John 20

Ukuvuka kukaJesu

1Kwathi ngolokuqala lweviki uMariya Magadalena wafika engcwabeni ekuseni kakhulu, kusesemnyama a, wabona ilitshe lisusiwe engcwabeni b. 2Ngakho wagijima weza kuSimoni Petro lakomunye umfundi uJesu ayemthanda c, wathi kubo: Bayisusile iNkosi engcwabeni, njalo kasazi lapho abayibeke khona. 3Ngakho uPetro waphuma lomunye umfundi, bafika engcwabeni d. 4Basebegijima bobabili kanyekanye; omunye umfundi wasegijima phambili ngesiqubu kuloPetro, wafika kuqala engcwabeni. 5Kwathi ekhothama elunguza e wabona amalembu acolekileyo endlelwe, kodwa kangenanga f. 6USimoni Petro wasefika emlandela, wangena engcwabeni, wabona amalembu acolekileyo endlelwe g, 7lelembu lobuso elalisekhanda lakhe, lingabekwanga lamalembu acolekileyo h, kodwa lendluliwe lisendaweni yalo lodwa. 8Ngakho wasengena laye omunye umfundi owayefike kuqala engcwabeni, wabona, wakholwa; 9ngoba babengakaqedisisi i umbhalo, ukuthi ubemele ukuvuka kwabafileyo j. 10Basebesuka futhi abafundi baya kubo k.

Ukuzibonakalisa kukaJesu

11Kodwa uMariya wema engcwabeni phandle ekhala l; kwathi esakhala, wakhothama walunguza engcwabeni m, 12wasebona ingilosi ezimbili zembethe ezimhlophe zihlezi, enye ingasekhanda, lenye ingasenyaweni, lapho isidumbu sikaJesu ebesilele khona n. 13Zona zasezisithi kuye: Mama, ukhalelani? Wathi kuzo: Ngoba bayithethe iNkosi yami, njalo kangazi lapho abayibeke khona. 14Kwathi esetshilo lezizinto watshibilika, wabona uJesu emi o, kodwa wayengazi ukuthi nguJesu p. 15UJesu wathi kuye: Mama, ukhalelani? Udinga bani q? Yena ecabanga ukuthi ngumphathi wesivande, wathi kuye: Nkosi, uba wena umsusile, ngitshele lapho ombeke khona, mina-ke ngizamthatha r. 16UJesu wathi kuye: Mariya! Yena watshibilika wathi kuye: Raboni! okuyikuthi: Mfundisi s. 17UJesu wathi kuye: Ungangibambi, ngoba kangikenyukeli kuBaba t; kodwa yana kubafowethu u, uthi kubo: Ngiyenyukela kuBaba loYihlo v, lakuNkulunkulu wami loNkulunkulu wenu w. 18UMariya Magadalena weza wababikela abafundi ukuthi uyibonile iNkosi, njalo imtshele lezizinto x.

19Kwathi kusihlwa ngalolosuku, olokuqala lweviki y, leminyango ivaliwe lapho abafundi ababehlangene khona z, ngenxa yokwesaba amaJuda aa, uJesu wafika wema phakathi ab, wathi kubo: Ukuthula kakube kini ac. 20Njalo esetshilo lokhu wabatshengisa izandla zakhe lohlangothi lwakhe ad. Ngakho abafundi bathokoza beyibona iNkosi ae. 21UJesu wasebuya esithi kubo: Ukuthula kakube kini af; njengoba ag uBaba engithumile, lami ngiyalithuma ah. 22Kwathi esetshilo lokhu waphephetha phezu kwabo wathi kubo: Yemukelani uMoya oNgcwele ai. 23Loba ngobani elithethelela izono zabo, bathethelelwe; loba ngobani elibamba ezabo, zibanjiwe aj.

24Kodwa uTomasi, omunye wabalitshumi lambili, othiwa nguDidimusi, wayengekho labo mhla uJesu efika ak. 25Ngakho abanye abafundi bathi kuye: Siyibonile iNkosi. Kodwa yena wathi kubo: Uba ngingaboni ezandleni zayo amanxeba ezipikili, njalo ngifake umunwe wami enxebeni lezipikili, njalo ngibeke izandla zami ehlangothini lwayo, kangisoze ngikholwe al. 26Njalo emva kwensuku eziyisificaminwembili abafundi bakhe babephakathi futhi, loTomasi elabo. UJesu wafika am, iminyango ivaliwe, wema phakathi wathi an: Ukuthula kakube kini ao. 27Wasesithi kuTomasi: Letha umunwe wakho lapha, ubone izandla zami; njalo letha isandla sakho, usifake ehlangothini lwami; njalo ungabi ngongakholwayo, kodwa okholwayo ap. 28UTomasi wasephendula, wathi kuye: Nkosi yami loNkulunkulu wami! 29UJesu wathi kuye: Ngoba usungibonile, Tomasi, ukholiwe; babusisiwe abangabonanga aq , ar, kanti bakholiwe as.

Umsebenzi wevangeli

30Njalo at uJesu wazenza lezinye izibonakaliso ezinengi phambi kwabafundi bakhe au, ezingalotshwanga kulolugwalo. 31Kodwa lezi zilotshiwe, ukuze likholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKristu av iNdodana kaNkulunkulu aw, njalo ukuze lithi, likholwa, libe lempilo ax ebizweni lakhe ay.

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