47 Jesu abefundzisa ethempelini onkhe emalanga. Baphristi labakhulu nebafundzisi bemtsetfo, nebaholi bebantfu bamtingela bafuna kumbulala,
Jesu wabuyela ethempelini kuyawufundzisa, baphristi labakhulu netibondza temaJuda beta kuye bambuta batsi: “Loku ukwenta ngamaphi emandla? Kona ngubani lona lokunike lamandla?”
Ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu watsi eticukwini: “Bekudzingeke ngani kutsi nite netinkemba kanye netindvuku kutengibopha shangatsi ngisigebengu? Bengihleti nani ethempelini onkhe emalanga ngifundzisa, kodvwa anizange seningibophe.
Baphristi labakhulu kanye netati temtsetfo batsi kube bakuve loko, bafuna indlela lababengabulala ngayo Jesu, ngobe phela babemesaba, kwatise kutsi tonkhe ticuku tatitsatsekile ngalemfundziso yakhe, timangele.
Betama kubamba Jesu, kodvwa besaba ticuku tebantfu, ngobe babona kahle kutsi ngalomfanekiso ukhuluma ngabo, base bayamshiya, bahamba.
Bese kusele emalanga lamabili kube nguMkhosi weliPhasika, kudliwe sinkhwa lesite imbiliso. Baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo tatifuna lisu lekubamba Jesu ngebucili, timbulale.
Imihla nemalanga bengihlala nani ethempelini ngifundzisa, anizange seningibophe. Kodvwa kufanele kugcwaliseke umBhalo.”
kodvwa behluleka kukwenta loko, ngobe bonkhe bantfu babenamatsele kuye, bangafuni kulahlekelwa nome ngulinye livi lakhe.
Tati temtsetfo nebaphristi labakhulu betama kumbopha Jesu khona lapho, ngobe bebati kutsi lomfanekiso wawucondze kulahla bona; kodvwa besaba bantfu.
Aphindza futsi afuna kumbamba, kodvwa waphunyula etandleni tawo.
Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Ngikhulume ebaleni ngikhuluma nemhlaba wonkhe. Ngato tonkhe tikhatsi bengifundzisa emasinagogeni nasethempelini, lapho kubutsana khona onkhe emaJuda. Angizange sengikhulume lutfo emasitseleni.
Mosi akaninikanga yini umtsetfo? Kodvwa kute namunye emkhatsini wenu lowulalelako lowo mtsetfo. Nentiwa yini lokutsi nifune kungibulala?”
Labanye babo babefuna kumbamba, kepha kwabate lowabeka sandla etikwakhe.