IVangeli langoJanuwari 13, 2019

Incwadi ka-Isaya 40,1-5.9-11.
“Khonsoli, duduza abantu bami, kusho uNkulunkulu wakho.
Khuluma nenhliziyo yeJerusalema futhi umemezele kuye ukuthi ubugqila bakhe sebuphelile, ububi bakhe sebususelwe, ngoba uthole ukujeziswa okuphindwe kabili esandleni seNkosi ngazo zonke izono zakhe ”.
Izwi liyamemeza: “Ogwadule lungisani indlela yeNkosi, hlanzelani umgwaqo kaNkulunkulu wethu esigxotsheni.
Yonke isigodi iyagcwala, zonke izintaba namagquma kwehliswa; indawo enolaka iphenduka ibe yindawo emaweni.
Ngemuva kwalokho inkazimulo yeNkosi izokwambulwa futhi wonke umuntu ayibone, ngoba umlomo weNkosi ukhulumile. "
Khwela intaba ende, wena olethela iZiyoni izindaba ezinhle; phakamisa izwi lakho ngamandla, wena oletha izindaba ezinhle eJerusalema. Phakamisa izwi lakho, ungesabi; kumenyezelwa emizini yakwaJuda: “Bheka uNkulunkulu wakho!
Bheka, iNkosi uNkulunkulu iza ngamandla, inengalo yayo iyabusa. Lapha, unalo umklomelo naye futhi izindikimba zakhe ziyandulela.
Njengomalusi udla umhlambi futhi awuqoqe ngengalo yakhe; uphatha amawundlu esifubeni sakhe futhi uhola kancane kancane amazinyane kamama ”.

Salmi 104(103),1b-2.3-4.24-25.27-28.29-30.
Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, umkhulu, umkhulu;
embozwe ukukhanya njengengubo. Welula izulu njengekhethini,
yakha indawo yokuhlala phezu kwamanzi, yenza amafu inqola yakho, uhambe ngezimpiko zomoya;
yenza izithunywa zakho zibe yimimoya, izikhonzi zakho zivuthe amalangabi.

Mikhulu kakhulu imisebenzi yakho, Nkosi! Wenze konke ngobuhlakani, umhlaba ugcwele izidalwa zakho.
Nalu ulwandle olubanzi nolubanzi: lapho, izilwane ezincane nezinkulu ziyahamba zingabaleki.
Wonke umuntu kuwe ulindele ukuthi ubanikeze ukudla ngesikhathi esifanele.
Uyabahlinzeka, bayayicosha, uvula isandla sakho, banelisekile ngempahla.

Uma ubufihla ubuso bakho, bayahluleka, bathathe umoya wabo, bafe bese bebuyela othulini lwabo.
Thumela umoya wakho, zidaliwe,
futhi uvuselele ubuso bomhlaba.

Incwadi ka-Saint Paul umPhostoli eya kuThithu 2,11-14.3,4-7.
Okusondele kakhulu, kubonakala ngomusa kaNkulunkulu, uletha insindiso kubo bonke abantu,
osifundisa ukwenqaba ukungamhloniphi kanye nezifiso zezwe futhi siphile ngokunensa, ubulungiswa nesihawu kulo mhlaba,
silinde ithemba elibusisiweyo nokubonakaliswa kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu wethu omkhulu nomsindisi uJesu Kristu;
owazinikelayo ngenxa yethu, ukuze asihlenge kubo bonke ububi futhi sakhe abantu abahlanzekile abangabakhe, abashisekela imisebenzi emihle.
Kodwa-ke, lapho ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu, uMsindisi wethu, nothando lwakhe ngabantu lubonakaliswa,
akasisindisanga ngenxa yemisebenzi yethu elungileyo, kodwa ngomusa wakhe ngokugeza kokuvuselelwa nokwenziwa musha ngoMoya oNgcwele,
othululwe kakhulu phezu kwethu ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu,
ukuze kuthi, silungisisiwe ngomusa wakhe, sibe yizindlalifa, ngokwethemba, zokuphila okuphakade.

Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 3,15-16.21-22.
Njengoba abantu babelindile futhi wonke umuntu ezibuza ezinhlizweni zabo, ngoJohane, ukuthi uma engeyena u-Kristu,
UJohane waphendula kubo bonke wathi: «Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi; kepha onamandla kunami uyeza, engingafanele ngisho ukuba ngithukulule umucu wezimbadada zami: uzokubhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo.
Lapho bonke abantu bebhapathizwa futhi ngenkathi uJesu, esamukele nobhapathizo, esathandaza, izulu lavuleka
noMoya oNgcwele wehlela kuye ngokubukeka komzimba, okwejuba, futhi kwaba nezwi elivela ezulwini: "Uyindodana yami ethandekayo, ngithokozile ngawe".