< UJohane 2 >
1 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwaba khona umtshado eKana yeGalili; lonina kaJesu wayekhona lapho;
Lishaka lya tatu kuweriti ndowa mulushi lwa Kana, kumkowa Galilaya. Mawu gwakuwi Yesu kaweriti palaa,
2 njalo uJesu laye wayenxusiwe labafundi bakhe emtshadweni.
Yesu pamuhera na wafundwa wakuwi nawomberi wawashemiriti ku ndowa.
3 Kwathi iwayini selisweleka, unina kaJesu wathi kuye: Kabalalo iwayini.
Divayi payiperiti, mawu gwa Yesu kamgambira, “Kwahera divayi.”
4 UJesu wathi kuye: Mama, ngilani lawe? Ihola lami kalikafiki.
Yesu kamwankula, “Mawu, nagung'ambira shakutenda. Saa yaneni yankali.”
5 Unina wathi kuzinceku: Yenzani loba yikuphi azalitshela khona.
Mawu gwa Yesu kawagambira wantumintumi, “Mtendi shoseri shakawagambireni.”
6 Kwakukhona lapho imbiza zamanzi ezamatshe zimiswe njengokokuhlambulula kwamaJuda, inye ingena amaphoco amabili kumbe amathathu.
Palii paweriti na vulu sita zya mabuwi na kila lumu luweziti kutulwa mashi shyasi sha madebi mawili ama matatu. Iweriti wayitula paliii toziya ya shitiba sha Shiyawudi sha kunawira.
7 UJesu wathi kuzo: Gcwalisani imbiza zamanzi ngamanzi. Zasezizigcwalisa zathi kliki.
Yesu kawagambira wantumini, “Mumemiziyi viwiga avi mashi.” Nawomberi wavimemiziya mashi nduu,
8 Wasesithi kuzo: Khanini khathesi, lise kumphathi wokudla. Zasezikusa.
shakapanu kawagambira, “Vinu mteki mashi aga mwakamjegeri mkulu gwa msambu.” Womberi watola mashi na kumjegera yomberi,
9 Umphathi wokudla esizwa amanzi asebe liwayini, engazi ukuthi livela ngaphi (kodwa inceku ezaziwakhile amanzi zazisazi), umphathi wokudla wabiza umyeni,
su vinu mashi gagalambusiwa gawera divayi na kagalawalira. Mkulu gwa msambu kavimana ndiri kwayilawiriti divayi, su wantumintumi pawatekiti mashi wavimaniti, mkulu gwa msambu kamshemiti mpalu gwa ndowa
10 wasesithi kuye: Wonke umuntu uletha iwayini elimnandi kuqala, kuthi lapho sebenathile kakhulu, abeseletha elibi; wena ugcinile iwayini elimnandi kwaze kwaba khathesi.
kamgambira, “Kila muntu kaitandaga divayi iherepa huti ata pawikuta kala, kaitandaga ilii ifaa ndiri. Kumbiti gwenga guitula divayi iherepa mpaka vinu!”
11 Lokho kuyikuqala kwezibonakaliso uJesu akwenza eKana yeGalili wabonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe; labafundi bakhe bakholwa kuye.
Yesu katenda liuzauza ali lya kwanja haku Kana mu Galilaya, kaulanguziya ukwisa wakuwi na wafundwa wakuwi wamjimira.
12 Emva kwalokho wehlela eKapenawume, yena, lonina, labafowabo, labafundi bakhe; njalo bahlala khona kungeyisikho okwensuku ezinengi.
Pagalawiriti kala aga, Yesu pamuhera na mawu gwakuwi na walongu wakuwi na wafundwa wagenditi Kafarinaumu na walikaliti kuliya mashaka gavuwa ndiri.
13 Iphasika lamaJuda laselisondele, uJesu wasesenyukela eJerusalema.
Msambu gwa Pasaka gwa Wayawudi guweriti gwa pakwegera, su Yesu kagenditi Yerusalemu.
14 Wafica ethempelini labo abathengisa inkabi lezimvu lamajuba, labantshintshi bemali behlezi.
Mnumba nkulu ya Mlungu kawawoniti wantu wankuwuza wang'ombi na wakondolu na wangunda na viraa wantu wamonga wankuvunjira mpiya pawalivaga pameza zawu. 14
15 Esenze isiswepu sezintambo wabaxotsha bonke ethempelini, izimvu kanye lenkabi; wachitha imali yabantshintshisayo, wagenqula amatafula;
Kanyawiti ntomondu ya lugoyi na kawawinga wavigongolu woseri walawi kunja kwa Numba nkulu ya Mlungu, pamuhera na wakondolu na wang'ombi, kazigalambuziya meza zawatendiriti kuvunjira mpiya na kuzipalasiya mpiya zawu,
16 wasesithi kwabathengisa amajuba: Susani lezizinto lapha; lingenzi indlu kaBaba indlu yokuthengisela.
na kawagambira walii woseri yawaweriti wankuwuza wangunda, “Muusii vintu avi panu! Muleki kutenda numba ya Tati gwangu iweri pahala pa soku!”
17 Abafundi bakhe basebekhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ukutshisekela indlu yakho kungidlile.
Wafundwa wakuwi waliholiti Malembu ntambu yagalembitwi, “Mlungu, kulilaviya kwaneni munumba mwaku kuyaka mumoyu mwangu gambira motu.”
18 Ngakho amaJuda aphendula athi kuye: Usitshengisa isibonakaliso bani, sokuthi wenze lezizinto?
Wakulu wa Shiyawudi wamu wamkosiya Yesu, “Hagutendi liuzauza gaa kutulanguziya twenga handa gwana uwezu kutenda vitwatira avi?”
19 UJesu waphendula wathi kuwo: Dilizani lelithempeli, njalo ngensuku ezintathu ngizalivusa.
Yesu kawankula, “Hambomoli Numba nkulu ya Mlungu ayi, neni hanuyijengi kayi kwa mashaka matatu.”
20 AmaJuda asesithi: Okweminyaka engamatshumi amane lesithupha lelithempeli lakhiwa, wena-ke uzalivusa ngensuku ezintathu yini?
Wayawudi wamkosiya, “Numba nkulu ya Mlungu ayi waijengiti kwa mivinja milongu msheshi na sita! Hashi, gwenga hagujengi kwa mashaka matatu?”
21 Kodwa yena wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe.
Kumbiti numba nkulu ya Mlungu Yesu yakayitakuliti ndo nshimba yakuwi.
22 Ngakho, kwathi esevukile kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi wayekutshilo lokhu kubo; bakholwa umbhalo, lelizwi ayelitshilo uJesu.
Su pakazyukisiwitwi kulawa kwa wahowiti, wafundwa wakuwi waliholiti handa katakuliti aga na wagaaminiti Malembu Mananagala na shilii shakatakuliti Yesu.
23 Njalo kwathi eseJerusalema ngephasika, emkhosini, abanengi bakholwa ebizweni lakhe, bebona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo;
Yesu pakaweriti Yerusalemu shipindi sha msambu gwa Pasaka, wantu wavuwa wamjimiriti pawawoniti mauzauza gakatenditi.
24 kodwa uJesu ngokwakhe kazinikelanga yena kubo, ngoba yena wayebazi bonke,
Yesu kalilaviya ndiri kwa womberi, toziya kayimaniti myoyu yawu woseri.
25 langenxa yokuthi wayengasweli ukuthi loba ngubani afakaze ngomuntu; ngoba yena wayekwazi okusemuntwini.
Kafira ndiri wamgambiri shoseri kuusu wantu, toziya kavimaniti weri vitwatira vyoseri yaviweriti mumyoyu mwawu.