Hebrews - Chapter 12

Verse 1: Ngalokho-ke nathi, lokhu sinefu elingaka lawofakazi elisihaqileyo, masilahle konke okusindayo nesono esithandela kangaka kithi, sigijime ngokubekezela kulokhu kuncintisana esikumiselweyo,

Verse 2: sibhekile kuJesu, umqalisi nomphelelisi wokukholwa kwethu, owathi esikhundleni sentokozo ayibekelweyo wathwala isiphambano engalinaki ihlazo, wahlala ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu.

Verse 3: Yebo, mqondeni yena owakhuthazela ephikwa kangaka yizoni, ukuze ningakhathali, niphele amandla emiphefumulweni yenu.

Verse 4: Anikamelani nezono nilwa kuze kube segazini;

Verse 5: senikhohliwe umyalo okhuluma kinina njengakubantwana wokuthi: “Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kweNkosi, uphele amandla, nxa usolwa yiyo,

Verse 6: ngokuba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo ishaye yileyo naleyo ndodana eyamukelayo.”

Verse 7: Bekezelani ekulayweni; uNkulunkulu uyaniphathisa okwabantwana, ngokuba yiyiphi indodana engalaywa nguyise na?

Verse 8: Kepha uma ningalaywa, abathe bonke benziwa abahlanganyeli kukho, khona-ke ningabesihlahla, anisiwo amadodana.

Verse 9: Futhi-ke sasinawobaba bethu benyama abasilayayo, sabazisa; pho, asiyikuthobela uYise wawomoya kakhulu kunalokho, siphile, na?

Verse 10: Ngokuba bona kambe basilaya izinsukwana njengokubona kwabo, kepha yena kube yinsizakalo, size sithole ukuhlanganyela ubungcwele bakhe.

Verse 11: Ukulaya konke okwamanje kungathi akusikho okwentokozo, kepha kungokosizi, kodwa ngasemuva kuyabathelela isithelo esihle sokulunga labo abahlakahliswe yikho.

Verse 12: Ngakho-ke qinisani izandla ezibuthakathaka namadolo axegayo,

Verse 13: nenzele izinyawo zenu izindlela eziqondileyo ukuba okuqhugayo kungaphinyizeki, kepha kunalokho kuphulukiswe.

Verse 14: Zamelani ukuthula nabo bonke kanye nokungcweliswa, ongenakho angeyibone iNkosi;

Verse 15: niqaphelisise kungabikho osilelayo emseni kaNkulunkulu, funa kumile impande imbe ebabayo, inixobise, kungcoliswe abaningi yiyo,

Verse 16: kungabikho oyisifebe noma odumazayo njengo-Esawu owathengisa ubuzibulo bakhe ngesidlo sinye nje.

Verse 17: Ngokuba niyazi ukuthi, nokuba ngasemuva ethanda ukudla ifa lesibusiso, waliwa, ngokuba akalitholanga ithuba lokuphenduka, noma ekufunisisa ngezinyembezi.

Verse 18: Ngokuba anizanga entabeni ephathekayo nesha umlilo, nasekufiphaleni, nasebumnyameni, nasesivunguvungwini,

Verse 19: nasekukhaleni kwecilongo, nasekuzwakaleni kwamazwi, abathe ukukuzwa, bancenga ukuba kungabe kusakhulunywa izwi kubo,

Verse 20: ngokuba babengenakukuthwala lokho abayalwa ngakho kokuthi: “Ngisho nesilwane, uma sithinta intaba, siyakukhandwa ngamatshe,”

Verse 21: yebo, umbono wesabeka kangaka, waze wathi uMose: “Nginovalo olukhulu, ngiyathuthumela,”

Verse 22: kodwa nize entabeni yaseSiyoni nasemzini kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, iJerusalema lasezulwini, nasezigidigidini zezingelosi,

Verse 23: nasebandleni lamazibulo abhaliwe ezulwini, nakuNkulunkulu, uMahluleli wabo bonke, nakuyo imimoya yabalungileyo abaphelelisiweyo,

Verse 24: nakuJesu, umlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha, nasegazini lokufafaza elikhuluma okukhulu kunelika-Abela.

Verse 25: Bhekani, ningamali okhulumayo; ngokuba uma bengaphunyukanga labo ababemala lowo owabaxwayisa emhlabeni, kakhulu asiyikuphunyuka thina esimfulathelayo oxwayisa esezulwini,

Verse 26: ozwi lakhe lanyakazisa umhlaba ngaleso sikhathi, kepha manje uthembisile wathi: “Kusezakuba kanye ngizamazamise kungabi ngumhlaba wodwa, kepha nezulu futhi.”

Verse 27: Lokho kokuthi: “Kusezakuba kanye” kutshengisa ukuguqulwa kwezinto ezinyakaziswayo, njengokuba zenziwe, ukuze lezo ezinganyakaziswayo zime.

Verse 28: Ngakho-ke lokhu samukeliswa umbuso ongenakunyakaziswa, masibonge ngesingamkhonza ngakho uNkulunkulu ngokumthokozisa, nangokumhlonipha, nangokuthuthumela,

Verse 29: ngokuba uNkulunkulu wethu ungumlilo oqothulayo.