Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu kuni nonke.
Nkosi, usivele imfesane. Kristu, usivele imfesane. Nkosi, usivele imfesane.
Cinga ngemifanekiso yobomi bethu, leyo siyibona mihla leyo kwiikona zendlu yethu. Ngamanye amaxesha, kukho into encinci, into ebonakala ingenamsebenzi, kodwa ethetha lukhulu ngobomi bomntu esimthandayo. Cinga ngesitulo esingenamntu, okanye isibini sezihlangu esishiywe ngasemnyango, okanye mhlawumbi incwadi yamanqaku eyayibhalwe ngesandla esingcangcazelayo kodwa esinobukrelekrele. Ezi zinto azikho nje; ziyimbali yothando, ziyimbali yobomi obubalulekileyo. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayenalo olo hlobo lobukrelekrele—ingqondo eyayihamba phambili kwi-AI nakwi-cloud infrastructure, kodwa intliziyo eyayihlala ikhumbula ukuba yintoni eyona nto ibalulekileyo. Khumbula indlela awayehlekisa ngayo ngala mava e-'con chim airlines' awayeyila entloko yakhe. Wayehlekisa, emomotheka, kwaye enika ubawo wakhe amabali ayengapheliyo. Kodwa ngaphezu kwako konke, wayengumfana owayenentliziyo eyayikwazi ukunika konke okwakhe ngenxa yabanye.
KwiNcwadi kaPawulos kwabaseFilipi namhlanje, uPawulos usixelela into enzulu kakhulu: 'Kodwa ubuzwe bethu busezulwini, apho sikwalinde khona uMsindisi, iNkosi uYesu Kristu.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UPawulos akathethi ngendawo ekude kakhulu apho singazukuya khona. Uthetha ngobomi obuqala apha, obuqhubeka apho. UBen wayengumfana owayeyiqonda le nto. 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. Oku kukunika okungenamkhawulo, oku kuthando olungaphaya kwemida yeli hlabathi.
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. 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 phewulu kuThixo, kwaye uqhubeka esithi kuwe: 'Ba, Mama, musani ukukhala kakhulu, ndikhuselekile.'
KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu usixelela ibali lomphathi owayekhohlakele kodwa owayekrelekrele. 'For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than the children of light.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UYesu akathethi ngokukhohlakala kweli hlabathi, kodwa uthetha ngendlela esisebenzisa ngayo ubomi bethu. UBen wayengumfana owayekrelekrele, owayesebenzisa ubukrelekrele bakhe, kodwa wayengengomntwana weli hlabathi; wayengumntwana wokukhanya. Wayesebenzisa ubukrelekrele bakhe ukwakha ubuhlobo, ukunceda abanye, nokubonisa uthando. UBen akazange azame ukuzigcinela izinto; wayezama ukuzinika. Wayengumfana owayeyiqonda ukuba ubomi bunikwe thina ukuba sibusebenzise ngenxa yothando. 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 yakho. Uthando lwenu njengabazalwana luyinto engunaphakade.
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.
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.
INkosi mayisikelele, isigcine, kwaye isikhanyisele ngoxolo lwayo ngonaphakade. Amen.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.