IVangeli losuku: Januwari 6, 2020

Incwadi ka-Isaya 60,1: 6-XNUMX.
Sukuma, gqoka, ngoba ukukhanya kwakho uyeza, inkazimulo yeNkosi ikhanya ngaphezu kwakho.
Ngoba, bhekani, ubumnyama bugubungele umhlaba, inkungu enkulu imboza izizwe; kepha iNkosi ikhanya phezu kwakho, inkazimulo yakhe ibonakala kuwe.
Abantu bazohamba ekukhanyeni kwakho, amakhosi ebukhazikhazini bokuvela kwakho.
Phakamisa amehlo akho ubheke: bonke baqoqene, beza kuwe. Amadodana akho avela kude, namadodakazi akho aphathwe ezingalweni zakho.
Kulowo mbono uzoqhakaza, inhliziyo yakho ibe nesichichima futhi inwebe, ngoba ingcebo yolwandle ithululela phezu kwakho, izimpahla zabantu zizokuza kuwe.
Isixuku samakamela siyakukuhlasela, amadilayidi edolobha laseMidiyani nase-Efa, onke aqhamuka eSaba, abalethe igolide nempepho futhi amemezele ubukhazikhazi beNkosi.

Salmi 72(71),2.7-8.10-11.12-13.
UNkulunkulu unike inkosi isahlulelo sakho,
ukulunga kwakho kundodana yenkosi;
Thola abantu bakho nangobulungiswa
nabampofu bakho ngokulunga.

Ezinsukwini zakhe ubulungisa buchichima nokuthula kuvame,
kuze kuphume inyanga.
Futhi bayobusa kusukela olwandle kuye kolwandle,
kusukela emfuleni kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.

Amakhosi aseTarsis naseziqhingini aletha iminikelo,
amakhosi ama-Arabhu nama-Sabas azonikela ngezintela.
Wonke amakhosi ayokhothama kuye,
zonke izizwe ziyakukhonza.

Uyokhulula umuntu ompofu omemezayo
nodabuki ongatholi sizo,
uyohawukela ababuthakathaka nabampofu
futhi uzosindisa impilo yomuntu odabukile.

Incwadi ka-St Paul Umphostoli eya kwabase-Efesu 3,2-3a.5-6.
Bazalwane, ngicabanga ukuthi nizwile ngenkonzo yomusa kaNkulunkulu eniphathiswe wona ukuze nizuze:
ngokwesambulelo ngaziwa imfihlakalo.
Le mfihlo ayivezwanga kubantu bezizukulwane ezedlule njengoba njengamanje sekwambulelwe abaphostoli bakhe abangcwele nabaprofethi ngoMoya:
okungukuthi, ukuthi abeZizwe babizelwe, kuKristu Jesu, ukubamba iqhaza efeni elifanayo, ukwakha umzimba ofanayo, futhi bahlanganyele esithembisweni ngevangeli.

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 2,1-12.
Wazalwa uJesu eBetlehema laseJudiya, ngesikhathi seNkosi uHerode, ezinye izazi zaqhamuka empumalanga zaya eJerusalema zabuza:
«Iphi inkosi yamaJuda ezelwe? Sibonile inkanyezi yakhe inyuka, sizele ukuzokhuleka kuye. "
Lapho izwa la mazwi, inkosi uHerode yakhathazeka, nayo yonke iJerusalema.
Wabutha bonke abapristi abakhulu nababhali babantu, wababuza kubo ngendawo uMesiya ayezakuzalelwa kuyo.
Basebesithi kuye: EBhethelehema leJudiya, ngoba kulotshwe ngomprofethi ukuthi:
Futhi wena, Bhetlehema, izwe lakwaJuda, akuyona neze idolobha elincane kunazo zonke lakwaJuda: empeleni kuzaphuma induna kuwe ezokondla abantu bami, u-Israyeli.
Lapho-ke uHerode, obizwa ngokuthi iMagi ngasese, waba nesikhathi lapho inkanyezi ivela khona kanye
futhi wabathumela eBetlehema ebayala: "Hambani niyobuza ngokucophelela ngomntwana futhi, uma nimtholile, ngazise, ​​ukuze nami ngize ukumkhuleka".
Lapho ezwa amazwi enkosi, ahamba. Bheka inkanyezi, ababeyibonile ekuphumeni kwayo, yazilandela, yaze yafika yema phezu kwendawo ingane eyayikhona.
Lapho bebona inkanyezi, bathola injabulo enkulu.
Lapho bengena endlini, babona umntwana enoMariya unina, bakhothama bamdumisa. Base bevula amakhabethe abo bamnika igolide, inhlaka yempepho nemure njengesipho.
Bexwayisiwe ngephupho ukuthi bangabuyeli kuHerode, babuyela ezweni lakubo ngomunye umgwaqo.