February 20, 2020

Ukufunda

The Letter of Saint James 2: 1-9

2:1Bafwethu, phakathi ekukholweni kwenkazimulo yeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ungakhethi ukukhetha abantu.
2:2Ngokuba uma umuntu engenile ebandleni lenu enendandatho yegolide nesambatho esiwubukhazikhazi, futhi uma kungene ompofu, ngezingubo ezingcolile,
2:3futhi uma-ke ninaka lowo owembethe ingubo enhle kakhulu, ukuze uthi kuye, “Ungahlala kule ndawo enhle,” kodwa uthi kompofu, “Yima laphaya,” noma, “Hlala ngaphansi kwesenabelo sezinyawo zami,”
2:4anizahluleli yini phakathi kwenu, futhi anibanga yini abahluleli abanemicabango engalungile?
2:5Bafowethu engibathandayo, lalela. UNkulunkulu akakhethanga yini abampofu emhlabeni ukuba babe ngabacebile ekukholweni nezindlalifa zombuso uNkulunkulu awuthembisa labo abamthandayo??
2:6Kepha nina nibadumazile abampofu. Angithi abacebile abanicindezela ngamandla? Futhi akubona yini labo abakudonsela ekwahlulelweni?
2:7Akubona yini labo abahlambalaza igama elihle elibizwe phezu kwenu??
2:8Ngakho uma uphelelisa umthetho we-regal, ngokwemiBhalo, “Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena,” khona-ke wenza kahle.
2:9Kodwa uma nikhetha abantu, bese wenza isono, sebephinde balahlwa ngumthetho njengabaweqi.
2:10Manje lowo ogcine umthetho wonke, kanti ngubani owonayo endabeni eyodwa, usenecala kukho konke.
2:11Kulowo owathi, “Ungaphingi,” kusho futhi, “Ungabulali.” Ngakho uma ungaphingi, kodwa uyabulala, usuweqile umthetho.
2:12Ngakho khuluma futhi wenze njengoba nje usuqala ukwahlulelwa, ngomthetho wenkululeko.
2:13Ngokuba ukwahlulelwa okungenasihawu kulowo ongahawukelanga. Kodwa umusa uziphakamisa ngaphezu kokwahlulela.
2:14Bafwethu, kunanzuzoni uma umuntu ethi unokholo, kodwa akanayo imisebenzi? Ukukholwa kwakuyokwazi kanjani ukumsindisa?
2:15Ngakho uma umzalwane noma udade enqunu futhi edinga ukudla nsuku zonke,
2:16futhi uba noma ubani kini ongathi kubo: “Hamba ngokuthula, hlala ufudumele futhi wondlekile,” nokho ningabaniki okudingekile komzimba, lokhu kuyinzuzoni?
2:17Kanjalo nokukholwa, uma ingenayo imisebenzi, ufile, ngaphakathi futhi ngokwayo.
2:18Manje omunye angase athi: “Unokholo, futhi nginemisebenzi. Ngibonise ukholo lwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi! Kodwa mina ngizokukhombisa ukholo lwami ngemisebenzi.
2:19Uyakholwa ukuthi munye uNkulunkulu. Wenza kahle. Kodwa amademoni nawo ayakholwa, bayathuthumela kakhulu.

Ivangeli

IVangeli Elingcwele NgokukaMarku 8: 27-33

8:27UJesu wayesemuka nabafundi bakhe, waya emizini yaseKesariya Filipi. Futhi endleleni, wabuza abafundi bakhe, ethi kubo, “Amadoda athi ngingubani?”
8:28Basebemphendula ngokuthi: “Johane uMbhapathizi, abanye u-Eliya, kanti abanye mhlawumbe ungomunye wabaprofethi.”
8:29Wase esethi kubo, “Nokho ngempela, nithi ngingubani?” UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye, “Wena unguKristu.”
8:30Futhi wabayala, ngingatsheli muntu ngaye.
8:31Wayeseqala ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, alahlwe ngabadala, nangabapristi abakhulu, lababhali, futhi abulawe, futhi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu abuye avuke.
8:32Walikhuluma izwi obala. Futhi uPetru, emthathela eceleni, waqala ukumqondisa.
8:33Wasetshibilika, wakhangela abafundi bakhe, wamkhuza uPetro, ethi, “Suka emva kwami, USathane, ngoba awukhethi okukaNkulunkulu, kodwa izinto zabantu.”