IVangeli lomhlaka 26 kuJulayi 2018

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Incwadi kaJeremiya 2,1-3.7-8.12-13.
Leli zwi leNkosi lalibhekiswe kimi:
“Hamba ukhale ezindlebeni zeJerusalema, uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngiyakukhumbula, uthando lobusha bakho, nothando ngesikhathi sokuganana kwakho, lapho ungilandela ehlane, ezweni elingahlwanyelwanga.
U-Israyeli wayengcwele eNkosini ulibo lwesivuno sakhe; labo abadlile bekumele bakhokhe, amashwa awele phezu kwabo. Isisho seNkosi.
Nginilethile ezweni lensimu, ukuba nidle izithelo zawo, uthele. Kepha nina, lapho ningena nje, nalingcolisa izwe lami, nenza ifa lami laba yisinengiso.
Ngisho nabapristi abazange bazibuze ukuthi: Uphi uJehova? Abaphathi bomthetho babengazi, abelusi bangihlubuka, abaprofethi babikezela egameni likaBali futhi balandela izinto ezingenamsebenzi.
Mangaliseni nina mazulu; wethuka kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili. Isisho seNkosi.
Ngoba abantu bami benze ububi obubili: bangishiyile, ngingumthombo wamanzi aphilayo, ukuze bazimbele imithombo, imithombo eqhekekile, engagcini manzi ”.

Salmi 36(35),6-7ab.8-9.10-11.
Nkosi, umusa wakho usezulwini,
ukuthembeka kwakho kuze kube semafwini;
ukulunga kwakho kunjengezintaba eziphakemeyo,
ukwahlulela kwakho njengakwalasha omkhulu.

O Nkulunkulu, ubaluleke kangakanani umusa wakho!
Abantu baphephela emthunzini wamaphiko akho,
banelisekile ngokuchichima kwekhaya lakho
futhi uqede ukoma kwabo emfuleni wezifiso zakho.

Umthombo wokuphila ukuwe,
ekukhanyeni kwakho sibona ukukhanya.
Nika umusa wakho kulabo abakwaziyo,
ukulunga kwakho kubo abaqotho ngenhliziyo.

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 13,10-17.
Ngaleso sikhathi, abafundi beza kuJesu bathi kuye, "Kungani ukhuluma nabo ngemifanekiso?"
Uphendule wathi: «Ngoba kunikezwe wena ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu, kepha abakunikwanga bona.
Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, futhi uyakuba nokuningi; futhi noma ubani ongenakho, ngisho nalokho anakho uzokuthathwa.
Yingakho ngikhuluma nabo ngemifanekiso: ngoba noma bebona ababoni, futhi noma bezwa abezwa futhi abaqondi.
Sigcwaliseka kanjalo kubo isiprofetho sika-Isaya esithi: 'Nizokuzwa, kepha ningaqondi, nizobuka, ningaboni.
Ngenxa yokuthi inhliziyo yalaba bantu iye yaba lukhuni, sebenezindlebe ezilukhuni, futhi bavale amehlo abo, ukuze bangaboni ngamehlo abo, bangezwa ngezindlebe zabo futhi bangaqondi ngezinhliziyo zabo futhi baguquke, ngibaphulukise.
Kepha abusisiwe amehlo akho, ngokuba ayabona, nezindlebe zakho, lokhu zizwa.
Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Abaprofethi nabalungileyo abaningi bebefisa ukubona okubonayo, kepha kabakubonanga, nokuzwa okuzwayo, abakuzwanga! ».