Heb 9 | NdeIBE | STEP | Isivumelwano sakuqala sasilezimiso zokukhonza kanye lendawo engcwele yasemhlabeni.

Hebrews 9

Inkonzo ethabanikeleni lasemhlabeni

1 Isivumelwano sakuqala sasilezimiso zokukhonza kanye lendawo engcwele yasemhlabeni. 2 Kwakhiwa ithabanikeli. Ekamelweni lalo lakuqala kwakuloluthi lwesibane, letafula kanye lesinkwa esingcwelisiweyo; lokhu kwakubizwa ngokuthi yiNdawo eNgcwele.

3 Ngemuva kwekhetheni lesibili kwakulekamelo elalithiwa yiNdawo eNgcwele kakhulu, 4 eyayile-alithare legolide elokutshisela impepha, kanye lebhokisi lesivumelwano elalihuqwe ngegolide. Ibhokisi lelo lalilembizanyana yemana, lentonga ka-Aroni eyayisihlumile, kanye lezicecedu zamatshe esivumelwano. 5 Ngaphezu kwebhokisi kwakulamakherubhi eNkazimulo enze ithunzi phezu kwendawo yenhlawulelo. Kodwa khathesi asingeke silandise okugcweleyo ngalezozinto.

6 Kwathi konke sekulungisiwe kanje, abaphristi bangena njalonjalo ekamelweni langaphandle ukuba benze inkonzo yabo.

7 Kodwa umphristi omkhulu nguye kuphela owayengena ekamelweni langaphakathi, njalo kukanye ngomnyaka, njalo kungeke kube engelagazi, alinikelela yena kanye lezono abantu abazenza bengazi.

8 UMoya oNgcwele wayetshengisa ngalokho ukuthi indlela eya eNdaweni eNgcwele kaKhulu yayingabonakaliswa uma ithabanikeli lakuqala lilokhu likhona. 9 Lokhu kuyisifanekiso salesisikhathi, okubonakalisa ukuthi izipho lemihlatshelo okwakunikelwa kwakunganelisi ukuhlambulula izazela zabakhonzayo.

10 Kuyindaba yokudla lokunatha kuphela kanye lemikhuba eyehlukeneyo yokugeza imilayo yangaphandle komzimba esebenza kuze kufike isikhathi sezimiso ezintsha.

Igazi likaKhristu

11 Kwathi lapho uKhristu esefikile njengomphristi omkhulu wezinto ezinhle esezikhona, wadabula phakathi kwethabanikeli elikhulu elipheleleyo elingenziwanga ngabantu, okuyikuthi, kalisingxenye yale indalo.

12 Kangenanga ngokusebenzisa igazi lembuzi loba elamathole; kodwa wangena kanye kuphela eNdaweni eNgcwele kakhulu ngegazi lakhe, esethole ukukhululwa okulaphakade.

13 Igazi lezimbuzi lelezinkunzi lemilotha yamathokazi okufafazwa kulaba abangahlambulukanga ngokomkhuba kuyabangcwelisa ukuba babe ngabahlambulukileyo ngaphandle.

14 Pho igazi likaKhristu, owazinikela engelasici kuNkulunkulu ngomoya olaphakade, lizazihlambulula kakhulu okungakanani izazela zethu emisebenzini edonsela ekufeni, ukuze sikhonze uNkulunkulu ophilayo!

15 Ngenxa yalokhu uKhristu ungummeli wesivumelwano esitsha ukuze kuthi labo ababiziweyo bathole ilifa elingapheliyo elathenjiswayo – njengoba sewafa njengenhlawulo ukuba abakhulule ezonweni abazenzayo esivumelwaneni sakuqala.

16 Mayelana lentando yokwaba ilifa, kuyadingakala ukuba kufakazwe ukufa kwalowo owayenzayo, 17 ngoba intando yokwaba ilifa isebenza kuphela lapho kukhona ofileyo; kayisebenzi uma lowo owayenzayo elokhu esaphila. 18 Yikho nje lesivumelwano sakuqala kasifezwanga kungekho gazi. 19 Kwathi uMosi esememezele imilayo yonke yomthetho ebantwini bonke, wathatha igazi lamathole, ndawonye lamanzi, lewulu ebomvu kanye lezingatsha zehisopi, wachela umqulu kanye labantu bonke. 20 Wathi, “Leli ligazi lesivumelwano uNkulunkulu alaye ukuba lisigcine.”

21 Ngendlela efanayo wachela ithabanikeli ngegazi kanye lezinto zonke ezisetshenziswayo emikhosini yalo. 22 Ngempela umthetho uphose ufune ukuba izinto zonke zihlanjululwe ngegazi, njalo kungekho kuchithwa kwegazi akukho ukuthethelela.

23 Ngakho kwakufanele ukuba izifanekiso zezinto zasezulwini zihlanjululwe ngemihlatshelo le, kodwa izinto zasezulwini uqobo kube ngemihlatshelo engcono kulale.

24 Ngoba uKhristu kangenanga endaweni engcwele eyenziwa ngabantu eyayiyisifanekiso nje kuphela saleyo eqotho; yena wangena ezulwini uqobo, ukuba asimele phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 25 Kangenanga ezulwini ukuba azinikele njalonjalo, njengomphristi omkhulu engena eNdaweni eNgcwele kaKhulu minyaka yonke legazi elingayisilo lakhe. 26 Ngakho uKhristu wayezahlupheka kanengi kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba. Kodwa khathesi usebonakale kanye kuphela ekupheleni kwezikhathi ukuba asuse isono ngomhlatshelo onguye. 27 Njengalokhu umuntu wamiselwa ukufa kanye, kuthi emva kwalokho abhekane lokwahlulelwa, 28 ngokunjalo uKhristu wanikelwa kanye ukuba asuse izono zabantu abanengi; njalo uzabonakala okwesibili, hatshi ukuthwala isono, kodwa ukuletha ukusindiswa kulabo abamlindeleyo.