UMsombuluko weViki lama-22 lesiKhathi esiJwayelekile — Izwi Losuku

Isingeniso

Egameni likaYise nelendodana nelomoya ongcwele. Kwangathi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nothando lukaNkulunkulu, nokuhlanganyela kukaMoya oNgcwele kungaba nani nonke kulo mzuzu wokukhumbula u-Benjamin Đại Dương Vo.

Isenzo Sokuzisolo

Nkosi, sihawukele. Kristu, sihawukele. Nkosi, sihawukele.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Organ & Cello)” — A song for Ben

Izwi LikaNkulunkulu

Isifundo sokuqala · 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Kwathi lapho ngiza kini, bazalwane, ngimemezela imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu, angizanga ngokuhlakanipha kwamazwi noma ngezwi eliphakeme. Ngoba ngazimisela ukungazi lutho phakathi kwenu ngaphandle kukaJesu Kristu, yena obethelwe esiphambanweni. Ngaza kini ngibuthakathaka, ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela okukhulu; amazwi ami nokushumayela kwami kwakungekhona ngamazwi okuhlakanipha okuyengayo, kodwa kwakuwukubonakalisa kukaMoya namandla, ukuze ukholo lwenu lungasekelwa ekuhlakanipheni kwabantu, kodwa emandleni kaNkulunkulu.

Ihubo Lokuphendula · Psalm 119:97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102

R. Nkosi, ngiyayithanda imiyalo yakho. Hayi, indlela engiwuthanda ngayo umthetho wakho, Nkosi! Uyisizindlo sami usuku lonke. R. Nkosi, ngiyayithanda imiyalo yakho. Imiyalo yakho ingihlakaniphisile kunezitha zami, ngoba ihlezi inami. R. Nkosi, ngiyayithanda imiyalo yakho. Ngokuqonda ngidlula bonke abafundisi bami, ngoba izimiso zakho ziyisizindlo sami. R. Nkosi, ngiyayithanda imiyalo yakho. Ngokuqonda ngidlula abadala, ngoba ngigcina imiyalo yakho. R. Nkosi, ngiyayithanda imiyalo yakho. Ngizigcinile izinyawo zami kuzo zonke izindlela ezimbi, ukuze ngigcine izwi lakho. R. Nkosi, ngiyayithanda imiyalo yakho. Angizange ngichezuke eziphakamisweni zakho, ngoba wena ungifundisile. R. Nkosi, ngiyayithanda imiyalo yakho.

IVangeli · Luke 4:16-30

UJesu weza eNazareth, lapho ayekhulele khona, wangena esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabatha njengokwenza kwakhe. Wasukuma ukuba afunde, wanikezwa umqulu womprofethi u-Isaya. Wawuvula umqulu, wafumana indawo lapho kwakulotshwe khona ukuthi: 'Umoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngoba ingigcobele ukushumayela ivangeli kubampofu. Ingithumele ukumemezela ukukhululwa kubathunjwa, namandla okubona ezimpumputheni, ukukhulula abacindezelweyo, nokumemezela unyaka womusa weNkosi.' Wawusongisisa umqulu, wawubuyisela encekwini, wahlala phansi; amehlo abo bonke abasesinagogeni ayegqolozele yena. Waqala ukuthi kubo: 'Namuhla lo mbhalo ugcwalisekile ezindlebeni zenu.' Bonke bamfakazela, bamangala ngamazwi omusa aphuma emlonyeni wakhe. Bathi: 'Lo akuyena yini indodana kaJosefa?' Wathi kubo: 'Impela niyokusho kimi lesi saga nithi: Dokotela, ziphilise wena; lokho esikuzwile ukuthi kwenzekile eKhaphernaume, kwenze nalapha kini.' Wathi: 'Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, akukho mprofethi owamukelekayo kulo lakini. Ngiyanitshela iqiniso, kwakukhona abafelokazi abaningi kwa-Israyeli ngezinsuku zika-Eliya, lapho izulu livalwa iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha, kwaba nendlala enkulu ezweni lonke. Kodwa u-Eliya akazange athunywe nakoyedwa kubo, kuphela kowesifazane ongumfelokazi eSarefayi laseSidoni. Futhi kwakukhona abanephurusi abaningi kwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi somprofethi u-Elisha; kodwa akukho namunye kubo owahlanzululwa, ngaphandle kukaNamani waseSiriya.' Kuthe lapho bezwa lokho, bonke abasesinagogeni bagcwala ulaka. Basukuma, bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamyisa onqenqemeni lwentaba owakhiwe kuyo umuzi wabo, ukuze bamphonse phansi. Kodwa yena wadabula phakathi kwabo, wahamba.

Nkosi, ngiyayithanda imiyalo yakho.

Intshumayelo

Ake sicabange ngomzuzu othule, umzuzu lapho umhlaba ubonakala ume kancane. Cabanga ngomfana ohlezi phambi kwesikrini sekhompyutha, amehlo akhe ekhanya ngenxa yelukuluku lokwazi. Akabheki nje imidlalo, kodwa ubheka amakhodi, ubheka imiqulu yedatha (data), ubheka i-blueprint yento entsha ayidalayo. Lowo mfana ngu-Benjamin Vo. Kuye, wonke umugqa wekhodi wawufana nomusho osencwadini engcwele—into okufanele ivulwe, iqondwe, futhi yenziwe iphile. Lona umfanekiso esiwuphatha namuhla: **Umqulu Ovuliweyo**.

eVangelini lanamuhla, uJesu ungena esinagogeni laseNazareth, indawo akhulele kuyo. Unikezwa umqulu womprofethi u-Isaya. Uyawuvula, awufunde, bese ethi: 'Namuhla lo mbhalo ugcwalisekile ezindlebeni zenu.' Cabanga ngalelo gama: *Namuhla*. Akusilo ikusasa elikude, kodwa ngumanje. UJesu uvula umqulu wokuphila kwakhe phambi kwabantu abamaziyo kusukela esemncane. Bamazi njengendodana kaJosefa, kodwa uJesu ubakhombisa ukuthi umqulu wakhe uqukethe okungaphezulu kakhulu kunalokho abakubonayo ngamehlo enyama.

U-Benjamin naye wayenomqulu wakhe. Wayengu-'photocopy' kayise, u-Alan, hhayi nje ngokubukeka kodwa nangendlela umqulu womqondo wakhe owawubhalwe ngayo. Cabanga ngobuhlakani bakhe—umfana owenza izibalo zebanga lesishiyagalombili esebangeni lesine! Lowo mqulu wawungabhaliwe ngamazwi okuhlakanipha komhlaba kuphela, kodwa wawubhalwe ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu. U-Saint Paul usitshela namuhla ukuthi akazanga ngezwi eliphakeme noma ngokuhlakanipha kwabantu, kodwa ngezwi likaKristu obethelwe. U-Benjamin, naphezu kokuhlakanipha kwakhe okumangalisayo kwe-AI ne-DevOps, wayenokuthile okukhulu kakhulu: wayenomoya omnene, inhliziyo ethambile eyayiwuvula lo mqulu wokuphila ngothando.

Kodwa kufanele sikhulume iqiniso elibuhlungu namuhla. Sekuphele izinyanga ezimbili manje. Kusukela ngalelo langa lika-June 13, 2026, isikhathi sibonakala sishintshile. Izinyanga ezimbili zokubheka isihlalo esingenalutho. Izinyanga ezimbili zokuzwa ukuthula endlini lapho kwakufanele kube nomsindo wokugigela kuka-Ben lapho ekhuluma nge-'Con Chim Airlines'. Usizi lufana nomqulu ovaliwe esingakwazi ukufunda okubhalwe kuwo. Uzwa ubuhlungu obukhulu, Alan no-Thao, futhi u-Ryan uzwa isikhala somfowabo owayengumngane wakhe omkhulu. Kukhona ukungaqondi, kukhona 'kungani' ehlala isesifubeni senu njengomthwalo osindayo.

Kwesinye isikhathi, kulo mnyama, inhliziyo iqala ukuzisola. Inhliziyo yomzali iqala ukuzibuza: 'Ingabe kukhona esikuphuthelwe? Ingabe kukhona okungaphezulu esasingakwenza?' ... Ngicela nilalele kahle namuhla, ngoba leli litshe elisindayo uNkulunkulu afuna ukulisusa ezinhliziyweni zenu. Lapho abafundi bebuza uJesu ngomuntu owazalwa eyisiphofu, bebuza ukuthi ngubani owonayo, uJesu waphendula wathi: 'Akuyena lo muntu owonileyo, noma abazali bakhe.' Ukugula kuka-Benjamin kwakungesona isijeziso. Kwakungelona neze iphutha lenu, Alan no-Thao. UNkulunkulu akathumeli ukugula kubantwana bakhe, futhi akukho watchfulness noma ukunakekela kwenu okwakungavimbela lokhu okwenzekile phakathi kwalezi zinto zomhlaba ezingaphezu kwamandla ethu abantu. Nenze konke umzali ongakwenza ngothando olumsulwa. U-Benjamin akakubeki cala; usemamatheka, ekhululekile.

Nali 'ithuba' lethu namuhla (The Turn). Cabanga ngalelo phupho lika-June 25. U-Benjamin uvela kulo, engagqokile ihembe, egqoke izikhindi eziluhlaza okotshani, emi ngaphandle kwegumbi 419. Ubukeka ephila, ephilile, enamandla. Uthi kuwe, Alan: 'Ba ơi, test nào con cũng qua hết. Con tự thở được bình thường mà...' (Baba, zonke izivivinyo ngiziphasile. Ngiyakwazi ukuphefumula ngokwami...). Lawa mazwi awawona nje amaphupho; ayisibonakaliso somqulu ogcwalisekile. UJesu uthe eVangelini uthunyelwe 'ukukhulula ababoshiweyo' kanye 'nokubuyisela ukubona ezimpumputheni'. Kulelo phupho, u-Benjamin ukhululekile. Akasaboshiwe ukugula. Akasadingi imishini yokuphefumula. Usephumelele zonke 'izivivinyo' zalo mhlaba. Lapho ethi, 'Ungakhathazeki, ngizonibheka nina nomama,' uvula umqulu omusha wethemba.

U-Benjamin wayengumfana owayengenza noma yini ngenxa yothando. Khumbulani lapho eneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu, lapho efuna ukunikeza yonke imali yakhe ayeyigcinile kuleyo 'piggy bank' yakhe ukuze asize umalume wakhe u-William owayehlaselwe yisifo sohlangothi. Akazange aliphule lelo bhange ngoba kwakungasadingeki, kodwa inhliziyo yakhe yayisivele ivulekile. Wayesenikele konke kakade enhliziyweni yakhe. Lona umqulu wothando uNkulunkulu awufundayo kithi. Akubalulekile ukuthi u-Ben uphile iminyaka emingaki, kodwa kubalulekile ukuthi lo mqulu wakhe wawugcwele amakhodi omusa, amakhodi okuhlonipha, namakhodi othando olumsulwa.

Alan, Thao, no-Ryan: Ngikhuluma nani ngqo namuhla. Ngiyazi ukuthi lobu buhlungu bunzima kakhulu kunezwi elingabuchaza. Kodwa bhekani u-Benjamin Đại Dương Vo. Igama lakhe lisho 'Ulwandle Olukhulu'. Ulwandle alupheli lapho luguquka khona lube ngamafu; luba yingxenye yesibhakabhaka. U-Benjamin use-Banquet of Heaven manje, eceleni kuka-Saint Carlo Acutis. Laba bafana ababili, ababehlakaniphe kangaka ngobuchwepheshe, manje basebenzisa lowo mqulu wabo wokuhlakanipha ukusikhulekela. U-Ben usekhululekile ukundiza ku-'Con Chim Airlines' yakhe yasezulwini, lapho kungekho khona imingcele.

Iphupho lika-July 23 lisikhombisa u-Ben okhokha imali ye-ice cream. Lokho kusho ukuthi usekhululekile, unamandla, futhi unakho konke akudingayo. Akasadingi ukuthi nina nimenzele okuthile; manje nguye osenzela thina. Usiphekela idili lothando ePharadesi. U-Benjamin Đại Dương Vo akashonanga; usevule umqulu wakhe waphakade.

Kubo bonke abazali abathwele iziphambano ezifanayo, nabantwana abagulayo emhlabeni jikelele: UNkulunkulu uyanibona. Akabheki nje ubuhlungu benu, kodwa ubheka uthando olungapheli eninalo. Ningaphelelwa yithemba. INkosi yokuthula inani. U-Benjamin no-Saint Carlo basikhulekela sonke, ukuze ngolunye usuku, nathi siphumelele zonke izivivinyo zethu bese sihlangana nabo emnyango weZulu.

Njengoba niphuma lapha namuhla, ngifuna nenze into eyodwa encane. Lapho ubona isikrini sekhompyutha, noma lapho ubhala okuthile ephepheni, yima kancane. Khumbula umqulu ka-Benjamin omuhle. Zitshele ukuthi: 'Nkosi, ngiyabonga ngempilo ka-Benjamin, owasikhombisa ukuthi ngisho umqulu omfishane ungaba nendaba enhle kakhulu.' Khumbula ukuthi u-Benjamin usekhaya, futhi uyanibheka, emamatheka, ephefumula ngokukhululeka emoyeni kaNkulunkulu.

Benjamin Đại Dương Vo, lala ngokuthula mntwana wethu. Umqulu wakho usuvuliwe ebukhosini bukaNkulunkulu, futhi uthando lwakho lusaqhubeka lugeza umhlaba njengolwandle olukhulu.

Amen.

Ukuzindla

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

Imikhuleko Yokunxusa

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ben, uma ungakwazi, ngicela ungivakashele emaphusheni ami, Mnumzane Minh, noma ngabe ukubingelela nje noma ukumamatheka njengoba ubujwayele ukwenza lapho uthatha izithombe. Ngikukhumbula futhi ngikufisise kakhulu.”