1 Jesu abephuma ethempelini; abesahamba ngesikhatsi bafundzi bakhe beta kuye batemkhombisa takhiwo telithempeli.
Wakhuluma kuSeraya, watsi: “Nawufika eBhabhulona, ubocaphela kutsi uyawafundza onkhe lamavi kakhulu.
Tsatsa seluleko, wena Jerusalema, nome-ke ngitakufulatsela nawungasitsatsi, live lakho ngilente lisale lilihlane, khona kutebate umuntfu lohlala kulo.”
Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyabona yini kutsi bentani, letintfo letinengeka kangaka letentiwa yindlu yaka-Israyeli lapha, tintfo letitangicoshela khashane kakhulu nendzawo yami lengcwele? Kodvwa usetawubona letinye tintfo letinengeka kakhulu kunaleti.”
Nome ngabe bakhulisa bantfwana babo, ngiyawubemuka bona kungasali muntfu. Maye kubo, mhlazane ngibafulatsela.
Jesu wabuyela ethempelini kuyawufundzisa, baphristi labakhulu netibondza temaJuda beta kuye bambuta batsi: “Loku ukwenta ngamaphi emandla? Kona ngubani lona lokunike lamandla?”
Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Ningeke niphindze ningibone nize nitsi: ‘Ubusisiwe lotako egameni leNkhosi.’ ”
Ngako bambuta batsi: “Utsi utalakha ngemalanga lamatsatfu? Utsi uyati nje kutsi latsatsa iminyaka lengema-46 lakhiwa lelithempeli?”