ISonto lama-25 lonyaka oqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku · In loving memory of Benjamin Vo

Isiqalo

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu kuni nonke.

Umthandazo wenceba

Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi. Kristu, ube nenceba kuthi. Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Organ & Cello)” — A song for Ben

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Isaiah 55:6-9

Funa iNkosi xa isafumaneka, yibize xa ikufuphi. Makayiyeke umoni indlela yakhe, nomoni iingcinga zakhe; makabuyele eNkosini ukuze afumane inceba; kuThixo wethu, onobubele ekuxoleleni. Kuba iingcinga zam azizo iingcinga zenu, neendlela zam azizo iindlela zenu, itsho iNkosi. Njengoko amazulu ephakamile phezu komhlaba, iindlela zam ziphakamile phezu kweendlela zenu, neengcinga zam phezu kweengcinga zenu.

INdumiso · Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18

R. INkosi ikufuphi kubo bonke abayibizayo. Yonke imihla ndiya kukubonga, ndiya kulidumisa igama lakho ngonaphakade. Inkulu iNkosi, ifanele ukudunyiswa kakhulu; ubukhulu bayo abunakufundwa. R. INkosi ikufuphi kubo bonke abayibizayo. INkosi inobubele nenceba, iyazeka kancinci kwaye inomusa omkhulu. INkosi ilungile kubo bonke, inemfesane kuyo yonke imisebenzi yayo. R. INkosi ikufuphi kubo bonke abayibizayo. INkosi ilungile ezindleleni zayo zonke, ingcwele kuyo yonke imisebenzi yayo. INkosi ikufuphi kubo bonke abayibizayo, kubo bonke abayibiza ngenyaniso. R. INkosi ikufuphi kubo bonke abayibizayo.

Isifundo sesibini · Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a

Bazalwana noodade bethu: UKristu uya kukhuliswa emzimbeni wam, nokuba kusebomini okanye kusekufeni. Kuba kum, ubomi nguKristu, ukufa kuzuza. Ukuba ndiyaqhubeka ndiphila emzimbeni, oko kuthetha umsebenzi ovelisayo kum. Andazi ukuba ndiya kukhetha ntoni. Ndiphakathi kwezimbini. Ndiyaqhubeka ndinqwenela ukumka ndibe noKristu, kuba oko kungcono kakhulu. Kodwa ukuhlala kwam emzimbeni kuyimfuneko ngakumbi ngenxa yenu. Noko ke, ziphathani ngendlela efanele iVangeli kaKristu.

IVangeli · Matthew 20:1-16a

UYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe lo mzekeliso: 'Ubukumkani bamazulu bufana nomninimzi owaphuma ekuseni ukuya kuqesha abasebenzi besidiliya sakhe. Emva kokuvumelana nabo ngomvuzo wemihla ngemihla, wabathumela esidiliyeni sakhe. Ephuma malunga neyure yesithoba, umninimzi wabona abanye bemi bengasebenzi endle, wathi kubo, "Nani hamba niye esidiliyeni sam, ndiya kuninika okufanelekileyo." Bahamba ke. Waphuma kwakhona malunga nemini, nangeyeure yesithathu, wenza okufanayo. Ephuma malunga neyure yesihlanu, umninimzi wafumana abanye bemi, wathi kubo, "Kutheni nimi apha imini yonke ningasebenzi?" Baphendula bathi, "Kuba akukho mntu usiqeshileyo." Wathi kubo, "Nani hamba niye esidiliyeni sam." Xa kuhlwe, umninimzi wathi kumphathi wakhe, "Biza abasebenzi ubanike umvuzo wabo, uqale ngabokugqibela uze uphele ngabokuqala." Xa kwafika abo baqale malunga neyure yesihlanu, ngamnye wafumana umvuzo wemihla ngemihla. Xa kwafika abokuqala, bacinga ukuba baya kufumana ngaphezulu, kodwa ngamnye wafumana umvuzo ofanayo. Xa bewufumana, bakhalaza kumninimzi besithi, "Aba bokugqibela basebenze iyure enye kuphela, kwaye ubakhuphe ngokulinganayo nathi, thina esithwale umthwalo wemini nokushisa." Waphendula wathi komnye wabo, "Mhlobo wam, andikukhohlisi. Asivumelani na ngomvuzo wemihla ngemihla? Thatha okungokwakho uhambe. Kutheni ukuba ndinqwenela ukunika lo wokugqibela okufanayo nawe? Andinalo na ilungelo lokwenza endikuthandayo ngemali yam? Unomona na ngokuba ndinomusa?" Ngaloo ndlela, abokugqibela baya kuba ngabokuqala, nabokuqala baya kuba ngabokugqibela.'

INkosi ikufuphi kubo bonke abayibizayo.

Intshumayelo

Kukho umzuzu othi cwaka, umfanekiso onokuthi uwubone ngeso lengqondo: uBenjamin Vo ehlezi ekhaya, ephethe iphepha elincinci okanye ekhangela ikhowudi yekhompyutha yakhe, ebonakala engathi 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 kwako konke, bubudlelwane obunzulu phakathi kwabantu nangoThixo.

Namhlanje, uIsaya oNgcwele usinika amazwi athi: 'Funa iNkosi xa isafumaneka, yibize xa ikufuphi.' La magama asikhumbuza ukuba uThixo akakude. Kodwa ngamanye amaxesha, xa intliziyo yethu ibuhlungu, kusenzima ukuyibona loo kufutshane kweNkosi. Ngamanye amaxesha, sicinga ukuba iindlela zikaThixo kufuneka zifane nezi zethu. Kodwa uThixo uthi: 'Iingcinga zam azizo iingcinga zenu, neendlela zam azizo iindlela zenu.' Oku kunzima ukukwamkela xa siphulukene nomntu esimthandayo.

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. 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 usixelela ngomninimzi oqesha abasebenzi kwisidiliya sakhe. Abanye baqala ekuseni, abanye emini, abanye ekupheleni kosuku. Kodwa bonke bafumana umvuzo omnye. Abanye bayakhalaza, besithi: 'Aba bokugqibela basebenze iyure enye kuphela, kwaye ubakhuphe ngokulinganayo nathi.' Kodwa umninimzi uthi: 'Ndingenalo na ilungelo lokwenza endikuthandayo ngemali yam? Ingaba unomona ngokuba ndinomusa?'

Eli lithuba elinzima kakhulu. UYesu usibonisa ukuba inceba kaThixo ayilandeli imithetho yethu yobulungisa. UThixo unika ubomi, kwaye uThixo uthatha ubomi ngendlela yakhe. UBen wayengumfana owayenikela ngayo yonke into yakhe, njengoko wayefuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange ukuze ancede umalume wakhe. Akazange ayiphule loo ngulube yemali, kodwa isipho sasingaphakathi entliziyweni yakhe. UBen wayeyimbewu enothando. 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.

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 A)” — 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... !!!!!!!!!”