Isikhumbuzo sezingelosi ezingcwele eziqaphi — Izwi Losuku

Isingeniso

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Kwangathi umusa noxolo lukaNkulunkulu uYise naye iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kungaba nani nonke.

Umthandazo wokuguquka

Nkosi, usihawukele. Kristu, usihawukele. Nkosi, usihawukele.

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

ILizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Job 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5

INkosi yaphendula uYobhi isesivunguvungwini, yathi: 'Wake wayalela kusasa ebomini bakho, wambonisa indawo yokusa? Ukuze abambe imiphetho yomhlaba, ukuze abangendawo bavuthelwe kuyo? Umhlaba utshintsha njengodongwe phantsi kwetywina, ube nemibala njengengubo; kodwa ukukhanya kuthintelwe kubangendawo, ingalo yokuzidla yaphukile. Ngaba ungene kwimithombo yolwandle, okanye uhambahambe ezinzulwini zenzonzobila? Ngaba amasango okufa ubonisiwe, okanye uwabonile amasango obumnyama? Ngaba uyiqondile ububanzi bomhlaba? Ndixelele, ukuba uyazi konke: Yiyiphi indlela eya kwindawo yokuhlala yokukhanya, kwaye iphi indawo yobumnyama, ukuze uyise kwimida yayo kwaye uyibeke kwiindlela zayo zasekhaya? Uyazi, kuba wazalwa phambi kwazo, kwaye inani leminyaka yakho likhulu!' Wandula uYobhi waphendula iNkosi wathi: 'Nantsi, ndingumntu ongenanto; ndingaphendula ntoni kuwe? Ndibeka isandla sam emlonyeni wam. Nangona ndithethile kanye, andiyi kuphinda; nangona kabini, andiyi kwenza kwakhona.'

INdumiso yokuPhendula · Psalm 139:1-3, 7-8, 9-10, 13-14ab

R. Khokela, Nkosi, endleleni yaphakade. O Nkosi, undivavanyile kwaye uyandazi; uyazi xa ndihleli xa ndimi; uziqonda iingcinga zam ukususela kude. Iindlela zam nokuphumla kwam uyakuhlola, kwaye uziqhelile zonke iindlela zam. R. Khokela, Nkosi, endleleni yaphakade. Ndingaya phi kulo moya wakho? Ndingabaleka phi ebusweni bakho? Ukuba ndinyuka ndiye ezulwini, ulapho; ukuba ndihla ndiye kwelabafileyo, ukhona apho. R. Khokela, Nkosit, endleleni yaphakade. Ukuba ndithatha amaphiko okusa, ukuba ndihlala kwimida ekude yolwandle, nalapho isandla sakho siya kundikhokela, nesandla sakho sokunene siye kundibamba ngokuqinileyo. R. Khokela, Nkosi, endleleni yaphakade. Ngokwenene ubumile ubukho bam obungaphakathi; undilukile esizalweni sikamama. Ndiyakubulela ukuba ndenziwe ngendlela eyoyikekayo, emangalisayo; imisebenzi yakho iyamangalisa. R. Khokela, Nkosi, endleleni yaphakade.

IVangeli · Matthew 18:1-5, 10

Abafundi beza kuYesu bathi, 'Ngubani omkhulu kubukumkani bezulu?' Wabiza umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wathi, 'Amen, ndithi kuni, ukuba aniguquki naba njengabantwana, aniyi kungena kubukumkani bezulu. Lowo uzithobayo njengalo mntwana nguye omkhulu kubukumkani bezulu. Kwaye oyamkela umntwana onjalo egameni lam, uyamkela mna. Jonga ukuba ungawadeleli amancinane la, kuba ndithi kuni, iingelosi zawo ezulwini zihlala zibukele ubuso bukaBawo osezulwini.'

Khokela, Nkosi, endleleni yaphakade.

Intshumayelo

Kukhona umzuzu omncane, othi cwaka, owenzeka ezindlini eziningi kakhulu lapho kukhona izingane. Cabanga ngomzuzu lapho umntwana encike ekhanda lakhe efasiteleni, ebuka izindiza zidlula esibhakabhakeni, ecabanga ngezinto ezinkulu ezifana ne-'con chim airlines' yakhe. Kulo mzuzu, akukho kubaleka, akukho ukuzenza, kukhona nje ukuba khona. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owawuphila lo mzuzu ngokugcwele. Wayengumfana owawubona umhlaba ngamehlo okumangala, ngengqondo eyayifuna ukwakha, ukucabanga, nokunxibelelana nazo zonke izinto ezintsha. Wayengumfana owawunentliziyo eyayiphila ngothando oluhlanzekileyo, intliziyo eyayikwazi ukunika ngaphandle kokubala.

Namhlanje, kwiNcwadi kaYobhi, uNkulunkulu uthetha noYobhi esivunguvungwini. Uthi kuye: 'Wawuphi na mhla ndisekela isiseko sehlabathi? Xela, ukuba unokuqonda.' La mazwi kaNkulunkulu awawona amazwi okusibeka icala, kodwa awamazwi okusikhumbuza ukuba akukho mntu owaziyo zonke izinto ngaphandle koMdali. UYobhi, emva kwayo yonke intlungu yakhe, uyamvuma uNkulunkulu waza wathi: 'Ndiyeza ndize ze esizalweni sikamama, ndiya kubuyela ndize ze apho.' UYobhi uqonda ukuba ubomi buphuma kuNkulunkulu, kwaye buya kuNkulunkulu. Le yimfihlo enzulu esiyiphilayo namhlanje, njengoko sikhumbula uBen.

Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba iinyanga ezintathu ezi zidlulileyo bezinzima kakhulu. Ndiyazi ukuba kukho amaxesha apho intliziyo iziva ngathi iyaphuka, xa ucinga ngaloo mntwana owayeza kuwe, owayekuthanda, owayekujonga ngamehlo anothando. 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. Awuphosanga nto. Ubenze konke okusemandleni enu ngothando olungapheliyo. Ezinye izinto zenzeka ngaphandle kolawulo lwethu, ngaphandle kokuba nabani na enze impazamo. Niyinyaniso, nithandwa nguThixo.

KwiVangeli, uYesu uthatha umntwana wammisa phakathi kwabafundi bakhe. Uthi: 'Lowo uyamkela lo mntwana egameni lam, uyamkela mna.' UYesu usixelela ukuba izingane zinomsebenzi okhethekileyo phambi koThixo, kwaye izingelosi zazo zihlala zibukele ubuso bukaYise. UBen ngoku ungulowo mntwana, ukhanya phambi koThixo, ukhanya ngothando lwakhe olungasoze lwavaleleka. Khumbula indlela awayefuna 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. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukudala, owayethanda ukuhleka, owayethanda ukuba nani.

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.

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. UBen wayengumfana owayenomdla ongamangalisiyo, owayesoloko ecinga ngezinto ezinkulu—ukusuka kwikhowudi zekhompyutha ezintsonkothileyo ukuya kwindlela ezindiza ngayo iindiza ezinkulu ezifana ne-Boeing 737. Wayengumfana owayenentliziyo evulekileyo, intliziyo eyayikwazi ukubona ngaphaya kwento nje eqhelekileyo. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukubaluleka kothando kunazo zonke izinto.

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. Namhlanje, njengoko sijonga iengelosi zinyuka zihla, masikhumbule ukuba uBen uphi na. Uphakathi kwabo, ekhanya, esithanda, esibukele. Masiphile 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, ebuthongweni uHuy ukubonile uza kumvakashela, kukunika umthandazo wokuba niphinde nitholane. Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angawamukela umthandazo wakho, uBen ajabulele ukuthula okuphakade eceleni kukaNkulunkulu. Uma kungenzeka, sicela uphinde uze ungivakashele emaphuphweni alandelayo, noma kungaba nje ukubingelela noma ukumamatheka okumnandi njengakuqala.”