Egameni likaYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, uthando lukaThixo uYise, kunye nomanyano loMoya oyiNgcwele kuni nonke.
Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi. Kristu, ube nenceba kuthi. Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi.
Khumbula umfanekiso onokuthi uwubone ngamehlo engqondo: uBenjamin Vo, esemncane, ehlezi ecaleni kukayise, bejongene nekhompyutha yakhe, bechaza indlela inkqubo entsha anokuyila ngayo. Ben wayengumfana owayethanda ukuhlela, ukwakha, nokubona indlela izinto ezisebenza ngayo. Wayenomdla wokwenza izinto ezintsha, ezo 'Con Chim Airlines' zakhe ezaziphaphatheka ezingqondweni zakhe eziqaqambileyo. Kodwa ngaphezu kwayo yonke loo ntlakanipho, into eyayimenza uBen abe nguBen yayikukuthamba kwentliziyo yakhe. Khumbula umzuzu apho uBen, eseyinkwenkwana nje, wathi kubazali bakhe ufuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam. Akazange ayaphule leyo ngulube yemali, akazange ayikhuphule, kodwa into ebalulekileyo kukuba wayenikile. Wayenikele ngayo yonke into awayenayo. Le yimveliso yentliziyo enothando olumsulwa, intliziyo eyayikwazi ukuzidela ngaphandle kokungabaza.
Namhlanje, iLizwi likaThixo lisimemela kwinto enzima kakhulu: ukuxolela. UPetros ubuza uYesu, 'Nkosi, ukuba umntu undonile, ndimele ndimxolele kangaphi?' Kwaye uYesu uphendula ngesibalo esingapheliyo. Kodwa masithathe eli xesha simise kancane. UYesu ubalisa ngomkhonzi owayenetyala elikhulu, elingenakuhlawulwa. Inkosi yathi mayixolelwe yonke loo nto. Kodwa lo mkhonzi, xa ephuma, wabamba umhlobo wakhe owawumtyala imali encinci, wamkrola intamo, wamfaka entolongweni. Le yinyani ebuhlungu. Nathi maxa wambi, siphila ngolu hlobo. Sifumana inceba kaThixo, kodwa sibambelele kwinzondo okanye kumsindo kwabanye. USirach usixelela ngokucacileyo: 'Ngaba umntu onenyama angagcina inzondo, aze alindele ukuphiliswa yiNkosi?'
Bafowethu nodadewethu, masithethe inyaniso. Sekuphele iinyanga ezintathu uBen esishiye. Iinyanga ezintathu zokuziva ukuba indlu ithule kakhulu. Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba usizi luyinto enzima. Niyazibuza ukuba kwenzeke ntoni. Niyazibuza ukuba kutheni lo mfana owayephila ngothando, owayephila ngobubele, kufuneka ahambe ngolu hlobo. Niyazibuza ukuba kukhona na eninokukwenza ngcono. Ndicela niphulaphule: Ukugula akulona iphutha lenu. Akukho nto eniyenze ngendlela engalunganga. UThixo akakubeki icala, kwaye noBen akakubeki icala. Susa lowo mthwalo wokuzisola egxalabeni lakho. UBen wayekuthanda kakhulu. Wayekuthanda njengoba wayekuthanda ukulalela amabali kaBawo. Wayekuthanda njengoba wayekuthanda ukuhamba nawe, Ryan, kwi-roller coaster. Uthando lwakhe lwaluphelele.
Kukho inkolelo yokuba kufuneka sibe netyala ngokuthile ukuze sibe nentlungu. Kodwa uYesu, xa ebona indoda eyayizalwe iyimfama, wathi akukho mntu wonayo, akukho mntu wenza impazamo. Ubomi buhamba ngeendlela esingazaziyo. UBen wayeyindoda encane eyayakha isiseko sayo edwaleni. Ukholo lwakhe, ububele bakhe, uthando lwakhe—konke oku kwakuyisiseko esomeleleyo. Xa isiphango sezifo size, loo ndlu ayizange iwe, kuba yayakhiwe kakuhle. UBen usekhululekile ngoku. Akasabandezeleki. Usebanquet yasezulwini, ecaleni kukaSaint Carlo Acutis, owayenomoya ofanayo nowakhe. UBen usekhaya.
Ryan, mfowethu omncane, uBen uyamthanda. Ungalokothi uzive ungedwa. UBen uyaqhubeka ekukhathalele. Qhubeka uphila ngesibindi, ube ngumfana owayeyiyo—onemfesane, onobubele, nonesibindi. UBen uyaqhubeka ekhanya ngomsebenzi wakhe wothando, njengalo mthombo wamanzi eCà Mau, olethela ubomi kwabanye. Uthando lwakhe aluzange luphele; lusaqhubeka lugeza umhlaba njengolwandle olukhulu. Nani, Alan noThao, ningayeki ukuthanda. Nithandeke kakhulu nguThixo. UBen wayengumfana onikela ngayo yonke into yakhe. Nani, nikani konke usizi lwenu kuThixo. Musani ukuzama ukuluthwala lodwa. Vumelani uYesu ukuba abe lulwalwa lwenu. Xa uziva usizi, yithi: 'Nkosi, ndiyakuthanda, kwaye ndiyakuthemba.'
Benjamin, lala ngokuthula. Uthando lwakho lulukhanya olungasoze lwavaleleka. Uthando lwakho, njengaloo mthombo wamanzi, luyaqhubeka luhleli, lusaqhubeka lukhula, kwaye luyaqhubeka lukhanyisa iindlela zethu. Khumbula ukuba uBen uyaqhubeka esidumisela kuThixo, kwaye nathi, simele siphile ngaloo ndlela—ngothando olungagciniyo, ngoxolelo olungapheliyo, nangokholo olomeleleyo. Benjamin, lala ngokuthula.
For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:
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.
INkosi mayisikelele, isilondoloze, kwaye isikhanyisele ngobuso bayo. Hamba noxolo lweNkosi.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.