Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele. Amen. Kwanga uThixo uBawo, osinika ithemba elingapheliyo, angaba nani nonke namhlanje.
Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi ngenxa yokuba siphazame ngokuphila kwethu. Kristu, ube nenceba kuthi ngenxa yokuba ngamanye amaxesha ithemba lethu liyancipha. Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi kwaye usinike amandla amatsha.
Kukho umfanekiso ohlala unamathele engqondweni yam xa ndicinga ngoBenjamin Vo. Hayi indiza enkulu esibhakabhakeni, hayi ikhompyutha ayeyikodileyo, kodwa umzuzu othi cwaka ekhitshini. Khumbula uBen ehlezi phantsi, enxibe iibhulukhwe zakhe eziluhlaza, ephethe isilawuli somdlalo, amehlo akhe ecinga nzulu ngento ethile ebalulekileyo. Kwakukho ukuzola okumangalisayo kulo mfana. Wayengumfana owayebona ihlabathi ngenjongo, owayefuna ukwazi ukuba izinto zisebenza njani—ukusuka kwizindiza ezinkulu ukuya kwindlela yokwakha 'con chim airlines' yakhe—kodwa ngaphezu kwako konke, wayeyindoda encane eyayiqonda ukuba uthando luyinto yokwenziwa, hayi yokuthethwa nje.
Namhlanje, uPawulos oNgcwele usibuyisela kwisiseko sokholo lwethu. Uthi: 'Kodwa ngoku uKristu uvusiwe kwabafileyo, isiqhamo sokuqala sabo babethilele.' 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. Lo moya wokunika waba yindlela yakhe yokuphila.
Kodwa masime apha phambi kweVangeli. UYesu uhamba ukusuka kwidolophu ukuya kwidolophu, ekhapha abafundi bakhe kunye nabafazi ababemkhonza ngezinto ababenazo. Le Vangeli isikhumbuza ukuba uYesu akahambi yedwa. Uphila nabantu bakhe. UBen, ngoku, akahambi yedwa. Usebanquet yasezulwini, ecaleni kukaSanti Carlo Acutis, umfana owayenomoya ofanayo nowakhe. UBen usekhaya.
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 ukuba uBen abe nathi ixesha elide. 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 kuwe namhlanje: 'Ndiya kuniphendula.' UThixo uva ukukhala kwenu. UThixo uva ukubetha kwentliziyo yakho, Ryan, xa ucinga ngomfowenu. UBen uyaqhubeka ekukhathalele. Qhubeka uphila ngesibindi, ube ngumfana onezandla ezivulekileyo. UBen wayengumfana onikela ngayo yonke into yakhe. Nani, nikani konke usizi lwenu kuThixo. Musani ukuzama ukuluthwala lodwa.
Namhlanje, xa uziva usizi, yithi: 'Nkosi, ndiyakuthanda, kwaye ndiyakuthemba.' UBen uyaqhubeka esidumisela kuThixo. Uthando lwenu luyaqhubeka luhleli, lusaqhubeka lukhula, kwaye uBen uyaqhubeka ekhanya. 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. Amen.
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.
Kwangathi uThixo angaligcina uthando lwenu luphilile kwaye aninike uxolo oludlula ukuqonda konke. Amen.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.