UJohane
20:1 Ngosuku lokuqala lweviki kwafika uMariya Magdalena ekuseni, kusenjalo
mnyama ethuneni, wabona itshe lisusiwe
ithuna.
20:2 Wayesegijima, waya kuSimoni Petru nakulomunye umfundi.
uJesu abathandayo, wathi kubo: Bayisusile iNkosi
ethuneni, futhi asazi lapho bembeke khona.
NgokukaLuka 20:3 Waphuma-ke uPetru nalo omunye umfundi, beza kuye
ithuna.
20:4 Base begijima bobabili kanyekanye;
weza kuqala ethuneni.
20:5 Ekhothama elunguza, wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona; okwamanje
kangenanga.
20:6 Khona kwafika uSimoni Petru emlandela, wangena ethuneni, futhi
ubona izingubo zelineni zikhona;
20:7 Futhi napkin, eyayisekhanda lakhe, hhayi elele nelineni
izingubo, kodwa zisongiwe endaweni yodwa.
20:8 Khona-ke wangena futhi lowo omunye umfundi, owayefike kuqala kubo
ethuneni, wabona, wakholwa.
20:9 Ngoba babengakawazi umbhalo, ukuthi kwakumele avuke ekufeni
efile.
20:10 Khona-ke abafundi baphinde babuyela ekhaya.
20:11 Kodwa uMariya wema ngaphandle ethuneni ekhala;
wakhothama, walunguza ethuneni.
20:12 Wabona izingelosi ezimbili zembethe okumhlophe zihlezi, enye ngasekhanda nenye
enye ngasezinyaweni, lapho isidumbu sikaJesu besilele khona.
20:13 Bathi kuye: "Mame, ukhalelani na?" Wathi kubo.
Ngoba bayithathile iNkosi yami, futhi angazi lapho beya khona
wamlalisa.
20:14 Eseshilo lokho, waphenduka, wabona uJesu
emi, kodwa engazi ukuthi nguJesu.
20:15 UJesu wathi kuye: Mama, ukhalelani? ufuna bani? Yena,
ecabanga ukuthi ungumlimi, wathi kuye: Nkosi, uba ulakho
wamsusa lapha, ngitshele lapho ombeke khona, mina ngizamthatha
kude.
20:16 UJesu wathi kuye: Mariya. Waphenduka, wathi kuye.
Rabhoni; okungukuthi: Mfundisi.
20:17 UJesu wathi kuye: "Ungangithinti; ngoba kangikenyukeli kweyami
Baba: kodwa hamba uye kubafowethu, uthi kubo: Ngenyukela kwami
uYihlo, noYihlo; nakuNkulunkulu wami, noNkulunkulu wenu.
20:18 UMariya Magdalena weza wabikela abafundi ukuthi uyibonile iNkosi.
lokuthi ukhulume lezizinto kuye.
20:19 Khona-ke kusihlwa ngalolo suku, usuku lokuqala lwesonto,
iminyango yavalwa lapho ababebuthene khona abafundi ngokwesaba abaJuda;
weza uJesu wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: Ukuthula makube kini
wena.
20:20 Eseshilo lokho, wababonisa izandla zakhe nohlangothi lwakhe.
Khona-ke abafundi bajabula lapho beyibona iNkosi.
20:21 Khona uJesu wabuye wathi kubo: "Ukuthula makube kinina, njengoba uBaba ethumile
mina, ngokunjalo ngiyakuthuma.
20:22 Esekushilo lokho, wabaphefumulela, wathi kubo.
Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele;
20:23 Enibathethelela izono zabo, bathethelelwe; futhi okabani
noma yiziphi izono enizibambayo, zibanjiwe.
20:24 Kodwa uTomase, omunye wabayishumi nambili, othiwa uDidimu, wayengekho nabo lapho
UJesu wafika.
20:25 Ngakho abanye abafundi bathi kuye: "Siyibonile iNkosi." Kodwa
wathi kubo: Ngaphandle kokuthi ngibone esandleni sakhe umbhalo wesandla
wafaka umunwe wami enxebeni lezipikili, wafaka isandla sami
ohlangothini lwakhe, ngeke ngikholwe.
NgokukaLuka 20:26 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili futhi abafundi bakhe babengaphakathi, noTomase enaye
UJesu wayesefika, iminyango ivaliwe, wema phakathi kwabo
wathi: Ukuthula makube kini.
20:27 Wayesethi kuTomase: Letha lapha umunwe wakho, ubone izandla zami;
letha isandla sakho, usifake ohlangothini lwami, ungabikho
ongakholwayo, kodwa okholwayo.
20:28 UTomase waphendula, wathi kuye: Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami.
20:29 UJesu wathi kuye: Tomasi, ngoba ungibonile, wena
bakholwa, babusisiwe abakholwanga, kodwa abakholwanga.
20:30 Nezinye izibonakaliso eziningi uJesu wazenza phambi kwabafundi bakhe.
ezingalotshiwe kule ncwadi.
20:31 Kodwa lezi zilotshiwe, ukuze nikholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKristu.
iNdodana kaNkulunkulu; futhi ukuze ngokukholwa nibe nokuphila egameni lakhe.