April 30, 2014

Ukufunda

Izenzo Zabaphostoli 5: 17-26

5:17	Khona umpristi omkhulu nabo bonke ababe naye, leyo, ihlelo lamambuka labaSadusi, wasukuma wagcwala umhawu.
5:18	Basebebeka izandla abaPhostoli, babafaka etilongweni labantu bonke.
5:19	Kodwa ebusuku, ingelosi yeNkosi yavula iminyango yetilongo, yabakhipha, ethi,
5:20	“Hambani niyokuma ethempelini, ekhuluma ebantwini wonke lawa mazwi okuphila.”
5:21	Kwathi sebezwile, bangena ethempelini ekukhanyeni kokuqala, basebefundisa. Khona-ke umpristi omkhulu, lalabo ababelaye, wasondela, basebebizela ndawonye umphakathi labadala babantwana bakoIsrayeli. Bathumela etilongweni ukuba balethwe.
5:22	Kodwa sebefikile abalindi, futhi, ekuvuleni ijele, wayengabatholanga, babuya babika kubo,
5:23	ethi: “Sifice ijele livalwe ngokukhulu ukuzimisela, nabalindi bemi ngasemnyango. Kodwa ekuvuleni, asitholanga muntu phakathi.”
5:24	Khona-ke, kwathi umantshi wethempeli nabapristi abakhulu bezwa lawa mazwi, babengaqinisekile ngabo, ngokuthi kufanele kwenzekeni.
5:25	Kodwa kwafika othile wababikela, “Bheka, amadoda enawafaka etilongweni asethempelini, emi futhi efundisa abantu.”
5:26	Bese kuba imantshi, nabalindi, wahamba wabaletha ngaphandle kwamandla. Ngoba babesaba abantu, hlezi bakhandwe ngamatshe.

Ivangeli

IVangeli Elingcwele NgokukaJohane 3: 16-21

3:16	Ngoba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze bonke abakholwa kuye bangabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
3:17	Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumelanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni, ukuze ahlulele umhlaba, kodwa ukuze umhlaba usindiswe ngaye.
3:18	Okholwa nguye akahlulelwa. Kodwa ongakholwayo usegwetshiwe, ngoba akakholwa egameni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa.
3:19	Futhi lokhu kungukwahlulela: ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile emhlabeni, futhi abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya. Ngoba imisebenzi yabo yayimibi.
3:20	Ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, futhi akayi ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ingalungiswa.
3:21	Kodwa owenza iqiniso uya ekukhanyeni, ukuze kubonakaliswe imisebenzi yakhe, ngoba kufeziwe kuNkulunkulu.”