Umphristi omkhulu wesivumelwano esingcono
1Ummongo walokho esikutjhoko ngilokhu: Sinomphristi omkhulu ohlezi ngesigomeni sesihlalo sobukhosi emazulwini, 2usikhonzi endaweni ecwengileko netendeni lamambala elajanyiswa nguSomnini ingasi mumuntu.
3Ngiloyo naloyo umphristi omkhulu ubekelwe bona anikele ngeminikelo nangemihlabelo. Nje-ke bekufanele bona naye umphristi wethu omkhulu abe nelitho azokunikela ngalo. 4Ngathana bekusephasinapha bekangekhe abe mphristi ngombana bakhona abaphristi abanikela ngeminikelo ngokomthetho. 5Bona balotjha endaweni emfanekiso nesithunzi salokho okusezulwini. Kungakho uMosi ngesikhathi azakwakha itende lesivumelwano, wayalwa kwathiwa: “Qinisekisa bonyana wenza koke lokhu ngomfanekiso owakhonjiswa wona entabeni.” 6Kodwana manjesi uJesu wamukela ukulotjha okusezingeni eliphezulu, begodu ngokudluleleko ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esingcono nesisekelwe phezu kweenthembiso ezingcono.
7Nangathana bekungekho okusolekako esivumelwaneni sokuthoma, kwamambala bekungekhe sisafuneka sesibili. 8Kodwana uZimu uyasisola isizwe sakhe, nakasithi:
“Qalani isikhathi siyeza,
lapha ngizakwenza khona
isivumelwano esitjha nendlu ka-Israyeli
kanye neyakaJuda.
Kutjho uSomnini.
9Asizukufana nesivumelwano
engasenza naboyise
nangibabamba ngesandla
kobana ngibakhuphe eGibhide
ngombana bona bephula isivumelwano sami,
lokha mina nangimphathi wabo.
Kutjho uSomnini.
10Nasi isivumelwano
engizosenza nendlu ka-Israyeli
ngemva kwesikhatheso.
Kutjho uSomnini.
Ngizakubeka umthethwami emikhumbulwenabo
ngiwutlole eenhliziyweni zabo.
Ngizakuba nguZimabo,
bona babe babantu bami.
11Umuntu angeze asafundisa
omunye womphakathi
namkha umfowabo
athi, ‘Yazi uSomnini’
ngombana boke bazabe bangazi,
ukusukela komncani ukuya komkhulu.
Kutjho uSomnini.
12Mbala ngizakucolela ubukhohlakali babo,
ngingasakhumbula icala labo.”
13Ngokukhuluma athi, “isivumelwano esitjha”, wenze bonyana sokuthoma sibe ngesidala; nje-ke okudala nokulupheleko kuseduze nokunyamalala.
