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Thursday, September 17, 2026 · in memory of Ben
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Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oNgcwele. Makube kuye kuse nendawonye nani.

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Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi. Kristu, yiba nenceba kuthi. Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Organ & Cello)” — A song for Ben
Ilizwi likaThixo
Isifundo sokuQala (1 Korinte 15:1-11) · 1 Korinte 15:1-11
Ndiyanikhumbuza, bafowethu, iVangeli endayishumayela kuni, enayamkelayo, enimiyo kuyo, enisindiswa ngayo, ukuba niyayibamba intliziyo yamazwi endawashumayela kuni, ngaphandle kokuba nakholwa ngeze. Kuba ndanika kuqala okwamkela nam: ukuba uKristu wafela izono zethu ngokweZibhalo; ukuba watyatywa; ukuba wavuka ngomhla wesithathu ngokweZibhalo; ukuba wabonakala kuKefas, waza wabonakala nakwiShumi elinesibini. Emva koko wabonakala kubazali abangaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu ngexesha elinye, uninzilwabo olusekhoyo kude kube ngoku, kanti bambwa sele belele. Emva koko wabonakala kuJakobi, waza wabonakala nakubapostile bonke. Okokugqibela, njengomntu ozelwe ngendlela engeyiyo, wabonakala nakum. Kuba ndim omncinci kubapostile, endingafaneleki nokubizwa ngokuba ngumpostile, ngokuba ndatshutshisa ibandla likaThixo. Kodwa ngobubele bukaThixo ndiyile ndiyo, kwaye ububele bakhe obanikezelwa kum abubanga bungenamsebenzi. Eneneni, ndisebenze nzima ngaphezu kwabo bonke; kodwa hayi mna, kungobubele bukaThixo obunam. Ngaloo ndlela, nokuba ngaba ngumna okanye ngabo, sitsho sishumayela, kwaye nitsho nakholwa.
INdumiso (Ndumiso 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28) · Ndumiso 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28
Bulekani eNkosini, ngokuba ilungile; ngokuba inceba yayo iyahlala naphezulu. Mayitsho indlu kaSirayeli ukuthi: 'Inceba yayo iyahlala naphezulu.' Isandla sasekunene seNkosi siphakanyisiwe; isandla sasekunene seNkosi senze amandla. Andiyi kufa, kodwa ndiya kuphila, ndivakalise imisebenzi yeNkosi. UnguThixo wam, ndiyakubulela; wena Thixo wam, ndiyakukuphakamisa.
IVangeli (Luka 7:36-50) · Luka 7:36-50
Omnye wabaFarisi wamema uYesu ukuba adle naye, waza wena endlwini yomFarisi wahlala etafuleni. Nanko umfazi ongowesono kuloo mxi wawagqitha owayesazi ukuba uhleli etafuleni endlwini yomFarisi, eze nebhotile yee-oyile emhlophe. Wahlala ngasemva emilenzeni yakhe elila, waqalisa ukuhlamba iinyawo zakhe ngeenyembezi zakhe, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe, wazanga, wazithambisa ngaloo oyile. Xa umFarisi owayemmeme akubonayo oko, watsho ngaphakathi kwakhe wathi: 'Ukuba lo mntu wayengumprofeti, wayesazi ukuba ngumntu onjani nokuba ngumfazi onjani lo umchukumisayo, ukuba ungumoni.' UYesu wamphendula wathi: 'Simoni, ndinelizwi endilifunayo kuwe.' Uthe: 'Litsho, Mfundisi.' 'Abantu ababini babenetyala kumboleki omnye; omnye owayenetyala leentsuku ezingamakhulu amahlanu, omnye amashumi amahlanu. Njengoko babengenandlela yakuhlawula, wazixolela zombini. Ngubani kubo oya kumthanda kakhulu?' USimoni waphendula wathi: 'Ndiba ngulowo uxolelwe okukhulu.' Wathi kuye: 'Ugwebe ngokulungileyo.' Waza wajika kulo mfazi wathi kuSimoni: 'Uyambona lo mfazi? Ndengeza endlwini yakho, akuzange undinike amanzi eenyawo zam, kodwa yena uhlambe iinyawo zam ngeenyembezi zakhe, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe. Akuzange undinike ukwanga, kodwa yena akazange ayeke ukuzanga iinyawo zam ukususela ngexesha endithe ndangena ngalo. Akuzange uthambise intloko yam ngamafutha, kodwa yena uthambise iinyawo zam ngaloo oyile. Ngenxa yoko ndithi kuwe: izono zakhe ezinintshi zixolelwe, ngoko ubonise uthando olukhulu; ke lowo uxolelwe kancinci, uthanda kancinci.' Wathi kuye: 'Izono zakho zixolelwe.' Ababeseetafuleni baqalisa ukuthi ngaphakathi kwabo: 'Ngubani lo othe ade axolele nezono?' Kodwa wathi kulo mfazi: 'Ukholokazi lakho likusindisile; hamba ngoxolo.'
Bulekani eNkosini, ngokuba ilungile; ngokuba inceba yayo iyahlala naphezulu.
Isifundo

Kukho umfanekiso ohlala unamathele ezandleni zikaBenjamin Vo xa wayesaphila. Awusisiqalo sencwadi okanye ilizwi elikhulu; ngumzuzu omncinci apho uBen wayehlezi ecaleni kukayise, ephethe iphepha elincinci okanye isixhobo sokusebenza, encumile kwaye echaza ngesigama esithile sokuba indiza ingaphapha njani ngcono. Wayengenamabandla okanye ukuzigqaja; wayengumfana owayenomdla onzulu wokubona ihlabathi lisebenza, ngeliso elibukhali kodwa ngentliziyo eyayisoloko ithambile. UBen wayeyazi ukuba ubomi abubalulekanga ngobungakanani bolwazi lomntu, kodwa bubalulekile ngobungakanani bothando alunikezelayo.

Namhlanje, uPawulos oNgcwele usikhumbuza amazwi anzulu kwiNcwadi eya kwabaseKorinte: 'Ngububele bukaThixo obenza ukuba ndibe yiloo ndiyiyo.' La magama awakho nje ekuthetheni; ayisisiqalo esibonisa ukuba ubomi bomntu ngamnye buxhunywe kuthando lukaThixo olungapheliyo. UBen wayephila ngaloo ndlela. Khumbula indlela awayenomsa ngayo, umzekelo xa wayefuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange encinci ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam. Akazange ayiphule loo ngulube yemali, akazange ayikhuphule ngokoqobo, kodwa isipho sasingaphakathi entliziyweni yakhe—isipho somntu owayemi elulwini lokuba angazigcineli nto, kodwa anikele ngayo yonke into ayenayo.

Kodwa masime apha phambi kweVangeli. Masisonddele kwindlu ka Simon umFarisi. Apha sibona umfana onamaqhinga kancinci kumalungiselelo akhe, kodwa kwangelo xesha sibona umfazi owoniweyo esiza ngeenyawo zikaYesu. Akathethi lizwi. Uletha nje ibhotile yee-oyile emhlophe, wenza into enye: ulila kwiinyawo zikaYesu, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe, wazanga, waza wazithambisa. USimon uyazihleba entliziyweni yakhe: 'Ukuba lo mntu wayengumprofeti, wayesazi ukuba lo ngumfazi onjani.' Kodwa uYesu uyayibona intliziyo. Uthetha indaba yamatyala amabini—omnye owedwa amakhulu, omnye owedwa amancinci. Kwaye uYesu uyabuza: 'Ngubani oya kumthanda kakhulu?'

Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba le mibuzo ayiphefumli lula kwizindlu zenu namhlanje. Sekuphele iinyanga ezintathu uBen esishiye. Iinyanga ezintathu zokuziva ukuba indlu ithule kakhulu, ukuba isitulo sakhe esisezantsi singekho, nokuba umoya wakhe usasele phakathi kweendonga zendlu. Usizi aluhambi ngeendlela ezilula. Niyazibuza ukuba kwenzeke ntoni, ukuba ingaba sikhona na isigwebo esifihlakeleyo, ukuba ingaba ikhona na into eninokuyenza ngcono ukuze nimsindise. Ndicela niphulaphule amazwi am namhlanje ngokucacileyo: Ukugula akulona iphutha lenu. Akukho nto nize nenza ngendlela engalunganga. UThixo akakubeki icala, kwaye noBen akakubeki icala ncam. Susa lowo mthwalo wokuzisola egxalabeni lakho. Awuphosanga nto. Ubenze konke okusemandleni enu ngothando olungapheliyo, olufana nalo mthombo wamanzi owakhiwe egameni lakhe eCà Mau, olethela abantu abaswele ubomi.

UYesu uthi kulo mfazi wembandezelo: 'Ukholokazi lakho likusindisile; hamba ngoxolo.' UBen usekhululekile ngoku. Akasabandezeleki. Usebanquet yasezulwini, kufuphi noSanti Carlo Acutis, umfana owayenomoya ofanayo nowakhe. UBen usekhaya. Ryan, mfowethu omncane, uBen uyaqhubeka ekukhathalele. Qhubeka uphila ngesibindi, ube ngumfana onezandla ezivulekileyo. Alan noThao, vumelani uYesu ukuba abe lulwalwa lwenu kule mihla enzima.

Musani ukuzama ukuluthwala olu thwalo lodwa. UBen uyaqhubeka esidumisela kuThixo, kwaye uthando lwakhe alusoze luphele. Benjamin, lala ngokuthula. Uthando lwakho lulukhanya olungasoze lwavaleleka ezintliziyweni zethu.

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

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Kwenzekeni ndodana yami? Sekudlule izinyanga ezintathu wasishiya. Ngikukhumbula kakhulu umzimba wami wonke ubuhlungu. Umama uyakhala nsuku zonke manje... Sizokwenzenjani manje Ben? Sicela usikhulekele.” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“We Ben, uRafael Rizzo nomfowabo omncane uBen baludinga ngempela usizo lwakho njengamanje. Sicela ubabusise ngempilo enhle futhi ubanike amandla okudlula kulokhu ndawonye. Sicela ugade nempilo kaBrandon noFlor futhi. Ngikukhumbula kakhulu impela. Ngiyazi ukuthi uphezulu ezulwini usigadile sonke. Noma nini lapho ukwazi khona, udlule uzosivakashela, angithi? Ngiyakuthanda futhi ngikukhumbula kakhulu!” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Hhey Ben - Ngikukhumbula kakhulu. Ngikhale usuku lonke izolo, ngithemba ukuthi namuhla kuzoba ngcono. Sicela uhole umndeni wakithi kulobu buhlungu... Kukhona umfana oneminyaka engu-14 osanda kuhamba emhlabeni ngo-August 12... Igama lakhe ngu-Phero Aden Vo - mfune, mhlawumbe ningaba abangani... Sicela usithandazele mina nomama ukuze sibe nempilo enhle namandla. Ngiyakuthanda futhi ngiyakukhumbula Ben” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“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.

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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.

Ubudlelwane boMoya
Nkosi yam uYesu Kristu, ndiyakholwa ukuba ukho kwiSakramente eliNgcwele leAltare. Ndikuthanda ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto, kwaye ndinqwenela ukuba nawe emphefumlweni wam. Njengoko ndingenako ngoku ukwamkela kwiSakramente, nceda uze kuMphefumlo wam ngomoya. Ndiyamkela njengokuba sele ufikile, ndizibophelela kuwe ngokupheleleyo; musa ukundivumela ukuba ndahlukane nawe naphakade. Amen.
Ingoma Yokuhlanganyela
♪ “Sinkwa Sokuphila (Version A)” — A song for Ben
Ukuvalwa

Makube kuye kuse nendawonye nani, kwaye uxolo lukaThixo lumahlulela uBen kwaye lukuphethe ngezandla zakhe ezinobubele namhlanje naphakade. 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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