NgokukaJohane 2:12-25

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. Kwathi uJesu eseJerusalema ngoMkhosi wePhasika, abaningi bakholwa egameni lakhe lapho bebona izibonakaliso azenzayo. Kepha uJesu akazange abethembe, ngokuba wayebazi bonke ubunjalo babo. Wayengadingi futhi ukuba atshelwe ngomuntu, lokhu wayekwazi okungaphakathi kumuntu.