depicting the ascension of Yahya Yuhana (John the Baptist) to the World of Light during his meeting with Manda d-Hayyi, who appears as a boy. The story is from
Right Ginza Book 5, Chapter 4. In Book 5, Chapter 4 of the
Right Ginza, Manda d-Hayyi appears to
John the Baptist as a "small boy aged three years and one day." John the Baptist baptizes the small boy, after which John is taken up to the
World of Light (see also the
Coptic Apocalypse of Paul, in which a little boy appears to
Paul the Apostle, who is then taken up to heaven). Also, in Book 8 of the
Right Ginza, Manda d-Hayyi warns the faithful against the dangers of
Ruha. In the
Mandaean Book of John and Book 3 of the
Right Ginza, Manda d-Hayyi makes a journey into the
World of Darkness (
underworld), where he meets
Gaf and other demons and triumphs against them. Manda d-Hayyi is sometimes portrayed as harbouring a grudge against
Yushamin. In the eighth chapter of the Book of John, Manda d-Hayyi opposes a petition to the
King of Light for forgiveness for Yushamin brought by Yushamin's son Nṣab Ziwa (), and is rebuked by the King of Light for hating Yushamin due to Yushamin having refused him a wife from his family. In some Mandaean texts, he is also referred to as
Yuzaṭaq Manda d-Hayyi ({{langx|myz|ࡉࡅࡆࡀࡈࡀࡒ ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀ ࡖࡄࡉࡉࡀ}|translit=Yuzaṭaq Manda ḏ-Hiia}}, ).
E. S. Drower (1960) suggests that "male Holy Spirit" is a probable meaning for
Yuzaṭaq. Mark J. Lofts (2010) proposes a connection with
Yessedekeus in
Sethianism. ==Relationship to Hibil==