February 25, 2020

Ukufunda

Incwadi kaSaint James 4: 1-10

4:1Zivelaphi izimpi nokuxabana phakathi kwenu na?? Akuveli kulokhu: ezifisweni zakho, okuyimpi phakathi kwamalungu akho?
4:2Uyafisa, futhi awunakho. Umona futhi uyabulala, futhi awukwazi ukuthola. Niyaphikisana futhi niyalwa, futhi awunakho, ngoba kalibuzi.
4:3Niyacela, ningamukeli;, ngoba ubuza kabi, ukuze nikusebenzisele ezifisweni zenu.
4:4Nina ziziphingi! Anazi yini ukuthi ubungane baleli zwe buyibutha kuNkulunkulu?? Ngakho-ke, loba ngubani okhethe ukuba ngumngane walumhlaba usenziwe isitha sikaNkulunkulu.
4:5Noma nicabanga ukuthi umBhalo usho ngeze: “Umoya ohlala ngaphakathi kwenu ufisa ukuba nomona?”
4:6Kodwa unika umusa omkhulu. Ngakho uthi: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kodwa abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.”
4:7Ngakho-ke, zithobeni kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa melanani nosathane, futhi uyonibalekela.
4:8Sondela kuNkulunkulu, njalo uzasondela kini. Hlanza izandla zakho, nina zoni! Futhi nihlanze izinhliziyo zenu, nina miphefumulo ephindiwe!
4:9Yiba lusizi: lusizi nikhale. Ukuhleka kwenu makuphenduke ukulila, nenjabulo yakho ibe wusizi.
4:10Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, futhi uyokuphakamisa.

Ivangeli

IVangeli Elingcwele NgokukaMarku 9: 30-37

9:30Wabe esefundisa abafundi bakhe, wasesithi kubo, “Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu izonikelwa ezandleni zabantu, njalo bazambulala, futhi esebulewe, ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuka.
9:31Kodwa kabaliqondanga ilizwi. Besaba ukumbuza.
9:32Base beya eKapernawume. Kwathi sebesendlini, wababuza, “Nixoxe ngani endleleni?”
9:33Kodwa bathula. Ngoba ngempela, ngisendleleni, baphikisana bodwa ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu kubo.
9:34Nokuhlala phansi, wabiza abalitshumi lambili, wasesithi kubo, “Uma umuntu efuna ukuba phambili, uyakuba ngowokugcina kubo bonke nesikhonzi sabo bonke.”
9:35Futhi ukuthatha ingane, wammisa phakathi kwabo. Kwathi eseyigone, wathi kubo:
9:36“Noma ngubani owamukela umntwana onje abe munye egameni lami, uyangemukela. Futhi noma ubani ongamukela mina, angamukeli mina, kodwa lowo ongithumileyo.
9:37UJohane wamphendula wathi, “Mfundisi, sabona umuntu ekhipha amadimoni ngegama lakho; akasilandeli, ngakho samenqabela.”