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Thursday, September 10, 2026 · in memory of Ben
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Egameni likaYise, neleNdodana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele. Kwangathi umusa nokuthula kukaNkulunkulu uBaba wethu neNkosi uJesu Kristu kungaba nani nonke.

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

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Piano & Strings)” — A song for Ben
Izwi likaNkulunkulu
Isifundo sokuqala · 1 Korinte 8:1b-7, 11-13
Bazalwane: Ulwazi luvuvukalisa ngokuziqhenya, kodwa uthando lwakha. Uma kukhona ocabanga ukuthi wazi okuthile, akakazi njengoba efanele ukwazi. Kodwa uma umuntu ethanda uNkulunkulu, uyaziwa nguye. Ngakho-ke ngokudliwa kwenyama enikelwe ezithombeni: siyazi ukuthi asikho isithombe emhlabeni, nokuthi akakho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle koyedwa. Yebo, nakuba kukhona okuthiwa onkulunkulu ezulwini nasemhlabeni (kukhona, impela, 'onkulunkulu' abaningi namakhosi amaningi), kodwa kithina kukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa, uBaba, ovela kuye zonke izinto esiphila ngazo, nenkosi eyodwa, uJesu Kristu, okungaye zonke izinto esiphila ngazo. Kodwa akubona bonke abanalolu lwazi. Kukhona abanye abaye bajwayela ukukhonza izithombe kuze kube manje, kangangokuba lapho bedla inyama enikelwe ezithombeni, unembeza wabo, obuthakathaka, uyangcoliswa. Ngakho-ke, ngolwazi lwakho, umuntu obuthakathaka uyabhujiswa, umzalwane uKristu amfela. Lapho wona ngale ndlela kubazalwane bakho futhi ulimaza unembeza wabo, obuthakathaka, wena wona kuKristu. Ngakho-ke, uma ukudla kubangela ukuba umzalwane wami one, angisoze ngadla nyama futhi, ukuze ngingabangeli umzalwane wami ukuba one.
Ihubo lokuphendula · Ihubo 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 23-24
R. Siqondise, Nkosi, endleleni yaphakade. Nkosi, ungiphenyile, uyangazi; uyazi lapho ngihlala nalapho ngimile; uziqonda izicabango zami ukude. Izindlela zami nokuphumula kwami uyakuhlola, wena ujwayelene nazo zonke izindlela zami. R. Siqondise, Nkosi, endleleni yaphakade. Ngempela wena ubumba ubuntu bami bangaphakathi; wangiluka esizalweni sikamama. Ngiyakubonga ngokuba ngenziwe ngokwesabekayo, ngokumangalisayo; imisebenzi yakho iyamangalisa. R. Siqondise, Nkosi, endleleni yaphakade. Ngiphenye, Nkulunkulu, wazi inhliziyo yami; ngivivinye, wazi izicabango zami; bheka uma indlela yami isontekile, ungihole endleleni yakudala. R. Siqondise, Nkosi, endleleni yaphakade.
IVangeli · Luka 6:27-38
UJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: 'Nina enizwayo ngithi: Thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kulabo abanizondayo, nibusise labo abanithukayo, nithandazele labo abaniphathayo kabi. Kulowo okushaya esihlathini sinye, mnike nesinye; nakulowo othatha ingubo yakho, ungamncishi nehembe lakho. Nika wonke umuntu okucelayo, nalowo othatha okungokwakho ungakufuni emuva. Yenzani kwabanye njengoba nithanda benze kini. Ngokuba uma nithanda labo abanithandayo, yini eniyitholayo? Ngisho nezoni ziyabathanda labo ezibathandayo. Futhi uma nenza okuhle kulabo abanenza okuhle, yini eniyitholayo? Ngisho nezoni zenza okufanayo. Uma niboleka imali kulabo enilindele ukuyibuyiselwa, yini eniyitholayo? Ngisho nezoni ziyaboleka ezoni, zibuyiselwe okufanayo. Kodwa thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kuzo, niboleke ningalindele lutho emuva; khona-ke umvuzo wenu uyoba mkhulu, niyoba ngabantwana boPhezukonke, ngokuba yena unomusa kwabangabongiyo nakwababi. Yibani nesihe, njengokuba uYihlo enesihe. Yekani ukwahlulela, aniyikwahlulelwa. Yekani ukulahla, aniyikulahlelwa. Thetheleleni, niyakuthethelelwa. Nani, niyakuphiwa; isilinganiso esihle, esicindezelwe, esinyakazisiwe, nesichichimayo, siyothululwa esifubeni senu. Ngokuba isilinganiso enisilinganisayo, niyosilinganiselwa naso.'
Siqondise, Nkosi, endleleni yaphakade.
Intshumayelo

Ake sicabange ngomzuzu othule kakhulu. Cabanga ngesithombe esisodwa: uBenjamin Vo, esemncane, ehlezi eceleni kukayise, beqaphe izindiza esikhumulweni sezindiza. U-Ben wayengumfana owayethanda ukubuka indlela izindiza ezisuka ngayo emhlabathini zikhuphukele esibhakabhakeni. Wayengabuki nje izindiza; wayebuka ubuhle bokuhamba, ubuhle bokufika endaweni entsha, ubuhle bokuba nendiza yakhe, leyo ayeyibiza ngokuthi 'con chim airlines'. Lowo mamatheko wakhe omnene, lowo gigo owayehamba nokukhanya kwamehlo akhe lapho ekhuluma ngamaphupho akhe, kwakuwukubonakaliswa komphefumulo owayephila ngokujula okungaphezu kweminyaka yakhe. Wayeyindoda encane eyayinomqondo ocijile, kodwa inhliziyo eyayithambile kakhulu, inhliziyo eyayikwazi ukuzidela ngaphandle kokungabaza.

Namuhla, uSaint Paul usitshela amazwi aqinile esifundweni sokuqala: 'Ulwazi luvuvukalisa ngokuziqhenya, kodwa uthando lwakha.' La mazwi kaPaul angase azwakale njengokululeka, kodwa empeleni, ayisikhumbuzo sokuthi konke okungokwesikhashana kumele kuthobeke phambi kothando lukaNkulunkulu. UBenjamin wayeyisipho esinjalo—isipho esivela kuNkulunkulu esafika sasikhanyisa impilo yethu, kodwa esabuyela ekhaya. Wayeyisisebenzi esithembekile sezimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu. Wayengumfana owawunikeza konke ayenakho—njengalapho etshela abazali bakhe ukuthi ufuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange ukuze asize umalume wakhe u-William owayegula kakhulu. 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: 'Yibani nesihe, njengokuba uYihlo enesihe.' UJesu ukhulula, akabophi.

Bhekani, lapho uJesu ethi 'Yibani nesihe', 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:

“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 ngokomoya
Nkosi yami Jesu, ngikholwa ukuthi ukhona ngempela kule Sakramente elingcwele. Ngikuthanda ngaphezu kwakho konke, futhi ngilangazelela ukukwamukela emphefumulweni wami. Njengoba manje ngingenakukwamukela ngempela kule Sakramente, woza kumi ngokomoya enhliziyweni yami. Ngikwamukela njengokungathi usuvele ukhona, futhi ngizihlanganisa ngokuphelele nawe. Ungalokothi uvumele ukuthi ngahlukaniswe nawe. Amen.
Ingoma Yokuhlanganyela
♪ “Sinkwa Sokuphila (Version B)” — A song for Ben
Isibusiso

Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angabusisa imizamo yenu yansuku zonke futhi aninike ukuthula okudlula konke ukuqonda. Hamba ngokuthula kukaKristu.

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

Ingoma Yokuvala
♪ “Sihamba Nawe (Version A - Piano & Strings)” — A song for Ben
Izinsuku Zakudala
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