IVangeli langoNovemba 17 2018

Incwadi yesithathu kaSt. John umphostoli 1,5-8.
Sithandwa, uziphatha ngokwethembeka kukho konke okwenzayo uvuna abafowenu, noma ngabe bangabafokazi.
Bafakazile ngosizo lwakho phambi kweSonto, futhi uzokwenza kahle ukubanikeza ohambweni ngendlela efanele uNkulunkulu,
ngoba bashiya uthando lwegama likaKristu, bengamukeli lutho oluvela kubahedeni.
Ngakho-ke kumele sibamukele abantu abanjalo ukuthi babambisane ekusakazeni iqiniso.

Salmi 112(111),1-2.3-4.5-6.
Ubusisiwe umuntu owesaba iNkosi
futhi ithola injabulo enkulu ngemiyalo yakhe.
Uhlu lwayo luzoba namandla emhlabeni,
inzalo yolungileyo iyakubusiswa.

Udumo nengcebo endlini yakhe,
ubulungiswa bakhe buhlala kuze kube phakade.
Kuphuma ebumnyameni njengokukhanya kwabalungileyo,
muhle, unesihe futhi ulungile.

Indoda ejabhile esolayo ebolekayo,
uphatha impahla yakhe ngobulungiswa.
Ngeke athambekele kuze kube phakade:
abalungileyo bayohlala bekhunjulwa.

Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 18,1-8.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu watshela abafundi bakhe umzekeliso ngesidingo sokuthandaza njalo, ngaphandle kokukhathala:
“Kwakukhona umahluleli emzini othile, owayengamesabi uNkulunkulu futhi enganaki muntu.
Kulelo dolobha kwakukhona futhi umfelokazi, oweza kuye wathi: “Ngihlulele ngokumelene nesitha sami.
Isikhathi esithile wayengafuni; kodwa-ke wathi enhliziyweni yakhe: Noma ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu futhi ngingahloniphi muntu,
njengoba lo mfelokazi enenkinga enkulu ngizomenzela ubulungiswa, ukuze angahlali ezongikhathaza ».
INkosi yathi, 'Uzwile okushiwo yijaji elingathembekile.
Futhi uNkulunkulu ngeke yini enze ubulungiswa kulabo abakhethiweyo bakhe abakhala kuye imini nobusuku, futhi abenze balinde isikhathi eside?
Ngiyakutshela ukuthi uzobenzela ubulungiswa ngokushesha. Kodwa lapho iNdodana yomuntu ifika, ingabe izokuthola ukukholwa emhlabeni? ».