can i update my iphone 4 if its jailbroken on ios 5.0.1?

i jailbroke my iphone 4 when i was on IOS 5.0.1. first tethered and now untethered because of Corona. ive tried to update other jailbroken iphones and they have messed up i think because they stay stuck on the apple logo. anyone have any advice on how to safely update to 6.0. a lot of apps require i be on 6.0 now.
willie thanks but i need more help than that. i follow directions but it always stays stuck in the apple with a circle on it...it says that apple isnt singing? i dunno