Leya KumaHebheru 11:1-40
11 Kukholwa kukutilindzela ngekuciniseka tintfo letetsenjwako,+ futsi kukuciniseka* ngetintfo letikhona mbamba letingakabonwa.
2 Ngenca yekutsi bantfu basendvulo* bebanekukholwa lokunjalo, Nkulunkulu wakhombisa kutsi uyajabula ngabo.
3 Ngekukholwa, siyati kutsi tintfo letisezulwini nasemhlabeni* tentiwe taba khona ngelivi laNkulunkulu, ngobe loko lokubonwako kube khona ngetintfo letingabonakali.
4 Ngekukholwa, Abela wanikela kuNkulunkulu umhlatjelo lobaluleke kakhulu kunewaKhayini,+ futsi ngalokukholwa kwafakazwa ngaye kutsi ulungile, ngobe Nkulunkulu watemukela* tipho takhe;+ nanobe afa kadzeni, kodvwa ngekukholwa kwakhe usakhuluma.+
5 Ngekukholwa, Enoki+ watsatfwa kuze angakuboni kufa, futsi akatfolakalanga ndzawo ngobe Nkulunkulu wamtsatsa;+ kodvwa ngesikhatsi asengakatsatfwa, kwafakazwa ngaye kutsi bekamjabulisile Nkulunkulu.
6 Ngetulu kwaloko, ngaphandle kwekukholwa ngeke kwenteke kutsi umuntfu amjabulise Nkulunkulu, ngobe loyo loya kuye kufanele akholwe kutsi ukhona nekutsi ubanika umvuzo labo labamfuna ngekutimisela.+
7 Ngekukholwa, Nowa+ watsi ngemuva kwekutfola secwayiso lesivela kuNkulunkulu ngetintfo lebetisengakenteki,+ wakhombisa kumesaba, wakha umkhumbi+ kuze asindzise umndeni wakhe; ngalokukholwa walilahla live,+ futsi waba yindlalifa yekulunga lokuletfwa kukholwa.
8 Ngekukholwa, Abrahama+ watsi nakabitwa walalela ngekutsi aphume aye endzaweni lebekatawunikwa yona ibe lifa lakhe; waphuma nanobe bekangati kutsi uyaphi.+
9 Ngekukholwa wahlala njengesihambi eveni lesetsembiso kwaba shengatsi kukulelinye live,+ futsi wahlala emathendeni+ na-Isaka kanye naJakobe, labatindlalifa letikanye naye tesetsembiso lesifanako.+
10 Ngobe bekalindzele lidolobha lelinetisekelo leticinile, lelisungulwe* nguNkulunkulu futsi lakhiwa nguye.+
11 Ngekukholwa, Sara wemukela emandla kuze atetfwale,* ngisho nobe besekamdzala kakhulu+ kutsi angatetfwala, ngobe bekametsemba Loyo lowetsembisa.
12 Ngaleso sizatfu, ngemuntfu munye lobesekafana nalofile,+ kwatalwa bantfwana+ labanyenti ngangetinkhanyeti tasezulwini, nalabangeke babalwe njengesihlabatsi lesiselugwini lwelwandle.+
13 Bonkhe laba bafa banekukholwa nanobe bangazange bakutfole kugcwaliseka kwaletetsembiso,+ kodvwa batibona tisekhashane,+ batemukela futsi bavuma kutsi batihambi netakhamuti tesikhashana eveni.
14 Labo labasho loku bakwenta kucace kutsi bayifuna ngekutimisela indzawo letawuba ngeyabo.
15 Nanobe kunjalo, kube bebasolo bayikhumbula indzawo lebebaphume kuyo,+ bebangalitfola litfuba lekubuyela emuva.
16 Kodvwa bebafuna kutfola indzawo lencono, lokuyindzawo yasezulwini. Ngako Nkulunkulu ute emahloni ngabo kutsi abitwe ngaNkulunkulu wabo,+ ngobe ubalungiselele lidolobha.+
17 Ngekukholwa, Abrahama watsi nakavivinywa+ kwafana nekutsi sewuvele unikele nga-Isaka; lomuntfu lowatemukela ngekujabula tetsembiso bekatimisele kunikela ngendvodzana yakhe lekuphela kwayo,+
18 ngisho nobe bekutsiwe kuye: “Intalelwane* yakho itawuvela ku-Isaka.”+
19 Kepha wacondza kutsi Nkulunkulu bekangakhona kumvusa Isaka ngisho nobe sekafile, futsi ngendlela lengumfanekiso, wamemukela avela ekufeni.+
20 Ngekukholwa, Isaka wabusisa Jakobe+ na-Esawu+ ngalokuphatselene netintfo lebetiseta.
21 Ngekukholwa, kwatsi lapho Jakobe sekatakufa+ wabusisa emadvodzana aJosefa+ futsi wakhonta Nkulunkulu asime eludvondvolweni lwakhe.+
22 Ngekukholwa, watsi Josefa nasekatakufa wakhuluma ngekuphuma kwebantfwana baka-Israyeli eGibhithe, wabanika ticondziso* mayelana nekungcwatjwa kwakhe.*+
23 Ngekukholwa, batali baMosi bamfihla tinyanga letintsatfu ngemuva kwekutalwa kwakhe,+ ngobe bebabona kutsi lomntfwana muhle,+ futsi abazange bawesabe umyalo wenkhosi.+
24 Ngekukholwa, watsi Mosi nasekakhulile+ wala kubitwa ngekutsi uyindvodzana yendvodzakati yaFaro,+
25 wakhetsa kuhlushwa nebantfu baNkulunkulu kunekutsi atijabulise kwesikhashana esonweni,
26 ngobe watsatsa kuhlanjalatwa ngenca yaKhristu njengeligugu lelikhulu kakhulu kunemcebo waseGibhithe, njengobe bekanakisise umvuzo.
27 Ngekukholwa, washiya iGibhithe+ angayesabi intfukutselo yenkhosi,+ ngobe wachubeka acinile kwaba shengatsi uyambona Loyo longabonakali.+
28 Ngekukholwa, wagubha liPhasika waphindze wanyenyeta ingati kuze umbhubhisi angawalimati* ematibulo ema-Israyeli.+
29 Ngekukholwa, bantfu baNkulunkulu badzabula eLwandle Lolubovu kwaba shengatsi bahamba emhlabatsini lowomile,+ kodvwa baseGibhithe bamita nabetama kwenta loko.+
30 Ngekukholwa, bantfu batungeleta lubondza lwaseJerikho emalanga langu-7, futsi lolubondza lwabese luyawa.+
31 Ngekukholwa, Rahabi ingwadla akazange abhujiswe kanye nalabangalaleli, ngobe watemukela ngemusa tinhloli.+
32 Ngingaphindze ngitsini? Ngobe sikhatsi asingivumeli kutsi ngichubeke ngilandzisa ngaGideyoni,+ Bharaki,+ Samsoni,+ Jeftha,+ Davide,+ Samuweli,+ kanye nalabanye baphrofethi.
33 Ngekukholwa bancoba imibuso,+ benta lokulungile, batfola tetsembiso,+ bavala imilomo yemabhubesi,+
34 bancoba emandla emlilo,+ baphunyuka enkembeni,+ banikwa emandla ebutsakatsakeni,+ baba ngemachawe emphini,+ futsi bancoba emabutfo lahlaselako.+
35 Labasikati bemukela tihlobo tabo letavuswa ekufeni;+ lamanye emadvodza wona ahlushwa ngobe bekangafuni kukhululwa ngalenye indlela, kuze avuswe ekufeni ngendlela lencono kakhulu.
36 Labanye bebahlekwa futsi bashaywa kamatima, ngetulu kwaloko, bebaboshwa+ bafakwe nasemajele.+
37 Bebagcotjwa ngematje,+ bavivinywa, basahwa emkhatsini, babulawa ngenkemba;+ bebahamba bembetse tikhumba tetimvu netetimbuti,+ beswele, bahlupheka,+ baphatfwa kabi;+
38 futsi live belingakabafaneli. Bebazulazula etindzaweni letilugwadvule, etintsabeni, emihumeni+ nasemigedzeni yemhlaba.
39 Kodvwa bonkhe laba, nanobe kwafakazwa kahle ngabo ngenca yekukholwa kwabo, abazange bakutfole kugcwaliseka kwesetsembiso,
40 ngobe Nkulunkulu wawubona kusengaphambili umvuzo loncono kakhulu lebekatasinika wona,+ kuze bona bangentiwa baphelele ngaphandle kwetfu.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “kubufakazi lobucinisekisako.”
^ Nobe “bokhokho betfu.”
^ Nobe “tikhatsi lokwenteka ngato tintfo.” Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Nobe “wamfakazela ngekutsi emukele.”
^ Nobe “lelidvwetjwe.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “abe nenhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “Inhlanyelo.”
^ Nobe “umyalo.”
^ Nobe “ngematsambo akhe.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “angawatsintsi.”
