UYohane
20:1 Ke kaloku, ngolokuqala usuku lweveki, kwafika uMariya waseMagadala kusasa, kuseloko
Emveni kwengcwaba elimnyama, walibona ilitye lisusiwe
ingcwaba.
20:2 Agidime ngoko, eze kuSimon Petros nakomnye umfundi.
abethandwa nguYesu, athi kubo, Bayisusile iNkosi
Asazi apho bambeke khona.
20:3 Waphuma ngoko uPetros nomnye umfundi lowo, besiza kubo
ingcwaba.
20:4 Bagidima ke bona bobabini kunye; waza omnye umfundi lowo wamshiya ngamendu uPetros, wafika
beza kuqala engcwabeni.
20:5 Ethi eqondele, azibone iilinen abesongelwe kuzo zizodwa; okwangoku
akangena.
20:6 Afike ngoko uSimon Petros emlandela, angene engcwabeni
Obona iingubo zelinen, zithelile;
20:7 neqhiya ebisentlokweni yakhe, ingadibene nelinen emhlophe
kodwa isongiwe ndaweni ithile.
20:8 Wandula ngoko wangena nomnye umfundi, lowo ubefike kuqala
waza wabona, wakholwa.
20:9 kuba babengekasazi isibhalo esithi, umelwe kukuthi abuye avuke kubo
ufile.
20:10 Babuya ke bagoduka abafundi.
20:11 Wema ke uMariya ngaphandle ngasengcwabeni, elila;
ethobe phantsi, wakhangela engcwabeni.
20:12 Wabona izithunywa zezulu ezibini, zam bethe ezimhlophe, zihleli;
enye ngasezinyaweni, apho wawulele khona umzimba kaYesu.
20:13 Zithi zona kuye, Mfazi, ulilelani na? Athi kubo.
Ngokuba bayithathile iNkosi yam, ndingazi apho baya khona
wamlalisa.
20:14 Akutsho, wajika, wambona uYesu
emi, wayengazi ukuba nguYesu.
20:15 Athi uYesu kuye, Mfazi, ulilelani na? ufuna bani na? Yena,
Eba ngumgcini-myezo, uthi kuye, Nkosi, ukuba unawo
ndimse khona, ndixelele apho umbeke khona; ndimthabathe
kude.
20:16 Athi uYesu kuye, Mariya. Waguquka ke, wathi kuye.
Rabhoni; oko kukuthi, Mfundisi.
20:17 Athi uYesu kuye, Ungandichukumisi; kuba andikanyuki ndiye kwam
Bawo: kodwa yiya kubazalwana bam, uthi kubo, Ndiyenyuka, ndiya kwam
uYihlo, noYihlo; nakuThixo wam, nakuThixo wenu.
20:18 Afike uMariya waseMagadala, ababikele abafundi ukuba uyibonile iNkosi.
nokuba wazithetha ezi zinto kuye.
20:19 Kwakuhlwa ngoko, ngolokuqala usuku lweveki, kwakuhlwa
zavalwa ke iingcango, apho babehlanganisene khona abafundi, ngenxa yokoyika amaYuda;
weza uYesu, wema phakathi, athi kubo, Uxolo malube nani
wena.
20:20 Utshilo, wababonisa izandla necala lakhe.
Bavuya ngoko abafundi bakuyibona iNkosi.
20:21 Wabuya ngoko uYesu wathi kubo, Uxolo malube nani, njengoko uBawo ethumele
Nam ndiyanithuma.
20:22 Akuba etshilo, wabaphefumlela, wathi kubo.
Yamkelani uMoya oyiNgcwele;
20:23 abazono nithe nazixolela, bazixolelwe; kunye nobani
zonke izono enithe nazibamba, zibambekile.
20:24 Ke kaloku uTomas, omnye kwabalishumi elinababini, okuthiwa nguDidimo, wayengenabo oko
UYesu weza.
20:25 Babesithi ngoko kuye abanye abafundi, Siyibonile iNkosi. Kodwa
Wathi kubo, Ukuba andithanga ndiwubone umqondiso wombhalo esandleni sakhe
ndifake umnwe wam enxebeni lezikhonkwane, ndisolule isandla sam
ecaleni kwakhe, andiyi kukholwa.
20:26 Baye emveni kweentsuku ezisibhozo bekwangaphakathi abafundi bakhe; waye ke noTomas
Afike uYesu, zakubon' ukuba zivaliwe iingcango, wema phakathi
wathi, Uxolo malube nani.
20:27 Andule athi kuTomas, Ethe apha umnwe wakho, uzibone izandla zam;
khawuzise isandla sakho, usibeke ecaleni lam, ungabikho
ongakholwayo, ukholwayo ke.
20:28 Waphendula uTomas, wathi kuye, Nkosi yam, Thixo wam!
20:29 Athi uYesu kuye, Ngokuba undibonile, Tomas
Banoyolo abo bangabonanga, bakholwa noko.
20:30 Mininzi ke okunene neminye imiqondiso awayenzayo uYesu phambi kwabafundi bakhe.
ezingabhaliweyo kule ncwadi.
20:31 Kodwa le ibhalelwe ukuze nikholwe ukuba uYesu unguye uKristu.
uNyana kaThixo; nokuze nithi, nikholwa, nibe nabo ubomi egameni lakhe.