1 Mushule mweSabata, kumijelo nezhuba lyokutanga lyeviki, Mariya wokuMagadala noumwe Mariya bakenda kunobona igumbu. 2 Bonani, kwakaba nokuteketa kwenyika kukulugulu, nokuti ingilozi yaTezi yaluba yabheluka iva kudenga, ikakungulija ihando yebwe yelyo pankoba, ikagala pakale. 3 Yakaboneka solupalanganda, chimbalo chayo chili chichena twaa 4 Balindi bakateketa betya iye, bakaba sabalofa.

5 Koga ingilozi yakati kubanhukaji, "Musitye, nokuti ndinoziba mukumupyanga Jesu wakaba akakaamilwa. 6 Aachipo yopano, nokuti wamuka mubafi, sokuleba kukwe. Izhani mubone pabugalo paakabakalajikwa. 7 Nokudalo, indani nokukambija munobuja balayijwa babe kuti wamuka mubafi, akale unomutangila kunda kuGalili, yoko kwamuchanoombona. Whililani, ndamubuja."

8 Bakabhuda kugumbu nokukambija beli nolutyo akale nokushanta kukulwana, bakalabuka kunobuja balayijwa babe.

9 Bonani, Jesu wakabashangana nabo akati, "Mwamuka." Nokudalo bakaswika bakafhugama, bakombhata kumakumbo bakonamata. 10 Jesu wakati kwabali, "Musitye, indani munobuja banakwaina bangu kuti bende kuGalili, yoko ndikwo kwabachanondibona."

11 Bakati bechinokwenda, bamwe babalindi bakenda kuguta kunobuja batebuji bakulwana, pezhulu pezwose zwakatikana. 12 Pabakabungana batebuji bakulwana nabatungamili babanhu, bakagowana bakapa imali inji kubalwi, 13 beti kwabali, "Bujani banhu kuti, ‘balayijwa babe ndibo bakezha busiku bakounkwiba isu tililele.’ 14 Kana yezwi zwikazibwa nontongi wedunhu igulwana, ndisu tichonguncha, kuti imwi musipiwe undandu."

15 Bakatola imali bakata sokulayilwa kwabo, lungano yolu lwakwenda pakati pabaJuda kuswika nasi.

16 Ngweno balayijwa babe bali gumi nomwempela bakenda kuGalili, kudunhu libakabalayilwa naJesu. 17 Bakati bombona bakonamata, asi bamwe bakahajika. 18 Jesu wakenda kwabali akati, "Masimba ose okudenga nopenyika akapiwa imi. 19 Nokudalo indani mute kuti inyika yose ibe nabalayijwa bangu, mubabhabhatize muzina lyaTate nelyoMwananhulumyana nelyoMpepo uNchena. 20 Mubalayije kuti belondote zwose zwindakamulayila, akale ndinoba ndili namwi unshaji uli wose kuswikila kupela kwonshaji."