Probably one of the oldest of these metaphors used for the ancestors is wind 'umoya', a term which was adopted by the missionaries for the Holy Spirit and has been used in Xhosa translations of the Bible ever since.
Mhlawumbe esinye sezidalwa ezindala kulezi zifanekiso ezisetshenziselwa okhokho umoya (umoya), igama elawamukelwa yizithunywa zevangeli ngoMoya oNgcwele futhi lisetshenziswe ngezihumusho zesiXhosa seBhayibheli kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.