KumaHeberu 10:1-18

Ngokuba umthetho unesithunzi sezinto ezinhle ezizayo, ungesiwo umfanekiso wazo uqobo, ungeze waba namandla ngemihlatshelo enikelwa njalonjalo iminyaka ngeminyaka ukubenza baphelele labo abasondelayo. Ngokuba ngabe ngabe ingayekwanga yini ukunikelwa na? ngoba abakhonzayo sebehlanjululwe kwaba kanye, kabasenasazela sezono. Kodwa kuleyomihlatshelo kukhona ukukhunjulwa kwezono iminyaka ngeminyaka. Ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba igazi lezinkunzi nelezimbuzi lisuse izono. Ngakho-ke esefika emhlabeni uthi: Umhlatshelo lomnikelo kawuwuthandanga, kodwa ungilungisele umzimba; Iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yesono kawuyijabulelanga. Ngase ngithi: Bheka, ngiyeza (emqulwini wencwadi kulotshiwe ngami) ukwenza intando yakho, Nkulunkulu. Ekuphakameni ethi: ‘Umhlatshelo nomnikelo, neminikelo yokushiswa, nomnikelo wesono, awuwuthandanga, awuwuthandanga; ezinikelwa ngumthetho; Wasesithi: Khangela, ngiza ukwenza intando yakho, Nkulunkulu. Ususa okokuqala, ukuze amise okwesibili. Ngaleyo ntando singcwelisiwe ngokunikelwa komzimba kaJesu Kristu kwaba kanye. Futhi wonke umphristi umi insuku ngensuku ekhonza njalo enikela kanengi yona leyomihlatshelo engeke yakwazi ukususa izono. Kepha yena, esenikele ngomhlatshelo waba munye ngenxa yezono phakade, wahlala phansi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; kusukela khathesi ulindele zize zenziwe izitha zakhe zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakhe. Ngokuba ngomnikelo munye ubenze baphelela kuze kube phakade abangcwelisiweyo. uMoya oNgcwele laye uyafakaza lathi, ngoba esetshilo ngaphambili. Lesi yisivumelwano engizasenza labo emva kwalezonsuku, itsho iNkosi: Ngizafaka imithetho yami enhliziyweni yabo, ngiyilobe engqondweni yabo; Nezono zabo nobubi babo angisayikukukhumbula. Manje lapho kukhona ukuthethelelwa kwakho, awusekho umnikelo wesono.