ULwesine Weveki Yamashumi Amathathu Ananye KwiXesha Eliqhelekileyo

Cinga ngendlela umntu olahlekelwe yinto ethile ebalulekileyo aphosa ngayo amehlo akhe kuyo yonke indawo, ekhangela ekhoneni ngalinye, engadinwa de afumane oko bekulahlekile. Akukho nqaku lobomi elilula ngokwaneleyo ukuba lishiywe emva xa into enjalo ishiywe endleleni.

KwiVangeli yanamhlanje evela kuLuka, uYesu usibonisa lo mfanekiso. Uthi: 'Ngumuphi umntu phakathi kwenu onezimvu ezilikhulu, alahlekelwe yinye yazo, ongayishiyiyo le mifu ibonakala ilungileyo entlango, aye emva kwaleyo ilahlekileyo de ayifumane?' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… uYesu akathethi nje ngezilwanyana. Uthetha ngesiphelo somntu ngamnye kuthi. Uthetha ngothando olungadinwayo, olukhangelayo, olungayekiyo de lufikelele kulowo ulahlekileyo.

UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayezazi kakuhle izinto zokuqonda indlela ehamba ngayo enqondweni nasemhlabeni. Khumbula indlela awayethanda ngayo ukudala nokucinga ngezinto ezinkulu, indlela awayephila ngayo ngobuhle bokucinga ngeendiza, nangala mava amnandi awayewenza nobawo wakhe xa babesenza iindawo zokubukela iinqwelo-moya, ehlekisa ngale ndlela imnandi ye-'con chim airlines' awayeyila entloko yakhe. UBen wayengumfana owayenenhliziyo ethambileyo, owayebonisa ububele obungagungqiyo. Wayengumntwana owayesebenzisa ingqondo yakhe eqaqambileyo ukuzisa ukukhanya kubantu abamngqongileyo, kodwa ngaphezu kwako konke, wayeneentliziyo eyayazi ukuba kuthetha ukuthini ukuthanda ngenene.

Kodwa masiyimele inyaniso namhlanje ngaphambi kokuba siye phambili. 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. Kukho amaxesha apho ukuziva usodwa kuhlasela ngaphandle kwesaziso, kwaye umthwalo wokulahlekelwa uba nzima kakhulu ukuba ungathwalwa.

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.'

KwiNcwadi kaPawulos kwabaseFilipi namhlanje, uPawulos usixelela into enzulu kakhulu ngendlela esijonga ngayo ubomi: 'Kodwa nokuba yintoni eyayisiba yinzuzo kum, ndiyibala njengelahleko ngenxa kaKristu. Ngaphezu koko, ndiyazibala zonke izinto njengelahleko ngenxa yobukhulu bokumazi uKristu Jesus iNkosi yam.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UPawulos akathethi ngokuphulukana nezinto zenyama ngendlela ebolileyo. Uthetha ngokuphulukana nezinto ezingento ngezinto zikaThixo ezinqabileyo. UBen wayenaleyo mfanekiso entliziyweni yakhe. Wayengumfana owayengaphili nje ngezinto zeli hlabathi, kodwa owayezimisele ukunika konke okwakhe ngenxa yabanye. Khumbula lowo mzuzu apho uBen, esemncinci kakhulu, wayefuna ukunikela ngemali yakhe yasebhange encinci ukunceda umalume wakhe uWilliam owayehlaselwe zizifo. Akazange ayiphule loo ngulube, akazange ayikhuphule imali leyo, kodwa isipho sasingaphakathi entliziyweni yakhe: umntwana owayeselula kodwa onentliziyo enkulu eyayifuna ukunceda wonke umntu ngaphandle kokucingela yena.

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.

Masithathe oku namhlanje: uBen wasishiya isipho sothando olungapheliyo. Kwisikhumbuzo sesidlo sasezulwini, lapho indlu kaThixo izele khona ngabantu abavela kude nakufi, 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.