Hebrews 9
1 Kepha nesivumelwano sokuqala sasinezimiso zenkonzo nendlu engcwele yasezweni.
2 Ngokuba kwakhiwa itabernakele; eyokuqala okwakukhona kuyo uthi lwesibani, netafula, nezinkwa zokubukwa; okuthiwa ithempeli.
3 Emva kwesihenqo sesibili kwakukhona itabernakele elithiwa iNgcwelengcwele;
4 eyayinomcengezi wegolide wempepho, nomphongolo wesivumelwano unamekwe ngegolide nxazonke, okwakukhona kuwo imbiza yegolide eyayinemana, nenduku ka-Aroni eyahlumayo, nezibhebhe zesivumelwano;
5 Phezu kwawo amakherubi enkazimulo engamele isihlalo somusa; esingeke sikwazi ukukhuluma ngazo ikakhulukazi manje.
6 Kwathi seziqediwe lezi zinto, abapristi bangena njalo etendeni lokuqala, befeza inkonzo kaNkulunkulu.
7 Kodwa kweyesibili umpristi omkhulu yedwa kungena kanye ngomnyaka, kungeyisikho ngaphandle kwegazi, azinikela ngenxa yakhe langenxa yeziphambeko zabantu.
8 UMoya oNgcwele efakaza lokhu, ukuthi indlela eya endaweni engcwele yayingakabonakali, itabernakele lokuqala lisamile;
9 okwakuwumfanekiso walesi sikhathi esikhona, lapho kwanikelwa khona izipho nemihlatshelo, okungekwenze lowo owenza inkonzo aphelele ngokukanembeza;
10 ababemi kuphela ekudleni lekuphuzweni, lokugezisa izinhlobonhlobo, lezimiso zenyama, ababekwe phezu kwabo kuze kufike isikhathi sokuguqulwa.
11 Kepha uKristu esefikile engumpristi omkhulu wezinto ezinhle ezizayo, wadabula itabernakele elikhulu neliphelele kakhulu, elingenziwanga ngezandla, okungukuthi elingelona elalesi sakhiwo;
12 kungengegazi lezimbuzi nelamathole, kodwa ngelakhe igazi wangena kanye nje endaweni engcwele, esizuzele ukukhululwa okuphakade.
13 Ngoba uba igazi lezinkunzi lelezimbuzi lomlotha wethokazi ufafaza abangcolileyo, kungcwelisela ekuhlambululeni inyama;
14 Kakhulu kangakanani igazi likaKristu owazinikela ngoMoya ophakade engenasici kuNkulunkulu, liyakuhlambulula unembeza wenu emisebenzini efileyo, ukuze nikhonze uNkulunkulu ophilayo na?
15 Ngakho-ke ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esitsha, ukuze kuthi ekufeni kube kuhlengwa eziphambekweni ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sokuqala, ababiziweyo bamukele isithembiso sefa eliphakade.
16 Ngokuba lapho kukhona khona isivumelwano, kumelwe ukuba kube khona nokufa kwalowo olenzayo.
17 Ngokuba isivumelwano sinamandla emva kokufa kwabantu;
18 Ngakho-ke isivumelwano sokuqala asenziwanga ngaphandle kwegazi.
19 Ngokuba uMose eseshilo yonke imiyalo kubantu bonke ngokomthetho, wathatha igazi lamathole nelezimbuzi, kanye namanzi, noboya obubomvu, nehisopi, wafafaza incwadi nabantu bonke;
20 esithi: Lokhu kuyigazi lesivumelwano uNkulunkulu alilaye ngaso.
21 Wafafaza ngegazi itabernakele nezitsha zonke zenkonzo.
22 Ngomthetho cishe zonke izinto zihlanjululwa ngegazi; futhi ngaphandle kokuchitha igazi akukho ukuthethelelwa.
23 Ngakho-ke kwakudingekile ukuba imifanekiso yezinto ezisezulwini ihlanzwe ngalokho; kodwa okusezulwini ngokwako kunemihlatshelo engcono kunale.
24 Ngoba uKristu kangenanga endaweni engcwele eyenziwe ngezandla, engumfanekiso weyeqiniso; kodwa ungene ezulwini uqobo, ukuba manje abonakale ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yethu.
25 Kungesikho ukuthi azinikele kaningi, njengalokhu umpristi omkhulu engena endaweni engcwele iminyaka ngeminyaka negazi lenye;
26 Ngokuba ngabe ngabe uhluphekile kaningi selokhu kwasekelwa izwe, kepha manje usebonakalisiwe kanye ekupheleni kwezwe ukuba asuse isono ngomhlatshelo wakhe.
27 Njengalokhu kumiselwe abantu ukuba bafe kanye, emva kwalokhu ukwahlulelwa;
28 Kanjalo noKristu wanikelwa kwaba kanye ukuba athwale izono zabaningi; futhi kulabo abalindele yena uyobonakala ngokwesibili ngaphandle kwesono kube insindiso.