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6 Ngakho-ke, njengoba sesidlulile emfundisweni yokuqala + ephathelene noKristu, masizabalazele ukuvuthwa, + singalokhu sifunda izinto eziyisisekelo, okungukuthi, ukuphenduka emisebenzini efile nokholo kuNkulunkulu, 2 imfundiso ngobhapathizo nokubeka izandla, + uvuko lwabafile + nesahlulelo saphakade. 3 Futhi lokhu sizokwenza, uma ngempela uNkulunkulu evuma.

4 Ngoba ngokuqondene nalabo asebeke bakhanyiselwa, + futhi asebeye banambitha isipho sesihle sasezulwini, baba abahlanganyeli bomoya ongcwele, 5 banambitha izwi elihle likaNkulunkulu namandla esimiso sezinto esizayo,* 6 kodwa abaye bawa, + akunakwenzeka ukuba bavuselwe ekuphendukeni futhi, ngoba baphinde bazibethelela iNdodana kaNkulunkulu esigxotsheni futhi bayihlaza obala. + 7 Umhlabathi uthola isibusiso esivela kuNkulunkulu lapho uphuza imvula eyehlela kaningi phezu kwawo, bese ukhiqiza izimila eziwusizo kulabo abawulimayo. 8 Kodwa uma ukhiqiza ameva namakhakhasi, uyashiywa futhi useduze nokuba uqalekiswe, ekugcineni uyoshiswa.

9 Kodwa ngokuqondene nani, bathandekayo, nakuba sikhuluma ngale ndlela ngani, siyaqiniseka ngezinto ezingcono, izinto eziphathelene nensindiso. 10 Ngoba uNkulunkulu akayena ongalungile ukuba akhohlwe umsebenzi wenu nothando enalubonisa egameni lakhe, + ngokukhonza abangcwele nangokuqhubeka nibakhonza. 11 Kodwa sifisa ukuba ngamunye kini abonise inkuthalo efanayo ukuze abe nesiqinisekiso esigcwele sethemba + kuze kube sekupheleni, + 12 ukuze ningavilaphi, + kodwa nilingise labo okuthi ngokholo nangokubekezela bazuze izithembiso.

13 Ngoba lapho uNkulunkulu enza isithembiso sakhe ku-Abrahama, njengoba engekho omkhulu kunaye ayengamfunga, wazifunga yena ngokwakhe, + 14 ethi: “Nakanjani ngiyokubusisa, nakanjani ngiyokwandisa.” + 15 Ngakho ngemva kokuba u-Abrahama ebonise ukubekezela, wasithola lesi sithembiso. 16 Ngoba abantu bafunga umuntu omkhulu kunabo, futhi isifungo sabo siyisiphetho sakho konke ukuphikisana, njengoba siyisiqinisekiso esingokomthetho kubo. + 17 Ngendlela efanayo, lapho uNkulunkulu enquma ukukubonisa ngokucace kakhudlwana ezindlalifeni zesithembiso + ukungaguquleki kwenjongo* yakhe, wayiqinisekisa* ngesifungo, 18 ukuze ngezinto ezimbili ezingenakuguquleka, okungenakwenzeka ngoNkulunkulu ukuba aqambe amanga ngazo, + thina esibalekele esiphephelweni sithole isikhuthazo esinamandla sokuba sibambelele ngokuqinile ethembeni elibekwe phambi kwethu. 19 Sinaleli themba + njengehange lomphefumulo,* liqinisekile futhi lisenza singangabazi, lingena ngaphakathi kwekhethini, + 20 lapho umanduleli eye wangena khona ngenxa yethu, uJesu, + oye waba umpristi ophakeme ngokwendlela kaMelkhizedeki kuze kube phakade. +