April 28, 2014

Ukufunda

The Acts of Apostles 4: 23-31

4:23	Khona-ke, sebekhululiwe, baziyela kwezabo, babika ngokugcweleyo lokho abaholi babapristi namadoda amadala ababekushilo kubo.
4:24	Kwathi sebezwile, nganhliziyonye, baphakamisela izwi labo kuNkulunkulu, bathi: “Nkosi, nguwe owenza izulu nomhlaba, ulwandle nakho konke okukukho,
4:25	I-WHO, ngoMoya oNgcwele, ngomlomo kababa wethu uDavida, inceku yakho, kusho: ‘Kungani abeZizwe bebevutha, kanti abantu bebezindla ngani umbhedo?
4:26	Amakhosi omhlaba asukumile, nabaholi bahlangene baba munye, ngokumelene neNkosi noKristu wayo.’
4:27	Ngoba ngempela uHerode noPontiyu Pilatu, kanye nabeZizwe kanye nabantu bakwa-Israyeli, nihlangene kulo muzi ngokumelene nenceku yakho engcwele uJesu, owamgcobayo
4:28	ukwenza lokho isandla sakho necebo lakho esikushilo kuyakwenziwa.
4:29	Futhi manje, O Nkosi, bheka izinsongo zabo, futhi unike izinceku zakho ukuthi zikhulume izwi lakho ngesibindi sonke,
4:30	ngokwelula isandla sakho ekwelapheni nasezibonakalisoni nasezimangalisweni, kwenziwe ngegama leNdodana yakho engcwele, uJesu.”
4:31	Kwathi sebekhulekile, indawo ababebuthelwe kuyo yanyakaziswa. Basebegcwaliswa bonke ngoMoya oNgcwele. Futhi babekhuluma iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngokuzethemba.

Ivangeli

IVangeli Elingcwele NgokukaJohane 3: 1-8

3:1	Now there was a man among the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
3:2	He went to Jesus at night, wasesithi kuye: “Rabi, we know that you have arrived as a teacher from God. For no one would be able to accomplish these signs, which you accomplish, unless God were with him.”
3:3	UJesu waphendula wathi kuye, “Amen, amen, ngithi kini, unless one has been reborn anew, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
3:4	Nicodemus said to him: “How could a man be born when he is old? Impela, he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be reborn?”
3:5	UJesu wasabela: “Amen, amen, ngithi kini, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.
3:6	What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
3:7	Ungamangali ukuthi ngithe kuwe: Kufanele uzalwe kabusha.
3:8	UMoya uphefumulela lapho ethanda khona. Futhi uyalizwa izwi lakhe, kodwa anazi lapho avela khona, kumbe lapho eya khona. Kunjalo kubo bonke abazelwe nguMoya.”