UJesu usesenabapostoli bakhe ekumbeni ephezulu ngemva kwesidlo sesikhumbuzo, uyabakhuthaza, uthi: “Ningatshwenyeki eenhliziyweni zenu. Kholwani kuZimu; kholwani nakimi.”—Jwanisi 13:36; 14:1.

UJesu unikela abapostoli bakhe abathembekileko ibanga lokuthi kubayini kungakafuzi batshwenyeke ngokukhamba kwakhe, uthi: “Endlini kaBaba kuneendawo zokuhlala ezinengi. . . . Nangikhambako ngiyonilungisela indawo, ngizokubuya ngizonithatha, bona lapha ngikhona nani nibe khona.” Kodwana abapostoli abazwisisi bona ukhuluma ngokuya ezulwini. Nje-ke uTomasi uyambuza: “Kosi, asikwazi lapho uya khona. Singayazi njani indlela?”—Jwanisi 14:2-5.

UJesu uyamphendula, uthi: “Ngiyindlela neqiniso nokuphila.” Yeke ngokumamukela nokwamukela iimfundiso zakhe nangokulingisa ikambwakhe yokuphila, umuntu angakghona ukungena endlini kaYise esezulwini. UJesu uthi: “Akakho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kokuthi eze ngami.”—Jwanisi 14:6.

UFlebhe, ulalelisise kuhle, nje-ke ubawa uJesu, uthi: “Kosi, sitjengisa uBaba, lokho kusanele.” Kubonakala ngasuthi uFlebhe ufuna isibonakaliso sakaZimu, njengemibono leya eyabonwa nguMosi, u-Eliya no-Isaya. Nokho, abapostoli babone okungcono khulu kunemibono leyo. UJesu uyakuveza lokho nakabaphendulako, athi: “Ngitjho nangemva kobana madoda ngibe nani isikhathi eside kangaka, Flebhe, awukangazi? Nanyana ngubani ongibonileko ubone noBaba.” UJesu ubuveza kuhle ubuntu bakaYise; ngalokho-ke ukuhlala noJesu nokubona izenzo zakhe, kufana nokubona uYise. Kwamambala, uBaba mkhulu kuneNdodana njengombana uJesu akuveza lokho nakathi: “Izinto engizitjho kini angizikhulumi ngokwami.” (Jwanisi 14:8-10) Abapostoli bayabona ukuthi iimfundiso zakaJesu zivela kuYise, kungebangelo aqalisa loke idumo kuYise.

 Abapostoli khebambona enza imisebenzi emihle begodu bamuzwa atjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi zomBuso kaZimu. Yeke uthi kibo: “Nanyana ngubani okholwa kimi naye uzokwenza imisebenzi engiyenzako; begodu uzokwenza imisebenzi emikhulu kunale.” (Jwanisi 14:12) UJesu akatjho ukuthi bazokwenza imikarisomraro emikhulu ukudlula le akhewayenza. Kunalokho, bazokwenza umsebenzi wokutjhumayela lo isikhathi eside, bazokufika neendaweni ezikude begodu bafikelele abantu abanengi.

Ukukhamba kwakaJesu akutjho bona uyabalahla, ngombana ubathembisa uthi: “Nanibawa nanyana yini ngebizo lami, ngizoyenza.” Uyaraga uthi: “Ngizakubawa uBaba, yena uzoninikela omunye umsizi bona abe nani bekube phakade, ummoya weqiniso.” (Jwanisi 14:14, 16, 17) Uyabaqinisekisa ukuthi bazokufumana omunye umsizi, ummoya ocwengileko. Ngilokho-ke okwenzeka ngelanga lePentekoste.

UJesu uthi: “Kungasikade iphasi ngeze lisangibona, kodwana nina nizongibona, ngombana ngiyaphila, nani nizokuphila.” (Jwanisi 14:19) Ngemva kokuvuswa kwakhe, uJesu angekhe abonakale kibo ngomzimba wenyama kwaphela, kodwana ngokukhamba kwesikhathi uzobavusa ekufeni bona babe ziimbunjwa zommoya naye ezulwini.

Nje uJesu uveza iqinisweli, uthi: “Owamukela imiyalo yami bekayilalele, nguye ongithandako. Ongithandako uzokuthandwa nguBaba, nami ngizomthanda, ngizibonakalise ngokukhanyako kuye.” Khonokho, umpostoli uJudasi obizwa nangokuthi nguThadiyosi uthi kuye: “Kosi, kuza njani unqophe ukuzibonakalisa ngokukhanyako kithi ingasi ephasini?” UJesu uyamphendula uthi: “Loyo ongithandako, uzolilalela ilizwi lami, noBaba uzomthanda . . . Ongangithandiko akagcini amezwami.” (Jwanisi 14:21-24) Abantu bephasi abafani nabalandeli bakhe, abalemuki ukuthi uJesu uyindlela, neqiniso nokuphila.

Njengombana uJesu akhamba, abafundi bakhe bazokukhumbula njani koke abafundise khona? Uyahlathulula: “Umsizi, ummoya ocwengileko, uBaba azowuthumela ngebizo lami, uzonifundisa zoke izinto, unikhumbuze nazo zoke izinto enginitjele zona.” Amezwi la ayabaduduza abapostoli ngombana khebabona ukuthi ummoya ocwengileko unamandla kangangani. UJesu uraga uthi: “Nginitjhiya nokuthula; ngininikela ukuthula kwami. . . . Ningatshwenyeki eenhliziyweni zenu namkha nisabe.” (Jwanisi 14:26, 27) Yeke, abafundi abanabanga lokutshwenyeka—uYise lakaJesu uzobanqophisa begodu abavikele.

Ubufakazi bokuthi uZimu uyabavikela buzokubonakala kungasikade. UJesu uthi: “Umbusi wephasi uyeza, begodu akanamandla kimi.” (Jwanisi 14:30) UDeveli wangena kuJudasi bewakghona ukumlawula. Kodwana uJesu, akanaso isono uSathana angasisebenzisa bona amenze afulathele uZimu. UDeveli godu akanawo amandla wokuvalela uJesu ekufeni. Kubayini kunjalo? UJesu uthi: “Ngenza njengombana uBaba angiyale bona ngenze.” Uyaqiniseka bona uYise uzomvusa.—Jwanisi 14:31.