IVangeli langoJanuwari 26, 2019
Incwadi yesibili ka-Saint Paul umphostoli eya kuThimothi 1,1-8.
UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ukumemezela isithembiso sokuphila kuKristu Jesu,
endodaneni ethandekayo uThimothi: umusa, isihe nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.
Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu, ukuthi ngikhonza ngonembeza omsulwa njengokhokho bami, ngikukhumbula njalo emithandazweni yami, ubusuku nemini;
izinyembezi zakho zibuyela kimi futhi ngizwa ukulangazelela ukukubona futhi ugcwale injabulo.
Eqinisweni, ngiyakhumbula ukholo lwakho oluqotho, ukholo olwaluqala kugogo wakho uLòide, bese kuba kunyoko u-Eunìce futhi manje, ngiyaqiniseka, futhi kuwe.
Ngalesi sizathu, ngikukhumbuza ukuthi uvuselele isipho sikaNkulunkulu esikuwe ngokubekwa kwezandla zami.
Eqinisweni, uNkulunkulu akasinikanga umoya wokuba namahloni, kodwa wamandla, uthando nokuhlakanipha.
Ngakho-ke ungabi namahloni ngobufakazi obuzonikezwa iNkosi yethu, noma mina, osejele ngenxa yakhe; kodwa lawe uhlupheka kanye nami ngevangeli, usizwe ngamandla kaNkulunkulu.
Salmi 96(95),1-2a.2b-3.7-8a.10.
Cantate al Signore un canto nuovo,
Hlabelelelani iNkosi emhlabeni wonke.
Hlabelelelani iNkosi, libusise igama lakhe.
Memezela insindiso yakhe usuku nosuku;
Phakathi kwezizwe zisho inkazimulo yakho,
ezizweni zonke zitshele izimangaliso zakho.
Mnikeni uJehova, nina mindeni yabantu,
Nikeza iNkosi inkazimulo namandla,
nikeza iNkosi inkazimulo yegama lakhe.
Yithi phakathi kwabantu: INkosi iyabusa!
Sekela umhlaba, ukuze ungapheli;
yahlulela izizwe ngokulunga.
Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 10,1-9.
Ngaleso sikhathi, iNkosi yamisa abanye abafundi abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili, yabathuma ngababili ngaphambi kwayo kuyo yonke imizi nezindawo lapho yayiyakuya khona.
Wathi kubo: “Ukuvuna kukhulu, kepha izisebenzi zimbalwa. Ngakho-ke thandaza enkosini yesivuno ukuthi ithumele izisebenzi ekuvuneni kwayo.
Hambani: bhekani, ngiyanithuma njengamawundlu phakathi kwezimpisi;
ungaphathi isikhwama, isikhwama sesiketi, noma izimbadada futhi ungasabazi kunoma ngubani osendleleni.
Kunoma iyiphi indlu ongena kuyo, qala uthi: Ukuthula makube kule ndlu.
Uma kunengane yokuthula, ukuthula kwakho kuzokwehlela, ngaphandle kwalokho uzobuyela kuwe.
Hlalani kuleyo ndlu, nidle, niphuze abanakho, ngoba isisebenzi siwufanele umvuzo wakhe. Musa ukuya endlini ngendlu.
Lapho ungena emzini futhi azokwamukela, yidla okuzobekwa phambi kwakho,
phulukisa abagulayo abakhona, uthi kubo: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufikile kuwe ».