Umsebenzi wobupristi wesivumelwano esidala

9Ngakho isibili lesosivumelwano sakuqala sasilezimisoa zenkonzo kaNkulunkulub, lendawo engcwele yemhlabenicd. 2 Ngoba kwakhiwa ithabhanekeleef; elokuqalag okwakukhona kuloh uluthi lwesibanei letafulaj lezinkwa zokubukiswak, elibizwa ngokuthil yindawo engcwelem1. 3 Langemva kweveyili lesibilin kwakukhona ithabhanekele elibizwa ngokuthi yingcwele yezingcweleo, 4 lilesitsha segolide sokutshisela impephap, lomtshokotshoq wesivumelwanor obhadwe ngegolide inhlangothi zonke, okwakukhona kuwo inqayi yegolide elemanas, lenduku kaAronit eyahlumayo, lezibhebheu zesivumelwanov; 5 laphezu kwawo amakherubhiw enkazimulo asibekele isihlalo somusax; esingekhulume ngalezizinto khathesi ngokukhethekileyo. 6 Sezilungisiwey lezizinto ngokunjalo, abapristi bangena njalonjaloz ethabhanekeleni lokuqalaa bephelelisa imisebenzi yokukhonza uNkulunkulub; 7 kodwa kwelesibilic kwakungena kanye ngomnyakad umpristi omkhulu yedwa, kungeyisikho ngaphandle kwegazi, azinikelela yenae leziphambeko zabantu; 8 uMoya oyiNgcwelef utshengisa lokhu, ukuthi indlelag eya endaweni engcweleh kayikembulwa, lapho lisemi ithabhanekele lokuqala; 9 okwakungumfanekisoi walesosikhathij, okwanikelwa kulo iminikelo kanye lemihlatshelok, engelakhol ukuphelelisa okhonzayo maqondana lesazela, 10 kuphela kokudliwayomn, lokunathwayoo, lokugeza okuzinhlobonhlobopq lezimiso zenyamar, ezibekwe phezu kwabos kuze kufike isikhathi sokulungisiswa.

Igazi likaKristu lilamandla okuhlambulula

11 Kodwa uKristu esefikile, engumpristi omkhulut wezinto ezinhle ezizayou, ngethabhanekele elikhulu lelipheleleyov kulelinye, elingenziwanga ngezandlaw, okuyikuthi, elingeyisilo lalokhukudalwa, 12 futhi kungeyisikho ngegazi lezimbuzi lelamatholex, kodwa ngelakhe igaziy wangenaz kanyea endaweni engcweleb, esezuzecd ukuhlengwa okulaphakadee. 13 Ngoba uba igazi lezimbuzi lelezinkunzif, lomlotha wethokazig, kufafaza abangcolileyoh, kungcwelisa kuze kube sekuhlambulukeni kwenyama, 14 kakhulu kangakanani igazi likaKristui, owathi ngoMoya ophakadej wazinikelak kuNkulunkulu engelasicil, lizahlambulula isazela senum emisebenzini efileyon, ukukhonzao uNkulunkulu ophilayop?

UKristu ungumlamuli wesivumelwano esitsha

15 Langenxa yalokhu ungumlamuliq wesivumelwano esitshars, ukuze, lokhu ukufat sekufikileu ekuhlengeni kweziphambekov ngesikhathi sesivumelwano sokuqala, ababiziweyow bemukelex isithembiso selifa laphakadeyza. 16 Ngoba lapho okukhona incwadi yelifab, kufuneka ukuthi kubikwe ukufa komenzi wencwadi yelifa. 17 Ngobac incwadi yelifa isebenza kwabafileyod, lokhu kayikabi lamandla lapho ephila umenzi wencwadi yelifa. 18 Ngakho laso esokuqalae kasimiswanga ngaphandle kwegazif. 19 Ngoba lapho usumenyezelwe umthetho wonke ngokomlayo nguMozisi ebantwini bonkeg, wathatha igazih lamathole lelembuzii, kanye lamanzij loboya bezimvu obubomvukl lehisope*mn, wafafaza kokubili ugwalo uqobo labantu bonke, 20 esithi: Leli ligazio lesivumelwano uNkulunkulu alilaya ngaso. 21 Ngokunjalo wasefafazap ngegazi lethabhanekele lezitsha zonke zenkonzoq. 22 Njalo phose zonke izinto zihlanjululwa ngegazi ngokomthetho, langaphandle kokuchitheka kwegazi kakubi khona uthethelelor.

23 Ngokunjalo kwakudingeka ukuthi imifanekisos yezinto zemazulwini ihlanjululwe ngalezizinto, kodwa izinto zezulwini uqobo ngemihlatshelo engcono kulale. 24 Ngoba uKristut kangenanga endaweni ezingcweleu ezenziwe ngezandlav, ezingumfanekisow weziqothox, kodwa ezulwini uqoboy, ukuthi khathesi abonakalele thinaz phambi kobuso bukaNkulunkulu; 25 kungeyisikuthi futhi ukuze azinikele kanengi, njengalokhu umpristi omkhulua engena endaweni engcweleb umnyaka ngomnyaka legazi lokunye; 26 uba kwakunjalo wayemele ukuhlupheka kanengi selokhu kwasekelwa umhlabac; kodwa khathesi ubonakaliswe kanyed ekupheleni kwesikhathie ukuze asuse izono ngomhlatshelo wakhe uqobof. 27 Njalo njengalokhu kumiselwe abantu ukuthi bafe kanyeg, kodwa emva kwalokhu ukwahlulelwah; 28 ngokunjalo uKristui, esenikelwe kanyej ukuze athwale izono zabanengik, ngokwesibili uzabonakala ngaphandle kwesono kwabamlindeleyolm, kube lusindiso.