Mvulo Weveki Yamashumi Amathathu Kwixesha Eliqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Ukuvula

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNdodana, nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo nenceba kaThixo kulo lonke usapho lwenu namhlanje.

Uxolelo

Nkosi, ube nenceba nathi. Kristu, ube nenceba nathi. Nkosi, ube nenceba nathi.

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

Lizwi

Isifundo Sokuqala · Efese 4:32–5:8

Bazalwana, nibe nobubele omnye komnye, nibe novelwano, nixolelelane njengoko uThixo wanixolelayo kuKristu. Ziphatheni njengoThixo, njengabantwana abathandekayo, niphile eluthandweni, njengoko uKristu Wasithanda wazinikela ngenxa yethu njengesibiya esinika ivumba elimnandi kuThixo. Ukuba yimpama, okanye ukungcola nokuhaba mavingakhankanywa nani, njengoko kufanele abngcwele, kunye namanyala nokuthetha ubudenge okanye ukugculela, okungafanelekanga, kodwa kunye nombulelo. Qinisani ngokuthi akukho namnye umntu oyimpama, okanye ongcolileyo, okanye ohabayo, oyingcwaliso losapho lwamalungelo, onelifa eBukumkanini bukaKristu noba nguThixo. Makungabi namnye ukudukisayo ngamazwi angenanto, kuba ngenxa yezi zinto umsindo kaThixo uza kubabetha abangatoreshiyo. Ngoko ke musani ukudibana nabo. Kuba nibe ningumnyama ngaphambili, kodwa ngoku ningukukhanya eNkosini. Pfilani njengabantwana bokukhanya.

INdumiso Yokuphendula · INdumiso 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6

R. Ziphatheni njengoThixo njengabantwana bakhe abathandekayo kakhulu. Onethemba umntu ongahambiyo ngokweengcebiso zabanqolobi, ongemiyo ezindleleni zaboni, nongahlaliyo phakathi kwabagculeli, Kodwa owonwaba ngumthetho kaYehova, ozilolonga emthethweni wakhe imini nobusuku. R. Ziphatheni njengoThixo njengabantwana bakhe abathandekayo kakhulu. Unjengomthi otyalwe ngasecaleni kwamanzi ayechumayo, ovelisa iziqhamo zawo ngexesha lawo, namagqabi awo angaphelelwayo. Nakuphi na akwenzayo kuyaphumelela. R. Ziphatheni njengoThixo njengabantwana bakhe abathandekayo kakhulu. Akunjalo kwabanqolobi, akunjalo; banjengothuli olugxothwa ngumoya. Kuba uYehova uyazibona iindlela zamalungelo, ke yona indlela yabanqolobi iyatshabalala. R. Ziphatheni njengoThixo njengabantwana bakhe abathandekayo kakhulu.

IVangeli · Luka 13:10-17

UYesu wayefundisa kwindlu yesabatha. Kwakukho umfazi owayegobe iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo ngenxa yomoya omubi; wayegobekile, engenakukwazi ukuma ngqo konke konke. UYesu rixa wambonayo, wambiza wathi kuye: 'Wazihlangula esifweni sakho.' Wambeka izandla zakhe, wathi kwangoko wama ngqo waza wazukisa uThixo. Kodwa umphathi wendlu yesabatha, ecaphukile ngokuba uYesu ephilisile ngesabatha, wathi esizweni: ' Zikhona iintsuku eziyisithandathu ekufuneka kusetyenzwe ngazo; yizani ngazo ezo zuku ukuze niphiliswe, hayi ngomhla wesabatha.' Nkosi yam wamphendula wathi: 'Zihamba ngobuqhetseba! Ngaba akukho namnye kuni othi ngesabatha athulule inkomo yakhe okanye esibaweni sakhe emkhombeni aye kuyiselza? Lo ntshabalalo ka-Abraham, owayeboshwe nguSathana iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo, bekungafanele ukuba akhululwe ngomhla wesabatha kule ntsika?' Uthe akutsho oku, bonke abamchasi baseYoni baba neentloni; sonke isizwe savuya ngezenzo ezimangalisayo ezenziwa nguye.

Ziphatheni njengoThixo njengabantwana bakhe abathandekayo kakhulu.

Imfundiso

Kukho imizuzu ethile ekuvukeni kwakusasa apho ilizwe lisathi cwaka, lingenazintswana zininzi, kwaye ukukhanya kokuqala kwelanga kucanda ngesango elifakelwe ifestile yakho. Ngamanye amaxesha kuloo mzuzu, ngaphambi kokuba ihlabathi livuke ngokuphelele, ucinga ngomntu owayemile ecaleni kwakho, umntu owayehlala enezinto ezininzi zokuthetha, okanye mhlawumbi owawuhlala umbukele xa ehamba ngesantya sakhe sokwazi izinto. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayeyithanda kakhulu le mihlaba yokufunda—engengokufunda kwiincwadi kuphela, kodwa nangokubona ukuba indalo nendlela izinto ezisebenza ngazo zibonakalisa njani ubukhulu bukaThixo. Khumbula indlela awayethanda ngayo izinyoni, indlela awayehlala ehleka kwaye egigitheka ngayo xa ethetha ngale 'con chim airlines' yakhe eyayingcamango yakhe emsulwa, eyonwabisayo. Wayengenguye nje umntwana odlalayo; wayeyindoda encinci eyayinezixhobo zokuqonda ikamva, eyayibona ukuba ubomi bunokubhabha kude, bunokufikelela kwiindawo ezintsha, kwaye bunokuba yinto enkulu kunokuba singayicinga apha emhlabeni. UBen wayengumfana owayephethe ukukhanya okukhulu, enqwenela ukubona izinto zihamba kakuhle kwabo bonke abamngqongileyo.

Namhlanje, kwiNcwadi ka-Efese, uPawulos usixelela into ecacileyo kakhulu: 'Nibe nobubele omnye komnye, nibe novelwano, nixolelelane njengoko uThixo wanixolelayo kuKristu.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… Awuthi uThixo wasikhangela kuphela esenza kakuhle. Uthi uKristu wasithanda wazinikela ngayo yonke into ngenxa yethu. UBen wayeyazi le nyaniso ngendlela yakhe ethuleyo kodwa enamandla. Khumbula loo mfanekiso mhle wosapho lapho uBen, eneminyaka eli-15 nje kuphela, wathetha nabazali bakhe ngokuba wayefuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yasebhange yakhe encinci ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam owayehlaselwe yimivumbo emibini. Akazange 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. Loo mnikelo wawungumfanekiso wothando lukaKristu olungaphezulu kolwazi. UBen wayengumfana owayengalindi ukuba izinto zenzeke; wayeyindoda encinci eyayithatha inyathelo lothando ngaphandle kokuzigcina nto.

Kodwa ukuthetha ngothando olunjalo kusizisa kwelinye icala lobomi, kwicala eliba nzima ukulithwala ngamanye amaxesha. KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, sibona uYesu efundisa kwindlu yecawa ngomhla wesabatha, apho kukho umfazi owayegobe iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo, engakwazi ukuma ngqo ngenxa yesifo esamthwalisayo nzima. UYesu uyambona, uyamemeza, kwaye uthi kuye: 'Wazihlangula esifweni sakho.' Umfazi uyama ngqo, kwaye uyazukisa uThixo. Kodwa umphathi wendlu yecawa uyacaphuka ngenxa yokuba uYesu enze oku ngomhla wesabatha. Uyabona ukuba abantu bahlala bekhathazwa yimigaqo yabo kunye neenkxalabo zabo, ngoxa uThixo yena ekhathazwa kukukhulula abantu ababuthathaka.

Apha ke, kulapho ubomi bethu buqubisana khona nenyaniso enzima. Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba kule minyane minne idlulileyo ukususela ngowe-13 kuJuni 2026, iintlungu ziza ngamanye amaxesha ngendlela embi kakhulu, zikushiya ungazi nokuba ume ngaphi. 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.'

Nceda ukhumbule ukuba uRyan, nawe mntwana okhoyo apha, umntwana okhuliswe ngothando olukhulu, 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. UBen uya kuhlala ekukhuthaza, nangona ungamboni ngamehlo, kodwa uya kumva entliziyweni yakho. Uthando lwenu njengabazalwana luyinto engunaphakade.

Masithathe oku namhlanje: uBen wasishiya isipho sothando olungapheliyo. 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. Amen.

Ukuzindla

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

Izicelo

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ngicabanga ngawe mngane wami! Dlula uzosho sawubona noma nini lapho ungakwazi khona, kulungile? Ngiyakuthanda Ben”