IVangeli langoMashi 8, 2019
Incwadi ka-Isaya 58,1-9a.
Itsho njalo iNkosi: Memeza kakhulu, unganaki; njengecilongo, phakamisa izwi lakho; Memezela izono zakhe kubantu bami, endlini kaJakobe izono zakhe.
Bangifunisisa nsuku zonke, belangazelela ukwazi izindlela zami, njengesizwe esenza ubulungisa futhi esingalishiyanga ilungelo likaNkulunkulu wabo; angibuza izahlulelo nje, afisa ukusondela kuNkulunkulu:
"Kungani usheshe, uma ungayiboni, usilimaze, uma ungayazi?". Bheka, ngosuku lokuzila kwakho unakekela izindaba zakho, uhlupha bonke abasebenzi bakho.
Lapha, ushesha phakathi kwezingxabano nokushayisana nokushaya ngezigxobo ezingekho emthethweni. Musa ukushesha njengoba wenza namuhla, ukuze umsindo wakho uzwakale phezulu.
Kufana nalokhu ukuzila ukudla engikufisayo yini, usuku umuntu azithoba ngalo? Ukugoba ikhanda lomuntu njengejubane, ukusebenzisa indwangu yesaka nomlotha embhedeni, mhlawumbe ungathanda ukubiza ukuzila kosuku okujabulisa iNkosi?
Lokhu akukhona yini ukuzila engikufunayo: ukukhulula amaketanga angalunganga, asuse izibopho zejoka, abeke abacindezelwe bakhuluphule lonke ijoka?
Akukhona yini ukwehlukanisa isinkwa nabalambile, ukwethula abampofu, abangenakhaya, ukugqoka umuntu obona enqunu, ngaphandle kokususa iso lakho enyameni yakho?
Lapho-ke ukukhanya kwakho kuzakhuphuka njengokusa, isilonda sakho siphole kungekudala. Ukulunga kwakho kuzokuhamba phambi kwakho, inkazimulo yeNkosi izokulandela.
Lapho-ke uzobiza kuye futhi iNkosi izokuphendula; uzacela usizo, yena athi: "Ngilapha!"
Salmi 51(50),3-4.5-6ab.18-19.
Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngokomusa wakho;
ngobuhle bakho obukhulu susa isono sami.
Ngihlanze kuzo zonke iziphambeko zami,
ngangihlanze ngesono sami.
Ngiyalazi icala lami,
isono sami siphambi kwami njalo.
Ngonile kuwe,
okubi emehlweni akho, ngikwenzile.
Awuthandi umhlatshelo
futhi uma nginikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, awuyemukeli.
Umoya odabukisayo uwumhlatshelo kuNkulunkulu,
inhliziyo ephukile nehlazisiwe, Nkulunkulu, awuyideleli.
Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 9,14-15.
Ngaleso sikhathi, abafundi bakaJohane beza kuJesu bathi kuye, "Kungani thina nabaFarisi sizila ukudla, kepha abafundi bakho bangazili?"
Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: "Abavakashi bomshado bangalila yini lapho umyeni esenabo?" Kepha izinsuku ziyofika lapho umyeni ezosuswa kubo, khona-ke bayoshesha.