IVangeli yangomhla we-16 kaSeptemba 2018

Incwadi ka-Isaya 50,5-9a.
INkosi uThixo indivule indlebe kwaye andixhathisanga, andazibamba.
Ndawunikela umqolo wam kubaphangi, nesidlele sam kwabo baqhawula iindevu zam; Andibususanga ubuso bam ekuthukeni nasekutshicelweni.
INkosi uThixo iyandinceda, yiyo loo nto ndingadidekanga, yiyo loo nto ndibenza ubuso bam bube nzima njengelitye, ndisazi ukuba andiphoxeki.
Usondele kum ondigwebelayo; ngubani na oya kuba nobuganga bokulwa nam? Masijongane nayo. Ndityholwa ngubani? Sondela kum.
Yabona, iNkosi uYehova iya kundinceda; ngubani na oya kundigweba?

Salmi 116(114),1-2.3-4.5-6.8-9.
Ndiyayithanda iNkosi, ngokuba iyava
isikhalo somthandazo wam.
Undimamele
Ngosuku endamcela ngalo.

Bendibambe ngeentsontelo zokufa,
Ndabanjiswa yimigibe yelabafileyo.
Usizi nokukhathazeka kwandicinezela
Ndanqula ke igama likaYehova.
"Ndiyacela, Nkosi, ndisindise."

Ulungile kwaye ulungile uNkosi,
UThixo wethu unenceba.
INkosi iyabakhusela abathobekileyo.
Bendisizana kwaye endisindisa.

Wandihlangula ekufeni,
wakhulula amehlo am kwiinyembezi,
yasindisa iinyawo zam ekuweni.
Ndiya kuhamba-hamba phambi koYehova Emhlabeni wabaphilileyo.

Ileta kaJames 2,14-18.
Kunceda ntoni, bazalwana bam, ukuba umntu uthi unokholo, abe imisebenzi ke engenayo? Ngaba olo kholo lwalunokumsindisa?
Ukuba umzalwana okanye udade akanampahla kwaye akanako ukutya kwemihla ngemihla
aze omnye wenu athi kubo: "Hambani ngoxolo, nifudumale kwaye aneliseke", kodwa anibaniki oko kufunekayo emzimbeni, kulunge ngantoni?
Kunjalo ke nangokholo: ukuba alunamisebenzi, lufile.
Ngokuchasene noko, omnye usenokuthi: Unokholo kwaye ndinayo imisebenzi; Ndibonise ukholo lwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, kwaye ndiza kukubonisa ukholo lwam ngemisebenzi yam.

Ukusuka kwiVangeli kaYesu Krestu ngokuka-Maraki 8,27-35.
Ngelo xesha, uYesu wemka kunye nabafundi bakhe waya kwiidolophana ezingqonge iKesareèa di Filippo; waye endleleni ebuza abafundi bakhe, esithi, Bathi abantu ndingubani na?
Baphendula bathi kuye, NguYohane umbhaptizi; abanye ke bathi, UnguEliya; bambi ke bathi ungomnye wabaprofeti.
Uthe ke yena, Ke nina nithi ndingubani na? Waphendula ke uPetros wathi kuye, Wena unguye uKristu.
Wabakhalimela ke ukuba bangaxeleli bani ngaye.
Waqala ukubafundisa ukuba uNyana woMntu umelwe kukuba eve ubunzima obukhulu, engcikivwe nangamadoda amakhulu, nababingeleli abakhulu, nababhali, abulawe, athi emva kweentsuku ezintathu avuswe.
UYesu wayithetha ngokuphandle le ntetho. Waza uPetros wamthabathela bucala, waqala ukumkhalimela;
Ke yena, ejikile, wajonga kubafundi, wamkhalimela uPetros, wathi kuye, «Suka uye emva kwam, Sathana! Kungenxa yokuba awucingi ngokokukaThixo, kodwa ngokwabantu ».
Ebizele isihlwele kunye nabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: «Ukuba nabani na ufuna ukundilandela, makazincame, athabathe umnqamlezo wakhe andilandele.
Kuba nabani na ofuna ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe uya kulahlekelwa nguwo; ke yena othe wabulahla ubomi bakhe ngenxa yam, nangenxa yeendaba ezilungileyo ezi, wowusindisa.