IVangeli langoDisemba 9 2018

Incwadi kaBharuki 5,1: 9-XNUMX.
Beka phansi, Jerusalema, ingubo yokulila nokuhlupheka, gqoka ubukhazikhazi benkazimulo eza kuwe ivela kuNkulunkulu ingunaphakade.
Zisongele ngengubo yokulunga kukaNkulunkulu, ubeke ekhanda lakho umqhele wenkazimulo kaJehova,
ngoba uNkulunkulu uzakhombisa ubukhazikhazi bakho kuzo zonke izidalwa ezingaphansi kwezulu.
Uzobizwa nguNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade: Ukuthula kokulunga nenkazimulo yokulunga.
Vuka, Jerusalema, ume endaweni ephakemeyo ubheke empumalanga; bona izingane zakho zibuthene kusuka entshonalanga kuya empumalanga, ngezwi likaSanta, zijabula ngokukhunjulwa kukaNkulunkulu.
Bahamba besuka kuwe, bexoshwa yizitha; manje uNkulunkulu ubabuyisela kuwe ngokunqoba njengobukhosi sobukhosi.
Ngoba uNkulunkulu unqume ukwendla yonke intaba ende namawa amadala, ukugcwalisa izigodi nokubeka umhlaba ukuze u-Israyeli uqhubeke ngokuphepha ngaphansi kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.
Ngisho namahlathi nawo wonke umuthi onamakha ayothatha isithunzi phezu kuka-Israyeli ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu.
Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzoletha u-Israyeli ngentokozo ekukhanyeni kwenkazimulo yakhe, ngesihe nangobulungisa obuvela kuye.

Salmi 126(125),1-2ab.2cd-3.4-5.6.
Lapho iNkosi ibuyisa iziboshwa zaseSiyoni,
bekungathi siyaphupha.
Lapho-ke umlomo wethu wavula ukumamatheka,
ulimi lwethu lwancibilika lwaba izingoma zenjabulo.

Lapho-ke kwathiwa phakathi kwabantu:
"INkosi ibenzele izinto ezinhle."
INkosi isenzele izinto ezinhle,
usigcwalisile ngenjabulo.

Nkosi buyisa iziboshwa zethu,
njengemifudlana yeNegebhi.
Ngubani ohlwanyela izinyembezi
uzovuna ngokuthokozela.

Ngokuhamba, iyamuka iyokhala,
siletha imbewu,
kepha uma ebuya, uza nokuzijabulisa,
ephethe izithungu zakhe.

Incwadi ka-Saint Paul umPhostoli eya kwabaseFiliphi 1,4-6.8-11.
ngiyanithandazela njalo ngenhliziyo yonke emithandazweni yami yonke,
ngenxa yokubambisana kwakho ekusakazeni ivangeli kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube manje,
futhi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi lowo owaqala lo msebenzi omuhle kini uzowenza aze awufeze kuze kube lusuku lukaKristu Jesu.
Eqinisweni, uNkulunkulu ungufakazi kimi wothando olujulile enginalo ngani nonke othandweni lukaKristu Jesu.
Ngakho-ke ngithandazela ukuthi uthando lwakho luzocebiswa ngokwengeziwe olwazini nakuzo zonke izinhlobo zokuqonda,
ukuze ukwazi ukwahlukanisa okuhle kakhulu futhi uphelele futhi ungenakuchazeka ngosuku lukaKristu,
gcwalisa ngalezo zithelo zobulungisa ezitholakala ngoJesu Kristu, kube yinkazimulo nodumo lukaNkulunkulu.

Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 3,1-6.
Ngonyaka weshumi nanhlanu wombuso kaTiberiyu Kesari, ngenkathi uPontiyu Pilatu engumbusi waseJudiya, uHerode umtetrarki waseGalile, noFiliphu, umfowabo, umtetrark wase-Itureya noTraconìtide, noLysània umtetrark wase-Abilène,
ngaphansi kwabaphristi abakhulu o-Ana noKayafase, izwi likaNkulunkulu lehla kuJohane indodana kaZakariya ehlane.
Wahamba kulo lonke izwe laseJordani eshumayela umbhaphathizo wokuguqula ukuxolelwa kwezono,
njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yamazwi omprofethi u-Isaya ukuthi: Izwi lomemezayo ehlane: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde.
Yonke imigwaqo iyagcwala, zonke izintaba nawo wonke amagquma ancishisiwe; izinyathelo zokuhlukumeza ziqondile; izindawo ezingenakunyakaziswa zidalulwe.
Wonke umuntu uzobona insindiso kaNkulunkulu!