IVangeli langoDisemba 3 2018
Incwadi ka-Isaya 2,1: 5-XNUMX.
Umbono ka-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi wabona ngoJuda neJerusalema.
Ekupheleni kwezinsuku, intaba yethempeli leNkosi izokwakhiwa esiqongweni sezintaba futhi iphakeme kunezintaba; zonke izizwe zizogelezela kuwo.
Abantu abaningi bazofika bathi: "Wozani sikhuphuke intaba kaJehova, siye ethempelini likaNkulunkulu kaJakobe, ukuze asitshengise izindlela zakhe, sihambe ezindleleni zakhe." Ngoba umthetho uzophuma eSiyoni nezwi leNkosi livela eJerusalema.
Uyakwahlulela phakathi kwabantu futhi abe ngumlamuli phakathi kwabantu abaningi. Bayokhanda izinkemba zabo zaba ngamageja, nemikhonto yabo yaba ngamagula; isizwe esisodwa ngeke sisaphakamisela abanye abantu inkemba, abasayikusebenzisa ubuciko bempi.
Ndlu kaJakobe, woza sihambe ekukhanyeni kweNkosi.
Salmi 122(121),1-2.3-4ab.8-9.
Yeka injabulo lapho bethi kimi:
"Sizokuya endlini yeNkosi."
Futhi manje izinyawo zethu ziyema
emasangweni akho, Jerusalema!
Kwakhiwa iJerusalema
njengedolobha eliqinile nelicinene.
Lapho izizwe zikhuphukela ndawonye,
izizwe zeNkosi.
Basukuma, ngokomthetho wakwa-Israyeli,
ukudumisa igama leNkosi.
Okwabafowethu nabangane
Ngizothi: "Ukuthula makube phezu kwakho!".
Ngendlu yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu,
Ngizokubuza okuhle.
Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 8,5-11.
Ngaleso sikhathi, lapho uJesu engena eKapernawume, induna yekhulu yahlangana naye yamncenga:
"Nkosi, inceku yami ilele endlini ikhubazekile kakhulu."
UJesu waphendula wathi: "Ngizakuza ngizomphulukisa."
Kepha induna yekhulu yaqhubeka: "Nkosi, angifanelekile ukuba ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami, usho nje izwi bese inceku yami izolulama.
Ngoba nami, engingaphansi, nginamasosha angaphansi kwami futhi ngithi komunye: Yenza lokhu, futhi uyakwenza ».
Lapho ezwa lokhu, uJesu wahlonishwa futhi wathi kulabo ababemlandela: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, Angitholanga ukholo olukhulu kangako kunoma ngubani kwa-Israyeli.
Manje ngiyanitshela ukuthi abaningi bazovela empumalanga nasentshonalanga futhi bayohlala etafuleni no-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakobe embusweni wezulu ».