IVangeli lanamuhla ngoDisemba 23, 2020 ngamazwi kaPapa Francis
UKUFUNDWA KOSUKU
Encwadini yomprofethi uMalaki
UMl 3,1-4.23-24
Isho kanje iNkosi: «Bheka, ngizothumela isithunywa sami ukulungisa indlela phambi kwami futhi ngokushesha iNkosi oyifunayo izongena ethempelini layo; futhi ingelosi yesivumelwano, oyilangazelelayo, nangu eza, kusho uJehova Sebawoti. Ngubani ozoluthwala usuku lokuza kwakhe? Ubani ongamelana nokubukeka kwayo? Unjengomlilo wensimbi nanjengensipho yelondolo. Uzohlala ancibilike ahlanze isiliva; Uzohlanza amadodana kaLevi, awacwenge njengegolide nesiliva, ukuze anikele eNkosini umnikelo ngokobulungiswa. Umnikelo kaJuda noweJerusalema uyakuba mnandi kuJehova njengasezinsukwini zakudala, njengaseminyakeni yakude. Bheka, ngizothumela umprofethi u-Eliya lungakafiki usuku olukhulu nolwesabekayo lweNkosi; uzoguqula izinhliziyo zawoyise ezinganeni nezinhliziyo zabantwana koyise, ukuze kuthi lapho ngifika, ngingashayi umhlaba ngikuqothule. "
IVANGELI LOSUKU
Kusuka eVangelini ngokusho kukaLuka
Lk 1,57-66
Ngalezo zinsuku, kwase kuyisikhathi sokuba u-Elisabethe abelethe futhi wazala indodana. Omakhelwane nezihlobo zakhe bezwa ukuthi iNkosi ibonakalise isihe sayo esikhulu kuye; bathokoza naye. Ezinsukwini eziyisishiyagalombili kamuva beza ukuzosoka ingane futhi bafuna ukuyibiza ngegama likayise, uZaccarìa. Kodwa kungenelele umama wakhe: "Cha, igama lakhe kuzoba nguGiovanni." Bathi kuye: "Akekho noyedwa ezihlotsheni zakho onalelo gama." Bese bevuma ngekhanda kuyise ukuthi ufuna igama lakhe libe ngubani. Ucele ithebhulethi wabhala: "NguJohn igama lakhe." Wonke umuntu wamangala. Ngaso leso sikhathi umlomo wakhe wavuleka nolimi lwakhe lwakhululwa, futhi wakhuluma ebonga uNkulunkulu. + Bonke omakhelwane babo bagcwala ukwesaba, futhi zonke lezi zinto zakhulunywa esifundeni sezintaba saseJudiya.
Bonke abazizwayo bazigcina ezinhliziyweni zabo, bethi: "Iyoba yini lengane?"
Ngempela isandla seNkosi sasinaye.
AMAZWI KA BABA OYINGCWELE
Wonke umcimbi wokuzalwa kukaJohane uMbhapathizi uzungezwe umuzwa ojabulisayo wokumangala, ukumangala nokubonga. Ukumangala, ukumangala, ukubonga. Abantu babanjwe ukwesaba uNkulunkulu okungcwele "futhi zonke lezi zinto zakhulunywa ngazo esifundeni sezintaba saseJudiya" (v. 65). Bafowethu nodadewethu, abantu abathembekile bayabona ukuthi kukhona okukhulu okwenzekile, noma ngabe kuthobekile futhi kufihliwe, bese bezibuza ukuthi: "Uzoba yini lo mntwana?". Ake sizibuze, ngamunye wethu, ekuhloleni unembeza: Lunjani ukholo lwami? Ingabe kuyajabulisa? Ingabe kuvulelekile ezimangalisweni zikaNkulunkulu? Ngoba uNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu wezimanga. Ngi "ngikuzwile" emphefumulweni wami lowo muzwa wokumangala onikezwa ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu, lowo muzwa wokubonga? (Angelus, Juni 24, 2018