UlwesiHlanu lweViki yama-25 ngEXesha Eliqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Ukuvulwa

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNdodana, nelikaMoya Oyingcwele. Makube nguxolo lukaKristu olunikhapheli namhlanje, lusomeleza sonke kulokuqokelelana kwethu.

Ububele

Nkosi, yiba nenceba nathi. Kristu, yiba nenceba nathi. Nkosi, yiba nenceba nathi.

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

Lizwi

Isifundo sokuqala · Qoheleth 3:1-11

Kukho ixesha elibekiweyo layo yonke into, nexesha layo yonke into phantsi sezulu. Ixesha lokuzalwa, nexesha lokufa; ixesha lokutyala, nexesha lokunqula okutyaliweyo. Ixesha lokubulala, nexesha lokuphilisa; ixesha lokudiliza, nexesha lokwakha. Ixesha lokila, nexesha lokuhleka; ixesha lokuzilela, nexesha lokungcungca. Ixesha lokusakaza amatye, nexesha lokuwahlanganisa; ixesha lokwamkela, nexesha lokuzilela ukwamkela. Ixesha lokufuna, nexesha lokulahlekelwa; ixesha lokugcina, nexesha lokuphosela kude. Ixesha lokukrazula, nexesha lokuthunga; ixesha lokuthi cwaka, nexesha lokuthetha. Ixesha lothando, nexesha lokuqina; ixesha lemfazwe, nexesha loxolo. Yintoni inzuzo yomsebenzi kumsebenzi wakhe? Ndiyibonisile imisebenzi eyabelwe nguThixo abantwana babantu ukuba baxakeke yiyo. Uthe zenze zonke izinto zifanele ixesha lazo, wabeka naphakade ezintliziyweni zabo, ngaphandle kokuba umntu afumanise, ukususela ekuqaleni kuye ekugqibeleni, umsebenzi owenziwe nguThixo.

INdumiso yokuphendula · I Ndumiso 144:1b, 2abc, 3-4

Makabongwe uThixo, uLwalwa lwam! Yehova, ulwalwa lwam, iqabane lam nenqaba yam, inyibela yam, umsindisi wam, ukhuseleko lwam endithembela kulo. R. Makabongwe uThixo, uLwalwa lwam! Yehova, yintoni umntu ukuba umkhumbule; nyana womntu ukuba umnake? Umntu unjengomoya ophefumlayo; imihla yakhe injengesithunzi esidlulayo. R. Makabongwe uThixo, uLwalwa lwam!

IVangeli · UTheko 9:18-22

Kwathi kanti akuba ethandaza yedwa uYesu, benaye abafundi bakhe, wababuza esithi, 'Abantu bathi ndiybani na?' Baphendula bathi, 'UJohane umbhaptizi; abanye bathi nguEliya; abanye bathi uvukile umprofeti wamandulo.' Wathi kubo, 'Ke nina nithi ndiybani na?' UPetros waphendula wathi, 'UnguKristu kaThixo.' Wayala kubo, wabaqhwabela ukuba bangaxeleli bani oku. Wathi, 'Kufuneka uNyana womuntu ahlupheke kakhulu, alandulelwe ngabadala, nabaphristi abakhulu, nababhali, abulawe, alusuku lwesithathu avuswe.'

Makabongwe uThixo, uLwalwa lwam!

Isifundo

Kukhona ixesha elibekiweyo layo yonke into phantsi sezulu. UQoheleth usitshela namhlanje ukuba kukho ixesha lokuzalwa, nexesha lokufa; ixesha lokulila, nexesha lokuhleka; ixesha lokuzilela, nexesha lokungcungca. Ukuba uyayivula ingqondo yakho kulamazwi, uya kuva ukuba ubomi bethu abuyonto yengozi nje engenasiphelo, kodwa buyinkqubo enobunzulu obungenakulinganiswa. Mhlawumbi namhlanje, njengoko uhleli apha okanye ulalele kude, ungabona umfanekiso othile omncinci kwindlu yakho. Mhlawumbi zizicathulo ezishiywe emnyango, okanye iphepha elincinci lokutsala iindiza elinesigxiviso sokuba umntwana wakho wayesakha indiza yakhe yamaphupha. Ben, uBenjamin Vo, wayehlala ethatha ixesha lakhe ukujonga indlela izinto ezisebenza ngayo. Wayebukela izibhakabhaka, ezoba imizila yezindiza, kwaye eneenjongo ezinkulu ngobomi bakhe. Kodwa ngaphezu kwako konke, wayeyizalisile indlu yenu ngale mbono yobubele obumsulwa. Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba sele kuphele iinyanga ezintathu uBen esishiye, kwaye indlu isenokuziva ithule ngendlela ebuhlungu kakhulu. Xa ucinga ngaloo mntwana owayeza kuwe ekuseni, esithi 'Molo, Ba,' ngesandla esithembaneyo, akukho xesha lonyaka linokuzisa ukuthula ngokukhawuleza. Usizi alulandeli ikhalenda. Luza ngexesha lalo, lunzima, lufuna indawo. Ndaye ndifuna ukuba uthethe inyaniso yale ntliziyo yakho namhlanje. Akukho nqaku lokuthi uphosile okanye wenze kakubi. Ukugula akwanga kwenzeka ngenxa yezinto owazenzayo okanye ongazenzanga. UThixo akakubeki icala, kwaye noBen akakubeki icala. Masikhuphe lo mthwalo wokuzisola emajukujukwini eentliziyo zenu namhlanje, kuba iNkosi ayisigwebi ngezifo. Ezinye izinto zenzeka ngaphhandle kwamandla ethu onke, kwaye akukho buqili bomntu obunokukuthintela oku. Unalo uthando lukaThixo, kwaye uBen, uBen owayesoloko elungele ukunika, ukunika konke ngaphandle kokubala—njengaleyo mali yasebhange ayefuna ukuyinika umalume wakhe uWilliam ngaphandle kokuba ayiphule—uqhubeka enibukele ngothando olungagungqiyo. KwiVangeli, uYesu uyazibuza kubafundi bakhe: 'Abantu bathi ndiybani na?' Kwaye uPetros uyaphendula: 'UnguKristu kaThixo.' UYesu uya phambili achaze ukuba uNyana womuntu kufuneka ahlupheke kakhulu, alandulelwe, abulawe, kodwa ngomhla wesithathu avuke. Apha kulapho intliziyo yethu idibana khona nelizwi likaThixo. UYesu akabalekeli intlungu; uyayinqumla. Uyathatha usizi lwenu, Alan noThao, alufake ezandleni zakhe. Ryan, mfowethu omncane, ungalokothi uzive ungedwa. UBen uyaqhubeka ehamba nawe, ekukhathalele, kwaye uthando lwenu aluzange lufe. Vumela uYesu abe lulwalwa lwakho namhlanje. Thatha igama likaBen, thandaza kuye uThixo, kwaye uqhubeke uphila ngesibindi, wazi ukuba akukho lizwi linye lothando olulahlekileyo phambi koThixo. Amen.

Ukuzindla

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

Izibongo

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... !!!!!!!!!”