Uvuvi wa Ajabu wa Samaki (La pêche miraculeuse)

James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York

Nyavu zimetoka zikiwa zimejaa sana kiasi kwamba wanaume wanashindwa kuzishika. Tissot alijaza nusu ya chini ya karatasi kwa samaki wa rangi ya fedha wanaomwagika juu ya ubavu wa mashua, na wavuvi wakiinama nje kuuvuta wavu.

Juu yao, katika mashua ya pili, Yesu ameketi akiwa amevaa nyeupe na kuinama mbele mkono wazi, huku mtu akipiga magoti miguuni pake, uso wake sakafuni mwa mashua. Nyuma yake ufuo wa ziwa wenye miamba na vichaka unainuka.

Kutoka maandiko

“nyavu zako ili kuvua samaki” (Luka 5:4)

“walikusanya kiasi kikubwa cha samaki na nyavu zao zikaanza kukatika” (Luka 5:6)

Washirika wao katika mashua nyingine wanakuja kuwasaidia (Luka 5:7)

Ubunifu wa msanii

Wavuvi wenye vitambaa vichwani na majoho yasiyo na mikono

Mtu akisujudu miguuni pa Yesu — Simoni anaanguka magotini pake baadaye kidogo katika habari hii (Luka 5:8)

Maelezo ya karibu

Yesu

Ameketi akiwa amevaa nyeupe mashuani na kuinama mbele.

Akisujudu

Mtu amepiga magoti uso wake sakafuni mwa mashua.

Wakivuta

Mvuvi mwenye ndevu anainama nje kuvuta wavu.

Samaki

Samaki wa rangi ya fedha wanamwagika kutoka wavuni hadi mashuani.

James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.87) · Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper · Brooklyn Museum (Commons file page, «Permission»): "This image was uploaded by the Brooklyn Museum as a content partnership, and is considered to have no known copyright restrictions by the institutions of the Brooklyn Museum." — "No known copyright restrictions".

Aya

Lk 5:4–7kuongea, akamwambia Simoni, “Ipeleke mashua yako mpaka kwenye kilindi cha maji nakushusha nyavu zako ili kuvua samaki.” Simon akajibu na kusema, Bwana, tumefanya kazi usiku wote, na hatukukamata chochote, lakini kwa neno lako, nitazishusha nyavu. Walipofanya hivyo walikusanya kiasi kikubwa cha samaki na nyavu zao zikaanza kukatika. Hivyo wakawaashiria washirika wao kwenye mashua nyingine ili waja na kuwasaidia. Walikuja wakazijaza mashua zote, kiasi kwamba zikaanza kuzama.