NgoLwesibili lweViki lama-22 ngesikhathi sokuJwayelekile — Izwi Losuku

Isivulo

Egameni likaYise, neNdodana, naloMoya oNgcwele. Kwangathi umusa nokuthula kukaNkulunkulu uBaba wethu neNkosi uJesu Kristu kungaba nani nonke.

Isicelo soxolo

Nkosi, usihawukele. Kristu, usihawukele. Nkosi, usihawukele.

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

Izwi likaNkulunkulu

1 KwabaseKorinte 2:10b-16 · 1 Corinthians 2:10b-16

Bazalwane: UMoya upheqa konke, ngisho nezijulezo zikaNkulunkulu. Phakathi kwabantu, ngubani owazi okomuntu ngaphandle komoya wakhe ophakathi kwakhe? Ngokunjalo, akakho owazi okukaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaMoya kaNkulunkulu. Thina asamukelanga umoya wezwe, kodwa uMoya ovela kuNkulunkulu, ukuze siqonde izinto esiziphiwe uNkulunkulu mahhala. Futhi sikhuluma ngazo, hhayi ngamazwi afundiswe ukuhlakanipha kwabantu, kodwa ngamazwi afundiswe uMoya, sichaza izinto ezingokomoya ngamazwi angokomoya. Manje umuntu wemvelo akazamukeli izinto ezingokomoya zikaNkulunkulu, ngoba kuye zingubuwula, futhi akakwazi ukuziqonda, ngoba zihlolwa ngokomoya. Lowo ongoMoya, nokho, angahlola konke kodwa yena akahlolwa muntu. Ngoba 'ngubani owazi umqondo weNkosi, ukuze amcele?' Kodwa thina sinomqondo kaKristu.

IHubo 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14 · Psalm 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14

R. INkosi ilungile ezindleleni zayo zonke. INkosi inomusa nesihe, iyazeka kancane futhi inomusa omkhulu. INkosi ilungile kubo bonke, inozwelo kuyo yonke imisebenzi yayo. R. INkosi ilungile ezindleleni zayo zonke. Yonke imisebenzi yakho mayikubonge, Nkosi, futhi abathembekile bakho mabakubusise. Mabaxoxe ngenkazimulo yoMbuso wakho, bakhulume ngamandla akho. R. INkosi ilungile ezindleleni zayo zonke. Ukwazisa abantu amandla akho, nenkazimulo yobukhosi boMbuso wakho. UMbuso wakho uyuMbuso weminyaka yonke, nokubusa kwakho kuhlala ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. R. INkosi ilungile ezindleleni zayo zonke. INkosi ithembekile kuwo wonke amazwi ayo, ingcwele kuyo yonke imisebenzi yayo. INkosi iphakamisa bonke abawa phansi, ivusa bonke abakhothamiswe yimithwalo. R. INkosi ilungile ezindleleni zayo zonke.

Luka 4:31-37 · Luke 4:31-37

UJesu wehla waya eKapernawume, idolobha laseGalile. Wafundisa abantu ngesabatha, bamangala kakhulu ngokufundisa kwakhe, ngoba wayekhuluma ngegunya. Esinagogeni kwakukhona umuntu owayenomoya wedemoni elingcolile, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu wathi, 'Yini thina nani, Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa? Ngiyazi ukuthi ungubani—oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu!' UJesu wamkhalimela wathi, 'Thula! Phuma kuye!' Khona-ke idemoni lamphonsa phansi phambi kwabo, laphuma kuye lingamenzanga lutho. Bonke bamangala, bakhuluma bodwa bathi, 'Yini le ngezwi lakhe? Ngoba ngegunya namandla uyala imimoya engcolile, bese iphuma.' Izindaba zakhe zasabalala kuyo yonke indawo ezungezile.

INkosi ilungile ezindleleni zayo zonke.

Intshumayelo

Ake sicabange ngomzuzu othule kakhulu… umzuzu lapho u-Benjamin, esemncane, ehlezi phambi kwesikrini sekhompyutha. Amehlo akhe agxile, kukhanya okuhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kukhanyisa ubuso bakhe obuqotho. Akabheki nje imidlalo; ubheka amakhodi, ubheka amaphupho, ubheka indlela yokwakha okuthile okusha. Wayenalo lolo hlobo lokufuna ukwazi okungenamingcele, umqondo ocijile owayewusebenzisa ukuze aqonde umhlaba, kusukela ekuhleleni imishini ye-cloud infrastructure kuya ekucabangeni nge-Boeing 737 yakhe ayeyibiza ngokuthi 'con chim airlines'. Lowo mamatheko wakhe omnene lapho ekhuluma ngalezo zindiza—lowo gigo owayehamba nokukhanya kwamehlo akhe—kwakuwukubonakaliswa komphefumulo owayephila ngokujula okungaphezu kweminyaka yakhe.

Namuhla, uSaint Paul usitshela amazwi aqinile esifundweni sokuqala: 'Thina-ke sinomqondo kaKristu.' Cabanga ngalokho. Akusho ukuthi sinokuhlakanipha komhlaba, kodwa ukuthi sinomqondo kaKristu. U-Benjamin wayenengqondo ecijile, yebo, kodwa wayenomqondo kaKristu ngoba wayenhliziyo ethambile. Wayengumfana owayezimisele ukunikeza konke ayenakho—njengalapho etshela abazali bakhe ukuthi ufuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange (piggy bank) ukuze asize umalume wakhe u-William owayegula. Akazange aliphule lelo bhange, kodwa inhliziyo yakhe yayivele ikwenzile ukuzidela. Lolo thando olumsulwa, lowo musa ongazenzisiyo, yiwona 'mqondo kaKristu' uSaint Paul akhuluma ngawo.

Kodwa kufanele sikhulume iqiniso 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 khona umsindo wokugigela kuka-Ben. Usizi lufana nomthwalo osindayo. Alan no-Thao, ngiyazi ukuthi kukhona izikhathi lapho uzwa sengathi isifuba sakho sizophoqeka ngenxa yobuhlungu. Niyazibuza, 'Kungani?' Niyazibuza, 'Ingabe kukhona okungaphezulu esasingakwenza?' ... Ngicela nilalele kahle namuhla, ngoba leli litshe elisindayo uNkulunkulu afuna ukulisusa ezinhliziyweni zenu. Ukugula kuka-Benjamin kwakungesona isijeziso. Kwakungelona neze iphutha lenu. UNkulunkulu akathumeli ukugula kubantwana bakhe, futhi akukho ukunakekela kwenu okwakungavimbela lokhu okwenzekile. Nenze konke umzali ongakwenza ngothando olumsulwa. U-Benjamin akakubeki cala; usemamatheka, ekhululekile, futhi egcwele uthando lwenu ayeluzwa nsuku zonke. Susa lowo mthwalo wokuzisola enhliziyweni yakho, ukhululeke ukukhala ngaphandle kokuzizwa unecala.

Nali 'ithuba' lethu namuhla. eVangelini, uJesu ungena esinagogeni. Ukhuluma negunya. Uthi emoyeni omubi, 'Thula! Phuma kuye!' UJesu unamandla phezu kokuhlupheka, phezu kokwesaba, naphezu kwemimoya ehlukanisa abantu. U-Benjamin, ngendlela yakhe ethule, wayefuna ukuhlanganisa, hhayi ukuhlukanisa. Wayefuna ukwakha, hhayi ukubhubhisa. Lapho uJesu ekhuluma, 'Phuma kuye,' ukhulula umuntu ekuboshweni. U-Benjamin manje ukhululekile. Akasaboshwa yimishini, akasaboshwa yizibhedlela. Usekhululekile ukundiza, usekhululekile ukuba yingxenye yomoya kaNkulunkulu.

Ryan, mfowabo omncane, u-Ben uyamthanda. U-Ben uyamthanda umfowabo kakhulu. U-Ben akashonanga; useyindiza yakho ehamba phambili, ekuholela ekukhanyeni kukaNkulunkulu. Qhubeka uphila ngesibindi. U-Ben uyaziqhenya ngawe njengoba uqhubeka nempilo yakho.

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 Acutis 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 izindiza zindiza, noma lapho ubona inyoni, yima kancane. Zitshele ukuthi: 'Nkosi, ngiyabonga ngempilo ka-Benjamin, owasikhombisa ukuthi umqondo ohlakaniphile nenhiziyo ethambile kungaba yinto eyodwa.' Khumbula ukuthi u-Benjamin usekhaya, futhi uyanibheka, emamatheka, ephefumula ngokukhululeka emoyeni kaNkulunkulu. Benjamin Đại Dương Vo, lala ngokuthula mntwana wethu. Uthando lwakho lusaqhubeka lugeza umhlaba njengolwandle olukhulu.

Ukuzindla

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

Imikhuleko yabazalwane

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.”