NgokukaJohane 20:1-31
20 Ngosuku lokuqala lwesonto uMariya Magdalena wafika ethuneni ekuseni, + kusemnyama, wabona ukuthi itshe lase lisusiwe ethuneni. +
2 Ngakho weza egijima kuSimoni Petru nakulona omunye umfundi uJesu ayemthanda, + wathi kubo: “Bayisusile iNkosi ethuneni, + asazi ukuthi bayibekephi.”
3 Khona-ke uPetru nalona omunye umfundi baphuma baya ethuneni.
4 Bobabili bagijima kanyekanye, kodwa lona omunye umfundi wagijima wamshiya uPetru, wafika kuqala ethuneni.
5 Lapho elunguza, wabona izindwangu zelineni zilapho phansi, + kodwa akazange angene.
6 USimoni Petru naye weza emlandela, wangena ethuneni. Wabona izindwangu zelineni zilapho phansi.
7 Indwangu eyayisekhanda lakhe yayingekho kanye nezinye izindwangu kodwa yayigoqwe yodwa eceleni.
8 Nalona omunye umfundi owayefike kuqala ethuneni naye wangena, wabona futhi wakholwa.
9 Ngoba babengakawuqondi umbhalo othi kumelwe avuke kwabafile. +
10 Ngakho laba bafundi babuyela emakhaya.
11 Nokho, uMariya waqhubeka emi ngaphandle eduze kwethuna, ekhala. Lapho esakhala, walunguza ethuneni,
12 wabona izingelosi ezimbili + zigqoke okumhlophe zihlezi lapho kwakukade kulele khona isidumbu sikaJesu, enye ngasekhanda nenye ngasezinyaweni.
13 Zathi kuye: “Sifazane, ukhalelani?” Wathi kuzo: “Bayithathile iNkosi yami, angazi ukuthi bayibekephi.”
14 Ngemva kokusho lokhu, waphenduka futhi wabona uJesu emile, kodwa wayengazi ukuthi kwakunguJesu. +
15 UJesu wathi kuye: “Sifazane, ukhalelani? Ufuna bani?” Yena ecabanga ukuthi ngumuntu osebenza engadini, wathi kuye: “Mnumzane, uma umthathile, ngitshele ukuthi umbekephi, ngizomthatha.”
16 UJesu wathi kuye: “Mariya!” Lapho ephenduka wathi kuye, ngesiHebheru: “Raboni!” (okusho ukuthi “Mfundisi!”)
17 UJesu wathi kuye: “Yeka ukunamathela kimi, ngoba angikanyukeli kuBaba. Kodwa hamba uye kubafowethu + uthi kubo, ‘Nginyukela kuBaba + noYihlo, kuNkulunkulu wami + noNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
18 UMariya Magdalena weza waletha lezi zindaba kubafundi wathi: “Ngiyibonile iNkosi!” Wabatshela izinto eyayimtshele zona. +
19 Lapho selishonile ngalolo suku, usuku lokuqala lwesonto, futhi iminyango yayikhiyiwe lapho abafundi babekhona ngenxa yokwesaba amaJuda, uJesu wafika wama phakathi kwabo wathi kubo: “Kwangathi ningaba nokuthula.” +
20 Ngemva kokusho lokhu, wababonisa izandla zakhe nohlangothi lwakhe. + Khona-ke abafundi bajabula lapho bebona iNkosi. +
21 UJesu waphinda wathi kubo: “Kwangathi ningaba nokuthula. + Njengoba nje uBaba engithumile, + nami ngiyanithuma.” +
22 Ngemva kokusho lokhu wabaphephetha wathi kubo: “Yamukelani umoya ongcwele. +
23 Uma nithethelela izono zanoma yimuphi umuntu, zithethelelwe; uma ningazithetheleli ezanoma yimuphi umuntu, azithethelelwe.”
24 Kodwa uTomase, + omunye wabayiShumi Nambili, owayebizwa ngokuthi iWele, wayengekho kanye nabo lapho uJesu efika.
25 Ngakho abanye abafundi bamxoxela bathi: “Siyibonile iNkosi!” Kodwa yena wathi kubo: “Ngaphandle kokuba ngibone amanxeba* ezipikili ezandleni zayo futhi ngifake umunwe wami kulawo manxeba ezipikili, ngibeke nesandla sami ohlangothini lwayo, + ngeke ngikholwe.”
26 Nokho, ngemva kwezinsuku ezingu-8 abafundi bakhe babesendlini futhi, noTomase ekanye nabo. UJesu wafika, nakuba iminyango yayikhiyiwe, wama phakathi kwabo wathi: “Kwangathi ningaba nokuthula.” +
27 Ngemva kwalokho wathi kuTomase: “Faka umunwe wakho lapha, ubone izandla zami, uthathe isandla sakho uthinte uhlangothi lwami, uyeke ukungabaza* kodwa ukholwe.”
28 UTomase waphendula wathi kuye: “Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami!”
29 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ingabe usuyakholwa ngoba usungibonile? Bayajabula labo okuthi nakuba bengabonanga nokho bakholwe.”
30 Empeleni, uJesu wenza nezinye izibonakaliso eziningi phambi kwabafundi, ezingabhalwanga kulo mqulu. +
31 Kodwa lezi zibhaliwe ukuze nikholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKristu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, futhi ngenxa yokukholwa, nibe nokuphila ngegama lakhe. +
