IVangeli likaFebhuwari 1, 2021 nokuphawula kukaPapa Francis

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Heb 11,32: 40-XNUMX

Bafowethu, yini enye engizoyisho? Ngingasilahlekelwa yisikhathi uma bengifuna ukutshela ngoGideyoni, uBharaki, uSamsoni, uJefta, uDavida, uSamuweli kanye nabaprofethi; ngokholo banqoba imibuso, basebenzisa ubulungiswa, bathola lokho okwakuthenjisiwe, bavala imihlathi yamabhubesi, bacisha ubudlova bomlilo, baphunyuka enkembeni yenkemba, badonsa amandla ebuthakathakeni babo, baba namandla empini, baxosha ukuhlasela kwabokufika.

Abanye besifazane bavuswa abafileyo babo ngovuko. Abanye-ke bahlukunyezwa, bengayamukeli inkululeko ababeyinikezwa, ukuze bathole uvuko olungcono. Ekugcineni, abanye bahlukunyezwa nokushaywa, baboshwa, baboshwa. Bakhandwa ngamatshe, bahlukunyezwa, basikwa phakathi, babulawa ngenkemba, bahamba begqoke izikhumba zezimvu nezimbuzi, abaswele, abahluphekayo, abaphathwa kabi - kubo umhlaba wawungabafanele! -, bezulazula ezingwadule, ezintabeni, phakathi kwemihume nemihume yomhlaba.

Bonke laba, yize bavunyelwa ngenxa yokholo lwabo, abakutholanga lokho ababethenjiswe kona: ngoba uNkulunkulu wayehlele okuhle kunathi, ukuze bangatholi ukuphelela ngaphandle kwethu.

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Kusuka kwiVangeli ngokusho kukaMark
Mk 5,1-20

Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu nabafundi bakhe bafika phesheya kolwandle ezweni lamaGerasa. Esephuma esikebheni, wahlangana naye masinyane evela emathuneni.

Wayenendawo yakhe yokuhlala phakathi kwamathuna futhi akekho owayengamgcina eboshiwe, ngisho nangamaketanga, ngoba wayeboshwe kaningi ngamaketanga nangamaketanga, kodwa wayegqabule amaketanga futhi azihlukanisa izibopho, futhi akekho owayengasakwazi ukumthambisa. . Ngokuqhubekayo, ubusuku nemini, phakathi kwamathuna nasezintabeni, wamemeza futhi wazishaya ngamatshe.
Wabona uJesu ekude, wagijima, waziphonsa enyaweni zakhe, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: «Ufunani kimi, Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngiyakuncenga, egameni likaNkulunkulu, ungangihlukumezi! ». Eqinisweni, wathi kuye: "Phuma kulo muntu, moya ongcolile!" Wambuza wathi: "Ungubani igama lakho?" "Igama lami nginguLegion - uphendule - ngoba sibaningi". Futhi wamncenga ephikelela ukuthi angabaxoshi ezweni.

Kwakukhona umhlambi omkhulu wezingulube ziklaba lapho entabeni. Futhi bamncenga: "Sithumele kulezo zingulube, ukuze sikwazi ukungena kuzo." Wamvumela. Lemimoya engcolileyo seyiphumile yangena ezingulubeni, umhlambi wagulukudela eweni, wangena elwandle; kwakucishe kube izinkulungwane ezimbili baminza olwandle.

Abelusi babo babe sebebaleka, bathatha izindaba baya edolobheni nasemaphandleni, abantu beza bezobona okwenzekile. Beza kuJesu, babona indoda eyayikhwelwe amademoni ihlezi, igqokile futhi iphilile, lowo owayephethwe nguLegion, base besaba. Ababekubonile babachazela ngokwenzekile kulelidimoni nangeqiniso lezingulube. Base beqala ukumncenga ukuba amuke ezweni lakubo.

Kuthe engena emkhunjini, lowo owayekhwelwe ngamadimoni wamncenga ukuthi ahlale laye. Akazange akuvumele, kepha wathi kuye: "Iya endlini yakho, hamba uye endlini yakho, ubatshele ukuthi iNkosi ikwenzeni kuwe kanye nesihawu asenzele sona." Wahamba, wamemezela eDekapholi lokho uJesu amenzele khona; bamangala bonke.

AMAZWI KA BABA OYINGCWELE
Sicela ubuhlakani bokungazivumeli sibanjwe ngumoya wezwe, oyohlale usenza iziphakamiso ezinesizotha, iziphakamiso zomphakathi, iziphakamiso ezinhle kepha ngemuva kwazo kukhona impela ukuphikwa kweqiniso lokuthi iZwi lafika enyameni , Wokuba Semzimbeni WeZwi. Okugcina kube yikhona okucasula labo abashushisa uJesu, yikhona okuqeda umsebenzi kasathane. (IHomily of Santa Marta yangomhlaka 1 Juni 2013)