Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele. Amen. Makube nani uxolo lukaThixo nenceba yakhe.
Nkosi, sihawukele. Kristu, sihawukele. Nkosi, sihawukele.
Cinga ngomzuzu apho ubona umntu ehamba endleleni, ejonge phambili, kodwa intliziyo yakhe isabambelele kwinto awayishiya emva. Mhlawumbi yindlu, mhlawumbi yimpahla, okanye mhlawumbi yinkumbulo yexesha elidlulileyo elalibonakala likhuselekile. KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu usinika isilumkiso esinzulu ngenxa yale ndlela intliziyo yomntu ithanda ngayo ukubambelela: 'Khumbulani umfazi kaLote.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… Kutheni uYesu esicela ukuba sikhumbule umfazi kaLote? Akukho ngenxa yokuba wayefuna ukusigweba, kodwa ngenxa yokuba wayesazi ukuba ukubuyela emva ngengqondo nasentliziyweni kusithintela ukuba sibone ubomi obutsha uThixo asibekela phambili. UYesu uthi: 'Nabani na ofuna ukugcina ubomi bakhe uya kubulahlekelwa, kodwa nabani na obulahlekelayo uya kubusindisa.' Oku akuthethi ukuba kufuneka sishiye izinto esizithandayo, kodwa kuthetha ukuba kufuneka sibe nentliziyo ekhululekileyo, intliziyo engabambeleli kwizinto zeli hlabathi ngendlela yokuba silibale ukuba ikhaya lethu lokwenyani likuThixo.
UBenjamin Vo wayeyiqonda le nyaniso ngendlela yakhe emangalisayo. Khumbula indlela awayethanda ngayo ukujonga iinqwelo-moya, ngakumbi i-Boeing 737. Wayehlala ehleli nobawo wakhe, bejonge phezulu, bebona indlela ezi nqwelo-moya zihamba ngayo, zisuka emhlabeni ziye kude. UBen wayengumfana owayenengqondo eqaqambileyo eyayikwazi ukubala imigama, ukuyila iinkqubo ze-AI, nokucinga ngale nkampani yakhe ye-'con chim airlines' eyayimenza agcigcise kwaye amomotheke ngalo lonke ixesha ethetha ngayo. Kodwa uBen wayengabambeleli ezintweni eziphathekayo. Wayengumfana owayenentliziyo evulekileyo, intliziyo eyayikwazi ukunika—njengaxa wayefuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam. Wayengumfana owayesazi ukuba ubomi abukho kwizinto esizigcinayo, kodwa kuthando esilunika abanye.
Kodwa masiyimele inyaniso namhlanje. Alan noThao, nawe Ryan mfowethu omncane, ndiyazi ukuba kule minyane minne idlulileyo ukususela ngowe-13 kuJuni 2026, iintlungu ziza ngamanye amaxesha ngendlela embi kakhulu. Kukho amaxesha 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.'
KwiNcwadi kaYohane namhlanje, sifunda amazwi asikhumbuza indlela yokuphila: 'Ndiye ndavuya kakhulu ukufumana abanye babantwana bakho behamba enyanisweni.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UYohane uthetha ngendlela uThixo asibiza ngayo ukuba siphile ngokuthandana, ngokuhamba emthethweni wakhe. UBen wayeyiphila le nto. Wayengumfana owayeyihlonipha inyaniso, owayehlonipha abazali bakhe, kwaye owayehlala enentliziyo ehlambulukileyo. Wayengumfana owayengafuni ukuzibonakalisa njengomntu omkhulu, kodwa owayefuna ukuba ngumntwana kaThixo ophilayo. UBen wayengumzekelo wendlela yokuhamba 'enyanisweni' apho uthando lwakhe lwalungapheliyo.
Ryan, mfowethu okhoyo apha, ndifuna uthathe oku nawe. UBen akakushiye. Ukhona ecaleni kwakho, eqhubeka ekusebenza njengesikhokelo sothando. UBen wayengumfana owayenenqgondo enkulu yezibalo nolwazi, 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. UBen akakho nje kwimbali yenu; ukwikhona apho uThixo enza khona yonke into ibe ntsha.
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. 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 iNkosi ingasigcina, isikhusele, kwaye isinike uxolo lwayo olungapheliyo. Hamba ngoxolo.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.