NgoMgqibelo weVeki yama-22 ngesikhathi saseSontweni — Izwi Losuku

Isivulo

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

Ukuphenduka

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

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

Izwi likaNkulunkulu

Isifundo sokuqala · 1 Korinte 4:6b-15

Bazalwane: Fundani kithi no-Apholo ukungadluli kulokho okulotshiweyo, ukuze ningazigqaji omunye ngaphezu komunye. Ngubani okwenza ukuba uhluke? Yini onayo ongekayamukeli? Uma-ke uyayamukela, kungani uziqhayisa kungathi awuyamukelanga? Senisuthi; senicebile; senibebakhosi ngaphandle kwethu! Ngabe senibebakhosi, ukuze nathi sibe ngamakhosi kanye nani. Ngokuba ngibona ukuthi uNkulunkulu usibekile thina baphostoli njengabokugcina, njengabantu abagwethelwe ukufa; ngokuba sesibe yisibonakaliso ezweni, ezingelosini nakubantu. Thina siyiziphukuphuku ngenxa kaKristu, nina nilihlakaniphe kuKristu; thina sibuthakathaka, nina niliqhawe; nina nisebukhosini, thina sisemahlazweni. Kuze kube kuleli hora silamba, somile, sihlupheka ngokweswela izingubo, sishaywa, singenandawo yokuhlala, sisebenza ngezandla zethu. Lapho sithukwa, siyabusisa; lapho sishushiswa, siyabekezela; lapho sikhulunywa kabi, siphendula ngobumnene. Sesibe njengodoti wezwe, njengemfucumfucu yezinto zonke, kuze kube manje. Angilobeli lokhu ukunijabhisa, kodwa ngiyaniluleka njengabantwana bami abathandekayo. Ngokuba noma ningaba nabaqondisi abayizinkulungwane kuKristu, aninabobaba abaningi; ngokuba mina ngibe nguyise wenu kuKristu Jesu ngokuvangeli.

Ihubo lokuphendula · Ihubo 145:17-18, 19-20, 21

R. INkosi iseduze nabo bonke abayibizayo. INkosi ilungile ezindleleni zayo zonke, ingcwele emisebenzini yayo yonke. INkosi iseduze nabo bonke abayibizayo, nabo bonke abayibiza ngeqiniso. R. INkosi iseduze nabo bonke abayibizayo. Iyaligcwalisa isifiso sabayesabayo, iyawuzwa umkhosi wabo, ibasindise. INkosi iyabalondoloza bonke abayithandayo, kepha bonke ababi iyabachitha. R. INkosi iseduze nabo bonke abayibizayo. Umlomo wami mawukhulume ukudunyiswa kweNkosi, nenyama yonke mayibusise igama layo elingcwele kuze kube phakade naphakade. R. INkosi iseduze nabo bonke abayibizayo.

IVangeli · Luka 6:1-5

Ngesikhathi uJesu ehamba ensimini kakolweni ngesabatha, abafundi bakhe babekha izikhwebu, bazihlikihla ngezandla, bazidla. Abanye abaFarisi bathi kubo: "Kungani nenza okungavunyelwe ngesabatha?" UJesu wabaphendula wathi: "Anikafundi yini lokho uDavide akwenzayo mhla elamba yena nalabo ababenaye? Wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, wathatha izinkwa zokubekwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, azidla, wanika nababenaye, okwakungavunyelwe ukuba kudliwe ngabanye ngaphandle kwabapristi kuphela?" Wathi kubo: "INdodana yomuntu iyinkosi yesabatha."

INkosi iseduze nabo bonke abayibizayo.

Intshumayelo

Ake sicabange ngomzuzu othule kakhulu… umzuzu lapho uBenjamin Vo, esemncane, ehlezi ekhaya ephethe ibalazwe lezindiza noma mhlawumbe ebhala ikhodi entsha ekhompuyutheni yakhe. 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: 'Yini onayo ongekayamukeli?' Ngalawa mazwi, uPaul usikhumbuza ukuthi konke esikutholayo empilweni—ubuhlakani, impilo, uthando, ngisho nezikhathi zethu ezimfushane—konke kuyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu. UBenjamin wayeyisipho esinjalo. Wayeyindoda encane eyayazi ukuthi ukuhlakanipha akusona isibalo kuphela; wayazi ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kwangempela ukuthembeka kuNkulunkulu. Wayeyisisebenzi esithembekile sezimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu. Wayengumfana owawunikeza konke ayenakho—njengalapho etshela abazali abathandekayo bakhe ukuthi ufuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange 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 ngabasolayo ababebheka umthetho kunokubheka inhliziyo yomuntu. Uthi: 'INdodana yomuntu iyinkosi yesabatha.' UJesu ukhulula, akabophi.

Bhekani, lapho uJesu ethi uyiNkosi yesabatha, 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

Izicelo

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.”