NgoLwesine weVeki ye-27 ngexesha eliqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Ukuvulwa

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

Isicelo soxolelo

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

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

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Galatians 3:1-5

O Galati abaziziyatha! Ngubani unikwe ubungqina obucacileyo bukaYesu Kristu obetshwe emnqamlezweni? Ndifuna ukufunda oku kuphela kuni: nifumene uMoya ngemisebenzi yomthetho, okanye ngokholo kwinto eniyivileyo? Nisaziziyatha nje? Emva kokuqala ngoMoya, ngoku niphela ngenyama? Ingaba nifumene izinto ezininzi ngelize?– ukuba kunjalo ngenene ngelize. Ngaba, ngoko, lowo unibonelela ngoMoya kwaye esenza imisebenzi emikhulu phakathi kwenu, wenza njalo ngemisebenzi yomthetho okanye ngokholo kwinto eniyivileyo?

Indumiso · Luke 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75

Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli; uze kubantu bakhe. Uvuse kithi umsindisi onamandla, ozalwe endlwini yomkhonzi wakhe uDavide. Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli; uze kubantu bakhe. Ngabaprofeti bakhe abangcwele wathembisa kudala ukuba uya kusisindisa ezintshabeni zethu, nasezandleni zabo bonke abasithiyileyo. Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli; uze kubantu bakhe. Wathembisa ukubonisa imfesane kooyise bethu nokukhumbula umnqophiso wakhe ongcwele. Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli; uze kubantu bakhe. Esi yayisifungo awasifungayo koyise wethu uAbraham: ukusikhulula ezandleni zeentshaba zethu, sikhululeke ukumkhonza ngaphandle koloyiko, singcwele kwaye silungile phambi kwakhe yonke imihla yobomi bethu. Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli; uze kubantu bakhe.

IVangeli · Luke 11:5-13

UYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Ngubani phakathi kwenu onomhlobo oya kuye phakathi kobusuku athi, ‘Mhlobo, ndiboleke izonka ezintathu, kuba umhlobo wam ufike endlwini yam evela kuhambo kwaye andinanto yakumnika yona,’ aze aphendule ephakathi esithi, ‘Musa ukundikhathaza; ucango sele lutshixiwe kwaye abantwana bam nam sele silele. Andinakuvuka ndikunike nto.’ Ndithi kuni, ukuba akavuki amnike izonka ngenxa yobuhlobo babo, uya kuvuka amnike nantoni na ayidingayo ngenxa yokunkqonkqoza kwakhe. Kwaye ndithi kuni, celani niya kufumana; funani niya kufumana; nkqonkqozani ucango luya kuvulelwa. Kuba wonke umntu ocelayo, uya kufumana; kwaye lowo ufunayo, uya kufumana; kwaye kulowo unkqonkqozayo, ucango luya kuvulelwa. Ngubani utata phakathi kwenu onganika unyana wakhe inyoka xa ecela intlanzi? Okanye anike unyana wakhe ufezela xa ecela iqanda? Ukuba ke nina, ninoogonyamela, niyazi ukunika izipho ezilungileyo kubantwana benu, hayi kakhulu uYise osezulwini uya kunika uMoya oyiNgcwele kulabo abacela kuye?”

Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli; uze kubantu bakhe.

Intshumayelo

Cinga ngomzuzu xa uBenjamin Vo, esesemncinci, ekhangela phezulu esibhakabhakeni ngamehlo agcwele umdla. Wayengumfana owayethanda iindiza—hayi nje ngenxa yobuchwephesha bazo, kodwa ngenxa yokuba zazimelela inkululeko kunye namaphupha angapheliyo. Wayehlala emi ecaleni kukatata wakhe, bejonga iindiza zinyuka, besithi 'con chim airlines' iya kubhabha kude. Loo mzuzu wokujonga phezulu, loo mzuzu wokulinda into eyayo, ngumfanekiso wethu namhlanje. KwiVangeli, uYesu usixelela ibali lomhlobo oya kunkqonkqoza phakathi kobusuku. 'Nkqonkqoza, uya kuvulelwa,' utsho uYesu. Kodwa kutheni sifanele kunkqonkqoza xa intliziyo yethu idiniwe, xa iingcango zibonakala zivaliwe ngenxa yentlungu?

KwiNcwadi kaGalati, uPawulos ubhala ngomsindo nangokudideka. Uthi: 'O Galati abaziziyatha! Ngubani unikwe ubungqina obucacileyo bukaYesu Kristu obetshwe emnqamlezweni?' Uthi abantu bayazikhohlisa ngokucinga ukuba banokufumana uMoya ngemisebenzi yomthetho. Uthi uMoya ufumaneka ngokholo. Kwaye apha, kule nyaniso, kukho ukukhanya okukhulu kuAlan, kuThao, nakuni nonke abaswelekelwe. Sihlala sifuna 'ukwenza'—sifuna ukwenza izinto ezininzi ukuze sizive sikhuselekile, ukuze sizame ukulungisa izinto ezingenakulingiswa. Kodwa uPawulos usikhumbuza ukuba ubomi abuxhomekekanga kwizinto esizenzayo, kodwa kwinto uThixo ayenzayo kuthi. UBen wayeyazi le nto ngendlela yobuntwana bakhe. Wayengumfana owayenika ngaphandle kokubala, owayenika ngaphandle kokuzama ukuthenga uthando okanye ukhuseleko. Wayenika kuba wayengumntwana kaThixo.

Ndiyazi ukuba kule nyanga yesithathu emva kokuba uBen ebuyele kuThixo, kukho imibuzo engapheliyo. Kukho iintlungu ezihlaselayo xa ungazilindelanga. Mhlawumbi ucinga ngaloo mzuzu xa wayemi phambi kwekhompyutha yakhe, ebhala iikhowudi zokudala umdlalo wakhe, okanye xa wayecinga ngendlela i-'con chim airlines' yakhe eya kubhabha ngayo. Loo ntliziyo yayicocekile, yayingenabuxoki. Kwaye namhlanje, ndifuna ukuthetha inyaniso enzulu kakhulu: 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 uthi: 'Ngubani utata phakathi kwenu onganika unyana wakhe inyoka xa ecela intlanzi?' UYesu uyazi ukuba intliziyo yomzali iyahlaba xa isiva intlungu yomntwana wayo. UYesu uyazi ukuba ufuna ukunika uBen konke okuhle. Kodwa ngoku, uBen usebukhoneni bukaThixo. Uphumla apho kungekho nyembezi. UYesu akasiphi inyoka; usipha uMoya oyiNgcwele. UMoya oyiNgcwele nguye osinika amandla okuqhubeka, amandla okuhleka kwakhona, amandla okukhumbula uBen ngaphandle kokuba intliziyo yethu yaphuke ngokupheleleyo.

Ryan, mfowethu omncane, uBen uyaqhubeka ekuthanda. Khumbula indlela uBen awayekuthanda ngayo, indlela awayekujonga ngayo njengomntu okhethekileyo. Ungalokothi uzive ungedwa. UBen uyaqhubeka ehamba nawe. Xa uziva usizi, khumbula ukuba uBen uyaqhubeka ekhanya. Uthando lwakhe aluzange luphele; lusaqhubeka lukhanya njengolwandle olukhulu. 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 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.”