40 batsi: “Wena lobhidlita lithempeli uphindze ulakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu! Tisindzise phela, nangabe uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu! Yehla lapho esiphambanweni!”
Situkulwane lesibi nalesiphingako ngekungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha ngeke sisitfole ngisho nasinye ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.” Wesuka lapho, wahamba.
afike atsi: “Lendvodza yatsi: ‘Mine ngingalibhidlita lelithempeli laNkulunkulu, ngibuye ngilakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu.’ ”
Kanjalo futsi nebaphristi labakhulu, netati temtsetfo, netibondza bamphukuta, batsi:
“Wabasindzisa labanye, kodvwa yena angeke atisindzise! Kantsi akasiyo iNkhosi yema-Israyeli yini? Akehle phela! Nangabe angehla esiphambanweni, sitawukholwa nguye!
Indvuna yemphi nemasotja labenawo labelindze Jesu, nabakubona lokutamatama kwemhlaba, nako konkhe lokwenteka, befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu baze batsi: “Ngempela lomuntfu abeyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”
Umlingi wase uyefika kuye utsi: “NawuyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tjela nankha ematje agucuke abe tinkhwa!”
watsi kuye: “NawuyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tijike phansi, ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “ ‘Uyawuyaleta tingilosi takhe ngawe kutsi tikwetfwale ngetandla tato, ungete wakhutjwa nalitje etinyaweni takho.’ ”
Kodvwa Abrahama watsi: ‘Nabangalaleli boMosi nebaphrofethi nababeluleka, nome bekungavuka lomunye kulabafile, bangeke baneliswe!’ ”
Bantfu labahlala emhlabeni bayawukutsakasela kufa kwabo labo bofakazi. Bayawugubha imikhosi, bephane netipho, ngobe phela labaphrofethi lababili bese babahluphile emhlabeni.