UMvulo weVeki ye-28 ngexesha eliqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Ukuvulwa

Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu kuni nonke.

Isicelo soxolo

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

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

ILizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31–5:1

Bazalwana: Kubhaliwe ukuba uAbraham wayenoonyana ababini, omnye ngumfazi owayesikhoboka, omnye ngumfazi owayekhululekile. Unyana womfazi owayesikhoboka wazalwa ngokwemvelo, unyana womfazi owayekhululekile wazalwa ngesithembiso. Oku ke kungumzekeliso. Aba bafazi bamele iminqophiso emibini. Omnye wawusuka eNtabeni yeSinayi, uzala abantwana bobukhoboka; leyo yiHagare. Kodwa iYerusalem engaphezulu ikhululekile, kwaye ngumama wethu. Kuba kubhaliwe: 'Vuya, wena mfazi ulinyumba ongazange wazala; gqabuka ukhale, wena ungazange waba semsebenzini wokuzala; kuba baninzi abantwana balowo ushiyweyo kunabalowo unomyeni.' Ngoko ke, bazalwana, asibantwana bomfazi owayesikhoboka, kodwa sibantwana bomfazi owayekhululekile. Ngenxa yenkululeko, uKristu wasikhulula; ngoko ke yimani ngenkalipho, ningaphindi nizibambe kwidyokhwe yobukhoboka.

INdumiso · Psalm 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5a, 6-7

R. Malibongwe igama leNkosi ngonaphakade. Dumisani, nina bakhonzi beNKOSI, dumisani igama leNKOSI. Malibongwe igama leNKOSI ngoku kwanangonaphakade. R. Malibongwe igama leNkosi ngonaphakade. Ukususela ekuphumeni kwelanga kude kuye ekutshoneni kwalo, malidunyiswe igama leNKOSI. Phezulu phezu kweentlanga zonke iNKOSI; phezu kwamazulu uzuko lwayo. R. Malibongwe igama leNkosi ngonaphakade. Ngubani onjengeNKOSI, uThixo wethu, okhangela amazulu nehlabathi elingezantsi? Uphakamisa abaphantsi eluthulini; emdaka uphakamisa amahlwempu. R. Malibongwe igama leNkosi ngonaphakade.

IVangeli · Luke 11:29-32

Ngethuba isihlwele sisanda ukuhlanganisana, uYesu wathi kubo: 'Isizukulwana seli lixesha sisizukulwana esingendawo; sifuna umqondiso, kodwa akuyi kunikwa mqondiso, ngaphandle komqondiso kaYona. Njengokuba uYona waba ngumqondiso kumaNiniwe, uya kuba njalo uNyana woMntu kwesi sizukulwana. Ekugwetyweni, ukumkanikazi wakumzantsi uya kuvuka naba bantu besizukulwana, aze abagwebe, kuba weza evela eziphelweni zehlabathi ukuza kuva ubulumko bukaSolomon, kwaye kukho into enkulu kunoSolomon apha. Ekugwetyweni, amadoda aseNiniwe aya kuvuka nesi sizukulwana aze asigwebe, kuba ekushumayeleni kukaYona baguquka, kwaye kukho into enkulu kunoYona apha.'

Malibongwe igama leNkosi ngonaphakade.

Intshumayelo

Cinga ngomzuzu apho uBenjamin Vo, esesemncinci, ehlala phantsi ekhaya, echitha ixesha lakhe ebhala iikhowudi zeenkqubo zakhe zekhompyutha. Wayengumfana owayenomdla ongapheliyo, esakha ikamva lakhe ngengqondo eqaqambileyo eyayikwazi ukubona ngaphaya kwento ebonwa ngamehlo. Wayethanda ukucacisa ngale ‘con chim airlines’ yakhe, ebonisa ukuba intliziyo yakhe yayingeyiyo nje eyobuchwephesha, kodwa eyayizaliswe lithemba elikhulu. Namhlanje, kwiNcwadi kaGalati, uPawulos usikhumbuza inyaniso enzulu: 'Ngenxa yenkululeko, uKristu wasikhulula; ngoko ke yimani ngenkalipho, ningaphindi nizibambe kwidyokhwe yobukhoboka.' Apha, uPawulos uthetha ngesitshixo esikhulula intliziyo yethu kwisithokothoko sokuzama ukulawula yonke into, kwaye usikhokelela ekubeni sithembe uThixo. UBen wayeyazi le nto ngendlela yobuntwana bakhe. Wayengumfana owayephulaphula, owayenika, owayezama ukwenza uthando lube yinto ebonakalayo. Wayengumfana owayephila ngoxolo lukaKristu.

KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu uthi: 'Isizukulwana seli lixesha sisizukulwana esingendawo; sifuna umqondiso, kodwa akuyi kunikwa mqondiso, ngaphandle komqondiso kaYona.' Abantu kwixesha likaYesu babefuna ubungqina obubonakalayo, babefuna izimanga ezinkulu ukuze bakholelwe. Kodwa uYesu ubonisa ukuba umqondiso oyinyaniso awukho kwizinto ezinkulu ezimangalisayo, kodwa ukwintliziyo eguqukayo nephulaphulayo. UBen wayengumfana owayephila ngolu hlobo. Wayengumfana owayephila ngoxolo lukaKristu. WayengumSamariya olungileyo ebomini bakhe, ebonisa uthando olungenamiqathango. UBen wayengumfana owayephila ngoluxolo. Wayengumfana owayezisa uxolo ekhaya.

Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba kule nyanga yesithathu emva kokuba uBen ebuyele kuThixo, kukho imibuzo engapheliyo enikhathazayo. 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.

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 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. UYesu uthi: 'Ngenxa yenkululeko, uKristu wasikhulula.' Masiphile ke ngeli lizwi namhlanje, sithandane njengokuba uBen wayesithanda, kwaye sithembe ukuba uThixo uya kusikhokelela kude kube lixesha lokuba siphinde sidibane naye apho kungekho ntlungu, apho kukho uvuyo olungunaphakade. Amen.

Ukuzindla

♪ “Ubuhle Bendalo (Version B)” — A song for Ben

Imithandazo yabathembekileyo

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.”