KUMAHEBERU 6

₁Ngakho-ke masidlule esifundisweni sokuqala ngoKristu, siqhubekele kokupheleleyo, singabuyi sibeke isisekelo sokuphenduka emisebenzini efileyo, nokukholwa nguNkulunkulu,

₂nesifundiso sombhapathizo nokubeka izandla, nokuvuka kwabafileyo nokwahlulelwa okuphakade.

₃Siyakukwenza lokho, uma uNkulunkulu evuma.

₄Ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba labo asebaké bakhanyiswa banambitha isiphiwo sasezulwini, benziwa abahlanganyeli kuMoya oNgcwele,

₅banambitha izwi elihle likaNkulunkulu namandla ezwe elizayo,

₆babuye bahlubuka — akunakwenzeka ukuba babuye bavuswe, baphenduke, lokhu sebezibethelela iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, bayithela ngehlazo obala.

₇Ngokuba umhlabathi, ophuzé imvula efika kaningi phezu kwawo, umilisa imifino ebasizayo abawulinyelwayo, uyabusiswa nguNkulunkulu;

₈kepha uma uveza ameva nekhakhasi, uyaleka, useduze nokuqalekiswa, ukuphela kwawo ngukushiswa.

₉Kepha siyethemba ngani-bathandekayo okuhle kunalokho, ngisho okuqondene nokusindiswa, noma sikhuluma kanje.

₁₀Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kasiye ongalungile ukuba akhohlwe umsebenzi wenu nothando enalubonakalisa ngakulo igama lakhe, lokhu nibakhonzile abangcwele, nisabakhonza.

₁₁Kepha sinxanela ukuba yilowo nalowo kini abonakalise lokhokukhuthalela, lize liphelele ithemba kuze kube-sekupheleni,

₁₂ukuba ningabi-buthuntu, kodwa nibalingise labo abadla ifa lesithembiso ngokukholwa nangokubekezela.

₁₃Ngokuba lapho uNkulunkulu wamthembisa uAbrahama, wazifunga yena, lokhu kungekho omkhulu kunaye angamfunga,

₁₄wathi: Impela ngiyakukubusisa nokukubusisa, ngiyakukwandisa nokukwandisa;

₁₅kanjalo kwathi esebekezele, wakuzuza okwathenjiswayo.

₁₆Ngokuba abantu bafunga omkhulu kunabo; kubona isifungo siyaqeda ukuphikisana konke, siqinise.

₁₇Kulokhu-ke uNkulunkulu, ethanda kakhulu impela ukubonisa izindlalifa zesithembiso ukungaguquleki kwecebo lakhe, walamula ngesifungo,

₁₈ukuze ngezinto ezimbili ezingeguquleke, uNkulunkulu angeqambe amanga ngazo, sibe-nenduduzo enamandla thina esibalekele ekulibambeni ithemba esilimiselweyo,

₁₉esinalo njengehange* lomphefumulo, liqinile, ligxilile, lingena kokungaphakathi kwesihenqo,

₂₀lapho uJesu eyisigijimi sokusandulela wangena khona, esewaba-ngumpristi omkhulu kuze kube-phakade ngokukuma kukaMelkisedeki.