IVangeli lango-Agasti 27 2018
UMsombuluko weviki le-XXI lamaholide wesikhathi esijwayelekile
Incwadi yesibili ka-Saint Paul umPhostoli eya kwabaseThesalonika 1,1-5.11b-12.
UPaul, uSilvano noTimòteo eSontweni laseThesson elikuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu:
Umusa kuwe nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.
Kumele sibonge uNkulunkulu ngaso sonke isikhathi ngani, bafowethu, futhi kunjalo. Ukukholwa kwakho eqinisweni kukhula ngokucebile futhi ukuhawukelana kwakho kuyavama;
ngakho-ke singazigqaja ngawe emaBandleni kaNkulunkulu, ngokuqina kwakho nangokholo lwakho kukho konke ukushushiswa nezinsizi ozikhuthazelelayo.
Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sesahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu esilungile, esizokumemezela ukuthi ufanele lowo mbuso kaNkulunkulu, ohlupheka ngawo manje.
Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu sinithandazela njalonjalo, ukuze uNkulunkulu wethu anenze nifanelwe ubizo lwakhe futhi anigcwalise, ngamandla akhe, intando yenu yonke yokwenza okuhle nomsebenzi wokholo lwenu;
ukuze igama leNkosi yethu uJesu kini kanye nani kuye akhazinyuliswe, ngokomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu noweNkosi uJesu Kristu.
Salmi 96(95),1-2a.2b-3.4-5.
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.
Mkhulu iNkosi futhi ifanelwe lonke udumo,
kubi ngaphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu.
Bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe abalutho,
kepha uJehova wenza amazulu.
Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 23,13-22.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wakhuluma ethi: “Maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi abazenzisayo, abavale umbuso wezulu phambi kwabantu; kungani ungangeni,
futhi ungavumeli ngisho nalabo abafuna ukungena lapho.
Maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, abahamba ulwandle nomhlaba ukwenza umproselithe oyedwa, bethola, bayenza kabili indodana yeGehena.
Maye kini, baholi abayizimpumputhe, enithi: Uma nifunga ngethempeli akuvumelekile, kepha uma nifunga ngegolide lethempeli, ninxuswa.
Isidenge futhi ungaboni: yini enkulu, igolide noma ithempeli elenza igolide lingcwele?
Futhi uphinde uthi: Uma ufunga nge-altare akusasebenzi, kepha uma ufungela isithembiso esikulo, uhlala unesibopho.
Impumputhe! Yini enkulu, umnikelo noma i-altare elenza umnikelo ube ngcwele?
Nokho, noma ubani ofunga i-altare, ufunga i-altare nalokho okukulo;
futhi noma ubani ofunga ngethempeli, ufunga ngethempeli nangaye ohlala kulo.
Noma ubani ofunga ngezulu ufunga isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu nangalowo ohlezi lapho. "