NgoLwesithathu lweViki lama-22 ngesikhathi esivamile — Izwi Losuku

Ukuvula

Egameni likaYise, neNdodana, naloMoya oNgcwele. Kwangathi umusa nokuthula kukaNkulunkulu uBaba naye iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kungaba nani nonke.

Ukuphenduka

Nkosi, ube nesihe kithi. Kristu, ube nesihe kithi. Nkosi, ube nesihe kithi.

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

Izwi likaNkulunkulu

Isifundo sokuqala · 1 Korinte 3:1-9

Bazalwane, angikwazanga ukukhuluma nani njengabantu abangokomoya, kodwa njengabantu abangokwenyama, njengezingane kuKristu. Nginiphise ngobisi, hhayi ngokudla okuqinile, ngoba naningakwazi ukukuthatha. Impela, nanamuhla anisayikwazi, ngoba nisesengabenyama. Njengoba kukhona umona nokuxabana phakathi kwenu, anihambi yini ngokwenyama, ngokwesiko labantu? Noma umuntu ethi, 'NgingokaPawulu,' omunye athi, 'Ngingoka-Apholo,' anibona yini nje abantu? U-Apholo uyini, noPawulu uyini? Bayizinceku enaba ngazo abakholwayo, njengalokho iNkosi yabela ngamunye. Mina ngitshalile, u-Apholo uwunisile, kodwa uNkulunkulu nguye owakhulisayo. Ngakho-ke, akuyena otshalayo noma owunisayo oyinto, kodwa uNkulunkulu owenza ukukhula. Otshalayo nowunisayo bayinye, futhi ngamunye uyothola umvuzo ngokomsebenzi wakhe. Ngoba thina siyizisebenzi ezikanye noNkulunkulu; nina niyinsimu kaNkulunkulu, niyisakhiwo sikaNkulunkulu.

Ihubo · Ihubo 33:12-13, 14-15, 20-21

Babusisiwe abantu iNkosi ebakhethile ukuba babe yifa layo. Ubusisiwe umbuso uNkulunkulu wawo uyiNkosi, abantu ebakhethile ukuba babe yifa layo. Ezulwini iNkosi iyabuka phansi; iyabona bonke abantu. Babusisiwe abantu iNkosi ebakhethile ukuba babe yifa layo. Esihlalweni sayo esiqinile ibheka bonke abahlala emhlabeni, yona eyabumba inhliziyo yomuntu ngamunye, yona eyazi yonke imisebenzi yabo. Babusisiwe abantu iNkosi ebakhethile ukuba babe yifa layo. Umphefumulo wethu ulindela iNkosi, engusizo wethu nesihlangu sethu, ngoba ezinhliziyweni zethu sijabula ngayo; eGameni layo elingcwele siyethemba. Babusisiwe abantu iNkosi ebakhethile ukuba babe yifa layo.

eVangelini · Luka 4:38-44

Emva kokuba uJesu ephumile esinagogeni, wangena endlini kaSimoni. Umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayephethwe umkhuhlane omubi, bamncenga uJesu ngaye. Wema phezu kwakhe, wamyala umkhuhlane, wawushiya. Wavuka masinyane wabakhonza. Ekushoneni kwelanga, bonke ababenabantu abagulayo ngezifo ezahlukene babaletha kuye. Wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwabo bonke, wabaphilisa. Amadimoni aphuma kwabaningi, ememeza ethi, 'Wena uyindodana kaNkulunkulu.' Kodwa wawamyala, akawavumelanga ukukhuluma, ngoba ayazi ukuthi unguKristu. Ekuseni kakhulu uJesu waphuma waya endaweni eyihlane. Izixuku zafuna yena, zafika kuye, zazama ukumvimba ukuba angahambi kuzo. Kodwa wathi kuzo, 'Kufanele ngishumayele izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu nakweminye imizi, ngoba ngithunyelwe ngenxa yalokho.' Wayeshumayela emasinagogeni aseJudiya.

Babusisiwe abantu iNkosi ebakhethile ukuba babe yifa layo.

Intshumayelo

Ake sicabange ngomzuzu othule kakhulu. Cabanga ngomfana omncane ehlezi endaweni ethulile, ephethe ikhampasi noma ibalazwe elikhulu lezindiza. U-Benjamin Vo wayengumfana owayethanda ukubheka kude, hhayi nje ngamehlo akhe, kodwa ngengqondo yakhe ecijile. Wayebheka izindiza ze-Boeing 737 hhayi njengensimbi nje, kodwa njengamaphiko okubona umhlaba. Kulo mfana, umhlaba wawungumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, into okufanele ifundwe, iqondwe, futhi ithandwe. Namuhla, uSaint Paul usikhumbuza eqinisweni elinzima kodwa elibalulekile esifundweni sokuqala: 'Mina ngitshalile, u-Apholo uwunisile, kodwa uNkulunkulu nguye owakhulisayo.'

Leli gama 'ukukhula' yilona elisiphelezela namuhla. U-Benjamin wakhula ngokushesha, hhayi nje ngokomzimba, kodwa ngobuhlakani nangekhono lakhe lokunakekela abanye. Sonke siyazi ukuthi wayeyisipho esikhulu. Kodwa namuhla, njengoba sekuphele izinyanga ezimbili kusukela u-Benjamin abuyela ekhaya kuNkulunkulu, leli 'khula' elikhulunywa nguSaint Paul lizwakala linzima. Sifuna ukubuza, 'Kungani indlela yakhe imfushane kangaka?'

Lalelani, Alan no-Thao. Ngiyazi ukuthi izinhliziyo zenu zizizwa zomile, njengomhlabathi odinga imvula. Niyazibuza ukuthi ingabe kukhona okungaphezulu enanikwenza. Niyazibuza ukuthi kungani lo mfana omuhle, owayefuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange ukuze asize umalume wakhe u-William, kumele ahambe. Ngicela nilalele kahle namuhla: Ukugula akulona iphutha lenu. UNkulunkulu akakaze akubeke icala. U-Benjamin akakubeki icala. Nenze konke okusemandleni enu ngothando olumsulwa. Susa lowo mthwalo wokuzisola enhliziyweni yakho, ngoba uNkulunkulu akakubheki ngokwahlulela, ubheka uthando olugcwele enhliziyweni yakho.

Bhekani eVangelini lanamuhla. UJesu ungena endlini kaSimoni. Ubona umuntu ogulayo—umkhwekazi kaSimoni ephethwe umkhuhlane. UJesu akasho amazwi amaningi. Umi phezu kwakhe, uyamyala umkhuhlane, futhi umkhuhlane uyahamba. Nali ithuba lethu. UJesu unamandla phezu kokuhlupheka. U-Benjamin manje usephumule kulelo mandla kaJesu. Akasaphethwe umkhuhlane, akasaphethwe ubuhlungu. Usekhululekile, njengendiza endiza phezulu ngaphandle kwemingcele.

Ryan, mfowabo omncane, u-Ben uyamthanda. U-Ben uyambona njengoba ukhula. Ungalokothi uzizwe ungedwa, ngoba uthando lwenu luyisibopho esingasoze saphuka. U-Ben uyaziqhenya ngawe. Qhubeka uphila ngesibindi, ube yindoda efana naye—enomusa, enesibindi, nenhliziyo evulekile.

Kubo bonke abazali abathwele iziphambano ezifanayo, nabantwana abagulayo emhlabeni jikelele: UNkulunkulu uyanibona. Akabheki nje izinyembezi, kodwa ubheka ukholo lenu. U-Benjamin Đại Dương Vo—igama lakhe elisho 'Ulwandle Olukhulu'—useyisiphephelo sothando lukaNkulunkulu. U-Ben use-Banquet of Heaven, eceleni kuka-Saint Carlo Acutis, esikhulekela sonke.

Njengoba niphuma lapha namuhla, ngicela nenze into eyodwa encane. Lapho ubona izindiza zindiza, noma lapho ubona inyoni, yima kancane. Zitshele ukuthi: 'Nkosi, ngiyabonga ngempilo ka-Benjamin.' Khumbula ukuthi impilo yakhe yayiyisipho, futhi uthando lwakhe lusaqhubeka lugeza umhlaba njengolwandle olukhulu. Benjamin, lala ngokuthula. Uthando lwakho luyisibani esingasoze sacima.

Ukuzindla

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

Izicelo

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ben, ubaba ukukhumbula kakhulu. No-Mommy naye. Sekuphele izinyanga ezingaphezu kwezimbili kodwa ubaba nomama basakhala nsuku zonke. Sisize sidlule kulokhu, ukuze sinakekele ingane yakithi.”