UJohane
2:1 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwakukhona umshado eKhana laseGalile; kanye ne
unina kaJesu wayelapho.
2:2 Futhi uJesu wayemenyiwe kanye nabafundi bakhe emshadweni.
2:3 Kwathi iwayini seliphelile, unina kaJesu wathi kuye: "Baphuzile."
alikho iwayini.
2:4 UJesu wathi kuye: "Mame, yini nami nawe? ihora lami li
engakafiki.
2:5 Unina wathi ezincekwini, Konke akushoyo kini, kwenzeni.
2:6 Kwakukhona lapho izimbiza zamanzi eziyisithupha zamatshe, ngokwendlela yeNkosi
ukuhlanjululwa kwabaJuda, kuthwala izilinganiso ezimbili noma ezintathu.
2:7 UJesu wathi kubo: Gcwalisani izimbiza ngamanzi. Basebegcwalisa
bafike onqenqemeni.
2:8 Wathi kubo: "Yikhani manje, niyise kumbusi wesifunda."
idili. Base beyithwala.
2:9 Lapho umphathi womkhosi enambitha amanzi enziwe iwayini, futhi
babengazi lapho lalivela khona, kodwa izinceku ezaziwakha amanzi zazisazi;
umbusi womkhosi wabiza umyeni;
2:10 Wathi kuye: Wonke umuntu ubeka iwayini elimnandi kuqala;
futhi lapho abantu sebephuzile, khona-ke okubi kakhulu, kodwa wena unakho
ugcine elimnandi kuze kube manje.
2:11 Lokhu ukuqala kwezimangaliso uJesu wakwenza eKhana laseGalile, futhi wabonakalisa
inkazimulo yakhe; abafundi bakhe bakholwa kuye.
2:12 Emva kwalokho wehlela eKapernawume, yena, nonina, nendlu yakhe
Abazalwane nabafundi bakhe, bahlala khona izinsuku ezingeziningi.
2:13 Lalisondele iPhasika labaJuda; uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema.
2:14 Futhi wathola ethempelini labo abathengisa ngezinkomo nezimvu namajuba, futhi
abashintshi bemali behlezi:
2:15 Futhi lapho wenza isiswebhu ngezintambo ezincane, wabaxosha bonke
ithempeli, nezimvu, nezinkomo; futhi wathulula abashintshi'
imali, wadiliza amatafula;
2:16 Wathi kwabathengisa ngamajuba: “Susani lezi zinto lapha; ungenzi okwami
Indlu kababa yindlu yokuthengisela.
2:17 Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ukushisekela kwakho
indlu ingidlile.
2:18 Khona amaJuda aphendula athi kuye: "Ubonisa sibonakaliso bani?"
thina, njengoba wenza lezi zinto?
2:19 UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: "Dilizani leli thempeli, futhi ezintathu
izinsuku ngiyakuwuvusa.
2:20 Khona-ke amaJuda athi: "Kwaphela iminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha leli thempeli lakhiwa
Uzayivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu yini?
2:21 Kodwa yena wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe.
2:22 Kwathi esevukile kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula lokho
wakusho lokhu kubo; bakholwa ngumbhalo kanye lamazwi
izwi uJesu alishilo.
2:23 Kwathi eseJerusalema ngePhasika emkhosini, abaningi
bakholwa egameni lakhe, bebona izimangaliso azenzayo.
2:24 Kepha uJesu akazithembanga kubo, ngokuba ebazi bonke;
2:25 Futhi kwakungadingeki ukuthi ubani afakaze ngomuntu, ngoba yena wayekwazi okungaphakathi
indoda.