Bible Reading Plan – Day 345

₁Kaloku wonke umbingeleli omkhulu ukhethwa ebantwini, amiselwe ukuzakuza phakathi kwabantu noThixo. Unikela izipho namadini okungxengxezela izono. ₂Uyakwazi ukubanyamezela abo bazizityhifili nabo baphazamayo, kuba kaloku naye ngokwakhe unobuthathaka. ₃Ngenxa yaloo nto ke umelwe kukunikela amadini okungxengxezela izono zakhe kwakunye nezabantu. ₄Akukho mntu uzithathelayo eli wonga; elowo ubizwa nguThixo njengoAron.

₅Kunjalo ke nakuKrestu: naye akazange azithathele iwonga lokuba ngumbingeleli omkhulu. Walinikwa nguThixo, lo wathi kuye:

₇Esadla ubomi apha emhlabeni, wayedla ngokwenza imithandazo nezicelo, ekhala iinyembezi, ebhekisa kuThixo onamandla okumhlangula ekufeni. Wawuva uThixo umthandazo wakhe, ngenxa yokuzimisela kwakhe ukuthobela. ₈Ngoku kanye anguNyana kaThixo, intlupheko yamnika amava okuthobela. ₉Uthe ke akusulungeka wenziwa umthombo wosindiso olungapheliyo lwabo bamthobelayo, ₁₀emiselwe nguThixo waba ngumbingeleli omkhulu wodidi lukaMelkizedeki.

₁₁Zininzi iindawo ebesinokunichazela ngazo ngoMelkizedeki. Kodwa ke kusuke kwanzima nokunithela gqabagqaba oku, kuba kaloku nisuke naneentloko ezilukhuni. ₁₂Benifanelwe kukuba nifundisa ngokwenu ngoku. Kodwa kusuke kwafuneka ibe nini abafundiswayo, niqaliswe emva kwizifundo zokuqala ezingeendaba zikaThixo. Kusuke kwafuneka nisezwe ubisi endaweni yokuba ninikwe ukutya okuqinileyo. ₁₃Wonke umntu osezwa ubisi lusana; akakwazi okuhle nokubi. ₁₄Ngabantu abadala abatya ukutya okuqinileyo; bona sebenamava, bayawazi umahluko phakathi kokuhle nokubi.

₁Ngoko ke masizishiye iimfundiso zabaqalayo, siqhubele phambili kwezo zamakholwa akhulileyo. Masingabi saphindela emva, sibeka iziseko zokukholwa kuThixo, nenguquko kwimisebenzi ephuthileyo esasiyenza, ₂sifundisa ngobhaptizo, nokubekwa kwezandla, ngokuvuka kwabafileyo, nomgwebo ongunaphakade. ₃Emandleni eNkosi siya kuyenza ke loo nto.

_4-6Abantu ababekhe balungcamla ukhanyiselo, basiva isipho sasezulwini, baba nenxaxheba kuMoya oyiNgcwele, bakuva nokulunga kwelizwi likaThixo namandla ephakade elizayo, baza ke bakreqa, kungangenkankulu ukuba babuye baguqulwe. Kaloku kwabona baphinde bamxhoma uNyana kaThixo, bamenza isigculelo nentlekisa.

₇Intsimi ezifunxayo iimvula ezinayo, ize ivelise isivuno esimkholisayo umniniyo, iyathamsanqelwa nguThixo. ₈Kanti ke esuka ivelise ukhula nameva ayinto yanto, iphuthile, ifanelwe ngumlilo.

₉Zihlobo zam ezithandekayo, nakuba ndithetha ngolu hlobo nje, ndeyisekile kukuba nikwimeko efanelekileyo elusindisweni. ₁₀Kaloku yena uThixo akalotshijolo: akazange awulibale umsebenzi eniwenzileyo ngenxa yakhe, nothando enilubonakalise ngokulungiselela abantu bakhe – msebenzi lowo nisawuqhubayo unangoku. ₁₁Umnqweno wam kukuba nonke ngabanye ninga ningaqhubela phambili, nilubonakalisa olo langazelelo, lide lizaliseke ithemba lenu. ₁₂Andinqweneli ukuba nibe ngamanqenerha, koko ndifuna ukuba nilinganise abo bathe ngokholo nomonde balidla ilifa lezithembiso.

₁₃UThixo xa wayesenza isithembiso kuAbraham wazifunga kwayena; kaloku kwakungekho bani mkhulu kunaye wayengamfungayo. ₁₄Wenjenje ukuthetha: “Ndiya kukunisela amathamsanqa, sande sibe yinyambalala isizukulwana sakho.” ₁₅Ngenxa yomonde uAbraham wasizuza eso sithembiso. ₁₆Abantu xa befunga, bafunga lowo mkhulu kunabo; futhi ke isifungo siyayinqanda impikiswano. ₁₇NoThixo ke, xa wayefuna ukucacisela iindlalifa zesithembiso sakhe ukungaguquki kwenjongo yakhe, wasebenzisa isifungo. ₁₈Nâzo ke izinto ezimbini ezingenakujikwa – isifungo nesithembiso – ibe ke noThixo akanakuxoka. Ngoko ke thina basindileyo siyakhuthazwa ukuba sibambelele nkqi kweli themba liphambi kwethu. ₁₉Eli themba ke liyintsika yobomi bethu. Liyasikhusela, futhi lisisiqinisekiso. Lingena liye kutsho ngaphaya komkhusane, ₂₀apho uYesu aye kungena khona njengovulindlela omele thina. Kaloku yena ungumbingeleli wodidi lukaMelkizedeki oya kuhlala ehleli.

₁UMelkizedeki lo ke wayengukumkani waseSalem, engumbingeleli kaThixo uPhezukonke. UAbraham wathi evela edabini apho wayoyise ookumkani, wadibana noMelkizedeki owasuka wamsikelela. ₂Ke yena uAbraham wamnika isishumi sawo onke amaxhoba. Eli gama linguMelkizedeki lithetha “ukumkani wobulungisa”. Kanti ke futhi ukwangukumkani waseSalem, oko kukuthi “ukumkani woxolo”. ₃UMelkizedeki lo ke akanayise nanina, namlibo wakuzalwa. Asaziwa isiqalo nesiphelo sobomi bakhe. Ufana noNyana kaThixo: uhlala engumbingeleli nanini-nanini.

₄Kucacile ke ukuba mkhulu, kuba nokhokho wethu uAbraham wanikela isishumi samaxhoba kuye. ₅Isizukulwana sikaLevi esingababingeleli siyagunyaziswa ngumthetho ukuba sithathe isishumi ebantwini, oko kukuthi kumawabo, nangona nawo ekwayinzala ka-Abraham. ₆UMelkizedeki akayiyo inzala kaLevi, kodwa nakuba kunjalo wathatha isishumi kuAbraham, waza wamsikelela; ngoko ke wasikelela umntu owanikwa izithembiso nguThixo. ₇Yinto engenakuphikwa ke ukuba osikelelayo mkhulu kunosikelelwayo. ₈Ngokwesiko lababingeleli izishumi zithathwa ngabantu abafayo, kanti ke yena uMelkizedeki uthathe izishumi engongqinelwa *naziziBhalo ukuba ungophilayo. ₉Ngoko ke singatsho ukuthi uLevi, nakuba zinikwa yena nje izishumi, kodwa wanikela izishumi ngoAbraham. ₁₀Kuba kaloku wayesesesinqeni sika-Abraham, ukudibana kwabo noMelkizedeki. ₁₁AmaSirayeli ukunikwa kwawo umthetho wawusekelwe ngobubingeleli bakwaLevi. Ke, ukuba ababingeleli babaLevi babegqibelele, ngekungabangakho mfuneko yakuba kuvele mbingeleli wumbi, nokwenza ingumbingeleli wodidi lukaMelkizedeki, ingelulo oluka-Aron. ₁₂Ngoko ke ukuguqulwa kobubingeleli kuveze imfuneko yokuba uguqulwe nomthetho. ₁₃Kaloku uYesu, lo kuthethwa ngaye apha, uphuma kwenye indlu, apho kungekho mntu wakha walungiselela eqongeni lamadini. ₁₄Iyaqondakala into yokuba iNkosi yethu yeyendlu kaJuda, ibe ke uMosis akazange ayikhankanye le ndlu malunga nobubingeleli.

₁₅Ngoku lo mcimbi ucaca ngakumbi, kuba kuvele mbingeleli wumbi ungowodidi lukaMelkizedeki. ₁₆Ububingeleli akabuzuzanga ngokwemigaqo nomthetho wabantu, koko ubufumene ngamandla obomi obungayi kuze bunqanyulwe. ₁₇Kaloku iziBhalo zithi: “Uya kuba ngumbingeleli wodidi lukaMelkizedeki ohlala ehleli.” ₁₈Lowa wokuqala umthetho udedisiwe ngenxa yokuba ungenamandla, usoyiswa. ₁₉Umthetho kaMosis ubungakwazi kusulungekisa nto. Ngoku ke kuvezwe ithemba elingcono elisisondezayo kuThixo.

₂₀Ngaphezu koko, ngoku kukho nesifungo sikaThixo; ukanti akuzange kubekho sifungo ukumiselwa kwabanye ababingeleli. ₂₁Kodwa ke kulo mbingeleli unguYesu kwenziwa isifungo, njengoko zisithi iziBhalo:

₂₃Ababingeleli bokuqala bona babemiselwa balandelelane, kuba kaloku babesifa, bengenako ukuhlala behleli emsebenzini wabo. ₂₄Kodwa bona obukaYesu ububingeleli abupheli, kuba yena uhlala ehleli ngonaphakade. ₂₅Esi sisizathu esibangela ukuba abe nako ukubasindisa ngokupheleleyo abo beza ngaye kuThixo, njengoko ehlala ehleli ebathethelela.

₂₆Ngoko ke uYesu ngoyena mbingeleli mkhulu ukwaziyo ukuhlangabezana nemeko yethu. Ungcwele, akanasici, enyulu; futhi wahlukanisiwe naboni, wanyuselwa ezulwini. ₂₇Yena akafani nabanye ababingeleli. Akukho mfuneko yakuba asondeze amadini mihla le, ngenxa yezono zakhe nangenxa yezono zabantu. Wasondeza idini kwaba kanye qwaba, ukuzinikela kwakhe. ₂₈Umthetho kaMosis wona umisela abantu ababuthathaka ukuba babe ngababingeleli abakhulu. Kodwa sona isithembiso sikaThixo esinesifungo – eso sifike emva komthetho – simisele uNyana ohlala esulungekile nanini nanini.

₁Nguwo lo ke umongo wentetho yam: Sinongako ke ukuba mkhulu umbingeleli, ohleli ewongeni kunye neNgangalala yezulu! ₂Ungena kweyona ingcwele indawo, intente eyakhiwe nguThixo, ingengabo abantu. ₃Wonke umbingeleli omkhulu umiselwe ukunikela izipho namadini. Nalo wethu umbingeleli umelwe kukuba nento ayinikelayo. ₄Ukuba ubelapha emhlabeni, ubengayi kuba ngumbingeleli konke. Kaloku apha bakho ababingeleli abanikela izipho ngokumiselwa ngumthetho kaMosis. ₅Phofu bona into abayenzayo ingumfuziselo nesithunzi nje sento yokwenene esezulwini. Wayexela loo nto uThixo ngamazwi awawabhekisa kuMosis, xa wayeza kwenza intente: “Qaphela ukuba yonke into uyenze ngokomzekelo owawuwuboniswe entabeni.” ₆Ke yena uYesu unikwe ububingeleli obuphakamileyo kunobabo. Kanti ke nomnqophiso awuzakuzelayo phakathi koThixo nabantu ukwamkhulu, ngenxa yokubaluleka kwezithembiso osekelwe phezu kwazo.

₇Ukuba ubungenagxeke umnqophiso wokuqala, bekungayi kubakho mfuneko yokuba ithathwe ngomnye indawo yawo. ₈Kodwa ke uThixo uyabagxeka; uthi:

₁₃Xa ke uThixo ethetha ngomnqophiso omtsha, loo nto ithetha ukuba uthi umnqophiso wokuqala ugugile, seluphelelwe, uza kutshitsha kwakamsinya.