Isikhumbuzo sika-Saint Pius X, uPapa

Bazalwane abathandekayo kuKristu,

Kule njabulo yosuku lwanamuhla, lapho sikhumbula uSaint Pius X, umuntu owagxila kakhulu ekukhulekeleni kwakhe nasekuhlanganyeleni kwakhe, sifuna ukubona ubuso bukaNkulunkulu kuyo yonke indawo. Namuhla, njengoba silalela amazwi kaNkulunkulu, sibona isithombe esijulile somprofethi u-Ezekiyeli, emi phakathi kwamathambo omile, ethola umbono wokuvuselelwa kwesizwe esilahlekile. Uthi uNkulunkulu kuye: “Ndodana yomuntu, angaphila yini la mathambo?” Futhi u-Ezekiyeli, ngobuhlakani bakhe obukhulu, uphendula ngokuthobeka: “Nkosi Nkosi, wena wedwa uyazi.” Lokhu kuthobeka, le ndlela yokuvuma ukuthi uNkulunkulu kuphela owazi konke, kuyinto esiyidinga kakhulu, ikakhulukazi lapho sibhekene nezimfihlakalo zokuphila kwethu nezokufa.

Futhi lapho sicabanga ngalokhu, ingqondo yami iyabuyela kuBenjamin Vo. U-Ben wayengumfana owayenomqondo ohlakaniphile kakhulu, umfana owayekhakha imidlalo yamakhompyutha futhi ehamba phambili kwezobuchwepheshe. Ngisho nasekuqaleni nje, lapho ebhekene nezinselele ezinkulu, uBen wayebonisa ukuzinikela okungavamile. Kodwa into eyayigqama kakhulu ngoBenjamin yayingesona isiphiwo sakhe sobuhlakani kuphela—kwakuyinhliziyo yakhe emsulwa, ethambile, nehlakaniphile. Wayengumfana owayehlale emamatheka ngomusa, ehlonipha abazali bakhe, futhi ethokozela ukulalela izindaba zikayise. Kwakukhona ukukhanya okukhethekile kuye, njengokukhanya okukhanya okwakuboniswa esithombeni somndeni wabo eDisneyland, lapho bonke bejabulela khona usuku oluhle ndawonye. U-Ben wayenesibindi esingavamile, esingafani naleso esikhombisa ukuziqhenya, kodwa esikhombisa ukwethembela kuNkulunkulu nokuthanda abanye ngaphandle kwemibandela. Wayengumfana owayekholelwa ukuthi “ukuzama kuyikho konke okubalulekile.” Le nkolelo yakhe yaba yisibonelo esikhulu kithi, ikakhulukazi lapho sibuka isithombe sakhe lapho ehlezi etafuleni, egxile kakhulu es project yakhe yesayensi, ebheke insimbi nebhethri ukuze ahlabele ibhalbhu elincane lokukhanya. Lapho, ngaphansi kwesithombe soMndeni Oyingcwele, ukuhlakanipha nokuthula kukaBenjamin kwakukhanya ngokubonakalayo. Akazange enze umsindo omkhulu; kunalokho, wawuletha ukukhanya nosizo emndenini wakhe ngezandla nezinhliziyo zakhe ezimnene.

Njengoba u-Ezekiyeli eyalelwa ukuba aphembe phezu kwamathambo omile, siphinde sithole umyalezo ofanayo eVangelini namuhla. Lapho abafundisi bebuza uJesu ukuthi yimuphi umyalo omkhulu, impendulo yakhe iyacasula ngobulula bayo: “Uyoze umthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangayo yonke imiphefumulo yakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho. Lowo ngumyalo omkhulu nowokuqala. Owesibili uyafana nawo: Uyoze umthande umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena. Umthetho wonke nabaprofethi balokhu kuncike khona.” Uthando. Yilokho okuyisisekelo. Uthando oluqondiswe kuNkulunkulu, uthando oluqondiswe omunye nomunye umuntu. Lena yimiyalo emibili eyakha isakhiwo esikhulu sokholo lwethu.

Futhi lapho sicabanga ngalokhu, ingqondo yami iyabuyela emagameni kaBenjamin ayebhalwe ngoyise: “Ba, ngingakusiza kanjani?” Noma ngabe kwakuyisikhathi sokudla, noma isikhathi sokukhuluma, noma isikhathi sokudlala, uBen wayezimisele ukuba khona. Wayefuna ukubona uyise ejabule. Wayefuna ukwazi ukuthi uyise uhlala kanjani. Wayefuna ukwazi ukuthi uyise uyakwazi ukudlala njani. Wayefuna ukwazi ukuthi uyise uyakwazi ukuhlekisa njani. UBen wayefuna ukuba khona, njengoba nje iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ifuna ukuba khona kithi. Wayefuna ukuzwa izindaba zikaNkulunkulu. Yilokho ukuthanda umakhelwane kwangempela—ukuba khona, ukulalela, ukwabelana ngezimpilo zethu.

Sekuphele amaviki ayisishiyagalolunye manje kusukela u-Benjamin abizelwa ekhaya ngo-June 13, 2026. Futhi namuhla, lapho sibhekene namathambo omile esiphila kuwo, lapho izindaba zokulahlekelwa zibonakala zingenathemba, uNkulunkulu usinika umbono wokuvuselelwa. U-Ezekiyeli uyababona labo mathambo beqala ukuhlangana, bekhula izintambo, nenyama, nesikhumba. Kodwa kusekhona ukuntuleka okukhulu: umoya. U-Ezekiyeli uyalelwa ukuba aphembe umoya, futhi lapho umoya ungena, la mathambo omile aba yibutho elikhulu, eliphilayo.

Futhi lelo yithemba esinalo namuhla. Izingane zethu, njengoBenjamin, ziyingxenye yaleso sibutho esikhulu. Ngisho noma izimpilo zazo ziphela ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma zibhekana nezimpi ezilukhuni, uNkulunkulu angakwazi ukubuyisela ubuhle nokukhanya ezimpilweni zazo. U-Ben, ngenxa yomoya kaKristu owayehlala kuye, wayengumthombo wokukhanya nokuthanda. Wayengumfana owayekulungele ukunikela ngayo yonke imali ayeyigcinile ebhange lakhe elincane ukuze asize umalume wakhe owayegula. Lokhu akuyona nje indaba yomfana omncane owenza into enhle; leyo yayiyindlela kaBenjamin yokubonisa uthando nokusebenza ngempela, njengomsebenzi womalusi wangempela, onakekela izimvu zakhe ngaphezu kwakhe. Wayezimisele ukusebenzisa isipho sakhe esihle ukuze asize labo ababedinga usizo, njengoba nje iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu yayifuna ukusiza abantu bayo. Yilokho ukuthanda umakhelwane kwangempela—ukuzinikela, ukuzinikela okungenamibandela.

IBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi “uthando alupheli.” Futhi ngalokho, uthando lukaBenjamin lusaqhubeka. Noma ngabe ukulungiswa kwesipho sokuphila okudala amanzi acwebile emiphakathini eswele, noma ukuba yisibonelo esikhanyayo emndenini nasezihlotsheni zakhe, umthelela wakhe uhlala njalo.

Alan no-Thao, lapho usizi luhlasela imiphefumulo yenu, yizwani izwi lenduduzo leNkosi. U-Ben usezandleni zikaYise, uhleli kulelo dili elikhulu laseZulwini elingasoze laphela. UNkulunkulu akasoli muntu ngalolu sizi; u-Benjamin Vo wemukelwe ngenhliziyo yakhe emsulwa. Futhi lapho nibona ingane encane, noma ngezwa ingxoxo ejulile ngobuchwepheshe, noma nibona ukuthi umuntu enza into enhle ngomusa, khumbula uBen. Ube njengaleyo ndodana yomuntu eyayizolile futhi izolile, kodwa yayigcwele umoya kaNkulunkulu. Ube njengaleyo ndodana yomuntu eyayizolile futhi izolile, kodwa yayigcwele umoya kaNkulunkulu.

Kuwena Ryan: qhubeka uphile ngaleyo nhliziyo ethambile nenesibindi somfowenu u-Ben. Ukumamatheka kwakhe kuyohlale kukhanya endleleni yakho. Futhi lapho ubhekene nezinselele, khumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlale ekulalela. Njengoba nje uBen ayekulungele ukusiza, ngisho noma kwakungadingeki, ngoba wayenikeza umnikelo wakhe, ngendlela efanayo, uNkulunkulu ulungele ukukusiza, ngisho noma ungaceli.

Sithumela imikhuleko nakubo bonke abantwana abagulayo, nakuyo yonke imindeni ethwele iziphambano ezisindayo. UNkulunkulu uyabona ubuhlungu benu, futhi uyabona uthando lwenu. Uyanibona, unemboza ngomusa wakhe. U-Benjamin Vo, ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe okumangalisayo nokuthambisa kwenhliziyo yakhe, uyisibonelo sokuthi singaphila kanjani ngokuvumelana nemiyalo kaKristu. Akazange abambelele ezintweni zomhlaba, kodwa wagxila othandweni lweNkosi nabomakhelwane bakhe. Futhi ngalokho, yena manje useTafuleni laseZulwini, egcwele injabulo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

U-Benjamin uphumule ngokuthula no-Saint Carlo Acutis eTafuleni laseZulwini, egcinwe emseni kaMariya Oyingcwele. Amen.