UMakho
16 ISabatha lathi selidlulile, uMariya Magadalena loSalome kanye loMariya unina kaJakhobe bathenga amakha ukuze bayegcoba isidumbu sakhe. 2 Kwasekusithi ekuseni kakhulu, ngelanga lokuqala leviki, baya ethuneni bafika ilanga lisanda kuphuma. 3 Babuzana besithi: “Manje ngubani ozasigiqela ilitshe alisuse entubeni yethuna?” 4 Kodwa bathi besithi mehlo suka, babona ukuthi ilitshe laselisusiwe lanxa lalilikhulu kakhulu. 5 Bangena ethuneni, bethuka bebona kulejaha elihlezi kwesokudla ligqoke ijazi elimhlophe. 6 Lathi kubo: “Lingethuki. Angithi lidinga uJesu umNazaretha obulewe ngokubethelwa esigodweni? Uvusiwe. Kakho lapha. Khangelani, bebembeke lapha. 7 Kodwa hambani liyetshela abafundi bakhe kanye loPhetro lithi, ‘Uzaliqalela ukuya eGalile. Lizambona khonale njengoba walitshela.’” 8 Ngakho bathi bephuma ethuneni babaleka beqhuqha, bemangele bengaselalankani. Kabazange batshele muntu ngenxa yokuthi babesesaba.*