Egameni likaYise, neleNdodana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube nani uxolo nothando lukaThixo uYise, nalo uYesu Kristu iNkosi yethu.
Nkosi, sihawukele. Kristu, sihawukele. Nkosi, sihawukele.
Kukho imizuzu apho ubomi bujongeka njengendlela ende, apho amehlo ethu adiniweyo ajonga phezulu efuna impendulo esibhakabhakeni. Mhlawumbi uke wema ecaleni kwesango lebala leenqwelo-moya, ubukele iinqwelo-moya zisuka zinyuka ziye emafini, ucinga ngaloo mntu wayekuthanda ukubukela iinjini neempiko zazo zinyuka ziye esibhakabhakeni. UBenjamin Vo wayenalo olo thando. Wayengumfana owayejonga phezulu, engajongi nje iindiza, kodwa ejonga ubukhulu bukaThixo obufihlakeleyo kwiimfihlo zenzululwazi kunye nobuchwephesha. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukucacisa ngale ‘con chim airlines’ yakhe, ebonisa ukuba intliziyo yakhe yayingeyiyo nje eyobuchwephesha, kodwa eyayizaliswe lithemba elikhulu. UBen wayeyindoda encinci eyayikwazi ukuzibona iindiza zayo zibhabha ngaphaya kwamafu, njengokuba wayesoloko ecinga ngekamva elizele luvuyo.
KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu unyuka intaba ukuba aye kuthandaza. Uchitha ubusuku bonke ethandaza kuThixo. Masiyimele kancinci le mfanekiso… UYesu, unyana kaThixo, uzimela kude ukuze athethe noYise. Ufuna ukulungiselela intliziyo yakhe ngaphambi kokuba akhethe abo aya kubathuma. UYesu akakhethi ngokungxama; ukhetha ngokuthandaza. Uphakathi kobusuku kwaye uYesu uyazi ukuba umsebenzi wakhe uya kufuna amadoda aya kuhlala naye, aya kuhamba naye, kwaye ekugqibeleni aya kufa naye. USimon noYuda—abapostile esibabhiyozelayo namhlanje—babenye yabo bafundi ababiziweyo. Babengengabo abantu abagqibeleleyo, kodwa babengabantu abavumayo ukulandela.
UBen wayeyindoda encinci eyayikwazi ukulandela. Wayengumfana owayenengqondo eqaqambileyo, kodwa ngaphezu kwako konke, wayenentliziyo eyayikwazi ukubona abanye. Khumbula lo mfanekiso: uBen, eneminyaka eli-15, efuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange encinci ukunceda umalume wakhe uWilliam. Akazange ayiphule loo ngulube, akazange ayikhuphule imali, kodwa isipho sasingaphakathi entliziyweni yakhe. Ubenayo loo ntliziyo yayikwazi ukunikela ngayo yonke into ngaphandle kokubala. Loo ntliziyo yayicocekile, ingaphili ngemithetho yobuxoki yeli hlabathi, kodwa iphila ngenceba kaThixo. UBen wayengumfana owayethanda ukunika, owayethanda ukuba nomdla kwabanye, owayesoloko enoncumo olwaluthi, 'Ndikhona, ndiyakuthanda.' UBen wayengumfana owayewazi umthetho omkhulu kwaye wawuphila ngendlela yakhe ethuleyo kodwa enamandla.
Kodwa 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.'
KwiNcwadi ka-Efese, uPawulos usixelela ukuba thina 'asiyisiyo abafokazi.' Singamalungu endlu kaThixo. UBen ngoku usendlwini kaThixo. Uyakhiwa njengamatye aphilayo kunye noSimon noYuda, kunye nabo bonke abangcwele. UBen akalahlekanga kule ndlu; ukhuselekile. Ryan, mfowethu okhoyo apha, ndifuna uthathe oku nawe. 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 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. 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.
Sikelelwe uThixo, uYise, neNdodana, noMoya oyiNgcwele. Hamba ngoxolo, uthembe uthando lukaThixo olungapheliyo.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.