IVangeli ka-Epreli 1, 2020 ngamazwi

Lwesithathu nge-1 kuTshazimpuzi 2020
uMariya oNgcwele waseYiputa; eSt. Gilbert; B. Giuseppe Girotti
5.a kweLent
Ukudumisa kunye nozuko kuwe kwiinkulungwane ezidlulileyo
Dn 3,14-20.46-50.91-92.95; Cant. Dn 3,52-56; Joh 8,31: 42-XNUMX

UMTHANDAZO OBALASELEYO
Thixo Somandla, sinike ukholo oluqinileyo olunjengoluka-Abraham. Namhlanje, sifuna ukunyamezela kwimfundiso yakho ukuze babe ngabafundi bakho bokwenyani. Asifuni ukuba ngamakhoboka esono. Sikhokele, Owu Nkosi, siye endlwini kaBawo, apho inkululeko siya kukuthanda ngonaphakade.

UKUTHENGA I-ANTIPHON
Ndihlangule, ndinomsindo, ngenxa yeentshaba zam. Undiphakamisa ngaphezu kweentshaba zam, Undihlangule kumfo ogonyamelayo.

UKUQOKELELA
Ngamana ukukhanya kwakho, uThixo onenceba angakhanyisela abantwana bakho abahlanjululwe ngokuguqukayo; Nguwe osishukumisele ukuthanda ukukunceda, ugqibezele umsebenzi owuqalileyo. YeNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu ...

UKUFUNDA KOKUQALA
UThixo uthumele ingelosi yakhe kwaye yabakhulula abakhonzi bakhe.
Ukusuka kwincwadi yomprofeti uDaniel 3,14-20.46-50.91-92.95
Ngezo ntsuku uKumkani uNebhukadenetsare wathi: "Ngaba kuyinyani, Sadrac, Mesac noAbdnenego, ukuba anibakhonzi oothixo bam kwaye anikhonzi umfanekiso oqingqiweyo wegolide endiwumisileyo? Ke ukuba nithe naliva isandi sesigodlo, nelembande, neharesi, nohadi, nomrhubhe, nazo zonke iintlobo zezixhobo zomculo, uya kuba ukulungele ukuba uqubude, uqubude kumfanekiso endiwenzileyo, ulungile; Kungenjalo, kwangoko, uya kuphoswa ezikweni elivutha umlilo. Nguwuphi na uthixo onokukukhulula esandleni sam? Kodwa uSadraki, uMeshaki no-Abhednego baphendula baphendula bathi kukumkani uNebhukadenetsare: "Akukho mfuneko yakuphendula ngale nto; Yazi, nangona kunjalo, ukuba uThixo wethu, esimkhonzayo, ungasihlangula ezikweni elivutha umlilo nesandla sakho, kumkani. Kodwa nokuba akasikhululi, yazi, kumkani, ukuba soze sibakhonze thixo bakho kwaye asiyi kuqubuda kumfanekiso wegolide owumisileyo. Emva koko uNebhukadenetsare wazaliswa ngumsindo kwaye imbonakalo yakhe yaguqulwa yaya ku-Sadrac, Mesac nase-Abdènego, kwaye wayalela ukuba umlilo we-fire wonyuke kasixhenxe kunesiqhelo. Emva koko, kwamanye amadoda anamandla kumkhosi wakhe, wayalelwa ukuba abophe uSadrac, uMesac noAbdnenego aze abaphose kwiziko lomlilo. Izicaka zikakumkani, ezaziphose phakathi, azange ziyeke ukongeza umlilo ezikweni, ngebhitumene, ngetawuli, ngomphondo nangokuthena. Idangatye lanyuka amashumi amane anethoba esithandweni somlilo kwaye ekuphumeni kwabo batshisa abo babezalapho ngaseCaldii ababekufutshane neziko. Kodwa ingelosi yeNkosi, eyabe yehle no-Azarèa namahlakani ayo ezikweni, yajika ilangatye lomlilo kude kubo kwaye yenza ingaphakathi lesithando somlilo ngokungathi kuvuthuza umoya ogcwele amazolo. Ke umlilo awubachukumisanga konke konke, awuzange ubenzakalise, awubanikanga nakuphi na ukuphathwa gadalala. Ke kaloku uNebhukadenetsare wamangaliswa, wasukuma ngokukhawuleza, wajika, wajika, wajika, wathi kwizicaka zakhe: "Asiphosanga amadoda amathathu abotshwe emlilweni?" Baphendula bathi, Ewe, nkosi. Wongeze wathi: "Yabonani, ndibona amadoda amane evulekile, ehamba phakathi komlilo ngaphandle kokwenza ububi; inene, le nto yesine iyafana nonyana wezithixo. UNebhukadenetsare waqala wathi: "Makabongwe uThixo ka-Sadrac, Mesac no-Abdènego, owathumela ingelosi yakhe kwaye wakhulula abasebenzi abakholose ngaye; bawugqithile umthetho wokumkani, beyityhila nemizimba yabo, ukuba bangazikhonzi thixo wumbi, ngaphandle koThixo wabo.
Ilizwi likaThixo.

INDAWO YOKUXHASA UMNYANGO (Dn 3,52-56)
A: Ukudumisa kunye nozuko kuwe kwiinkulungwane ezidlulileyo.
Ungowokubongwa, Yehova, Thixo woobawo,
Sikelela igama lakho elizukileyo nelingcwele. R.

Unoyolo itempile yakho engcwele, ezukileyo,
Usikeleleke etroneni yobukumkani bakho. R.

Unoyolo wena ungena ungene enzonzobileni ngamehlo akho
ndihlale kwiikherubhi.
Usikelelekile wena kwizulu lasezulwini. R.

ICULO LEVANGELI (cf. Lk 8,15: XNUMX)
Ukudumisa nokudumisa, Nkosi Yesu!
Banoyolo abo bagcina ilizwi likaThixo
ngentliziyo eqinisekileyo kunye elungileyo
kwaye bavelisa isiqhamo ngonyamezelo.
Ukudumisa nokudumisa, Nkosi Yesu!

IGOSPEL
Ukuba ke uNyana uthe wanikhulula, noba nikhululekile inene.
+ Ukusuka kwiVangeli ngokukaYohane 8,31: 42-XNUMX
Ngeli xesha, uYesu wathi kumaYuda awayemkholelwe: “Ukuba nina nithe nahlala elizwini lam, ngokwenene niyabafundi bam, Uya kuyazi inyani kwaye nenyaniso iya kunikhulula ». Babuya bathi kuye, "Siyinzala ka-Abraham, ibe singamakhoboka akhe. Ungatsho njani ukuthi: "Uya kukhululeka"? ». UYesu wabaphendula wathi: “Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Wonke umntu owenza isono ulikhoboka lesono. Ngoku, ikhoboka alihlali endlwini ngonaphakade; unyana uhlala ngonaphakade. Ukuba ke uNyana uthe wanikhulula, noba nikhululekile inene. Ndiyazi ukuba niyimbewu ka-Abraham. Kodwa okwangoku zama ukundibulala kuba igama lam alifumani kwamkeleka kuwe. Nditsho endikubonileyo kuBawo; nawe ke yenza ngokuvileyo kuyihlo. Bathi kuye, Ubawo nguAbraham. Uthe ke kubo uYesu, Ukuba beningabantwana baka-Abraham, ninge niyenza imisebenzi ka-Abraham. Kodwa ngoku ufuna ukundibulala, umntu okuxelele inyani iviwe nguThixo, angakwenzanga oko. Nguwe owenzayo imisebenzi yooyihlo. Baza bathi kuye, Asizalwanga ngohenyuzo; sinobawo omnye: nguThixo! ». UYesu wathi kubo: “Ukuba uThixo ebenguyihlo, ninge nindithanda, kuba mna ndaphuma kuThixo, ndifikile ke; Andizizelanga ngokwam, nguye owandithumayo.
ILizwi leNkosi.

UKUTHOBELA
UYesu usimema ukuba siye esikolweni sakhe, sithembeke kwilizwi lakhe, sibe ngabafundi bakhe, sazi inyaniso kwaye sikhululeke ngokwenyani. Kunzima ukuqonda ukuba olona bukhoboka luqatha lufumaneka ngqo ngokungazi, kubuxoki, kwimpazamo. Imbali yethu yonke, ukusukela ekuqalekeni, iphawuleke kakhulu kwiimpazamo zabantu, ezihlala zinemvelaphi efanayo: ukumiswa nguThixo, ukuphuma kwindawo yothando kunye nokunxibelelana naye, ulwazi kunye namava kubi ngazo zonke iintlobo zayo. Isililo sika Krestu: "ilizwi lam alifumani kwamkelwa kuwe" lisasebenza liyinyani kwaye likho ngoku. Amagama ethu, ukhetho lwethu, izigqibo zethu zobuqu kwaye, ngenxa yoko, ilahleko yethu iyahlula phezu kwelizwi lenyaniso. Kusekho abantwana abaninzi abathi ibango labo lesabelo lilifa lokuchitha yonke indawo apho bafuna khona. Ingcinga yokuba ukwazi ukulawula ubomi kukhetho lomntu, ngokuzimela ngokupheleleyo, isesemvelaphi yobuhedeni. Kuyinto efihlakeleyo ngakumbi isilingo esingathanda ukusikholisa, njengoko kwenzekayo kumaYuda, abantu ababephila ngexesha likaKristu, ukuba ngabagcini benyani kuphela kwimbono engacacanga yobuntu nokuba nokholo olucingelwayo, olungabuchaphazeli ngokwenene ubomi. Alunamsebenzi ukuba ngabantwana baka-Abraham ukuba asiluqhelisi ukholo lwakhe kwaye siliguqulela kwimisebenzi. Bangaphi abazithatha njengamaKristu kwaye babulala izilumkiso kunye nemithetho yeNkosi! Inyaniso kaThixo ilukhanyiso nesibane ezinyaweni zethu, kukukhangela ebomini, kukuchulumancisa kunye nochulumanco oluhle nothando kuKristu, kukugcwala kwenkululeko. INkosi iphathise iincwadi ezimbini iinyaniso zayo zanaphakade ukuze zisindiswe umntu: ubhalo olungcwele, iBhayibhile, abambalwa abayaziyo nabayiqondayo, emva koko kwabathembekileyo, babizwa ukuba babhengeze ezi nyaniso ngamandla angenakuphikiswa kobungqina. Wakhe wacinga ukuba umntu ufunda ibhayibhile kwaye ufuna inyani ngokujonga ubomi bakho? Ngaba umyalezo owuthumelayo uyinyani? (Ootata bakaSilvestrini)