John 2

Isimangaliso sokuqala sikaJesu

1Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwaba khona umtshado a eKana yeGalili b; lonina kaJesu wayekhona lapho; 2njalo uJesu laye wayenxusiwe labafundi bakhe c emtshadweni d. 3Kwathi iwayini selisweleka, unina kaJesu wathi kuye: Kabalalo iwayini. 4UJesu wathi kuye: Mama e, ngilani lawe f? Ihola lami kalikafiki g. 5Unina wathi kuzinceku: Yenzani loba yikuphi azalitshela khona. 6Kwakukhona lapho imbiza zamanzi ezamatshe zimiswe njengokokuhlambulula kwamaJuda h, inye ingena amaphoco amabili kumbe amathathu i. 7UJesu wathi kuzo: Gcwalisani imbiza zamanzi ngamanzi. Zasezizigcwalisa zathi kliki. 8Wasesithi kuzo: Khanini khathesi, lise kumphathi wokudla. Zasezikusa. 9Umphathi wokudla j esizwa amanzi asebe liwayini k, engazi ukuthi livela ngaphi (kodwa inceku ezaziwakhile amanzi zazisazi), umphathi wokudla wabiza umyeni, 10wasesithi kuye: Wonke umuntu uletha iwayini elimnandi kuqala, kuthi lapho sebenathile kakhulu l, abeseletha elibi; wena ugcinile iwayini elimnandi kwaze kwaba khathesi.

11Lokho kuyikuqala kwezibonakaliso uJesu akwenza eKana yeGalili m wabonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe n; labafundi bakhe bakholwa kuye.

Abathengisi ethempelini

12Emva kwalokho wehlela eKapenawume o, yena, lonina, labafowabo p, labafundi bakhe; njalo bahlala khona kungeyisikho okwensuku ezinengi.

13Iphasika lamaJuda laselisondele q, uJesu wasesenyukela eJerusalema r.

14Wafica ethempelini labo abathengisa inkabi lezimvu lamajuba, labantshintshi bemali behlezi s. 15Esenze isiswepu sezintambo t wabaxotsha bonke ethempelini, izimvu kanye lenkabi; wachitha imali yabantshintshisayo, wagenqula amatafula; 16wasesithi kwabathengisa amajuba: Susani lezizinto lapha; lingenzi indlu kaBaba indlu yokuthengisela u. 17Abafundi bakhe basebekhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ukutshisekela indlu yakho kungidlile v.

18Ngakho amaJuda aphendula athi kuye w: Usitshengisa isibonakaliso bani, sokuthi wenze lezizinto x? 19UJesu waphendula wathi kuwo: Dilizani y lelithempeli z, njalo ngensuku ezintathu ngizalivusa aa. 20AmaJuda asesithi ab: Okweminyaka engamatshumi amane lesithupha lelithempeli lakhiwa, wena-ke uzalivusa ngensuku ezintathu yini? 21Kodwa yena wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe ac. 22Ngakho, kwathi esevukile kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi wayekutshilo lokhu kubo ad; bakholwa umbhalo, lelizwi ayelitshilo uJesu ae.

23Njalo kwathi eseJerusalema ngephasika, emkhosini, abanengi bakholwa ebizweni lakhe, bebona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo af; 24kodwa uJesu ngokwakhe kazinikelanga yena kubo, ngoba yena wayebazi bonke, 25langenxa yokuthi wayengasweli ukuthi loba ngubani afakaze ngomuntu; ngoba yena wayekwazi okusemuntwini ag.

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