UMsitho kaSanti Mateyu, uMpostile kunye noMvangeli — Izwi Losuku

Ukuvulwa

Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya 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 · Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13

Bafowethu noodadewethu: Mna, ndisiboshwa seNkosi, ndiyanicela ukuba niphile ngendlela efanelekileyo kubizo enilufumeneyo, ngokuthobeka nangeemfesane zonke, nangonyamezelo, ninyamezelana ngothando, nizama ukugcina umanyano loMoya ngesibopho soxolo: umzimba mnye noMoya mnye, njengoko nabizwa nani kwithemba elinye lobizo lwenu; iNkosi inye, ukholo lunye, ubhaptizo lunye; uThixo emnye noYise wabo bonke, ophezu kwabo bonke, nophakathi kwabo bonke, nakuwo wonke umntu. Kodwa ubabalo lwanikwa elowo kuthi ngokomlinganiselo wesipho sikaKristu. Kwaye wanika abanye ukuba babe ngabaphostile, abanye babe ngabaprofeti, abanye babe ngabavangeli, abanye babe ngabalusi nabafundisi, ukulungiselela abangcwele umsebenzi wenkonzo, ukwakha umzimba kaKristu, de sonke sifikelele kumanyano lokholo nolwazi loNyana kaThixo, kumntu ogqibeleleyo, kumlinganiselo wobukhulu obupheleleyo bukaKristu.

INdumiso · Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5

R. Amazwi abo avakala kuwo wonke umhlaba. Izulu libhengeza uzuko lukaThixo; nesibhakabhaka sibhengeza umsebenzi wezandla zakhe. Imini iphalaza ilizwi emini, nobusuku bubhengeza ulwazi ebusuku. R. Amazwi abo avakala kuwo wonke umhlaba. Akukho lizwi nakusithetha apho ilizwi lingaviwayo khona; kuwo wonke umhlaba ilizwi labo livakala, nakwimiphelo yehlabathi, umyalezo wabo. R. Amazwi abo avakala kuwo wonke umhlaba.

IVangeli · Matthew 9:9-13

Njengoko uYesu wayedlula, wabona indoda egama linguMateyu ihlezi kwindawo yokuqokelela irhafu. Wathi kuye, 'Landela mna.' Waphakama walandela yena. Ngoxa wayesetafileni endlwini yakhe, abathelisi abaninzi naboni beza, bahlala noYesu nabafundi bakhe. AbaFarisi bakubona oku, bathi kubafundi bakhe, 'Kutheni utitshala wenu edla nabathelisi naboni?' Weva oku, wathi, 'Abo baphilileyo abayidingi ingcali yezonyango, kodwa abagulayo bayayidinga. Hamba ufunde intsingiselo yamazwi athi, Ndifuna inceba, hayi idini. Andizanga kubiza abalungileyo, ndize kubiza aboni.'

Amazwi abo avakala kuwo wonke umhlaba.

Intshumayelo

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, kwiVangeli, uYesu uhamba ngendlela yakhe, waza wabona uMateyu ehlezi kwindawo yokuqokelela irhafu. UYesu akazange ajonge izono zikaMateyu, akazange ajonge indawo awayekuyo, okanye indlela abanye ababembona ngayo. UYesu wathi kuye, 'Landela mna.' Kwaye uMateyu waphakama. Washiya yonke into. Washiya itafile yakhe, irhafu yakhe, kunye nendlela yakhe yakudala yokuphila, ukuze alandele uYesu.

Nangona kunjalo, 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. UThixo akathumeli ukugula. Ezinye izinto zenzeka ngaphandle kolawulo lwethu, ngaphandle kokuba nabani na enze impazamo. Niyinyaniso, nithandwa nguThixo, kwaye uBen ukhululekile kuyo yonke intlungu.

KwiVangeli, abafarisi bayabuza, 'Kutheni utitshala wenu edla nabathelisi naboni?' UYesu uphendula ngamazwi amandla: 'Abo baphilileyo abayidingi ingcali yezonyango, kodwa abagulayo bayayidinga. Hamba ufunde intsingiselo yamazwi athi, 'Ndifuna inceba, hayi idini.' UYesu uza kuthatha abantu apo bakhoyo. Uza kuthatha uMateyu, umoni, amenze umpostile. Uza kuthatha uBen, amthabathe amse kwiBanquet yasezulwini apho akukho zigulo, akukho ntlungu, kwaye akukho zinyembezi.

Ubenze konke okusemandleni enu. UBen wayeyindoda encane eyayiqonda ukuba uthando luyinto yokwenziwa. Khumbula ukuba wayefuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange encinci ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam. Akazange ayiphule loo ngulube yemali, kodwa isipho sasingaphakathi entliziyweni yakhe. Wayengumfana onikela ngayo yonke into yakhe. Nani, nikani konke usizi lwenu kuThixo. Musani ukuzama ukuluthwala lodwa. Vumelani uYesu ukuba abe lulwalwa lwenu.

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. Uthando lwakhe aluzange luphele; lusaqhubeka lukhanya njengolwandle olukhulu. Nani, Alan noThao, ningayeki ukuthanda. Nithandeke kakhulu nguThixo.

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... !!!!!!!!!”