Igama likaYise, nelikaNdodana, nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube kuxolo lobubele lukaThixo uSomandla olusezintliziyweni zenu nonke namhlanje.
Nkosi, wena ungumthombo wobubele obungapheliyo, yiba nenceba kuthi. Kristu, wena usikhanyisela ebumnyameni betsi, yiba nenceba kuthi. Nkosi, wena usibiza ukuba sibe ngabantwana bakho bonaphakade, yiba nenceba kuthi.
Kukho imizuzu lapho umhlaba uzolile khona kakhulu, lapho ukujonga kwakho kuwela phezu kwezinto ezincinci ezishiwo ngumntu omthandayo… mhlawumbi yincwadi yezandla ezibhala ikhowudi yekhompyutha, okanye umzobo omdala owenziwe ngabantwana. Cinga ngaloo mzuzu uBenjamin Vo awayehlala ngayo ekhaya, ephindaphinda amagama ezindiza zakhe ezintsha, edala inkampani yamaphupha akhe awayeyibiza ngokuthi 'con chim airlines'. Wayencuma nje ngokukhululeka, egigitheka kancinci xa ethetha ngaloo ndiza yakhe esuka emhlabeni isiwa emafini. Kwakungeyona nje imidlalo yomntwana; kwakuyintliziyo eyayibona ikamva elingenasiphelo, eyayazi ukuba ubomi abuvaliwe apha emhlabeni kuphela. Ben wayengumfana owayephethe ukukhanya okukhulu, enqwenela ukubona izinto zihamba kakuhle kwabo bonke abamngqongileyo.
Namhlanje, kwiNcwadi ka-Efese, uPawulos usitsalela phezulu kakhulu. Uthi: 'Kodwa uThixo, otyebileyo ngenceba, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo, naxa sasifa ngenxa yeziphoso zethu, wasiphilisa noKristu.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… Awuthi uThixo wasikhangela kuphela esenza kakuhle. Uthe naxa sasifile ezonweni zethu, naxa umthwalo wawunzima, uthando lwakhe lwaphula udonga lwaqhawula amafu lweza kuthi. UBen wayeyazi le nyaniso ngendlela yakhe ethuleyo. Khumbula ukuba xa wayeneminyaka elishumi nanhlanje, unina noyise bakhumbula umnqweno wakhe wokunikela ngayo yonke imali yasebhange encinci yakhe ukuncede umalume wakhe uWilliam owayehlaselwe yimivumbo. Wayengazange ayiphule loo ngulube yemali, yayingekho imfuneko yokuba ayiphule ngenxa yokuba umalume wayene-inshurensi. Kodwa loo mnikelo wangoqobo, lowo mbono womntwana owayezimiseleyo ukunikela ngako konke okwakhe ngaphandle kokubala, usixelela ukuba uBen wayenesipho esikhulu sothando olungenamiqathango.
KwiVangeli yanamhlanje kaLuka, sifumana umntu oza kuYesu esithi: 'Mfundisi, tsho kumzalwana wam ukuba abelane nam ngelifa.' UYesu uyaphendula, abuqaphele ubudlelwane obonakeleyo benyama nemali, kwaye uyamxwayisa umntu ngamoyo wamarhubuluza: 'Qaphelani nilumkele bonke ubuhanaha, kuba ubomi bomntu abukho enGCINI yenala yezinto azizuzeyo.' UYesu ulandelisa ngomzekelo waloo mntu otyebileyo owakha izinqala ezinkulu ukuze azigcinele ubutyebi, kodwa uThixo athi kuye: 'Zumnyama, ngobu busuku umphefumlo wakho uya kufunwa kuwe.' Loo mzekelo usixelela ngokucacileyo ngale nto iphilayo phakathi kwethu namhlanje. Ubomi abukho kwezo zinto sizigcinayo; busekubeni sisityebi phambi koThixo.
Alan, Thao, nawe Ryan mfowethu omncane, ndiyazi ukuba kule minyane minne idlulileyo ukususela ngowe-13 kuJuni 2026, iintlungu ziza ngamanye amaxesha ngendlela embi kakhulu. Kukho amandla emphefumlo aphelileyo, kukho ubusuku obude lapho ukungabikho kwesitulo sikaBen okanye ukungaphulaphuli kwakhe amabanga ayethethwa nguyise kubangela isikhewu esingazalisekiyo. Kodwa mamela le nyaniso namhlanje: uThixo akamlibalanga uBen, kwaye akakubalelanga nani. Kwizinto ezenzekayo ebudeni bokugula, abazali abaninzi bazithwala ngokwabo umthwalo wokuzisola: 'Ngaba kukhona endinokukwenza ngcono? Ngaba ndiphosile?' Mamele kakuhle, Alan noThao: uThixo akakubeki icala. UBen akakubeki icala. Ezo zifo aziziswanga zizinto owazenzayo okanye ongazenzanga. Kweli hlabathi, kukho izinto ezenzeka ngaphandle kolawulo lomntu, ngaphandle kwempazamo yomzali. Awuphosanga nto. Uthando lwakho lwalucocekile, lwaluphelele, kwaye uBen wayesazi ukuba unothando olungaka kubazali bakhe nakuRyan. Khipha elo litye lokuzisola ezintliziyweni zenu namhlanje. UBen akajongi iziphoso; ujonge phezulu kuThixo, kwaye uqhubeka esithi kuwe: 'Ba, Mama, musani ukukhala kakhulu, ndikhuselekile.'
Ryan, mfowethu omncane, ndiyazi ukuba ukhumbula uBen kakhulu. Xa ucinga ngemidlalo yenu, ngale roller coaster enayikhwela ngeziganeko ezimnandi, yazi ukuba uBen akakushiye. Ukhona ecaleni kwakho, eqhubeka ekusebenza njengesikhokelo sothando. UBen wayengumfana owayenenqgondo enkulu yezibalo ne-AI, kodwa ikratshi lakhe elikhulu kwakuwukuba ngumntwana omhle owayehlonipha abazali bakhe.
Masithathe oku namhlanje: uBen wasishiya isipho sothando esingapheliyo. Kwisikhumbuzo sabangcwele abasifundisa ukuba nibe nesibindi sokuma ngenxa kaKristu, masime nathi namhlanje siqinisekile ukuba ubomi bukaBen abuphelanga ethuneni. Usemthekweni wasezulwini, apho i-'con chim airlines' yakhe ibhabha ngokuphakamileyo phambi kobuso bukaThixo. Hamba ke namhlanje uphumle, uthembe ukuba uThixo uyakuthanda, kwaye uBen ulinda wena ngoncumo lwakhe oluqhelekileyo. 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.
Makube uThixo uSomandla onikhuselayo, onipha uxolo olunzulu, kwaye onikhokelela ekukhanyeni kwakhe namhlanje naphakade. Amen.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.