January 22, 2013, Ukufunda

Incwadi eya kumaHebhere 6: 10-20

6:10 kuba uThixo akanantswela-bulungisa, ukuze awulibale umsebenzi wenu, nothando enalubonakalisayo egameni lakhe. Kuba ulungiselele, kwaye uyaqhubeka ulungiselela, kwabangcwele.

6:11 Sinqwenela ke, ukuba elowo kuni anibonakalalise kwaoko ukuzalisa ithemba, kude kube sekupheleni,

6:12 ukuze ungalibali ukwenza, kodwa endaweni yoko bangaba ngabaxelisa abo benzayo, ngokholo nangomonde, baya kuwadla ilifa amadinga.

6:13 KuThixo, ngokwenza izithembiso kuAbraham, wafunga yena, (ngokuba bekungekho namnye umkhulu kunaye angamfungayo),

6:14 esithi: “Ntsikelelo, ndiya kukusikelela, kunye nokuphindaphinda, ndiya kukwandisa.”

6:15 Kwaye ngale ndlela, ngokunyamezela ngomonde, wasigcina isithembiso.

6:16 Kuba abantu bafunga lowo umkhulu kunabo, Ke isifungo siphela, sibubungqina bayo yonke impikiswano yabo.

6:17 Kulo mba, uThixo, efuna ukutyhila ngokucokisekileyo ngakumbi ukungaguquki kwesiluleko sakhe kwiindlalifa zedinga, wangenelela isifungo,

6:18 ukuze ngezinto ezimbini ezingenakuguqulwa, ekungenakwenzeka ukuba axoke ngazo uThixo, sinokuba neyona ntuthuzelo inamandla: Thina ke, basabe kunye nathi, ukuze sibambelele nkqi kwithemba elibekwe phambi kwethu.

6:19 Oku sinako njengeankile yomphefumlo, ukhuselekile kwaye inesandi, yona iqhubela phambili iye ngaphaya komkhusane,

6:20 apho umanduleli uYesu wangena khona ngenxa yethu, ukuze abe nguMbingeleli oMkhulu ngonaphakade, ngokohlobo lukaMelkitsedeke.