Johane 2:12-25

Emva kwalokho wehlela eKapernawume, yena, nonina, nabafowabo, nabafundi bakhe; bahlala khona izinsuku ezingeziningi. Laselisondele iPhasika labaJuda; uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema. Wafumana ethempelini abathengisa ngezinkomo nezimvu namajuba, nabashintshi bemali behlezi. Esenzile isiswepu sezintambo, wabaxosha bonke ethempelini, nezimvu, nezinkomo; wayichitha imali yabashintshi, wagumbuqela amatafula; Wasesithi kwabathengisa amajuba: Susani lezizinto lapha; ningayenzi indlu kaBaba ibe yindlu yokuthengisela. Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ukushisekela indlu yakho kungidlile. Base bephendula abaJuda, bathi kuye: “Usibonisa isibonakaliso sini, lokhu wenza lokhu na? UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Dilizani lelithempeli, njalo ngensuku ezintathu ngiyakulivusa. Base bethi abaJuda: “Leli thempeli iminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha lakhiwa, wena-ke uyakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu na? Kodwa yena wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe. Kuthe esevukile kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi wayekushilo lokho kubo; basebekholwa umbhalo lelizwi uJesu alikhulumayo. Kwathi eseJerusalema ngePhasika emkhosini, abaningi bakholwa egameni lakhe bebona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo. Kodwa uJesu kazinikelanga kubo, ngoba ebazi bonke; Kwakungasweli muntu ukuthi afakaze ngomuntu, ngoba yena wayekwazi okukumuntu.