Egameni likaYise, nelikaNdodana, nelikaMoya oyingcwele. Amen. Makube luxolo lwaluYesu Kristu oluhlala nawe namhlanje nakwezi ntsuku zonke zobomi benu.
Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi. Kristu, ube nenceba kuthi. Nkosi, ube nenceba kuthi.
Cinga ngesandla esibambe ikhibhodi ebusuku, imbonakalo yomfana ogoba phezu kwekhowudi eyakhayo, elindela ukuba ifestile elandelayo ivuleke kwisikrini sakhe esikhanyayo. Benjamin Vo wayengumfana owayehlala ejonge kweli hlabathi ngamehlo okuba ngumakhi, umntu owayeqonda kakuhle ukuba izinto ezincinci zakha iinkqubo ezinkulu—nokuba yayikukubhala imidlalo yakhe kwi-GitHub, okanye ukuyila loo mbono omnandi wendiza ayibiza ngokuba yi-'con chim airlines' eyayimenza agcigcise futhi amomotheke ngalo lonke ixesha ethetha ngayo nobawo wakhe. Wayengumfana owayenengqondo eqaqambileyo yezibalo nolwazi lwezixhobo zekhompyutha, kodwa ngaphezu kwako konke, wayeneentliziyo eyayazi ukuba kuthetha ukuthini ukunika konke ngaphandle kokubala.
KwiNcwadi kaPawulos kwabaseFilipi namhlanje, uPawulos usixelela amazwi akhanyayo: 'Ndinamandla ezinto zonke kulowo undomelezayo.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UPawulos akathethi ngamandla asuka kwiimfazwe zeli hlabathi okanye kwiimvavanyo zobuchule. Uthetha ngamandla okuqhubeka xa yonke into ibonakala ingenakwenzeka, amandla okuphila nokuba sezintlungwini okanye ekuphumeleleni ngaphandle kokuba umphefumlo wakho uwe. UBen wayenaleyo mfanekiso entliziyweni yakhe. Khumbula lowo mzuzu apho uBen, eneminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu, waxelela abazali bakhe ukuba wayezimisele ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yasebhange yakhe encinci ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam owayehlaselwe zizifo ezimbini. 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, umntwana owayengafihli lutho xa kuthethwa ngokuthanda.
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.'
KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu usixelela ngamazwi anzulu malunga nokuthembeka: 'Lowo uthembekileyo ezintweni ezincinci uthembekile nasezintweni ezinkulu.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UYesu akathethi kuphela ngezimali okanye ngobutyebi beli hlabathi. Uthetha ngendlela esiphila ngayo ngobubele nangokunyaniseka kwimizuzu yethu yonke. UBen wayengumfana owayethembekile kuzo zonke izinto ezincinci zobomi—ekulaleleni abazali bakhe, ekuboniseni uncumo olungagungqiyo, nasekuphatheni abo bamngqongileyo ngentlonipho enkulu. UBen akazange azame ukuba mkhulu ngamagama; waba mkhulu ngezandla ezazifuna ukwakha izinto ezintle nabantu ababesecaleni kwakhe. Xa uYesu ethetha ngokungakwazi ukukhonza amakhosi amabini, uBen wayeyazi ukuba wayekhonza Bani. Wayezinikele kuloo thando lukhulu lwezulu.
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. 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.
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 angahlala ekhanyisa indlela yenu ngoxolo lwakhe olungasithethekiyo. Hamba ngoxolo lweNkosi.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.