NgoLwesine weVeki yama-25 ngexesha eliqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Isivulo

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

Umthandazo wokuGuquka

Nkosi, siqukile ngenceba yakho. Kristu, siqukile ngenceba yakho. Nkosi, siqukile ngenceba yakho.

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

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuQala · Ecclesiastes 1:2-11

Izeze lezeze, utsho uQoheleth, izeze lezeze! Konke kuli-zeze! Yintoni inzuzo yomntu kuko konke ukusebenza kwakhe phantsi kwelanga? Isizukulwana siyadlula, esinye size, kodwa umhlaba uhleli ngonaphakade. Ilanga liyaphuma, ilanga liyashona, lize libuyele apho liphuma khona. Umoya uvuthuza usiya emzantsi, ujikeleze uye emantla; umoya ujikeleza ubuya, uze uphinde iindlela zawo. Yonke imilambo iya elwandle, kodwa ulwandle aluze luzale. Imilambo ibuyela apho ivelayo khona, ukuze iphinde iqhube. Konke ukuthetha kunzima; akukho nto umntu anokuyithetha. Iliso alihluthi kukubona, nendlebe ayihluthi kukuva. Into ebibekho, yiyo eya kubakho; into eyenziweyo, yiyo eya kwenziwa. Akukho nto intsha phantsi kwelanga. Nokuba yinto esithi ngayo, 'Jonga, le yintsha!' sele ikho kumaxesha adlulileyo. Akukho sikhumbuzo sabantu bakudala; nabaza kuza emva kwethu abayi kukhunjulwa ngabo baza kuza emva kwabo.

INdumiso yokuPhendula · Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17bc

R. Eminyakeni yonke, Nkosi, ube lilizibuko lethu. Ujika umntu abuyele eluthulini, usithi, 'Buyani, nina bantwana babantu.' Kuba iminyaka eliwaka emehlweni akho injengezolo, xa lidlulile, okanye njengomlindi wasebusuku. R. Eminyakeni yonke, Nkosi, ube lilizibuko lethu. Ubanika ukuphela ebuthongweni babo; ngentsasa elandelayo bafana nengca etshintshayo, Ehluma ngokutsha ekuseni, kodwa ngokuhlwa iyabuna iyaphela. R. Eminyakeni yonke, Nkosi, ube lilizibuko lethu. Sifundise ukubala iintsuku zethu ngokuchanekileyo, ukuze sifumane ubulumko bentliziyo. Buyela, Nkosi! Kude kube nini? Yiba nenceba kubakhonzi bakho! R. Eminyakeni yonke, Nkosi, ube lilizibuko lethu. Sihluthise ekuseni ngenceba yakho, ukuze simemeze ngovuyo nangolwazi yonke imihla yethu. Yenza uphumelele umsebenzi wezandla zethu! Yenza uphumelele umsebenzi wezandla zethu! R. Eminyakeni yonke, Nkosi, ube lilizibuko lethu.

IVangeli · Luke 9:7-9

UHerode umphathi-mimandla weva ngako konke okwenzekayo, waza wamangaliswa kakhulu kuba abanye babesithi, 'UJohane uvusiwe kwabafileyo'; abanye besithi, 'UEliya ubonakele'; abanye besithi, 'Omnye wabaprofeti bakudala uvukile.' Kodwa uHerode wathi, 'UJohane ndimqumle intloko. Ngubani lo endiva ezi zinto ngaye?' Waza waqhubeka ezama ukumbona.

Eminyakeni yonke, Nkosi, ube lilizibuko lethu.

Intshumayelo

Kukho umzuzu omnye endiwucingayo namhlanje, umfanekiso othi cwaka kodwa onamandla. Khumbula uBenjamin Vo ehlezi kwitafile yakhe, ebukele iindiza ezinkulu zihamba kwisikrini sakhe, okanye mhlawumbi ecinga ngendlela yokwakha ikhowudi entsha yomdlalo wakhe. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukuphakamisa amehlo akhe, ebukela indlela izinto ezisebenza ngayo, ebukela ubomi buhamba ngesantya esikhawulezayo, njengendiza i-Boeing 737 ekhwela emoyeni. UBen wayengumfana owayenomdla ongenamida, kodwa ngaphezu koko, wayeyindoda encane eyayiphethe intliziyo ethambileyo, intliziyo eyayisoloko ikulungele ukunika.

Namhlanje, kwiNcwadi yeZaci, uQoheleth usikhumbuza into ebonakala inzima: 'Izeze lezeze, konke kuli-zeze.' Uthi ilanga liyaphuma, liyaphuma, umoya ujikeleza, imilambo iye elwandle kodwa ulwandle aluze luzale. Kukhangeleka ngathi akukho nto intsha phantsi kwelanga. Xa sijonga ubomi bethu, ngamanye amaxesha siziva ngolu hlobo. Sicinga ukuba konke kuli-zeze, ukuba imizamo yethu, iintlungu zethu, kunye nokulahlekelwa kwethu akukho ntsingiselo. Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba le yindlela eniziva ngayo ngamanye amaxesha. Sekuphele iinyanga ezintathu uBen esishiye, kwaye indlu iziva ithule kakhulu. Xa ucinga ngaloo mntwana wakho owayekuthanda kakhulu, owayekulalele xa ubalisa amabali akho, owayekuthanda kakhulu njengoba wayekuthanda ukuhamba nawe, Ryan, usizi aluhambi ngokwekhalenda. 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, uHerode uva ngako konke okwenzekayo, kwaye uyamangaliswa. Uthi, 'UJohane ndimqumle intloko. Ngubani lo endiva ezi zinto ngaye?' UHerode wayefuna ukumbona uYesu, kodwa wayefuna ukumbona ngamehlo okukrokrela, ngamehlo omntu ocinga ukuba konke kungumdlalo wamandla. Kodwa uYesu wayengengomdlalo wamandla. WayenguNyana kaThixo owayezile ukuzonika ubomi. Ben wayengumfana owayeyiqonda le nto. 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. Wayengumfana onikela ngayo yonke into yakhe. Lo moya wokunika waba yindlela yakhe yokuphila.

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 eCà Mau, 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. 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. UBen wayengumfana onikela ngayo yonke into yakhe. Nani, nikani konke usizi lwenu kuThixo. Musani ukuzama ukuluthwala lodwa. Vumelani uYesu ukuba abe lulwalwa lwenu. Ngamanye amaxesha, sicinga ukuba iindlela zikaThixo kufuneka zifane nezi zethu. Kodwa uThixo uthi: 'Iingcinga zam azizo iingcinga zenu, neendlela zam azizo iendlela zenu.' Oku kunzima ukukwamkela xa siphulukene nomntu esimthandayo. Kodwa khumbula, Alan noThao, ukuba uBen uyaqhubeka ekhanya ngomsebenzi wakhe wothando. Uthando lwakhe aluzange luphele; lusaqhubeka lugeza umhlaba njengolwandle olukhulu. Nani, 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... !!!!!!!!!”