Ukukhunjulwa Kwabo Bonke Abathembekileyo Abashiyileyo — Izwi Losuku

Isiqalo

Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lwenkosi yethu uYesu Kristu lube nani nonke.

Umthandazo wenceba

Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi. Kristu, ube nenceba kuthi. Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi.

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

ILizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuQala · Wisdom 3:1-9

Imiphefumlo yamalungisa isezandleni zikaThixo, kwaye akukho ntlungu eya kuyichukumisa. Emehlweni abaswele ubulumko, babonakala beswelekile, kwaye ukuhamba kwabo kwakucingelwa njengentlekele, nokumka kwabo kuthi, njengentshabalalo epheleleyo. Kodwa bona baphumla kuxolo. Kuba ukuba phambi kwabantu babethwa, ithemba labo lizele kukungafi; beqeqeshwe kancinci, baya kuthamsanqelekiswa kakhulu, kuba uThixo wabalingela waza wafumanisa ukuba bafanelekile kuye. Njengegolide eziko, wabavavanya, kwaye njengeminikelo yokubingelela wabathatha wazibeka kuye. Ngexesha lokundwendwela kwakhe baya kukhanya, kwaye baya kubaleka njengamalangabi kwingca eyomileyo; baya kugweba iintlanga baze balawule izizwe, kwaye iNkosi iya kuba nguKumkani wabo ngonaphakade. Abo bakholwayo kuye baya kuqonda inyaniso, kwaye abathembekileyo baya kuhlala naye eluthandweni: kuba ubabalo nenceba zikubangcwele bakhe, kwaye unonophelo lwakhe lukubanyuliweyo bakhe.

INdumiso · Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6

INkosi ingumalusi wam; andisayi kuswela nto. Emadlelweni aluhlaza indinika ukuphumla; ecaleni kwamanzi azolileyo indikhokela; iyawuhlaziya umphefumlo wam. Indikhokela ezindleleni ezilungileyo ngenxa yegama layo. Nangona ndihamba entilini yomthunzi wokufa, andoyiki bubi; kuba unam, intonga yakho nenkqunqa yakho ziyandithuthuzela. Uyandilungiselela itafile phambi kwabachasi bam; uthambisa intloko yam ngeoli; indebe yam iyaphuphuma. Ngenene ububele nenceba ziya kundilandela yonke imihla yobomi bam; kwaye ndiya kuhlala endlwini yeNkosi imihla ngemihla.

Isifundo sesiBini · Romans 5:5-11

Bazalwana noodade, ithemba alidanisi, kuba uthando lukaThixo luthululelwe ezintliziyweni zethu ngoMoya oyiNgcwele esinikwe wona. Kuba uKristu, ngeli lixa besisabuthathaka, wafela abangahloneli Thixo ngexesha elimisiweyo. Ngenene, kunzima ukuba umntu afele ilungisa, nangona mhlawumbi umntu angaba nesibindi sokufela umntu olungileyo. Kodwa uThixo ubonakalisa uthando lwakhe kuthi ngokuthi, ngeli lixa besisengaboni, uKristu wasifela. Hayi ke ngoku, ekubeni sithe sagwetyelwa ngegazi lakhe, siya kusindiswa nguye kumsindo. Ngenene, ukuba ngeli lixa besisiziintshaba, saxolelaniswa noThixo ngokufa koNyana wakhe, hayi ngakumbi, ekubeni sexolelanisiwe, siya kusindiswa ngobomi bakhe. Kungekuko oko kuphela, kodwa siyazingca ngoThixo ngenxa yeNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, esithe ngaye ngoku safumana uxolelaniso.

IVangeli · John 6:37-40

UYesu wathi kwisihlwele: 'Konke uYise andinika kona kuya kuza kum, kwaye andisayi kumgxotha nabani na oza kum, kuba ndihle ndivela ezulwini kungekhona ukwenza intando yam, kodwa intando yalowo undithumileyo. Kwaye le yintando yalowo undithumileyo, ukuba ndingalahlekelwa yinto endiyinikiweyo, kodwa ndiyivuse ngomhla wokugqibela. Kuba le yintando kaYise, ukuba wonke umntu obona uNyana akholwe kuye abe nobomi obungunaphakade, kwaye ndiya kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela.'

INkosi ingumalusi wam; andisayi kuswela nto.

Intshumayelo

Kukho imifanekiso ethile ebomini bethu engasoze icime, nangona ixesha lihamba. Cinga ngelo xesha xa usiya kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya, ume phantsi kweglasi enkulu, ujonge phezulu esibhakabhakeni. Ujonga iinqwelo-moya zenyuka zisiya phezulu, zinyamalala phakathi kwamafu, zisiya kwindawo ethile ekude, apho ukukhanya kuthatha indawo yobumnyama. UBenjamin Vo wayeyithanda kakhulu loo nto. Wayengumfana owayejonga phezulu, owayeqonda ukuba ihlabathi elingaphaya kweli lethu linobubanzi obungapheliyo. Wayeyindoda encinci eyayinezixhobo zokuqonda ikamva, eyayibona ukuba ubomi bunokubhabha kude, bunokufikelela kwiindawo ezintsha. UBen wayengumfana owayephethe ukukhanya okukhulu, enqwenela ukubona izinto zihamba kakuhle kwabo bonke abamngqongileyo, esoloko enoncumo olwaluthi, 'Ndikhona, ndiyakuthanda.'

Namhlanje, kwiNcwadi kaWisdom, siziva amazwi athuthuzelayo: 'Imiphefumlo yamalungisa isezandleni zikaThixo, kwaye akukho ntlungu eya kuyichukumisa.' 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 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.

Kodwa ukuthetha ngothando olunjalo kusizisa kwelinye icala lobomi, kwicala eliba nzima ukulithwala ngamanye amaxesha. 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 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 olungapheleliyo. 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”