IVangeli lwanamuhla ngoMashi 24 2020 elinamazwana

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaJohane 5,1-16.
Kwakuwusuku lokugubha kubaJuda futhi uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema.
Kukhona eJerusalema, eduze kwesango leMvu, ichibi lokubhukuda, elibizwa ngesiHeberu iBetzaetà, elinemikhondo emihlanu,
Ngaphansi lapho bekulele inani elikhulu labagulayo, izimpumputhe, izinyonga nabafe uhlangothi.
Eqinisweni ingelosi ngezikhathi ezithile yehlela echibini yathula amanzi; owokuqala ukungena kuyo ngemuva kokuyaluza kwamanzi elaphilisiwe kunoma yisiphi isifo esithintekile.
Kwakukhona indoda eyayigule iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili.
Ukumbona elele phansi futhi azi ukuthi sekuphele isikhathi eside enjalo, wathi kuye: "Ufuna ukululama?"
Owesilisa ogulayo waphendula wathi: “Mnumzane, anginaye umuntu ongingicwilisa echibini lokubhukuda lapho amanzi enyakaza. Ngenkathi empeleni sengizoya lapho, abanye abanye bayehla phambi kwami ​​».
UJesu wathi kuye: "Vuka, uthathe umbhede wakho uhambe."
Ngokushesha indoda yalulama, yalala umbhede wayo, yahamba. Kepha lolosuku lwaluwumgqibelo.
Ngakho amaJuda athi kulowo ophilisiweyo: "NguMgqibelo futhi akukho semthethweni ngawe ukuthatha umbhede wakho."
Kepha wathi kubo: "Ongiphilisileyo wathi kimi: Thatha ukhukho lwakho uhambe."
Base bembuza, "Ubani owathi kuwe: Thatha umbhede wakho uhambe?"
Kepha owayephulukisiwe wayengazi ukuthi ungubani; Eqinisweni, uJesu wayehambile, lapho kunesixuku kuleyo ndawo.
Kungekudala ngemuva kwalokho uJesu wamthola ethempelini wathi kuye: «Bheka, usuphile; ungabe usona, ngoba akwenzeki okubi kakhulu kuwe ».
Lowo muntu wahamba watshela amaJuda ukuthi uJesu umphilisile.
Kungaleso sizathu amaJuda aqala ukushushisa uJesu, ngoba wenza izinto ezinje ngeSabatha.

ISant'Efrem Siro (ca 306-373)
idikoni eSyria, udokotela weSonto

I-Hymn 5 ye-Epiphany
Idamu lokubhabhadiswa lisinika ukuphulukiswa
Bazalwane, yehlela emanzini obhapathizo futhi ugqoke uMoya oNgcwele; Joyina izidalwa zokomoya ezikhonza uNkulunkulu wethu.

Ubusisiwe owasungula ubhapathizo ukuze kuxolelwe abantwana baka-Adamu!

La manzi ngumlilo oyimfihlo ophawula umhlambi wawo ngophawu,
nangamagama amathathu omoya abethusa Lowo Omubi (cf. IsAm 3,12)

UJohane ufakaza ngoMsindisi wethu: "Uzokubhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo" (Mt 3,11:XNUMX).
Lapha umlilo ungoMoya, bazalwane, ekubhabhadisweni kweqiniso.

Eqinisweni, ubhapathizo lunamandla amakhulu kuneJordani, lowomfula omncane;
igeza ngamagagasi ayo amanzi bese igcoba izono zabo bonke abantu.

U-Elisha, eqale amahlandla ayisikhombisa, wahlanza uNahamani kuchoko (2 R 5,10);
ezonweni ezifihliwe emphefumulweni, ubhapathizo luyasihlanza.

UMose wayebhabhadisile abantu olwandle (1 Kor 10,2)
engakwazanga ukugeza ingaphakathi lenhliziyo yakhe,
omiswe yisono.

Manje, nangu umpristi ofana noMose, ohlanza umphefumulo wamabala awo,
nangawoyela, tywina amawundlu amasha oMbuso ...

Ngamanzi ayegeleza edwaleni, ukoma kwabantu kwaqedwa (Eks 17,1);
bheka, ngoKristu nomthombo wakhe, ukoma kwezizwe kuqediwe. (...)

Bheka, ohlangothini lukaKristu kugeleza umthombo onika impilo (Joh 19,34: XNUMX);
abantu bomile baphuze wena bakhohlwa izinhlungu zabo.

Thela amazolo akho kubuthakathaka bami, Nkosi;
ngegazi lakho, uthethelele izono zami.
Kwangathi ngingangezwa ezinhlwini zabangcwele bakho, ngakwesokunene sakho.