Isilimela 25, 2014

Ukufunda

The Second Book of Kings 22: 8-13, 23: 1-3

22:8	Emva koko uHilekiya, umbingeleli omkhulu, Wathi kuShafan, umbhali, “Ndiyifumene incwadi yomthetho endlwini kaYehova.” UHilekiya wamnika uShafan incwadi leyo, yaye wayifunda.
22:9	Kwakhona, Isepha, umbhali, waya kukumkani, waza wamxelela oko abemyalele ngako. Uye wathi: “Abakhonzi bakho bayiqokelele imali eyafunyanwa endlwini kaNdikhoyo. Yaye banikele ngayo ukuze yabelwe abasebenzi ngabaveleli bomsebenzi wendlu kaYehova.”
22:10	Kwakhona, Isepha, umbhali, wacacisela ukumkani, esithi, “Hilekiya, umbingeleli, wandinika le ncwadi.” Wayilesa uShafan phambi kokumkani,
22:11	yaye ukumkani waweva amazwi encwadi yomyalelo kaYehova, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe.
22:12	Waza wayalela uHilekiya, umbingeleli, kunye noAhikam, unyana kaShafan, kunye neAkebhore, unyana kaMikaya, noShafan, umbhali, noAsaya, umkhonzi wokumkani, esithi:
22:13	Hamba uye kubuzisa kuNdikhoyo ngam, kunye nabantu, noYuda wonke, malunga namazwi alo mqulu ofunyenweyo. ngokuba sivuthelwe yingqumbo enkulu, ngenxa yokuba oobawo bengawaphulaphulanga amazwi ale ncwadi;, ukuze bakwenze konke oko kubhaliweyo ngenxa yethu.

23:1	Baza bamxelela ukumkani oko wayekuthethile. Wathumela ke, ahlanganiselwa kuye onke amadoda amakhulu akwaYuda nawaseYerusalem.
23:2	Wenyuka ke ukumkani, waya endlwini kaYehova. Ekunye naye onke amadoda akwaYuda nabo bonke abemi baseYerusalem: ababingeleli, nabaprofeti, nabo bonke abantu, ukusuka komncinane ukuya kwenkulu. Kwaye ezindlebeni zomntu wonke, Wawalesa onke amazwi encwadi yomnqophiso, eyafunyanwa endlwini kaYehova.
23:3	Wema ukumkani eqongeni. Wenza umnqophiso phambi koYehova, ukuze balandele uYehova, niyigcine imimiselo yakhe, nezingqino, nemimiselo yakhe, ngentliziyo yabo yonke nangomphefumlo wabo wonke, nokuze bawenze amazwi alo mnqophiso, ezazibhalwe kuloo ncwadi. Bavumelana ke abantu kuwo umnqophiso.

IVangeli

The Holy Gospel According to Matthew 7: 15-20

7:15	Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
7:16	You shall know them by their fruits. Can grapes be gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?
7:17	Ngoko ke, every good tree produces good fruit, and the evil tree produces evil fruit.
7:18	A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, and an evil tree is not able to produce good fruit.
7:19	Every tree which does not produce good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire.
7:20	Ngoko ke, by their fruits you will know them.