Lwesihlanu lweVeki yama-22 ngesikhathi esivamile — Izwi Losuku

Isingeniso

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

Umthandazo wokuphenduka

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

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

Izifundo zeZwi

Isifundo sokuqala · 1 Korinte 4:1-5

Bazalwane: Umuntu makasibheke kanje: njengezinceku zikaKristu nabaphathi bezimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu. Manje, okufuneka kubaphathi ukuba umuntu afunyanwe ethembekile. Kepha kimi akusilutho ukuba ngahlulelwe nini noma yisigcawu sabantu; angizahluleli ngisho nami. Ngokuba angazi lutho olumelene nami, kodwa angithethelelwanga ngalokho; kepha ongahlulelayo yimi iNkosi. Ngakho-ke, masingahluleli lutho ngaphambi kwesikhathi, size sibe sefika iNkosi, eyokwembula okufihliweyo ebumnyameni, yenze obala izinhloso zezinhliziyo; khona-ke wonke umuntu uyakuthola ukudunyiswa nguNkulunkulu.

Ihubo lokuphendula · Ihubo 37:3-4, 5-6, 27-28, 39-40

R. Insindiso yabalungileyo ivela eNkosini. Themba eNkosini, wenze okuhle, uhlale ezweni, udle ngokulondeka. Thokoza eNkosini, yona iyakunika izifiso zenhliziyo yakho. R. Insindiso yabalungileyo ivela eNkosini. Phathisa iNkosi indlela yakho, uthembe kuyo, yona iyakukwenza. Iyakuveza ukulunga kwakho njengokukhanya, nokwahlulela kwakho njengemini enkulu. R. Insindiso yabalungileyo ivela eNkosini. Suka kokubi, wenze okuhle, uze uhlale kuze kube phakade. Ngokuba iNkosi ithanda ukulunga, ayibashiyi abathembekileyo bayo. Ababi bayakubhujiswa, inzalo yababi iyakunqunywa. R. Insindiso yabalungileyo ivela eNkosini. Insindiso yabalungileyo ivela eNkosini, iyisiphephelo sabo esikhathini sosizi. INkosi iyabasiza, ibakhulule; iyabakhulula kwababi, ibasindise, ngokuba baphephela kuyo. R. Insindiso yabalungileyo ivela eNkosini.

IVangeli · Luka 5:33-39

Ababhali nabaFarisi bathi kuJesu: 'Abafundi bakaJohane bazila ukudla kaningi, benza nemithandazo, kanjalo nabafundi babaFarisi; kodwa abakho bayadla, baphuze.' UJesu wathi kubo: 'Ningenza abangane bomkhwenyana bazile ukudla umkhwenyana esenabo na? Kepha kuyakufika izinsuku lapho umkhwenyana eyakususwa kubo, khona-ke bayakuzila kulezo zinsuku.' Wase etshela nensumansumane: 'Akakho ohlwitha isiqeshana sengubo entsha, asithunge engutsheni endala; kungenjalo uyakudabula entsha, nesiqeshana esivela kuyo asiyikuvumelana nendala. Akakho othela iwayini elisha ezikhumbeni ezindala; kungenjalo iwayini elisha liyakudabula izikhumba, lichitheke, nezikhumba zonakale. Kodwa iwayini elisha kumele lithelwe ezikhumbeni ezintsha. Akakho ophuza iwayini elidala ofisa elisha, ngokuba uthi: "Elidala lihle."'

Insindiso yabalungileyo ivela eNkosini.

Intshumayelo

Ake sicabange ngomzuzu othule kakhulu… umzuzu lapho umfana omncane, u-Benjamin, ehlezi ekhaya ephethe ikhampasi noma ibalazwe lezindiza. Amehlo akhe ayegxile, hhayi nje ekubhekeni izithombe, kodwa ekubhekeni indlela izinto ezisebenza ngayo. Wayeyithanda kakhulu leyo mizuzu lapho ayexoxa khona nomkhulu wakhe u-Alan ngezindiza, ikakhulukazi leyo Boeing 737 ayeyithanda kakhulu, leyo ayeyiphupha njenge-'con chim airlines'. Lowo mamatheko wakhe omnene, lowo gigo owayehamba nokukhanya kwamehlo akhe lapho ekhuluma ngalezo zindiza, kwakuwukubonakaliswa komphefumulo owayephila ngokujula okungaphezu kweminyaka yakhe. Namuhla, uSaint Paul usitshela amazwi aqinile esifundweni sokuqala: 'Ngakho-ke, masingahluleli lutho ngaphambi kwesikhathi, size sibe sefika iNkosi.'

Leli gama 'isikhathi' yilona elisiphelezela namuhla. Siphila emhlabeni lapho sifuna ukwazi konke, sifuna ukulawula konke, sifuna ukuba nezimpendulo zayo yonke imibuzo. Kodwa uSaint Paul usikhumbuza ukuthi kukhona izinto ezifihliwe, izinto ezingaphezu kokuqonda kwethu komuntu. U-Benjamin wayengumfana owazi ukuthi ukuhlakanipha akusona isibalo kuphela; wayazi ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kwangempela ukuthembeka kuNkulunkulu. Wayeyisisebenzi esithembekile sezimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu, njengoba uPaul esho. Wayengumfana owawunikeza 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' ohlakaniphile ngempela.

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 ngenkathi ekhuluma nge-'Con Chim Airlines'. Usizi lufana nomthwalo osindayo. Alan no-Thao, ngiyazi ukuthi izinhliziyo zenu zizizwa zomile, njengomhlabathi odinga imvula. Niyazibuza ukuthi ingabe kukhona okungaphezulu enanikwenza. Niyazibuza ukuthi kungani lo mfana omuhle, owayephila ngothando, 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. UJesu ukhuluma eVangelini lanamuhla ngewayini elisha nezikhumba ezintsha. Uthi: 'Akukho muntu othela iwayini elisha ezikhumbeni ezindala.' U-Benjamin wayeyilelo wayini elisha, egcwele ukuphila, egcwele injabulo, egcwele umusa. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukuzama, owayekholelwa ukuthi 'ukuzama yikho konke okubalulekile.'

Bhekani, lapho uJesu ethi 'iwayini elisha kumele lithelwe ezikhumbeni ezintsha,' usho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenza izinto ezintsha njalo. U-Benjamin manje usekulolu lwazi olujulile. Akasaboshwa yizibhedlela, akasaboshwa yimishini. 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. Khumbula ukuthi nina nobabili nifana nezindiza ezimbili ezindiza ngokubambisana; umoya kaNkulunkulu ubanikeza amandla.

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 u-Ben ayethanda ukusiza abanye, uthando lwakhe lusaqhubeka lugeza umhlaba ngaleyo 'Giếng Gioan Baotixita'—umthombo wamanzi ahlanzekile owakhiwe egameni lakhe, olethela ukuphila kwabanye abantu. 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. Amen.

Ukuzindla

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

Imithandazo yabathembekile

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ben, ngisebenze usuku lonke kwaze kwaba sebusuku, kodwa uma sengizolala ngivele ngikukhumbule, ngikhumbule nezinto esasivame ukuxoxa ngazo. Uma ngicabanga ngawe, ngizizwa ngidabuke kakhulu. Ben, hlala usibhekile futhi usikhulekela thina kanye no-Ryan, ngoba ubuhlungu bokulahlekelwa yingane bungaphezu kwanoma yini, Ben.”