Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo nenceba kaThixo uYise neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu kuni nonke.
Nkosi, usivele inceba. Kristu, usivele inceba. Nkosi, usivele inceba.
Kukho imizuzu apho ubomi bujongeka njengendawo apho sifumana khona izinto ezincinci, eziqhelekileyo, kodwa ezithwala ubunzima obukhulu bentliziyo. Cinga nje ngomfanekiso oqhelekileyo: iinqwelo-moya ezincinci zephepha okanye ikhadi elinomfanekiso wenqwelo-moya ebekwe phezu kwetafile. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayeyithanda kakhulu le nto. Wayengumfana owayejonga phezulu, engaboni nje ubumnyama okanye amafu, kodwa ebona amathuba. 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 kaPawulos kwabaseFilipi, uPawulos usixelela into enzulu: 'Ndiqinisekile ukuba lowo waqalayo umsebenzi omhle kuni uya kuwufeza.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… Awuthi uThixo uya kuqalisa into aze ayiyeke. Uthi uThixo uqhubeka esebenza, nangona thina singaboni, nangona thina siziva silahlekile. UBen wayengumsebenzi omuhle kaThixo. Wayengumfana owayenengqondo eqaqambileyo, kodwa ngaphezu kwako konke, wayenentliziyo eyayikwazi ukubona abanye. Khumbula indlela awayethanda ngayo ukuba nomdla kwabanye, indlela awayehlala enoncumo lwakhe olwaluthi, 'Ndikhona, ndiyakuthanda.' UBen wayengumfana owayewazi umthetho omkhulu kwaye wawuphila ngendlela yakhe ethuleyo kodwa enamandla.
Kodwa ukuthetha ngothando olunjalo kusizisa kwelinye icala lobomi, kwicala eliba nzima ukulithwala ngamanye amaxesha. KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, sibona uYesu esitya kwindlu yomFarisi, apho kukho indoda ephethwe sisifo. Abantu bayamjonga uYesu, befuna ukubona ukuba uya kwenza ntoni. UYesu uyayazi intliziyo yabo. Ubuza umbuzo othi: 'Ngaba kusemthethweni ukuphilisa ngomhla wesabatha?' Bathi cwaka. UYesu uyayithatha indoda leyo, uyayiphilisa, aze ayikhulule. Emva koko uthi: 'Ngubani kuni, ukuba unyana wakhe okanye inkomo yakhe iwele emthonjeni, ongawelekiyo ayikhuphule ngoko nangoko?'
Nanku umfanekiso wethu namhlanje: umthombo. Umthombo yindawo apho amanzi aphuma khona, apho ubomi buhlaziywa khona. UYesu ubuza ukuba, xa into esiyithandayo isemngciphekweni, ngaba siya kuhlala sijongile nje? Hayi. Siya kukhawuleza. Siya kukhulula. Kodwa nina, Alan noThao, nawe Ryan, 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. Xa uziva usodwa, khumbula ukuba uBen ukhona, uyaqhubeka, kwaye uya kuhlala ephila kuthando lukaThixo olungapheliyo.
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.
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.
Ngamana uThixo onamandla angakusikelela, akugcine, kwaye akukhaphe ngoxolo lwakhe. Hamba ngoxolo.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.