IVangeli lango-27 Juni 2018

ULwesithathu weviki le-XII lamaholide ajwayelekile Isikhathi

Incwadi yesibili yamaKhosi 22,8-13.23,1-3.
Ngalezo zinsuku, umpristi ophakeme uChelkia wathi kumlobi uSafan: "Ngithole incwadi yomthetho ethempelini." UChelkia wanika uSafan le ncwadi, wayifunda.
Umbhali uSafan ube eseya enkosini wayitshela ukuthi: "Izinceku zakho ziyikhokhele imali etholakala ethempelini yazinika abaphethe imisebenzi, zabelwe ithempeli."
Ngaphezu kwalokho, umbhali uSafan wabika enkosini: "Umpristi uChilkia unginike incwadi." USafan wayifunda phambi kwenkosi.
Ezwa amazwi encwadi yomthetho, inkosi yaklebhula izingubo zayo.
Wayala umpristi uCherkia, no-Ahikamu indodana kaSane, no-Akhibori indodana kaMika, umbhali weShushani no-Asaya umpristi wenkosi:
“Hambani niyongibingelela iNkosi, nina nabantu nabo bonke abakwaJuda, nxazonke zamagama ale ncwadi; eqinisweni kukhulu ulaka lweNkosi, olwasikhakhabisa ngathi ngoba obaba bethu abawalalelanga amazwi ale ncwadi futhi ezenzweni zabo abaphefumlelwanga yilokho okulotshelwe thina ”.
Ngomyalo wakhe onke amadoda amakhulu akwaJuda nawaseJerusalema abuthana ndawonye nenkosi.
Inkosi yakhuphukela ethempelini leNkosi kanye nawo wonke amadoda akwaJuda nabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, nabapristi, nabaporofidi, nabo bonke abantu, kusukela kwabancane kakhulu kuya kwabakhulu. Lapho wenza ukuba amazwi encwadi yesivumelwano atholwe ethempelini phambi kwabo.
Inkosi, emi ngasesibayeni, yangena ebumbeni phambi kweNkosi, yazinikela ekulandeleni iNkosi futhi yagcina imiyalo yayo, imithetho nezinqumo ngayo yonke inhliziyo nenhliziyo yayo, yafaka amazwi esivumelwano ebhalwe kuleyo ncwadi. Bonke abantu bajoyina umfelandawonye.

Amahubo 119 (118), 33.34.35.36.37.40.
Ngikhombise indlela yemithetho yakho
futhi ngizoyilandela kuze kube sekupheleni.
Nginike ubuhlakani, ngoba ngigcina umthetho wakho
futhi ugcine ngenhliziyo yonke.

Ngiholele endleleni yemiyalo yakho,
ngoba kuyintokozo yami.
Bopha inhliziyo yami ekufundiseni kwakho
futhi hhayi maqondana nokomela inzuzo.

Susa amehlo ami ezintweni eziyize,
ake ngiphile endleleni yakho.
Bheka, ngifisa imiyalo yakho;
ngivumele ngiphile.

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 7,15-20.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Xwayani abaprofethi bamanga abeza kini bembathise okwezimvu, kepha ngaphakathi bayizimpisi eziphangayo.
Uzobazi ngezithelo zabo. Ukha amagilebhisi emeveni, noma amakhiwane emeveni?
Ngakho-ke yonke imithi emihle ithela izithelo ezinhle nayo yonke imithi emibi ithela izithelo ezimbi;
umuthi omuhle awuthele izithelo ezimbi, nomuthi omubi awunakuthela izithelo ezinhle.
Noma yimuphi umuthi ongatheli izithelo ezinhle uyagawulwa uphonswe emlilweni.
Ngakho-ke ungabazi ngezithelo zabo ».