KumaHebheru 7
1 UMelikhizedekhi lo wayeyinkosi yaseSalemu lomphristi kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke. Wahlangabeza u-Abhrahama evela kwehlula amakhosi, wambusisa,
Uyu Melekizedeki walikuba mwami wa Salemu, walikuba kayi shimilumbo wa Lesa wa Ngofu Shonse. Melekizedeki walapula nekuya kukumana ne Abulahamu ne kumuleleka, Abulahamu mpwalikufuma ku nkondo uko nkalakoma bami bana.
2 u-Abhrahama wamnika okwetshumi kwakho konke. Okwakuqala, ibizo elithi Melikhizedekhi litsho ukuthi “Nkosi yokulunga”; lokuthi futhi, “Nkosi yaseSalemu” kutsho ukuthi “Nkosi yokuthula.”
Popelapo Abulahamu walamanta ca likumi pa bintu byonse mbyalikukute ne kupa Melekizedeki. Lina lyakwambeti Melekizedeki lipandulululungeti, “Mwami wa bululami”. Pakwinga Salemu cilapadululunga “lumuno” Ecebo cakendi Melekizedeki lakwiwangeti “Mwami wa lumuno”.
3 Engelayise loba unina, engelamdabuko, engelakuqala kwensuku loba ukuphela kokuphila njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu uhlezi engumphristi nini lanini.
Nkalikukute baishi, nambi banyina, nambi cikokwe, nambi citatiko nambi mapwililisho. Melekizedeki walikubeti Mwanendi Lesa, kayi ni shimilumbo wa muyayaya.
4 Ake licabange ukuthi wayemkhulu kangakanani: Lokhokho u-Abhrahama wamnika okwetshumi kwempango!
Kamubonani bukulene bwa Melekizedeki! Cikokwe wetu Abulahamu walamupa ca likumi ca bintu byonse mbyalalamuna balwani bakendi.
5 Khathesi umthetho ufuna abenzalo kaLevi ababa ngabaphristi ukuba baqoqe okwetshumi ebantwini, lokhu kutsho abafowabo lanxa abafowabo beyinzalo ka-Abhrahama.
Kayi beshimilumbo ba mumukowa wa Levi Milawo ya Mose yalabasuminisha kumantapo ca likumi pa bintu mbyobakute Baislayeli, mikowa yabo yalafuma mubukome bwa Abulahamu.
6 Umuntu lo kazange alonde umdabuko wakhe usukela kuLevi kodwa waqoqa okwetshumi ku-Abhrahama njalo wambusisa yena lowo owayelezithembiso.
Melekizedeki nkalikuba wa mumukowa wa Levi sobwe, necikabeco walamantapo ca likumi pa bintu mbyalikukute Abulahamu, kayi walamuleleka muntuyo walatambula malayano a Lesa.
7 Kakulakuthandabuza ukuthi umuntu omncinyane ubusiswa ngomkhulu.
Apa paliya kutonshanya sobwe, uyo lalelekenga nimukulene kupita uyo lalelekwanga.
8 Kwesinye isehlakalo, okwetshumi kuthathwa ngabantu abafayo kodwa kwesinye isehlakalo kube ngulowo okuthiwe uyaphila.
Beshimilumbo beshikumantapo ca likumi ni bantu beshi kufwa, nomba nendi Melekizedeki ca likumi ncalamanta Mabala alambangeti nimuyumi.
9 Umuntu angatsho lokuthi uLevi oqoqa okwetshumi, wanikela okwetshumi ngo-Abhrahama
Mpani ng'ambeti, Abulahamu mpwalapa ca likumi, Levi kupitila mu bana bendi abo balikumanta ca likumi, nendi walapa ca likumi,
10 ngoba lapho uMelikhizedekhi ehlangabeza u-Abhrahama uLevi wayelokhu esesemzimbeni kakhokho wakhe.
Pakwinga Levi walikatana asemwa pa cindico Abulahamu mpwalakumana ne Melekizedeki. Pakwinga walikacili mubukome bwa Abulahamu.
11 Nxa ukuphelela kwakungatholakala ngobuphristi babaLevi njalo ngempela umthetho owaphiwa abantu wasungula lobobuphristi, pho kungani kwakulokhu kudingeka ukuba omunye umphristi abuye evela emkhondweni kaMelikhizedekhi, engasiwemkhondweni ka-Aroni na?
Pabushimilumbo bwa Balevi epalikuba pebakwa Milawo ya Lesa njalapa Baislayeli. Lino nekwalikubeti ncito ya beshimilumbo yalikuba yelela kwine, nshinga nekwalabula kuyandiketi shimilumbo naumbi ese, uyo lafumunga mu bushimilumbo bwa Melekizedeki, bwabula kuba bwa Aloni.
12 Ngoba lapho kulokuguqulwa kobuphristi, kufanele kube lokuguqulwa komthetho futhi.
Neco palaba kushinta kwa bushimilumbo, kayi pela kuba kushinta kwa Milawo.
13 Yena lowo okutshiwo lezizinto ngaye ngowesinye isizwana njalo kakho owalesosizwana owake wakhonza e-alithareni.
Muntu ngotulambanga ni Mwami uyo wabulapo muntu naumbi wa mumukowa wakendi walabapo shimilumbo.
14 Ngoba kusobala ukuba iNkosi yethu yadabuka koJuda njalo mayelana lalesosizwana uMosi katshongo lutho ngabaphristi.
Ee, tucinsheti walasemenwa mu mukowa wa Yuda, nomba Mose uliya kuwambapo mukowa uwu mpwalikwamba sha beshimilumbo.
15 Njalo lokhu esesikutshilo kucace kakhulu nxa omunye umphristi onjengoMelikhizedekhi evela,
Iyi nkani ilanyumfwiki cena, shimilumbo naumbi laboneke uyo ulyeti Melekizedeki.
16 omunye obe ngumphristi kungayisikho komthetho ngokosendo lwakhe kodwa ngokumayelana lamandla okuphila okungeke kuchithwe.
Lesa walamubika kuba shimilumbo kwakubula kukonkela milawo ne malailile a mikowa yabantu, nsombi kupitila mu ngofu shakendi sha buyumi butapu.
17 Ngoba kumenyezelwe ukuthi: “Wena ungumphristi kuze kube nini lanini, emkhondweni kaMelikhizedekhi.” (aiōn g165)
Pakwinga Mabala alambangeti, “Nukabe shimilumbo wa muyayaya, mbuli bushimilumbo bwa Melekizedeki.” (aiōn g165)
18 Umthetho wakuqala ubekwe eceleni ngoba wawubuthakathaka njalo ungelasizo
Neco Milawo yakaindi ilafumupo pakwinga nkayali kukute ngofu, yalikuba yalefuka kayi yabula kwelela.
19 (ngoba umthetho kawenzanga lutho olupheleleyo) ngakho kulethwa ithemba elitsha esisondela ngalo kuNkulunkulu.
Pakwinga Milawo Lesa njalapa Mose nkayali kucikonsha kululamika bintu byonse sobwe. Lino tulapewa ngotwali kupembelela uyo wela kututwala pepi ne Lesa.
20 Njalo kwakungayisikho ngaphandle kwesifungo! Abanye babangabaphristi kungekho sifungo,
Nacimbi kayi nicakwambeti beshimilumbo nabambi mpobali kubikwa kuba beshimilumbo Lesa nkali kulumbilapo sobwe.
21 kodwa yena waba ngumphristi ngesifungo lapho uNkulunkulu athi kuye: “INkosi ifungile njalo kayiyikuguqula ingqondo yayo: ‘Wena ungumphristi kuze kube nini lanini.’” (aiōn g165)
Nomba Yesu mpwalaba shimilumbo palaba kulumbila, Lesa walalumbileti, Mwami Lesa walalumbileti, nteti nkashinte muyeyo wakame, “Njobe shimilumbo wa cindi conse.” (aiōn g165)
22 Ngenxa yesifungo lesi, uJesu usebe yisiqiniselo sesivumelwano esingcono.
Neco kupusana uku, kulamubikinga Yesu kuba cishomesho ca cipangano caina kupita.
23 Abaphristi labo sebebanengi njengoba babevinjelwa yikufa ukuba baqhubeke besezikhundleni;
Kupusana nakumbi ni uku kwalikuba beshimilumbo bangi, nsombi lufu elwalikubalisha kupitilisha ncito yabo sobwe.
Nomba nendi Yesu nimuyumi cindi conse, kayi ncito yakendi yakuba shimilumbo nkaituntulukili ku muntu naumbi. (aiōn g165)
25 Ngakho ulamandla okubasindisa ngokupheleleyo labo abeza kuNkulunkulu ngaye ngoba uhlezi ephilela ukubancengela.
Walibambila kupulusha cakupwililila bantu mbwalatangunininga kuli Lesa kupitila mulyendiye, pakwinga nendi nimuyumi cindi conse kayi ukute kubasengelako kuli Lesa.
26 Umphristi omkhulu onjalo wagcwalisa izinswelo zethu, ongongcwele, ongelasici, lohlanzekileyo, lowehlukaniswe lezoni, lophakanyiselwe ngaphezu kwamazulu.
Ee, Yesu e Shimilumbo Mukulene ngotulayandanga. Waswepa, wabula kantongo kalikonse, nambi bwipishi. Wapusana ne njafwe tobabwipishi, nendi walapundushiwa ne kuya kwikala Kwilu.
27 Hatshi njengabanye abaphristi abakhulu, yena kadingi kunikela imihlatshelo insuku zonke, kuqala eyezono zakhe, kulandele owezono zabantu. Wabenzela umhlatshelo wezono zabo kwaba kanye kuphela lapho ezinikela.
Yesu nkalipo eti beshimilumbo bamakulene nabambi, nendi nkalayandikinga kutwala milumbo yabwipishi bwakendi ne bwa bantu nabambi busuba ne busuba. Nendi walatwala mulumbo umo kankanda kamowa cindi ncalalibenga.
28 Ngoba umthetho ubeka abantu ababuthakathaka ukuba ngabaphristi abakhulu kodwa isifungo eseza emva komthetho sabeka iNdodana eyenziwe yaba ngepheleleyo kuze kube nininini. (aiōn g165)
Milawo ya Lesa njalapa Mose yalikusuminisha bantu babula kuswepa kuba beshimilumbo bamakulene, nomba cipangano ca Lesa ncalensa kulumbilapo, ico calesa panyuma pa milawo, calabika Mwana walulama kwa muyayaya. (aiōn g165)
