Ohlezi Ngakwesokunene
Ihubo likaDavide.
Isiprofetho esifushane sobukhosi uDavide asizwayo — uBaba wethu ekhuluma neNkosi kaDavide uqobo: hlala ngakwesokunene sami ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho. Isifungo sesibili sengeza okungazange kube ngokwanoma iyiphi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli — ubupristi phakade, ngokohlelo lukaMelkisedeki.
110 1UBaba wethu wathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize izitha zakho ngizenze isenabelo sezinyawo zakho.” a a v1 UJesu wacaphuna leli vesi ukuze adalule indlela abaholi benkolo ababephuthelwe ngayo ukwazi ukuthi ungubani uMesiya — Math 22:44, Marku 12:36, Luka 20:42. ITestamente eLisha libiza uJesu njengalowo uBaba wethu amhlalise ngakwesokunene sakhe — IzEnzo 2:34, Heb 1:13, Heb 10:12-13.
2UBaba wethu uyakwelula intonga yakho enamandla isuka eSiyoni: busa phakathi kwezitha zakho! 3Abantu bakho bayakuzinikela ngokukhululeka ngosuku lwamandla akho, bembethe ubukhazikhazi obungcwele. Kusukela esizalweni sokusa, amazolo obusha bakho ayakuba ngawakho. b b v3 Kusukela esizalweni sokusa, amazolo obusha bakho: njengoba amazolo ezalwa emasha evame evela ekuseni, kanjalo amandla akho okuphila ayakuvuselelwa ngokungapheli.
4UBaba wethu ufungile, futhi ngeke aguqule umqondo wakhe: “Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade, ngokwesimiso sikaMelkisedeki.” c c v4 Incwadi yamaHeberu isebenzisa lesi sifungo ngqo kuJesu — amaHeberu 5:6, 7:17, 7:21. UJesu ungumpristi-nkosi ophakade ngokwesimiso sikaMelkisedeki, owafungelwa nguBaba wethu uqobo lwakhe.
5UBaba oBusayo ungakwesokunene sakho; uyakuphahlaza amakhosi ngosuku lolaka lwakhe. 6Uyakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe, enqwabelanisa izidumbu; uyakuphahlaza inhloko ezweni elibanzi. 7Uyakuphuza emfudlaneni endleleni; ngakho-ke uyakuphakamisa ikhanda lakhe.