Phawula
16:1 Yakubon' ukuba idlule isabatha, ooMariya waseMagadala, noMariya unina kaMariya
UJames, noSalome, babethenge iziqholo, ukuze beze
Mthambise.
16:2 Bathi ke, kusasa ngolokuqala usuku lweveki, beza kuye
ingcwaba ekuphumeni kwelanga.
16:3 Baye bethetha bodwa, besithi, Ngubani na oya kusiqengqela ilitye lisuke?
ngomnyango wengcwaba?
16:4 Bathi bakukhangela, babona ukuba liqengqiwe lesuka ilitye;
yayintle kakhulu.
16:5 Bakuba bengenile engcwabeni, babona umfana ehleli phezu kwengcwaba
icala lasekunene lambethe ingubo emhlophe; basuka boyika.
16:6 Athi kubo, Musani ukuqhiphuka umbilini; nifuna uYesu waseNazarete;
owabethelelwa emnqamlezweni; uvukile; Akakho apha; nantsi indawo ekuyo
bamlalisa.
16:7 Hambani ke niye, nibaxelele abafundi bakhe noPetros ukuthi, uyanandulela
nombona khona apho, njengoko wayetshilo kuni.
16:8 Baphuma kamsinya, babaleka engcwabeni; ngenxa yabo
Baye bengcangcazela bakhwankqiswa; abathetha nto nakubani; ngenxa
boyika.
16:9 Uthe ke uYesu, evuke ekufeni kusasa ngolokuqala usuku lweveki, wabonakala
kuqala kuMariya waseMagadala, awayekhuphe kuye iidemon zasixhenxe.
16:10 Waya yena wabikela ababenaye, bakubon' ukuba bakhedamile, baya kuye
walila.
16:11 Bathe ke bona, bakuva ukuba uhleli, nokuba ukhe wabonwa nguye
akazange akholelwe.
16:12 Emva koko wabonakala ngolunye uhlobo kwababini babo, behamba;
waya emaphandleni.
16:13 Nabo baya babikela abanye;
16:14 Emva koko wabonakala kwabalishumi elinamnye, behleli ngasesithebeni, wabagxeka
Ngokungakholwa kwabo, nobulukhuni beentliziyo zabo, ngokuba bakholwa
ingengabo abo bambonayo emveni kokuvuka kwakhe.
16:15 Wathi kubo, Hambani niye kulo lonke ihlabathi, nizivakalise iindaba ezilungileyo
kuyo yonke indalo.
16:16 Lowo ukholiweyo wabhaptizwa, wosindiswa; kodwa ngokholwayo
akayi kugwetywa.
16:17 Imiqondiso ke eya kulandelana nabo bakholwayo; Egameni lam baya kuba ngabo
khupha iidemon; baya kuthetha ngeelwimi ezintsha;
16:18 baya kuphatha iinyoka; nokuba bathe basela into ebulalayo, yeya
nize ningabenzakalisi; baya kubeka izandla phezu kwemilwelwe, kwaye baya kwenjenjalo
ukuchacha.
16:19 Yathi ngoko iNkosi, emveni kokuba ithethe kubo, yamkelwa
ezulwini, wahlala ngasekunene kukaThixo.
16:20 Ke bona baphuma, bavakalisa kuyo yonke indawo, iNkosi isebenza nabo
nabo, beliqinisa ilizwi ngemiqondiso elandelanayo. Amen.