ISonto lama-27 ngexesha eliqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Isingeniso

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, uthando lukaThixo, kunye nokuzalana kukaMoya oyiNgcwele nani nonke.

Isicelo soxolelo

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

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

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Isaiah 5:1-7

Mandingavumi ndiculele umhlobo wam, ingoma yomhlobo wam ngesidiliya sakhe. Umhlobo wam wayenesidiliya esikwindawo ephakamileyo echumileyo; wasilima, wasikhupha amatye, watyala imidiliya ekhethiweyo; wazakhela inqaba yokulinda phakathi kwaso, wemba nomkhamo wewayini. Wajonga isivuno seediliya, kodwa saba ziidiliya zasendle. Ngoku, nina bahlali baseJerusalem nabantu bakwaYuda, gwebeni phakathi kwam nesidiliya sam: Yintoni na ekwakufuneka ndiyenzile kwisidiliya sam endingayenzanga? Kutheni, xa ndajonga isivuno seediliya, saba ziidiliya zasendle? Ngoku, ndiyanazisa oko ndiza kukwenza kwisidiliya sam: ndiza kususela uthango lwaso, ndisinikele ekudliweni, ndidilize udonga lwaso, ndisiyeke sinyatheleke! Ewe, ndiza kusenza sibe yinkangala: asiyi kuthenwa okanye silinywe, kodwa siya kuhluma imingcunube neentaba; ndiza kuyalela amafu ukuba angathumeli mvula kuso. Isidiliya seNkosi yimikhosi yendlu yakwaSirayeli, nabantu bakwaYuda sisityalo sayo esithandwayo; yajonga ubulungisa, kodwa yabonela ukuchitheka kwegazi! Yajonga ubulungisa, kodwa yeva ukukhala!

IHubo · Psalm 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20

R. Isidiliya seNkosi yindlu yakwaSirayeli. Umdiliya waseYiputa uwutshintshelile; wagxotha iintlanga wawutyala. Wawolula amasebe awo kuloLwandle, amagqabi awo kwaseMlanjeni. R. Isidiliya seNkosi yindlu yakwaSirayeli. Kutheni na wazidiliza iindonga zawo, ukuze wonke umhambi akhe isiqhamo sawo? Ingulube yasehlathini iyawonakalisa, nezilwanyana zasendle ziyawudla. R. Isidiliya seNkosi yindlu yakwaSirayeli. Buyela kwakhona, Nkosi yemikhosi, jonga usezulwini, ubone; khathalela lo mdiliya, ukhusele oko kutyalwe sisandla sakho sasekunene, unyana womntu owamenza womelela. R. Isidiliya seNkosi yindlu yakwaSirayeli. Ke ngoko asiyi kuphinda sibuye kuwe; siphe ubomi obutsha, siya kulibiza igama lakho. Nkosi, Thixo wemikhosi, sibuyisele; ukuba ubuso bakho bungakhanya kuthi, siya kusindiswa. R. Isidiliya seNkosi yindlu yakwaSirayeli.

Isifundo sesibini · Philippians 4:6-9

Bazalwana noodade bethu: Musani ukuba naxhala, kodwa kuzo zonke izinto, ngomthandazo nangokucela, kunye nokubulela, yazisani izicelo zenu kuThixo. Ke ngoko uxolo lukaThixo olugqithise ukuqonda konke luya kulinda iintliziyo zenu neengqondo zenu kuKristu Yesu. Okokugqibela, bazalwana noodade bethu, nantoni na eyinyaniso, nantoni na ebekekileyo, nantoni na elungileyo, nantoni na ecocekileyo, nantoni na ethandekayo, nantoni na enobubele, ukuba kukho naluphi na ugqwesa nokuba kukho nantoni na efanele ukudunyiswa, cinga ngezi zinto. Qhubekani nenza oko nikufundileyo nakwamkelileyo nakuvileyo nakubonileyo kum. Ke ngoko uThixo woxolo uya kuba nani.

IVangeli · Matthew 21:33-43

UYesu wathi kubabingeleli abakhulu nakubadala babantu: 'Phulaphulani omnye umzekeliso. Kwakukho umnini-mhlaba owatyala isidiliya, wafaka uthango kuso, wemba umkhamo wewayini kuso, waza wakha inqaba. Waza wasiqeshisa kubalimi, wemka waya eluhambweni. Xa ixesha lokuvuna lasondelayo, wathuma abakhonzi bakhe kubalimi ukuba baye kufuna isivuno sakhe. Kodwa abalimi bababamba abakhonzi bakhe, omnye bambetha, omnye bambulala, omnye bamkhanda ngamatye. Kwakhona wathuma abanye abakhonzi, abaninzi kunabokuqala, kodwa babaphatha ngendlela efanayo. Okokugqibela, wathuma unyana wakhe kubo, ecinga, 'Baya kumhlonela unyana wam.' Kodwa xa abalimi bambona unyana, bathi omnye komnye, 'Lo ngindlalifa. Wozani simbulale, sizuze ilifa lakhe.' Bambamba, bamphosa ngaphandle kwesidiliya, bambulala. Umnini-sidiliya uya kubenza ntoni abo balimi xa efika?' Baphendula bathi, 'Uya kubabulala abo bantu ngendlela ebuhlungu, aze isidiliya asiqeshise kwabanye abalimi abaya kumnika isivuno ngamaxesha afanelekileyo.' UYesu wathi kubo, 'Anizange na nifunde ezibhalweni: Ilitye elaliyalelwe ngabakhi libe lilitye lembombo; oku kwenziwe yiNkosi, kwaye kuyamangalisa emehlweni ethu? Ke ngoko, ndithi kuni, ubukumkani bukaThixo buya kususwa kuni, buphiwe abantu abaya kuvelisa isiqhamo sawo.'

Isidiliya seNkosi yindlu yakwaSirayeli.

Intshumayelo

Cinga ngomzuzu wokuthi cwaka ekhaya, xa ilanga liqala ukutshona, kwaye igumbi elincinci elinendiza ezikhethwe ngobunono eziphezu kweshelfu liqala ukuzala ngomthunzi. Kulo mzuzu, imibuzo engaphendulekiyo iyavela. Kutheni le nto izinto zenzeka ngolu hlobo? Kutheni le nto umntu owayenomdla onjalo, owayefuna ukudala i-'con chim airlines' yakhe, owayenengqondo eqaqambileyo eyayikwazi ukubona ngaphaya kwexesha elizayo, esishiya ngaphambi kokuba siqonde? Namhlanje, kwiSikhumbuzo sikaSaint Thérèse waseNtwaneni uYesu, sijonga indlela yobuntwana obungcwele. UThérèse wayeyazi ukuba ubomi abulinganiswa ngeminyaka, kodwa bubulinganiswa ngobunzulu bothando olunikwayo.

KwiNcwadi kaYobhi, uYobhi uthi: 'Ndiyazi ukuba uMhlanguli wam uyaphila.' La ngamazwi angenakuthelekiswa nanto. UYobhi wayesezintlungwini, ekhala, engaziva ekhuselekile, kodwa ngaphakathi kwelo litye lentlungu, waqonda inyaniso engcwele: ukuba uThixo uyaphila, kwaye uya kubonwa. UYobhi uthi: 'Ngamehlo am, hayi omnye, ndiya kumbona.' Le yimbono kaBenjamin Vo. UBen wayengumfana owayejonga kude, owayejonga phezulu, owayefuna ukubona ubukhulu bukaThixo kwiinkcukacha ezincinci zobomi—kwiindiza, kwiikhowudi, nakuthando olukhulu awayenalo ngabazali bakhe.

Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba iinyanga ezintathu ezi zidlulileyo bezinzima. Ndiyazi ukuba kukho amaxesha apho intliziyo iziva ngathi iyaphuka. Kodwa namhlanje, ndifuna ukuba uthethe inyaniso yale ntliziyo yakho. 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 uthumela abafundi bakhe njengamatakane phakathi kweengcuka. Uthi kubo: 'Ngenani, nithi, uxolo malube kule ndlu.' UYesu uyazi ukuba ubomi bunzima. Uyazi ukuba siphila kwilizwe elinokuziva ngathi liyingcuka. Kodwa uthi: 'Beka uxolo lwakho.' UBen wayengumfana owayephila ngoluxolo. Khumbula loo mzuzu 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 owayenokunikela ngayo yonke into yakhe ngaphandle kokubala. Wayengumfana owayephila ngoxolo lukaKristu.

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.

UThérèse waseNtwaneni uYesu wasifundisa 'indlela encinci.' Le ndlela ayikho ekwenzeni izinto ezinkulu eziyothusayo abantu, kodwa ikukwenza izinto ezincinci ngothando olukhulu. UBen wenza kanye oko. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukumamela amabali katata wakhe, owayethanda ukubukela iindiza, owayethanda ukuhleka. Ezi zaziyindlela zakhe zokuthanda uThixo. UBen wayengumfana owayezisa uxolo ekhaya. Ubenze konke okusemandleni enu ngothando olungapheliyo. Ezinye izinto zenzeka ngaphandle kolawulo lwethu, ngaphandle kokuba nabani na enze impazamo. Niyinyaniso, nithandwa nguThixo.

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 B)” — A song for Ben

Izicelo zethu

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.”