8 Nina anizukubizwa ngokuthi ‘Rabi’ ngombana ninomfundisi oyedwa, nina noke nje nibabafo.
Kumanele umfundi bona abe njengomfundisakhe, nekhoboka laneliswe kukuba njengekosalo. Nangabe ihloko yomuzi ibizwa bona nguBhelzabhulu, nje-ke amanye amalunga womndeni azakubizwa ngamabizo asabekako!”
Kwathi asakhuluma njalo, basibekelwa lilifu elidarhileko, bekwazwakala nelizwi libuya elifinapho lathi: “Le yiNdodanami engiyithandako, engithaba khulu ngayo, ilaleleni!”
Begodu ningabizwa ngokuthi ‘Mfundisi’ ngombana ninomfundisi oyedwa onguKrestu.
Bathanda ukulotjhiswa eendaweni okuthengiselwa kizo nokubizwa ngokuthi, ‘Rabi’.
Yeke uJudasi, ekunguye obekazomkhaphela wathi: “Kghani kungaba ngimi Rabi, na?” UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Iye, nguwe.”
UJudasi walunga thwi kuJesu, wathi: “Lotjha Rabi!” Wamncwanga.
UJesu wasibuza wathi: “Ufuna bona ngikwenzeleni na?” Isiphofu sathi kuye: “Rabi, ngifuna ukubona.”
UPitrosi wakhumbula wathi kuJesu: “Rabi, qala! Umuthi owunikeleleko loya utjhwabile.”
Khonapho uJudasi waya kuJesu wathi: “Rabi!” wamcwanga.
UPitrosi wathi kuJesu: “Rabi, kuhle ukuba khona kwethu lapha. Bengithi thana sakha imitlhatlhana emithathu, omunye ube ngewakho, omunye ube ngewakaMosi, omunye ube ngewaka-Eliya.”
kodwana ngikuthandazele Simoni kobana ukukholwa kwakho kungabhalelwa. Wena-ke nasele uphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.”
UJesu waphenduka, wababona bamlandela, wababuza wathi: “Nilila ngani?” Bona bathi kuye: “Rabi,” (nakutjhugululwako kutjho bona Mfundisi) “uhlalaphi na?”
UNathaniyeli wamphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, uyiNdodana kaZimu! UyiKosi yakwa-Israyeli!”
Abafundi bamphendula bathi: “Mfundisi, isikhatjhana esifitjhani esidlulileko amaJuda gade afuna ukukukhanda ngamatje, alo-ke ubhincela ukubuyela emuva godu na?”
UJesu wathi kuye: “Mariya!” UMariya watjhidela kuye warhuwelela ngesiHebheru wathi: “Rabuni!” (okutjho bona “mfundisi”).
Langelinye ebusuku weza kuJesu wafese wathi: “Rabi, siyazi bona umfundisi othunywe nguZimu ngombana akakho noyedwa ongenza iimangaliso ozenzakwezi ngaphandle kobana uZimu abe naye.”
Baya kuJwanisi, bafika bathi: “Mfundisi, umuntu obekanawe ngaphetjheya kweJordani, ngitjho loyo ogade ufakaza ngaye, qala uyabhabhadisa, begodu boke baya kuye!”
Kusenjalo abafundi bamncenga bathi: “Mfundisi, akhe ugome!”
Kwathi bona abantu bafumane uJesu ngaphetjheya kwelwandle, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ufike nini lapha na?”
Abafundi bakhe bambuza bathi: “Mfundisi, ngubani owonileko, mumuntu lo namkha babelethi bakhe ukuze abelethwe asiphofu na?”
Angitjho bona sibusa phezu kokukholwa kwenu, kodwana siziinsebenzi kanye nani ukuze nithabe ngombana nidzimelele ekukholweni.
Asizitjhumayeli thina, kodwana sitjhumayela uJesu Krestu njengeKosi, thina sibe makhoboka wenu ngebanga lakhe.
imindeni yoke yezulwini nephasinapha ebizwa ngaye.
angaseselikhoboka kodwana sele angaphezu kwekhoboka, amfowethu othandeka khulukhulu kimi, alo, kangangani-ke kuwe enyameni neKosini.
Bazalwana, ningabi bafundisi abanengi ngombana niyazi bonyana thina esifundisako sizokugwetjwa khulu.
Ningazenzi amakhosi kilabo enibaphetheko, kodwana nibe ziimbonelo emhlambini.
Mina Jwanisi, umzalwana wenu nomhlanganyeli kanye nani ekuhluphekeni, embusweni nekubekezeleni; bengisesihlengeleni sePatmosi ngebanga lelizwi lakaZimu nobufakazi ngoKrestu.
Ngalokho ngaguqa eenyaweni ngayilotjha kodwana yona yathi kimi: “Ungakwenzi lokho! Ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwane bakho ababambelele ebufakazini bakaJesu. Lotjha uZimu ngombana ubufakazi bakaJesu bumumoya wokuphorofida.”
kodwana yona yathi kimi: “Ungakwenzi lokho! Ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwana bakho, abaphorofidi kanye nalabo ababulunga amezwi wencwadi le. Yeke, lotjha kwaphela uZimu!”