Ithuna elinganalitho ngaphakathi
(Mt 28:1-8; Mk 16:1-8; Lk 24:1-12)
1Ekuseni ngelanga lokuthoma leveke, kusesenzima ngondi, uMariya Magdalina waya ethuneni, wafumana ilitje ebelivale umnyango wethuna ligediwe. 2Nje-ke wagijimela kuSimoni Pitrosi nemfundini ogade athandwa nguJesu, wafese wathi: “IKosi bayithethe ngethuneni, asazi bona bayibekephi!”
3Yeke uPitrosi nomfundi omunye baya ethuneni. 4Bobabili njalo gade bagijima, kodwana umfundi lo watjhiya uPitrosi ngebelo wafika ethuneni maqangi. 5Wahlola, wabona itjhila lelineni ebebamphuthele ngalo, akhange angene. 6Nje-ke uSimoni Pitrosi obegade amlandela ngemuva wafika walunga poro ngethuneni. Wabona itjhila lelineni ebebamphuthele ngalo lilele lapho, 7netjhila ebebambophe ngalo ehloko, lilodwa eqadi lisongiwe. 8Yeke umfundi lo, owafika ethuneni qangi, naye wangena; wabona, wakholwa. 9Bebasengakazwisisi imitlolo ethi kumele avuke kabafileko. 10Yeke abafundabo babuyela emakhaya.
Ukuziveza kwakaJesu ngemva kokuvuka kwakhe
(Mt 28:9-10,16-20; Mk 16:9-11,14-18; Lk 24:36-49)
11Kodwana uMariya bekajame ethuneni alila. Asalila njalo, wakhothama wahlola ngethuneni; 12qala wabona iingilozi ezimbili lapho zembethe okumhlophe, zihlezi lapho bekunomzimba kaJesu, enye ngehlokweni enye ngeenyaweni. 13Zambuza zathi: “Mma, ulilelani na?”
Waphendula wathi: “Bathethe iKosami, nje-ke angazi bona bayibekephi!”
14Sekatjhwile lokho watjhuguluka waqala, wabona uJesu ajame lapho; kodwana akhange azi bona nguJesu. 15UJesu wambuza wathi: “Mma, ulilelani na? Ngubani omfunako na?”
Wadlumbana bona mlimisimu, wathi kuye: “Nangabe umthethe, Mnimzana, ngitjela lapha umuse khona ngizakuya ngiyomthatha.”
16UJesu wathi kuye: “Mariya!”
UMariya watjhidela kuye warhuwelela ngesiHebheru wathi: “Rabuni!” (okutjho bona “mfundisi”).
17UJesu wathi: “Ungangibambi ngombana angikayi kuBaba. Kodwana khamba uye kubazalwana bami ubatjele uthi, ‘Ngibuyela kuBaba onguYihlo wenu noZimami onguZimenu.’ ”
18Yeke uMariya Magdalina wakhamba wayokutjela abafundi wathi: “Ngiyibonile iKosi!” Watjho nokobana itheni kuye.
19Kusihlwa ngelanga lokuthoma leveke, abafundi bandawonye neminyango ivaliwe ngokwesaba amaJuda, uJesu wafika wazokujama hlangana nabo, wathi: “Ukuthula akube nani!” 20Ngemva kobana atjho lokho, wabatjengisa izandla nehlangothi lakhe. Abafundi bathaba kwamambala lokha nababona iKosi. 21Godu uJesu wathi kibo: “Ukuthula akube nani! Njengombana uBaba angithumile mina, nami ngiyanithuma nina.” 22Kwathi bona atjho lokho, wabaphefumulela wathi: “Yamukelani uMoya oCwengileko. 23Nanilibalela abantu izono zabo, zizakulitjalelwa; naningabalibaleliko, azizukulitjalelwa.”
UJesu noTomasi
24Nje-ke uTomasi, obizwa bona nguDidimosi nongomunye wabafundi abalitjhumi nambili, bekangekho ebafundini lokha uJesu nafikako. 25Yeke abafundi abanye bamtjela bathi: “Siyibonile iKosi!”
Kodwana uTomasi wathi kibo: “Ngaphandle kobana ngibone amanceba weempikiri ezandleni zayo, ngifake umunwami lapha bekuneempikiri khona, nesandla sami ehlangothini layo, angeze ngakholwa.”
26Ngemva kweveke abafundi bebahlangane ngendlini godu, noTomasi anabo. Nanyana iminyango beyihluthulelwe, uJesu weza wajama hlangana nabo wathi: “Ukuthula akube nani!” 27Yeke wathi kuTomasi: “Faka umunwakho lapha, qala izandla zami. Yelula isandla sakho usifake ehlangothini lami. Lisa ukuzaza, ukholwe.”
28UTomasi wamphendula wathi: “Kosami, Zimami!”
29UJesu wathi kuye: “Ukholwa ngombana ungibona na? Babusisiwe labo abathi bangakaboni nokho bakholwe.”
Isizathu sencwadi le
30UJesu wenza nezinye iimangaliso ezinengi phambi kwabafundi bakhe ezingakatlolwa encwadini le. 31Kodwana lokhu kutloliwe khona nizakukholwa bona uJesu unguKrestu, iNdodana kaZimu, nokuthi ngokukholwa kuye nibe nokuphila.
