Decemer 14, 2014

Ukufunda

A Reading Form the Book of th Prophet Isaiah 61: 1-2, 10-11

61:1	UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngoba iNkosi ingigcobile. Ungithumile ukuba ngilethe izindaba ezinhle kwabathobekileyo, ukuze welaphe ukudabuka kwenhliziyo, ukushumayela ububele kwabathunjwa nokukhululwa kwababoshiwe,
61:2	ukuze ngimemezele umnyaka womusa kaJehova nosuku lokuhlunyelelwa kukaNkulunkulu wethu: ukududuza bonke abalilayo,
61:5	Futhi abezizwe bayosukuma futhi bayokwalusa imihlambi yakho. Futhi amadodana abafokazi bayoba abalimi benu nezisebenzi zezivini zenu.
61:10	ngizathokoza kakhulu eNkosini, futhi umphefumulo wami uyokwethaba ngoNkulunkulu wami. Ngoba ungigqokise izingubo zensindiso, wangisonga ngesambatho sokulunga, njengomkhwenyana embethe umqhele, nanjengomakoti ohlotshiswe ngamagugu akhe.
61:11	Ngoba njengoba umhlaba uveza izithombo zawo kanye nensimu iveza imbewu yayo, kanjalo iNkosi uJehova iyakuveza ubulungisa nodumo emehlweni azo zonke izizwe.

Ukufunda Kwesibili

A Reading From the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians 5: 16-24

5:16	Jabulani njalo.
5:17	Khulekani ningaphezi.
5:18	Bongani kukho konke. Ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu ngani nonke.
5:19	Ungakhethi ukucisha uMoya.
5:20	Ningazideleli iziprofetho.
5:21	Kodwa hlola zonke izinto. Bambelela kukho konke okuhle.
5:22	dedani kukho konke okubi.
5:23	Futhi sengathi uNkulunkulu wokuthula ngokwakhe angangcwelisa kukho konke, ukuze kulondolozwe umoya wenu wonke nomphefumulo nomzimba, kungabi nacala ekubuyeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
5:24	Uthembekile onibizile. Uzothatha isinyathelo ngisho namanje

Ivangeli

IVangeli Elingcwele NgokukaJohane 1: 6-8, 19-28

1:6	Kwakukhona indoda ethunywe nguNkulunkulu, obizo lakhe lalinguJohane.
1:7	Wafika njengofakazi ezonikeza ubufakazi ngokukhanya, ukuze bonke bakholwe ngaye.
1:8	Wayengesikho ukuKhanya, kodwa wayezofakaza ngokukhanya.
1:19	Futhi lobu ubufakazi bukaJohane, lapho amaJuda ethumela kuye abapristi namaLevi besuka eJerusalema, ukuze bambuze, "Ungubani?”
1:20	Futhi wavuma futhi akazange aphike; nalokho akuvumayo kwaba: “Angisiye uKristu.”
1:21	Basebembuza: “Uyini-ke? Ingabe ungu-Eliya?” Wathi, "Angi." “Ingabe unguMprofethi?” Wase ephendula, “Cha.”
1:22	Ngakho-ke, bathi kuye: "Ungubani, ukuze siphendule labo abasithumileyo? Uthini ngawe?”
1:23	Uthe, “Ngiyizwi elimemeza ehlane, ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi,’ njengoba nje umprofethi u-Isaya asho.”
1:24	Abanye kwababethunyiwe babevela kubaFarisi.
1:25	Basebembuza bathi kuye, “Pho kungani ubhapathiza, uma ungesiye uKristu, hhayi u-Eliya, hhayi uMprofethi?”
1:26	UJohane wabaphendula wathi: “Mina ngibhapathiza ngamanzi. Kodwa phakathi kwenu kumi oyedwa, eningamaziyo.
1:27	nguyena oza emva kwami, obekwe phambi kwami, izintambo zezicathulo zakhe angifanele ukuzithukulula.
1:28	Lezi zinto zenzeka eBethaniya, ngaphesheya kweJordani, lapho uJohane ayebhabhathiza khona.