Mathewu 28:1-20

Ekupheleni kwesabatha, ngovivi ngolokuqala lweviki, kwafika uMariya Magdalena nomunye uMariya, bezobona ithuna. Bheka, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, ngokuba ingelosi yeNkosi yehla ezulwini, yeza yagingqa itshe, yalisusa, yahlala phezu kwalo. Ubuso bakhe babunjengombani, lesembatho sakhe sasimhlophe njengeqhwa. Ngokuyesaba kwayo abalindi bathuthumela, baba njengabafileyo. Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kwabesifazane: “Ningesabi nina, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi nifuna uJesu obebethelwe esiphambanweni. Kakho lapha, ngokuba uvukile njengokusho kwakhe; Wozani nibone indawo lapho iNkosi yayilele khona. Hambani masinyane, nitshele abafundi bakhe ukuthi uvukile kwabafileyo; bhekani, uyanandulela ukuya eGalile; niyakumbona lapho; bhekani, nginitshelile. Base beshesha bamuka ethuneni benokwesaba nokuthokoza okukhulu; wagijima wabikela abafundi bakhe. Kwathi besaya ukubikela abafundi bakhe, bheka, uJesu wabahlangabeza, wathi: “Sanibona! Base besondela, bambamba izinyawo, bakhuleka kuye. UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ningesabi; hambani nitshele abafowethu ukuthi baye eGalile, futhi bayakungibona khona. Kwathi besahamba, bheka, kwafika abanye kubalindi emzini, babikela abapristi abakhulu konke okwenzekileyo. Sebebuthene lamalunga, benza icebo, banika amabutho imali enengi; besithi: Yishoni ukuthi: Abafundi bakhe beza ebusuku, bameba silele. Uma kuzwakala lokho kumbusi, siyakuncenga thina, sinivikele. Base beyithabatha imali, benza njengalokho befundisiwe; leli zwi lisasakazwa phakathi kwabaJuda kuze kube namuhla. Abafundi abayishumi nanye basuka baya eGalile entabeni lapho uJesu ayebayalile khona. Sebembonile bakhuleka kuye, kodwa abanye bangabaza. UJesu wasondela wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Ngiphiwe amandla onke ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Ngakho hambani nifundise izizwe zonke, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise, neleNdodana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele; nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho; bhekani, mina nginani izinsuku zonke, kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe. Amen.