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1. | Ngakho isibili lesosi vumelwano sakuqala sasilezimiso zenkonzo kaNkulunkulu, le ndawo engcwele yemhlabeni. |
2. | Ngoba kwakhiwa ithabhanekele elokuqala okwakukhona kulo uluthi lwesibane letafula lezinkwa zokubukiswa, elibizwa ngokuthi yindawo engcwele. |
3. | Langemva kweveyili lesibili kwakukhona ithabhanekele elibizwa ngokuthi yingcwele yezingcwele, |
4. | lilesitsha segolide sokutshisela impepha, lomtshokotsho wesivumelwano ohuqwe ngegolide inhlangothi zonke, okwakukhona kuwo inqayi yegolide elemana, lenduku kaAroni eyahlumayo, lezibhebhe zesivumelwano; |
5. | laphezu kwawo amakherubi enkazimulo asibekele isihlalo somusa; esingekhulume ngalezizinto khathesi ngokukhethekileyo. |
6. | Sezilungisiwe lezizinto ngokunjalo, abapristi bangena njalonjalo ethabhanekeleni lokuqala bephelelisa imisebenzi yokukhonza uNkulunkulu; |
7. | kodwa kwelesibili kwakungena kanye ngomnyaka umpristi omkhulu yedwa, kungeyisikho ngaphandle kwegazi, azinikelela yena leziphambeko zabantu; |
8. | uMoya oyiNgcwele utshengisa lokhu, ukuthi indlela eya e ndaw eni engcwele kayikembulwa, lapho lisemi ithabhanekele lokuqala; |
9. | okwakungumfanekiso walesosikhathi, okwanikelwa kulo konke iminikelo lemihlatshelo, engelakho ukuphelelisa okhonzayo maqondana lesazela, |
10. | kuphela kokudliwayo, lokunathwayo, lokugeza okuzinhlobonhlobo lezimiso zenyama, ezibekwe phezu kwa bo kuze kufike isikhathi sokulungisiswa. |
11. | Kodwa uKristu esefikile, engumpristi omkhulu wezinto ezinhle ezizayo, ngethabhanekele elikhulu lelipheleleyo kule linye, elingenziwanga ngezandla, okuyikuthi, elingeyisilo lalokhukudalwa, |
12. | futhi kungeyisikho ngegazi lezimbuzi lelamathole, kodwa ngelakhe igazi wangena kanye e ndaw eni engcwele, esezuze ukuhlengwa okulaphakade. |
13. | Ngoba uba igazi lezimbuzi lelezinkunzi, lomlotha wethokazi ufafaza abangcolileyo, ungcwelisa kuze kube sekuhlambulukeni kwenyama, |
14. | kakhulu kangakanani igazi likaKristu, owathi ngoMoya ophakade wazinikela kuNkulunkulu engelasici, lizahlambulula isazela senu emisebenzini efileyo, ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ophilayo? |
15. | Langenxa yalokhu ungumlamuli wesivumelwano esitsha, ukuze, lokhu ukufa sekufikile ekuhlengeni kweziphambeko ngesikhathi sesivumelwano sokuqala, ababiziweyo bemukele isithembiso selifa laphakade. |
16. | Ngoba lapho okukhona incwadi yelifa, kufuneka ukuthi kubikwe ukufa komenzi wencwadi yelifa. |
17. | Ngoba incwadi yelifa isebenza kwabafileyo, lokhu kayikabi lamandla lapho ephila umenzi wencwadi yelifa. |
18. | Ngakho laso esokuqala kasimiswanga ngaphandle kwegazi. |
19. | Ngoba lapho usumenyezelwe umthetho wonke ngokomlayo nguMozisi ebantwini bonke, wathatha igazi lamathole lelembuzi, kanye lamanzi loboya obubomvu lehisope*, wafafaza kokubili ugwalo uqobo labantu bonke, |
20. | esithi: Leli ligazi lesivumelwano uNkulunkulu alilaya ngaso. |
21. | Ngokunjalo wasefafaza ngegazi lethabhanekele lezitsha zonke zenkonzo. |
22. | Njalo phose zonke izinto zihlanjululwa ngegazi ngokomthetho, langaphandle kokuchitheka kwegazi kakubi khona uthethelelo. |
23. | Ngokunjalo kwakudingeka ukuthi imifanekiso yezinto zemazulwini ihlanjululwe ngalezizinto, kodwa izinto zezulwini uqobo ngemihlatshelo engcono kulale. |
24. | Ngoba uKristu kangenanga e ndaw eni ezingcwele ezenziwe ngezandla, ezingumfanekiso weziqotho, kodwa ezulwini uqobo, ukuthi khathesi abonakalele thina phambi kobuso bukaNkulunkulu; |
25. | kungeyisikuthi futhi ukuze azinikele kanengi, njengalokhu umpristi omkhulu engena e ndaw eni engcwele umnyaka ngomnyaka legazi lokunye; |
26. | uba kwakunjalo wayemele ukuhlupheka kanengi selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba; kodwa khathesi ubonakaliswe kanye ekupheleni kwesikhathi ukuze asuse izono ngomhlatshelo wakhe uqobo. |
27. | Njalo njengalokhu kumiselwe abantu ukuthi bafe kanye, lemva kwalokhu ukwahlulelwa; |
28. | ngokunjalo uKristu, esenikelwe kanye ukuze athwale izono zabanengi, ngokwesibili uzabonakala ngaphandle kwesono kwabamlindeleyo, kube lusindiso. |
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