< UJohane 2 >

1 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwaba khona umtshado eKana yeGalili; lonina kaJesu wayekhona lapho;
Mu lumbu kintatu, nyengo wu makuela wuba ku Kana mu tsi Ngalili. Ngudi Yesu yiba kuna.
2 njalo uJesu laye wayenxusiwe labafundi bakhe emtshadweni.
Yesu ayi minlonguki miandi mamvawu batumusu ku nyengo beni wu makuela.
3 Kwathi iwayini selisweleka, unina kaJesu wathi kuye: Kabalalo iwayini.
Vayi zimbukila vinu kimeni. Buna ngudi Yesu yiyiza kunkamba: —Basiedi diaka ayi vinu ko.
4 UJesu wathi kuye: Mama, ngilani lawe? Ihola lami kalikafiki.
Yesu wumvutudila: —A nketo, mambu mbi tuidi beto yaku e? Thanguꞌama yifueni ko.
5 Unina wathi kuzinceku: Yenzani loba yikuphi azalitshela khona.
Buna ngudi andi wukamba bisadi ti: —Luvanga mambu moso ka kuiza lukambi.
6 Kwakukhona lapho imbiza zamanzi ezamatshe zimiswe njengokokuhlambulula kwamaJuda, inye ingena amaphoco amabili kumbe amathathu.
Mimvungu minsambanu miba vana mu diambu di lundilanga nlangu, mitulu vana boso bubela kifu ki Bayuda mu kukivedisanga. Mvungu wumosi wulenda kota nduka-nduka khatitsika yi dingungulu di nlangu.
7 UJesu wathi kuzo: Gcwalisani imbiza zamanzi ngamanzi. Zasezizigcwalisa zathi kliki.
Buna Yesu wukamba bisadi: —Wesanu nlangu mu mimvungu. Buna bawesa mimvungu beni nate vana ntu.
8 Wasesithi kuzo: Khanini khathesi, lise kumphathi wokudla. Zasezikusa.
Yesu wubuela kuba kamba diaka: —Buabu bonganu fioti ayi lunata fiawu kuidi nkulutu wu nyengo. Bawu bannatina kiawu.
9 Umphathi wokudla esizwa amanzi asebe liwayini, engazi ukuthi livela ngaphi (kodwa inceku ezaziwakhile amanzi zazisazi), umphathi wokudla wabiza umyeni,
Nkulutu wu nyengo bu babimba nlangu wukituka vinu, kasia zaba ko kuevi kuba vinu beni Vayi bisadi biteka nlangu bizaba. Buna nkulutu wu nyengo wutumisa mu nsualu dibakala diodi dikuela
10 wasesithi kuye: Wonke umuntu uletha iwayini elimnandi kuqala, kuthi lapho sebenathile kakhulu, abeseletha elibi; wena ugcinile iwayini elimnandi kwaze kwaba khathesi.
ayi wunkamba: —Woso kuandi mutu weta tuama kabudila batu vinu kimboti; bosi ku nzimunina wunkabulanga vinu kidekuka, batu bu bameni nua bufuana. Vayi ngeyo kimboti kiawu lundidingi nate thangu yayi.
11 Lokho kuyikuqala kwezibonakaliso uJesu akwenza eKana yeGalili wabonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe; labafundi bakhe bakholwa kuye.
Kiaki kiawu kumu kitheti mu bikumu bivanga Yesu; kiawu kivangimina ku Kana mu tsi yi Ngalili. Kuna kamonisa nkemboꞌandi ayi minlonguki miandi minwilukila.
12 Emva kwalokho wehlela eKapenawume, yena, lonina, labafowabo, labafundi bakhe; njalo bahlala khona kungeyisikho okwensuku ezinengi.
Momo bu mavioka, Yesu wuyenda ku Kafalinawumi va kimosi ayi ngudi andi, ayi bakhomba bandi ayi minlonguki miandi. Ndambu bilumbu kaka bavuandila kuna.
13 Iphasika lamaJuda laselisondele, uJesu wasesenyukela eJerusalema.
Pasika buna yeka nduka, Yesu wuyenda ku Yelusalemi.
14 Wafica ethempelini labo abathengisa inkabi lezimvu lamajuba, labantshintshi bemali behlezi.
Wumona muna luphangu lu nzo Nzambi minsumbisi mi zingombi, mi mamemi ayi mi mabembi ayi minsienzi mi zimbongo buna mimvuendi.
15 Esenze isiswepu sezintambo wabaxotsha bonke ethempelini, izimvu kanye lenkabi; wachitha imali yabantshintshisayo, wagenqula amatafula;
Buna wubonga minsinga, wuvanga kikoti. Buna wukuka batu boso ku luphangu lu Nzo Nzambi ayi mamemi ayi zingombi, wuloza zimbongo zi minsienzi va tsi ayi wusengubula zimeza.
16 wasesithi kwabathengisa amajuba: Susani lezizinto lapha; lingenzi indlu kaBaba indlu yokuthengisela.
Bosi, wubaluka kuidi minsumbisi mi mabembi, wuba kamba: —Botulanu bima biobi vava! Lubika kitula nzo yi dise diama dizandu!
17 Abafundi bakhe basebekhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ukutshisekela indlu yakho kungidlile.
Minlonguki miandi mitebuka moyo ti busonama: A Nzambi, luzolo luidi yama mu diambu di nzoꞌaku luawu luela kuphondisa.
18 Ngakho amaJuda aphendula athi kuye: Usitshengisa isibonakaliso bani, sokuthi wenze lezizinto?
Bayuda bamvutudila: —A kumu mbi wulenda vanga mu kutumonisa ti bukiedika lulendo luidiyaku luvangila mambu moso momo e?
19 UJesu waphendula wathi kuwo: Dilizani lelithempeli, njalo ngensuku ezintathu ngizalivusa.
Yesu wuba kamba: —Tiolumunanu Nzo Nzambi yayi, ndiela kuyitungila mu bilumbu bitatu.
20 AmaJuda asesithi: Okweminyaka engamatshumi amane lesithupha lelithempeli lakhiwa, wena-ke uzalivusa ngensuku ezintathu yini?
Buna Bayuda batuba: —Mu makumaya ayi mimvu minsambanu nzo Nzambi yayi yitungulu vayi ngeyo mu bilumbu bitatu kuandi fueti buela kuyitungila?
21 Kodwa yena wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe.
Vayi niandi wuyolukila nzo Nzambi yi nitu andi.
22 Ngakho, kwathi esevukile kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi wayekutshilo lokhu kubo; bakholwa umbhalo, lelizwi ayelitshilo uJesu.
Yesu bu kafuluka mu bafua, minlonguki miandi mitebuka moyo ti wutuba buawu. Buna miwilukila masonuku ayi mambu momo matuba Yesu.
23 Njalo kwathi eseJerusalema ngephasika, emkhosini, abanengi bakholwa ebizweni lakhe, bebona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo;
Mu thangu Yesu kaba ku Yelusalemi mu nyengo wu Pasika, batu bawombo bamona bikumu biobi kavanga ayi bawilukila mu dizina diandi.
24 kodwa uJesu ngokwakhe kazinikelanga yena kubo, ngoba yena wayebazi bonke,
Vayi yesu kasi kubasila diana ko bila wuzaba batu boso.
25 langenxa yokuthi wayengasweli ukuthi loba ngubani afakaze ngomuntu; ngoba yena wayekwazi okusemuntwini.
Bila kasia ba mfunu ko muingi mutu wunkaka katelama kimbangi mu diambu di mutu wunkaka bila niandi veka wuzaba mambu madi mu mutu.

< UJohane 2 >