Johane 2 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

Isimangaliso sokuqala sikaJesu

¹ Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwakukhona umshado eKhana laseGalile; wayekhona lapho unina kaJesu.

² NoJesu nabafundi bakhe babemenyiwe emshadweni.

³ Kwathi ukuba lisweleke iwayini, unina kaJesu wathi kuye: “Kabanalo iwayini.”

⁴ UJesu wathi kuye: “Mame, ungene ngani kokwami na? Isikhathi sami asikafiki.”

⁵ Wathi unina ezincekwini: “Nayikuphi akusho kini anokwenza.”

⁶ Kwakukhona lapho izimbiza zamatshe eziyisithupha zibekwe ngesiko lokuhlamba labaJuda, ziphethe yileso naleso izilinganiso ezimbili noma ezintathu.

⁷ UJesu wathi ezincekwini: “Gcwalisani izimbiza ngamanzi;” zazigcwalisa-ke.

⁸ Wayesethi kuzo: “Yikhani manje, niyise kumphathi wokudla;” zayisa-ke.

⁹ Umphathi wokudla ezwa amanzi aphenduke iwayini, engazi ukuthi livelaphi, kepha izinceku ezaziwakhile amanzi bezazi, umphathi wokudla wabiza umyeni, wathi kuye:

¹⁰ “Wonke umuntu ubeka iwayini elimnandi kuqala, kuthi lapha sebephuze kakhulu, akhiphe elibi kunalo; wena ugcinile elimnandi kuze kube manje.”

¹¹ Lokho ukuqala kwezibonakaliso wakwenza uJesu eKhana laseGalile ebonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe; abafundi bakhe bakholwa nguye.

Abathengisi ethempelini

¹² Ngasemva kwalokho wehlela eKapernawume, yena, nonina, nabafowabo, nabafundi bakhe, bahlala khona izinsuku ezingeziningi.

¹³ Lalisondele iPhasika labaJuda; uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema.

¹⁴ Wafumana ethempelini abathengisa ngezinkomo nangezimvu nangamajuba, nabahlezi beshintsha imali.

¹⁵ Wayesenza inkalivasi* ngezintambo, waxosha bonke ethempelini, nezimvu nezinkomo, wachitha imali yabashintshayo, wagumbuqela amatafula,

¹⁶ wathi kwabathengisa ngamajuba: “Susani lokhu lapha, ningayenzi indlu kaBaba indlu yokuthengelana.”

¹⁷ Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuba kulotshwe ukuthi: “Ukushisekela indlu yakho kuyangidla.”

¹⁸ Ngakho-ke abaJuda baphendula, bathi kuye: “Usitshengisa isibonakaliso sini ukuba wenze lokhu na?”

¹⁹ UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Bhidlizani leli thempeli, ngizakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu.”

²⁰ Ngakho bathi abaJuda: “Leli thempeli kwaba yiminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha lakhiwa, wena-ke uzakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu na?”

²¹ Kepha wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe.

²² Kuthe esevukile kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi washo njalo kubo; bakholwa ngumbhalo nezwi abelishilo uJesu.

²³ Kwathi eseJerusalema ngePhasika emkhosini, abaningi bakholwa egameni lakhe bebona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo;

²⁴ kepha uJesu yena kabethembanga ukuba abhobokelane nabo, ngokuba wayebazi bonke,

²⁵ nangokuba engaswele nobani amfakazele ngomuntu; wayekwazi yena okuphakathi komuntu.