ISonto lama-32 ngexesha eliqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Ukuvulwa

Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu kuni nonke.

Umthandazo wemfesane

Nkosi, usivele imfesane. Kristu, usivele imfesane. Nkosi, usivele imfesane.

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

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Wisdom 6:12-16

Ubulumko bunembonakalo eqaqambileyo nengapheliyo, kwaye bufumaneka lula kwabo babuthandayo, kwaye bufunyanwa ngabo babufunayo. Bakhawuleza ukuzenza baziwe kulindelo lomnqweno wabo; Lowo ubukele bona ekuseni akayi kudana, kuba uya kubufumana buhleli esangweni lakhe. Kuba ukucinga ngobulumko kukugqibelela kwengqondo, kwaye lowo ubukele ngenxa yabo uya kukhululeka ngokukhawuleza kuxhalaba; kuba buhamba imijikelo yabo, bufuna abo bafanelekileyo kubo, kwaye bubonakala ngobubele kubo ezindleleni, kwaye budibana nabo ngononophelo olupheleleyo.

Isifundo sesibini · 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Asifuni ukuba ningazi, bazalwana nodade, malunga nabo baleleyo, ukuze ningazilili njengabanye, abangenalo ithemba. Kuba ukuba sikholwa ukuba uYesu wafayo wavuka, kanjalo noThixo, ngoYesu, uya kuzisa naye abo baleleyo. Ewe, sixela oku kuni, ngelizwi leNkosi, ukuba thina abaphilayo, abashiyekileyo kude kube sekuza kweNkosi, asiyi kubandulela abo baleleyo. Kuba iNkosi ngokwayo, ngelizwi lomyalelo, ngelizwi lengelosi enkulu nangexilongo likaThixo, iya kuhla ivela ezulwini, kwaye abafileyo kuKristu baya kuvuka kuqala. Emva koko thina abaphilayo, abashiyekileyo, siya kuthathwa kunye nabo emafini ukuze sidibane neNkosi emoyeni. Ngaloo ndlela siya kuhlala neNkosi ngonaphakade. Ngoko ke, thuthuzelanani ngala mazwi.

IVangeli · Matthew 25:1-13

UYesu waxelela abafundi bakhe lo mzekeliso: 'Umbuso wezulu uya kufana namathokazi alishumi athatha izibane zawo aphuma aya kuhlangabeza umyeni. Ama-hlanu awo ebesizidenge kwaye ama-hlanu ebesilumkile. Ezisidenge, xa zithatha izibane zawo, azizange ziphathe oli nazo, kodwa ezilumkileyo zaphatha iimbiza zeoli nezibane zawo. Ekubeni umyeni elibele, onke azela, alala. Ebusuku, kwavakala isikhalo, "Nanku umyeni! Phumani niye kumhlangabeza!" Emva koko onke loo mathokazi avuka alungisa izibane zawo. Ezisidenge zathi kwezilumkileyo, "Sipheni oli yenu, kuba izibane zethu ziyacima." Kodwa ezilumkileyo zaphendula, "Hayi, kuba kungenzeka ukuba ayiyi kwanela thina nani. Yiyani kubathengisi nithengele nani." Ngoxa zihambileyo zisiya kuthenga, umyeni wafika, kwaye abo bebeyilungele bangena emnyanyeni womtshato naye. Emva koko ucango lwatshixwa. Kamva amanye amathokazi afika athi, "Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele ucango!" Kodwa waphendula wathi, "Ndiyaqinisela, ndithi kuni, andinazi." Ngoko ke, hlalani nilindile, kuba aniyazi imini nalo ilixa.'

Umphefumlo wam womele wena, Nkosi Thixo wam.

Intshumayelo

Cinga ngomzuzu apho useluhambeni, mhlawumbi ebusuku, apho indlela ibonakala imnyama kwaye ujonge phambili kwisibane esikude esikhanyayo. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayethanda ukujonga kude, ejonga esibhakabhakeni, emaphuphini akhe e-'con chim airlines', ebona izinto abanye ababengaziboni. Wayeyiqonda ukuba ukulinda akukho nje ukuhlala ungenzi nto; kukuhlala ulungele, kukugcina isibane sakho sikhanya, kukuba ngumntu oqaphelayo xa ukukhanya kokuza. UBen wayengumfana owayenengqondo eqaqambileyo eyayikwazi ukubala imigama emide, kodwa intliziyo yakhe yayisazi ukuba eyona ndlela ibalulekileyo kukuhamba noThixo.

KwiNcwadi kaWisdom namhlanje, sifunda amazwi anika ithemba: 'Osijongayo ekuseni akasoze adaniswe, kuba uya kuyifumana ihleli esangweni lakhe.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UWisdom akangombono nje okanye ingcinga. UWisdom ngumhlobo, ngumntu oza kuhlala nawe esangweni lobomi bakho. UBen wayesazi ukuba uThixo uhlala esangweni lentliziyo yakhe. Wayengumfana owayehlala ejonge, owayehlala efuna ukwazi, owayehlala elungele ukwamkela oko uThixo amnika kona. Wayengumfana owayenomdla kwi-AI nakwi-cloud infrastructure, kodwa wayeyazi ukuba ubukrelekrele bokwenyani buvela ekwazini ukuba uThixo usoloko ekufutshane.

Kodwa masithethe inyaniso namhlanje. Alan noThao, nawe Ryan mfowethu omncane, ndiyazi ukuba ukulinda kungenza iintlungu zibe nzima ngakumbi. Kukho amaxesha apho ubusuku bubonakala bude kakhulu, apho ukungabikho kukaBen kwenza ikhaya libe ngenye indlela. Kukho ukudinwa okungafani nokudinwa komzimba; kukudinwa komphefumlo. 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 ngamathokazi alishumi: amanye ebelumkile, amanye ebesisidenge. Uthi: 'Hlalani nilindile, kuba aniyazi imini nalo ilixa.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UYesu akathethi ngokoyika okanye ngokulinda isohlwayo. Uthetha ngokulungela ukudibana noThando. UBen wayeyazi le nto. Wayengumfana owayehlala elungele ukunika, ukuhleka, ukwabelana ngamabali nobawo wakhe. Wayengumfana owayenamafutha emphefumlo wakhe—amafutha obubele, amafutha okuthembeka, amafutha okuthanda abazali bakhe nangona wayesemncinci. Xa uYesu esithi 'hlalani nilindile', uthetha ngokugcina intliziyo yakho ivulekile, njengoko uBen wayeyenza.

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.

KwiNcwadi kaPawulos kwabaseThesalonika, uthi: 'Siza kuhlala neNkosi ngonaphakade.' Le yinjongo yethu. UBen akaphumli nje ethuneni; uya kuhlala neNkosi. UBen ukhona apho akukho mnyama, apho zonke iinqwelo-moya zibhabha ngokukhululekileyo phantsi kweliso likaThixo. 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. Hamba ke namhlanje uphumle, uthembe ukuba uThixo uyakuthanda, kwaye uBen ulinda wena ngoncumo lwakhe oluqhelekileyo. 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:

“Nha Trang, mhlaka 31/10/2026, uMinh ucabanga kakhulu ngawe, Ben. Ngiyakukhumbula futhi ngiyakuthanda!!!”