IVangeli langoNovemba 9 2018
Incwadi kaHezekeli 47,1-2.8-9.12.
Ngalezo zinsuku, ingelosi yangiyisa ekungeneni kwethempeli futhi ngabona ukuthi ngaphansi komkhawulo wamanzi ethempeli kwakuthululelwa empumalanga, ngoba i-facade yethempeli lalibheke empumalanga. Lawo manzi ehla ngaphansi ohlangothini lokunene lwethempeli, evela engxenyeni eseningizimu ye-altare.
Ungiholele ngaphandle komnyango osenyakatho wangikhiphela emnyango wasempumalanga obheke empumalanga, ngabona ukuthi amanzi aqhamuka ngakwesokunene.
Yathi kimi: “Lawa manzi ayaphuma futhi esifundeni esisempumalanga, ehle e-Araba, afike olwandle: angena olwandle, abuyisa amanzi awo.
Konke okuphilayo okuhamba lapho umfula ufika khona kuyakuhlala khona: izinhlanzi ziyakuba ziningi, ngoba lawo manzi lapho afinyelela khona, apholile futhi lapho umfula ufinyelela khona konke kuzovuselelwa.
Ngasemfuleni, osebeni olunye nolunye, zonke izinhlobo zezihlahla zezithelo ziyokhula, amagatsha awo angavele abune: izithelo zawo ngeke ziphele futhi zivuthwe njalo ngenyanga, ngoba amanzi abo avela endaweni engcwele. Izithelo zabo zisebenza njengokudla namaqabunga njengomuthi. "
Salmi 46(45),2-3.5-6.8-9.
UNkulunkulu uyisiphephelo namandla ethu,
Ngihlala ngisiza ukuvala usizi.
Ngakho-ke masingesabi uma umhlaba uthuthumela,
uma izintaba zidilika phansi olwandle.
Umfula nemifudlana yawo kukhanya idolobha likaNkulunkulu,
Indawo yokuhlala yokuhlala yoPhezukonke.
UNkulunkulu ukuyo: akakwazi ukuntengela;
UNkulunkulu uzomsiza ngaphambi kokusa.
UJehova Sebawoti unathi,
isiphephelo sethu nguNkulunkulu kaJakobe.
Woza ubone imisebenzi yeNkosi,
wenza izimangaliso emhlabeni.
Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaJohane 2,13-22.
Ngaleso sikhathi iPhasika lamaJuda lalisondela, uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema.
Wathola ethempelini abantu abathengisa izinkabi, izimvu namajuba, nabashintshi bemali behleli ekhawunteni.
Ngemuva kwalokho wenza intambo yokuxhuma, waxosha bonke ethempelini nezimvu nezinkabi; waphonsa phansi imali yabashintshi bemali futhi wagumbuqela amabhange,
nakwabathengisa ngamajuba wathi: "Susani lezi zinto ningenzi indlu kaBaba indawo yemakethe."
Abafundi bakhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ukushisekela indlu yakho kuyangidla.
Ngakho-ke amaJuda athatha phansi athi kuye: "Usitshengisa isibonakaliso sini ukwenza lezi zinto?"
UJesu wabaphendula wathi: "Dilizani lethempeli futhi ngizolivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu."
Ngakho-ke amaJuda athi kuye: "Leli thempeli lakhiwa eminyakeni engamashumi amane nesithupha, kanti uzolivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu?"
Kepha wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe.
Lapho evuswa kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi wayekushilo lokhu, futhi bakholwa embhalweni nasezwini elakhulunywa nguJesu.