¹ Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwakukhona umshado eKhana laseGalile ; wayekhona lapho unina kaJesu. ² NoJesu nabafundi bakhe babemenyiwe emshadweni. ³ Kwathi ukuba lisweleke iwayini , unina kaJesu wathi kuye : Kabanalo iwayini. ⁴ UJesu wathi kuye : Mame, ungene ngani kokwami na ? Isikhathi sami asikafiki. ⁵ Wathi unina ezincekwini: Nayikuphi akusho kini anokwenza. ⁶ Kwakukhona lapho izimbiza zamatshe eziyisithupha zibekwe ngesiko lokuhlamba labaJuda , ziphethe yileso naleso izilinganiso ezimbili noma ezintathu. ⁷ UJesu wathi ezincekwini: Gcwalisani izimbiza ngamanzi; zazigcwalisa-ke. ⁸ Wayesethi kuzo: Yikhani manje, niyise kumphathi wokudla; zayisa-ke. ⁹ Umphathi wokudla ezwa amanzi aphenduke iwayini , engazi ukuthi livelaphi, kepha izinceku ezaziwakhile amanzi bezazi , umphathi wokudla wabiza umyeni, wathi kuye: ¹⁰ Wonke umuntu ubeka iwayini elimnandi kuqala , kuthi lapha sebephuze kakhulu, akhiphe elibi kunalo; wena ugcinile elimnandi kuze kube manje. ¹¹ Lokho ukuqala kwezibonakaliso wakwenza uJesu eKhana laseGalile ebonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe; abafundi bakhe bakholwa nguye. Abathengisi ethempelini ¹² Ngasemva kwalokho wehlela eKapernawume , yena, nonina, nabafowabo, nabafundi bakhe, bahlala khona izinsuku ezingeziningi. ¹³ Lalisondele iPhasika labaJuda; uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema. ¹⁴ Wafumana ethempelini abathengisa ngezinkomo nangezimvu nangamajuba, nabahlezi beshintsha imali. ¹⁵ Wayesenza inkalivasi ngezintambo , waxosha bonke ethempelini , nezimvu nezinkomo, wachitha imali yabashintshayo, wagumbuqela amatafula, ¹⁶ wathi k wabathengisa ngamajuba : Susani lokhu lapha , ningayenzi indlu kaBaba indlu yokuthengelana. ¹⁷ Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuba kulotshwe ukuthi : Ukushisekela indlu yakho kuyangidla. ¹⁸ Ngakho-ke abaJuda baphendula, bathi kuye: Usitshengisa isibonakaliso sini ukuba wenze lokhu na? ¹⁹ UJesu waphendula , wathi kubo : Bhidlizani leli thempeli , ngizakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu. ²⁰ Ngakho bathi abaJuda : Leli thempeli kwaba yiminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha lakhiwa, wena-ke uzakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu na? ²¹ Kepha wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe. ²² Kuthe esevukile kwabafileyo , abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi washo njalo kubo; bakholwa ngumbhalo nezwi abelishilo uJesu. ²³ Kwathi eseJerusalema ngePhasika emkhosini , abaningi bakholwa egameni lakhe bebona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo; ²⁴ kepha uJesu yena kabethembanga ukuba abhobokelane nabo , ngokuba wayebazi bonke, ²⁵ nangokuba engaswele nobani amfakazele ngomuntu ; wayekwazi yena okuphakathi komuntu.