19 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Bhidlitani lelithempeli, mine ngitalivusa, ngilakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu.”
Njengobe naJona ahlala emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu esiswini semkhoma, kanjalo futsi neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlala emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu ematfunjini emhlaba.
Kusukela lapho Jesu wacala wakhuluma ngalokusebaleni nebafundzi bakhe watsi: “Kufanele ngiye eJerusalema, ngiyewuhlushwa tibondza telibandla, nebaphristi labakhulu, nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Ngitawubulawa, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu ngiyawuvuswa.”
batsi: “Wena lobhidlita lithempeli uphindze ulakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu! Tisindzise phela, nangabe uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu! Yehla lapho esiphambanweni!”
batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, siyakhumbula kutsi lomkhohlisi asaphila watsi: ‘Ngiyawuvuka emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.’
“Simvile tsine atsi: ‘Ngitalibhidlita lelithempeli lelakhiwe ngetandla, ngibuye ngakhe lelinye lelingakakhiwa ngetandla tebantfu, ngilakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu.’ ”
Bantfu labendlulako lapho babemetfuka banikine tinhloko batsi: “Wo! Wena longabhidlita lithempeli ubuye ulakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu!
Jesu watjela bafundzi bakhe kutsi iNdvodzana yemuntfu ifanele kuhlushwa ngalokunyenti, ilahlwe natibondza telibandla, nebaphatsi bebaphristi, netati temtsetfo, ibulawe, ivuke emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.
Jesu watsi kuye: “Mine ngikuvuka nekuphila, lokholwa ngimi, nome angafa, uyawuphila.
Ngako Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: INdvodzana ingeke itentele lutfo ngekwayo, kuphela yenta loko lebona uYise akwenta, ngobe loko lakwentako yena, neNdvodzana iyakwenta.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile; wamkhulula etinhlungwini tekufa, ngobe kwakungeke kwenteke kutsi kufa kumbambe.
“Yena loJesu, Nkulunkulu wamvusa ekufeni, sonkhe sibofakazi balendzaba.
Ngako nabulala uMtfombo Wemphilo. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile, tsine-ke sibofakazi baloko.
Ngako Nkulunkulu wasikhetsa wasitfuma Sisebenti sakhe kini kucala kutenibusisa ngekunenta nonkhe niphendvuke nitishiye tindlela tenu tekonakala.”
Ngobe samuva atsi, loJesu waseNazaretha utawubhidlita lithempeli, agucule onkhe emasiko lesawatfola kuMosi.”
kodvwa abhalwa nangatsi lesemukelwe ngekutsi silungile, tsine lesikholwa nguye lowavusa Jesu iNkhosi yetfu kulabafile.
Ngako-ke ngekubhajatiswa kwetfu sangcwatjwa kanye naye, kuze kutsi njengobe Khristu avuswa kulabafile ngemandla ebukhosi baBabe, kanjalo-ke natsi singayiphila imphilo lensha.
Kodvwa nangabe Moya waNkulunkulu lowavusa Jesu kulabafile, ahlala kini, lowo lowavusa Khristu Jesu kulabafile uyawuphindze aninike kuphila emitimbeni yenu lebhubhako niphile ngebukhona baMoya wakhe lohlala kini.
Kepha-ke nangabe kushunyayelwa kutsi Khristu uvusiwe kulabafile, basho kanjani laba labanye emkhatsini wenu kutsi kute lapha kuvuka kulabafile?
Nembelwa kanye naye embhabhatisweni, lokungawo futsi navuswa kanye naye ngekukholwa ngemandla aNkulunkulu, lowamvusa ekufeni.
Khristu wafela tono tetfu, kwaba kanye, kwenela. Yena lolungile wafela labangakalungi, kuze animikise kuNkulunkulu. Wabulawa ngekwemtimba, kepha wavuswa ngaMoya waNkulunkulu.