Esefikile kubafundi bakhe, wabona isixuku esikhulu sibahaqile, nababhali bephikisana nabo.
Kwathi masinyane isixuku sonke simbona samangala kakhulu, sagijimela kuye, sambingelela.
Wababuza ababhali, wathi: “Niphikisana ngani nabo na?
Omunye wesixuku waphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, ngilethe kuwe indodana yami enomoya oyisimungulu;
Nomaphi lapho embamba khona, uyamdwengula, akhihlize amagwebu, agedle amazinyo, ashwaqeke; ngikhulume nabafundi bakho ukuba bawukhiphe; kepha abakwazanga.
Wasephendula wathi kuye: O sizukulwane esingakholwayo, koze kube nini nginani? koze kube nini nginibekezelela? mletheni kimi.
Basebemletha kuye; kwathi embona, masinyane umoya wamdweba; yawa phansi, yagiqika ikhihliza amagwebu.
Wabuza kuyise wathi: “Sekulesikhathi esinganani enze lokhu kuye? Wathi: Kusukela ebuntwaneni.
Umphose kaningi emlilweni nasemanzini ukuba umbhubhise; kepha uma unamandla okwenza utho, sihawukele, usisize.
UJesu wathi kuye: “Uma ukholwa, zonke izinto zingenzeka kokholwayo.
Wahle wamemeza uyise womntwana, wathi ngezinyembezi: Ngiyakholwa, Nkosi; siza ukungakholwa kwami.
UJesu ebona ukuthi isixuku sigijima kanyekanye, wawukhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wathi kuwo: “Wena moya oyisimungulu nesithulu, ngiyakuyala: phuma kuye, ungabe usangena kuye.
Umoya wakhala, wamdwengula kabuhlungu, waphuma kuye; baze bathi: Ufile.
Kodwa uJesu wambamba ngesandla, wamsukumisa; wasukuma.
Esengene endlini, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa, bathi: “Thina besingemkhiphe ngani na?
Wathi kubo: Loluhlobo alunakuphuma ngalutho, kuphela ngokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla.