UMvulo weSonto le-18 leSikhathi Ezejwayelekile — Izwi Losuku

Isingeniso

NgeGama kaYise, noNyana, noMoya Oyingcwele. Amen. Umusa neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ube nani nonke.

Isenzo Sokusola

Nkosi, melema. Kristu, melema. Nkosi, melema.

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

IZwi LikaNkulunkulu

Isifundo Sokuqala · Jeremiah 28:1-17

Ekuqaleni kweminyaka yokubusa kukaSedekiya inosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yesihlanu yomnyaka wesine, umphrofethi uHananiya indodana ka-Azuri, owaseGibiyoni, wakhuluma kimi endlini kaNkosi phambi kwabaphristi nabantu bonke, wathi: “Usho kanje uNkosi sebambethe, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngiyokwaphula ijogo lenosi yaseBabiloni. Kuze kuphele iminyaka emibili ngiyoyibuyisela kule ndawo yonke impahla yendlu kaNkosi, eyathathwa uNebukadinesari inosi yaseBabiloni kule ndawo wayisa eBabiloni. Ngiyoyibuyisela kule ndawo uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi inosi yakwaJuda nabathunjwa bonke yakwaJuda abaya eBabiloni,’ usho uNkosi, ‘ngoba ngiyokwaphula ijogo lenosi yaseBabiloni.’” Ngokwalokho umphrofethi uJeremiya waphendula umphrofethi uHananiya phambi kwabaphristi nabantu bonke ababehlezi endlini kaNkosi, wathi: “Amen! Kwangathi uNkosi angakwenza lokho! Kwangathi uNkosi angagcina amazwi owaphrofethileyo ngokubuyisa impahla yendlu kaNkosi nabathunjwa bonke basuka eBabiloni beza kule ndawo! Kodwa-ke, lalela manje izwi engilikhuluma ezindlebeni zakho nasezindlebeni zabantu bonke. Abaphrofethi ababakhona ngaphambili phambi kwami naphambi kwakho kusukela ekuqaleni baphrofetha impi, ukuhlupheka nemphefumulo ebuthakathaka emazweni amaningi nasemibusweni emikhulu. Kodwa umphrofethi uphrofetha ukuthula uyakwaziwa ukuthi uyakuthunywa ngokweqiniso uNkosi uma izwi lakhe lingena ekufezekeni.” Khona-ke umphrofethi uHananiya wathatha ijogo entanyeni yomphrofethi uJeremiya, walaphula, wathi phambi kwabantu bonke: “Usho kanje uNkosi: ‘Kanjalo-ke kuze kuphele iminyaka emibili ngiyokwaphula ijogo likaNebukadinesari inosi yaseBabiloni entanyeni yezizwe zonke.’” Ngokwalokho umphrofethi uJeremiya wahamba wamuka. Emva kokuba umphrofethi uHananiya elaphule ijogo entanyeni yomphrofethi uJeremiya, kwafika izwi kaNkosi kuJeremiya, lithi: “Hamba utshele uHananiya ukuthi: Usho kanje uNkosi: Waphule ijogo lezihlahla, kodwa esikhundleni salo uzozenzela ijogo lensimbi! Ngoba usho kanje uNkosi sebambethe, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Ijogo lensimbi ngizolibeka entanyeni yezizwe eziyisebenzela uNebukadinesari inosi yaseBabiloni, ukuba zimsebenzele; ngisho nezilwane zasendle ngizinike yena.” Umphrofethi uJeremiya wathi kumphrofethi uHananiya: “Lalela lapha, Hananiya! UNkosi akakuthumanga, kodwa unikeze laba bantu ithemba lamanga. Ngenxa yalokho, usho kanje uNkosi: Ngizokulahla ebusweni bomhlaba; kulo mnyaka uzozifela ngoba ufundise ukuhlubuka ngoNkosi.” Nangalowo mnyaka, ngenyanga yesikhombisa, umphrofethi uHananiya wafa.

IHubo Lokuphendula · Psalm 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102

R. (68b) Nkosi, ngifundise izimfuno zakho. Susa kimi indlela yamanga, uzimisele kimi ngomthetho wakho. R. Nkosi, ngifundise izimfuno zakho. Ungasusi izwi leqiniso emlonyeni wami, ngoba ezigwebeni zakho kukhona ithemba lami. R. Nkosi, ngifundise izimfuno zakho. Mabangiphendukele abakwesabayo, abazi izimfuno zakho. R. Nkosi, ngifundise izimfuno zakho. Inhliziyo wami mawube ngomfezi ezimfunweni zakho, uze ungangijabhisi. R. Nkosi, ngifundise izimfuno zakho. Izoni zimlindele ukungicitha, kodwa mina ngiyazinakisisa izimfuno zakho. R. Nkosi, ngifundise izimfuno zakho. Ezigwebeni zakho ngiyakungaphenduki, ngoba wena uqobo ungifundisile. R. Nkosi, ngifundise izimfuno zakho.

EVangeli · Matthew 14:22-36

Khona-ke uJesu wenza abafundi bakhe ukuba bangene esikebheni badlulele phambili ngaphesheya kolwandle, ngenkathi yena adlulisa izixuku. Kuthe uma esebadlulisile, wakhuphukela entabeni eyedwa ukuyothandaza. Kuthe sekuhlwa, wayehlezi lapho eyedwa. Kepha isikebhe sekesile kude nequba lomhlaba, sinhlanhlatha amagagasi, ngoba umoya wawumelene naso. Ngomlindo wesine wesuku, waqonda kubo ehamba phezu kolwandle. Kuthe abafundi bembona ehamba phezu kolwandle, bashaqeka, bathi: “Yisiphoqokazi!” bamemeza ngenxa yokwesaba. Ngozuma uJesu wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Yibani nesibindi, yimina; ningasesabi.” UPetru wamphendula wathi: “Nkosi, uma kunguwena, ngiyale ngize kuwe phezu kwamanzi.” Wathi: “Woza.” UPetru wehla esikebheni, wahamba phezu kwamanzi eya kuJesu. Kodwa lapho ebona amandla omoya wahluleka ngokwesaba; wazama ukucwila, wamemeza wathi: “Nkosi, ngisindise!” Ngozuma uJesu welula isandla sakhe wambamba, wathi kuye: “Wena onokukholwa okuncane, ukholelwe ngenkani ngani?” Kuthe sebengenile esikebheni, umoya wathula. Ababeseke phakathi kwesikebhe bamkhothama bathi: “Ngempela, wena unguNyana kaNkulunkulu.” Kuthe sebewelile, bafinyelela ezweni laseGenesaretha. Uma abantu bakuleyo ndawo bemmukela, bathumela kubo bonke abaseduze kuleyo ndawo. Baletha kuye bonke abagulayo, bamncenga ukuba bathinte nje unqenqema lwengubo yakhe; bonke abawuthintayo basinda.

Nkosi, ngifundise izimfuno zakho.

Ishumatho

Bazalwane abathandekayo kuKristu,

Uyake uzibuze ukuthi kwenzakalani lapho imimoya yempilo ivunguza ngamandla, nolwandle luphazamiseka ngokubhonga okukhulu?

eVangelini lanamuhla, sithola abafundi besesisekeni phesheya kolwandle, beshaywa amagagasi nemimoya emelene nabo. Lapho besaba emnyameni, uJesu uza kubo ehamba phezu kwamanzi, ethi: “Yibani nesibindi, yimina; ningasabi.” UPetru uyamemeza ethi: “Nkosi, uma kunguwena, ngiyale ngize kuwe.” Kodwa lapho ebona umoya uba namandla, waqala ukucwila, wamemeza wathi: “Nkosi, ngisindise!” Ngozuma… uJesu welula isandla sakhe wambamba.

Yeka uMoya ongemandla walo mzuzu! UJesu akafiki ngokugxeka uPetru. Akamlahlisi eshaqeka… uvelula isandla sakhe ngaso leso sikhathi ukumhlula noku msekela.

Nasesifundweni sokuqala sikaJeremiya, sibona ukubaluleka kokufuna iqiniso likaNkulunkulu langempela emhlabeni, hhayi izithembiso ezingelutho nemilingo engekho. UNkulunkulu ukhuluma iqiniso ngesandla sakhe esiqinile esisivikela ezivunguvungwini.

Lapho sicabanga ngo-Benjamin Vo, sicabanga nangomfana owayenothando olumangalisayo lokubuka phezulu esibhakabhakeni… UBen wayethanda izindiza nezinyoni, enothando nobuqhawe bokuphupha ekhula, ezinikele ukufunda nezinto ezintsha. Wayenengqondo ehlakaniphile noshona kude, kodwa unomphela ephethe inhliziyo emnene ethobekile, egcwele uthando olujulile no-Dad wakhe u-Alan, u-Mom u-Thao, nomfowabo u-Ryan. Wayengasabi ukuphokophela phambili ngenhliziyo ezinikele.

Sekuphele amaviki ayisikhombisa namuhla kusukela u-Benjamin amukelwa ekhaya ngo-June 13.

Kwesinye isikhathi, lapho izivunguvungu zokulahlekelwa zishaya, kunezinhliziyo zabazali nabathandekayo ezithwaliswa umthwalo onzima nangokuzibuza ngezinyembezi: “Ingabe kukhona okungase kwenziwe bethe kuze kube njalo?”

UJesu wenza okufanayo lapho abafundi bambuza ngomuntu owazalwa eyimpumputhe: “Akusona isono sakhe noma sabazali bakhe.” Ukugula nebuhlungu avelanga ngoba kukhona enakulahla noma enaswela ukukwenza. UNkulunkulu kathumeli ukugula, futhi akagxeki muntu. Alan no-Thao… aninacala; nenza konke ngezandla ezigcwele uthando lwempela. Khululekani kulowo mthwalo, nimukele ukugona kukaKristu othi namuhla: “Yibani nesibindi, yimina.”

Kuwe Ryan, mfo wethu omncane: ngaso sonke isikhathi uma ubuka izindiza zimpamza phezulu emafini, khumbula ukuthi u-Ben ulele ngokuthula ezandleni zikaJesu ezimfudumalo, ukubuka ngomoyizelo okhanyayo.

Sithandazela yonke imindeni ezwa ubuhlungu neziphambano ezesindayo, nabantwana abagulayo ezindaweni ezikude nezeduze. UNkulunkulu uyanelula isandla sakhe ukuniphakamisa.

U-Benjamin Vo uselaphaya ezulwini, ehlala no-Saint Carlo Acutis eTafuleni laseZulwini nangaphansi kwengubo yomusa kaMariya Oyingcwele. Kwangathi isandla sikaKristu singanipha ukuthula. Amen.

Ukuzindla

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

Imithandazo Yokuncenga

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ben, namhlanje ngiyaziphenduphendula futhi, amehlo ami avalekile kodwa angikwazi ukulala. Ngicabanga ngoBen kakhulu. Ngiyakuthanda kakhulu, Ben.”