Qhubekelani Ekuvuthweni
Isiqephu esinzima mayelana nokuhlehla emva kokunambitha okuyikho ngempela, esithanjiswa masinyane, ngoba umbhali uqinisekile ngezinto ezingcono ngabo futhi uthi uBaba wethu ngeke awukhohlwe umsebenzi wabo. Ngoba wayengenamuntu omkhulu kunaye ayengafunga ngaye, wafunga ngaye uqobo. Leso sifungo siyihange.
6 1Ngakho asiyekeni imfundiso eyisisekelo ngoKhristu siqhubekele ekuvuthweni, singabeki futhi isisekelo sokuphenduka emisebenzini efileyo nokukholwa kuBaba wethu, 2imfundiso ngemibhabhadiso, ukubekwa kwezandla, ukuvuka kwabafileyo, nokwahlulelwa okuphakade. 3Lokhu sizakukwenza, uma uBaba wethu evuma. 4Ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba labo abake bakhanyiselwa, abake banambitha isipho sasezulwini, abahlanganyela noMoya oNgcwele, 5abanambitha ubuhle bezwi likaBaba wethu namandla enkathi ezayo, 6kodwa, sebewile, ukuba babuyiselwe futhi ekuphendukeni, lokhu bephinda bembethela esiphambanweni iNdodana kaBaba wethu belimaza bona, bemenza ihlazo. a a v6 “INdodana kaBaba wethu” ihumusha lokho ezinye izinguqulo ezikunikeza ngokuthi “iNdodana kaNkulunkulu” — lapho umBhalo wehlukanisa uNkulunkulu kuKhristu, “uNkulunkulu” okukhulunywa ngaye nguBaba. 7Umhlabathi ophuza imvula ewela kuwo kaningi, uveze isivuno esiwusizo kubalimi bawo, wamukela isibusiso esivela kuBaba wethu. 8Kodwa uma uveza ameva nokhula, awusizi lutho, useduze nokuqalekiswa, nokuphela kwawo kungukushiswa.
9Kodwa ngani, bathandekayo, siyaqiniseka ngezinto ezingcono—izinto eziphathelene nensindiso—noma sikhuluma kanje. 10Ngokuba uBaba wethu kanakho ukungalungi—akayikuwukhohlwa umsebenzi wenu nothando enilukhombisileyo ngenxa yegama lakhe, nisebenzela abantu bakaBaba wethu, njengoba nisenza namanje. 11Sifisa ukuba yilowo nalowo kini abonakalise ukukhuthala okufanayo ekuqinisekeni okupheleleyo kwethemba kuze kube sekupheleni, 12ukuze ningabi namavila, kodwa nilingise labo abazuza ifa lezithembiso ngokukholwa nangokubekezela.
Isithembiso sikaBaba wethu ku-Abhrahama
13Ngokuba lapho uBaba wethu enza isithembiso ku-Abhrahama, njengoba engekho omkhulu kunaye angafunga ngaye, wazifunga yena,
14wathi: “Ngempela ngizakukubusisa, ngempela ngizakukwandisa.”
15Kanjalo u-Abhrahama, esebekezele walinda, wasamukela isithembiso. 16Abantu bafunga ngomkhulu kunabo, futhi isifungo siqeda yonke impikiswano. 17Efuna ukubonisa izindlalifa zesithembiso ngokucace nakakhulu ukuthi injongo yakhe ayiguquki, uBaba wethu wakuqinisa ngesifungo, 18ukuze, ngezinto ezimbili ezingaguquki uBaba wethu angenakuqamba amanga kuzo, thina esabalekela ukuphephela sibe nenduduzo eqinileyo yokubamba ithemba elibekwe phambi kwethu. 19Leli themba liyihange lomphefumulo, eliphephileyo neliqinileyo, elingena endaweni engaphakathi ngemva kwesihenqo, b b v19 ‘Isihenqo’ siyisihenqo esasihlukanisa amagceke angaphandle neNdawo eNgcwelengcwele ethabhanakeleni — ikamelo elingaphakathi kakhulu lokuba khona kukaNkulunkulu. 20lapho uJesu angena khona njengomanduleli esikhundleni sethu, waba umpristi omkhulu kuze kube phakade ngokohlobo lukaMelkisedeki. c c v20 UMelkisedeki wayeyinkosi engumpristi eyimfihlakalo evela kuGenesise 14; umlobi uyichaza ngokugcwele le nqathaniso esahlukweni 7.
