IVangeli, eNgcwele, umthandazo we-14 kaFebruwari

IVangeli yanamhlanje
Ukusuka kwiVangeli kaYesu Krestu ngokukaMateyu 6,1-6.16-18.
Ngeli xesha, uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe:
«Zilumkeleni ngokuziqhelanisa nemisebenzi yenu emihle phambi kwabantu ukuze nithandwe ngabo, kungenjalo aniyi kufumana mvuzo kuYihlo osezulwini.
Xa usenza amalizo, musa ukuvuthela ixilongo phambi kwakho, njengoko besenza abahanahanisi ezindlwini zesikhungu nasezitratweni ukuze badunyiswe ngabantu. Inene ndithi kuni, Sebewufumene umvuzo wabo.
Xa unika amalizo, ekhohlo lakho alikwazi okwenziwa lilungelo lakho,
ukuze izipho zakho zihlale ziyimfihlo. kwaye uYihlo obona emfihlekweni uya kukubuyekeza.
Xa uthandaza, ungabi njengabahanahanisi abathanda ukuthandaza ngokuma kwizindlu zesikhungu nakwiimbombo zeendawo zemidlalo, ukuze babonwe ngabantu. Inene, inene, ndithi kuwe, sebewufumene umvuzo wabo.
Ke wena, xa uthandazayo, ngena egumbini lakho, uvale umnyango, uthandaze kuYihlo ngasese; kwaye uYihlo obona emfihlekweni uya kukubuyekeza.
Kwaye xa nizila ukutya, musani ukuthatha umoya otyhafileyo njengabahanahanisi, ababushenxisa ubuso babo ukubonisa amadoda ukuba azilile. Inene, inene, ndithi kuwe, sebewufumene umvuzo wabo.
Wena endaweni yokuzila, thambisa intloko yakho, uhlambe ubuso bakho,
kuba abantu ababoni ukuba uyazila, kodwa nguYihlo osemfihlekweni; kwaye uYihlo obona emfihlekweni uya kukubuyekeza.

Ngcwele yanamhlanje - USUKU LWEZITHANDANI
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