IVangeli lwanamuhla 6 Ephreli 2020 kanye nokuphawula
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Akwenzile lokho ukuze awugcine usuku lokungcwatshwa kwami.
+ Okuvela eVangelini ngokukaJohane 12,1-11
Ezinsukwini eziyisithupha ngaphambi kwePhasika, uJesu waya eBhethaniya, lapho kwakukhona uLazaru ayemvusile kwabafileyo. Futhi nakhu bamenzela isidlo sakusihlwa: UMarta wakhonza futhi uLàzzaro wayengomunye wabadliwayo. UMariya wabe esethatha amagremu angamakhulu amathathu amakha e-nardi emhlophe, ebaluleke kakhulu, wafafaza izinyawo zikaJesu kuyo, wabe eseyomisa ngezinwele zakhe, nendlu yonke yagcwala iphunga leoli. Wayesethi uJuda Iskariyothe, omunye wabafundi bakhe, owabe ezomkhaphela, wathi: "Kungani leli phunga lingathengiswa ngodenariyu abangamakhulu amathathu, kepha abazinikanga ngabampofu?". Ukusho lokhu hhayi ngoba ebanakekela abampofu, kodwa ngoba eyisela futhi, selokhu egcina imali, wathatha lokho ababekufaka kukho. Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi: “Makwenze lokho, ukuze awugcine ngosuku lomngcwabo wami. Eqinisweni, uhlala unabo abampofu kanye nawe, kepha awunami njalo ». Ngaleso sikhathi isixuku esikhulu sabaJuda sezwa ukuthi wayelapho futhi washesha, hhayi uJesu kuphela, kodwa futhi ukubona uLazaru ayemvuse kwabafileyo. Abaphristi abakhulu base benquma ukumbulala noLazaru, ngoba amaJuda amaningi asuka ngenxa yakhe futhi akholwa kuJesu.
IZwi leNkosi.
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Siphila ezinsukwini ezandulela iPasika leNkosi. IVangeli likaJohane lisenza sibe nezikhathi zokusondelana nobubele noKristu; kubukeka sengathi uJesu ufuna ukusinika thina, njengobufakazi, ubufakazi obuye buqina bothando, ubungane, ukwamukelwa ngemfudumalo. UMaria, udadewabo kaLazaru, uphendula impendulo eluthandweni analo ngathi nakithi sonke. Usakhothama ezinyaweni zikaJesu, kulesosimo izikhathi eziningi wayezibusise ngamazwi enkosi kuze kube sezingeni lokuvusa umhawu olungcwele wodadewabo uMarta, bonke bazimisele ukulungiselela isidlo sasemini esihle sesimenywa saphezulu. Manje akagcini ngokulalela, kepha unomuzwa wokuthi kumele aveze ukubonga kwakhe okukhulu ngesenzo sikakhonkolo: UJesu uyiNkosi yakhe, yiNkosi yakhe ngakho-ke kumele ayigcobe ngamafutha ayigugu anamakha. Ukufeba ezinyaweni zakhe, okuyisenzo sokuzithoba okuyisithunzi, isenzo sokukholwa okuphilayo ovukweni, wudumo olukhokhwa kulowo obize umfowabo uLazaru phakathi kwabaphilayo, osevele ethuneni izinsuku ezine. UMariya uzwakalisa ukubonga kwabo bonke abakholwayo, ukubonga kwabo bonke abasindiswe nguKristu, ukudunyiswa kwabo bonke abavusiwe, uthando lwabo bonke abathandana naye, impendulo enhle kuzo zonke izibonakaliso asikhombise zona sonke Ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu. Ukungenela kukaJuda kungubufakazi obungenangqondo nobukhulu kakhulu: ukubonakaliswa kothando ngaye kuba ukubala okubandayo nokubandayo okuhunyushelwe ezinombolweni, amakhulu amathathu odenariyo. Ngubani owaziyo ukuthi uzokhumbula ezinsukwini ezimbalwa inani elivezwe kulowo mbiza we-alabaster nokuthi angawuqhathanisa nodenariyu angamashumi amathathu athengisa ngawo inkosi yakhe? Kulabo abanamathele emalini futhi bakwenza kwaba yisithixo sabo, uthando lubaluleke ngempela zero futhi umuntu kaKristu uqobo angathengiswa ngemali encane! Umehluko waphakade ovame ukuphatha kabi impilo yomhlaba wethu ompofu nabakhileyo kuwo: kungaba yingcebo engenakuphikwa, yengcebo kaNkulunkulu egcwalisa ubukhona bomuntu noma imali embi, egqilaza futhi idambise. (Obaba bakaSilvestrini)