IVangeli lomhlaka 8 Novemba 2018

Incwadi ka-Saint Paul umPhostoli eya kwabaseFiliphi 3,3-8a.
Bazalwane, siyisoka leqiniso elisokile, thina esenza ukuba inkolo ihanjiswe nguMoya kaNkulunkulu futhi sizikhazimulise kuKristu Jesu, ngaphandle kokuthembela enyameni,
noma ngingaqhosha nangenyama. Uma umuntu ekholelwa ukuthi angayethemba inyama, mina ngidlula yena:
ngasokwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili, ngingowesizwe sakwa-Israyeli, owesizwe sakwaBenjamini, umJuda wamaHeberu, umFarisi ngokomthetho;
ngokuqondene nentshiseko, umshushisi weBandla; engenakusoleka mayelana nobulungiswa obutholakala ngokugcina umthetho.
Kepha lokho obekungaba inzuzo kimi, ngakubheka njengokulahlekelwa ngenxa kaKristu.
Impela, manje ngibheka konke njengento elahlekile ebusweni bokuzithoba kolwazi ngoKristu Jesu, iNkosi yami.

Salmi 105(104),2-3.4-5.6-7.
Mhlabeleleleni ngokuhlabelela kwenjabulo,
zindla ngezimangaliso zakhe zonke.
Inkazimulo egameni lakhe elingcwele:
inhliziyo yalabo abafuna iNkosi iyajabula.

Funani iNkosi namandla akhe,
funa ubuso bakhe njalo.
Khumbula izimangaliso ezikwenzile,
izimangaliso zakhe nezahlulelo zomlomo wakhe;

Wena nzalo ka-Abrahama, inceku yakhe,
Amadodana kaJakobe, okhethiweyo wakhe.
Uyinkosi uNkulunkulu wethu,
emhlabeni wonke izahlulelo zalo.

Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 15,1-10.
Ngaleso sikhathi, bonke abathelisi nezoni beza kuJesu bezomlalela.
AbaFarisi nababhali babubula: "Wamukela izoni, adle nazo."
Wayesebatshela lo mfanekiso:
«Ngubani phakathi kwenu, uma enezimvu eziyikhulu, alahlekelwe yileyo, angazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ehlane, alandele ezilahlekileyo, aze ayithole?
Ukumthola futhi, ukubeka ngenkulu ihlombe,
hamba uye ekhaya, ubize abangane kanye nomakhelwane uthi: Jabulani nami, ngoba ngithole imvu yami ebilahlekile.
Ngakho-ke, ngithi kuwe, kuzoba nenjabulo enkulu ezulwini ngesoni esiguqukayo kunakulungile abangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye abangadingi ukuguqulwa.
Noma yimuphi umfazi, uma enamadrama ayishumi futhi alahlekelwe yinye, ongakhanyisi isibani futhi akhukhule indlu futhi afune ngokucophelela aze ayithole?
Futhi ngemuva kokumthola, ubiza abangane bakhe nomakhelwane, ethi: Jabulani nami, ngoba ngithole idrama ebengiyilahlekile.
Ngakho-ke, ngiyakutshela, kukhona injabulo phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni esisodwa esiphendukile ».