Egameni likaYise, neleNdodana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele. Amen.
Ngihlanganyela nani ngothando lukaNkulunkulu, ithemba likaKristu, nokuhlanganyela kukaMoya oNgcwele.
Nkosi, sihawukele. Kristu, sihawukele. Nkosi, sihawukele.
Bazalwane abathandekayo kuKristu,
Namuhla, iZwi likaNkulunkulu lisikhululekile kakhulu, lisikhombisa izindlela ezihlukene esingamukela ngazo umlayezo waKhe. Esifundweni sokuqala, uJeremiya usikhumbuza ngesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu sokusibuyisa, 'ngoba ngingumphathi wenu,' esho. Uthembisa ukusipha abelusi abazokwelusa ngokuhlakanipha nangokuqonda. Yeka isithombe esihle somelusi osikhathalelayo!
Bese, iVangeli likaMathewu lisilethela umfanekiso womhlwanyeli, umfanekiso esiwujwayele kahle. UJesu usichazela ukuthi imbewu ewela ezindaweni ezahlukene imelela izinhliziyo zabantu abahlukene. Kukhona imbewu ewela endleleni, emadwaleni, phakathi kwameva, bese kuba khona imbewu ewela enhlabathini enhle… leyo imbewu ethela izithelo, 'ithela izithelo futhi ikhiqize ikhulu noma amashumi ayisithupha noma amashumi amathathu.'
Siyazibuza, yiphi inhlabathi inhliziyo yami namuhla? Ingabe ngiyayizwa iZwi likaNkulunkulu, kodwa bese izinkathazo zomhlaba ziliqeda? Noma ingabe inhliziyo yami inhlabathi enhle, elungele ukwamukela iZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi ithele izithelo eziningi?
Benjamin Vo, umfana esihlangene lapha ukuzomkhumbula, wayenomusa okhethekile wokwabelana ngenjabulo. Wayengumfana ohlala emoyizela, ejabula kalula. Le njabulo, leyo ‘mbewu’ yothando nenjabulo, yayihlala iwa enhlabathini enhle enhliziyweni yakhe. Wayengenalo igugu elikhulu emhlabeni, kodwa wayenothando olukhulu ngabazali bakhe nomfowabo uRyan. UBen wayeyisibonelo esihle sokuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu lingathelisa kanjani izithelo zothando nenjabulo ekuphileni komuntu, ngisho noma kuncane isikhathi sokuphila.
Njengoba uJeremiya ethembisa abelusi abazokwelusa ngokuhlakanipha, uNkulunkulu usipha uJesu njengoMalusi wethu omkhulu. UJesu uyaqinisekisa ukuthi noma ngabe sikhubazekile kangakanani, noma ngabe izinhliziyo zethu zibuhlungu kangakanani, uhlala esinikeza ithemba. Ubuhlungu esibuzwayo namuhla, ikakhulukazi kubazali bakaBen, u-Alan no-Thao, nomfowabo u-Ryan, kanye nabo bonke abamthandayo, bukhulu kakhulu. Kodwa khumbulani ukuthi uBen manje usephumule ngoxolo, endaweni lapho kungekho zinkathazo, lapho imbewu yothando nenjabulo yakhe isithele izithelo ezingapheli.
UNkulunkulu usikhumbuza ukuthi 'uyosiguqula ukulila kwethu kube yinjabulo.' Kulezi zikhathi zokulila, masikhumbule ukuthi uNkulunkulu usigcina njengomelusi egcina umhlambi wakhe. Kubazali abanye ababhekene nokuhlupheka okufanayo, nakubo bonke abantwana abagulayo noma abahluphekayo, niyinhlabathi enhle kuNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu uyabathanda, uyabanakekela. Masibambane ngezandla ngokomoya, siqhubeke siphila ngothando, ngoba kulokho sithola amandla kaNkulunkulu. Ithemba lethu liseNkosini, eyasithengela ngesiphambano. Amen.
For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:
Ngosizo loMsindisi futhi sifundiswe yimfundiso yaphezulu, silokotha sithi:
Baba wethu osezulwini, malingcweliswe igama lakho; umbuso wakho mawuze, intando yakho mayenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini. Siphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla, usithethelele izono zethu, njengoba nathi sibathethelela abasonayo; ungasifaki ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule ebubini. Amen.
INkosi mayibusise, isigcine, isikhanyisele ubuso bayo, isihawukele, isinike ukuthula. Amen.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.