Yohana 20
1 Mapema siku ya kwanza ya juma, kungali bado giza, Mariamu Magdalena alikuja kaburini; akaliona lile jiwe limeondolewa kaburini.
Ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, kulokhu kusemnyama, uMariya Magadalini waya ethuneni wafumana ukuthi ilitshe laselisusiwe emlonyeni wethuna.
2 Kwa hiyo akakimbia mbio kwenda kwa Simon Petro na kwa yule mwanafunzi mwingine ambaye Yesu alimpenda, kisha akawaambia, “wamemchukua Bwana kaburini, nasi hatujui kule walikomlaza.”
Ngakho wafika egijima kuSimoni Phethro elomunye umfundi, lowo uJesu ayemthanda, wathi, “Sebeyithethe iNkosi ethuneni, kodwa kasazi ukuthi bayise ngaphi!”
3 Kisha Petro na yule mwanafunzi mwingine wakatoka, kuelekea kaburini.
Yikho uPhethro lalowomfundi omunye baqonda ethuneni.
4 Wote walipiga mbio kwa pamoja; yule mwanafunzi mwingine alikimbia kwa kasi zaidi ya Petro nakufika kaburini wa kwanza.
Bobabili babegijima, kodwa lowo omunye umfundi wamtshiya uPhethro wayafika kuqala ethuneni.
5 Akasimama na kisha kuangalia kaburini; akaiona ile sanda ya kitani imelala, lakini hakuingia ndani.
Wakhothama walunguza phakathi wabona amaqhele elineni ekhonapho, kodwa kangenanga.
6 Kisha Simon Petro naye akafika akaingia ndani ya Kaburi. Akaiona ile sanda ya kitani imelala pale
Khonokho uSimoni Phethro owayengemuva kwakhe wafika wangena ethuneni. Wawabona amaqhele elineni ethe qekele khonapho,
7 na ile leso iliyokuwa kichwani pake haikuwa imelala pamoja na zile sanda za kitani bali ilikuwa imelala pembeni peke yake.
kanye lelembu lokungcwaba elalithandele ikhanda likaJesu. Ilembu lelo laseligoqiwe lodwa lingekho kwawelineni.
8 Ndipo yule mwanafunzi mwingine naye alipoingia ndani ya kaburi; akaona na kuamini.
Ekucineni lowo omunye umfundi owayefike kuqala ethuneni laye wangena. Wabona, wakholwa.
9 Kwa kuwa hadi wakati huo walikuwa bado hawajayajua maandiko kwamba ilimlazimu Yesu afufuke tena katika wafu.
(Babelokhu bengezwisisi emibhalweni ukuthi uJesu wayemele avuke kwabafileyo.)
10 Kisha wanafunzi wakaenda tena nyumbani kwao.
Abafundi basebebuyela emizini yabo.
11 Hata hivyo, Mariamu alikuwa amesimama kaburini akilia, alivyokuwa akiendelea kulia alisimama kisha akatazama kaburini.
Kodwa uMariya wasala emi ngaphandle kwethuna ekhala. Wathi elokhu ekhala wakhothama walunguza ethuneni
12 Akaona malaika wawili wenye sura nyeupe wamekaa mmoja kichwani na mwingine miguuni mahali ambapo Yesu alikuwa amelala.
wabona izingilosi ezimbili zigqoke okumhlophe zihlezi lapho isidumbu sikaJesu sasikade sikhona, enye ngasemakhanda, enye ngasezinyaweni.
13 Nao wakamwambia, “Mwanamke, kwa nini unalia?” Naye akawaambia, “Ni kwa sababu wamemchukua Bwana wangu, nami sijui walikomweka.”
Zambuza zathi, “Mama, ukhalelani na?” Wathi, “Bayisusile iNkosi yami, kangazi ukuthi bayibeke ngaphi.”
14 Alipokwisha sema hayo, aligeuka na kumwona Yesu akiwa amesimama. Lakini hakutambua kama huyo alikuwa Yesu.
Wasephenduka wabona uJesu emi khonapho, kodwa kananzelelanga ukuthi kwakunguJesu.
15 Naye Yesu akamwambia, “Mama, kwa nini unalia? Unamtafuta nani?” Naye huku akidhani kuwa ni mtunza bustani akamwambia, “Bwana, kama ni wewe uliyemchukua, niambie ulikomweka, nami nitamchukua.”
Wathi, “Mama, ukhalelani na? Ufuna ubani na?” UMariya wayesithi kumbe ngumlimi, wasesithi, “Nkosi, nxa kunguwe omthetheyo, ngitshela ukuthi umbeke ngaphi ukuze ngiyemthatha.”
16 Yesu akamwambia, “Mariamu.” Naye akageuka mwenyewe na kumwambia kwa Kiaramu, “Raboni,” yaani hii ni kusema, “Mwalimu.”
UJesu wathi, “Mariya.” Waphendukela kuye wamemeza ngesiHebheru wathi, “Rabhoni!” (okutsho ukuthi “Mfundisi”).
17 Yesu akamwambia, “Usiniguse, kwani bado sijapaa kwenda kwa baba; bali uende kwa ndugu zangu ukawaambie kuwa nitapaa kwenda kwa Baba yangu ambaye pia ni Baba yenu, Mungu wangu na Mungu wenu.”
UJesu wathi, “Ungangibambi, ngoba kangikabuyeli kuBaba. Kodwa hamba kubafowethu ubatshele uthi, ‘Sengibuyela kuBaba njalo uYihlo, kuNkulunkulu wami, uNkulunkulu wenu.’”
18 Mariamu Magdalena akaja kuwaambia wanafunzi, “Nimemwona Bwana,” na kwamba amemwambia mambo haya.
UMariya Magadalini waya kubafundi elombiko othi, “ngiyibonile iNkosi!” Njalo wabatshela ukuthi wayekutshilo lokhu kuye.
19 Na ilipokuwa jioni, siku hiyo, siku ya kwanza ya juma, na milango ikiwa imefungwa mahali wanafunzi walipokuwapo kwa kuwahofia Wayahudi, Yesu alikuja na kusimama katikati yao na kuwaambia, “Amani iwe kwenu.”
Kusihlwa ngalolosuku lokuqala lweviki, abafundi babendawonye behluthulele iminyango ngoba besesaba amaJuda, uJesu wafika wema phakathi kwabo wathi, “Ukuthula kakube kini!”
20 Alipokwisha sema haya akawaonesha mikono yake na ubavu wake. Nao wanafunzi walipomwona Bwana walifurahi.
Esekutshilo lokhu wabatshengisa izandla zakhe lohlangothi lwakhe. Abafundi bathaba kakhulu beyibona iNkosi.
21 Kisha Yesu akawaambia tena, “Amani iwe nanyi. Kama vile Baba alivyonituma mimi, vivyo hivyo nami nawatuma ninyi.”
UJesu waphinda wathi, “Ukuthula kakube kini! Njengoba uBaba engithumile, lami ngiyalithuma.”
22 Yesu alipokwisha sema hayo, akawavuvia akawaambia, Pokeeni Roho Mtakatifu.
Esitsho lokho wabaphefumulela wathi, “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele.
23 Yeyote mmsameheye dhambi, wamesamehewa; na wale mtakaowafungia watafungiwa.”
Nxa lithethelela loba ngubani izono zakhe, zizathethelelwa lezenu, kodwa nxa lingathetheleli ezabanye kazisoze zithethelelwe lezenu.”
24 Thomaso, mmoja wa wale kumi na wawili, aliyeitwa Didimas, hakuwa na wanafunzi wenzake Yesu alipokuja.
UThomasi (othiwa nguDidimasi), omunye wabalitshumi lambili, wayengekho kwabanye abafundi uJesu aze afike.
25 Wale wanafunzi wengine waka mwambia baadaye, “Tumemwona Bwana.” Naye akawambia, “Kama sitaona alama za misumari katika mikono yake, na kuweka vidole vyangu kwenye hizo alama, na pia kuweka mkono wangu kwenye ubavu wake sitaamini.”
Kwathi lapho abanye abafundi bemtshela bathi “sesiyibonile iNkosi,” wathandabuza wathi, “Ngaphandle kokuthi ngibone amanxeba ezipikili ezandleni zakhe ngibeke umunwe wami emanxebeni ezipikili, ngifake isandla sami ehlangothini lwakhe, kangisoze ngikholwe.”
26 Baada ya siku nane wanafunzi walikuwa chumbani tena, naye Thomaso alikuwa pamoja nao. Wakati milango ilipokuwa imefungwa Yesu alisimama katikati yao. na akasema, “Amani na iwe nanyi.”
Sekudlule iviki abafundi bakhe babesendlini njalo, loThomasi elabo. Njengoba iminyango yayihluthulelwe uJesu wafika wema phakathi kwabo wathi, “Ukuthula kakube kini!”
27 Kisha akamwambia Thomaso, leta kidole chako na uone mikono yangu; leta hapa mikono yako na uweke kwenye ubavu wangu; wala usiwe asiyeamini bali aaminiye.”
Wasesithi kuThomasi, “Faka umunwe wakho lapha; bona izandla zami. Yelula isandla sakho usibeke ehlangothini lwami. Yekela ukuthandabuza ukholwe.”
28 Naye Thomaso akajibu na kumwambia, “Bwana wangu na Mungu wangu.”
UThomasi wathi kuye, “Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami!”
29 Yesu akamwambia, Kwa kuwa umeniona, umeamini. Wamebarikiwa wao wanaoamini, pasipokuona.”
UJesu wasemtshela wathi, “Usukholiwe ngoba usungibonile; babusisiwe labo abathi bengabonanga, kodwa sebekholiwe.”
30 Kisha Yesu alifanya ishara nyingi mbele ya wanafunzi, ambazo hazijawahi kuandikwa katika kitabu hiki;
UJesu wenza eminye imimangaliso eminengi abafundi bakhe bekhangele, kodwa engabhalwanga kule incwadi.
31 bali hizi zimeandikwa ili kwamba muweze kuamini kwamba Yesu ndiye Kristo, mwana wa Mungu, na kwamba muaminipo muwe na uzima katika jina lake.
Kodwa le ibhaliwe ukuze likholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKhristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, njalo ukuze kuthi ngokukholwa libe lokuphila ngebizo lakhe.
