IVangeli yangomhla wama-5 ku-Okthobha i-2018
Incwadi kaYobhi 38,1.12-21.40,3-5.
INkosi yamphendula uYobhi kwesaqhwithi.
Kususela oko wawuphila, ukhe wawisa umthetho, wakunika indawo yokusa,
Kutheni le nto ibamba isiphelo somhlaba, ungcungcutheka abangendawo?
Uyaziguqula njengodongwe lodongwe aze abe ngumbala wengubo.
Ukukhanya kwabo kuthatyathwe kongendawo kunye nengalo ephakamayo ukuze ibe nokuqhawuka.
Ngaba sowukhe wafikelela kumthombo wolwandle kwaye ngaba uye wahamba ezantsi enzonzobileni?
Ngaba sele ubonisiwe amasango okufa kwaye uwabonile amasango ethunzi lomngcwabo?
Ngaba ukhe wakuqonda ukunyuka komhlaba? Yitsho, ukuba uyayazi yonke le nto!
Yindlela oya kuyo apho ukukhanya kuhlala khona nobumnyama
kutheni ubakhokelela kwisizinda sabo okanye ubuncinci uyazi ukuba ubathumela njani ekhayeni labo?
Ewe, uyazi, kuba emva koko wazalwa kwaye inani leentsuku zakho likhulu kakhulu!
Wajika uYobhi kuNdikhoyo, wathi:
Nanku, ndimncinci: ndingakuphendula ndithini? Ndibeka isandla sam phezu komlomo wam.
Ndakhe ndathetha, kodwa andiyi kuphendula. Ndithethe kabini, kodwa andizukuqhubeka.
Salmi 139(138),1-3.7-8.9-10.13-14ab.
Nkosi uyandihlolisisa uyandazi,
uyazi xa ndihlala nalapho ndivuka.
Faka iingcinga zam ukude,
Undijonge xa ndihamba nalapho ndiphumla.
Zonke iindlela zam ziyaziwa kuwe.
Uyokuwushiya phi umoya wakho,
Ubaleka phi ebusweni bakho?
Ukuba ndingade ndiye ezulwini, ukhona,
ukuba ndiye ezantsi kwelasezantsi, ukhona.
Ukuba ndithatha amaphiko okusa
ukuhlala elunxwemeni lolwandle,
naso isandla sakho sikhokelwa ndim
Isandla sakho sasekunene siyandibamba.
Nguwe owadala izibilini zam
Kwaye wandilalisa esifubeni sikamama.
Ndiyakudumisa, ngenxa yokuba undenze ngathi wolahleko.
Iyamangalisa imisebenzi yakho,
Ukusuka kwiVangeli kaYesu Krestu ngokukaLuka 10,13-16.
Ngeli xesha, uYesu wathi: "Yeha, wena Korazin, yeha, yeBetssaida! Kuba ukuba eTire naseSidon imimangaliso eyenziwe phakathi kwenu ithe yafezekiswa, ngesele iguqukile ngokunxiba isaka nokuzisongela eluthuthwini.
Ngenxa yoko iTire neSidon iya kuphathwa gadalala kunani.
Nawe Kapernahum, uya kuphakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Kwindawo yangaphantsi komhlaba uya kuhlaselwa!
Lowo uniphulaphulayo, uyandimamela; Lowo ke ugiba mna, ugiba lowo undithumileyo.