Isahluko 5
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Ngokuba yilowo nalowo mpristi omkhulu okhethwa kubantu umiselwa abantu kokukaNkulunkulu, ukuze anikele izipho nemihlatshelo ngenxa yezono;
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angabekezelela abangazi lutho nabadukayo, lokhu naye uzungeziwe ngubuthakathaka;
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ngenxa yabo kufanele ukuba, njengalokhu enikela ngezono zabantu, anikele kanjalo nangezakhe.
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Akukho muntu ozithathela leso sikhundla, kuphela obizelwa kuso nguNkulunkulu njengo-Aroni.
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Kanjalo noKristu akazidumisanga yena aze abe ngumpristi omkhulu, kepha wadunyiswa nguye owakhuluma kuye, wathi: “UyiNdodana yami wena, namuhla ngikuzele,”
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njengokuba esho nakwenye indawo ngokuthi: “Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki,”
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owathi esenikele emihleni yenyama yakhe ngemikhuleko, nokunxusa, nokudazuluka okukhulu, nezinyembezi kuyena onamandla okumsindisa ekufeni, wezwiwa ngenxa yokumesaba uNkulunkulu.
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Noma eyiNdodana, wafunda ukulalela ngalokho ahlupheka ngakho;
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esephelelisiwe waba yisisusa sokusindiswa okuphakade kubo bonke abamlalelayo,
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ebizwa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi umpristi omkhulu ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki.
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Sinokuningi esingakusho ngalokho, okulukhuni ukuchasisela, lokhu senaba buthuntu ekuzweni.
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Ngokuba noma benifanele ukuba nibe ngabafundisi, uma kuya ngesikhathi, nisadinga futhi ukuba kube khona onifundisa iziqalo zezifundiso zamazwi kaNkulunkulu; senaba ngabadinga ubisi, kungesikho ukudla okuqinileyo.
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Ngokuba lowo odla ubisi akakaqondi lutho lwezwi lokulunga, ngokuba uyingane.
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Kepha ukudla okuqinileyo kungokwabakhulileyo, abathi ngokujwayela ukuwusebenzisa umqondo, sebenawo osulungele ukwahlukanisa okuhle nokubi.