IVangeli langoDisemba 1, 2018

Isambulo 22,1-7.
Ingelosi yeNkosi yangikhombisa, uJohane, umfula wamanzi aphilayo ucwebe njengekristalu, elaligeleza livela esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neWundlu.
Maphakathi kwesigcawu sedolobha nangapha nhlangothi zombili zomfula kukhona umuthi wokuphila onikeza izilimo eziyishumi nambili futhi uthela izithelo njalo ngenyanga; amaqabunga esihlahla akhonza ukwelapha izizwe.
Futhi ngeke kusaba khona ukuthuka. Isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neWundlu sizoba phakathi kwayo nezinceku zayo zizokhuleka kuye;
bayobona ubuso bakhe babize igama lakhe ebunzini lakhe.
Ngeke busaba khona ubusuku futhi ngeke besadinga ukukhanya kwesibani, noma ukukhanya kwelanga, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu izobakhanyisela futhi bayobusa kuze kube phakade naphakade.
Yabe isithi kimi: “La mazwi aqinisekile futhi ayiqiniso. INkosi, uNkulunkulu ogqugquzela abaprofethi, ithumele ingelosi yayo ukukhombisa izisebenzi zayo okuzokwenzeka maduze.
Lapha, ngizofika maduze. Babusisiwe labo abagcina amazwi ayisiprofetho ale ncwadi ”.

Salmi 95(94),1-2.3-5.6-7.
Wozani, siyayibonga iNkosi,
sijabule edwaleni lensindiso yethu.
Asiye kuye siyombonga,
simjabulisa ngezingoma zenjabulo.

Mkhulu uNkulunkulu uyiNkosi, inkosi enkulu ngaphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu.
Usesandleni sakhe kukhona kwalasha womhlaba,
Iziqongo zezintaba zingezakhe.
Ulwandle ulwenzile, walwenza,
izandla zakhe zimise umhlaba.

Woza, sithandaze
eguqa phambi kweNkosi eyasidalayo.
UnguNkulunkulu wethu, thina singabantu bedlelo lakhe,
umhlambi awuhola.

Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 21,34-36.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Qaphelani ukuba izinhliziyo zenu zingasindwa ngukuncipha, ukudakwa nokukhathazeka ngempilo nokuthi ngalolo suku bangangeni kini ngokuzumayo;
njengogibe luyowela kubo bonke abahlala ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
Bukela futhi uthandaze ngaso sonke isikhathi, ukuze ube namandla okuphunyuka kukho konke obekumele kwenzeke, futhi ubonakale phambi kweNdodana yomuntu ».