Ukhumbulo lukaNgcwele uMariya Madalena — Izwi Losuku

Isingeniso

Ngegama leYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya Oyingcwele. Amen. Umusa nezinzo kukaNkosi wethu uJesu Kristu mabube nani nonke.

Isicelo Somusa

Nkosi, hawukela. Kristu, hawukela. Nkosi, hawukela.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Piano & Strings)” — A song for Ben

Izifundo ZeZwi

Isifundo Sokuqala · Song of Songs 3:1-4b

Sithi Isiminyaminya: Esililini lami ebusuku ngamfuna lowo inhliziyo yami emthandayo; ngamfuna kodwa angimtholanga. Ngizovuka-ke, ngihambe edolobheni; ezitaladini nasezimpambanweni zemigwaqo ngizomfuna lowo inhliziyo yami emthandayo. Ngamfuna kodwa angimtholanga. Abagqaphi abazungeza idolobha bangithola, ngathi kubo: 'Ingabe nimbonile lowo inhliziyo yami emthandayo?' Kwathi ngisanda kwendlula kubo, ngamthola lowo inhliziyo yami emthandayo.

IHubo Eliphendulwayo · Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9

Nkosi, uyiNkulunkulu wami engikufuna ngenhliziyo yami yonke; umzimba wami uyakuhalela, nomphefumulo wami uyawoma ngenxa yakho, jengomhlaba womileyo nolephukileyo ungenamanzi. R. Umphefumulo wami womile ngenxa yakho, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami. Ngakho-ke ngiyakubuka endlini engcwele, ngibone amandla akho nodumo lwakho. Ngoba umusa wakho ungcono kunokuphila; imilomo yami iyakukudumisa. R. Umphefumulo wami womile ngenxa yakho, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami. Ngiyakukubusisa ngihleli kuye umhlaba; ngiyakuphakamisela izandla zami egameni lakho. Umphefumulo wami uyakusutha njengasezindlini zezijabulelo, umlomo wami ukudumise ngomlomo wenjabulo. R. Umphefumulo wami womile ngenxa yakho, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami. Ngoba uyingxenye yosizo lami, ngiyakujabula ethunzini lezimpiko zakho. Umphefumulo wami unamathele kuwe; isandla sakho sokudla siyangibamba. R. Umphefumulo wami womile ngenxa yakho, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami.

IVangeli · John 20:1-2, 11-18

Ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, uMariya Madalena weza ethuneni kusasa kakhulu, kusemnyama, wabona itshe lisusiwe ethuneni. Wagijima waya kuApostoli uSimoni Petru nakulowo mfundi uJesu abewuthanda, wathi kubo: 'Bamthathile uNkosi ethuneni, ekhona esingazi ukuthi bambeke phi.' UMariya wema ngaphandle eduze kwethuna elila. Kuthi ekhala, wagobela ethuneni, wabona ingelosi ezimbili zembethe ezimhlophe zihlezi, enye enhlokweni nenye ezinyaweni lapho umzimba kaJesu ububekwe khona. Zathi kuye: 'Mfazane, ukhalelani?' Wathi kuzo: 'Bamthathile uNkosi wami, angazi ukuthi bambeke phi.' Wathi ukuba asho lokho, waphenduka wabona uJesu emile, kodwa akazange azi ukuthi uJesu. UJesu wathi kuye: 'Mfazane, ukhalelani? Ufuna bani?' Yena ecabanga ukuthi ngumsebenzi weselanga, wathi kuye: 'Mnumzana, uma umthathile, ngitshele ukuthi umbeke phi, ngiyomthatha.' UJesu wathi kuye: 'Mariya!' Yena waphenduka wathi kuye ngesiHeberu: 'Rabbouni!', okusho ukuthi 'Mfundisi'. UJesu wathi kuye: 'Ungangibambi, ngoba angikangakhuphukeli kuBaba. Kodwa hamba kubafowethu uthi kubo: Ngikhuphukela kuBaba noYihlo, kuNkulunkulu wami noNkulunkulu wenu.' UMariya Madalena waya wabikela abafundi wathi: 'Ngimbonile uNkosi,' wabatshela lokho akusho kuye.

Umphefumulo wami womile ngenxa yakho, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami.

Intshumayelo

Bazalwane abathandekayo,

Kusasa kakhulu, kusemnyama, uMariya Madalena wazithola elila eceleni kwethuna. Inhliziyo yakhe yayiphihleka izinyembezi. Ebukeka ekhungathekile, wayefuna lowo inhliziyo yakhe emthandayo, njengoba kwakushiwo esifundweni sokuqala seZihlabelelo zeZiHlabelelo. Kodwa lapho ebona ithuna lingenalutho, wazitshela ukuthi konke kuphelile…

Kodwa kwenzekani lapho ephenduka? UJesu wayemi ngakuye! Akazange amqonde ekuqaleni. Kwaza kwathi uJesu lapho umbiza ngegama lakhe wathi: 'Mariya!'

Yeka indlela izwi lakhe elawushintsha ngayo umhlaba wakhe, lasusa umnyama, laletha ukukhanya kweVuko!

UBenjamin Vo wayenomqondo ojulile nengqondo ehlakaniphe ngokumangalisayo. Wayengumfana othanda ukuhlola, ukusesha, nokuqonda ukuthi izinto zisebenza kanjani — kusukela ezibalweni ezijulile kuya kwizindiza abezibuka nomphezulu wesibhakabhaka ezinsukwini zokuhamba nomndeni wakhe. UBen wayenaleyo nhliziyo efuna ukwazi, efuna ukubona intshisekelo nobuhle bomhlaba kuyo yonke indawo.

Namuhla, sekuphele amaviki amahlanu uBenjamin amukeleka ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu. Izinyembezi nomunyu kusekhona. Kuphazamiseka konke uma umndeni uhlangana nobusuku obumnyama bomunyu. Kodwa iZwi namuhla lisilethela ukukhanya nofuzo: UJesu akayishiyanga iMadalena emnyameni, futhi akabashiqile nani.

UJesu ukubiza ngegama lakho namuhla, Alan… Thao… Ukhuluma ngezwi elilulamayo nezinzo. UBen akasasele emnyameni, kodwa uphila ezandleni zeNkosi eyeza ukusinika ukuphila okungapheli.

Kuwe Ryan, mfo wethu: Qhubeka ube nesibindi. UBenjamin uzohlala ekuthanda. Phila ngokugcwele, ufunde, ukhule, futhi uhleke — uqhubeke ukukhanyisa umhlaba ngenxa yakhe.

Sithandazela nabo bonke abantwana abahluphekayo namaphakathi nabazali abaphethe iziphambano ezisindayo kude naseduze. Khumbulani ukuthi ebumnyameni obukhulu, uKristu uyafika asibize ngamagama ethu.

Kwangathi iNkosazana uMariya ingasisingatha sonke emuseni wakhe oyingcwele. Amen.

Ukuzindla

♪ “Ubuhle Bendalo (Version B)” — A song for Ben

Imikhuleko Yezifiso

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ben, sengathi umoya wakho ungalokhu uphila ngokujabula nangokuthula noBaba Wasezulwini, futhi sengathi angathumela izingelosi Zakhe ukuba zibheke abazali bakho nomfowenu. Sengathi bangaduduzwa nsuku zonke ngothando nomusa Wakhe, futhi sengathi nina nonke ningaphinda nihlangane kuze kube phakade ngolunye usuku njengomndeni wesiphakade. Sikuthumelela uthando lwethu!!!”