ISonto lama-33 ngesikhathi esivamile — Izwi Losuku · In loving memory of Benjamin Vo

Isingeniso

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele. Makube nani ukuthula kukaKristu okudlula ukuqonda konke.

Umthandazo Wokuphenduka

Nkosi, ube nesihe kithi. Kristu, ube nesihe kithi. Nkosi, ube nesihe kithi.

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

ILizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31

Ngubani ongafumanayo umfazi onamandla? Ixabiso lakhe lidlula kude amaperile. Intliziyo yomyeni wakhe ithembele kuye, akusayi kuswela nzuzo. Umenzela okulungileyo, akumenzi kubi, yonke imihla yobomi bakhe. Ufuna uboya neflakisi, usebenza ngezandla ezikuvuyelayo. Uzandlala izandla zakhe esikhaleni, iminwe yakhe ibambe isipindili. Usolula isandla sakhe kumahlwempu, usolula iingalo zakhe kwiimfuno. Ubuhle buyakhohlisa, ubunzwana buyadlula; kodwa umfazi omesabayo uYehova nguye ofanele ukudunyiswa. Mphani umvuzo wemisebenzi yakhe, imisebenzi yakhe mayimdumise emasangweni esixeko.

IHubo · Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5

Babusisiwe bonke abamesabayo uJehova, abahamba ezindleleni zakhe. Uya kudla umsebenzi wezandla zakho; uya kuba nethamsanqa, uya kuhlala kakuhle. Umfazi wakho uya kuba njengomdiliya ovelisayo ngaphakathi endlwini yakho; abantwana bakho baya kuba njengemithi yomnquma ejikeleze itafile yakho. Khangela, oko kwaye kubusisiwe umntu omesabayo uJehova. UYehova uya kukusikelela eZiyon; uya kubona ukuchuma kweYerusalem yonke imihla yobomi bakho.

Isifundo sesibini · 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6

Ke ngoku, bazalwana, ngamaxesha namaxesesha, aninasidingo sokuba kubhalwe nanto kuni. Kuba nina ngokwenu niyazi kakuhle ukuba imini yeNkosi iya kuza njengesela ebusuku. Xa abantu besithi, 'Uxolo nokhuseleko,' kanti ke intlekele iya kubafikela ngequbuliso, njengokubetha kwentlungu kumfazi okhulelweyo, abayi kusinda. Kodwa nina, bazalwana, anikho ebumnyameni, ukuze loo mini inifikele njengesela. Kuba nonke ningabantwana bokukhanya, ningabantwana bemini. Asingobasebusuku okanye abasebumnyameni. Ngoko ke, masingalali njengabanye, kodwa masihlale siphaphile kwaye sizithobile.

IVangeli · Matthew 25:14-30

UYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe le ntsomi: 'Umntu owayesiya kwelinye ilizwe wabiza izicaka zakhe, waziphathisa impahla yakhe. Kwenye wanika iitalente ezintlanu; kwenye ezimbini; kwenye enye—ngokwamandla ayo. Waza wemka. Kwangoko, lowo wamkelayo ezintlanu wahamba wazisebenzisa, wenza ezinye ezintlanu. Ngokunjalo, lowo wamkelayo ezimbini wenza ezinye ezimbini. Kodwa lowo wamkelayo enye wahamba wemba umngxuma emhlabeni, wayifihla imali yenkosi yakhe. Emva kwexesha elide, inkosi yezo zicaka yabuya yaza yenza uxolo nazo. Lowo wamkelayo iitalente ezintlanu weza eza nezintlanu ezingaphezulu. Wathi, "Nkosi, undinike iitalente ezintlanu. Nantsi, ndenze ezinye ezintlanu." Inkosi yathi kuye, "Wenze kakuhle, siceka esilungileyo nesithembekileyo. Ekubeni uthembekile ezintweni ezincinci, ndiya kukunika uxanduva olukhulu. Ngena kwivuyo yenkosi yakho." Lowo wamkelayo ezimbini weza wathi, "Nkosi, undinike iitalente ezimbini. Nantsi, ndenze ezinye ezimbini." Inkosi yathi kuye, "Wenze kakuhle, siceka esilungileyo nesithembekileyo. Ekubeni uthembekile ezintweni ezincinci, ndiya kukunika uxanduva olukhulu. Ngena kwivuyo yenkosi yakho." Waza lowo wamkelayo enye weza wathi, "Nkosi, bendisazi ukuba ungumntu onzima, uvuna apho ungazange wahlwayela khona, ubutha apho ungazange wahlwayela khona; ngoko ke ngenxa yoloyiko ndihambile ndayifihla italente yakho emhlabeni. Nantsi, yithathe." Inkosi yathi kuye, "Siceka esikhohlakeleyo nesivila! Ngoko ke ubusazi ukuba ndivuna apho ndingazange ndahlwayela khona? Bekufanele ke ukuba uyibeke imali yam ebhankini ukuze xa ndibuyayo ndiyifumane nenzala! Ngoko ke! Thabathani italente kuye, niyinike lowo uneshumi. Kuba wonke umntu onayo, uya kunikwa nangaphezulu; kodwa lowo ungenayo, kwanaleyo anayo uya kuyithatyathwa. Niphose isicaka esingasasebenziyo ebumnyameni obungaphandle, apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokugaya amazinyo."'

Babusisiwe bonke abamesabayo uJehova.

Intshumayelo

Cinga ngomzuzu apho ubona umntwana enciphisa amehlo akhe, ejonge kwisikrini sekhompyutha, iminwe yakhe ibaleka ngokukhawuleza kwiikhibhodi, ezama ukwakha into entsha, into eya kubhabha. UBenjamin Vo wayenalo olo hlobo lwentliziyo—intliziyo eyayihlala ifuna ukwazi, eyayihlala ifuna ukwakha, eyayihlala ifuna ukunika. Khumbula indlela awayethanda ngayo ukuthetha ngale 'con chim airlines' yakhe. Yayiyinkampani engazange ibe khona emhlabeni, kodwa entliziyweni kaBen, yayiyinyaniso. Yayiyiphupha elincinci, kodwa elalithwele ithemba elikhulu. Xa wayethetha ngayo, wayegigitheka, emomotheka, kwaye ubawo wakhe wayemamele, efunda ukuba kule minyaka ilishumi elinesihlanu, uBen wayengafundi nje nge-AI okanye nge-cloud infrastructure—wayefunda indlela yokuthanda ubomi ngayo yonke imizamo yakhe.

Kodwa masiyimele inyaniso namhlanje. KwiNcwadi yeMizekeliso, sifunda ngomfazi owayesebenza 'ngesandla esinothando.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… Oku akuthethi nje ngomsebenzi onzima, kodwa kuthetha ngentliziyo ezinikeleyo. UBen wayenjalo. Wayenentliziyo eyayifuna ukunika—njengaxa wayefuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam. Wayengazange ayiphule loo ngulube, kodwa isipho sasingaphakathi entliziyweni yakhe. Le yimfihlelo yobomi: asikokuba unika malini, kodwa ukuba intliziyo yakho ikulungele na ukunika. UBen wayeyiqonda le nto.

KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu usixelela ngomphathi owanika izicaka zakhe iitalente. Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… Kukho isicaka esifihle italente yaso emhlabeni ngenxa yokoyika. Mhlawumbi sonke siye saziva ngolo hlobo ngamanye amaxesha. Xa iintlungu zikhulu, xa ukulahlekelwa kukhulu, kulula ukufihla intliziyo yethu emhlabeni, ukuzivalela, nokoyika ukuba ukuba siyakuvula, siza kubuhlungu ngakumbi. Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba kule minyane mihlanu idlulileyo ukususela ngowe-13 kuJuni 2026, iintlungu ziza ngamanye amaxesha ngendlela embi kakhulu. Kukho amaxesha apho ukungabikho kukaBen kwenza ikhaya libe ngenye indlela. Mamele kakuhle: uThixo akakubeki icala. UBen akakubeki icala. Ezo zifo aziziswanga zizinto owazenzayo okanye ongazenzanga. Kweli hlabathi, kukho izinto ezenzeka ngaphandle kolawulo lomntu. Awuphosanga nto. Uthando lwakho lwalucocekile, lwaluphelele, kwaye uBen wayesazi ukuba unothando olungaka kubazali bakhe nakuRyan. Khipha elo litye lokuzisola ezintliziyweni zenu namhlanje.

KwiNcwadi kaPawulos eya kwabaseThesalonika, uthi: 'Sisonke singabantwana bokukhanya, singabantwana bemini.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UBen wayengumntwana wokukhanya. Wayengumfana owayethanda iinqwelo-moya, owayethanda ukuhamba nehlabathi, owayethanda ukuba noRyan ecaleni kwakhe. Xa uBen wayephila, wayephila ngokukhanya. Kwaye nangoku, nangona engasekho emzimbeni, ukukhanya kwakhe kusaqhubeka. Ryan, mfowethu okhoyo apha, ndifuna uthathe oku nawe. UBen akakushiye. Ukhona ecaleni kwakho, eqhubeka ekusebenza njengesikhokelo sothando. Xa uziva usodwa, khumbula ukuba uBen ukhona, uyaqhubeka, kwaye uya kuhlala ephila kuthando lukaThixo olungapheliyo. 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. 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.

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!!!”