EyoKwindla 23, 2014

Ukufunda

iEksodus 17:3-7

17:3	Banxanwa ke abantu kuloo ndawo, ngenxa yokunqaba kwamanzi, bamkrokrela uMoses, esithi: Yini na ukuba usikhuphe eYiputa?, ukuze asibulale thina nabantwana bethu, kunye neenkomo zethu, ngonxano?”
17:4	Wakhala uMoses kuYehova, esithi: Ndiya kubathini na aba bantu? Liselilifutshane ixesha, bandixulube ngamatye.
17:5	Wathi uYehova kuMoses: Hamba phambi kwabantu, uthabathe uhambe nawe inxenye yamadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli. Kwaye uthabathe esandleni sakho intonga, owawubetha ngayo umlambo, kunye nokuqhubela phambili.
17:6	Lo, Ndiya kuma kuloo ndawo phambi kwakho, eweni laseHorebhe. uze ulibethe iliwa, kuya kuphuma amanzi kuyo, ukuze basele abantu. Wenjenjalo uMoses emehlweni amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli.
17:7	Kwaye wathi igama laloo ndawo 'Ukulingwa,’ ngenxa yokuxambulisana koonyana bakaSirayeli, nangokuba bamlingayo uYehova, esithi: “Ngaba uYehova unathi, okanye hayi?”

Ufundo Lwesibini

Ileta kaPawulos eya kumaRoma 5: 1-2, 5-8

5:1	Ngoko ke, egwetyelwe ngokwaselukholweni, masibe noxolo noThixo, ngayo iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
5:2	16 Kuba kungaye, sinokungena ngokholo kolu lubabalo, apho sime siqinile, nakuzuko, ngethemba lozuko lwabantwana bakaThixo.
5:5	ke ithemba asinto yanto, ngokuba uthando lukaThixo luthululelwe ezintliziyweni zethu ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, esimnikiweyo.
5:6	Kodwa kwakutheni ukuze uKristu, ngoxa sasisebuthathaka, ngexesha elifanelekileyo, ukufa ngenxa yabangendawo?
5:7	Ngoku umntu usenokungakulungeli ukufa ngenxa yokusesikweni, umzekelo, mhlawumbi ubani abe nobuganga bokufa ngenxa yendoda elungileyo.
5:8	Kodwa ke uThixo ubonakalisa uthando lwakhe kuthi, ngoxa sasisengaboni, ngexesha elifanelekileyo

IVangeli

IVangeli Engcwele ngokukaYohane 4: 5-42

4:5	Ngoko ke, waya emzini welakwaSamari ekuthiwa yiSikare, kufuphi nendawo awathi uYakobi wayinika uYosefu unyana wakhe.
4:6	Yaye umthombo kaYakobi wawulapho. Kwaye ngoko uYesu, ndidiniwe luhambo, wayehleli ngandlela ithile equleni. Ke kaloku kwakumalunga nelixa lesithandathu.
4:7	Kwafika intokazi yelamaSamariya, isiza kukha amanzi. Wathi uYesu kuye, “Ndiphe ndisele.”
4:8	Kuba abafundi bakhe bebemke baye kuthenga ukudla kuwo umzi.
4:9	Kwaye, yathi loo ntokazi ingumSamariya kuye, “Unjani wena, ukuba ngumJuda, bacela into eselwayo kum, nakuba ndingumSamariyakazi?” Kuba amaYuda akanakunxulumana namaSamariya.
4:10	Waphendula uYesu wathi kuyo: “Ukuba ubusazi isipho sikaThixo, kwaye ngubani lo uthi kuwe, ‘Ndiphe ndisele,’ mhlawumbi ubuya kwenza isicelo kuye, yena ubengakunika amanzi aphilileyo kuwe.
4:11	Yathi inkazana kuye: “Nkosi, awunanto yakukha amanzi, nequla linzulu. Isuka phi, ngoko, unawo amanzi aphilileyo?
4:12	Ngokuqinisekileyo, akunguye mkhulu kunobawo wethu uYakobi, owasinika iqula, wasela kulo;, noonyana bakhe neenkomo zakhe?”
4:13	Waphendula uYesu wathi kuyo: “Bonke abasela kula manzi baya kubuya banxanwe. ke yena othe wasela kuwo amanzi, endiya kumpha wona mna, akasayi kunxanwa naphakade;.
4:14	Kunoko, amanzi endiya kumpha wona aya kuba ngumthombo wamanzi kuye, entlahlela ebomini obungunaphakade.”
4:15	Yathi inkazana kuye, “Nkosi, ndinike la manzi, ukuze ndinganxanwa, ndingezi nokuza kukha amanzi apha.
4:16	Wathi uYesu kuye, “Hamba, fowunela umyeni wakho, kwaye ubuyele apha.
4:17	Yasabela inkosikazi yathi, “Andinandoda.” Wathi uYesu kuye: Uthethe kakuhle;, ekuthetheni, ‘Andinandoda.’
4:18	kuba ubunamadoda amahlanu;, onayo ngoku asindoda yakho. Uyithethe inyaniso le nto.
4:19	Yathi inkazana kuye: “Nkosi, ndiyabona ukuba ungumprofeti wena.
4:20	Oobawo bethu babenqula kule ntaba;, ke nina nithi iYerusalem yindawo apho umntu amelwe kukunqula khona.
4:21	Wathi uYesu kuye: “Mfazi, Ndikholelwe, kuza ilixa eniya kumnqula ngalo uBawo, nokuba kule ntaba, okanye eYerusalem.
4:22	Nina ninqula eningakwaziyo;; thina sinqula esikwaziyo. Kuba usindiso luphuma kumaYuda.
4:23	Kodwa ilixa liyeza, kwaye ngoku, xa abanquli abayinyaniso baya kumnqula uBawo ngoMoya nangenyaniso. kuba uBawo ufuna abanjalo ukumnqula.
4:24	UThixo unguMoya. Kwaye, abo ke bamnqulayo bamelwe kukumnqula ngoMoya nangenyaniso.”
4:25	Yathi inkazana kuye: Ndiyazi ukuba uMesiya uyeza (lowo kuthiwa unguKristu). Ke ngoku, xa sele efikile, wosazisa yonk’ into.
4:26	Wathi uYesu kuye: “Ndinguye, lowo uthetha nawe.”
4:27	Bafika ke abafundi bakhe. Bamangaliswa kukuba athethe nomntu oyinkazana leyo. Ukanti akukho namnye owatshoyo: “Ufuna ntoni??” okanye, “Kutheni uthetha naye?”
4:28	Wawushiya ke umphanda wakhe umfazi lowo, waya esixekweni. Wathi kumadoda akhona:
4:29	Yizani, nibone umntu ondixelele izinto zonke endakha ndazenza;. Akanguye na uKristu?”
4:30	Ngoko ke, baphuma ke ekhaya, beza kuye.
4:31	Okwangoku, abafundi bambongoza, esithi, “Rabhi, yitya.”
4:32	Uthe ke yena kubo, Ndinokutya endikutyayo ongakwaziyo wena.
4:33	Ngoko ke, Bathetha bodwa abafundi, Ngaba umntu ebemphathele into etyiwayo?”
4:34	Wathi kubo uYesu: Okwam ukudla kukuba ndenze ukuthanda kowandithumayo, ukuze ndiwufezekise umsebenzi wakhe.
4:35	Ngaba awutsho, ‘Kusekho iinyanga ezine, kwandule ke kufike ukuvuna?’ Khangela, Ndithi kuni: Phakamisa amehlo akho ukhangele emaphandleni; kuba sele ivuthiwe, ilungele ukuvuna.
4:36	Kuba lowo uvunayo, wamkela umvuzo, abuthele iziqhamo ebomini obungunaphakade, ukuze nalowo uhlwayelayo avuye, kunye nalowo uvunayo.
4:37	Kuba kulo ilizwi liyinyaniso: ukuba lowo uhlwayelayo, kwaye ngomnye ovunayo.
4:38	Mna ndanithuma ukuvuna oko ningabulalekanga kuko nina;. Abanye baye basebenza nzima, kwaye ungenile ekubulalekeni kwabo.
4:39	Ke kaloku, kwakholwa kuye into eninzi yamaSamariya kuloo mzi, ngenxa yelizwi lenkazana leyo eyayingqinayo: “Kuba undixelele zonke izinto endizenzileyo.
4:40	Ngoko ke, akufika kuye amaSamariya, bambongoza ukuba alale khona. Wahlala khona iintsuku zambini.
4:41	Into eninzi yakholwa kuye, ngenxa yelizwi lakhe.
4:42	Bathi kumfazi: “Ngoku siyakholwa, hayi ngenxa yentetho yakho, kungenxa yokuba sizivile thina ngokwethu, sazi kanjalo ukuba ngokwenene unguMsindisi wehlabathi.”