IVangeli lango-13 Juni 2018

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Incwadi yokuqala yamaKhosi 18,20-39.
Ngalezo zinsuku u-Ahabi wabutha wonke ama-Israyeli, waqoqa abaprofethi eNtabeni iKarmeli.
U-Elija wasondela kubo bonke abantu wathi: “Kuyoze kube nini nigxuma ngezinyawo zakho ezimbili? Uma iNkosi inguNkulunkulu, mlandele! Uma kunguBali, mlandele! " Abantu abaphendulanga ngalutho.
U-Elija wengeza ebantwini wathi: “Ngisele ngedwa, njengomporofidi weKosi, kanti abaporofidi bakaBhali bangamakhulu amane namashumi amahlanu.
Siphe izinkunzi ezimbili; bakhetha eyodwa, bayikote bese beyibeka phezu kwezinkuni ngaphandle kokushisa umlilo. Ngizoyilungisa enye inkunzi bese ngiyibeka phezu kwezinkuni ngaphandle kokushisa umlilo.
Uzobiza igama likankulunkulu wakho futhi ngizobiza igama leNkosi. Unkulunkulu ozophendula ngokunika umlilo uNkulunkulu! ”. Bonke abantu baphendula bathi: "Isiphakamiso silungile!".
U-Elija wathi kubaporofidi bakaBhali: “Zikhetheleni inkunzi leyo niziqalele ngokuba miningi. Biza igama likaNkulunkulu wakho, kepha ungakhisi umlilo. "
Bathathe inkunzi, bayihlelela futhi bahlongoza igama likaBhali kusukela ekuseni kuze kube semini, bamemeza bathi: "Bhali, siphendule!". Kepha kwakungekho mphefumulo, akukho mpendulo. Baqhubeka begxuma bezungeza i-altare ababelimisile.
Njengoba kwase kusemini enkulu, u-Elija waqala wabagcona bethi: “Memezani kakhulu, ngoba ungunkulunkulu! Mhlawumbe akacabangi noma umatasatasa noma uhamba; uma elele njalo, uyovuka ”.
Bamemeza kakhulu futhi benza ukuqhekeka, ngokwesiko labo, ngezinkemba nangemikhonto, kuze kuthi lapho bonke begezwe ligazi.
Ngemuva kwemini, labo abasasebenza njengababumbi futhi isikhathi sesifikile lapho kwenziwa imihlatshelo, kepha kwakungekho zwi, akukho kuphendula, akukho phawu lokunaka.
U-Elija wathi kubo bonke abantu: "Sondelani!" Kwasondela wonke umuntu. I-altare leNkosi, elalidiliziwe, laphinde lahlaziywa.
U-Elija wathatha amatshe ayishumi nambili, ngokwesibalo sezizwe zezizukulwane zikaJakobe, iNKOSI eyathi kuye: "Igama lakho ngu-Israyeli,"
Waphakamisela uJehova i-altare ngamatshe; bemba bezungeza umsele, ongaqukatha osayizi ababili bembewu.
Wabeka izinkuni, waklebhula inkunzi wayibeka phezu kwezinkuni.
Wabe esethi: "Gcwalisani izimbiza ezine ngamanzi, niwathele emnikelweni wokushiswa naphezu kwezinkuni!". Futhi bakwenza. Yathi, "Yenze futhi!" Futhi baphinda isenzo. Waphinda futhi wathi: "Sekungokwesithathu!". Bakwenza okwesithathu.
Amanzi ayegeleza azungeze i-altare; i-canaletto yagcwala namanzi.
Ngesikhathi kunikelwa, kwaqhamuka umprofethi u-Elija, wathi: “Nkosi, Nkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakobe, makwazeke namuhla ukuthi unguNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli nokuthi ngiyinceku yakho nokuthi ngikwenzele zonke lezi zinto. umyalo.
Ngiphendule, Nkosi, ngiphendule futhi laba bantu bazi ukuthi uyiNkosi uNkulunkulu nokuthi baguqula izinhliziyo zabo! ”.
Umlilo weNkosi wawa waqeda umnikelo wokushiswa, izinkuni, namatshe nomlotha, womisa amanzi omsele.
Lapho bekubona lokho, bonke baguqa phansi bakhala bathi: “INkosi inguNkulunkulu! INkosi inguNkulunkulu! ".

Salmi 16(15),1-2a.4.5.8.11.
Ngivikele, O Nkulunkulu: Ngiphephela kuwe.
Ngathi kuNkulunkulu: "UyiNkosi yami".
Shesha abanye ukuba bakhe izithombe: Ngeke nginikeze ukusakazeka kwegazi labo noma ukubiza amagama abo ngezindebe zami.
INkosi yingxenye yami yefa nendebe yami:

Impilo yami isezandleni zakho.
Ngihlala ngibeka iNkosi phambi kwami,
ngakwesokunene sami, angikwazi ukuntengantenga.
Uzongikhombisa indlela yempilo,

injabulo ephelele ebusweni bakho,
ubumnandi obungapheliyo ngakwesokunene sakho.

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 5,17-19.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Ningacabangi ukuthi ngizele ukuchitha umthetho noma abaProfethi; Angizelanga ukuzoqeda, kodwa ukuzonikeza ukugcwaliseka.
Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, Kuze kudlule izulu nomhlaba, kungadlula ngisho i-iota noma isibonakaliso ngomthetho, ngaphandle kwakho konke ukufezeka.
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