IVangeli langoMashi 13, 2019
Incwadi kaJona 3,1-10.
Ngaleso sikhathi, leli zwi leNkosi lalibhekiswe kuJona ngokwesibili ngaleso sikhathi:
"Sukuma, uye eNineve idolobha elikhulu ubatshele engizokutshela kona."
Wasuka uJona, waya eNineve ngokwelizwi leNkosi. INineve lalingumuzi omkhulu kakhulu, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu.
UJona waqala ukuhamba lo muzi ukuhamba kosuku futhi washumayela: "Izinsuku ezingamashumi amane futhi iNineve lizobhujiswa."
Izakhamizi zaseNineve zazikholelwa kuNkulunkulu futhi zaxosha umuntu osheshayo, zembatha isaka, ukusuka kwelikhulu kuye kwelincane.
Lapho izindaba zifika enkosini yaseNineve, yasukuma esihlalweni sobukhosi, yakhumula isembatho sayo, yazimboza ngendwangu yamasaka yahlala emlotheni.
Isimemezelo samenyezelwa eNineve, ngokomyalo wenkosi nabakhulu bakhe, sathi: “Abantu nezilwane ezinkulu nezincane musa ukunambitha lutho, zingadli, zingaphuzi amanzi.
Abantu nezilwane bazimboza ngendwangu yesaka futhi banxusa uNkulunkulu ngamandla akho onke; wonke umuntu uguqulwa ngokuziphatha kwakhe okubi nodlame olusezandleni zakhe.
Ngubani owaziyo ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngeke ashintshe, angabi namusa, abeke phansi intukuthelo yakhe enkulu ukuze singafi? ".
UNkulunkulu wabona imisebenzi yabo, okungukuthi, babeguqukile ekuziphatheni kwabo okubi, futhi uNkulunkulu wabahawukela ebubini ayesongele ukuthi uzobenza kubo futhi akazange abenze.
Salmi 51(50),3-4.12-13.18-19.
Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngokomusa wakho;
ngobuhle bakho obukhulu susa isono sami.
Ngihlanze kuzo zonke iziphambeko zami,
ngangihlanze ngesono sami.
Dala ngaphakathi kimi, Nkulunkulu, inhliziyo emsulwa,
vuselela umoya oqinile kimi.
Ungangicoshi ngisuse ebusweni bakho
futhi ungangincishi umoya wakho ongcwele.
Awuthandi umhlatshelo
futhi uma nginikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, awuyemukeli.
Umoya odabukisayo uwumhlatshelo kuNkulunkulu,
inhliziyo ephukile nehlazisiwe, Nkulunkulu, awuyideleli.
Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 11,29-32.
Ngaleso sikhathi, njengoba izixuku zazibuthana ndawonye, uJesu waqala ukuthi: «Lesi sizukulwane siyisizukulwane esibi; lifuna isibonakaliso, kepha asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso, kuphela isibonakaliso sikaJona.
Ngoba njengoba uJona ayeyisibonakaliso salabo baseNeneve, kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu iyakuba yilesi sizukulwane.
Indlovukazi yaseningizimu iyovuka ekwahlulelweni kanye nabantu balesi sizukulwane futhi ibagwebe; ngoba kwavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba ukuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni. Futhi bhekani, kakhulu kunoSolomoni lapha.
Labo bakwaNìnive bayovela ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane futhi basilahle; ngoba baphendukela ekushumayeleni kukaJona. Futhi bhekani, kukhona okungaphezu kukaJona lapha ».