UJesu Uhamba Phezu Kwamanzi

UJesu wayeselapha abagulayo, evusa labafileyo futhi elamandla okumisa umoya lezulu. Wathi eqeda ukukhuleka entabeni wabona kulomoya omkhulu eLwandle lweGalile. Abaphostoli bakhe babesesikepeni bezama ukugwedla kodwa umoya wawubathwalise nzima. UJesu wehla entabeni wasehamba phezu kwamanzi esiya esikepeni sabaphostoli. Abaphostoli besaba lapho bebona umuntu ehamba phezu kwamanzi. Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: ‘Yimi, lingesabi.’

UPhetro wathi: ‘Nkosi, nxa kunguwe sibili, tshono ukuthi ngize kuwe.’ UJesu wathi: ‘Buya.’ Yikho lanxa kwakulesiphepho, uPhetro wehla esikepeni wasesiya kuJesu ehamba phezu kwamanzi. Kodwa wathi esezafika kuJesu, wakhangela isiphepho. Wesaba waseqalisa ukutshona emanzini. Wamemeza wathi: ‘Nkosi nginceda.’ UJesu wambamba ngesandla wathi: ‘Yindaba uthandabuzile? Lungaphi ukholo lwakho?’

UJesu loPhetro bagada esikepeni, futhi umoya wahle wathula. Ubona angani abaphostoli bezwa njani? Bathi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu sibili.”

UJesu wayengaqalisi ukuthulisa umoya. Ngelinye ilanga uJesu wayelele esikepeni ngesikhathi esiya ngaphetsheya kolwandle elabaphostoli bakhe. Wathi elokhu elele, kwaba lesiphepho esilamandla. Amanzi ayelokhu engena esikepeni. Abaphostoli bamemeza uJesu bathi: ‘Mfundisi, sizakufa. Sincede!’ UJesu wavuka watshela ulwandle wathi: ‘Zwi, thula.’ Umoya lolwandle kwahle kwathula. UJesu wababuza wathi: ‘Lungaphi ukholo lwenu?’ Bakhuluma bodwa bathi: “Phela umoya lolwandle lakho kuyamlalela!” Abaphostoli bafunda ukuthi kwakungamelanga besabe, kodwa kwakumele bahlale bemthemba uJesu.