ISonto lama-26 ngonyaka oqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku · In loving memory of Benjamin Vo

Isivulo

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lweNkosi uYesu Kristu, uthando lukaThixo, nokudibana koMoya oyiNgcwele nani nonke.

Ukuphenduka

Nkosi, usivele imfesane. Kristu, usivele imfesane. Nkosi, usivele imfesane.

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

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Ezekiel 18:25-28

Utsho uYehova ukuthi: Nithi, Indlela yeNkosi ayilunganga. Ncedani niphulaphule, ndlu yakwaSirayeli: Ngaba yindlela yam engalunganga, okanye ngaba ziindlela zenu ezingalunganga? Xa umntu olungileyo etshikila ebulungiseni bakhe, enze ubugwenxa, afa, uya kufela ubugwenxa abenzileyo. Kodwa xa umntu ongendawo etshikila ebugwenxeni bakhe, enze okusesikweni nokulungileyo, uya kuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe; ngokuba etshikile, esuka kuzo zonke izono zakhe azenzileyo, uya kudla ubomi, akayi kufa.

Ihubo lokuphendula · Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9

Khumbula imfesane yakho, Nkosi. Zazise iindlela zakho, Yehova; ndifundise imikhondo yakho. Ndikhokele enyanisweni yakho, undifundise; ngokuba unguThixo osindiso lwam. Khumbula imfesane yakho, Nkosi. Khumbula imfesane yakho, Yehova, nenceba yakho; ngokuba zikwasephakadeni. Izono zobutsha bam nezikreqo zam uze ungazikhumbuli; undikhumbule ngenceba yakho, ngenxa yobubele bakho, Yehova. Khumbula imfesane yakho, Nkosi. Ulungile uthe tye uYehova; ngako oko ubafundisa aboni indlela. Ubakhokhela abathobekileyo esikweni, ubafundisa abathobekileyo indlela yakhe.

Isifundo sesibini · Philippians 2:1-11

Bazalwana: Ukuba kukho naluphi na ukhuthazo kuKristu, naluphi na uthuthuzelo lothando, naluphi na udlelwano loMoya, naluphi na uvelwano nemfesane, yenzani uvuyo lwam lube luphelele ngokuba nibe nengqiqo inye, nibe nothando olunye, nibe nentliziyo inye, nicinge nto inye. Ningenzi nto ngambambano okanye ngobulungisa bobuze; kodwa ngokuthobeka kwentliziyo, omnye makamthabathe omnye njengomkhulu kunaye, elowo angajongi okwakhe, kodwa ajonge nokwabanye. Nibe nengqiqo leyo ebeyinayo uKristu Yesu: yena, ebekumfanekiselo kaThixo, akathi ukulingana noThixo kukulwaphulo-mthetho okumele ukubanjwa; kodwa wazihluba, wathabatha umfanekiselo womkhonzi, waba sekufaneni kwabantu; efumaneke enjengomntu ngokubonakala, wazithoba, waba ngothobelayo kwada kwasekufeni, ewe, kude kuse ekufeni emnqamlezweni. Kungako uThixo amphakamisileyo ngokugqithiseleyo, wamnika igama elingaphezu kwawo onke amagama; ukuze ngegama likaYesu amadolo onke agobe, awasezulwini, nawasemhlabeni, nawaphantsi komhlaba; nolwimi lonke luvume ukuba uYesu Kristu uyiNkosi, kuzuko lukaThixo uYise.

IVangeli · Matthew 21:28-32

UYesu wathi kubabingeleli abayintloko nakubadala babantu: 'Nithini na nina? Umntu wayeneendodana ezimbini. Waya kowokuqala wathi, Nyana, hamba uye kusebenza emdiliyeni namhlanje. Waphendula wathi, Andiyi kuhamba; kodwa emva koko wazisola, wahamba. Waya nakowesibini, wathetha okufanayo. Waphendula wathi, Ndiya kuhamba, nkosi; kodwa akahamba. Nguwuphi na kwaba babini owenze intando kayise?' Bathi kuye, 'Owokuqala.' UYesu wathi kubo, 'Inene, ndithi kuni, abaqokeleli berhafu namahenyukazi bangena ebukhosini bukaThixo ngaphambi kwenu. Kuba uYohane weza kuni ngendlela yobulungisa, nani anikholwanga nguye; kodwa abaqokeleli berhafu namahenyukazi bakholwa nguye; nani, nakubona oko, anizisolanga emva koko, ukuze nikholwe nguye.'

Khumbula imfesane yakho, Nkosi.

Intshumayelo

Kukho umfanekiso othile oza ezingqondweni zethu namhlanje. Cinga ngomntwana omncinci omi ecaleni kwendlela, ebukele iindiza ezinkulu zinyuka ziye esibhakabhakeni. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayethanda ukujonga phezulu, owayethanda ukuphupha, owayethanda ukwazi ukuba izinto zisebenza njani. Wayengumfana owayehlala efuna ukufunda, ehlala efuna ukwakha, ehlala efuna ukunika. Namhlanje, njengoko sijonga amazwi kaHezekile kunye neVangeli, sikhunjuzwa ngento enzulu kakhulu: ukubaluleka kokuguquka, ukubaluleka kokutshintsha intliziyo, kunye nokubaluleka kokuvumelana noThixo ngendlela esiphila ngayo.

Hezekile uthi, 'Isi-sikhumbuzo sokuba indlela yeNkosi ayilunganga? Hlalani niphulaphule, ndlu yakwaSirayeli: Ngaba yindlela yam engalunganga, okanye ngaba ziindlela zenu ezingalunganga?' La magama anokuziva enzima, kodwa azisa inyaniso ebalulekileyo. UThixo akasigwebi ngezinto ezingaphandle kolawulo lwethu. UThixo akasigwebi ngenxa yezifo okanye iintlekele ezisihlaselayo. Kodwa uThixo usimema ukuba siphile ngendlela esivula iintliziyo zethu kuye, nokuba siphila ngothando, nangobubele, nangokholo. UBen wayengumfana owayeyiqonda le nto. Wayengumfana owayephila ngothando, owayephila ngobubele, owayephila ngoxolo. Wayengumfana owayesoloko ecinga ngabanye, njengaxa 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.

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 ngaphandle kwamandla ethu onke, kwaye akukho buqili bomntu obunokukuthintela oku. Unalo uthando lukaThixo, kwaye uBen, uBen owayesoloko elungele ukunika, ukunika konke ngaphandle kokubala, uqhubeka enibukele ngothando olungagungqiyo.

KwiVangeli, uYesu ubuza abafundi bakhe: 'Amanzi ayinkqubo enobunzulu obungenakulinganiswa, kodwa uThixo usimema ukuba siphile ngendlela esivula iintliziyo zethu kuye.' UYesu ubalisa ngeendodana ezimbini. Omnye uthi 'ndiya kuhamba' kodwa akahambi, omnye uthi 'andiyi kuhamba' kodwa emva koko uyatshintsha, uyahamba uyokusebenza. UYesu ubuza: 'Ngubani owenza intando kayise?' Le yimibuzo eyimfuneko kuthi namhlanje. Ngaba siphila ngendlela esivula iintliziyo zethu kuThixo? Ngaba siphila ngendlela esivula iintliziyo zethu kwabanye? UBen wayengumfana owayeyiqonda le nto. Wayengumfana owayephila ngothando, owayephila ngobubele, owayephila ngoxolo. Wayengumfana owayesoloko ecinga ngabanye, njengaxa 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.

Ryan, mfowethu omncane, uBen uyamthanda. 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. UBen uyaqhubeka ekhanya ngomsebenzi wakhe wothando, njengaloo mthombo wamanzi eCà Mau, olethela ubomi kwabanye. Uthando lwakhe aluzange luphele; lusaqhubeka lukhanya njengolwandle olukhulu. UBen uyaqhubeka esidumisela kuThixo, kwaye nathi, simele siphile ngaloo ndlela—ngothando olungagciniyo, ngoxolelo olungapheliyo, nangokholo olomeleleyo. 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... !!!!!!!!!”