IVangeli lomhlaka 17 kuJulayi 2018

 

NgoLwesibili weviki le-XNUMX lamaholide esikhathini esijwayelekile

Incwadi ka-Isaya 7,1: 9-XNUMX.
Ezinsukwini zika-Ahazi indodana kaJothamu, ka-Oziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, uResini inkosi yase-Aramu noPhekaki indodana kaRemaliya, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, balwa neJerusalema ukuyokulwa nalo, kepha behluleka ukulinqoba.
Kwamenyezelwa-ke indlu kaDavide ukuthi: Ama-Aramu akanise kwa-Efrayimi. Khona-ke inhliziyo yakhe nenhliziyo yabantu bakhe yazamazama, njengamagatsha okhuni enyakaza emoyeni.
INkosi yathi ku-Isaya: “Iya ku-Ahazi, wena nendodana yakho uSeariasubi, ekugcineni komsele wechibi eliphezulu endleleni eya ensimini yomhlanzi.
Uyothi kuye: Naka futhi uhlise umoya, ungesabi futhi inhliziyo yakho ayidabuki ngenxa yalezi zinsalela ezimbili zomlilo oshunqayo, ngenxa yentukuthelo kaRezen degli Aramei nendodana kaRomelia.
Ngoba amaSiriya, u-Efrayimi kanye nendodana kaRomalia baceba okubi ngawe, bethi:
Masikhuphukele kwelakwaJuda, silibhubhise, silidle, sibeke indodana kaThabeli inkosi.
Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngeke kwenzeke, futhi ayiyikubakho;
Ngoba inhloko-dolobha yase-Aramu yiDamaseku nenhloko yeDamaseku yiRezini. Eminye iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu futhi u-Efrayimi uzoyeka ukuba yisizwe.
Inhlokodolobha yakwa-Efrayimi yiSamariya nenhloko yeSamariya indodana kaRomelia. Kepha uma ungakholwa, ngeke ube nokuzinza ”.

Salmi 48(47),2.3-4.5-6.7-8.
Mkhulu iNkosi futhi ikufanele ukudunyiswa konke
emzini kaNkulunkulu wethu.
Intaba yayo engcwele, igquma elihle,
kuyintokozo yomhlaba wonke.

INtaba iZiyoni, ikhaya laphezulu,
kungumuzi weNkosi EnguMbusi.
UNkulunkulu ezisekelweni zakhe
kuqhamuke inqaba engenakulawuleka.

Bheka, amakhosi azihlanganisile,
bathuthuka ndawonye.
Babonile:
bethuka bethuka, babaleka.

Bethuka lapho,
imihelo njengowesifazane obelethayo,
kufana nomoya wasempumalanga
edwengula imikhumbi yaseTharishishi.

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 11,20-24.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu waqala ukusola amadolobha lapho ayenze khona isibonakaliso esikhulu kunazo zonke, ngoba ayengaphendukile:
“Maye kuwe Korazini! Maye kuwe, Bethsaida! Ngoba, ukube izimangaliso ezenziwe phakathi kwakho zazenziwe eTire naseSidoni, ngabe bakwenzile ukuzisola isikhashana, besongwe ngendwangu yamasaka nomlotha.
Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: ITire neSidoni bayakuba nesiphetho esibi ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunelakho.
Nawe Kapernawume, uyakuphakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Uyowela esihogweni! Ngoba uma izimangaliso ezenziwa kuwe zenzekile eSodoma, ngabe ngabe zisakhona nanamuhla!
Ngiyakutshela: Ngosuku lokwahlulelwa uyoba nesiphetho esibi kunesakho! ».