IVangeli lomhlaka 25 kuJulayi 2018
ISt. James, ebizwa ngokuthi umkhosi omkhulu, umphostoli
Incwadi yesibili kaSt Paul umPhostoli eya kwabaseKorinte 4,7-15.
Bafowethu, sinengcebo ezimbizeni zobumba, kuze kube sengathi lamandla amangalisayo avela kuNkulunkulu hhayi avela kithi.
Eqinisweni sikhathazekile nhlangothi zonke, kepha asihluphi; sikhungathekile, kepha asixineki;
sishushiswa, kepha asilahlwanga; shaya, kepha angabulawa,
ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi kuyo yonke indawo sithwele ukufa kukaJesu emzimbeni wethu, ukuze impilo kaJesu ibonakale nasemizimbeni yethu.
Eqinisweni, thina esiphilayo sihlala sivezwa ukufa ngenxa kaJesu, ukuze nokuphila kukaJesu kubonakale nasenyameni yethu efayo.
Ngakho-ke lokho kufa kusebenza kithi, kepha impilo kukuwe.
Kodwa-ke nangomoya owodwa ofanayo wokholo okubhalwe ngawo ukuthi: ngikholiwe, ngakho-ke ngakhuluma, nathi siyakholelwa futhi ngakho-ke siyakhuluma,
Ngiyakholelwa nakanjani ukuthi lowo owavusa iNkosi uJesu uzosikhulisa noJesu futhi asibeke eduze kwakhe.
Eqinisweni, konke kungenxa yakho, ukuze umusa, owande kakhulu ngenamba enkulu, wandise iculo lokudumisa kube yinkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.
Salmi 126(125),1-2ab.2cd-3.4-5.6.
Lapho iNkosi ibuyisa iziboshwa zaseSiyoni,
bekungathi siyaphupha.
Lapho-ke umlomo wethu wavula ukumamatheka,
ulimi lwethu lwancibilika lwaba izingoma zenjabulo.
Lapho-ke kwathiwa phakathi kwabantu:
"INkosi ibenzele izinto ezinhle."
INkosi isenzele izinto ezinhle,
usigcwalisile ngenjabulo.
Nkosi buyisa iziboshwa zethu,
njengemifudlana yeNegebhi.
Ngubani ohlwanyela izinyembezi
uzovuna ngokuthokozela.
Ngokuhamba, iyamuka iyokhala,
siletha imbewu,
kepha uma ebuya, uza nokuzijabulisa,
ephethe izithungu zakhe.
Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 20,20-28.
Ngaleso sikhathi umama wamadodana kaZebedewu nezingane zakhe wasondela kuJesu, waqubuda kuye wambuza okuthile.
Wathi kuye, "Ufuna ini?" Waphendula wathi: "Tshela laba bantwana bami ukuthi bahlale munye ngakwesokunene sakho ngakwesobunxele embusweni wakho."
UJesu waphendula wathi: «Anikwazi enikucelayo. Ungaphuza inkomishi engizoyiphuza? ” Bathi kuye: "Singakwazi."
Wangezelela wathi, “Uzaphuza indebe yami; kepha akukhona okwami ukukunika ukuthi uhlale ngakwesokunene sami noma ngakwesobunxele sami, kodwa kungenxa yalabo eyalungiselwa uBaba ».
Kepha abanye abayishumi, bekuzwa lokho, bathukuthelela labo bafowethu bobabili;
kodwa uJesu, ebabizela kuye, wathi: «Abaholi bezizwe, niyakwazi, babusa phezu kwabo futhi abakhulu basebenzisa amandla phezu kwabo.
Ngeke kube njalo phakathi kwakho; kepha noma ngubani ofisa ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwakho, uyozenza inceku yakho,
futhi noma ngubani ofisa ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwakho uyoba yisigqila sakho;
njengeNdodana yomuntu, engafikanga izokhonzwa, kepha ukuzokhonza nokunikela ngokuphila kwayo isihlengo sabaningi.