IVangeli lango-Okthoba 12, 2018

Incwadi ka-St Paul Umphostoli eya kwabaseGalathiya 3,7: 14-XNUMX.
Bafowethu, yazini ukuthi abantwana baka-Abrahama yilabo abaqhamuka ekukholweni.
Futhi umBhalo, ubona kusengaphambili ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzolungisa abahedeni ngokukholwa, umemezele lesi simemezelo esijabulisayo ku-Abrahama: Zonke izizwe zizobusiswa kuwe.
Ngenxa yalokho, labo abanokholo babusiswa kanye no-Abrahama okholwayo.
Labo esikhundleni salokho abhekisela emisebenzini yomthetho, bangaphansi kwesiqalekiso, ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Uqalekisiwe wonke umuntu ongahlali ethembekile kuzo zonke izinto ezibhalwe encwadini yomthetho, ukuze azenze.
Futhi ukuthi akekho noyedwa ongazithethelela phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngoba umthetho uvela ekutheni abalungileyo bazophila ngokukholwa.
Manje umthetho awusekelwe ekukholweni; kunalokho, uthi noma ngubani owenza lezi zinto uyophila ngazo.
U-Kristu wasikhulula esiqalekisweni somthetho, waba isiqalekiso ngenxa yethu, njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Makaqalekiswe ophanyeka izinkuni.
ukuze kuKristu Jesu isibusiso sika-Abrahama sidlulisele kubantu futhi sizokwamukela isithembiso soMoya ngokukholwa.

Salmi 111(110),1-2.3-4.5-6.
Ngizombonga uJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yami,
emhlanganweni wabalungileyo nasemhlanganweni.
Imisebenzi emikhulu yeNkosi,
labo ababathandayo mababacabangele.

Imisebenzi yakhe ingubukhazikhazi bobuhle,
Ubulungiswa bakhe buhlala phakade.
Washiya inkumbulo yezimangaliso zakhe:
isihawu nobubele yiNkosi.

Unika ukudla abamesabayo,
uhlala ekhumbula ubumbano bakhe.
Wakhombisa abantu bakhe amandla emisebenzi yakhe,
wamnika ifa labantu.

Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 11,15-26.
Ngaleso sikhathi, ngemuva kokuba uJesu echithe idemoni, abanye bathi: "Kukhulunywa ngegama likaBhelezebule, umphathi wamademoni."
Abanye-ke, ukuze bamvivinye, bacela isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini.
Esazi imicabango yabo, wathi: «Umbuso ngamunye ohlukaniswe ngokwawo unezincithakalo kanti indlu eyodwa iwela komunye.
Manje, uma noSathane ehlukaniswe yedwa, umbuso wakhe uyoma kanjani? Uthi ngikhipha amademoni ngegama likaBhelezebule.
Kepha uma ngikhipha amademoni ngegama likaBhelezebule, abafundi bakho egameni lokuthi ngubani owakhipha? Ngakho-ke bona uqobo bayoba ngabahluleli bakho.
Kepha uma ngikhipha amademoni ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile kini.
Lapho indoda enamandla, ehlomile kahle imi iqaphe isigodlo sayo, yonke impahla yayo iphephile.
Kepha uma kufika umuntu onamandla kunaye, ambambe, uhlwithe isikhali abethembele kuso, asabalalise.
Lowo ongekho kimi umelene nami; futhi ongabuthi nami asihlakaze.
Lapho umoya ongcolile uphuma kumuntu, uzulazula ezindaweni ezomile eyofuna ukuphumula futhi angakutholi, uthi: Ngizobuyela endlini yami engiphume kuyo.
Lapho efika, uyithola ikhutshiwe futhi ihlotshisiwe.
Bese uhambe, uthathe eminye imimoya eyisikhombisa emibi kunaye bese ingena futhi ilale lapho futhi isimo sokugcina salowo muntu siba sibi kakhulu kunesokuqala ».