NgoLwesibini kwiVeki yama-25 yoNyaka oQhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Isivulo

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

Umthandazo wenceba

Nkosi, sihlangene apha ukukubiza. Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi. Kristu, yiba nenceba kuthi. Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi.

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

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13

Intliziyo yenkosi ifana nomfula esandleni seNkosi; iyayikhokela apho ithanda khona. Zonke iindlela zomntu zinokulunga emehlweni akhe, kodwa yiNkosi evavanya iintliziyo. Ukwenza okulungileyo nokusesikweni kwamkelekile kwiNkosi ngaphezu kwedini. Amehlo azidlayo nentliziyo ekhukhumalayo—ukusebenza kwabangendawo sisono. Iinjongo zomntu okhutheleyo zizisa inzuzo, kodwa ukungxama kukhokelela ekusweleni. Lowo wenza ubutyebi ngolwimi oluxokayo usukela umphunga phezu kwemigibe ebulalayo. Umphefumlo womntu ongendawo unqwenela okubi; ummelwane wakhe akafumani nceba emehlweni akhe. Xa umntu okhukhumalayo esohlwaywa, abangenalwazi baba nobulumko; xa umntu olumkileyo efundiswa, ufumana ulwazi. Olungileyo uqwalasela indlu yomngendawo: kukho lowo uzisa umngendawo ekubhujisweni. Lowo uvalela indlebe yakhe ekukhaleni kwabahluphekileyo naye uya kubiza angaviwa.

INdumiso · Psalm 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44

R. Khokela mna, Nkosi, endleleni yemithetho yakho. Banoyolo abo indlela yabo ingenabala, abahamba emthethweni weNkosi. R. Khokela mna, Nkosi, endleleni yemithetho yakho. Ndenze ndiqonde indlela yemithetho yakho, ndize ndicamngce ngezenzo zakho ezimangalisayo. R. Khokela mna, Nkosi, endleleni yemithetho yakho. Indlela yenyaniso ndiyikhethile; imithetho yakho ndiyibeke phambi kwam. R. Khokela mna, Nkosi, endleleni yemithetho yakho. Ndinike ukuqonda, ukuze ndiwugcine umthetho wakho, ndiwugcine ngentliziyo yam yonke. R. Khokela mna, Nkosi, endleleni yemithetho yakho. Ndikhokele emkhondweni wemithetho yakho, kuba ndiyayithanda. R. Khokela mna, Nkosi, endleleni yemithetho yakho. Ndiya kuwugcina umthetho wakho ngokuqhubekayo, ngonaphakade kanaphakade. R. Khokela mna, Nkosi, endleleni yemithetho yakho.

IVangeli · Luke 8:19-21

Unina kaYesu nabazalwana bakhe beza kuye, kodwa babengakwazi ukumfikela ngenxa yesihlwele. Waxelelwa wathi, 'Unyoko nabazalwana bakho bemi ngaphandle, bafuna ukukubona.' Waphendula wathi kubo, 'Umama wam nabazalwana bam ngabo abaliphulaphulayo ilizwi likaThixo, baze balenze.'

Khokela mna, Nkosi, endleleni yemithetho yakho.

Intshumayelo

Khumbula umzuzu othi cwaka, umfanekiso onokuthi uwubone ngeso lengqondo: uBenjamin Vo ehlezi kwitafile yakhe, ephethe ikhompyutha yakhe, ebonakala engathi ucinga ngento enkulu kakhulu—mhlawumbi uyila ikhowudi entsha okanye ecinga ngendlela indiza i-Boeing 737 ephaphayo ngayo. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukwazi ukuba izinto zisebenza njani. Wayengumfana owayenomdla ongenamida, kodwa ngaphezu kwako konke, wayeyindoda encane eyayiphethe intliziyo ethambileyo, intliziyo eyayisoloko ikulungele ukunika. Khumbula loo mfana owayenoncumo olukhanyisayo, owayesoloko enembeko, owayethanda ukuhamba nehlabathi kunye nosapho lwakhe, kwaye owayesoloko ecinga ngabanye ngaphambi kokuba acinge ngaye.

Namhlanje, kwiNcwadi yeZaci, uThixo usikhumbuza into ebalulekileyo: 'Intliziyo yenkosi ifana nomfula esandleni seNkosi; iyayikhokela apho ithanda khona.' La magama asikhumbuza ukuba ubomi bethu abukho ezandleni zethu kuphela. Busezandleni zikaThixo. 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. 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 yanamhlanje, uYesu uxelelwa ukuba unina nabazalwana bakhe bafuna ukumbona. Kodwa uYesu uthi: 'Umama wam nabazalwana bam ngabo abaliphulaphulayo ilizwi likaThixo, baze balenze.' UYesu usibonisa ukuba ubudlelwane bakhe abupheleli kwigazi, kodwa busekulandeleni uThixo. 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.

Khumbula indlela uBen 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. UBen 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, 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... !!!!!!!!!”