Isikhumbuzo sikaNkosazana wethu weRosari — Izwi Losuku

Isiqalo

Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele. Amen. Makube nani uxolo nothando lukaThixo uYise, nalo lonke ukhuseleko lukaMariya, uMama wethu.

Umthandazo woxolo

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

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

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14

Bazalwana noodade bethu: Emva kweminyaka elishumi elinesine ndaphinda ndenyuka ndaya eJerusalem noBharnabas, ndithatha noTitus. Ndanyuka ngokwatyhilwayo kum, ndaza ndabacacisela iVangeli endiyishumayelayo kumaZizwe–kodwa ngasese kwabo babebalulekile–ukuze ndingabaleki, okanye ndingabalekanga, ize. Ngakumbi, xa babona ukuba ndiphathiswe iVangeli yabo bangalukanga, kanye njengoPetros kowabo abalukileyo, kuba lowo wusebenza kuPetros ngenxa yobupostile kubalukileyo wusebenza nakum ngenxa yamaZizwe, kwaye xa babona ubabalo endilunikiweyo, uYakobi noKefas noYohane, ababejongwa njengeentsika, bandinika mna noBharnabas izandla zabo zokusebenzisana, ukuze siye kumaZizwe kwaye bona baye kwabalukileyo. Kuphela, kwakufuneka sikhumbule amahlwempu, nto leyo endandizimisele ukuyenza. Kwaye xa uKefas efika eAntiyokwe, ndamchasa ebusweni kuba wayengalunganga. Kuba, de kwafika abathile bevela kuYakobi, wayedla kunye namaZizwe; kodwa bakufika bona, waqalisa ukurhoxa waza wahlukana nawo, kuba wayesoyika abalukileyo. Kwaye abanye amaJuda benza ngokuzenzisa kunye naye, kangangokuba noBharnabas wakhukuliswa kukuzenzisa kwabo. Kodwa ndakubona ukuba abahambi endleleni elungileyo ngokwenyaniso yeVangeli, ndathi kuKefas phambi kwabantu bonke, 'Ukuba wena, nangona ungumJuda, uphila njengamaZizwe kwaye hayi njengomJuda, unganqobelela njani amaZizwe ukuba aphile njengamaJuda?'

INdumiso · Psalm 117:1bc, 2

R. Phumani niye kwihlabathi liphela, nishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo. Dumisani iNkosi, nina zizwe zonke, yizukiseni, nina bantu bonke! R. Phumani niye kwihlabathi liphela, nishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo. Kuba ububele bayo bunamandla kuthi, kwaye ukuthembeka kweNkosi kuhlala ngonaphakade. R. Phumani niye kwihlabathi liphela, nishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo.

IVangeli · Luke 11:1-4

UYesu wayethandaza kwindawo ethile, kwaye akugqiba, omnye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye, 'Nkosi, sifundise ukuthandaza kanye njengokuba uYohane wafundisa abafundi bakhe.' Wathi kubo, 'Xa nithandazayo, yithini: Tata, malingcwaliswe igama lakho, ubukumkani bakho mabufike. Siphe imihla ngemihla isonka sethu semihla ngemihla, usixolele izono zethu, kuba nathi sixolela wonke umntu onetyala kuthi, kwaye ungasifaki kuvavanyo lokugqibela.'

Phumani niye kwihlabathi liphela, nishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo.

Intshumayelo

Cinga ngomzuzu apho uBenjamin Vo, esesemncinci, ehleli phantsi phambi kwekhompyutha yakhe, ebhala iikhowudi zokudala umdlalo omtsha okanye ecwangcisa indlela i-'con chim airlines' yakhe eya kubhabha ngayo. Kwakukho ukuzimisela okukhulu emehlweni akhe, ukuzimisela okungazange kwabangelwa kukufuna ukubonwa ngabantu, kodwa ngenxa yokuba wayeyithanda inyaniso yento awayeyenza. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukwakha, ukudala, nokuzisa uvuyo. Namhlanje, kwiNcwadi kaGalati, uPawulos uthi: 'Ngenxa yokuba wayeyithanda inyaniso yento awayeyenza.' Umpostile usikhumbuza ukuba ubomi bethu abuyiyo imidlalo yokukholisa abantu, kodwa bubudlelwane obunzulu noKristu.

KwiVangeli, abafundi bacela uYesu: 'Nkosi, sifundise ukuthandaza.' UYesu akabaphenduli ngokubaxelela imithetho enzima, kodwa ubafundisa ukuthandaza njengabantwana abajonge uYise: 'Tata, malingcwaliswe igama lakho.' Lo ngumthandazo owawukwintliziyo kaBen. Wayengumfana owayejonga kude, owayejonga phezulu, owayefuna ukubona ubukhulu bukaThixo kwiinkcukacha ezincinci zobomi—kwiindiza, kwiikhowudi, nakuthando olukhulu awayenalo ngabazali bakhe. UBen wayeyazi ukuba ukubaluleka kobomi akukho ekwenzeni izinto ezininzi, kodwa ekubeni nentliziyo evulekileyo.

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.

Khumbula indlela uBen awayenentliziyo enobubele ngayo. Khumbula loo mzuzu xa wayefuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange encinci ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam owayehlaselwe zizifo. 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. WayengumSamariya olungileyo ebomini bakhe, ebonisa uthando olungenamiqathango. UBen wayengumfana owayephila ngoluxolo. Wayengumfana owayezisa uxolo ekhaya.

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.

UYesu uthi: 'Tata, malingcwaliswe igama lakho.' Lo ngumyalelo wethu namhlanje. Hamba, uthande njengokuba uBen wayethanda. Hamba, ube nomfesane njengokuba uBen wayenaye. Hamba, ube nentliziyo evulekileyo njengokuba uBen wayenayo. 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. Siya kukukhumbula njalo, side sidibane kwakhona apho kungekho nyembezi, apho kukho uvuyo olungunaphakade. Amen.

Ukuzindla

♪ “Ubuhle Bendalo (Version B)” — 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.”