IVangeli langoDisemba 15 2018

Incwadi ye-Orthodoxastical 48,1-4.9-11.
Ngalezo zinsuku kwavuka umprofethi u-Eliya, njengomlilo; izwi lakhe lishiswe njengethoshi.
Wabalethela indlala futhi wabanciphisa ngentshiseko baba abambalwa.
Ngomyalo weNkosi wavala isibhakabhaka, ngakho wehlisela umlilo kathathu.
Wayedume kanjani, Elija, ngezimangaliso! Futhi ubani ongaziqhayisa ngokuthi ulingana nawe?
Waqashwa ngesivunguvungu somlilo enqoleni yamahhashi avuthayo,
yenzelwe ukukhuza izikhathi ezizayo zokuqeda intukuthelo ngaphambi kokuba iqale, ukubuyisela izinhliziyo zabobaba ezinganeni zabo futhi ibuyise izizwe zikaJakobe.
Babusisiwe abakubonileyo nabalele othandweni! Ngoba nathi ngokuqinisekile sizophila.

Salmi 80(79),2ac.3b.15-16.18-19.
Wena, malusi ka-Israyeli, lalela,
uhleli phezu kwamakherubi owakhanyayo!
Vusa amandla akho
Nkulunkulu wamabutho, jika ubheke ezulwini

ubone futhi uvakashele lesi sivini,
Vikela isiphunzi esitshalwe yilungelo lakho,
ihlumela olilimile.
Isandla sakho masibe kumuntu ongakwesokunene sakho,

endodaneni yomuntu owaziqinisela yona.
Ngeke size sisuke kuwe,
uzosenza siphile futhi sizonxusa igama lakho.

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 17,10-13.
Lapho behla entabeni, abafundi babuza uJesu: "Kungani-ke ababhali bethi u-Eliya kufanele eze kuqala?"
Kepha waphendula wathi: "Yebo, u-Eliya uzofika abuyise konke."
Kepha ngithi kuwe: U-Eliya usevele wafika, abamazanga; nempela, bakuphatha ngendlela ababefisa ngayo. Kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu izakuhlupheka ngomsebenzi wabo.
Lapho-ke abafundi baqonda ukuthi wayekhuluma ngoJohane uMbhapathizi.