Umtshato eKana
Emtshatweni waseKana iwayini iyaphela, aze uYesu ngokuzola aguqule iingqayi zamanzi okuhlambulula ezintandathu zibe yiwayini ebhetele yobo busuku. Emva koko eJerusalem ugxotha abathengisi ngesiniya, ebiza itempile ngokuba yindlu kaBawo wakhe, kungekhona indawo yokurhweba.
2 1Ngomhla wesithathu kwaba nomtshato eKana yaseGalili; wayekho apho unina kaYesu. 2UYesu nabafundi bakhe nabo babememelwe kuloo mtshato. 3Yakuphela iwayini, unina kaYesu wathi kuye: “Abasenawayini.”
4“Mfazi, yini na ukuba undingenise koku?” waphendula uYesu. “Ilixa lam alikafiki.”
5Unina wathi kubakhonzi: “Yenzani nantoni na anixelela yona.”
6Kwakumi apho iingqayi zamanzi zamatye ezintandathu, ezazisetyenziselwa ukuhlambulula kwamaYuda, nganye iqulethe iigaloni ezimashumi mabini ukuya kumashumi mathathu. a a v6 Ingqayi nganye yayiqulethe malunga neegaloni ezingama-20 ukuya kuma-30 (iilitha ezingama-75 ukuya kuma-115) — ezi yayizizitya ezikhulu.
7UYesu wathi kubo: “Zalisani iingqayi ngamanzi,” baza bazizalisa zada zaphuphuma. 8Wathi kubo: “Khani nikhe ngoku, niwase kumphathi wetheko.” Benjenjalo.
9Umphathi wetheko wawangcamla amanzi aba yiwayini ngoku, engayazi apho avela khona—nangona bona abakhonzi ababewakhile babesazi. Waza wambizela ngasese umyeni, 10wathi: “Wonke umntu ukhupha iwayini emnandi kuqala, aze akhuphe engenamsindo xa iindwendwe sezinxilile. Kodwa wena uyigcine iwayini emnandi kwada kwangoku.” 11UYesu wenza lo mqondiso wokuqala eKana yaseGalili. Wabonakalisa uzuko lwakhe, baza abafundi bakhe bakholwa kuye.
12Emva koko wehlela eKapernahum enonina, nabantakwabo, nabafundi bakhe, bahlala apho iintsuku ezimbalwa.
13Yakusondela iPasika yamaYuda, uYesu wenyuka waya eYerusalem.
Ukucocwa kwamabala etempile
14Emabaleni etempile wafumana abathengisi beenkomo, neegusha, namahobe, nabanye behleli ezitafileni betshintsha imali. 15Wenza isabhokhwe ngeentsontelo, wabakhupha bonke emabaleni etempile, iigusha neenkomo ngokunjalo, wayiphalaza imali yabatshintshi-mali, wazibhukuqa iitafile zabo.
16Kubathengisi bamahobe wathi: “Zisuseni ezi zinto apha! Musani ukwenza indlu kaBawo wam ibe yindawo yokuthengisela.”
17Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuba kubhaliwe ukuthi: “Ukuzondelela indlu yakho kuya kundidla.”
18Aza amaYuda abuza athi: “Nguwuphi umqondiso oya kusibonisa wona ngokwenza ezi zinto?”
19Waphendula uYesu wathi kuwo: “Yidilizeni le tempile, ndoyivusa ngeentsuku ezintathu.”
20Aphendula athi: “Le tempile yakhiwa iminyaka engamashumi amane anesithandathu, wena uya kuyivusa ngeentsuku ezintathu?” 21Kodwa yena wayethetha ngetempile engumzimba wakhe. 22Akuvuka kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuba wayekutshilo oku, baza bakholwa sisiBhalo nelizwi awayelithethile uYesu.
23Ngelixa eseYerusalem ngePasika, abaninzi bayibona imiqondiso awayenzayo, baza bathemba egameni lakhe.
24Kodwa uYesu wayengazinikezeli kubo, kuba wayebazi bonke abantu. 25Wayengafuni bungqina bamntu ngomntu—kuba wayekwazi okusemntwini ngamnye.
