IVangeli langoJanuwari 4, 2019

Incwadi yokuqala kaJohane oNgcwele umphostoli 3,7-10.
Bantwana, makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo. Noma ngubani owenza ubulungisa unjengoba enjalo.
Noma ngubani owenza isono uvela kuDeveli, ngoba udeveli uyisoni kwasekuqaleni. Manje iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ibonakele ichitha imisebenzi kaSathane.
Noma ngubani ozelwe nguNkulunkulu akenzi isono, ngoba igciwane laphezulu lihlala kuye, futhi angeke enze isono ngoba wazalwa nguNkulunkulu.
Kulokhu sahlukanisa abantwana bakaNkulunkulu nabantwana bakaDeveli: noma ngubani ongabenzi ubulungiswa akaveli kuNkulunkulu, nalowo ongamthandi umzalwane wakhe.

AmaHubo 98 (97), 1.7-8.9.
Cantate al Signore un canto nuovo,
ngoba wenze izimangaliso.
Isandla sakhe sokudla samnika ukunqoba
nengalo yakhe engcwele.

Izikhukhula zolwandle nalokho ekuqukethe,
umhlaba nabakhile kuwo.
Imifula ishaya izandla,
izintaba mazithokoze kanyekanye.

Jabulani phambi kweNkosi ezayo.
oza ukuzahlulela umhlaba.
Uyakwahlulela umhlaba ngobulungiswa
nabantu ngokulunga.

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaJohane 1,35-42.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJohane wayesekhona nababili babafundi bakhe
futhi, egqolozela uJesu owayedlula, yathi: “Nali iwundlu likaNkulunkulu!”.
Abafundi ababili bamuzwa ekhuluma kanjena, balandela uJesu.
Ngakho-ke uJesu waphenduka, lapho ebona ukuthi babemlandela, wathi: "Ufunani?». Baphendula bathi: "Rabi (okusho ukuthi uthisha), uhlala kuphi?"
Wathi kubo: "Wozani nibone." Ngakho-ke bayahamba babona lapho ahlala khona futhi ngalolo suku bema ngakuye; kwakungezikhathi ezine ntambama.
Omunye wababili abezwe amazwi kaJohane bamlandela kwakungu-Andrisi, umfowabo kaSimoni Petru.
Wahlangana okokuqala nomfowabo uSimoni, wathi kuye: "Simtholile uMesiya (okusho ukuthi uKristu)"
Amyisa kuJesu. ”Kepha uJesu embheka wathi:“ NguSimoni indodana kaJohane; uzobizwa ngokuthi uKhefase (okusho ukuthi uPhetro) ».