Hebrews - Chapter 3

Verse 1: Ngakho-ke, bazalwane abangcwele, enihlanganyela ukubiza kwasezulwini, qaphelani umPhostoli nomPristi omkhulu wesivumo sethu uJesu,

Verse 2: owayethembeka kuyena owammisayo, njengoMose naye wayenjalo endlini yakhe yonke.

Verse 3: Ngokuba lowo kwathiwa ufanele inkazimulo enkulu kunoMose, njengalokhu oyakhileyo indlu unodumo olukhulu kunendlu.

Verse 4: Ngokuba yileyo ndlu yakhiwa ngothile; kepha owakha konke nguNkulunkulu.

Verse 5: UMose kambe wayethembekile endlini yakhe yonke njengenceku, kuze kube ngubufakazi balokho obekuzakukhulunywa,

Verse 6: kepha uKristu uthembekile njengendodana phezu kwendlu yakhe, esiyindlu yakhe thina, uma sibambisisa isibindi nentokozo yethemba liqine kuze kube sekupheleni.

Verse 7: Ngalokho njengokusho kukaMoya oNgcwele ukuthi: “Namuhla, uma nilizwa izwi lakhe,

Verse 8: ningazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu njengasekucunuleni ngosuku lokulingwa ehlane,

Verse 9: lapho oyihlo bangilinga bengihlola, noma bebona imisebenzi yami iminyaka engamashumi amane;

Verse 10: ngalokho nganengwa yileso sizukulwane, ngathi: ‘Bayaduka njalonjalo enhliziyweni yabo, abazazanga izindlela zami,’

Verse 11: ngaze ngafunga ekuthukutheleni kwami, ngathi: ‘Abayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami.’ ”

Verse 12: Xwayani, bazalwane, ukuba nakoyedwa kini kungabikho nhliziyo embi, engakholwayo, emhlubukisa kuNkulunkulu ophilayo;

Verse 13: kepha yalanani imihla ngemihla kusathiwa namuhla, ukuze kungabikho kini owenziwa lukhuni ngokukhohlisa kwesono,

Verse 14: ngokuba sesingabahlanganyela kuKristu, uma sibambisisa ithemba lethu lokuqala kuze kube sekupheleni.

Verse 15: Uma kuthiwa: “Namuhla, uma nilizwa izwi lakhe, ningazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu njengasekucunuleni,”

Verse 16: pho-ke, yibaphi abezwayo bacunula na? Akusibo bonke abaphuma eGibithe ngoMose na?

Verse 17: Yibaphi-ke anengwa yibo iminyaka engamashumi amane na? Kwakungesibo abonayo, abazidumbu zabo zawa ehlane na?

Verse 18: Yibaphi afunga kubo ngokuthi abayikungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe, uma kungesibo abangalalelanga na?

Verse 19: Siyabona-ke ukuthi babengenakungena ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.