Agasti 19, 2014

Ukufunda

The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel 28: 1-10

28:1	Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, ethi:
28:2	“Ndodana yomuntu, ithi kumholi weTire: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova: Ngoba inhliziyo yakho iphakeme, futhi ushilo, ‘NginguNkulunkulu, futhi ngihlala esihlalweni sikaNkulunkulu, enhliziyweni yolwandle,’ nakuba uyindoda, futhi hhayi uNkulunkulu, futhi ngenxa yokuthi wethule inhliziyo yakho njengokungathi inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu:
28:3	Bheka, uhlakaniphe kunoDaniyeli; akukho mfihlo efihlekile kuwe.
28:4	Ngokuhlakanipha nokuhlakanipha kwakho, uziqinisile, futhi uthole igolide nesiliva ezinqolobaneni zakho.
28:5	Ngobuningi bokuhlakanipha kwakho, nangokusebenzisana kwakho kwezamabhizinisi, uzandisele amandla. Futhi inhliziyo yakho iye yaphakanyiswa ngamandla akho.
28:6	Ngakho-ke, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova: Ngoba inhliziyo yakho iphakeme njengokungathi inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu,
28:7	ngokwalesi sizathu, bheka, ngiyakunihola abezizweni;, abaqine kakhulu phakathi kwabeZizwe. Futhi bayothwala izinkemba zabo phezu ubuhle ukuhlakanipha kwakho, futhi bayongcolisa ubuhle bakho.
28:8	Bazokubhubhisa bakudilize. Futhi uyokufa ukufa kwalabo ababulewe enhliziyweni yolwandle.
28:9	Ngakho-ke, uzokhuluma, phambi kwalabo abakubhubhisayo, phambi kwesandla salabo abakubulalayo, ethi, ‘NginguNkulunkulu,’ nakuba uyindoda, futhi hhayi uNkulunkulu?
28:10	Uyakufa ukufa kwabangasokile esandleni sabafokazi. Ngoba ngikhulumile, isho iNkosi uJehova.”

Ivangeli

IVangeli Elingcwele NgokukaMathewu 19: 23-30

19:23	Khona uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Amen, ngithi kini, ukuthi abanothileyo bazangena kalukhuni embusweni wezulu.
19:24	Futhi ngiyaphinda ngithi kini, kulula ukuba ikamela lingene entunjeni yenaliti, kunokuba abacebile bangene embusweni wezulu.”
19:25	Futhi ngemva kokuzwa lokhu, abafundi bamangala kakhulu, ethi: “Khona-ke ngubani ozokwazi ukusindiswa?”
19:26	Kodwa uJesu, ebagqolozele, wathi kubo: “Ngamadoda, lokhu akunakwenzeka. Kodwa noNkulunkulu, zonke izinto zingenzeka.”
19:27	Khona uPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: “Bheka, sishiye ngemuva zonke izinto, futhi sikulandele. Ngakho-ke, kuzoba yini ngathi?”
19:28	UJesu wasesithi kubo: “Amen ngithi kuwe, ukuthi ekuvukeni, lapho iNdodana yomuntu izahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi bayo, labo kini abangilandelayo bayakuhlala ezihlalweni eziyishumi nambili, ukwahlulela izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.
19:29	Noma ubani oshiye ikhaya, noma abazalwane, noma odade, kumbe ubaba, noma umama, noma umfazi, noma izingane, noma umhlaba, ngenxa yegama lami, izakwamukela ngokuphindwe kayikhulu, njalo bazazuza ukuphila okuphakade.
19:30	Kodwa abanengi abangabokuqala bazakuba ngabokucina, futhi abokugcina bayoba ngabokuqala.”