Igama likaThixo uSomandla, uYise, uNyana, noMoya Oyingcwele libe nawe. Makube uxolo lukaKristu lube nani nonke enibuthene apha namhlanje ukuba siphefumle elizwini lakhe.
Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi. Kristu, yiba nenceba kuthi. Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi.
Kukho umzuzu ongasemva kwemini apho ilanga liqala ukuzika, kwaye imithunzi emide iqala ukuthabathela indawo ukukhanya kwemini. Kule ngokuhlwa, xa ujonge efestiteleni, ubona nje izinto ezijikelezileyo zithula, kwaye indlu ibonakala inzima kakhulu kunokuba yayinjalo kusasa. Ucinga ngaloo mboniso omnandi womntwana wakho, uBenjamin, xa wayehleli etafileni yakhe ebusuku, ejonge iincwadi zezibalo okanye ephendla iimephu zeenqwelo-moya, enomdla wokwazi yonke into eyenzekayo kweli hlabathi. Wayengumfana owayengonwabisi nje ngobuchule bakhe, kodwa ngenxa yokuba intliziyo yakhe yayizele kukuqonda okukhulu nothando olungazenzisiyo. Namhlanje, kwiNcwadi kaGalati, uPawulos usibeka phambi kwento enzulu kakhulu: 'Inqaku lokuqala lilelokuba, ukuba siyakhokelwa nguMoya, asiphantsi komthetho.' Uqhuba athi iziqhamo zoMoya luthando, uvuyo, uxolo, ukunyamezela, ububele, ukuba nobubele, ukuthembeka, nobulali. Apha, umpostile akathethi nje ngezinto zangaphandle; uthetha ngendlela intliziyo yethu eboshwa ngayo kukuzama ukulawula zonke iingozi, kukuzama ukuba yiyo yonke into kubantu abasithandayo ukuze kungabikho nto imbi eyenzekayo. Nisenze konke okusemandleni enu, Alan noThao. Nizanile ngothando olungenamiqathango, olunzulu, olungazigciniyo nto. Kodwa ihlabathi linamendu alo, kwaye zintlungu eziqhekeza imiphefumlo yethu ngendlela esingayiqondiyo.
KwiVangeli yanamhlanje kaLuka, uYesu ukhankanya amazwi abuhlungu kakhulu kubafundi bomthetho nabaFarisi. Uthi: 'Nimisa imithwalo kubantu ekunzima ukuyithwala, kwaye nina aniyichukumisi nangenxa yomnwe wenu.' Lo mfanekiso womthwalo onzima usikhumbuza ubunzima bokuba ngumntu phantsi kweli hlabathi. Ubomi buhlala busibeka imithwalo enzima kakhulu, ngakumbi xa umntu othandekayo ehamba. Kule nyanga yesine emva kokuba uBen ebuyele ekhaya kuThixo, kukho imizuzu apho umthwalo wokulahlekelwa uziva unzima kakhulu. Ucinga ngaloo mboniso kaBen esesemncinci, xa wayecinga ngokunika yonke imali yasebhange encinci yakhe ukuba incede umalume wakhe uWilliam owayehlaselwe zizifo. Akazange ayiphule loo ngulube yemali, yayisengcamango yentliziyo yakhe emsulwa, kodwa loo nqaku lokuba umntwana omncane kangaka abe nomnqweno wokunikela ngayo yonke into yakhe ngaphandle kokubala kuyasityhilela ukuba intliziyo kaBen yayingenabuzoweni, yayizaliswe luthando olunyulu lukaThixo.
Masimi apha ixesha elincinci… Masicinge ngendlela ubomi bukaBen obabuzaliswe ngayo kukukhanya. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukuhleka, owayejonga uyise ngamehlo okumncoma, owayeyazi ukuba kuthetha ukuthini ukuba ngumntu owabelana ngovuyo nabanye. Kwakunye nomnqweno wakhe wokwakha i-‘con chim airlines’ yakhe, eyayiziindiza zamaphupha akhe, uBen wayesixelela ukuba umphefumlo womntwana awuyeki ukubhabha. Kwaye namhlanje, ndifuna ukuthetha nawe Alan, nawe Thao, nawe Ryan mfowethu omncane, ngendlela enyanisekileyo. Ndiyazi ukuba umthwalo wosizi uyamfulathela umntu ebusuku. Kukho imibuzo eza ithi, 'Kutheni?' Kukho amaxesha apho uzibuza ukuba ngaba kukhona na eninokukwenza ngcono. Ndifuna ukuba uphulaphule inyaniso kaThixo namhlanje, kwaye uyivumele ingene nzulu entliziyweni yakho: akukho nqaku lokuthi uphosile okanye wenze kakubi. Ukugula akwanga kwenzeka ngenxa yezinto owazenzayo okanye ongazenzanga. UThixo akakubeki icala, kwaye noBen akakubeki icala kwaphelela. Masikhuphe lo mthwalo wokuzisola emajukujukwini eentliziyo zenu namhlanje. Awuphosanga nto. Ubenze konke okusemandleni enu ngothando olungapheliyo. Ezinye izinto kulo mhlaba zenzeka ngaphandle kolawulo lwethu, ngaphandle kokuba nabani na enze impazamo. Niyinyaniso, nithandwa nguThixo ngokupheleleyo.
UYesu uthi kwabo babesenza imithetho kodwa bengekho eluthandweni, 'Nibe nobulungisa nothando lukaThixo.' Ubulungisa bukaThixo asisisiqwenga somthetho esixinzelelayo; lububele obukukhululayo. UBen akalahlekanga; usebukhoneni obukhulu boMthombo wothando. Uthi xa ucinga ngaye, ucinga ngaloo ntwana enemfesane, umfana owayephethe ukukhanya okukhulu kangaka. UBen ukhangele phantsi kuwe Ryan, kwaye akakushiye. Xa udlala okanye ucinga ngekamva, yazi ukuba uBen ukuthembile, ukuthandile, kwaye usakuthanda kakhulu. Hamba ke namhlanje ukhululekile emthwalweni wokuzisola. Bamba isandla sikaYesu, uthembe ukuba uYisease usezintliziyweni zenu, kwaye uBen ulala ngokuthula ekhanyeni likaThixo, esikhangela sonke ngovuyo olungunaphakade. Amen.
For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:
Ngosizo loMsindisi futhi sifundiswe yimfundiso yaphezulu, silokotha sithi:
Baba wethu osezulwini, malingcweliswe igama lakho; umbuso wakho mawuze, intando yakho mayenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini. Siphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla, usithethelele izono zethu, njengoba nathi sibathethelela abasonayo; ungasifaki ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule ebubini. Amen.
UThixo uSomandla akusikelele kwaye akugcine, akuvule la mehlo ukuba ubone ukukhanya kwakhe kuyo yonke imihla yobomi bakho. Amen.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.