John 2
1 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwakukhona umshado eKhana laseGalile; nonina kaJesu wayelapho.
2 UJesu wayesemenyiwe kanye nabafundi bakhe emshadweni.
3 Seliphelelwe iwayini, unina kaJesu wathi kuye: Kabanalo iwayini.
4 UJesu wathi kuye: “Mame, nginamsebenzi muni nawe? ihora lami alikafiki.
5 Unina wathi ezincekwini: Konke alisho kini, kwenzeni.
6 Kwakukhona lapho izimbiza zamanzi eziyisithupha zamatshe ngokwesimiso samaJuda sokuhlambulula, iyinye ingalingana amashedi amabili nantathu.
7 UJesu wathi kubo: Gcwalisani izimbiza ngamanzi. Base bewagcwalisa kwaze kwafika emlonyeni.
8 Wathi kubo: “Yikhani manje, niyise kumphathi wokudla; Base beyithwala.
9 Kwathi umphathi wokudla esewanambithile amanzi abenziwe iwayini, engazi lapho elivela khona, (kepha izinceku ezaziwakhile amanzi zazisazi), umphathi wokudla wabiza umyeni;
10 Wathi kuye: Wonke umuntu ubeka iwayini elimnandi kuqala; kuthi lapho sebephuzile, kudlule elibi, kepha wena ugcinile elimnandi kuze kube manje.
11 Lokho ukuqala kwezibonakaliso uJesu wakwenza eKhana laseGalile, ebonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe; abafundi bakhe bakholwa kuye.
12 Emva kwalokho wehlela eKapernawume, yena, nonina, nabafowabo, nabafundi bakhe; bahlala khona izinsuku ezingeziningi.
13 Laselisondele iPhasika labaJuda; uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema.
14 Wafumana ethempelini abathengisa ngezinkomo nezimvu namajuba, nabashintshi bemali behlezi.
15 Esenzile isiswepu sezintambo, wabaxosha bonke ethempelini, nezimvu, nezinkomo; wayichitha imali yabashintshi, wagumbuqela amatafula;
16 Wasesithi kwabathengisa amajuba: Susani lezizinto lapha; ningayenzi indlu kaBaba ibe yindlu yokuthengisela.
17 Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ukushisekela indlu yakho kungidlile.
18 Base bephendula abaJuda, bathi kuye: “Usibonisa isibonakaliso sini, lokhu wenza lokhu na?
19 UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Dilizani lelithempeli, njalo ngensuku ezintathu ngiyakulivusa.
20 Base bethi abaJuda: “Leli thempeli iminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha lakhiwa, wena-ke uyakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu na?
21 Kodwa yena wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe.
22 Kuthe esevukile kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi wayekushilo lokho kubo; basebekholwa umbhalo lelizwi uJesu alikhulumayo.
23 Kwathi eseJerusalema ngePhasika emkhosini, abaningi bakholwa egameni lakhe bebona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo.
24 Kodwa uJesu kazinikelanga kubo, ngoba ebazi bonke;
25 Kwakungasweli muntu ukuthi afakaze ngomuntu, ngoba yena wayekwazi okukumuntu.