Seguir a Jesus
Seguir a Jesus é o convite mais transformador da Bíblia. Jesus chamou pescadores, cobradores de impostos e pessoas comuns para deixar tudo e segui-lo. Esse chamado continua vivo hoje.
O chamado de Jesus
Jesus disse: 'Segue-me'. Esse convite simples e poderoso mudou a vida de pescadores, publicanos e pessoas comuns ao longo da história.
Yesu kawalongela, "Ng’holelezeni, na nie nowatenda muwe waloa wanhu." Bahaja wazileka nhando zao, wamkoleleza.
Yesu Komkema Matayo
Yesu viyakalile yochola kulawa haja, kamona munhu yokemigwa Matayo yakalile muna ing’anda yake ya kulihila kodi, na heyo kamulongela, "Ng’holeleza."
Matayo kenuka, kamkoleleza.
Yesu Kowakema Filipo na Natanieli
Zua da ikabili Yesu kalonda kuchola Galilaya, kam’vika Filipo kamulongela, "Nikoleleze."
Waja Hawalumbile Kuwa Wanahina wa Yesu
Viwakalile wochola mnzila, munhu imwe kamulongela Yesu, "Nokusondolela kokose kondauchole."
Yesu kamulongela, "Mbweha wana mhango, ndege wana mvulu, ila nie, Mwana wa Munhu, nabule hanhu ha kutambalika pala jangu."
Yesu kamulongela munhu iyagwe, "Nisondolele."
Ija munhu kamwidika, "Mndewa, nileke tanhu nyhole hazike tataangu."
Yesu kamulongela, "Waleke wanhu wadanganhike wazike wadanganhike wayao. Ila gweye genda ukaupete Undewa wa Mulungu."
Munhu iyagwe kamulongela, "Mndewa, nokusondolela, ila tanhu beta nyhole nikalage wanhu wa hakae yangu."
Ila Yesu kamwidika, "Munhu yoyose yosonga kulima, abaho, kolola kuchugu, halumba Muundewa wa Mulungu."
O custo do discipulado
Seguir a Jesus exige renúncia. É preciso tomar a cruz diariamente, deixar tudo para trás e amar a Cristo acima de qualquer outro vínculo.
Abaho, Yesu kawalongela wanahina zake, "Kamba munhu yahalonda kuwa mwanahina wangu, yaibele mwenyego, yaidikwe msalaba wake yanikoleleze.
"Munhu yoyose yokwiza kumwangu, na kuno koleka kuninogela nie kubanza tataake na mamaake, na mtwanzi wake, na wanage, na wandugu zake na lumbu zake na hata ugima wake mwenyego, hadaha kuwa mwanahina wangu. Munhu yoyose yoleka kupapa msalaba wake na kung’holeleza hadaha kuwa mwanahina wangu.
Abaho, Petulo kalonga, "Lola, tweye tuleka vinhu vose na kukukweleleza gweye."
Yesu kawalongela, "Nowalongela ikweli, munhu yoyose yalekile ng’anda ama ndugu zake ama lumbu zake ama mamaake ama tataake ama wanage ama migunda sama yangu nie na sama ya Usenga Unogile, kobokela mkipigiti kino mianza mia ya ng’anda, wandugu, walumbu, mama, wana, na migunda, na vivija mgayo, na mkipigiti kikwiza kobokela ugima wa digunge. Ila wanhu bwando wali sambi haulongozi wowa kuchugu, na wanhu bwando wali sambi kuchugu wowa haulongozi."
Caminhar com Cristo
Quem segue a Jesus não anda em trevas, mas tem a luz da vida. Ele nos convida a crescer nele e a servir como Ele serviu.
Yesu Iyo Mulangaza wa Ulumwengu
Yesu kawalongela wanhu kabili, "Nie iyo mulangaza wa ulumwengu. Munhu yoyose yong’hweleleza kowa na mulangaza ugala ugima na hatembela mdiziza kabisa."
Munhu yoyose yolonda kunisang’hanikila kolondigwa yang’holeleze nie, kuja kunili na mtumigwa wangu vivija kowa hiko. Tataangu komuhishimila munhu yoyose yonisang’hanikila nie.
Kwavija mkemigwa sama ya mbuli zino, mana Kilisto vivija kagazika sama yenu, kawalekela kilingilo, giladi mumkweleleze heyo. "Heyo hatendile vilozo, na haduhu munhu yahulike mbuli za uvwizi kulawa mmulomo wake." Wanhu viwamuligile, heyo ham’bwelezele maligo munhu yoyose, na wanhu viwamgazile, heyo hamgazile munhu yoyose. Ila kadika tamanilo jake ha Mulungu, mulamula yalibule uzenzeleganye.
Ila mkulonga ikweli mdinoge, tokula mzimbuli zose na kuvikila kuwa kamba Kilisto, ayo yali ditwi da wanhu wamtogole heyo.