Kuhle ukuqhubekela kokupheleleyo

6Ngakho, sitshiyaa izinto zakuqala1 zemfundiso kaKristu, kasiqhubekele kokupheleleyob, singabeki futhi isisekelo sokuphenduka emisebenzini efileyoc, lesokholo kuNkulunkulu, 2 esemfundiso yobhabhathizod, lesokubeka izandlae, lesokuvuka kwabafileyof, lesokwahlulelwa okulaphakadeghi. 3 Lalokhu sizakwenza, nxa uNkulunkulu evumaj.

4 Ngoba kakulakwenzekakl ukuthi labo asebake bakhanyiswam, banambitha isipho sezulwinin, baba ngabahlanganyelio bakaMoya oNgcwelep, 5 banambithaq ilizwi elihle likaNkulunkulur, lamandlas elizwe elizayot, 6 basebehlamuka, labo-ke ukuthi babuye bavuselwe ekuphendukeniu, lokhu bephinda bezibethelela iNdodana kaNkulunkuluv, beyithela ihlazo obalaw; 7 ngoba umhlabathix onatha izuluy elifika kanengi phezu kwawo, ubusumilisa imibhida ebasizayoza labo olinywa yibo, wemukela isibusiso esivela kuNkulunkulub; 8 kodwa lowo oveza ameva lokhula oluhlabayoc, uyaliwad njalo useduzee lokuqalekiswaf, okuphela kwakho kusekutshiswenig.

9 Kodwa siqiniseka ngani izinto ezingconoh, bathandekayo, leziqondene losindiso, lanxa sikhuluma njalo; 10 ngobai uNkulunkuluj kayisuye ongalunganga ukuthi akhohlwe umsebenzi wenuk lomsebenzi onzima wothandolm elalubonakalisan ebizweni lakhe, ngokusebenzela abangcweleo lisabasebenzela. 11 Kodwa sifisa ukuthi ngulowo lalowo wenu akubonakalisep lokhukukhuthalaq ekuqinisekeni okupheleleyor kwethemba ekuphelenis; 12 ukuze lingabi ngabavilaphayot, kodwa abalingisi babou abathi ngokholo langokubekezela badla ilifa lezithembisovw.

Izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu ziyavusa ithemba

13 Ngoba lapho uNkulunkulu ethembisa kuAbrahamax, ngoba wayengelaye omkhulu kulaye angafunga ngaye, wazifunga yenay, 14 esithi: Isibiliz ngizakubusisa lokukubusisa, lokwandisa ngizakwandisa. 15 Langokunjalo esebekezele wazuza isithembisoa. 16 Ngoba isibili abantu bayafunga ngomkhulu kulabo, lesifungob sokuqinisac siyisiphetho sakho konke ukuphikisana kubod. 17 Okwathi uNkulunkulu kukho, ethanda ukubonisa ngokwengezelelweyo kakhulu kuzindlalifae zesithembisof ukungaphendukig kwecebo lakhe, walamula ngesifungoh, 18 ukuze, ngezinto ezimbilii ezingaphendukiyoj, okukuzo okungelakwenzeka ukuthi uNkulunkulu aqambe amanga ngazok, sibe lenduduzo elamandla, thina esibalekele ukuphephela ukuthi sibambelele ethembenil elibekwe phambi kwethum; 19 esilalo njengengwegwen yomphefumulo eqinileyo legxilileyo, lingenao kokuphakathi kweveyilip; 20 lapho isigijimi esingumanduleliq sasingenela khona, uJesu, esaba ngumpristi omkhulur ephakadenis ngokohlobo lukaMelkizedeki.