IVangeli lanamuhla ngoDisemba 24, 2020 ngamazwi kaPapa Francis
UKUFUNDWA KOSUKU
Kusuka encwadini yesibili kaSamuèle
2Sam 7,1-5.8b-12.14a.16
Kwathi lapho inkosi uDavida isihlalile endlini yayo, leNkosi isimphumuzile ezitheni zayo zonke, yathi kuNathani umprofethi: Khangela, ngihlala endlini yemisedari, lapho umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu kungaphansi kwezindwangu zetende ». UNathani waphendula wathi enkosini: "Hamba wenze okusenhliziyweni yakho, ngokuba uJehova unawe."
Kepha ngalobo busuku izwi likaJehova laqondiswa kuNathani, lathi: “Hamba, uthi encekwini yami uDavide: 'Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uyakungakhela indlu ukuba ngihlale khona, na? Ngakuthatha edlelweni lapho ulandela umhlambi, ukuze ube yinhloko yabantu bami u-Israyeli. Nganginawe nomaphi lapho wawuya khona, ngazichitha zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho, ngenza igama lakho laba likhulu njengalelo labakhulu abasemhlabeni. Ngiyakumisela u-Israyeli indawo, bantu bami, ngiyitshale khona, ukuze uhlale khona, ungabe usathuthumela, nabenzi bokubi bangasayikucindezela njengakudala, njengasosukwini engabeka ngalo abahluleli phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. Ngizokuphumuza ezitheni zakho zonke. INkosi imemezela ukuthi izokwenzela ikhaya.
Lapho izinsuku zakho seziqediwe, futhi uselala koyihlo, ngiyakumisa inzalo yakho emva kwakho, ephume esizalweni sakho, ngiqinise umbuso wayo. Ngizoba nguyise kuye futhi abe yindodana kimi.
Indlu yakho nombuso wakho kuyakuqina kuze kube phakade phambi kwakho, nesihlalo sakho sobukhosi siyakuma kuze kube phakade. ”
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Kusuka eVangelini ngokusho kukaLuka
Lk 1,67-79
Ngaleso sikhathi, uZaccharia, ubaba kaJohn, wagcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele futhi waprofetha wathi:
“Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,
ngoba uhambele wabakhulula abantu bakhe,
wasivusela uMsindisi onamandla
endlini kaDavide inceku yakhe,
njengoba esho
ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele bakudala:
ukusindiswa ezitheni zethu,
nasezandleni zalabo abasizondayo.
Ngakho wanika obaba bethu umusa
bakhumbula isivumelwano sakhe esingcwele,
isifungo esenziwa ku-Abrahama ubaba wethu,
ukuze sizinikele, sikhululwe ezandleni zezitha,
ukumkhonza ngaphandle kokwesaba, ngobungcwele nangobulungiswa
phambi kwakhe, izinsuku zonke zethu.
Futhi wena, ngane, uzobizwa ngokuthi umprofethi woPhezukonke
ngoba uzohamba phambi kweNkosi ukulungisa indlela yayo,
ukunikeza abantu bakhe ulwazi lwensindiso
ekuxolelweni kwezono zakhe.
Ngenxa yobumnene nesihe sikaNkulunkulu wethu,
ilanga eliphuma phezulu lizosivakashela,
ukukhanyisela labo abami ebumnyameni
nasethunzini lokufa,
futhi uqondise izinyathelo zethu
endleleni yokuthula ".
AMAZWI KA BABA OYINGCWELE
Namuhla kusihlwa, nathi sikhuphukela eBethlehem ukuthola imfihlakalo kaKhisimusi. IBhetlehema: igama lisho indlu yesinkwa. Kule "ndlu" iNkosi namuhla yenza i-aphoyintimenti nesintu. IBetlehema yindawo yokuguqula isimo somlando. Lapho uNkulunkulu, endlini yesinkwa, uzalelwa emkhombeni. Njengokungathi uyasitshela: nangu mina kuwe, njengokudla kwakho. Akathathi, unikela ngokudla; akanikeli okuthile, kodwa uzinikela yena uqobo. EBhetlehema sithola ukuthi uNkulunkulu akayena umuntu othatha impilo, kodwa Nguye onika impilo. (IMisa eliNgcwele lasebusuku eSigungwini Sokuzalwa KukaJesu, ngomhlaka 24 Disemba 2018