amaHebheru ISAHLUKO 1 1 UNkulunkulu owakhuluma endulo kokhokho ngabaprofethi ngamathuba amaningi nangezindlela eziningi, 2 Ezinsukwini zokugcina ukhulumile kithi ngeNdodana ayimise ibe yindlalifa yakho konke, awenza ngayo futhi izwe; 3 Yena engukukhanya kwenkazimulo yakhe lomfanekiso wobuntu bakhe, ephakamisa zonke izinto ngelizwi lamandla akhe, esehlambulule izono, wahlala phansi ngakwesokunene soMkhulu kweliphezulu; 4 enziwe waba ngcono kakhulu kunezingelosi, njengalokho ezuze ngefa igama elihle kakhulu kunelazo. 5 Ngoba yiyiphi yezingilosi ake atsho kuyo ukuthi: Wena uyiNdodana yami, lamuhla mina ngikuzele? Futhi futhi: Mina ngiyoba uYise kuyo, futhi uyoba yiNdodana kimi? 6 Futhi, lapho eletha olizibulo emhlabeni, uthi: Futhi zonke izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu mazikhuleke kuye. 7 Ngezingelosi uthi: “Owenza izingelosi zakhe zibe yimimoya, nezikhonzi zakhe ilangabi lomlilo; 8 Kodwa eNdodaneni uthi: Isihlalo sakho sobukhosi, O Nkulunkulu, singesaphakade laphakade, intonga yokulunga intonga yombuso wakho. 9 Ukuthandile ukulunga, wazonda ububi; ngalokho uNkulunkulu, yebo, uNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcobile ngamafutha enjabulo ngaphezu kwabangane bakho. 10 Futhi: Wena, Nkosi, ekuqaleni wabeka isisekelo somhlaba; nezulu liyimisebenzi yezandla zakho; 11 Bayakubhubha; kodwa wena uhlala; futhi zonke ziyoguga njengengubo; 12 Futhi njengesambatho uyozigoqa, futhi ziyoguqulwa, kodwa wena uyafana, neminyaka yakho ngeke iphele. 13 Kodwa yiyiphi yezingilosi ake asho kuyo ukuthi: ‘Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho? 14 Azisibo yini zonke omoya abakhonzayo, abathunyelwe ukukhonza ngenxa yalabo abayakuba yizindlalifa zensindiso na? ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ngakho-ke sifanele ukunakisisa kakhulu lokho esikuzwileyo, funa noma nini sishelele. 2 Ngokuba uma izwi elakhulunywa ngezingelosi laqina, nakho konke ukweqa nokungalaleli kuthola umvuzo ofanele; 3 Thina siyakuphunyuka kanjani, uma sidebesela ukusindiswa okungaka; eyaqala ukukhulunywa yiNkosi, yaqinisekiswa kithi yilabo abayizwayo; 4 UNkulunkulu laye efakaza ngabo ngezibonakaliso, lezimanga, langezimangaliso ezitshiyeneyo, lezipho zikaMoya oNgcwele, njengokwentando yakhe? 5 Ngokuba akalibekanga phansi izingelosi izwe elizayo esikhuluma ngalo. 6 Kodwa omunye wafakaza endaweni ethile esithi: Uyini umuntu ukuthi umkhumbule? Kumbe indodana yomuntu ukuthi uyihambele?
7 Wamenza waba mncinyane kunezingelosi; wamthwesa umqhele wenkazimulo nodumo, wammisa phezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zakho; 8 Zonke izinto wazibeka ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Ngokuba ekubekeni konke phansi kwakhe, akashiyanga lutho olungabekwanga phansi kwakhe. Kodwa kalokhu asikaboni zonke izinto zibe ngaphansi kwakhe. 9 Kodwa siyambona uJesu owenziwe waba mncinyane isikhashana kunezingelosi ngenxa yokuhlupheka kokufa, ethweswe umqhele wenkazimulo nodumo; ukuze ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ezwe ukufa ngenxa yawo wonke umuntu. 10 Ngoba kwakumfanele lowo, okukhona zonke izinto ngenxa yakhe, futhi okukhona konke ngaye, lapho eletha amadodana amaningi enkazimulweni, enze induna yensindiso yawo iphelele ngezinhlupheko. 11 Ngokuba ongcwelisayo nabangcweliswayo bonke bavela kumuntu munye; 12 esithi: Ngizalitshumayela ibizo lakho kubazalwane bami, phakathi kwebandla ngizahlabelela kuwe indumiso. 13 Futhi futhi: Ngizabeka ithemba lami kuye. Futhi futhi: Bheka mina nabantwana uNkulunkulu anginike bona. 14 Ngakho lokhu abantwana bahlanganyela igazi lenyama, laye uqobo wahlanganyela khona lokho; ukuze ngokufa ambhubhise lowo owayenamandla okufa, okungukuthi, uSathane; 15 futhi abakhulule labo ababeboshelwe ebugqilini ukuphila kwabo konke ngokwesaba ukufa. 16 Ngokuba impela akathathanga isimo sezingelosi; kodwa wathatha inzalo kaAbrahama. 17 Ngakho-ke kwamfanela ukuba afane nabafowabo kukho konke, ukuze abe ngumpristi omkhulu ohawukelayo nothembekileyo ezintweni ezingokukaNkulunkulu, ukuze enze ukubuyisana ngezono zabantu. 18 Ngokuba kulokhu wahlupheka yena elingwa, unamandla okusiza abalingwayo. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane abangcwele, eningabahlanganyeli bokubizwa kwasezulwini, cabangani ngomphostoli nomPristi omkhulu wesivumo sethu, uKristu Jesu; 2 owayethembekile kulowo owammisayo, njengoMozisi laye wayethembekile endlini yakhe yonke. 3 Ngoba lo kuthiwa ufanelwe yinkazimulo enkulu kunoMose, njengalokhu owakhileyo indlu enodumo olukhulu kunendlu. 4 Ngokuba yileyo naleyondlu yakhiwa ngumuntu; kodwa owakha zonke izinto nguNkulunkulu. 5 UMose nempela wayethembekile endlini yakhe yonke njengenceku, kube ngubufakazi balokho okwakuzakhulunywa; 6 kodwa uKristu njengendodana phezu kwendlu yakhe; esiyindlu yakhe thina, uma sibambisisa isibindi nokuzincoma kwethemba kuze kube sekupheleni. 7 Ngakho-ke, njengokuba uMoya oNgcwele esho ukuthi: “Namuhla, uma nilizwa izwi lakhe. 8 Ningazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu njengasekucunuleni ngosuku lokulingwa ehlane; 9 Lapho oyihlo bangilinga, bangivivinya, babona imisebenzi yami iminyaka engamashumi amane. 10 Ngasengidabukisa leso sizukulwane, ngathi: ‘Bahlala beduka ezinhliziyweni zabo; futhi abazazi izindlela zami.