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.
Wakati kwabali, "Nditobeleni, ndomuta bavubi babanhu." Pakalepo bakasiya mavubo abo bakontobela.
Jesu epinda eva kwakabeli, wakabona unhulume waluwhi Mateo eligele mungumba yokutelela, wakati kwaali, "Nditobele."
Wakanyamuka akoontobela.
Muchimuka Jesu wakayeya kunda kuGalili akawana Filipu akati kwaali, "Nditobele."
Beli mulwendo lwabo, umwe unhulume wakati kunaiye, "Ndokutobela kwose kwaunonda."
Jesu wakati kwaali, "Ihaba jina makwizhana, nenyuni jomuzhezhulu jina zwizhumbo, koga Mwananhulumyana woNhu aana paanolajika unsholo uwe."
Wakati kunomwe, "Nditobele." Asi iye wakashandula, eti, "Tezi ndisiyeni ndinolajika tate bangu tangwa."
Koga wakati kwaali, "Leka bakafa belajike bakafa babo, iwi inda, unopupula bushe bwaMwali."
Umwe wakati, "Ndomutobela Tezi, asi lekani tangwa ndinokoneka bopasha pangu." Jesu wakati kwaali, "Apana unoti abiga luboko lulwe pechikekelo, unotanga kuchebuka mushule, yoyo aatokwelela kuba mubushe bwaMwali."
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.
Ngweno Jesu wakati kubalayijwa babe, "Kana unhu eda kunditobela, ngeezwilamwe, enyamule unchinjikwa uwe, enditobele.
"Kana unhu ezha kwandili esinobenga tate babe, namai babe, nonkaji uwe, nabana babe, nabakazwaji babe bechinhulume, nabakazwaji babe bechinhukaji, eya nobupenyu bubwe aangabe undayijwa wangu. Aani naani usinonyamula unchinjikwa uwe, enditobela, aangabe undayijwa wangu.
Pita wakatanga kulebeleka kwaali eti "Ilingani, isu tasiya zwose tikamutobela."
Jesu wakashandula akati, "Chokomende ndinoti kwamuli, apana unhu wakasiya ingumba, ununa kana nkazwaji, kana amai kana tate kana bana kana minda pezhulu pangu neNdebo Mbuya," usinootambuliswa nononshaji izana lyejingumba kana bakazwaji bechinhulume kana bakazwaji bechinhukaji kana mamai kana bana kana miminda noluyabiso akale bupenyu businopela munshaji unozha. "Koga banji botanga banooba bopejeleja, baiko kumapejelejo banooba botanga."
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.
Jesu wakalebeleka kabili kwabali eti, "Ndili mwenje wenyika, iye unonditobela, aatokwenda munhilima koga unoba nomweje wobupenyu."
Kana unhu endishingila, unokwelela kunditobela yokwo kwandili, nechishingi changu akale chinoba ipo, kana ani azwe endishingila, Tate banoondemekeja.
Yezwi ndizwo zwimwakashobelwa, sezwo Kristo naiye wakakuyabulila, emusiyila chibonelo, kuti mutobele munhambo jije. Aajakachinya, nobuchengeji abujakawanikwa mundomo mumwe. Paakatukwa, aajakabwilizila kutuka, paakajiila, aajakatyisijila, koga wakabimba naiye unotonga zwilolulama.
Koga tilebeleke ilebeswa muludo, kuti tikubuke munzila jose tikwenda munaKristo, uli iye unsholo wedu,