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, "Nikwelelezeni na niye nowatenda muwe wavuwaji wa wanhu." Bahaja waileka mizavu yao, wamkweleleza.
Yesu kasegela hanhu aho, na viyakalile kochola, kamona mbokela kodi, twaga jake Matayo, kakala hanhu hakulipila kodi. Yesu kamulongela, "Nikweleleze."
Matayo kenuka, kamkweleleza.
Imitondo yake Yesu kachola isi ya Galilaya, kamvika Filipo, kamulongela, "Ng’holeleze!"
Viwakalile mnzila, munhu imoja kamulongela Yesu, "Nokukweleleza kokose konda uchole."
Yesu kamulongela, "Vizongo wana mhango na ndege wana mvulu, lakini Mwana wa Munhu kaduhu hanhu ha kubwihila na kutambalala."
Yesu kamulongela munhu iyagwe, "Nikweleleze."
Lakini munhu ija kalonga, "Go mkulu, beta tanhu mbwele ukae hamzike tatangu."
Yesu kamwidika, "Waleke wanhu wafile wawazike wanhu wafile wayao. Lakini gweye chola ukawapetele wanhu Undewa wa Mulungu."
Munhu iyagwe kalonga, "Go mkulu, nokukweleleza, lakini beta tanhu halulage lukolo lwangu."
Yesu kamulongela, "Munhu yoyose yokwaluka kulima abaho kolola kukisogo, hafaya 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, "Munhu yoyose yolonda kwiza kumwangu, yaileme mwenyego, yaupape msalaba wake na yanikweleleze.
"Munhu yoyose yokwiza kumwangu na kuno kowanogela ng’hani tatake na mamake na mwehe wake na wanage na lumbu zake na ndugu zake na vivija kamba kounogela ng’hani ugima wake mwenyego kubanza kumnogela Kilisito, hadaha kuwa mwanahina wangu. Na munhu yoyose haupapa msalaba wake na kunikweleleza, hadaha kuwa mwanahina wangu.
Petulo kamulongela, "Lola, tweye tuleka kila kinhu na tukukweleleza gweye."
Yesu kawedika, "Nowalongela kweli, munhu yoyose yalekile ng’anda yake hebu ndugu zake hebu lumbu zake hebu mamake hebu tatake hebu wanage hebu migunda mbuli ya niye na kwa Mbuli Inogile, kobokela vingi ng’hani mna ikipindi cha sambi. Na kobokela ng’hani miyanza gana, ng’anda na ndugu na lumbu na wana na mama na migunda na hamoja na madununzo na mna ikipindi chondakize kobokela ugima wa mazuwa gose. Lakini wanhu wengi weli wa ichanduso wokuwa wa ikimambukizo na waja wa ikimambukizo wokuwa wa ichanduso."
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 kawalongela Mafalisayo kabili, "Niye ayo mulenge wa isi. Munhu yoyose yonikweleleza kokuwa na mulenge wa ugima na honda yagende mdiziza bule."
Munhu yoyose yolonda kuwa msang’hanaji wangu kolondeka yanikweleleze, avo msang’hanaji wangu kokuwa na niye aho honda niwe. Tatangu komgwaa nhogolwa munhu yoyose yonisang’hanila.
Mbuli ino ayo imukemeligwe, kwavija Kilisito kagaya mbuli yenu na kawalagusila va kutenda, avo kwelelezeni viyatendile. Heyo hatendile nzambi na halongile mbuli yoyose ya uvizi. Viyaligigwe heyo hedike kwa kuliga, viyagaiye halongile mbuli za kuwatenda wadumbe, lakini kamtamanila Mulungu, yeli msemi yanogile.
Lakini twahalonga ukweli kwa moyo wa unogelwa, tokula mzimbuli zose kwa Kilisito, yeli mkulu.