NgokukaJohane 2:1, 3-22

Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, kwaba khona umshado eKhana eGalile. Unina kaJesu wayekhona lapho.

Kwathi sekuphele iwayini, unina kaJesu wathi kuye: “Abanalo iwayini.” UJesu wathi kuye: “Mame, ungene ngani kokwami na? Isikhathi sami asikafiki.” Unina wayesethi ezincekwini: “Yenzani noma yini azakunitshela yona.” Kwakukhona lapho izimbiza eziyisithupha ezazenziwe ngamatshe, zibekwe ngokwesiko labaJuda lokugeza izandla. Imbiza ngayinye yayimumatha umthamo othi awube yizilinganiso ezimbili noma ezintathu. UJesu wathi ezincekwini: “Gcwalisani izimbiza ngamanzi.” Zazigcwalisa. Wayesethi kuzo: “Cakulani manje, nihambise kumphathi wokudla.” Zahambisa-ke. Umphathi wokudla ezwa amanzi aphenduke iwayini, kodwa engazi ukuthi livela kuphi, kepha izinceku ezaziwakhile amanzi zazi, wabiza umyeni. Wathi kuye: “Wonke umuntu ukhipha iwayini elimnandi kuqala, kuthi uma abantu sebephuze kakhulu, akhiphe elibi, kodwa wena ugcine iwayini elimnandi kuze kube manje.” Lesi kwakuyisibonakaliso sokuqala uJesu asenza eKhana eGalile, ebonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe. Abafundi bakhe bakholwa nguye. Emva kwalokho, wehlela eKhaphernawume: Yena nonina nabafowabo nabafundi bakhe, bahlala lapho izinsukwana ezimbalwa. Lase lisondele iPhasika labaJuda, uJesu wenyukela eJerusalema. Wafumana ethempelini ababethengisa ngezinkomo, ngezimvu nangamajuba, abanye behlezi beshintsha imali. Wayesephotha inkalivasi ngezintambo, wabaxosha bonke ethempelini, izimvu nezinkomo; wasakaza imali yabashintshisayo, wagumbuqela amatafula. Wathi kulabo abathengisa ngamajuba: “Susani lokhu lapha, ningayenzi indlu kaBaba ibe yindlu yokuthengiselana.” Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi kulotshwe ukuthi: “Ukushisekela indlu yakho kuyakungidla.” Ngakho-ke abaJuda bambuza, bathi: “Usibonisa sibonakaliso sini ngokwenza lokhu na?” UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Dilizani leli thempeli, ngizakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu.” AbaJuda bathi kuye: “Leli thempeli lathatha iminyaka engama-46 lakhiwa, wena uthi uzakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu na?” Kepha uJesu wayekhuluma ngethempeli elingumzimba wakhe. Ngakho-ke kuthe esevusiwe kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi wayekushilo lokho. Bakholwa ngumbhalo nayizwi uJesu ayelikhulumile.