IVangeli Elabhalwa NguMathewu
28 ISabatha lathi selidlulile, sekulilanga lokuqala leviki, uMariya Magadalena lomunye uMariya bafika ekuseni kakhulu bezokhangela ingcwaba.+
2 Bathola kube lokuzamazama komhlaba okwesabekayo ngoba kwakwehle ingilosi kaJehova* ivela ezulwini yafika yagiqela eceleni ilitshe elalivale ingcwaba, yasihlala phezu kwalo.+ 3 Yayikhazimula njengombane njalo izigqoko zayo zazimhlophe nke njengongqwaqwane.+ 4 Ababelindile besaba beyibona, babanjwa ngumhedehede behluleka lokunyakaza. Basebengathi ngabantu abafileyo.
5 Kodwa ingilosi yathi kwabesifazana: “Lingesabi, ngiyakwazi ukuthi lidinga uJesu obulewe ngokubethelwa esigodweni.+ 6 Kakho lapha ngoba uvusiwe njengoba wayetshilo.+ Buyani lizobona indawo abebekwe kuyo, 7 beselisuka masinyane liyetshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi usevusiwe kwabafileyo. Uzakuya eGalile,+ lizamthola khonale. Yikho ebengizolitshela khona.”+
8 Ngakho bahle basuka ethuneni besesaba kodwa bethabe befile, bagijima besiyabikela abafundi bakhe.+ 9 Khonokho nje uJesu wabahlangabeza wathi: “Salibonani!” Basondela kuye babamba inyawo zakhe bamkhothamela. 10 UJesu wasesithi kubo: “Lingesabi! Hambani liyetshela abafowethu ukuze baye eGalile, yikho lapho abazangibona khona.”
11 Abesifazana laba bathi belokhu besendleleni, abanye abalindi+ bangena edolobheni bayatshela abaphristi abakhokhelayo konke okwakwenzakele. 12 Abaphristi babuthana labadala bacebisana, basebenika amasotsha inhlamvu zesiliva ezinengi, 13 bathi kuwo: “Litshele abantu lithi, ‘Abafundi bakhe bafike bamtshontsha ebusuku silele.’+ 14 Nxa lokhu kungafika endlebeni zombusi,* thina sizamchasisela ukuthi kuhambe njani, lina lingakhathazeki.” 15 Ngakho bathatha inhlamvu zesiliva benza lokho ababekutsheliwe. Indaba le yamemetheka yagcwala phakathi kwamaJuda futhi kulokhu kunjalo kuze kube lamuhla.
16 Abafundi abangu-11 baya eGalile,+ entabeni uJesu ayehlele ukuthi uzahlangana labo kuyo.+ 17 Bathi bembona bamkhothamela kodwa abanye babethandabuza ukuthi nguye. 18 UJesu wasondela wasekhuluma labo wathi: “Sengiphiwe amandla wonke ezulwini lasemhlabeni.+ 19 Ngakho hambani liyekwenza abantu bezizwe zonke babe ngabafundi,+ libabhabhathize+ ebizweni likaBaba leleNdodana lelomoya ongcwele, 20 libafundise ukulandela izinto zonke engilitshele zona.+ Hlalani likhumbula ukuthi ngizabe ngilani zonke izinsuku kuze kube yisiphetho somumo lo wezinto.”*+