NgokukaJohane 13:6-20

Wayesefika kuSimoni Phethro. UPhethro wathi kuye: “Nkosi, Wena, ugeza izinyawo zami na?” UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Engikwenzayo manje awukwazi, kodwa uzakuqonda emva kwalokhu.” UPhethro wathi kuye: “Awusoze wazigeza izinyawo zami naphakade.” UJesu waphendula, wathi: “Uma ngingakugezi, awunasabelo nami.” USimoni Phethro wathi kuye: “Nkosi, makungabi yizinyawo zodwa, kodwa nezandla nekhanda.” UJesu wathi kuye: “Ogeziweyo kadingi lutho olunye, kuphela ukugezwa izinyawo, ngalokho umzimba wonke ugezekile. Nina-ke nigezekile, kodwa hhayi nina nonke.” Ngokuba wayemazi obezakumkhaphela, yingakho athi: “Anigezekile nonke.” Ngakho-ke esezigezile izinyawo zabo, wathatha izingubo zakhe, wabuye wahlala esidlweni, wayesethi kubo: “Niyakuqonda yini lokhu engikwenze kini na? Ningibiza nithi: ‘Mfundisi, Nkosi.’ Yebo, nisho kahle, ngokuba ngiyikho. Uma Mina, iNkosi noMfundisi, ngigeze izinyawo zenu, nani-ke kufanele nigezane izinyawo. Ngokuba ngininikile isibonelo sokuba nani nenze njengalokhu ngenzile kini. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: isisebenzi kasingaphezulu komqashi waso, nothunyiweyo akangaphezulu komthumileyo. Uma nikwazi lokhu, nibusisiwe nxa nikwenza. “Angikhulumi ngani nonke, ngokuba ngiyabazi engibakhethileyo. Kepha ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: “ ‘Odla isinkwa sami ungiphendukele.’ “Kusukela manje ngiyanitshela kungakenzeki, ukuze nxa sekwenzeka, nikholwe ukuthi ngiNguye. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: owamukela noma ngubani engimthumileyo, wamukela Mina; owamukela Mina, wamukela ongithumileyo.”