IVangeli langoNovemba 20 2018
Isambulo 3,1-6.14-22.
Mina, Johane, ngezwa iNkosi ithi kimi:
«Ingelosi yeSonto leSardis bhala:
Ukhuluma kanjena Lowo onemimoya eyisikhombisa kaNkulunkulu nezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa: Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho; ukholelwa ukuthi uyaphila kanti-ke ufile.
Vuka wenze kabusha okusele futhi sekuzokufa, ngoba angiyitholanga imisebenzi yakho emihle phambi kukaNkulunkulu wami.
Ngakho-ke khumbula ukuthi ulamukele kanjani izwi, uligcine futhi uphenduke, ngoba uma ungaphaphami, ngizofika njengesela ngaphandle kwakho ungazi ukuthi ngizokuza nini kuwe.
Kodwa-ke, eSardesi kukhona abanye abangazingcolisanga izingubo zabo; bazongiphatha ngezingubo ezimhlophe, ngoba kufanele.
Umuntu onqobayo uzobe egqoke izembatho ezimhlophe, angizukususa igama lakhe encwadini yokuphila, kodwa ngizomazi phambi kukaBaba naphambi kwezingelosi zakhe.
Ngubani onezindlebe, lalela lokho akushoyo uMoya kumaBandla.
Ebhalela ingelosi yeBandla laseLaodicèa bhala: Usho kanjalo u-Ameni, ufakazi othembekile noqinisile, uMmiselo wendalo kaNkulunkulu:
Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho: awubandi futhi awushisi. Mhlawumbe wawubanda noma ushisa!
Kepha njengoba usivivi, okungukuthi, awubandi futhi ungashisi, ngizohlanza emlonyeni wami.
Uthi: “Ngicebile, ngicebile; Angidingi lutho, "kepha awazi ukuthi ungumuntu ongajabuli, odabukisayo, ompofu, oyimpumputhe futhi onqunu.
Ngikweluleka ukuthi uthenge kimi igolide elihlanzwa ngomlilo ukuze ube yisicebi, izembatho ezimhlophe ukukumboza futhi ufihle ubunqunu bakho obunamahloni namaconsi wamehlo okugcoba amehlo akho futhi uphinde ubone.
Ngihlazisa futhi ngijezisa wonke umuntu engibathandayo. Ngakho khombisa ukuthi unentshiseko futhi uphenduke.
Lapha, ngisemnyango futhi ngiyangqongqoza. Uma umuntu elalela izwi lami futhi engivulela umnyango, ngiza kuye, ngidle naye isidlo sakusihlwa futhi yena nami.
Ngizokwenza onqobayo ngihlale nami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, njengoba senginqobile futhi ngihlale phansi noBaba esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.
Ngubani onezindlebe, lalela lokho akushoyo uMoya kumaBandla ».
Salmi 15(14),2.3ab.3c-4ab.5.
Nkosi, ngubani ohlala etendeni lakho?
Ngubani oyohlala entabeni yakho engcwele?
Ohamba engenacala,
yenza ngobulungiswa futhi ikhuluma ngokweqiniso,
Ongasho ukunyundela ngolimi lwakhe.
Akunangozi kumakhelwane wakho
futhi akahlambalazi umakhelwane wakhe.
Emehlweni akhe omubi uyisinengiso emehlweni akhe,
kepha hlonipha labo abamesabayo uJehova.
Oboleka imali ngaphandle kwenzalo,
futhi ayemukeli izipho ngokumelene nabamsulwa.
Lowo owenza ngale ndlela
bayohlala beqinile kuze kube phakade.
Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 19,1-10.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wangena eJeriko, wawela idolobha.
Nayi indoda egama layo linguZakewu, umthelisi omkhulu nendoda ecebile,
wazama ukubona ukuthi uJesu ungubani, kepha akakwazanga ngenxa yesixuku, ngoba wayemncane ngesimo.
Ngemuva kwalokho wagijimela phambili futhi, ukuze akwazi ukumbona, wakhwela emthini wesikamamori, ngoba kwakufanele adlule lapho.
Lapho efika kule ndawo, uJesu wabheka phezulu wathi kuye: "Zakewu, yehla masinyane, ngoba namuhla kufanele ngime endlini yakho".
Washesha wehla wamemukela egcwele injabulo.
Ebona lokhu, wonke umuntu wabubula: "Uzohlala nesoni!"
Kepha uZakewu wasukuma, wathi kuyo iNkosi: “Bheka, Nkosi, nginika abampofu ingxenye yempahla yami; futhi uma ngiphambe umuntu, ngizobuyisela imali ephindwe kane. "
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Namuhla insindiso ingene kule ndlu, ngoba nayo iyindodana ka-Abrahama;
INdodana yoMuntu ize ukuzosindisa okwakulahlekile. "