IVangeli langoDisemba 2 2018
Incwadi kaJeremiya 33,14-16.
Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, indawo yeNkosi, engizofeza kuyo izethembiso zokuhle engikwenze kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda.
Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi ngiyakwenzela ihlumela lokulunga kuDavide; uyosebenzisa ukwahlulela nobulungisa emhlabeni.
Ngalezo zinsuku uJuda uyosindiswa, iJerusalema lihlale ngokuthula. Ngakho-ke ibizwa ngokuthi: Lord-wethu-ubulungiswa.
Salmi 25(24),4bc-5ab.8-9.10.14.
Nkosi, yazisa izindlela zakho;
ngifundise izindlela zakho.
Ngihole eqinisweni lakho ungifundise,
ngoba unguNkulunkulu wensindiso yami.
INkosi ilungile futhi iqondile,
indlela efanele ikhomba izoni;
Qondisa abathobekileyo ngokomthetho,
ufundisa abampofu izindlela zayo.
Zonke izindlela zeNkosi ziyiqiniso nomusa
kulabo abagcina isivumelwano sakhe nemiyalo yakhe.
INkosi izembula kulabo abamesabayo,
wenza isivumelwano sakhe saziwe.
Incwadi yokuqala kaSanta Paul Umphostoli eya kwabaseThesalonika 3,12-13.4,1-2.
Sengathi-ke iNkosi ingakukhulisa futhi ivame othandweni olufanayo nakubantu bonke, njengoba nje nathi sikwena,
ukwenza izinhliziyo zenu ziqine futhi zingachazeki ebungcweleni, phambi kukaNkulunkulu uBaba wethu, ngesikhathi sokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu nabo bonke abangcwele bayo.
Okokugcina, bazalwane, siyakuncenga futhi siyanincenga eNkosini uJesu: wafunda kithi ukuthi ungaziphatha kanjani ngendlela ejabulisa uNkulunkulu, futhi ngale ndlela usuvele uziphatha ngayo; ngaso sonke isikhathi zama ukwenza lokhu ukugqama ngokwengeziwe.
Uyazi ukuthi yimiphi imigomo esikunikeze yona yiNkosi uJesu.
Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 21,25-28.34-36.
Kuzoba khona izibonakaliso elangeni, enyangeni nasezinkanyezini, nasemhlabeni usizi lwabantu abakhathazekile ngokugcwala kolwandle namagagasi,
kanti abantu bazokufa ngokwesaba futhi balindele okuzokwenzeka emhlabeni. Eqinisweni, amandla amazulu azokhathazeka.
Lapho-ke bayobona iNdodana yomuntu iza ngefu elinamandla amakhulu nenkazimulo.
Lapho lezi zinto ziqala ukwenzeka, sukuma uphakamise amakhanda, ngoba ukukhululwa kwakho kusondele ».
Qikelela ukuthi izinhliziyo zakho zingasindwa yimibono, ukudakwa nokukhathazeka ngempilo nokuthi ngalolo suku bangahle behlele phezu kwakho ngokungazelelwe;
njengogibe luyowela kubo bonke abahlala ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
Bukela futhi uthandaze ngaso sonke isikhathi, ukuze ube namandla okuphunyuka kukho konke obekumele kwenzeke, futhi ubonakale phambi kweNdodana yomuntu ».