1 Pangelo ngani bo lyakinda isuku lya kutusya bo kukali ukucha, u Maliya Magadalena akalabila ukubuka kwipumba akatesya ukuti ibwe litilitepo pamulyango pipumba. 2 Po akamukindilila u Simoni Pitala nu mumanyili yumo, yo u Yesu akamughana ngani, nukubabusya ukuti, "Bamufumisyemo u Malafyale mwipumba, tutakumanya nako bamubikite.

3 U Pitala numumanyili yumo bakubuka kwipumba. 4 Bosi babili bakakindagha, loli umumanyili uyungi akakinda ukumukila u Pitala akaba wabwandilo ukufika kwipumba. 5 Akunanamila nukuyitesya imyenda yo bakamunnyembetelela, loli atakingilamo. 6 Po u Simoni Pitala yo akamukongagha, akafika akingila mwipumba. Akatesya imyenda yo bakamunnyembetelela yili mula mula, 7 nichitambala cho bakamupinya u Yesu kumutu. Chitakaba poka numwenda ghula, loli chikipeteka pachene. 8 Po u mumanyili uyungi, yo akanda pakufika kwipumba, wepe akisa ingila mwipumba akatesya nu kusubila, 9 bakaba bakali bataghaghanisye amasimbo ghakuti u Yesu abaghile pakusyuka kubufwe. 10 Po abamanyili bakanyokela kunyumba syabo.

11 Loli u Maliya akimilila kusi pimbumba nu kulila, bo akali akulila akananamila nukutesya mwipumba, 12 po akabatesya abandumi babili bafwete imyenda imiswepu, bikile po umubili wa Yesu ghukaghona, yumo kumutu yumo kufinama. 13 Bakamulalusya umukolo yula bakati, "Wee mukolo, choni cho ukulila?"

Umwene akabamula akati, "Chifukwa bamufumisyemo u Malafyale wangu, sona ndakumanya nako bamubikite." 14 Bo ayugha isi, akaghalabukila kunyuma akamutesya u Yesu imilile, loli atakamumanya ukuti we Yesu. 15 U Yesu akayugha kumukolo yula akati, "Wee mukolo, imba choni cho ukulila? Ukumulonda we wenu?"

Umwene akinong’onagha ukuti mulimi, akamubusya akati, "Malafyale, pala wewe umunyamwile mbusya ko umubikite, une nguya pakumusenya."

16 U Yesu akayugha ku kwake akati, "Maliya!"

Akaghalabuka nukuyugha muchihebeli akati, "Laboni!" (Cho chikung’anamula ukuti, "Mumanyisi"). 17 U Yesu akayugha akati, "Utakangolaghe une, pakuti ngali ndakwelite kwa Tata, loli buka kubamanyili ububasye ukuti nyamukite pakubuka kwa Tata wangu, yo we Tata winyu, kwa Chala wangu, sona u Chala winyu."

18 U Maliya Magadalena akabuka ku bamanyili akati, "Namutesya u Malafyale." Sona akababusya ukuti weyuyo yo abumbusya ifindu fififi.

19 Isiku ilingi bo lyakila isiku ilya kutusya pakabalilo ka pamasuba abamanyili bakakomana poka munyumba. Ifighi fikaba fyighalile chifukwa bakoghopagha abalongosi ba Chiyuda. Po u Yesu akisa nukwimilila pakati pabo, akababusya akati, "Umutende ghube numwe!" 20 Bo ayugha isi, akabalangisya inyobe syake napalubafu. Po abamanyili bake bakahoboka ngani bo bamutesya u Malafyale. 21 U Yesu akayugha sona akati, "Umutende ghube numwe, ukuyana namo u Tata akandumila une, momo nune ngubatumila." 22 Bo ayugha isi, akabaputila umughi nukubabusya ukuti, "Pokela u Mbepo Mwikemo. 23 Pala mukubahobokela abandu imbibi syabo, bakuhobokeliwa, pala mutakubahobokela imbibi syabo batakuhobokeliwa."

24 U Tomasi uwa yumo mubamanyili twelovu, yo bakamwitisyagha ukuti mapasa, atakaba nabo poka abamanyili po u Yesu akisa. 25 Po abamanyili abangi bala bakamubusya bakati, "Twamutesya u Malafyale!"

Loli umwene akababusya akati, "Pene po natesya amabala agha misumali munyobe syake nukubika akafingwi kangu, sona nukubika inyobe syangu palubafu lwake, ndakwisa pa kusubila."

26 Boghakinda amasiku eyiti abamanyili bake bakabuka sona munyumba, wepe u Tomasi akaba nabo mula mula. Napo ifighi fighalika, u Yesu akisa nukwimilila pakati, akayugha akati, "Umutende ghube numwe." 27 Po u Yesu akamubusya u Tomasi akati, "Bika akafingwi kako kuno, utesye inyobe syangu, senya inyobe yako umbike pa lubafu lwangu, utakabe wa kukayikila loli usubile."

28 U Tomasi akamula akati, "Malafyale wangu, sona Chala wangu!" 29 Po u Yesu akamubusya akati, "Imba wasubila chifukwa wandesya une? Basayiwa bo bakusubila bo batatesisye."

30 U Yesu akapela ifiswigho ifingi ngani pamaso gha bamanyili bake, fyo fitakasimbiwa mwibuku ili. 31 Loli ifi fisimbiwe ukuti musubile ukuti u Yesu we Kilisitu, u Mwana wa Chala, sona pala mwasubila mube nubumi mwilita lyake.