Ngomgqibelo weVeki ye-24 kwixesha eliqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Ukuvulwa

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu kunye nani nonke.

Umthandazo woxolo

Nkosi, usivele imfesane. Krestu, usivele imfesane. Nkosi, usivele imfesane.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Piano & Strings)” — A song for Ben

ILizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · 1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49

Bazalwana, mhlawumbi umntu angabuza esithi, 'Abafileyo bavuswa njani? Baza kuza ngamzimba onjani?' Siyathanda wena! Into oyityalayo ayiphili ngaphandle kokuba ife. Kwaye into oyityalayo ayingomzimba oza kubakho, kodwa yimbewu yengqolowa, okanye yezinye iintlobo. Kunjalo nangovuko lwabafileyo. Ityalwa ibolayo, ivuswa ingaboli. Ityalwa ihlazekile, ivuswa izukile. Ityalwa ibuthathaka, ivuswa inamandla. Ityalwa ingumzimba wendalo, ivuswa ingumzimba womoya. Ukuba kukho umzimba wendalo, kukho nomzimba womoya. Kunjalo ke njengokuba kubhaliwe, 'Umntu wokuqala, uAdam, waba ngumphefumlo ophilayo,' uAdam wokugqibela waba ngumoya ophilisa. Kodwa okomoya akuzanga kuqala; kuqale okwendalo, kwaza kwalandela okomoya. Umntu wokuqala wayephuma emhlabeni, engowasemhlabeni; owesibini wayephuma ezulwini. Njengokuba kunjalo ngowasemhlabeni, kunjalo nabo basemhlabeni; njengokuba kunjalo ngowasezulwini, kunjalo nabo basezulwini. Njengokuba sithwele umfanekiso walowo wasemhlabeni, siya kuthwala nomfanekiso walowo wasezulwini.

INdumiso · Psalm 56:10c-12, 13-14

R. Ndohamba phambi koThixo, ekukhanyeni kwabaphilayo. Ngoku ndiyazi ukuba uThixo unam. KuThixo, endithemba isithembiso sakhe, kuThixo ndithemba ngaphandle koloyiko; ingaba inyama ingandenza ntoni? R. Ndohamba phambi koThixo, ekukhanyeni kwabaphilayo. Ndingqale, O Thixo, ngezifungo kuwe; ndozizalisa iminikelo yakho yombulelo. Kuba undihlangule ekufeni, neenyawo zam ekukhubekeni; ukuze ndihambe phambi koThixo ekukhanyeni kwabaphilayo. R. Ndohamba phambi koThixo, ekukhanyeni kwabaphilayo.

IVangeli · Luke 8:4-15

Xa isihlwele esikhulu sasibuthene, abantu besiza kwidolophu ngedolophu besiya kuYesu, wathetha ngomzekeliso. 'Umtshali waphuma waya kutyala imbewu yakhe. Njengokuba wayetyala, enye yawela endleleni yanyathelwa, iintaka zezulu zayitya. Enye yawela ematyeni, yakukhula yoma ngenxa yokuswela ukufuma. Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, ameva akhula nayo ayikrwitsha. Enye yawela emhlabeni otyebileyo, yakukhula yavelisa isiqhamo ngamakhulu.' Emva kokuthetha oku, wamemeza wathi, 'Lowo unendlebe zokuva makave.' Abafundi bakhe bambuza ukuba lo mzekeliso uthetha ukuthini. Waphendula wathi, 'Ukwazi iimfihlakalo zoBukumkani bukaThixo kunikiwe nina; kodwa kwabanye, kwenziwa ngemizekeliso ukuze babukele kodwa bangaboni, bave kodwa bangaqondi. Nantsi intsingiselo yomzekeliso. Imbewu lilizwi likaThixo. Abo basendleleni ngabo bevileyo, kodwa uSathana uza asuse ilizwi ezintliziyweni zabo ukuze bangakholwa basindiswe. Abo basematyeni ngabo, xa bevile, balamkela ilizwi ngovuyo, kodwa abanangcambu; bakholwa okwethutyana, kodwa xa kufika isilingo bayawa. Imbewu ewela phakathi kwameva ngabo bevileyo, kodwa njengoko behamba, bakrwitshwa ziinkxalabo nobutyebi kunye nemincili yobomi, baze bangavelisi siqhamo esivuthiweyo. Kodwa imbewu ewela emhlabeni otyebileyo ngabo, xa bevile ilizwi, balamkela ngentliziyo enesisa nelungileyo, baze bavelise isiqhamo ngokunyamezela.'

Ndohamba phambi koThixo, ekukhanyeni kwabaphilayo.

Intshumayelo

Khumbula umzuzu othi cwaka, apho uBenjamin Vo wayemi phambi kwesibuko okanye ecaleni kwikhompyutha yakhe, ebonakala ngathi ucinga ngento enkulu kakhulu. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukwazi ukuba izinto zisebenza njani—ukusuka kwizindiza ezinkulu eziphaphayo ukuze zithwale abantu, ukuya kwikhowudi yomdlalo awayeyila ngothando. Khumbula loo mfana owayesoloko enoncumo, owayenentliziyo eyayisoloko ikulungele ukunika, nokuba yayiyimbono yakhe yokuqala inkampani, okanye umnqweno wakhe wokunika konke awayenako ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam. UBen wayengumntu owayesazi ukuba ubomi, ngaphezu kwayo yonke into, bubudlelwane obunzulu phakathi kwabantu nangoThixo.

Namhlanje, uPawulos oNgcwele usinika umfanekiso onamandla kwincwadi yakhe eya kwabaseKorinte. Uthi: 'What you sow is not brought to life unless it dies.' Le yimfihlakalo yembewu. Uthi xa sityala, asityali umzimba oza kuvela, kodwa sityala imbewu encinci, mhlawumbi yengqolowa. Le mbewu kufuneka ife ukuze ikhule ibe yinto entsha, eqaqambileyo, neyomeleleyo. UBen wayeyimbewu enjalo. Wayengumfana owayephila ngothando, kodwa ngoku, ubomi bakhe busikhumbuza ukuba ubomi bethu abupheleli apha emhlabeni. UBen utyalwe emhlabeni ngendlela yomzimba, kodwa uya kuvuka ngendlela yomoya—ngomzimba oqaqambileyo, onamandla, nowonwabileyo phambi koThixo.

Kodwa masime apha. Masithethe inyaniso. Sekuphele iinyanga ezintathu uBen esishiye. Iinyanga ezintathu zokuziva ukuba indlu ithule kakhulu. Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba usizi luyinto enzima, ngakumbi xa ucinga ngaloo mntwana wakho owayekuthanda kakhulu, owayekulalele xa ubalisa amabali akho, owayekuthanda kakhulu njengoba wayekuthanda ukuhamba nawe, Ryan. Usizi aluhambi ngokwekhalenda. 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. Awuphosanga nto. Ubenze konke okusemandleni enu ngothando olungapheliyo.

KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu uthetha ngesihlwayi esityala imbewu. Ezinye ziwela endleleni, ezinye ematyeni, ezinye emithanini, kodwa ezinye ziwela emhlabeni otyebileyo. UBen wayeyimbewu ewela emhlabeni otyebileyo. Wayeyamkela ilizwi likaThixo ngentliziyo enesisa, kwaye wayevelisa isiqhamo ngonyamezelo. 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.

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, njengaloo 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.' 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.

Ukuzindla

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

Izicelo

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ben, namuhla u-M uye e-Cam Ranh ukuyolungisa amaphepha, wadlula e-Cam Ranh Airport. Khona manjalo izingxoxo ngezindiza zika-Ben zabuya emqondweni, ngikhumbula izinkumbulo eziningi ngo-Ben (u-M uzozigcina ziyimfihlo kakaka). Ganyane elincane, ukucabanga ngawe kungenza ngiphatheke kabi kakhulu. Hamba uye ezindaweni u-Ben afuna ukuya kuzo futhi ungakhohlwa ukuhlale ukhumbula umndeni wakithi, ngikuthanda kakhulu mfowethu. Sengathi... !!!!!!!!!”