NGOKUKAJOHANE 20

₁Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lweviki uMariya Magdalena wafika ethuneni ekuseni kusemnyama, wabona itshe lisusiwe ethuneni.

₂Khona wayesegijima waya kuSimoni Petru nakulowomfundi omunye uJesu amthandayo, wathi kubo: Bayisusile iNkosi ethuneni, asazi lapha beyibeké khona.

₃Ngakho wayesephuma uPetru nomunye umfundi, beza ethuneni.

₄Bagijima bobabili kanyekanye; kepha umfundi omunye wagijima kakhulu kunoPetru, wafika kuqala ethuneni;

₅elunguza wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona, kepha akangenanga.

₆Khona wafika noSimoni Petru emlandela, wangena ethuneni, wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona,

₇neduku ebelisekhanda lakhe libekiwe lingekho ezindwangwini zelineni, kepha lisongwé lilodwa kwenye indawo.

₈Khona wayesengena nomfundi omunye ofiké kuqala ethuneni, wabona, wakholwa;

₉ngokuba bebengakawuqondi umbhalo wokuthi ubefanele ukuvuka kwabafileyo.

₁₀Base bemuka abafundi, baphindela kubo.

₁₁Kepha uMariya wema ethuneni ngaphandle ekhala; esakhala walunguza ethuneni;

₁₂wabona izingelosi ezimbili zembethe okumhlophe, zihlezi, enye ngasekhanda nenye ngasezinyaweni, lapho isidumbu sikaJesu besilele khona.

₁₃Zona-ke zathi kuye: Mame, ukhalelani na? Wathi kuzo: Bayithathé iNkosi yami, futhi angazi ukuthi bayibekephi.

₁₄Eseshilo lokho waphenduka, wabona uJesu emi, kepha wayengazi ukuthi nguJesu.

₁₅UJesu wathi kuye: Mame, ukhalelani na? Ufuna-bani na? Kepha yena ethi ngumphathi wensimu wathi kuye: Nkosi, uma umsusile, ngitshele ukuthi umbekephi, ngiye ngiyakumthatha mina.

₁₆UJesu wathi kuye: Mariya! Waphenduka, wathi kuye ngesiHeberu: Rabuni, okungukuthi: Mfundisi.

₁₇UJesu wathi kuye: Ungangithinti, ngokuba angikenyukeli kuBaba. Kepha yana kubazalwane bami, ubatshele ukuthi ngenyukela kuBaba noYihlo, kuNkulunkulu wami noNkulunkulu wenu.

₁₈UMariya Magdalena weza wabikela abafundi ukuthi: Ngiyibonile iNkosi, nokuthi: Ishilo lokho kimi.

₁₉Kwathi-ke kusihlwa ngalolosuku, olokuqala lweviki, iminyango ivaliwe lapho abafundi bekhona ngokwesaba abaJuda, uJesu wafika wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: Ukuthula makube-kinina.

₂₀Eseshilo lokho wabakhombisa izandla nohlangothi lwakhe. Base bethokoza abafundi beyibona iNkosi.

₂₁Khona uJesu wabuye wathi kubo: Ukuthula makube-kinina. Njengokuba uBaba engithumé mina, nami ngiyanithuma nina.

₂₂Kwathi ukuba asho njalo, wabaphephetha, wathi kubo: Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele.

₂₃Enibathethelela izono zabo bathethelelwe; nenibabamba ngazo babanjiwe.

₂₄Kepha uTomase, omunye kwabayishumi nambili, othiwa uDidimu, wayengekho kubo mhla efika uJesu.

₂₅Ngakho-ke abanye abafundi bathi kuye: Siyibonile iNkosi. Kepha wathi kubo: Uma ngingaboni ezandleni zayo inxeba lezipikili, ngifake umunwe wami enxebeni lezipikili, ngifake isandla sami ohlangothini lwayo, angisoze ngakholwa.

₂₆Emva kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili abafundi bakhe babesendlini futhi, uTomase enabo. UJesu wafika iminyango ivaliwe, wema phakathi kwabo, wathi: Ukuthula makube-kinina.

₂₇Wayesethi kuTomase: Zisa lapha umunwe wakho, ubone izandla zami; zisa isandla sakho, usifake ohlangothini lwami; ungabi-ngongakholwayo kodwa okholwayo.

₂₈UTomase waphendula, wathi kuye: Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami!

₂₉UJesu wathi kuye: Ngokuba ungibonile, ukholiwe na? Babusisiwe abakholwa bengabonanga.

₃₀Izibonakaliso ezinye eziningi uJesu wazenza phambi kwabafundi bakhe, ezingalotshiwe kulencwadi.

₃₁Kodwa lezi zilotshiwe ukuba nikholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, nokuba nikholwe, nibe-nokuphila egameni lakhe.