IVangeli lomhlaka 14 Septhemba 2018

Incwadi kaNumeri 21,4b-9.
Ngalezo zinsuku, ama-Israyeli ayesuka eNtabeni iKori, aye oLwandle Olubomvu edlula ezweni lakwa-Edomi. Kepha abantu abakwazanga ukuluthwala uhambo.
Abantu baphikisana noNkulunkulu noMose, bathi: “Kungani nisikhuphe eGibhithe ukuba nisibulale kuleli hlane? Ngoba lapha asikho isinkwa noma amanzi futhi siyagula kulokhu kudla okulula ”.
INKOSI yathumela izinyoka ezinobuthi kubantu, zaluma abantu, kwafa ama-Israyeli amaningi.
Abantu beza kuMose bathi: “Sonile, ngoba sikhulume kabi ngoJehova nangawe; khuleka eNkosini ukuba isuse lezi zinyoka kithi ”. UMose wathandazela abantu.
INkosi yathi kuMose: “Zenzele inyoka, uyibeka esigxotsheni; noma ngubani, ngemuva kokulunywa, ayibuke izophila ”.
UMose wabe esenza inyoka yethusi wayibeka emgodini; lapho inyoka ilume umuntu, uma ebheka inyoka yethusi, yaqhubeka iphila.

Salmi 78(77),1-2.34-35.36-37.38.
Abantu bami, lalelani ukufundisa kwami,
lalela amazwi omlomo wami.
Ngizovula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso,
Ngizokhumbula i-arcana yezikhathi zasendulo.

Lapho ebabulala, bamfuna,
babuyela emuva babuyela kuNkulunkulu;
bakhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyidwala labo,
uNkulunkulu, oPhezukonke, umsindisi wabo.

Bamehloma ngemilomo yabo
bamqamba amanga ngezilimi zabo;
izinhliziyo zabo bezingathembekile kuye
futhi babengathembekile esivumelwaneni sakhe.

Futhi, ngesihe, wathethelela icala,
wabathethelela esikhundleni sokubabhubhisa.
Izikhathi eziningi wayedambisa intukuthelo yakhe
wabamba ukufutheka kwakhe.

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaJohane 3,13-17.
Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wathi kuNikodemu: “Akekho owake wanyukela ezulwini, kuphela iNdodana yomuntu osehle ezulwini.
Futhi njengoba uMose waphakamisa inyoka enkangala, kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu kufanele iphakanyiswe,
ngoba noma ngubani okholwayo kuye unokuphila okuphakade. "
Impela, uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
UNkulunkulu akazange athumele iNdodana emhlabeni ukwahlulela umhlaba, kodwa ukusindisa umhlaba ngayo.