IVangeli likaJanuwari 20, 2021 nokuphawula kukaPapa Francis

UKUFUNDWA KOSUKU
Encwadini eya kumaHeberu
Heb 7,1-3.15-17

Bazalwane, uMelkisedeki, inkosi yaseSalema, umpristi kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, waya ukuhlangabeza u-Abrahama lapho ebuya ekunqobeni amakhosi futhi embusisa; u-Abrahama wamnika okweshumi kwakho konke.

Okokuqala, igama lakhe lisho "inkosi yezobulungiswa"; bese futhi eyinkosi yaseSalema, leyo "inkosi yokuthula". Yena, ngaphandle kukayise, ngaphandle kukanina, ngaphandle kohlu lozalo, ngaphandle kokuqala kwezinsuku noma ukuphela kwempilo, owenziwe wafana neNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uhlala engumpristi kuze kube phakade.

[Manje,] kuvela, ngokufana noMelkisedeki, umpristi ohlukile, ongazange abe onjalo ngokomthetho obekwe ngabantu, kepha ngamandla empilo engabhubhi. Eqinisweni, lobu bufakazi bunikezwa yena:
«Ungumpristi kuze kube phakade
ngokohlelo lukaMelkitsedek ».

IVANGELI LOSUKU
Kusuka kwiVangeli ngokusho kukaMark
Mk 3,1-6

Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu waphinda wangena esinagogeni. Kwakunendoda lapho eyayinesandla esikhubazekile, futhi babezobona ukuthi uyayisilisa yini ngeSabatha, ukuze bayimangalele.

Uthe kumuntu owayenesandla esikhubazekile: "Sukuma, woza lapha phakathi!" Wabe esebabuza: "Kuvunyelwe yini ngeSabatha ukwenza okuhle noma ukwenza okubi, ukusindisa impilo noma ukuyibulala?" Kepha bathula. Futhi ebabheka nxazonke ngentukuthelo, edabukiswe ubunzima bezinhliziyo zabo, wathi kule ndoda: "Yelula isandla sakho!" Waseselula isandla sakhe sasesisiliswa.

Futhi abaFarisi baphuma masinyane nabakwaHerode bamcebisa ukuthi ambulale.

AMAZWI KA BABA OYINGCWELE
Ithemba liyisipho, liyisipho sikaMoya oNgcwele futhi ngalokhu uPaul uzothi: 'Ungalokothi udumaze'. Ithemba alisoze ladumaza, ngani? Ngoba kuyisipho uMoya oNgcwele asinike sona. Kepha uPawulu usitshela ukuthi ithemba linegama. Ithemba nguJesu. UJesu, ithemba, wenza konke futhi. Kuyisimangaliso esihlala njalo. Akagcinanga ngokwenza izimangaliso zokuphulukisa, izinto eziningi: lezo bekuyizimpawu kuphela, izimpawu zalokho akwenzayo manje, eBandleni. Isimangaliso sokwenza konke kabusha: akwenzayo empilweni yami, empilweni yakho, nasempilweni yethu. Yenza futhi. Futhi lokho akwenzayo futhi kuyisizathu sethemba lethu. NguKristu owenza zonke izinto ngokumangalisayo kuneNdalo, kuyisizathu sethemba lethu. Futhi leli themba alidumazi, ngoba uthembekile. Angeke aziphike. Lokhu kungukuhle kwethemba. (Santa Marta - Septhemba 9, 2013