe yenkonzo, anikele njalonjalo imihlatshelo minye, engeke isuse izono.

12Kodwa kwathi umphristi lo esenikelele izikhathi zonke umhlatshelo owodwa wezono, wahlala phansi esandleni sokunene sikaNkulunkulu. 13Kusukela ngalesosikhathi ulindele izitha zakhe ukuba zibe yisinabelo sakhe, 14ngoba ngomhlatshelo owodwa usephelelise nini lanini labo abenziwayo ukuba ngcwele.

15LoMoya oNgcwele uyafakaza kithi ngalokho. Kuqala uthi:

16“Lesi yisivumelwano engizasenza labo emva kwalesosikhathi, kutsho iNkosi. Ngizafaka imithetho yami ezinhliziyweni zabo ngiyilobe lasezingqondweni zabo.”

17Wabuya wengeza wathi: “Izono zabo lezenzo zokungabi lamthetho, angiyikukukhumbula futhi.”

18Nxa lezi sezithethelelwe, kawusekho umhlatshelo wesono.

Isikhuthazo sokubekezela

19Ngakhoke, bazalwane, njengoba silethemba lokungena eNdaweni eNgcwele kaKhulu ngegazi likaJesu,

20ngendlela entsha ephilayo, esiyivulelwe ekhethenini, okuyikuthi umzimba wakhe,

21njalo njengoba silomphristi omkhulu ophethe indlu kaNkulunkulu, 22kasisondeleni phansi kukaNkulunkulu ngezinhliziyo eziqotho ngethemba elipheleleyo lokholo; sibe lezinhliziyo ezicheliweyo ukuba sihlanjululwe isazela secala lemizimba yethu igeziswe ngamanzi ahlanzekileyo. 23Kasibambeleleni ngokuqina kulo ithemba esilikholwayo, ngoba lowo owathembisayo uthembekile. 24Njalo kasicabangeni ukuba singakhuthazana kanjani ethandweni lasezenzweni ezinhle.

25Kasingakudeli ukuhlangana, njengalokhu abanye abajayele ukukwenza, kodwa kasikhuthazane – ikakhulu njengoba libona uSuku lusondela.

26Uma siqhubeka sisenza izono ngabomu emva kokuba iqiniso sesilazi, kawusekho umhlatshelo wezono,

27kodwa umlindelo kuphela owesabekayo wokwahlulelwa kanye lomlilo ovuthayo ozaqothula izitha zikaNkulunkulu. 28Owawalayo umthetho kaMosi wafa kungekho sihawu ngobufakazi babafakazi ababili kumbe abathathu. 29Pho licabanga ukuthi ufanele ukujeziswa kakhulu okungakanani umuntu owanyathela iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ngaphansi konyawo, ophathe igazi lesivumelwano elamenza waba ngcwele njengento engangcwele, lohlambaza uMoya womusa na?

30Ngoba thina siyamazi lowo owathi, “Ukuphindisela ngokwami; ngizabuyisela,” njalo wathi, “INkosi izakwahlulela abantu bayo.”

31Kuyinto eyesabekayo ukuwela ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu ophilayo.

32Khumbulani izinsuku zakuqala leziyana emva kokuba selamukele ukukhanya, lapho elaqinisela khona ebunzimeni obukhulu phakathi kokuhlupheka. 33Ngezinye izikhathi lenziwa umbukiso wokuhlanjazwa lokuhlukuluzwa; kwathi ngezinye izikhathi lamanyana lalabo ababephathwa kanjalo. 34Laba lozwelo kulabo ababesentolongweni, lamukela ngentokozo ukuthunjwa kwempahla yenu, ngoba lalikwazi ukuthi lina lilempahla engcono engapheliyo.

35Ngakho lingalilahli ithemba lenu; lizavuzwa ngokunengi. 36Kuyasweleka ukuba libekezele ukuze kuthi lapho seliyenzile intando kaNkulunkulu, lamukele lokho akuthembisayo.

37Ngoba ngesikhatshana nje, “Lowo ozayo uzafika njalo kazukuphuza.

38Kodwa olungileyo wami uzaphila ngokukholwa. Angahlehlela emuva: kangiyikuthokoza ngaye.”

39Kodwa thina kasisibo balabo abahlehlela emuva babhujiswe, kodwa labo abakholwayo basindiswe.