IVangeli lomhlaka 27 Septhemba 2018
Incwadi yomShumayeli 1,2-11.
Amampunge ezingelusizo lwalutho, kusho uQoèlet, okuyize leze, konke kuyize.
Ngabe yiluphi usizo umuntu aluthola kuzo zonke izinkathazo ahlangabezana nazo elangeni?
Isizukulwane siyahamba, isizukulwane siyeza kepha umhlaba uhlala uhlala unjalo.
Ilanga liyaphuma futhi ilanga liyashona, liphuthuma liqonde endaweni lapho liyophuma khona.
Umoya uvunguza emini, bese uphenduka umoya osenyakatho; liyaphenduka futhi liguquke bese liphenduka futhi umoya wakho uyabuya.
Yonke imifula iya olwandle, kepha nokho ulwandle alusoze lwagcwala: lapho sebefinyelele emgomweni wabo, imifula iqala kabusha imashi yabo.
Zonke izinto ziyaxhashazwa futhi akekho ongachaza ukuthi kungani. Iso alenelisi ukubheka, nendlebe ayeneliswa ukuzwa.
Obekulokhu kukhona futhi okwenziwe kuzokwakhiwa kabusha; akukho okusha ngaphansi kwelanga.
Ingabe kukhona esingakusho mayelana "Bheka, lokhu okusha"? Ngokufanele lokhu sekuvele kumakhulu eminyaka ngaphambili kwethu.
Akusekho ukukhunjulwa kwabadala, kepha nalabo abazoze bakhunjulwe yilabo abazoza kamuva.
Salmi 90(89),3-4.5-6.12-13.14.17.
Ubuyisela umuntu othulini
bese uthi: "Buyani, bantwana babantu."
Emehlweni akho, iminyaka eyinkulungwane
Nginjengosuku lwayizolo olwedlulile,
njengokushintsha kobusuku.
Uyaziqothula, uzicekela phansi ebuthongweni bakho;
banjengotshani obuhluma ekuseni:
ekuseni iyaqhuma, ihlume,
kusihlwa kuyabhulwa bese komiswa.
Sifundise ukubala izinsuku zethu
futhi sizofika ekuhlakanipheni kwenhliziyo.
Phenduka, Nkosi; kuze kube nini?
Hambani nesihe ezincekwini zakho.
Sigcwalise ekuseni ngomusa wakho:
siyojabula sithokoze zonke izinsuku zethu.
Kwangathi ubuhle beNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu bungaba phezu kwethu:
qinisa umsebenzi wezandla zethu kithi.
Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 9,7-9.
Ngaleso sikhathi, umbusi uHerode wezwa ngakho konke okwakwenzeka futhi wayengazi ukuthi acabangani, ngoba abanye babethi: "UJohane wavuka kwabafileyo",
abanye: "U-Eliya ubonakele", kanti abanye bathi: "Kuqhamuke omunye wabaporofidi basendulo."
Kepha uHerode wathi: "UJohane ngamnquma ikhanda; Ungubani-ke yena, engizwa izinto ezinje ngaye? Futhi wazama ukuyibona.