Umhlatshelo kaKristu mkhulu kulemihlatshelo yamaJuda

10Ngoba umlayo ulesithunzia sezinto ezinhle ezizayob, ungeyisiwo umfanekiso oqotho wezinto, ungeze waba lamandla ngaleyomihlatsheloc enikelwa njalonjalod iminyaka ngeminyaka ukubenza baphelele labo abasondelayoef. 2 Uba kwakunjalo nga kayimanga yini ukunikelwa, ngoba abakhonzayo babengasayikuba lasazela sezono, sebehlanjululwe kanye? 3 Kodwa kuleyomihlatshelog kukhona ukukhunjulwah kwezono umnyaka ngomnyakai; 4 ngoba kakulakwenzekaj ukuthi igazi lezinkunzi lelezimbuzi lisuse izonok; 5 ngakho esefika emhlabenil uthi: Umhlatshelo lomnikelom kawuwuthandanga, kodwa ungilungisele umzimban; 6 iminikelo yokutshiswao lemihlatshelo yesono kawuyithokozelangap; 7 ngasengisithi: Khangela, ngiza (kumqulu wogwalo kulotshwe ngami) ukwenza intando yakho, Nkulunkulu. 8 Kuqala esithi: Umhlatshelo lomnikeloq leminikelo yokutshiswar leminikelo yezonos kawuyithandanga njalo kawuyithokozelanga, yona enikelwa ngokomlayo, 9 wasesithi: Khangelat, ngiza ukwenza intando yakho, Nkulunkulu. Ususa okokuqala, ukuze amise okwesibili. 10 Kuleyontando singcwelisiweu, ngokunikelwa komzimba kaJesu Kristuv kanyew.

11 Laye wonke umpristi kambe uyema insuku ngensukux ekhonzay, njalo enikela kanengi leyomihlatsheloz, engasoze yaba lamandla okususa izonoa; 12 kodwa yena, esenikele umhlatshelob waba munye ngenxa yezono ephakadenic wahlala phansi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulud, 13 kusukela khathesi ulindelee zize zenziwe izitha zakhe isenabelo senyawo zakhef. 14 Ngoba ngomnikelo munye uphelelisileg ephakadenih labo abangcwelisiweyoi. 15 LoMoya oyiNgcwelej laye uyafakaza kithi; ngoba emva kokuthi esetshilo kuqala uthi: 16 Lesi yisivumelwanok engizavumelana labol ngaso emva kwalezonsuku, kutsho iNkosi: Ngizafaka imilayo yami enhliziyweni zabo, njalo ngizayibhala engqondweni zabo; 17 lezono zabo lobubi babom kangisoze ngikukhumbule futhi. 18 Lapho-ke okukhona uthethelelo lwalokhu, kakuselamnikelo ngesono.

Ukuthokoziswa, lokuxwayiswa kwabakholwayo

19 Ngakhon, bazalwane, silesibindi sokungena kwezingcweleo ngegazi likaJesu, 20 ngendlelap entsha lephilayo, asivulele yona ngeveyiliq, eliyinyama yakhe, 21 futhi silaye umpristi omkhulur phezu kwendlu kaNkulunkulus, 22 kasisondele ngenhliziyo eqinisileyot ekuqinisekeni okupheleleyo kokholou, inhliziyov zifafazwe esazeleni sokubiw, lomzimba ugeziswex ngamanzi acwebileyoy; 23 kasibambisisez isivumoa sethemba lethu singanyikinyekib, ngoba uthembekile owathembisayoc; 24 njalo kasiqaphelisisane ekuvuselenid uthando lemisebenzi emihle, 25 singayekelie ukuhlangana kwethu, njengomkhuba wabanyef, kodwa kasikhuthaleg, futhi ikakhuluh, njengoba libona usuku lusondelai.

26 Ngoba uba sisonaj ngabomo emva kokuthi semukelek ulwazi lweqinisol, kakusekho umhlatshelo ngezonom, 27 kodwa ukulindela okuthile okwesabekayo kokulahlwa, lolaka lomlilon ozaqeda izitha. 28 Umuntuo odelela umlayo kaMozisip ufa ngaphandle kwesihawuq ngabafakazi ababili loba abathathu; 29 pho, licabanga ukuthi uzathiwa ufanele ukujeziswa kabuhlungur kanganani onyathelela phansis iNdodana kaNkulunkulut, njalo othiu igaziv lesivumelwanow, angcweliswa ngalox, liyiluthonjey, njalo odelela uMoya womusaz? 30 Ngoba siyamazi owathi: Impindiseloa ngeyami, mina ngizabuyisela, itsho iNkosi; futhi uphinde athi: INkosib izakwahlulela abantu bayo. 31 Kuyesabekac ukuwela ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu ophilayod.

32 Kodwa khumbulanie insuku zamandulo, okwathi ngazo selikhanyisiwef lakhuthazelag empini enkulu yezinhluphoh; 33 kokunye, lapho lenziwa umbukiso ngenhlamba langezinhluphekoi; kokunye, lapho labaj ngabahlanganyelik balabo ababephathwa ngokunjalo. 34 Ngoba lani lazwelanal lezibopho zamim, lavuma ngentokozon ukuphangwa kwempahla zenu, lisazi ukuthi ngaphakathi kwenu lilempahla engcono lemiyo emazulwiniop. 35 Ngakho lingalahli isibindi senuq, esilomvuzo omkhulurs. 36 Ngoba kumele libe lokubekezelat, ukuze kuthi, seliyenzile intando kaNkulunkuluu, lemukele isithembisovwx. 37 Ngoba kuseyisikhatshana njey, ozayo uzafikaz, njalo kazukulibala; 38 kodwa olungileyo uzaphila ngokholoa; njalo uba ehlehlela emuvab, umphefumulo wami kawuthokozi ngaye. 39 Kodwa thina kasisibo balabo abahlehlela emuva ekubhujiswenicd, kodwa balabo abakholwae ekusindisweni komphefumulof.