Heb 4 | NdeIBE | STEP | Ngakho-ke, njengoba isithembiso sokungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe silokhu sikhona, kasiqapheleni ukuba kakho owenu otholakala engafinyeleli kuso.

Hebrews 4

ISabatha – UkuPhumula kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu

1 Ngakho-ke, njengoba isithembiso sokungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe silokhu sikhona, kasiqapheleni ukuba kakho owenu otholakala engafinyeleli kuso. 2 Ngoba ivangeli latshunyayelwa kithi njengakubo; kodwa ilizwi abalizwayo lalingelasizo kubo, ngoba labo abalizwayo kabalihlanganisanga lokholo.

3 Thina esakholwayo siyangena kulokhokuphumula, njengoba uNkulunkulu etshilo ukuthi: “Ngakho ngamemezela ngesifungo ekuthukutheleni kwami ngathi, ‘Kabayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami.’ ” Kodwa umsebenzi wakhe usuqediwe kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba. 4 Ngoba kwenye indawo ukhulume ngosuku lwesikhombisa ngala amazwi athi: “Njalo ngosuku lwesikhombisa uNkulunkulu waphumula emsebenzini wakhe.” 5 Njalo endimeni engaphezulu uthi, “Kabayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami.”

6 Kulokhu kunjalo ukuthi abanye bazangena kulokhokuphumula, lalabo ivangeli elatshunyayelwa kubo kuqala kabangenanga ngenxa yokungalaleli kwabo. 7 Ngakho uNkulunkulu wabuya wamisa olunye usuku, elubiza ngokuthi Lamuhla, lapho kwathi emva kwesikhathi eside wakhuluma ngoDavida, njengokwakutshiwo mandulo ukuthi: “Lamhla, uma lisizwa ilizwi lakhe lingazenzi zibe lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu.”

8 Ngoba aluba uJoshuwa wayebanikile ukuphumula, ngabe uNkulunkulu kakhulumanga muva ngolunye usuku.

9 Ngakho kulokhu kukhona ukuphumula kweSabatha kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu;

10 ngoba loba ngubani ongena ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu uyaphumula lakowakhe umsebenzi, njengokwenziwa nguNkulunkulu kowakhe. 11 Ngakho-ke kasenzeni imizamo yonke ukuba singene kulokhokuphumula, ukuze angabi khona ozawiswa yikulandela isibonelo sakhe sokungalaleli.

12 Ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liyaphila njalo liyasebenza. Libukhali kulenkemba esika inxa zombili, ingena ize yehlukanise umphefumulo lomoya, amalunga lomnkantsho; lahlulela imicabango lomumo wenhliziyo. 13 Kukho konke okudaliweyo akulalutho olufihlakeleyo emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. Konke kwambuliwe kwabekwa obala phambi kwamehlo akhe yena okumele sizibike kuye.

UJesu uMphristi omkhulu kakhulu

14 Ngakho, njengoba silomphristi omkhulu kakhulu osengene emazulwini, uJesu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, kasibambeleleni kakhulu ekholweni esiluvumayo. 15 Ngoba kasilamphristi omkhulu onganelisiyo ukuzwela ubuthakathaka bethu, kodwa silaye oseke walingwa ngezindlela zonke njengathi kodwa akaze aba lesono.

16 Kasisondeleni esihlalweni sobukhosi somusa ngesibindi, ukuze samukele isihawu njalo sithole umusa wokusisiza ezikhathini zokuswela kwethu.