Mababambisise ezwini levangeli, baze bathole ukungena ekuphumuleni
1Ngakho-ke masesabe ukuba, kuthi kusekhona isithembiso sokungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe, kungabikho noyedwa kini obonakala esele emuva. 2Ngokuba phela nathi sashunyayezwa ivangeli njengabo; kepha izwi abalizwayo alibasizanga bona, lokhu lingahlangananga nabezwayo ngokukholwa. 3Ngokuba siyangena ekuphumuleni thina esikholwayo njengokusho kwakhe ukuthi:
“Kanjalo ngafunga ekuthukutheleni kwami,
ngathi: ‘Abayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami,’ ”
nakuba imisebenzi yayenziwa kwasekusekelweni kwezwe. 4Ngokuba ushilo endaweni ethile ngosuku lwesikhombisa ukuthi: “UNkulunkulu waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa emisebenzini yakhe yonke,” 5nakule ndawo uthi futhi: “Abayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami.”
6Ngakho-ke lokhu kusasele ukuba abanye bangene kukho, nalabo abashunyayezwa kuqala ivangeli bengangenanga ngokungalaleli, 7uyanquma futhi usuku oluthile oluthiwa Namuhla, esho ngoDavide emva kwesikhathi esingaka njengokushiwo kuqala ukuthi:
“Namuhla, uma nilizwa izwi lakhe,
ningazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu.”
8Ngokuba uma uJoshuwa wayebaphumuzile, wayengayikukhuluma emva kwalokhu ngolunye usuku. 9Ngakho-ke kubasalele abantu bakaNkulunkulu ukuphumula kwesabatha. 10Ngokuba ongenile ekuphumuleni kwakhe yena uphumula emisebenzini yakhe njengoNkulunkulu kweyakhe.
11Ngakho-ke masikhuthalele ukungena kulokho kuphumula, ukuze kungawi muntu ngaleso siboniso sokungalaleli.
Izwi likaNkulunkulu liphilile, linamandla
12Ngokuba izwi likaNkulunkulu liphilile, linamandla, libukhali kunezinkemba zonke ezisika nhlangothi zombili, lihlaba kuze kwahlukaniswe umphefumulo nomoya, amalungu nomnkantsha, lahlulela imicabango nezizindlo zenhliziyo; 13futhi akukho nto edaliweyo engabonakali phambi kwakhe, kepha konke kwambuliwe kusobala emehlweni akhe esiyakuzilanda kuye.
SinomPristi omkhulu ongasisiza
14Ngakho-ke lokhu sinomPristi omkhulu kakhulu odabulile amazulu, uJesu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, masibambelele kuso isivumo sethu. 15Ngokuba asinaye umPristi omkhulu ongenakuzwelana nobuthakathaka bethu, kepha olingiwe kukho konke njengathi, engenasono. 16Ngakho-ke masisondele ngesibindi esihlalweni somusa ukuba samukeliswe isihawu, sifumane umusa wokusiza ngesikhathi esifaneleyo.
