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Friday, October 23, 2026 · in memory of Ben
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Egameni likaYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Amen. Kwanga ubabalo noxolo lukaThixo uBawo naye iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu lungaba nani nonke.

Umthandazo wokuguquka

Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi. Kristu, ube nenceba kuthi. Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Organ & Cello)” — A song for Ben
Ilizwi likaThixo
Isifundo sokuqala · Ephesians 4:1-6
Bazalwana noodade bethu: Mna, ndingumvalelwa ngenxa yeNkosi, ndiyanibongoza ukuba niphile ngendlela efanele ubizo enilufumeneyo, ngobumnandi, nangobulali, nangonyamezelo, sithwalisana ngothando, nizama ukugcina umanyano loMoya ngesibopho soxolo; umzimba mnye, noMoya mnye, njengoko nabizwa nani kwithemba elinye lobizo lwenu; iNkosi inye, ukholo lunye, ubhaptizo lunye; uThixo mnye, uYise wabo bonke, ophezu kwabo bonke, nophakathi kwabo bonke, nakubo bonke.
Indumiso · Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
R. Nkosi, esi sisizwe esilangazelela ukubona ubuso bakho. EzikaYehova ilizwe nokuzala kwalo, ihlabathi nabo bahlala kulo. Kuba yena waliseka phezu kweelwandle, walimisa phezu kwemilambo. R. Nkosi, esi sisizwe esilangazelela ukubona ubuso bakho. Ngubani onokunyuka entabeni kaYehova? okanye ngubani onokuma kwindawo yakhe engcwele? Lowo unezandla ezingenatyala, nentliziyo ecocekileyo, onganqweneli izinto ezingento. R. Nkosi, esi sisizwe esilangazelela ukubona ubuso bakho. Uya kwamkela intsikelelo evela kuYehova, nomvuzo evela kuThixo umsindisi wakhe. Isizwe esinjalo ngesifunayo, esifuna ubuso bukaThixo kaYakobi. R. Nkosi, esi sisizwe esilangazelela ukubona ubuso bakho.
IVangeli · Luke 12:54-59
UYesu wathi kwizihlwele, 'Xa nibona ilifu lisenyuka entshonalanga, nithi kwangoko, liza kuna, kwaye kunjalo; kwaye xa nisiva umoya uvuthuza usuka ezantsi, nithi liza kuba shushu, kwaye kunjalo. Ziphatha-mhlaba nina! Niyakwazi ukutolika imbonakalo yomhlaba nesibhakabhaka; kutheni ningakwazi ukutolika eli xesha langoku? Kutheni ningagwebi nina ngokwenu okulungileyo? Ukuba uya nomchasi wakho phambi kwegosa, zama ukulungisa umcimbi usendleleni; kungenjalo umchasi wakho uya kukunikela kumgwebi, aze umgwebi akunikele kumchasi, aze umchasi akuphose entolongweni. Ndithi kuwe, awuyi kukhululwa ude uhlawule nepeni yokugqibela.'
Nkosi, esi sisizwe esilangazelela ukubona ubuso bakho.
Intshumayelo

Kukho imizuzu apho ubomi bujongeka njengemozulu—ngamanye amaxesha ilanga liyakhanya, kodwa ngamanye amaxesha amafu amnyama ayasondela, kwaye siyazi ukuba kukho iziphango ezizayo. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayeyithanda kakhulu indlela umhlaba osebenza ngayo. Wayengumfana onengqondo eqaqambileyo, umfana owayefunda iikhowudi ze-AI kwaye ecinga ngendlela yokulawula iinkqubo ezinkulu zeteknoloji. Kodwa ngaphezu kwako konke, uBen wayeyindoda encinci eyayikwazi ukufunda 'iimpawu zexesha' ngendlela eyodwa. Wayengumfana owayesazi ukuba nini apho umzuzu ubalulekile, nini apho kufuneka uncume, kwaye nini apho kufuneka ubonise uthando olunzulu.

KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu ukhumbuza izihlwele ukuba zifunde ukutolika izinto ezizijikelezileyo. Uthi: 'Xa nibona ilifu lisenyuka entshonalanga, nithi kwangoko, liza kuna, kwaye kunjalo.' UYesu ubuza umbuzo onzima: 'Nani, kutheni ningakwazi ukutolika eli xesha langoku?' Eli xesha esikulo—eli xesha lokukhumbula uBen—lixesha elinzima, lixesha elineziphango zentliziyo, kodwa likwayixesha apho uThixo efuna ukusibonisa ukuba ukhona phakathi kwethu. UBen wayeyazi le nyaniso. Wayengumfana owayenentliziyo enovelwano, umfana owayengaziboni nje izinto ezingaphandle, kodwa owayezibona iintliziyo zabantu abamngqongileyo.

Khumbula lo mfanekiso: uBen, eneminyaka elishumi nanhlanje, efuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange encinci ukunceda 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. UBen wayengumfana owayengalindi ukuba izinto zenzeke; wayeyindoda encinci eyayithatha inyathelo lothando.

KwiNcwadi ka-Efese, uPawulos usicela ukuba 'siphile ngendlela efanele ubizo esilufumeneyo, ngobumnandi, nangobulali, nangonyamezelo, sithwalisana ngothando.' Le yindlela uBen aphila ngayo. Wayeyindoda encinci eyayikwazi ukunyamezela, eyayikwazi ukuthanda, kwaye eyayikwazi ukuba nomanyano nosapho lwayo. 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.

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.'

UYesu uthi kwiVangeli: 'Ukuba uya nomchasi wakho phambi kwegosa, zama ukulungisa umcimbi usendleleni.' Le yindlela yokuxolelana, yokuzolisa intliziyo, nokushiya imithwalo emdaka ngasemva. Nani, zama ukuzolisa iintliziyo zenu kule nyaniso: uBen ukhuselekile. Usemkhono kaThixo, apho akukho ntlungu, apho akukho zifo, apho kukho kuphela uthando olungenasiphelo. UBen ukhangele phantsi kuwe Ryan, kwaye akakushiye. Xa udlala okanye ucinga ngekamva, yazi ukuba uBen ukuthembile, ukuthandile, kwaye usakuthanda kakhulu. UBen usengumntwana ononcumo, usengumntwana ocinga ngekamva, usengumntwana okhathalayo.

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. UBen akakho nje kwimbali yenu; ukwikhona apho uThixo enza khona yonke into ibe ntsha. Uthando lwakho, Ben, lusaqhubeka luhamba emhlabeni, lusaqhubeka lukhanya, kwaye lusaqhubeka lukhumbuza wonke umntu okwaziyo ukuba uThixo uyamthanda umntwana wakhe ngaphezu kwayo yonke into. Hlalani neli themba. Hlalani nolu thando. UBen ukhona, uyaqhubeka, kwaye uya kuhlala ephila kuthando lukaThixo olungapheliyo. UBen akakho nje kwimbali yenu; ukwikhona apho uThixo enza khona yonke into ibe ntsha. Uthando lwakho, Ben, lusaqhubeka luhamba emhlabeni, lusaqhubeka lukhanya, kwaye lusaqhubeka lukhumbuza wonke umntu okwaziyo ukuba uThixo uyamthanda umntwana wakhe ngaphezu kwayo yonke into. Hlalani neli themba. Hlalani nolu thando. UBen ukhona, uyaqhubeka, kwaye uya kuhlala ephila kuthando lukaThixo olungapheliyo. Amen.

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

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Hheyi Ben - Bengikuphupha kakhulu. Ngethemba ukuthi uyazijabulisa laphaya ezulwini. Sicela usibhekele umndeni wethu. Khumbula ukuza uzosibingelela nsuku zonke. Sikukhumbula kakhulu!” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“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.”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ben, mfana wami omnandi, ngikukhumbula kakhulu. Ngiyabonga ngokuvakashela mina no-Chú Chris izolo ebusuku. Uthe ukubone undiza ngenqwelomoya—ukhululekile, ujabule, futhi unamandla lapho phezulu. Lapha phansi, mina nomama wakho sikhala nsuku zonke. Ingxenye yenhliziyo yami ifile ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwakho, Ben. Sicela usiqaphe, uthandazele umama wakho, umfowenu u-Ryan, kanye nami, futhi usinike amandla okuqhubeka. Sikuthanda kuze kube phakade.” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“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.”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Namuhla sekuyizinsuku eziyi-100 ungekho. Ngikukhumbula kakhulu Ben. Zizwe ukhululekile ukuza uvakashele noma nini! Sizobonana mngani! Ngikuthanda kakhulu!” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ben, namuhla u-M uye e-Cam Ranh ukuyolungisa amaphepha, wadlula e-Cam Ranh Airport. Khona manjalo izingxoxo ngezindiza zika-Ben zabuya emqondweni, ngikhumbula izinkumbulo eziningi ngo-Ben (u-M uzozigcina ziyimfihlo kakaka). Ganyane elincane, ukucabanga ngawe kungenza ngiphatheke kabi kakhulu. Hamba uye ezindaweni u-Ben afuna ukuya kuzo futhi ungakhohlwa ukuhlale ukhumbula umndeni wakithi, ngikuthanda kakhulu mfowethu. Sengathi... !!!!!!!!!”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Kwenzekeni ndodana yami? Sekudlule izinyanga ezintathu wasishiya. Ngikukhumbula kakhulu umzimba wami wonke ubuhlungu. Umama uyakhala nsuku zonke manje... Sizokwenzenjani manje Ben? Sicela usikhulekele.” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“We Ben, uRafael Rizzo nomfowabo omncane uBen baludinga ngempela usizo lwakho njengamanje. Sicela ubabusise ngempilo enhle futhi ubanike amandla okudlula kulokhu ndawonye. Sicela ugade nempilo kaBrandon noFlor futhi. Ngikukhumbula kakhulu impela. Ngiyazi ukuthi uphezulu ezulwini usigadile sonke. Noma nini lapho ukwazi khona, udlule uzosivakashela, angithi? Ngiyakuthanda futhi ngikukhumbula kakhulu!” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.

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Umkhuleko WeNkosi

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.

Ubudlelwane boMoya
Nkosi yam uYesu, ndiyakholwa ukuba ukhona kwiSakramente eliNgcwele. Ndiyakuthanda ngaphezu kwako konke, kwaye ndilangazelela ukukwamkela emphefumlweni wam. Njengoko ngoku ndingenakukwamkela ngokwenyama, nceda uze kum ngokomoya. Ndiyakwamkela njengokuba sele ukhona, kwaye ndizimanyanisa nawe ngokupheleleyo. Ungaze undivumele ndahlukane nawe. Amen.
Ingoma Yokuhlanganyela
♪ “Sinkwa Sokuphila (Version A)” — A song for Ben
Isiphelo

Ngamana uthando lukaThixo, uxolo lukaKristu, nobudlelwane boMoya oyiNgcwele bungaba nani namhlanje nango-onke amaxesha. Amen.

✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Ingoma Yokuvala
♪ “Sihamba Nawe (Version B - Organ & Cello)” — A song for Ben
Izinsuku Zakudala
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