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UKUFUNDWA KOSUKU
Kusuka encwadini yeQoèlet
Qo 3,1-11

Yonke into inesikhathi sayo, futhi yonke imicimbi inesikhathi sayo ngaphansi kwezulu.

Kunesikhathi sokuzalwa nesikhathi sokufa,
isikhathi sokutshala nesikhathi sokusiphula okutsaliwe.
Isikhathi sokubulala nesikhathi sokuphilisa,
isikhathi sokudiliza nesikhathi sokwakha.
Isikhathi sokukhala nesikhathi sokuhleka,
isikhathi sokulila nesikhathi sokusina.
Isikhathi sokujikijela amatshe nesikhathi sokubutha,
isikhathi sokugona nesikhathi sokuyeka ukugona.
Isikhathi sokufuna nesikhathi sokulahlekelwa,
isikhathi sokugcina nesikhathi sokulahla.
Isikhathi sokuklebhula nesikhathi sokuthunga,
isikhathi sokuthula nesikhathi sokukhuluma.
Isikhathi sokuthanda nesikhathi sokuzonda,
isikhathi sempi nesikhathi sokuthula.
Iyini inzuzo yalabo abasebenza kanzima?

Ngiwubonile umsebenzi uNkulunkulu awunike abantu ukuthi basebenze nawo.
Wenza konke kwaba kuhle ngesikhathi sako;
Wabeka nobude besikhathi ezinhliziyweni zabo,
ngaphandle, noma kunjalo, ukuthi amadoda angathola isizathu
ngalokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni.

IVANGELI LOSUKU
Kusuka eVangelini ngokusho kukaLuka
Lk 9,18-22

Ngelinye ilanga uJesu wayesendaweni engenabantu ekhuleka. Abafundi babenaye futhi wababuza lo mbuzo: "Izixuku zithi ngingubani?" Baphendula: “UJohane uMbhapathizi; abanye bathi u-Elia; abanye omunye wabaprofethi basendulo ovukile ».
Wabe esebabuza, "Kodwa nina nithi ngingubani?" UPetru waphendula: "UKristu kaNkulunkulu."
Wabayala ngokuqinile ukuthi bangatsheli muntu. "INdodana yomuntu - yathi - kumele ihlupheke kakhulu, yenqatshwe ngabadala, abapristi abakhulu nababhali, ibulawe iphinde ivuke ngosuku lwesithathu".

AMAZWI KA BABA OYINGCWELE
Futhi umKristu yindoda noma owesifazane owaziyo ukuthi angaphila kanjani okwamanje futhi uyazi ukuthi angaphila kanjani ngesikhathi. Okwamanje yilokho esinakho ezandleni zethu manje: kepha lesi akusona isikhathi, lokhu kuyadlula! Mhlawumbe singazizwa singabaphathi besikhashana, kepha inkohliso ukuzikholelwa thina njengabaphathi besikhathi: isikhathi akusona esethu, isikhathi esikaNkulunkulu! Isikhathi sisezandleni zethu futhi nasenkululeko yethu yokuthi singawuthatha kanjani. Futhi nokuningi: singabusa okwamanje, kepha munye kuphela umbusi wesikhathi, iNkosi eyodwa, uJesu Kristu. (Santa Marta, Novemba 26, 2013)