John 20

20 ¹ Early for di first day of di week, wen e still dark, Mary Magdalene come reach di tomb, and she see say dem don comot di stone from am. ² So she run go meet Simon Peter and di oda disciple, di one wey Jesus love, and she tell dem, “Dem don carry di Oga comot from di tomb, and we no know wia dem put am.”

³ So Peter and di oda disciple comot, dem dey go di tomb. ⁴ Di two of dem run togeda, but di oda disciple run pass Peter, and e reach di tomb first. ⁵ As e bend down look, e see di linen cloth wey dey lie down dia, but e no enta. ⁶ Simon Peter wey dey follow am for back come reach, and e enta di tomb, and e see di linen cloth wey dey lie down dia, ⁷ and di cloth wey dem tie for im head no dey lie down with di oda linen, but dem fold am put for one place on im own. ⁸ Di oda disciple wey reach di tomb first come enta too; e see, and e believe. ⁹ Because dem never still understand di Scripture wey talk say e must rise from di dead.

¹⁰ Den di disciples go back go dia house. ¹¹ But Mary stand for outside di tomb, dey cry. As she dey cry, she bend down look inside di tomb.

My Papa and Una Papa

¹² She see two angel wey wear white cloth, dem siddon for di place wia dem lay Jesus body, one for di head side, one for di leg side. ¹³ Dem ask am, “Woman, why you dey cry?” She answer, “Dem carry my Oga comot, and I no know wia dem put am.”

¹⁴ As she talk dis one, she turn, and she see Jesus stand dia, but she no know say na Jesus.

¹⁵ Jesus tell am, “Woman, why you dey cry? Na who you dey find?” She tink say na di man wey dey work for garden, so she talk, “Oga, if na you carry am comot, tell me wia you put am, and I go go carry am.”

¹⁶ Jesus tell am, “Mary.” She turn and tell am for Aramaic language, “Rabboni!” (wey mean Teacher).

¹⁷ Jesus tell am, “No hold me tight, because I never still go up go meet di Papa. But go meet my brodas and tell dem say, ‘I dey go up go meet my Papa and una Papa.’” ^a a v17 Jesus take care talk say “my Papa and una Papa” — e no just talk “our Papa” — because di way wey e be Pikin no dey end, but di way wey we be pikin na gift of restoration wey e open give us through im resurrection.

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene go tell di disciples say, “I don see di Oga,” and say na im tell am dis tins.

Make Peace Dey With Una

¹⁹ Dat evening, wey be di first day of di week, di door dem lock for di place wia di disciples dey, because dem dey fear di Jewish leaders, Jesus come, e stand for dia middle, and e talk, “Make peace dey with una.”

²⁰ Afta e talk dis one, e show dem im hand and im side. Di disciples happy well well wen dem see di Oga.

²¹ Jesus tell dem again, “Make peace dey with una. As di Papa don send me, na so I dey send una too.” ²² Afta e talk dis one, e blow breath give dem and e tell dem, “Collect di Holy Spirit.” ²³ If una forgive any person im sin, dem don forgive am; if una hold back forgiveness from any person, dem hold am back.

Thomas No Dey With Dem

²⁴ Now Thomas, wey be one of di Twelve, wey dem dey call di Twin, no dey with dem wen Jesus come. ²⁵ Di oda disciples continue dey tell am, “We don see di Oga!” But e tell dem, “If I no see di mark wey di nail make for im hand, and put my finger for wia di nail dey, and put my hand for im side, I no go ever believe.”

²⁶ Afta eight days, im disciples dey inside di house again, Thomas dey with dem. Even as di door dem lock, Jesus come, e stand for dia middle, and e talk, “Make peace dey with una.” ²⁷ Den e tell Thomas, “Put your finger for here, look my hand. Stretch your hand come, put am for my side. Comot doubt—believe.”

²⁸ Thomas answer am, “My Oga and my Papa!”

²⁹ Jesus tell am, “Na because you don see me you take believe? Blessing dey for dem wey never see, but dem still believe.”

Why Dem Write Dis Tori

³⁰ Jesus do plenty oda sign for im disciples front, wey dem no write for dis book. ³¹ But dem write dis ones so dat una go believe say Jesus na di Christ, di Pikin of our Papa, and as una believe, una go get life for im name.