Mashi 7, 2023

Ukufunda

Isaya 1: 10, 16-20

1:10 Lalela iZwi leNkosi, nina baholi babantu baseSodoma. Lalela ngokucophelela umthetho kaNkulunkulu wethu, O bantu baseGomora.
1:16 Geza, hlanzeka, susa ububi bezinhloso zakho emehlweni ami. Yeka ukwenza okuphambene.
1:17 Funda ukwenza okuhle. Funa ukwahlulela, sekela abacindezelweyo, gweba intandane, vikela umfelokazi.
1:18 Bese uyasondela ungibeke icala, Isho iNkosi. Khona-ke, uba izono zenu zibomvu tebhu, ziyakwenziwa zibe mhlophe njengeqhwa; futhi uma zibomvu njenge-vermillion, bayakuba mhlophe njengoboya bezimvu.
1:19 Uma uzimisele, futhi uyangilalela, khona niyakudla okuhle kwezwe.
1:20 Kodwa uma ungazimisele, uyangicunula, khona inkemba iyakukushwabadela. Ngoba umlomo weNkosi ukhulumile.

Ivangeli

Mathewu 23: 1-12

23:1 UJesu wabe esekhuluma nezixuku, nakubafundi bakhe,

23:2 ethi: “Ababhali nabaFarisi bahlezi esihlalweni sikaMose.

23:3 Ngakho-ke, konke abazakukhuluma kini, qaphela wenze. Nokho ngempela, ungakhethi ukwenza ngokwemisebenzi yabo. Ngoba bathi, kodwa abakwenzi.

23:4 Ngoba babopha imithwalo enzima futhi engabekezeleleki, futhi bawabeka emahlombe abantu. Kodwa abazimisele ukuwanyakazisa ngisho nangomunwe wabo.

23:5 Ngempela, benza yonke imisebenzi yabo ukuze babonwe ngabantu. Ngokuba bakhulisa amafilakteriyu abo, bakhazimulisa imiphetho yabo.

23:6 Futhi bathanda izindawo zokuqala emikhosini, lezihlalo zokuqala emasinagogeni,

23:7 nokubingelelwa esigcawini, lokubizwa ngokuthi iNkosi ngabantu.

23:8 Kodwa akufanele ubizwe ngokuthi Mfundisi. Ngokuba Munye uMbusi wenu, nani nonke ningabazalwane.

23:9 Futhi ungakhethi ukubiza umuntu emhlabeni ngokuthi uyihlo. Ngokuba munye uYihlo, osezulwini.

23:10 Akufanele futhi nibizwe ngokuthi othisha. Ngokuba munye uMfundisi wenu, uKristu.

23:11 Lowo omkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe yisikhonzi senu.

23:12 Kodwa noma ubani oziphakamisile, uzothotshiswa. Futhi noma ubani oye wazithoba, lizaphakanyiswa.