KumaHebheru 2:1-18
2 Yikho kuqakathekile ukuthi sicabangisise kakhulu ngezinto esesizizwile+ ukuze singakhukhuleki.+
2 Nxa ilizwi uNkulunkulu athuma izingilosi ukuthi zilikhulume+ laba liqiniso, futhi nxa wonke umuntu owayephambuka lowayengalaleli wathola isijeziso esihambelana lokwahlulela okuhle,+
3 pho thina singaphunyuka njani nxa singazange sibe lendaba lensindiso enkulu kangaka?+ INkosi yethu yiyo eyaqala ukukhuluma ngayo,+ eyakutshoyo kwasekuqiniswa yilabo abayizwayo.
4 UNkulunkulu laye wakufakazela lokhu ngezibonakaliso, langezimangaliso, langemisebenzi yamandla etshiyeneyo+ langomoya ongcwele awunika izinceku zakhe ngentando yakhe.+
5 Phela umhlaba ozayo+ esikhuluma ngawo kawubekanga ngaphansi kwezingilosi.
6 Kodwa omunye ufakazi wake wabhala wathi: “Kambe umuntu uyini ukuthi usungaze umkhumbule, lendodana yomuntu iyini ukuthi usungaze uyinakekele?+
7 Wamenza waba ngaphansana kwezingilosi, wamnika udumo lenkazimulo njalo wamenza wabusa phezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zakho.
8 Izinto zonke wazibeka ngaphansi kwenyawo zakhe.”+ Ngokubeka zonke izinto ngaphansi kwakhe,+ akulalutho uNkulunkulu alutshiya lungekho ngaphansi kwakhe.+ Lanxa kunjalo, khathesi asikakuboni ukuthi zonke izinto zingaphansi kwakhe.+
9 Kodwa uJesu owenziwa waba ngaphansana kwezingilosi+ simbona esephiwe umqhele wenkazimulo lodumo ngoba wahlupheka waze wafa+ ukuze ngomusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu azwe ukufa efela abantu bonke.+
10 Wathi eletha amadodana amanengi enkazimulweni,+ kwakuqondile ukuthi lowo izinto zonke ezikhona ngaye langenxa yakhe avumele uMmeli Omkhulu wensindiso yawo+ ahlupheke ukuze amenze aphelele.+
11 Ongcwelisayo lalabo abangcweliswayo+ bavela koyedwa.+ Ngenxa yalokho, kalanhloni zokubabiza ngokuthi ngabafowabo.+
12 Uthi: “Ngizamemezela ibizo lakho kubafowethu, ngikudumise ngezingoma phakathi kwebandla.”+
13 Uphinda athi: “Ngizabeka ithemba lami kuye,”+ aphinde athi: “Khangela! Mina labantwabami engabaphiwa nguJehova.”*+
14 Ngakho-ke njengoba ‘abantwana’ laba bengabenyama legazi, laye waba ngowenyama legazi+ ukuze ngokufa kwakhe atshabalalise lowo olamandla okubangela ukufa,+ uDeveli,+
15 aphinde akhulule bonke ababesebugqilini okwempilo yabo yonke ngenxa yokwesaba ukufa.+
16 Phela yena kancedi zingilosi, unceda inzalo ka-Abrahama.+
17 Ngakho kwakumele abe ‘njengabafowabo’ kukho konke+ ukuze abe ngumphristi omkhulu olesihawu lothembekileyo nxa esenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, abesenikela umhlatshelo wezono zabantu+ owenza babuyisane+ loNkulunkulu.
18 Yena uyenelisa ukunceda abalingwayo+ ngoba laye wahlupheka ngesikhathi elingwa.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
