UTshazimpuzi 3, 2023

uIsaya 42: 1- 7

42:1	Nanko ke umkhonzi wam, ndiya kumxhasa, abanyulwa bam, umphefumlo wam uyakholeka kuye. Ndithumele uMoya wam phezu kwakhe. Uya kugweba phakathi kweentlanga.
42:2	Akayi kukhala, yaye akakhethi buso bamntu; nelizwi lakhe aliyi kuvakala ngaphandle.
42:3	Ingcongolo etyumkileyo akayi kuyaphula, nomsonto oqhumayo akayi kuwucima. uya kuphumelelisa umgwebo enyanisweni.
42:4	Akayi kuba buhlungu okanye akhathazeke, ade awumise umgwebo ehlabathini. Kwaye iziqithi ziya kuwulinda umthetho wakhe.
42:5	Itsho iNkosi uYehova, owadala izulu, wandise, uMenzi wehlabathi nentshuli yalo, Ulonika abantu abakuyo ukuphefumla, nomoya kwabahamba ngayo.
42:6	I, iNkosi, ndikubize ngobulungisa, ndasibamba isandla sakho, ndakusindisa. Ndikwenze umnqophiso wabantu, njengokhanyiso lweentlanga,
42:7	ukuze uvule amehlo eemfama, ubakhuphe entolongweni abahleli ebumnyameni endlwini yokukhonkxwa.

UYohane 12: 1- 11

12:1	Emva kweentsuku ezintandathu phambi kwepasika, UYesu waya eBhetani, apho wayefele khona uLazaro, awamvusayo uYesu.
12:2	Bamenzela isidlo khona. Waye ke uMarta elungiselela. Kwaye ngokwenene, ULazaro ke ebengomnye wabo babehleli naye etafileni.
12:3	Wathabatha ke uMariya iitalente ezilishumi elinambini zamafutha anadusi engangxengelelweyo, engangxengelelweyo;, ixabiseke kakhulu, wathambisa iinyawo zikaYesu, waza wazisula iinyawo zakhe ngeenwele zakhe. Yazala ke indlu livumba lamafutha lawo aqholiweyo.
12:4	Emva koko omnye wabafundi bakhe, uYudas Skariyoti, owayeza kumngcatsha kamsinya, watsho,
12:5	Bekungani na ukuba la mafutha aqholiweyo angathengiswanga ngeedenariyo ezimakhulu mathathu, zinikwe amahlwempu??”
12:6	Ngoku wathetha oku, kungabi kukukhathalela abasweleyo, kodwa ngenxa yokuba ebelisela kwaye, oko ebeyiphethe ibhegi, ebesoloko ethwala oko kufakwe kuwo.
12:7	Kodwa uYesu wathi: “Mvumele, ukuze usigcinele imini yokungcwatywa kwam.
12:8	Kumahlwempu, unawe ngamaxesha onke. Kodwa mna, awusoloko ungenayo.”
12:9	Yathi ke indimbane enkulu yamaYuda yakwazi ukuba ulapho kuloo ndawo, beza ke, hayi kakhulu ngenxa kaYesu, kodwa ukuze babone uLazaro, awamvusayo kwabafileyo.
12:10	Ababingeleli abaziintloko baceba ukuba bambulale noLazaro.
12:11	Kwabaninzi bamaYuda, ngenxa yakhe, bemka, bakholwa kuYesu.