Ngolokuqala lweviki uMariya Magdalena wafika ethuneni ekuseni kusemnyama, wabona itshe lisusiwe ethuneni.
Wayesegijima, waya kuSimoni Petru nakomunye umfundi uJesu amthandayo, wathi kubo: “Bayisusile iNkosi ethuneni, asazi lapho abayibeke khona.
Wayesephuma uPetru nalo omunye umfundi, bafika ethuneni.
Base begijima bobabili kanyekanye; kepha omunye umfundi wamgijima kakhulu uPetru, wafika kuqala ethuneni.
Ekhothama elunguza, wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona; nokho akangenanga.
Khona uSimoni Petru wafika emlandela, wangena ethuneni, wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona;
Neduku elalisekhanda lakhe, lingekho kanye nelineni, kodwa lisongiwe wodwa ndaweninye.
Wasengena lalowo mfundi ofike kuqala ethuneni, wabona, wakholwa;
Ngokuba babengakawazi umbhalo, ukuthi umelwe ukuvuka kwabafileyo.
Base bemuka abafundi babuyela ekhaya.
Kepha uMariya wema ngaphandle ethuneni ekhala;
Wabona izingelosi ezimbili zembethe okumhlophe zihlezi, enye ngasekhanda nenye ngasezinyaweni, lapho isidumbu sikaJesu besilele khona.
Bathi kuye: “Mame, ukhalelani na? Wathi kuzo: “Ngokuba bayithathile iNkosi yami, futhi angazi lapho abayibeke khona.
Eseshilo lokho waphenduka, wabona uJesu emi, kepha wayengazi ukuthi nguJesu.
UJesu wathi kuye: “Mame, ukhalelani na? ufuna bani? Yena ecabanga ukuthi ngumphathi wensimu, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uma umsusile, ngitshele lapho ombeke khona, mina ngiyakumsusa;
UJesu wathi kuye: Mariya. Waphenduka, wathi kuye: Raboni; okungukuthi: Mfundisi.
UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungangithinti; ngoba kangikenyukeli kuBaba; kodwa hamba uye kubafowethu, uthi kubo: Ngenyukela kuBaba loYihlo; nakuNkulunkulu wami, noNkulunkulu wenu.
UMariya Magdalena weza wabikela abafundi ukuthi uyibonile iNkosi, nokuthi ikhulume lokho kuye.