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Umkhosi Wokuzalwa KukaMariya oNgcwele oBusisiwe

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · in memory of Ben
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Ukungena

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNdodana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele. Makube nani nonke ngale ndlela enhle yokukhulekela.

Ukuphenduka

Nkosi Jesu, owazalwa uMariya oNgcwele ukuba ube ngu-Immanuel, sihawukele. Kristu Jesu, oyisinkwa sokuphila nesibani sendlu kaNkulunkulu, sihawukele. Nkosi Jesu, olethela imiphefumulo yethu ukuthula nokuphila okuphakade, sihawukele.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Organ & Cello)” — A song for Ben
Izwi likaNkulunkulu
Isifundo sokuqala · Micah 5:1-4a
Usho kanje uNkulunkulu: Wena Bethelehema Efratha, omncane phakathi kwemizi yakoJuda, kuwe kuyophuma kimi lowo ozoba ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli, ogugu lakhe livela ezinsukwini zasendulo. Ngakho-ke uyobanikeza kuze kube yisikhathi sokubeletha kwalowo ozelayo, bese abazalwane bakhe babuyela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Uyosima aqaphe umhlambi wakhe ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, egameni elikhulu likaNkulunkulu wakhe; bayohlala, ngokuba ubukhulu bakhe buyofika emikhawulweni yomhlaba, futhi yena uyoba ukuthula.
IHubo · Psalm 13:6ab, 6c
R. Ngiyajabula kakhulu eNkosini. Noma ngithembe umusa wakho, inhliziyo yami mayijabule ngokusindisa kwakho. Ngiyrobolela iNkosi, ngokuba ungenzelile okuhle. R. Ngiyajabula kakhulu eNkosini.
Evangeli · Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23
Incwadi yohlanga lukaJesu Kristu, indodana kaDavida, indodana ka-Abrahama... Lapho unina uMariya ayesebethwe noJosefa, bengakahlali ndawonye, wafunyanwa emithile ngoMoya oNgcwele. UJosefa umyeni wakhe, esengumuntu olungileyo, engathandi ukumhlazisa obala, wanquma ukumenyula ngasese. Esezoqonda lokho, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye emphusheni yathi: 'Josefa, ndodana kaDavida, ungesabi ukumukela uMariya umkakho endlini yakho, ngokuba okhulelwe kuye kungowakwaMoya oNgcwele. Uyobeletha indodana, uyamqamba igama lokuthi uJesu, ngokuba uyosindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.' Konke lokhu kwenzeka ukuba kugcwaliseke lokho iNkosi eyakusho ngomprofethi ukuthi: 'Bheka, intombi iyakuba nombungu ibelethe indodana, bayomqamba igama lokuthi u-Immanuel,' okusho ngokuthi: 'UNkulunkulu unathi.'
Ngiyajabula kakhulu eNkosini, umphefumulo wami uthakazela kuNkulunkulu wami.
Umshumayelo

Ake ucabange ngomzuzu othule kakhulu. Lowo mzuzu lapho umfana omncane ehlezi ethulile, ephethe amaphepha akhe, ehlela iphupho lakhe elikhulu kakhulu: inkampani yezindiza ayeyibiza ngokuthi 'con chim airlines'. U-Benjamin Vo wayengumfana owayehlale ebheka phezulu, hhayi nje ngesikhathi esesihlalweni sendiza ebheka efasiteleni eliyingovi, kodwa ngengqondo yakhe ecijile eyayihlaziya yonke into, kusukela ekusebenzeni kwezinhlelo zekhompyutha kuya ekundizeni kwezinyoni. Wayejabula kakhulu, egigitheka ngobumnene njengoba ayexoxa nabazali bakhe ngalezo zindiza ezinkulu. Lelo gigo elincane, lowo mamatheko omnene, wawuwuphawu lomphefumulo owawukhanya njengasekuseni.

Namuhla, kuloMkhosi Wokuzalwa KukaMariya oNgcwele oBusisiwe, sifunda isiprofetho sikaMika esikhuluma ngendawo encane kakhulu, iBethelehema, okwaphuma kuyo umbusi owaba ukuthula komhlaba. UNkulunkulu akabheki ubukhulu bezwe; ubheka inhliziyo. Futhi eVangelini likaMathewu, sizwa ngesizukulwane sikaJesu, ngohlu olude lwamadoda nabesifazane abaphila, abahlupheka, abenza amaphutha, kodwa ababa yingxenye yohlelo lukaNkulunkulu. Phakathi kwalolu hlu olude, kuvela uMariya, intombazane eyavula inhliziyo yayo yathi 'Yebo' kuNkulunkulu, okwathi ngaye kwazalwa u-Immanuel, okusho ukuthi 'UNkulunkulu unathi.'

Kodwa bafowethu nodadewethu, masikhulume iqiniso kuqala. Sekuphele izinyanga ezimbili kusukela ngoJuni 13, 2026, lapho uBen ehamba. Isihlalo sakhe endlini sisesingenalutho. Izinyanga ezimbili zokuzwa ukuthula lapho kwakufanele kube khona umsindo wokugigela kukaBen, izindaba zokugcina azitshela uDadewethu u-Alan nendlela ayethanda ngayo ukulalela izindaba zikaYise. Alan no-Thao, ngiyazi ukuthi izinhliziyo zenu zizizwa zomile, njengomhlabathi odinga imvula. Niyazibuza ukuthi kungani lo mfana omuhle, owasabalalisa uthando olungaka, kumele ahambe. Usizi luza ebusuku futhi luyamangaza.

Ngicela nilalele kahle namuhla: Ukugula akulona iphutha lenu. UNkulunkulu akakaze akubeke icala. U-Benjamin akakubeki icala. Nenze konke okusemandleni enu ngothando olumsulwa olungenakuqhathaniswa. Kukhona abazali abathwala umthwalo wokuzisola ongadingekile, bezibuza ukuthi kukhona yini abangakwenza. Kodwa uNkulunkulu akakubheki ngendlela yokwahlulela. Njengoba uJesu asho ukuthi ukugula akusona isijeziso, nina nisebenze ngothando. Susa lowo mthwalo onzima emahlombe enu; niphile ngokukhululeka, ngoba uthando lwenu lwaluphelele.

Bhekani indlela uBen ayenakekela ngayo abanye. Khumbulani ukuthi, eneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu ubudala, wathela abazali bakhe indaba emangalisayo yokuthi wayefuna ukunikela ngawo wonke umnikelo wakhe wemali encane eyayisesikhwameni sakhe ukuze asize umalume wakhe u-William owayegula kakhulu. Akazange ayiphule leyo ngulube yemali, ngoba kwakungadingeki, kodwa leso siphakamiso sasisuka enhliziyweni eyayifuna ukuzidela ngokuphelele ngenxa yothando. Lowo kwakunguBen: umfana owake waphila ngokuphelele, onikeza ngaphandle kokubala.

Ryan, mfowabo omncane, u-Ben uyamthanda. Uyambona njengoba ukhula. Ungalokothi uzizwe ungedwa, ngoba nina nibili nifana nalomndeni omuhle owakha izinkumbulo ndawonye. Qhubeka uphila ngesibindi, ube yindoda enomusa nefana nawe nomfowenu.

Manje, kuloMkhosi kaMariya, uBen use-Banquet of Heaven, eceleni kukaSaint Carlo Acutis, laba bafana ababili abanhliziyo zabo zazihlotshiswa ubuhlakani nothando olukhulu. Futhi umsebenzi wakhe wothando uyasinda emhlabeni: njengalowo mthombo wamanzi ahlanzekile owakhiwe eCà Mau, eVietnam, ogama lakhe lisho 'Ulwandle Olukhulu,' ovuselela abantu abampofu.

Njengoba niphuma lapha namuhla, lapho nibona inyoni isindiza phezulu noma izindiza ezihamba esibhakabhakeni, yimani kancane. Zitshele ukuthi uNkulunkulu unathi. Lala ngokuthula, Benjamin. Uthando lwakho luyisibani esingasoze sacima. Amen.

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

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Sawubona Ben, u-Trustin ukuvakashele namhlanje wakushiyela amakhadi ezindiza ambalwa—siwafaka ekamelweni lakho ngenxa yakho. Sicela uthandazele u-Trustin nomndeni wakhe ukuba bahlale bephilile futhi beqinile. Yiba yingelosi elondolozayo ku-Trustin naku-Ryan njengoba beqhubeka nesikole, ubasize ubaqondise ezinyathelweni zabo kuyo yonke iminyaka ezayo.” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“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.”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ben, ubaba ukukhumbula kakhulu. No-Mommy naye. Sekuphele izinyanga ezingaphezu kwezimbili kodwa ubaba nomama basakhala nsuku zonke. Sisize sidlule kulokhu, ukuze sinakekele ingane yakithi.”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“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.”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ben - sidingidinga isimangaliso lapha. Siyakukhumbula kakhulu futhi asilali kakhulu. URyan ufisa ukuba ubukhona, ikakhulukazi ngoMgqibelo ozayo ukuze nidlale naye inguqulo entsha yeProject Flight.” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ben othandekayo, umalume wethu uThanh useshonile. Sicela umbheke futhi uthandazele ukuthi umphefumulo wakhe uthole ukuthula. Igama lakhe lobusanta nguPhêrô. Nkosi, ngiyabonga ngokuthumela uChu Thanh empilweni yami. Ngizohlala ngibonga ngesikhathi asichitha engifundisa izibalo emuva esikoleni esiphakeme.” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“angikwazi ukuyeka ukucabanga ngawe Ben... ngifisa sengathi ngingabuyela emuva esikhathini ngizame ukushintsha izinto... mhlawumbe ngichithe isikhathi esiningi nawe futhi ngingasebenzi kakhulu. Ngicela usithandazele mina nomama.” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ngiyakukhumbula, Ben - angikwazanga ukulala kakhulu kulezi zinsuku. Ngicela udlule uzongibingelela noma nini lapho ukwazi khona. Ngiyakuthanda” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.

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Umkhuleko WeNkosi

Ngosizo loMsindisi futhi sifundiswe yimfundiso yaphezulu, silokotha sithi:

Baba wethu osezulwini, malingcweliswe igama lakho; umbuso wakho mawuze, intando yakho mayenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini. Siphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla, usithethelele izono zethu, njengoba nathi sibathethelela abasonayo; ungasifaki ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule ebubini. Amen.

Ukuhlanganyela
Nkosi yami Jesu, ngiyakholwa ukuthi ukhona ngempela kwiSakramente eliNgcwele leAltari. Ngiyakuthanda ngaphezu kwakho konke, futhi ngiyafisa ukukwamukela emphefumulweni wami. Njengoba ngingenakukwamukela manje ngokomzimba, woza okungenani ngokomoya enhliziyweni yami. Ngiyakwamukela sengathi usuvele ufike, futhi ngihlanganiswe nawe ngokuphelele; ungangivumeli ukuba ngahlukane nawe nakanye. Amen.
Ingoma Yokuhlanganyela
♪ “Sinkwa Sokuphila (Version A)” — A song for Ben
Isibusiso

Ngamana ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula konke ukuqonda kungagcina izinhliziyo zenu kanye nemicabango yenu kuKristu Jesu. Amen.

✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Ingoma Yokuvala
♪ “Sihamba Nawe (Version B - Organ & Cello)” — A song for Ben
Izinsuku Zakudala
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