João 21

UJesu Lomangaliso Wokubamba Inhlanzi

1 Ngemva kwesikhathi uJesu waphinda waziveza kubafundi bakhe oLwandle lwaseThibheriyasi. Kwenzakala kanje: 2 USimoni Phethro, loThomasi (othiwa nguDidimasi) loNathaneli waseKhana eseGalile, lamadodana kaZebhediya labanye abafundi ababili babendawonye. 3 USimoni Phethro wabatshela wathi, "Ngisayagola inhlanzi" bona bathi, "Sizahamba lawe." Ngakho baphuma bayangena esikepeni kodwa kababambanga lutho ngalobobusuku.

4 Ekuseni kakhulu uJesu wema ekhunjini kodwa abafundi kabananzelelanga ukuthi kwakunguJesu.

5 Wabamemeza wathi, "Bangane, lilokhu lingabambanga nhlanzi yini?"

Baphendula bathi, "Hatshi."

6 Wathi, "Phoselani umambule wenu ngakwesokunene kwesikepe lizagola khona." Bathe sebenze njalo behluleka ukudonsa umambule ngenxa yobunengi benhlanzi.

7 Lowomfundi owayethandwa nguJesu wathi kuPhethro, "YiNkosi!" USimoni Phethro wonela ukuzwa esithi, "YiNkosi," wazembathisa ngesigqoko sakhe sejazi (ngoba wayesikhulule) weqela emanzini. 8 Abanye abafundi balandela ngesikepe bedonsa umambule ugcwele inhlanzi ngoba babengakhatshana lasokhunjini, kwakungaba yizinyathelo ezilikhulu. 9 Ekufikeni kwabo okhunjini babona umlilo wamalahle uvutha kulenhlanzi phezulu kanye lesinkwa.

10 UJesu wathi kubo, "Lethani ezinye inhlanzi elizibambileyo." 11 USimoni Phethro wagada esikepeni, wadonsela umambule okhunjini. Wawugcwele inhlanzi ezinkulu, zilikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu lantathu (153), kodwa loba zinengi kangaka umambule kawudabukanga.