IVangeli lango-Okthoba 15, 2018
Incwadi ka-Saint Paul umPhostoli eya kwabaseGalathiya 4,22-24.26-27.31.5,1.
Bafowethu, kubhaliwe ukuthi u-Abhrahama wayenezingane ezimbili, enye ivela encekwini futhi enye ivela kowesifazane okhululekile.
Kepha lokho kwenceku kwazalwa ngokwenyama; lokho kowesifazane okhululekile, ngenxa yesethembiso.
Manje lezi zinto zishiwo ngomfanekiso: laba besifazane ababili empeleni bamelele izivumelwano ezimbili; eyodwa, leyo iNtaba iSinayi, ekhiqiza ebugqilini, emelelwa uHagari
Esikhundleni salokho, iJerusalema eliphezulu likhululekile futhi lingumama wethu.
Eqinisweni, kulotshiwe ukuthi: Jabulani, oyinyumba, ukuthi ungazalanga, umemeza ngentokozo ukuthi awubazi ubuhlungu bokuzala, ngoba baningi abantwana bezingane ezilahliwe, ngaphezu kwalowo zowesifazane onomyeni.
Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, asisizo izingane zesigqila, kodwa zowesifazane okhululekile.
UKristu wasikhulula ukuze sihlale sikhululekile; ngakho-ke yimani niqinile futhi ungazivumeli ukuba uphoqelelwe futhi ukuba yisigqila.
Salmi 113(112),1-2.3-4.5a.6-7.
Dumisani, zinceku zeNkosi,
lidumise igama leNkosi.
Malibongwe igama leNkosi,
Manje naphakade.
Ukusuka ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sekushoneni kwelanga
lidumise igama leNkosi.
INkosi iphakeme kubantu bonke,
inkazimulo yakhe iphakeme kunamazulu.
Ngubani olingana neNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ohlezi phezulu
Ngubani oguqa ubheke ezulwini nasemhlabeni?
Ukhulisa abampofu othulini,
uvusa ompofu udoti,
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 ».