Leya KumaHebheru

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.