Izindleko zokulandela uJesu

Wayesethi kubo bonke: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe imihla ngemihla, angilandele. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukusindisa. 

NgokukaLuka 9:23-24

Ngala mazwi, uJesu usho ngokucacile izindleko zokumlandela. Lesi kwakuyisimemo sikaJesu esixukwini ukuba simlandele; futhi intengo, ephakeme kakhulu. “Uma ufuna ukungilandela, ziphike.” Ukuphela kwakho- amaphupho akho, amathemba, izifiso, imigomo. Ivangeli alikhulumi ngokuzigcwalisa; kumayelana nokuzincisha. NgesiGreki, inkulumo ethi “ukuziphika” ngokuyisisekelo isho “ukwenqaba ukuzihlanganisa naye.” 

Lokho kusho ukuthi uza kuKristu ngoba uyenqaba ukuzihlanganisa nomuntu onguye. Uzikhathaza wena kanye nesono sakho, futhi ngokudangala uzinikela ngokuzithandela leyo mpilo eyize ongasafuni ukuzihlanganisa nayo. Ulahlekelwa ukuphila kwakho ukuze ukuzuze. Kudlulele kangakanani lokhu kuzibophezela? Kubandakanya ukuthatha isiphambano sakho nsuku zonke. Ezweni lasendulo, isiphambano sasisho into eyodwa kuphela—ukufa okubuhlungu, okwesabekayo, okuyihlazo. 

UJesu wayethi, “Uma nifuna ukungilandela, kungukuphela kwenu hhayi nje amathemba namaphupho enu. Kungase kukulahlekisele ngisho nokuphila kwakho ngokomzimba. Kodwa inani elingapheli lokungilandela lilingana nezindleko eziphezulu, ngoba uma ulahlekelwa ukuphila kwakho ngenxa Yami, uyokugcina unomphela.” Zibuze ukuthi ulandela uJesu ngokweqiniso.