IVangeli lango-26 Juni 2018
Lwesibili ngeviki le-XII lamaholide ajwayelekile
Incwadi yesibili yamaKhosi 19,9b-11.14-21.31-35a.36.
Ngalezo zinsuku, uSennàcherib wathumela izithunywa kuHezekiya ukuthi zithi kuye:
“Uyakusho kuHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, ukuthi:“ Ungamkhohlisi uNkulunkulu omethembayo, uthi kuye: 'IJerusalema aliyikunikelwa ezandleni zenkosi yase-Asiriya.
Bheka, uyazi ukuthi amakhosi ase-Asiriya enzeni kuwo wonke amazwe avotela ukuqothulwa. Ngabe ungazisindisa kuphela?
UHezekiya wayithatha leyo ncwadi ezandleni zezithunywa, wayifunda, wakhuphukela ethempelini, wenza lokho kwalotshwa phambi kweNkosi,
wathandaza: “Nkosi Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ohlezi phezu kwamakherubi, nguwe wedwa uNkulunkulu kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba; wenza izulu nomhlaba.
Nkosi, beka indlebe ulalele; vula, Nkosi, amehlo akho ubone; lalela wonke amagama ashiwo nguSennàcherib ukuthuka uNkulunkulu ophilayo.
Kuyiqiniso, O Nkosi, ukuthi amakhosi ase-Asiriya achithachitha zonke izizwe nezindawo zawo;
baphonsa onkulunkulu babo emlilweni; laba, nokho, kwakungebona onkulunkulu, kepha kwakungumsebenzi wezandla zomuntu, ukhuni netshe kuphela; ngalokho bababhubhisa.
Manje, NKOSI uNkulunkulu wethu, usikhulule esandleni sakhe, ukuze bazi yonke imibuso yomhlaba ukuthi uyiNkosi, wena wedwa uNkulunkulu ”.
Kepha u-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi wathumela kuHezekiya, wathi: “Isho kanje iNkosi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ithi: Ngizwile ukuthi uthini ngomlomo kaSennàcherib inkosi yase-Asiriya.
Nanti izwi uJehova alikhulumile ngaye: Uyakudelela, ndodakazi eyintombi yaseSiyoni iyakudelela. Ngemuva kwakho indodakazi yaseJerusalema inikina ikhanda.
Ngoba bonke abanye bazophuma eJerusalema, abanye baphume eNtabeni iZiyoni.
“Ngalokho isho iNkosi ngokumelene nenkosi yase-Asiriya, ithi: 'Akayikungena kulo muzi, + futhi ngeke akuphocele umcibisholo.
Uzobuya ngendlela afika ngayo; ngeke ingene kulo muzi. Indaba yeNkosi.
Ngizowuvikela lo muzi ukuwusindisa, ngenxa yami nenceku yami uDavid ”.
Kepha ngalobo busuku ingelosi yeNkosi yehla yabulala abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu ekamu lase-Asiriya.
USennàcherib inkosi yase-Asiriya waphakamisa amakhethini, wabuya futhi wahlala eNineve.
Salmi 48(47),2-3ab.3cd-4.10-11.
Mkhulu iNkosi futhi ikufanele ukudunyiswa konke
emzini kaNkulunkulu wethu.
Intaba yayo engcwele, igquma elihle,
kuyintokozo yomhlaba wonke.
INtaba iZiyoni, ikhaya laphezulu,
kungumuzi weNkosi EnguMbusi.
UNkulunkulu ezisekelweni zakhe
kuqhamuke inqaba engenakulawuleka.
Masikhumbule, Nkulunkulu, isihawu sakho
ngaphakathi kwethempeli lakho.
Njengegama lakho, O Nkulunkulu,
ngakho udumo lwakho
ifinyelela emikhawulweni yomhlaba;
isandla sakho sokunene sigcwele ukwahlulela.
Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 7,6.12-14.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Ungaziniki izinto ezingcwele izinja futhi ungaphonsi amaparele akho ngaphambi kwezingulube, ukuze zingawanyatheli ngamawele awo bese ziphenduka ukuze zikudabule.
Konke ofuna amadoda akwenze kuwe, nawe ukwenze kubo: lokhu empeleni kungumthetho nabaProfethi.
Ngena ngomnyango omncane, ngoba umnyango ubanzi futhi indlela eholela ekubhujisweni ibanzi, futhi baningi abangena ngayo;
umnyango mncane, futhi imincane indlela eholela ekuphileni, yeka ukuthi bambalwa kangakanani abayitholayo! "