UMpristi Wethu Omkhulu, Ohlezi Phansi
Umusho owodwa uyakuthwala konke: umpristi wethu omkhulu usehlalile phansi. Lokho akukhonzayo akusona isifaniso kodwa yindlu engcwele yangempela, nesivumelwano asiphatha phakathi yileso uJeremiya asithembisa, imithetho ilotshwe ezingqondweni nasezinhliziyweni, izono zingabe zisakhunjulwa, futhi wonke umuntu azi uBaba wethu.
8 1Okusemqoka kwalokhu yilokhu: sinompristi omkhulu onjalo, owahlala phansi ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi soBukhulu ezulwini. 2isikhonzi sezindawo ezingcwele nethabernakele leqiniso, elamiswa nguBaba wethu, hhayi umuntu. 3Wonke umpristi omkhulu umiselwa ukunikela ngezipho nemihlatshelo; ngakho naye lo kumele abe nokuthile anganikela ngakho. 4Uma ubesemhlabeni, ubengeke abe ngumpristi nakancane, njengoba bekhona abanye abanikela ngezipho ngokomthetho.
5Bakhonza isifanekiso nethunzi lezinto zasezulwini, njengoba uMose waxwayiswa lapho esezoqeda ukwakha ithabernakele: “Bheka,” kwasho, “wenza konke ngokomfanekiso owawuboniswa wona entabeni.”
6Kodwa manje uJesu usethole inkonzo engcono kakhulu, njengoba isivumelwano asilamulelayo singcono, esimiswe phezu kwezithembiso ezingcono. 7Ngokuba uma leso sivumelwano sokuqala sasingenasici, bekungeke kudingeke esesibili.
8Ngokuba ebathola icala, uthi: “Bhekani, ziyeza izinsuku, kusho uBaba wethu, lapho ngiyakwenza isivumelwano esisha nendlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda. 9Asifani nesivumelwano engasenza noyise ngosuku engababamba ngesandla ngabakhipha ezweni laseGibhithe. Ngokuba abahlalanga esivumelwaneni sami, ngakho angibanakanga, kusho uBaba wethu. 10Ngokuba yilesi isivumelwano engiyakusenza nendlu ka-Israyeli emva kwalezo zinsuku, kusho uBaba wethu: ngiyakufaka imithetho yami ezingqondweni zabo, ngiyibhale ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngibe nguBaba wabo, bona babe ngabantwana bami. 11Futhi akusayikuba khona ofundisa umakhelwane wakhe, nalowo nalowo umfowabo, ethi: “Yazi uBaba wethu,” ngokuba bonke bayakungazi, kusukela komncane kubo kuze kube komkhulu. 12Ngokuba ngiyakuba nomusa ngeziphambeko zabo, nezono zabo angisayikuzikhumbula.”
13Ngokuthi isivumelwano esisha, usenze esokuqala saba esidala. Lokho okudala nokugugayo kusondele ekupheleni kwako.
