Unyaka Wonke wabo Bonke Abangcwele — Izwi Losuku · In loving memory of Benjamin Vo

Ukubamba

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNdodana, nelikaMoya Oyingcwele. Makube ubufudumezo noxolo lukaThixo uSomandla oluba nani nonke.

Umsizi Wenceba

Nkosi, yiba nenceba nathi. Kristu, yiba nenceba nathi. Nkosi, yiba nenceba nathi.

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

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · ISityhilelo 7:2-4, 9-14

Mna, Yohane, ndabona omnye ingelosi esenyuka ivela empumalanga, inophawu loThixo ophilayo. Yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuzo iingelosi ezine ezinikwe amandla okonakalisa ilizwe nolwandle, isithi, 'Musani ukonakalisa ilizwe, nolwandle, nemithi, de silubeke uphawu embunini yabakhonzi boThixo bethu.' Ndase inani labo babefakwe uphawu, ikhulu elinamashumi amane anesine lamawaka abaphawulweyo kuzo zonke izizwe zabantwana bakwaSirayeli. Emva koko ndaba nombono wesihlwele esikhulu, esingenakubalwa mntu, sivela kuzo zonke izizwe, nezizwe, nabantu, neelwimi. Zazimi phambi kwesihlalo sobukumkani nangaphambi kweWana, zinemiqhele emhlophe, ziphethe amasebe esundu ezandleni zazo. Zakhala ngezwi elikhulu, zisithi: 'Usindiso luvela kuThixo wethu ohleli esihlalweni sobukumkani, naseWana.' Zonke iingelosi zazimi ngeenqangga ngesihlalo sobukumkani, nangaphambi kwamadoda amadala nezidalwa ezine eziphilayo. Zawa ngobuso phambi kwesihlalo sobukumkani, zqubuda kuThixo, zisithi: 'Amen. Intsikelelo nobuqaqambiso, nobulumko, nokubulela, nembeko, namandla, nobungcwalisa kube kuThixo wethu kuze kube nini nanini. Amen.' Waza omnye kumadoda amadala waphakatha wathi kum, 'Bangobani aba banemiqhele emhlophe, bavela phi na?' Ndathi kuye, 'Nkosi yam, nguwe owaziyo.' Wathi kum, 'Aba ngabo abasindileyo exesheni lentshabalalo enkulu; bazihlambile iingubo zabo, bazenza mhlophe egazini leWana.'

INdumiso · INdumiso 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6

Nkosi, nantsi abantu abafuna ukubona ubuso bakho. Ayeka Yehova umhlaba nokuzala kwawo; ilizwe nabo abahlala kulo. Kuba lisekwe elwandle, lomiswa phezu kwemilambo. Nkosi, nantsi abantu abafuna ukubona ubuso bakho. Ngubani onyuka intaba kaYehova? Ngubani onokuma endaweni yakhe engcwele? Lowo unezandla ezingenasono, nentliziyo ehlambulukileyo, ongafisiyo okuyize. Nkosi, nantsi abantu abafuna ukubona ubuso bakho. Uya kwamkela intsikelelo kuYehova, umvuzo kuThixo omsindisi wakho. Sisi sizukulwana esimfunayo, esifuna ubuso boThixo kaYakobi. Nkosi, nantsi abantu abafuna ukubona ubuso bakho.

Isifundo sesibini · 1 Yohane 3:1-3

Baqabane: Bonani ukuba luthando luni alunikileyo uYise ukuba sibizwe ngokuthi singabantwana bakaThixo; kunjalo ke thina. Ngenxa yoko ihlabathi alisiqapheli, ngokuba lingamazi yena. Baqabane, singabantwana bakaThixo ngoku; akukabonakaliswa oko siya kuba yiko. Kodwa siyazi ukuba xa kuthe kwabonakaliswa, siya kuba njengaye, kuba siya kumbona njengoko enjalo. Wonke umntu oneli themba kuye, uzihlambulula, njengoko yena enjalo oyingcwele.

Ivangeli · Mateyu 5:1-12a

Akubona imihlambi yabantu, wenyuka intaba; watsho phantsi, abafundi bakhe beza kuye. Waya evula umlomo wakhe, ebaqeqesha, athi: 'Nyabulela abangcatshulweyo emoyeni, kuba ubukumkani bamazulu ngobabo. Nyabulela abalileyo, kuba baya kududuzwa. Nyabulela abathobekileyo, kuba baya kudla ilifa lamazwe. Nyabulela abalambela banxarelwe ubulungisa, kuba baya kuhluthiswa. Nyabulela abanenceba, kuba baya kwenzelwa inceba. Nyabulela abanentliziyo ehlambulukileyo, kuba baya kumbona uThixo. Nyabulela abaxolisi, kuba baya kubizwa ngokuthi ngabantwana bakaThixo. Nyabulela abazingelwa ngenxa yobulungisa, kuba ubukumkani bamazulu ngobabo. Nyabulela nina xa baninyelisayo, banizingelayo, bethetha zonke iintlobo zento embi ngani ngebango lam, benyukelisiwe. Thokozani, nigcobe kakhulu, kuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu nasemazulwini.'

Nkosi, nantsi abantu abafuna ukubona ubuso bakho.

Isifundo Sentshumayelo

Kukho izinto ezibonakala zikhanya kakhulu emhlabeni xa uziqaphela ebusuku, njengokukhanya kwezibane ezincinci zezindiza ezihamba kude phezulu esibhakabhakeni, ezisuka zidlule zisiya kwindawo ethile engaziwayo. Mhlawumbi uke wema ngandlel' ithile ebusuku, wajonga phezulu, wazibuza ukuba ziya phi na ezo ndiza, ngubani ophethe uqeqesho lwazo, kwaye zifikelela phi ekugqibeleni. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayezazi kakuhle ezo ncwadi nezixhobo zokundiza, umntwana owayesebenzisa ingqondo yakhe eqaqambileyo ukuze acinge ngezinto ezinkulu, ezifana nala mava amnandi ayewenza nobawo wakhe xa babesenza iindawo zokubukela iinqwelo-moya. UBen wayengumfana owayephethe ukukhanya okukhulu, enqwenela ukubona izinto zihamba kakuhle kwabo bonke abamngqongileyo, kwaye ebuzisa ngobunono ngezinto zeli hlabathi nangaphandle kwalo.

Namhlanje sibhiyozela uNyaka Wonke wabo Bonke Abangcwele, kwaye kwiNcwadi yeSityhilelo kaPawulos noJohane, sibona umbono omkhulu kakhulu: 'Ndaba nombono wesihlwele esikhulu, esingenakubalwa mntu, sivela kuzo zonke iintlanga, nezizwe, nabantu, neelwimi, simile phambi kwesihlalo sobukumkani nangaphambi kweWana, sinemiqhele emhlophe, siphethe amasebe esundu ezandleni zaso.' Masiyimele kancinci le mfanekiso… Awuthethi ngabantu abambalwa abakhethekileyo kuphela; uthetha ngesihlwele esikhulu, esingenakubalwa mntu, esiphakathi kokukhanya kukaThixo. UBenjamin Vo, uBen wethu omncane owayenentliziyo ethambileyo nencumayo, ngoku umi phakathi kweso sihlwele. Uphakathi kwabo bahlambulula iingubo zabo ezindaweni zegazi leWana, abasindileyo exesheni lentshabalalo enkulu, abaphumla kukhanya kukaThixo ongunaphakade.

Kodwa ukuthetha ngabo bonke abangcwele, nokuthetha ngabo bafikayo ekhaya kuThixo, kusizisa kwiinyaniso ezinzima zeli hlabathi apho thina sisaphila khona. Alan noThao, nawe Ryan mfowethu omncane, ndiyazi ukuba kule minyane minne idlulileyo ukususela ngowe-13 kuJuni 2026, iintlungu ziza ngamanye amaxesha ngendlela embi kakhulu, zikushiya ungazi nokuba ume ngaphi. Kukho ubusuku obude lapho ukungabikho kwesitulo sikaBen, okanye ukungaphulaphuli kwakhe amabanga ayethethwa nguyise, okanye ukubona izinto ezincinci ezifana nezinto zakhe zokusebenza, kubangela isikhewu esingazalisekiyo. Kukho amandla emphefumlo aphelileyo, kwaye kukho amaxesha apho ukuziva uwedwa kuhlasela ngaphandle kwesaziso.

Mamela le nyaniso namhlanje, mhlawumbi ngendlela odinga ngayo ukuyiva ngoku: uThixo akamlibalanga uBen, kwaye akakubalelanga nani. Kwizinto ezenzekayo ebudeni bokugula kwabantwana, abazali abaninzi bazithwala ngokwabo umthwalo onzima kakhulu 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.'

KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu unyuka intaba, aze afundise izikrweqe nabantu abalileyo, esithi: 'Nyabulela abalileyo, kuba bay kududuzwa... Nyabulela abanentliziyo ehlambulukileyo, kuba baya kumbona uThixo.' UYesu akathethi ngendlela ehleka ngayo eli hlabathi; uthetha ngendlela kaThixo apho ukubandezeleka kungapheliyo ekungenamvuzo, kodwa apho iinyembezi ziguqulwa zibe nguvuyo. UBen wayengumfana owayenenhliziyo ehlambulukileyo, owayebonisa ububele obukhulu. Khumbula indlela awayenothando ngayo, indlela awayefuna ngayo ukunikela ngako konke okwakhe ngenxa yabanye, kanye njengaloo mzuzu awayefuna ngayo ukunikela ngemali yakhe yasebhange encinci ukunceda umalume wakhe uWilliam. Akazange aphule loo ngulube, akazange ayikhuphule imali leyo, kodwa isipho sasingaphakathi entliziyweni yakhe: umntwana owayeselula kodwa onentliziyo enkulu eyayifuna ukunceda wonke umntu.

Ryan, mfowethu okhoyo apha, ndifuna uthathe oku nawe. UBen akakushiye. Ukhona ecaleni kwakho, eqhubeka ekusebenza njengesikhokelo sothando. UBen wayengumfana owayenenqgondo enkulu yezibalo, kodwa ikratshi lakhe elikhulu kwakuwukuba ngumntwana omhle owayehlonipha abazali bakhe. UBen uya kuhlala ekukhuthaza, nangona ungamboni ngamehlo, kodwa uya kumva entliziyweni yakhe. Uthando lwenu njengabazalwana luyinto engunaphakade. Xa uziva usodwa, khumbula ukuba uBen ukhona, uyaqhubeka, kwaye uya kuhlala ephila kuthando lukaThixo olungapheliyo.

Namhlanje, njengoko simi phambi kweLizwi likaThixo, masithathe isigqibo sokuba singoyiki ukukhumbula, singoyiki ukuthandaza. UBen 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”