Ulwesine lwesonto le-16 Ekhathini Erejwayelekile — Izwi Losuku

Ukubingelela

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya Oyingcwele. Kwangathi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nothando lukaNkulunkulu uBaba, nekholedwa likaMoya Oyingcwele kungaba nani nonke.

Isenzo Sokuzisola

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

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

IZwi likaNkulunkulu

Isifundo Sokuqala · Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13

IZwi likaJehova lafika kimina, lithi: Hamba umemeze ezindlebeni zeJerusalema, uthi: UYalilwa uJehova ukuthi: Ngiyakukhumbula umusa wobusha bakho, umshado uthando lwakho ungowami, lapho ungilandela ehlane, ezweni elingahlanyelwanga. USingcwele kuJehova uIsrayeli, izithelo zokuqala zesivuno sakhe; bonke abayidlayo bayakuba necala, ikhona okubi okuyakubehlela, kusho uJehova. Lapho nginingenisa ezweni lezithelo ukuba nidle izithelo zalo ezinhle, nangena nayingcolisa izwe lami, nayenza ifa lami libe yinto enengayo. Abapristi ababuzanga bathi: 'Uphi uJehova?' Abalawuli bomthetho abangazanga; abalusi babuyela emuva kimina, abaprofethi baprofetha ngoBaali, bahamba emva kwezithombe ezingasizi lutho. Mangala ngalokhu, mhlaba, ushaye uvalo kakhulu, kusho uJehova. Ngoba izinto ezimbili ezimbi abantu bami bazenzile: bangishiyile mina, umthombo wamanzi aphilayo, bazimbele imithombo ephukileyo engakwazi ukubamba amanzi.

Ihubo Lokuphendula · Psalm 36:6-7ab, 8-9, 10-11

R. Kuwena kukhona umthombo wokuphila, Nkosi. Nkosi, umusa wakho ufinyelela ezulwini; ithembeko lakho elifudumele emafwini. Ukulunga kwakho kufana nezintaba zikaNkulunkulu; ishosholoza lakho lifana nolwandle olujulile. R. Kuwena kukhona umthombo wokuphila, Nkosi. Yeka indlela obaluleke ngayo umusa wakho, Nkulunkulu! Abantwana babantu bazifihla ethunzini lamaphiko lakho. Basesuthi ngezibusiso zendlu yakho; umthombo wakho wokujabula ubanika ukuba baphuze. R. Kuwena kukhona umthombo wokuphila, Nkosi. Ngoba kuwe kukhona umthombo wokuphila, ekukhanyeni kwakho sibona ukukhanya. Qhubeka nomusa wakho kulabo abakwaziyo, nokulunga kwakho kwabanezinhliziyo eziqondileyo. R. Kuwena kukhona umthombo wokuphila, Nkosi.

IVangeli · Matthew 13:10-17

Abafundi basondela kuJesu bathi kuye: "Kungani ukhuluma nezixuku ngemifanekiso?" Yena waphendula wathi kubo: "Ngokuba nikhoziwe ukuba nazi izimfihlo zombuso wasezulwini, kodwa kubo kakunikiwe. Ngoba lowo unakho, uyakunikwa okuningi, abe nesingxobo; kodwa lowo ungenakho, nakho lokho anakho uyakwamukwa. Lokhu ukuba ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngokuba babona bengahlangani, bezwa bangakwazi ukulalela noma ukuqonda. Kugcwaliseka kubo isiprofetho sikaIsaya esithi: 'Niyakuzwa nokuzwa kodwa ningaqondi, niyakubona nokubona kodwa ningaboni. Ngoba inhliziyo yalaba bantu isilukhuni, bayezwa kabuhlungu ngezindlebe zabo, bavaliwe amehlo abo, uma kungenjalo babengase babone ngamehlo abo, bezwe ngezindlebe zabo, baqonde ngenhliziyo yabo, baphenduke ngibasindise.' "Kodwa babusisiwe amehlo enu ngokuba ayabona, nezindlebe zenu ngokuba ziyezwa. Ngempela ngithi kini, abaprofethi abaningi nabantu abalungileyo babefisa ukubona lokho ninikubonayo kodwa abakubonanga, nokuzwa lokho ninikuzwayo kodwa abakuzwanga."

Kuwena kukhona umthombo wokuphila, Nkosi.

Inshumayelo

Bazalwane abathandekayo,

Esifundweni sokuqala samanje, uNkulunkulu ukhuluma nomprofethi uJeremiya ngobuhlungu obukhulu enhliziyweni yakhe lapho ebona abantu bakhe bembuyela emuva. Uthi: "Bangishiyile mina, umthombo wamanzi aphilayo, bazimbele imithombo ephukileyo engakwazi ukubamba amanzi."

Bese kuthi ehubweni esilihlabelele, umhubi usikhumbuza ngeqiniso elihle kakhulu lapho ethi: "Kuwena kukhona umthombo wokuphila, Nkosi; ekukhanyeni kwakho sibona ukukhanya."

UYini lo mthombo uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngawo?

Ingabe nawe wake wazizwa womile kakhulu, ufunana nokuthula engqondweni yasendlini noma enhliziyweni yakho? EVangelini, uJesu uthi kubafundi bakhe: "Babusisiwe amehlo enu ngokuba ayabona, nezindlebe zenu ngokuba ziyezwa." UJesu usinika amehlo avulekile ukuba sibone ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqobo nguye umthombo wokuphila nothando olungapheli.

Siyambona uBenjamin Vo lapho sicabanga ngale imithombo yamanzi aphilayo. UBenjamin wayenomusa omkhulu nengqondo ebukekayo. Namuhla, ngisho nasekhaya e-Vietnam, kukhona umthombo wamanzi ahlanzekile owakhiwe ngegama lakhe—‘Giếng Gioan Baotixita’—oletha amanzi namandla kubantu abaswele. Yeka indlela ukuphila kukaBenjamin okwaba ngayo njengomthombo wesihle nesisa esivela kuNkulunkulu!

Amaviki amahlanu esedlule kusukela uBenjamin amukelwa ezandleni zikaYise Osezulwini. U-Alan no-Thao, nomfowabo u-Ryan, ninomunyu nesipho esimhlophe esiphukile enhliziyweni. Mhlawumbe lapho kuthula ubusuku, kuza lowo mbuzo osindayo othi: "Ingabe kukhona okusileleyo esikwenzile? Ingabe bekukhona esingakuvimba?"

Lalelani uJesu ngomusa wakhe namuhla… Lapho kufika ukugula noma ubuhlungu obunjalo, akusona isijeziso esivela kuNkulunkulu. Njengoba uJesu asho kuJohane 9: "Akusisono sakhe noma sabazali bakhe." Anenzanga lutho olubi. Aniphulanga lutho. Nihlale nimthanda uBen ngokugcwele kakhulu, futhi uNkulunkulu uyalubona lolo thando oluhlanzekile.

Kubo bonke abantwana abagulayo kude naseduze, nakuyonke imindeni ephethe iziphambano ezisindayo: UKristu uletha umthombo wokuphila ebumnyameni benu. UBenjamin ungumngane kaSaint Carlo Acutis esilula nasomthandazweni eBanquet yaseZulwini, bememeza nathi ngaphansi kwesiphambano.

Kwangathi uMariya Oyingcwele angasisingatha sonke emthombeni womusa weNkosi. Amen.

Ukuzindla

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

Izicelo Zomphakathi

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!!!”