Mashi 12, 2014

Ukufunda

uJona 3: 1-10

3:1	Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJona ngokwesibili, ethi:
3:2	Phakama, futhi uye eNineve, umuzi omkhulu. Nishumayele kuyo intshumayelo engiyisho kini.
3:3	Wasukuma uJona, waya eNineve njengezwi leNkosi. Futhi iNineve laliwumuzi omkhulu wohambo lwezinsuku ezintathu.
3:4	UJona waqala ukungena emzini, uhambo losuku olulodwa. Wakhala wathi, “Kusezakuba yizinsuku ezingamashumi amane, iNineve libhujiswe.
3:5	Futhi abantu baseNineve bakholwa kuNkulunkulu. Basebememezela ukuzila ukudla, bembatha izindwangu zamasaka, kusukela kwabakhulu kuye kwabancane.
3:6	Izwi lafinyelela enkosini yaseNineve. Futhi wasukuma esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, wakhumula ingubo yakhe, wembatha indwangu yamasaka, wahlala emlotheni.
3:7	Wamemeza wakhuluma: “ENineve, emlonyeni wenkosi lezikhulu zayo, makuthiwe: Abantu nezilwane nezinkomo nezimvu kungase kunganambithi lutho. Futhi kabayikudla, bangaphuzi amanzi.
3:8	Futhi akembeswe indwangu yesaka abantu nezilwane, bakhale kuJehova ngamandla, futhi umuntu angaphenduka endleleni yakhe embi, nasebubini obusezandleni zabo.
3:9	Ngubani owaziyo uma uNkulunkulu engaphenduka athethelele, futhi angase aphenduke olakeni lwakhe oluvuthayo, ukuze singabhubhi?”
3:10	Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona imisebenzi yabo, ukuthi base bephendukile endleleni yabo embi. Futhi uNkulunkulu waba nesihe kubo, ngobubi abeshilo ukuthi uyakubenza kubo, futhi akakwenzanga.

Ivangeli

IVangeli Elingcwele NgokukaLuka 11: 29-32

11:29	Khona-ke, njengoba izixuku zazibuthana ngokushesha, waqala wathi: “Lesi sizukulwane siyisizukulwane esibi: lifuna isibonakaliso. Kodwa akukho sibonakaliso esiyonikwa sona, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi.
11:30	Ngoba njengoba nje uJona waba isibonakaliso kwabaseNineve, iyakuba njalo iNdodana yomuntu kulesi sizukulwane.
11:31	Indlovukazi yaseNingizimu iyovuka, ekwahlulelweni, namadoda alesi sizukulwane, futhi izozilahla. Ngokuba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba izokuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni. Futhi bheka, ongaphezu kukaSolomoni lapha.
11:32	Amadoda aseNineve ayosukuma, ekwahlulelweni, nalesi sizukulwane, futhi bayolilahla. Ngoba ekutshumayeleni kukaJona, baphenduka. Futhi bheka, ongaphezu kukaJona lapha.