IVangeli yanamhlanje ngoDisemba 23, 2020 ngamazwi kaPapa Francis
UKUFUNDA KWALO SUKU
Kwincwadi yomprofeti uMalaki
UMl 3,1-4.23-24
Itsho iNkosi: «Yabona, ndiya kuthumela umthunywa wam, alungise indlela phambi kwam, kwaoko iNkosi le uyifunayo iya kungena etempileni yayo; ingelosi yomnqophiso eniwulangazelelayo, nanko isiza, utsho uYehova wemikhosi. Ngubani oya kuthwala umhla wokuza kwakhe? Ngubani onokumelana nokubonakala kwayo? Unjengomlilo wesinyibilikisi kunye neseyi yabahlambi. Uya kuhlala phantsi enyibilike, ahlambulule isilivere; Uya kubahlambulula oonyana bakaLevi, abacwenge oku kwegolide nesilivere, khon 'ukuze banikele uNdikhoyo umnikelo ngokomthetho. Uya kwandula ukuba mnandi kuNdikhoyo njengakwimihla yakudala, njengakwiminyaka yakudala. Yabonani, ndiya kuthumela umprofeti uEliya, ingekafiki imini enkulu eyoyikekayo yeNkosi, ukuze aziguqulele iintliziyo zooyise kubantwana, neentliziyo zabantwana kooyise, ukuze ndithi ndakufika, ndingabethi. kutshatyalaliswa umhlaba.
IGOSPILE YOMHLA
Ukusuka kwiVangeli ngokukaLuka
Lk 1,57-66
Ngelo xesha lafika ixesha lokuba uElizabhete abeleke, waza wazala unyana. Beva abamelwane nemizalwane yakhe, ukuba iNkosi iyenze nkulu inceba yayo kuye, baye ke bevuyisana naye. Emva kweentsuku ezisibhozo beza kuluka umntwana kwaye bafuna ukumbiza ngegama likayise, uZaccharia. Kodwa kungenelele umama wakhe: "Hayi, igama lakhe lizakuba nguGiovanni." Bathi kuye: "Akukho namnye umntu wakowenu onelo gama." Emva koko banqwala kuyise ukuba ufuna ukuba ngubani igama lakhe. Ucele icwecwe wabhala: "NguJohn igama lakhe". Wonke umntu wamangaliswa. Wavuleka ke kwaoko umlomo wakhe, lwathukululeka nolwimi lwakhe, wamana ethetha, ebonga uThixo, bathi, Bangenwa luloyiko bonke abamelwane, kuzo zonke ezo zinto zithethwe kuwo wonke ummandla weentaba wakwaYuda.
Bonke abazivileyo bazigcina ezintliziyweni zabo, besithi: "Uyakuba yintoni na lo mntwana?"
Kwaye isandla seNkosi sasinaye.
AMAZWI OBANI OYINGCWELE
Wonke umcimbi wokuzalwa kukaYohane uMbhaptizi ujikelezwe lulonwabo, ukumangaliswa kunye nombulelo. Ukumangaliswa, ukumangaliswa, umbulelo. Abantu babanjwe kukoyika uThixo okungcwele "kwaye zonke ezi zinto kwakuthethwa ngazo kuwo wonke ummandla weentaba wakwaYuda" (v. 65). Bazalwane noodade, abantu abathembekileyo bayayiqonda into enkulu eyenzekileyo, nokuba ithobekile kwaye ifihliwe, bazibuze: "Uyakuba yintoni lo mntwana?". Masizibuze, ngamnye kuthi, kuvavanyo lwesazela: Lunjani ukholo lwam? Ngaba kuyavuyisa? Ngaba kuvulelekile kwizimanga zikaThixo? Kuba uThixo nguThixo wezimanga. Ngaba ndikhe ndangcamla emphefumlweni wam uvakalelo lokumangaliseka olunikwa bubukho bukaThixo, uvakalelo lombulelo? (Angelus, Juni 24, 2018