UYohane
2:1 Kuthe ngomhla wesithathu kwabakho umsitho eKana yelaseGalili; kwaye i
ebekhona ke unina kaYesu.
2:2 Wamenyelwa ke noYesu kwanabafundi bakhe emsithweni lowo.
2:3 Yakuswela iwayini, wathi unina kaYesu kuye, Banayo
akukho wayini.
2:4 Uthi uYesu kuye, Yintoni na enam nawe, mfazi? iyure yam yi
engekafiki.
2:5 Athi unina kubalungiseleli, Asukuba ekuthetha kuni, kwenzeni.
2:6 Kwakumi khona imiphanda yamatye imithandathu, ngokwesiko lesibingelelo
Intlambululo yamaYuda yakungena iikhilogram ezimbini nantathu.
2:7 Athi kubo uYesu, Yizaliseni imiphanda ngamanzi. Bazalisa ke
bade bayokufika eludinini.
2:8 Athi kubo, Yikhani ngoku, nise kwirhuluneli
umthendeleko. Bayithwala ke.
2:9 Ke kaloku, akuweva umphathi womthendeleko amanzi abenziwe iwayini, waza
bebengazi apho livela khona;
yathi ke irhuluneli yambiza umyeni;
2:10 Yathi kuye, Wonke umntu ubeka kuqala iwayini emnandi;
yaye xa bathe basela kakhulu, koba kubi nakakhulu;
uyigcinile iwayini emnandi, kwada kwangoku.
2:11 Oku kuqaleka kwemiqondiso wakwenza uYesu eKana yelaseGalili, walubonakalalisa
ubuqaqawuli bakhe; bakholwa kuye abafundi bakhe.
2:12 Emveni koko wehla waya eKapernahum, yena nonina, nonina
Abazalwana, nabafundi bakhe; bahlala khona iintsuku ezingeninzi.
2:13 Yayikufuphi ke ipasika yamaYuda; wenyuka uYesu waya eYerusalem.
2:14 Wabafumana etempileni ababethengisa ngeenkomo, neegusha, namahobe, namahobe
abatshintshi bemali behleli:
2:15 Wenza iziniya ngeentsontelo, wabakhupha bonke
itempile, nempahla emfutshane, neenkomo; kwaye wathulula abatshintshi
imali, wazibhukuqa neetafile;
2:16 Wathi nakwabo bathengisa ngamahobe, Ezi zinto zisuseni apha; musa ukundenza owam
Indlu kayise yindlu yokurhweba.
2:17 Bakhumbula ke abafundi bakhe, ukuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ukuzondelela kwakho
indlu indidlile.
2:18 Aphendula ke ngoko amaYuda, athi kuye, Wenza mqondiso mni na?
uyazenza thina ezi zinto kuthi?
2:19 Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Yichitheni le tempile, kuthathu;
ngeentsuku ndiya kusivusa.
2:20 Athi ke ngoko amaYuda, Yayiminyaka imashumi mane anesithandathu isakhiwa le tempile
wowuvusa ngeentsuku ezintathu na?
2:21 Yena ke ubethetha ngetempile yomzimba wakhe.
2:22 Uthe ngoko, akuvuka kwabafileyo, bakukhumbula oko abafundi bakhe
wakutsho ke kubo; basikholwa isibhalo, nayo iNkosi
Ilizwi awalithethayo uYesu.
2:23 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba useYerusalem epasikeni, emthendelekweni, into eninzi
bakholwa kulo igama lakhe, bakubona imiqondiso yakhe abeyenza.
2:24 Ke yena uYesu akaziyekelanga kubo, ngenxa yokuba ebazi bonke;
2:25 Kwaye kungekho mfuneko yakuba kungqine bani ngaye umntu, kuba ubekwazi yena okungaphakathi
indoda.