IVangeli kaNovemba 8, 2018

Ileta ka-St Paul umpostile eya kwabaseFilipi 3,3-8a.
Bazalwana, ulwaluko lokwenene sithi, thina sikhonza siqhutywa nguMoya kaThixo, siqhayisa kuKristu Yesu, singakholosi ngenyama;
nakuba mna ndiqhayisa ngokwenyama. Ukuba kukho umntu ocinga ukuba unokuthembela enyameni, mna ndingaphezu kwakhe:
ndaluka ngomhla wesibhozo, ndingowenzala kaSirayeli, ndingowesizwe sikaBhenjamin, umYuda wakwaHebhere, ongumFarisi ngokomthetho;
njengokuba nenzondelelo, umtshutshisi weCawa; engenakumangalelwa malunga nobulungisa obuza ngenxa yokugcina umthetho.
Kodwa yintoni enokuba yinzuzo kum, ndiyithathe njengelahleko ngenxa kaKristu.
Ewe, ngoku ndithatha yonke into njengelahleko phambi kobuncinane bokumazi uKrestu Yesu, iNkosi yam.

Salmi 105(104),2-3.4-5.6-7.
Vumani kuye, mbetheleni uhadi,
Camngca ngemisebenzi yakhe yonke ebalulekileyo.
Malizukiswe igama lakhe elingcwele:
Iyavuya imihlali yabamquqelayo uYehova.

Funani uYehova namandla akhe,
soloko ufuna ubuso bakhe.
Khumbula imimangaliso oyenzileyo,
Izimanga zakhe nezigwebo zomlomo wakhe,

Mbewu ka-Abraham, yomkhonzi wakhe,
Oonyana bakaYakobi, umnyulwa wakhe.
NguYehova, nguThixo wethu,
kuwo wonke umhlaba imigwebo yayo.

Ukusuka kwiVangeli kaYesu Krestu ngokukaLuka 15,1-10.
Ngelo xesha, bonke abaqokeleli berhafu kunye naboni beza kuYesu ukuze bammamele.
AbaFarisi nababhali bambombozela, besithi, Wamkela aboni, adle nabo.
Waza ke wabaxelela lo mzekeliso:
«Nguwuphi na kuni onokuthi enekhulu lezimvu, ize kulahleke enye, angazishiyi ezingamashumi asithoba anesithoba entlango, asinge kuleyo ilahlekileyo, ade ayifumane?
Ukuyifumana kwakhona, uyibeka egxalabeni lonke onwabile,
uya ekhaya, abize abahlobo bakhe nabamelwane, esithi, Vuyisanani nam, ngokuba ndiyifumene imvu yam ebilahlekile.
Yiyo loo nto ndithi kuni, kuyakuba novuyo olukhulu ezulwini ngomoni oguqukileyo kunamashumi alithoba anesithoba amalungisa angadingi kuguqulwa.
Okanye nguwuphi na umfazi onokuthi, enedrarhma zilishumi, ize ithi, ize ilahle enye, athi angalume isibane, atshayele indlu, afune enyamekile, ade ayifumane?
Athi akuyifumana, abize abahlobo nabamelwane, esithi, Vuyisanani nam, ngokuba ndiyifumene ingqekembe ebindilahlekile.
Yiyo loo nto ndithi kuni, kukho uvuyo phambi kweengelosi zikaThixo ngomoni omnye oguqukayo ».