69 – Ukuvuka kukaYesu

₁Phambi komsobomvu ngeCawe uMariya waseMagadala waya engcwabeni, wafika ilitye lokuvala ingcwaba lisusiwe. ₂Wabaleka, waya kuSimon Petros nalaa mfundi wayethandwa nguYesu, wathi kubo: “Bayithathile iNkosi engcwabeni. Asazi apho bayibeke khona.”

₃Banduluka ke uPetros nomnye umfundi lowo, baya kufika engcwabeni. ₄Babebaleka kunye, kodwa omnye umfundi lo wamshiya ngamendu uPetros, wafika kuqala engcwabeni. ₅Wathoba nje, wawabona amalaphu elinen, engakhange angene. ₆Wagaleleka noPetros, wangena engcwabeni. Wawabona amalaphu ephantsi. ₇Ilaphu uYesu awayebotshwe ngalo intloko, walibona lilodwa, lisongiwe. ₈Wangena ke naloo mfundi obefike kuqala engcwabeni. Akukhangela wakholwa. ₉Kaloku babengaliqondi ilizwi *leziBhalo elithi umelwe kukuba avuke ekufeni. ₁₀Baza ke bagoduka abafundi.

₁₁UMariya wayemi ngasengcwabeni elila. Esalila njalo wathoba, wakhangela engcwabeni, ₁₂wabona izithunywa zezulu ezibini zambethe ezimhlophe, zihleli apho bekukho umzimba kaYesu, esinye sihleli ngasentloko, esinye singasezinyaweni. ₁₃Zathi ke kuye: “Ulilela ntoni?”

Wathi kuzo: “Ithathiwe iNkosi yam. Andazi nokuba ibekwe phi na.”

₁₄Esatsho, waguquka, wabona uYesu emi; akaqonda noko ukuba nguYesu. ₁₅Wathi kuye uYesu: “Ulilela ntoni, wethu? Ufuna bani?”

Ecinga ukuba ngumgcini-sitiya, wathi kuye: “Ndixelele, mnumzana, apho umbeke khona, ukuba umsusile, ze ndiye kumthatha.”

₁₆Wathi kuye uYesu: “Mariya!”

Waguqukela kuye, wathi kuye ngesiHebhere: “Rabhoni,” oko kukuthi: “Mfundisi.”

₁₇Waza wathi uYesu: “Sukundibamba, kuba andikenyuki ndiye kuBawo. Hamba uye kuxelela abahlobo bam ukuba sendinyuka, ndisiya kuBawo okwanguYihlo, uThixo wam okwanguThixo wenu.”

₁₈Ke ngoko uMariya waseMagadala waya kubaxelela abafundi ukuba uyibonile iNkosi, waza wabaxelela nomyalezo wayo.

₁₉Ngokuhlwa ngaloo mini yeCawe abafundi babehlangene, bezivalile iingcango kuba besoyika amaJuda. Wafika uYesu, wema phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Uxolo malube nani.” ₂₀Etshilo wababonisa izandla zakhe nephango lakhe. Baza bafikelwa luvuyo abafundi bakuyibona iNkosi. ₂₁Waphinda wathi kubo uYesu: “Uxolo malube nani. Njengokuba uBawo endithumile mna, nani ndiyanithuma.” ₂₂Akuba etshilo ke wabaphefumlela, wathi: “Yamkelani uMoya oyiNgcwele. ₂₃Bonke abantu enibaxolelayo izono zabo baya kuxolelwa; kanti bonke eningabaxoleliyo abayi kuxolelwa.”

₂₄UTomas, omnye wabafundi abalishumi elinambini, lo kuthiwa nguWele, wayengekho phakathi kwabafundi ukufika kukaYesu kubo. ₂₅Ke ngoko abanye abafundi bathi kuye: “Siyibonile iNkosi!”

Kodwa yena wathi kubo: “Ndingekawaboni nje amanxeba ezikhonkwane ezandleni zayo, ndifake umnwe emanxebeni ayo, nesandla sam ndisifake ephangweni layo, andisoze ndikholwe.”

₂₆NgeCawe elandelayo, behlangene kwakhona endlwini abafundi bakaYesu, ekho noTomas, wafika uYesu, iingcango zivaliwe, wathi: “Uxolo malube nani.” ₂₇Waza wathi kuTomas: “Faka apha umnwe wakho, uzibone izandla zam. Solule isandla sakho, usifake ephangweni lam. Yeka ukungakholwa oku! Kholwa!”

₂₈Waphendula uTomas wathi kuye: “Nkosi yam! Thixo wam!”

₂₉Wathi kuye uYesu: “Uyakholwa ngoku, kuba undibonile? Hayi uyolo lwâbo bakholwa bengandibonanga!”

₃₀Mininzi neminye imiqondiso awayenzayo uYesu beyibona abafundi bakhe, engabhalwanga kule ncwadi. ₃₁Ezi ke izinto zibhalelwe ukuze nikholwe ukuba uYesu unguye *uKrestu, uNyana kaThixo; nokuze nithi nikholwa, nibe nobomi ngenxa yegunya legama lakhe.

₁Emva koko uYesu waphinda wazibonakalisa kubafundi bakhe ngakuLwandle lwaseTibheriya. Kwahamba ngolu hlobo ukuzibonakalisa kwakhe:

₂USimon Petros, noTomas ekuthiwa nguWele, noNataniyeli waseKana eGalili, kunye noonyana bakaZebhedi, nabanye abafundi ababini, babendawonye. ₃Waza wathi kubo uSimon Petros: “Ndisaya kuloba.”

Baza bathi kuye: “Nathi sohamba nawe.” Baya ke bekhwele isikhitshana, kodwa àbabamba nto ngobo busuku. ₄Ukuthi chapha komsobomvu nako kumi uYesu elunxwemeni. Phofu abafundi babengaqondi ukuba nguYesu. ₅Wathi ke ngoko uYesu kubo: “Anibambanga ntlanzi, bafana?”

Bamphendula bathi: “Hayi.”

₆Waza wathi kubo: “Phosani umnatha ngasekunene kwesikhitshana. Nobambisa ke.” Bawuphosa, baza ngenxa yobuninzi beentlanzi ababi nako ukuwutsala umnatha.

₇Ke ngoko loo mfundi obethandwa nguYesu wathi kuPetros: “YiNkosi!” USimon Petros, akuva ukuba yiNkosi le, wazithi wambu ngengubo, kuba wayetyedile, watsho waziphosa emanzini. ₈Ke bona abanye abafundi baya elunxwemeni ngesikhitshana, bawurhuqa umnatha, uzele ziintlanzi. Kwakumalunga neemitha ezilikhulu ukuya elunxwemeni. ₉Bakuhla esikhitshaneni, babona umlilo wamalahle, kukho intlanzi kuwo kwanesonka. ₁₀Wathi kubo uYesu: “Khanize neentlanzi kwezi nisand' ukuzibamba.”

₁₁USimon Petros wakhwela esikhitshaneni, wawurhuqela elunxwemeni umnatha, uzele ziintlanzi ezinkulu, zilikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu anantathu zizonke. Nangona zazininzi kangako umnatha awuqhaqhekanga. ₁₂Waza wathi kubo uYesu: “Yizani kutya.” Akubangakho namnye kubafundi ube nabuganga bakuthi: “Ungubani wena?” Kaloku babesazi ukuba yiNkosi. ₁₃Wasondela uYesu, wasithatha isonka, wabanika; wathatha nentlanzi, wabanika.

₁₄Oku kuzibonakalisa kukaYesu kubafundi bakhe kwakukokwesithathu emva kokuvuka kwakhe ekufeni.

₁₅Emva kokuba betyile, uYesu wathi kuSimon Petros: “Simon, nyana kaYohane, uyandithanda na ngaphezu kwaba?”

Wathi kuye: “Ewe, Nkosi, uyazi ukuba ndiyakuthanda.” Wathi kuye uYesu: “Yondla amatakane am.” ₁₆Aphinde athi kuye okwesibini uYesu: “Simon, nyana kaYohane, uyandithanda na?”

Wathi kuye: “Ewe, Nkosi, uyazi ukuba ndiyakuthanda.” Wathi kuye uYesu: “Yalusa iigusha zam.” ₁₇Wathi kuye okwesithathu uYesu: “Simon, nyana kaYohane, uyandithanda na?”

Wev' intw' embi uPetros ebuzwa okwesithathunje nguYesu esithi: “Uyandithanda na?” Waza wathi kuYesu: “Nkosi, izinto zonke uyazazi; uyazi ukuba ndiyakuthanda.”

Wathi kuye uYesu: “Yondla iigusha zam. ₁₈Ndithi kuwe, inene, oko ubusemtsha ubuzibhinqisa, uye apho uthanda ukuya khona, kodwa xa sewaluphele uya kuziphakamisa izandla zakho, ubhinqiswe ngomnye, akuse apho ungathandi kuya khona.” ₁₉Esitsho nje uYesu, wayesalatha indlela uPetros awayeza kufa ngayo ukudumisa uThixo. Wandula ukuthi: “Ndilandèle, wena.”

₂₀Wakhangela ngasemva uPetros, wabona laa mfundi wayethandwa nguYesu elandela, lowa wayehleli ecaleni kukaYesu esidlweni, waza wabuza kuYesu ukuba ngubani na owayeza kumngcatsha. ₂₁Wathi ke kuYesu uPetros akumbona lo mfundi: “Nkosi, kuya kuthekani ngalo?”

₂₂Waza wathi kuye uYesu: “Ukuba ndifuna abekho ndide ndibuye, inamsebenzi mni loo nto kuwe? Ndilandèle, wena.”

₂₃Yathetheka ke le ntetho phakathi kwabalandeli bakaYesu, kusithiwa loo mfundi akayi kufa. Kodwa uYesu wayengatshongo kuye ukuba akayi kufa; wayethe: “Ukuba ndifuna abekho ndide ndibuye, inamsebenzi mni na loo nto kuwe?”

₂₄Nguye ke lo mfundi ozingqinayo ezi zinto, wazibhala nokuzibhala. Siyazi ke ukuba ubungqina bakhe buyinyaniso.

₂₅Zininzi nezinye izinto awazenzayo uYesu. Ukuba bezinokubhalwa zonke ngazinye, ndithelekelela okokuba ihlabathi liphela belingenakuziqulatha iincwadi ebeziya kubhalwa.