NgoLwesine weveki yama-30 ngexesha Eliqhelekileyo

Apha emhlabeni, kukho izinto ezincinci ezihlala zibeka uphawu entliziyweni yomntu ngaphandle kokuba umntu athethe lukhulu. Zicingele nje izihlangu ezishiywe emnyango, okanye ipeni esele yomile phezu kwetafile yokufundela, indawo eyayihlala ihlekisa ngamabanga athile. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayehlala enezinto ezininzi ezisengqondweni, engumntwana owayesazi ukuba indlela yobomi ifuna ukuzimisela okukhulu. Khumbula indlela awayeyithanda ngayo indalo, indlela awayephila ngayo ngobuhle bokucinga ngezinto ezinkulu njengezindiza ezihamba esibhakabhakeni, ezifana nala mava amnandi ayewenza nobawo wakhe. Kodwa ngaphaya kwayo yonke inzululwazi, ngaphaya kobukrelekrele bakhe bokufunda izibalo eziphezulu esemncinci, uBen wayeneentliziyo eyayithambile, entle, eyazi ukuba kuthetha ukuthini ukuba ngumntwana ohloniphayo.

KwiNcwadi ka-Efese namhlanje, uPawulos usixelela into enzima kakhulu: 'Draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power. Put on the armor of God.' Uthetha ngeengubo zokuzikhusela, ngekhaka, nekrele elingcwele. Masiyimele kancinci le mfanekiso… Umpostile akathethi ngeenkrwada zenyama, kodwa uthetha ngemfazwe ephakathi kokukhanya nobumnyama. Uthi kufuneka sibe nezixhobo zikaThixo ukuze sikwazi ukuma ngenxa yobubi beli hlabathi. UBen wayeyazi le mfazwe ngendlela yakhe. Wayengumfana owalwayo, umfana owazama ngayo yonke intliziyo yakhe xa wayephumelela kwimidlalo yakhe, engoyiki ukuzama nokuba kwakunzima kangakanani.

KwiVangeli, sibona uYesu esithi kuHerode, ‘fox’—‘lo mchum.’ UYesu akoyiki amandla alesi hlabathi. Uqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe, ehamba namhlanje nangomso, kuba akunakwenzeka ukuba umprofeti afe ngaphandle kweJerusalem. UYesu ubonisa ukuba ubomi bakhe busezandleni zikaThixo, hayi ezandleni zabaqhathi. Kwaye uyaqhubeka athethe ngentsholo enqabileyo: 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem... how many times I yearned to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were unwilling!' Ufanisa uThixo nomama wenkukhu okhuselayo, olula amaphiko akhe ukufihla abantwana bakhe. UThixo akanguye umlawuli okude; unguYise onothando olunzulu, olula amaphiko akhe ukusikhusela ngamaxesha okuba nzima.

Kodwa masiyimele le nyaniso kwaye siyibone ngendlela ebonakala ngayo emindenini yethu. Alan noThao, nawe Ryan mfowethu omncane, ndiyazi ukuba kule minyane minne idlulileyo ukususela ngowe-13 kuJuni 2026, iintlungu ziza ngamanye amaxesha ngendlela ebuhlungu kakhulu. Kukho amandla emphefumlo aphelileyo, kukho ubusuku obude lapho ukungabikho kukaBen kusebenza isikhewu esikhulu endlwini yenu. Mamele kakuhle namhlanje: uThixo akamlibalanga uBen, kwaye akakubalelanga nani. Kwizinto ezenzekayo ebudeni bokugula, abazali abaninzi bazithwala ngokwabo umthwalo wokuzisola, bebuza ukuba ngaba kukhona na abanokukwenza ngcono. 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 okhoyo apha, uBen akakushiye. Ukhona ecaleni kwakho, engumntu oqhubeka ekusebenza njengesikhokelo sothando lwakho lwemihla ngemihla. Xa ucinga ngemidlalo yenu, ngeziganeko ezimnandi enazibonayo, yazi ukuba uBen ukhona, uyaqhubeka, kwaye uya kuhlala ephila kuthando lukaThixo olungapheliyo.

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.