Ulandela bani?
Emva kokuba u Yesu eqwalasele kwakhona uPeter kwisidingo sokondla iigusha zaKhe, watyhilela uPetros okuzayo kwikamva lakhe. UYesu wanikela ngobomi baKhe, kwaye noPetros wayeza kujongana nokufa ngenxa yobungqina bakhe ngoKristu. UYesu uxelela uPetros - Inene, inene, ndithi kuwe, xa wawusemncinane, wawuzibhinqisa ngokwakho, uhambe apho uthanda khona; kodwa xa uthe waluphala, uya kuzolula izandla zakho, ubhinqiswe ngomnye, aye apho ungathandiyo. Wakutsho ke oku, eqondisa ukuba kukufa kuni na abeya kuzukisa uThixo ngako. Akutsho wathi kuye, Ndilandele. Ejikile ke uPetros, ubone umfundi obethandwa nguYesu elandela: lowo wayayame esifubeni sakhe esidlweni, wathi, Nkosi, ngubani na okunikelayo? UPetros akumbona lowo, uthi kuYesu, Nkosi, lo woba yini na? Athi uYesu kuye, Ukuba ndithi ndithande ukuba yena ahlale ndide ndifike, iyini na loo nto kuwe? Landela mna wena. Laphuma ngoko eli lizwi, laya kubazalwana, ukuba loo mfundi akayi kufa. Waye uYesu engatshongo kuye ukuthi, Akayi kufa; wathi, Ukuba ndithi ndithande ukuba yena ahlale ndide ndifike, iyini na loo nto kuwe? Nguye lo umfundi ongqinayo ngezi zinto, wazibhala ezi zinto; Siyazi ke ukuba ubungqina bakhe buyinene. Kwaye zininzi nezinye izinto awazenzayo uYesu, ezinokuthi ukuba zibhalwe nganye nganye, ndicinga ukuba nehlabathi ngokwalo belingenakuba nazo iincwadi ebezinokubhalwa. Amen. ” (KuYohane 21: 18-25)
Kuthetha ntoni 'ukulandela uYesu'?
Kuthetha ntoni 'ukulandela uYesu'? Okokuqala kufuneka simqonde ukuba ungubani. NjengoMormon, andizange ndifundiswe ngoYesu waseBhayibhileni. Ndafundiswa ngoYesu kaJoseph Smith. UJoseph Smith wathi uYesu noThixo babengabantu ababini abahlukeneyo abamndwendwelayo bamxelela ukuba zonke iicawa zamaKristu zonakele. I-Mormonism ikwafundisa ukuba uYesu 'ngumzalwana wethu omkhulu' owakhetha ukuza emhlabeni kwaye afele inkululeko yabantu bonke. Kodwa intlawulelo yasemoyeni yashiyela umntu ngamnye nokuthobela kwakhe imimiselo yeCawa kaMormoni. NjengoMormon, ndandingayiqondi iTestamente Entsha. Andiqondanga ubabalo. Ukufunda iTestamente Entsha yintoni eyandikhokelela ngaphandle kweMormonism. Ndabona ngokucacileyo ukuba 'ivangeli' kaMormoni 'yenye' iindaba ezilungileyo; ngokuqinisekileyo ayiyiyo ivangeli efumaneka eBhayibhileni.
Siwafumana phi amandla okulandela uYesu?
Asinakulandela uYesu ngamandla ethu. Nguye kuphela onokusinika esikudingayo ukuze simlandele ngelizwi lakhe nangomoya wakhe. NjengoMormon, ndafundiswa ukuba ndizelwe ngokwasemoyeni kwilizwe lomoya elalikho ngaphambili. Andizange ndifundiswe ukuba ukuwa kunyanzelisa ukuzalwa ngokutsha ngokomoya ngokholo kuKristu. Ndacinga ukuba ekuphela kwento endiza kuyenza ukuze ndiphile noThixo ngenye imini kukuhlala ndithembekile kwiimfundiso zecawa yama-Mormon. UMormoni uYesu wayefana 'nomncedi;' ngokuqinisekileyo ayingoThixo weza esenyameni ukuba ahlangule uluntu. UMormoni uYesu wayengaphezulu 'kweshawa'. Wayeshiye 'umzekelo olungileyo' ukuba ndiwulandele, kodwa akazange akwazi ukundinika ubabalo olwaneleyo lokuba ndimlandele.
Sonke siyacelwa ukuba sithathe umnqamlezo wethu.
UPeter ekugqibeleni wanyanzeliswa nguMoya kaThixo, kwaye wanikwa amandla okomoya ukufezekisa injongo kaThixo ngobomi bakhe. Emva kokuba sithembele ukuba u Yesu wenze konke okufunekayo ukuze sisindiswe ngokupheleleyo (ngokwenyama nangokomoya), kwaye sibeka ukholo lwethu kuYe kuphela, sizalwe ngoMoya wakhe. Emva koko, ngamandla elizwi lakhe uya kusiguqula sibe yile nto afuna ukuba yiyo. Usenza isidalwa esitsha kuye. UPeter, uJohn, kunye nabanye abafundi, ngamandla oMoya kaThixo baye bakwazi 'ukulandela uYesu' kwaye benze umsebenzi waKhe. Bonke bancama ubomi babo benyama ukuze balandele uYesu; Nguye yedwa onokubanika ubomi obungunaphakade ngokwasemzimbeni nangokomoya. Kuza kuhlala kukho ixabiso lokuhlawula ukulandela uYesu. UMarko ubhalwe kwingxelo yakhe yegospile- Ke kaloku, akubabizele kuye abafundi bakhe, ndawonye nabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo, Ofuna ukundilandela, makazincame, awuthwale umnqamlezo wakhe, andilandele. Kuba othe wathanda ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; ke othe wawulahla umphefumlo wakhe ngenxa yam, nangenxa yeendaba ezilungileyo ezi, wowusindisa. Kuba komnceda ntoni na umntu, ukuba uthe wazuza ihlabathi liphela, waza wonakalelwa ke ngumphefumlo wakhe? Okanye worhola ntoni na umntu, ibe sisananelo somphefumlo wakhe? Kuba othe waneentloni ngam nangamazwi am, kwesi sizukulwana sikrexezayo, sonayo, naye uNyana woMntu woba neentloni ngaye lowo, xa athe weza esebuqaqawulini boYise, enezithunywa ezingcwele. (UMarko 8: 34-38)
Kwincwadi enesihloko Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu baseTshayina NguPaul Hattaway ndafumana le ngoma yecawa yaseTshayina ebizwa ngokuba yicawe “Abafeli beNkosi” -
Ukusukela ngexesha icawa yazalwa ngomhla wePentekosti
Abalandeli beNkosi bancame ngokuzithandela
Amashumi amawaka afile ukuze ivangeli iphumelele
Ngale ndlela ke bafumene isithsaba sobomi
Chorus:
Ukuba ngumfeli-nkolo ngenxa yeNkosi, nokufel 'ukholo ngenxa yeNkosi
Ndikulungele ukufa ngenxa yeNkosi
Abo bapostile bayithanda kakhulu iNkosi kwada kwasekupheleni
Yilandela ngokuzithandela iNkosi phantsi kwendlela yokubandezeleka
UJohn wayethinjelwe kwisiqithi esikhulu sasePatmos
UStefano waxulutywa ngamatye wasweleka sisihlwele esinomsindo
UMateyu wahlatywa wabulawa ePersi lihlokondiba
UMarko wasweleka njengoko amahashe atsala imilenze yakhe yodwa
Ugqirha uLuka waxhonywa ngenkani
UPeter, uFilipu, noSimon babethelelwe emnqamlezweni
UBhartholomew wacholwa uphila ziintlanga
UThomas wasweleka eIndiya njengoko amahashe amahlanu atsala umzimba wakhe wodwa
Umpostile uYakobi wanqunyulwa intloko nguKumkani uHerode
UJames omncinci wanqunyulwa ngesiqingatha ngocingo olubukhali
UYakobi, umkhuluwa weNkosi, waxulutywa ngamatye wafa
UYuda wabotshelelwa emthini kwaye wadutyulwa ngeentolo
UMatiya wayenqunyulwe intloko eYerusalem
UPawulos wayefela ukholo phantsi koMlawuli uNero
Ndizimisele ukuthatha umnqamlezo kwaye ndiye phambili
Ukulandela abapostile ezantsi kwendlela yedini
Ukuba amashumi amawaka emiphefumlo exabisekileyo angasindiswa
Ndikulungele ukushiya konke kwaye nokuba ngumfel 'ukholo ngenxa yeNkosi.
Ngaba sikulungele ukwenza okufanayo? Ngaba siyalwamkela ubizo olukhulu lokuba simlandele? Ulandela bani?
IINKONZO:
Hattaway, Paul. Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu baseTshayina. I-Grand Rapids: Iincwadi zeMonarch, ngo-2007.
Ulwazi oluthe kratya malunga nePESECUTION YAMAKRISTU:
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/march/china-shouwang-church-beijing-shut-down.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48146305
http://www.breakpoint.org/2019/05/why-are-so-many-christians-being-persecuted/
