EBR. 12

Mfano wa Yesu

1  tBasi na sisi pia, kwa kuwa tunazungukwa na wingu kubwa la mashahidi namna hii, na tuweke kando kila mzigo mzito, na dhambi ile ituzingayo kwa upesi; na tupige mbio kwa saburi katika yale mashindano yaliyowekwa mbele yetu, 2 ttukimtazama Yesu, mwenye kuanzisha na mwenye kutimiza imani yetu; ambaye kwa ajili ya furaha iliyowekwa mbele yake aliustahimili msalaba na kuidharau aibu, naye ameketi mkono wa kuume wa kiti cha enzi cha Mungu. 3 tMaana mtafakarini sana yeye aliyeyastahimili mapingamizi makuu namna hii ya watendao dhambi juu ya nafsi zao, msije mkachoka, mkizimia mioyoni mwenu. 4 Hamjafanya vita hata kumwagika damu, mkishindana na dhambi;

5 ttena mmeyasahau yale maonyo, yasemayo nanyi kama kusema na wana,
Mwanangu, usiyadharau marudia ya Bwana,
Wala usizimie moyo ukikemewa naye;

6  tMaana yeye ambaye Bwana ampenda, humrudi,
Naye humpiga kila mwana amkubaliye.
7 Ni kwa ajili ya kurudiwa mwastahimili; Mungu awatendea kama wana; maana ni mwana yupi asiyerudiwa na babaye? 8 tBasi kama mkiwa hamna kurudiwa, ambako ni fungu la wote, ndipo mmekuwa wana wa haramu ninyi, wala si wana wa halali. 9 tNa pamoja na hayo tulikuwa na baba zetu wa mwili walioturudi, nasi tukawastahi; basi si afadhali sana kujitia chini ya Baba wa roho zetu na kuishi? 10 Maana ni hakika, hao kwa siku chache waliturudi kama walivyoona vema wenyewe; bali yeye kwa faida yetu, ili tuushiriki utakatifu wake. 11 tKila adhabu wakati wake haionekani kuwa kitu cha furaha, bali cha huzuni; lakini baadaye huwaletea wao waliozoezwa nayo matunda ya haki yenye amani. 12 tKwa hiyo inyosheni mikono iliyolegea na magoti yaliyopooza,

13 tmkaifanyie miguu yenu njia za kunyoka, ili kitu kilicho kiwete kisipotoshwe, bali afadhali kiponywe.

Maonyo dhidi ya Kukataa Neema ya Mungu

17 tMaana mwajua ya kuwa hata alipotaka baadaye kuirithi baraka, alikataliwa (maana hakuona nafasi ya kutubu), ijapokuwa aliitafuta sana kwa machozi.
18  tMaana hamkufikilia mlima uwezao kuguswa, uliowaka moto, wala wingu jeusi, na giza, na tufani, 19 tna mlio wa baragumu na sauti ya maneno; ambayo wale walioisikia walisihi wasiambiwe neno lo lote lingine; 20 tmaana hawakuweza kustahimili neno lile lililoamriwa, Hata mnyama akiugusa huo mlima atapigwa kwa mawe. 21 tNa hayo yaliyoonekana jinsi yalivyokuwa ya kutisha, hata Musa akasema, Nimeshikwa na hofu na kutetemeka. 22 tBali ninyi mmeufikilia mlima Sayuni, na mji wa Mungu aliye hai, Yerusalemu wa mbinguni, na majeshi ya malaika elfu nyingi, 23 tmkutano mkuu na kanisa la wazaliwa wa kwanza walioandikwa mbinguni, na Mungu mwamuzi wa watu wote, na roho za watu wenye haki waliokamilika, 24 tna Yesu mjumbe wa agano jipya, na damu ya kunyunyizwa, inenayo mema kuliko ile ya Habili. 25 tAngalieni msimkatae yeye anenaye. Maana ikiwa hawakuokoka wale waliomkataa yeye aliyewaonya juu ya nchi, zaidi sana hatutaokoka sisi tukijiepusha na yeye atuonyaye kutoka mbinguni; 26 tambaye sauti yake iliitetemesha nchi wakati ule; lakini sasa ameahidi akisema, Mara moja tena nitatetemesha si nchi tu, bali na mbingu pia. 27 Lakini neno lile, Mara moja tena, ladhihirisha kuhamishwa vile viwezavyo kutetemeshwa, kama vitu vilivyoumbwa, vitu visivyoweza kutetemeshwa vikae. 28 Basi kwa kuwa tunapokea ufalme usioweza kutetemeshwa, na mwe na neema, ambayo kwa hiyo tumtolee Mungu ibada ya kumpendeza, pamoja na unyenyekevu na kicho; 29 tmaana Mungu wetu ni moto ulao.

HEBREWS 12

A Large Crowd of Witnesses

1  t Such a large crowd of witnesses is all around us! So we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won't let go. And we must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us. 2 t We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right sidet of God's throne!

3 So keep your mind on Jesus, who put up with many insults from sinners. Then you won't get discouraged and give up.
4 None of you have yet been hurtt in your battle against sin.

5 t But you have forgotten that the Scriptures say to God's children,
“When the Lord punishes you,
don't make light of it,
and when he corrects you,
don't be discouraged.

6 The Lord corrects the people
he loves
and disciplines those
he calls his own.”
7 Be patient when you are being corrected! This is how God treats his children. Don't all parents correct their children? 8 God corrects all his children, and if he doesn't correct you, then you don't really belong to him.

9 Our earthly fathers correct us, and we still respect them. Isn't it even better to be given true life by letting our spiritual Father correct us?
10 Our human fathers correct us for a short time, and they do it as they think best. But God corrects us for our own good, because he wants us to be holy, as he is.

11 It is never fun to be corrected. In fact, at the time it is always painful. But if we learn to obey by being corrected, we will do right and live at peace.
12  t Now stand up straight! Stop your knees from shaking

13 t and walk a straight path. Then lame people will be healed, instead of getting worse.

Warning against Turning from God

17 t You know how he later wanted it back. But there was nothing he could do to change things, even though he begged his father and cried.
18  t You have not come to a place like Mount Sinait that can be seen and touched. There is no flaming fire or dark cloud or storm 19 or trumpet sound. The people of Israel heard a voice speak. But they begged it to stop, 20 t because they could not obey its commands. They were even told to kill any animal that touched the mountain.

21 The sight was so frightening that Moses said he shook with fear.
22 You have now come to Mount Zion and to the heavenly Jerusalem. This is the city of the living God, where thousands and thousands of angels have come to celebrate. 23 Here you will find all of God's dearest children, t whose names are written in heaven. And you will find God himself, who judges everyone. Here also are the spirits of those good people who have been made perfect.

24 t And Jesus is here! He is the one who makes God's new agreement with us, and his sprinkled blood says much better things than the blood of Abel.t
25  t Make sure you obey the one who speaks to you. The people did not escape, when they refused to obey the one who spoke to them at Mount Sinai. Do you think you can possibly escape, if you refuse to obey the one who speaks to you from heaven?

26 t When God spoke the first time, his voice shook only the earth. This time he has promised to shake the earth once again, and heaven too.
27 The words “once again” mean that these created things will someday be shaken and removed. Then what cannot be shaken will last. 28 We should be grateful we were given a kingdom that cannot be shaken. And in this kingdom we please God by worshiping him and by showing him great honor and respect. 29 t Our God is like a destructive fire!