NgoMgqibelo weVeki yamashumi amabini anesihlanu ngexesha eliqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Ukuvulwa

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

Isicelo soxolelo

Nkosi, ube nemfesane kuthi. Kristu, ube nemfesane kuthi. Nkosi, ube nemfesane kuthi.

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

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Ecclesiastes 11:9—12:8

Thaba, mfana, kwiintsuku zobutsha bakho, intliziyo yakho mayikuvuyise kwiintsuku zobutsha bakho. Hamba ngeendlela zentliziyo yakho, nangokubona kwamehlo akho; kodwa yazi ukuba ngako konke oku, uThixo uya kukugweba. Susa usizi entliziyweni yakho, ususe ububi phambi kwakho, nangona ukusa kobutsha kudlula ngokukhawuleza. Khumbula uMdali wakho kwiintsuku zobutsha bakho, phambi kokuba iintsuku ezimbi zize, neminyaka isondele apho uya kuthi, andinavuyo kuyo; phambi kokuba ilanga libe mnyama, nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi, ngeli lixa amafu ebuyayo emva kwemvula; xa abagcini bendlu bangcangcazelayo, namadoda anamandla egobileyo, nabo bagayayo bengenanto ngenxa yokuba bembalwa, nabo bajonga ngeefestile beba ziimfama; xa iingcango zesitalato zivaliwe, nesandi sesingayo siphantsi; xa umntu elinde ukukhala kwentaka, kodwa iintombi zengoma zicinyiwe; xa umntu esoyika ukuphakama, neengozi esitalatweni; xa umthi we-almond udubula, nenkumbi isiba nobuvila, nesiqhamo se-caper singabi nampembelelo, kuba umntu esiya ekhaya lakhe laphakade, nabalili behamba ezitalatweni; phambi kokuba intambo yesilivere iqhawuke, nesitya segolide sophuke, nembiza yaphuke emthonjeni, ne-pulley eyaphukileyo iwele emthonjeni, nothuli lubuyele emhlabeni njengoko lwalunjalo, nomphefumlo ubuyele kuThixo owawunika. Izeze lezeze, utsho uQoheleth, konke kuli-zeze!

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

R. Esi thetshini nasizukulwaneni, Nkosi, ubusisikhuselo sethu. Ujika umntu abuyele eluthulini, usithi, 'Buyani, zizukulwana zabantu.' Kuba iminyaka eliwaka emehlweni akho injengezolo, ngeli lixa lidlulileyo, okanye njengomlindo wobusuku. R. Esi thetshini nasizukulwaneni, Nkosi, ubusisikhuselo sethu. Ubanika isiphelo ebuthongweni babo; ngentsasa elandelayo banjengengca etshintshayo, Ehluma ngokutsha ekuseni, kodwa ngokuhlwa iyabuna iyaphela. R. Esi thetshini nasizukulwaneni, Nkosi, ubusisikhuselo sethu. Sifundise ukubala iintsuku zethu ngokufanelekileyo, ukuze sifumane ubulumko bentliziyo. Buyela, Nkosi! Kude kube nini? Yiba nemfesane kubakhonzi bakho! R. Esi thetshini nasizukulwaneni, Nkosi, ubusisikhuselo sethu. Sisithise ngokusa ngobubele bakho, ukuze sidanduluke ngovuyo nangolwando kwiintsuku zethu zonke. Kwaye ngamana ukhathalelo lweNkosi uThixo wethu lungaba lolwethu; ube nempumelelo emsebenzini wezandla zethu kuthi! Yenza umsebenzi wezandla zethu ube nempumelelo! R. Esi thetshini nasizukulwaneni, Nkosi, ubusisikhuselo sethu.

IVangeli · Luke 9:43b-45

Ngeli lixa bonke bemangalisiwe yizenzo zakhe zonke, uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe, 'Nikelani ingqalelo koko ndinixelela khona. UNyana woMntu uza kunikelwa ezandleni zabantu.' Kodwa abazange bakuqonde oku kuthetha; intsingiselo yoko yayifihlakele kubo ukuze bangakuqondi, kwaye babesoyika ukubuza ngale ntetho.

Esi thetshini nasizukulwaneni, Nkosi, ubusisikhuselo sethu.

Intshumayelo

Kukho umfanekiso othi cwaka, onokuthi uwubone ngeso lengqondo namhlanje. Cinga ngomntwana omncinci omi ecaleni kwesango, ebukele iindiza ezinkulu zinyuka ziye esibhakabhakeni. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayethanda ukujonga phezulu. Wayengumfana owayenomdla ongenamida, umfana owayethanda ukwazi ukuba izinto zisebenza njani—ukusuka kwikhowudi yekhompyutha yakhe ukuya kwindlela ezindiza ngayo izindiza ezinkulu. Kodwa namhlanje, njengoko sijonga amazwi kaQoheleth, sikhunjuzwa ngento enzulu kakhulu: 'Khumbula uMdali wakho kwiintsuku zobutsha bakho.'

Qoheleth uthi, 'Konke kuli-zeze.' Ekuqaleni, la magama anokuziva enzima, mhlawumbi ngathi ayayicima imizamo yethu, amaphupha ethu, okanye ubomi obufutshane obufana nobukaBen. Kodwa makhe sime apha. Masithethe inyaniso. Sekuphele iinyanga ezintathu uBen esishiye. Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba indlu isenokuziva ithule ngendlela ebuhlungu kakhulu. Xa ucinga ngaloo mntwana owayesoloko enoncumo olukhanyisayo, owayethanda ukuhamba nehlabathi, kwaye owayesoloko ecinga ngabanye—njengaxa wayefuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange encinci ukuze ancede umalumele umalume wakhe uWilliam—akukho xesha lonyaka linokuzisa ukuthula ngokukhawuleza. Usizi alulandeli ikhalenda.

Ndicela uthathe lo mthwalo wokuzisola emajukujukwini eentliziyo zenu 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 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.

KwiVangeli, uYesu uthi kubafundi bakhe: 'Nikelani ingqalelo koko ndinixelela khona. UNyana woMntu uza kunikelwa ezandleni zabantu.' Abafundi babesoyika ukubuza, babengaqondi. Babesoyika intlungu, babesoyika ukulahlekelwa. Kodwa uYesu wayebalungiselela ukuba baqonde ukuba ukuhamba kwakhe kwakungelilo ukuphela, kodwa yayilindlela eya eluxolweni. UBen wayengumfana owayephila ngothando, kwaye 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 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. 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... !!!!!!!!!”