Ngokuya NgoJwanisi
2 Ngelanga lesithathu kwaba nomtjhado eKana yeGalile, unina kaJesu bekalapho. 2 UJesu nabafundi bakhe bebamenyiwe emtjhadweni loyo.
3 Kuthe nakutlhayela iwayini, unina kaJesu wathi kuye: “Baphelelwe liwayini.” 4 UJesu wathi kuye: “Mina nawe kusitshwenyelani lokho?* Isikhathi sami asikafiki.” 5 Unina wathi kilabo abasebenzako: “Yenzani koke anitjela khona.” 6 Bekunemijeka yamanzi esithandathu eyenziwe ngelitje ebekwe lapho njengombana bekuyifuneko yemithetho yamaJuda+ yokuhlambulula, umjeka ngamunye bewuziinlinganiso ezimbili namkha ezintathu zeketjezi.* 7 UJesu wathi kibo: “Zalisani imijeka ngamanzi.” Bayizalisa swi! 8 Ngemva kwalokho wathi kibo: “Nje-ke ningakhelela amanye wawo niwanikele umnqophisi womnyanya.” Bawakhelela. 9 Umnqophisi womnyanya wawezwa amanzi ebesekaphenduke iwayini, angazi ukuthi libuya kuphi (ngitjho nanyana iinsebenzi ezikhelele amanzi bezazi), umnqophisi womnyanya wabiza umkhwenyana 10 wathi kuye: “Woke umuntu ukhupha iwayini elimnandi qangi, kuthi abantu nasele badakiwe, akhuphe elisezingeni eliphasi. Kodwana wena ukhuphe iwayini elimnandi bekube nje.” 11 UJesu wenza lokhu eKana yeGalile kwaba simangaliso sakhe sokuthoma, wenza nephazimulwakhe yabonakala+ nabafundi bakhe bakholelwa kuye.
12 Ngemva kwalokho uJesu, unina, abafowabo+ nabafundi bakhe behlela eKapernawumi+ kodwana akhenge bahlale amalanga amanengi lapho.
13 IPhasika+ lamaJuda belitjhidele, yeke uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema. 14 Wafumana ngethempelini abathengisa iinkomo, izimvu, amajuba,+ nabatjhentjha imali bahlezi eentulweni zabo. 15 Wenza isibebhu ngeentambo, waqotha boke abanezimvu neenkomo ngethempelini, wakghuthula iimpaparwana zabatjhentjha imali waketula namatafulabo.+ 16 Wathi kilabo abathengisa amajuba: “Khuphani izintwezi ngapha! Lisani ukwenza indlu kaBaba indlu yokuthengisela!”+ 17 Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula bona kutloliwe ukuthi: “Ukukhuthalela indlwakho kuzokuba njengomlilo ovutha phakathi kwami.”+
18 Nje-ke amaJuda athi kuye: “Ngisiphi isibonakaliso ongasitjengisa sona+ njengombana wenza izintwezi?” 19 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Girizani ithempeleli, ngizolivusa ngamalanga amathathu.”+ 20 AmaJuda athi kuye: “Kwathatha iminyaka ema-46 ukwakha ithempeleli, wena uthi ungalivusa ngamalanga amathathu?” 21 Kodwana bekakhuluma ngethempeli elimzimbakhe.+ 22 Nakavuswako kwabahlongakeleko, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi bekathanda ukutjho lokhu,+ bawukholwa umtlolo nalokho okwatjhiwo nguJesu.
23 NakaseJerusalema emnyanyeni wePhasika, abantu abanengi bakholwa egameni lakhe nababona iimangaliso ebekazenza. 24 Kodwana uJesu akhenge abathembe ngebanga lokuthi bekabazi boke, 25 bekangatlhogi umuntu bona amtjele ukuthi abantu bacabangani ngombana yena bekakwazi okuseenhliziyweni zabantu.+