Dombo Rakakunguruswa
Maria anowana ibwe rabviswa, omufunga kuti ndiye murimi webindu kusvikira adana zita rake. Anomutuma neshoko rokuti ari kukwira kuna Baba vangu naBaba venyu. Anofemera Mweya pavadzidzi vakanga vakazvivharira mukati, uye anotendera Tomasi kubata maronda.
20 1Mangwanani-ngwanani pazuva rokutanga revhiki, kuchakasviba, Maria Magadharena akauya kuguva akaona dombo rabviswa paguva. 2Saka akamhanya akaenda kuna Simoni Petro nokune mumwe mudzidzi, uya waidiwa naJesu, akavaudza kuti, “Vabvisa Ishe muguva, uye hatizivi kwavakamuisa.”
3Saka Petro nomumwe mudzidzi vakabuda vakananga kuguva. 4Vose vari vaviri vakamhanya pamwe chete, asi mumwe mudzidzi akamhanya nokukurumidza kupfuura Petro, akasvika kuguva kutanga. 5Akakotama, akaona micheka yerineni yakawaridzwa ipapo, asi haana kupinda. 6Simoni Petro, achimutevera, akasvika akapinda muguva, akaona micheka yerineni yakawaridzwa ipapo, 7uye mucheka wakanga uri pamusoro wake, usina kuwaridzwa pamwe chete nemicheka yerineni asi wakapetwa woga panzvimbo imwe. 8Ipapo mumwe mudzidzi, akatanga kusvika kuguva, akabva apindawo; akaona akatenda. 9Nokuti vakanga vasati vanzwisisa Rugwaro, kuti aifanira kumuka kuvakafa.
10Ipapo vadzidzi vakadzokera kumisha yavo. 11Asi Maria akamira panze peguva, achichema. Paakanga achichema, akakotama kuti atarise mukati meguva.
Baba Vangu naBaba Venyu
12Akaona vatumwa vaviri vakapfeka nguo chena, vakagara pakanga paradzikwa mutumbi waJesu, mumwe kumusoro, mumwe kutsoka. 13Vakamubvunza kuti, “Mai, munochemei?” Akapindura akati, “Vabvisa Ishe wangu, uye handizivi kwavakamuisa.”
14Ataura izvi, akatendeuka akaona Jesu amire ipapo, asingazivi kuti ndiJesu.
15Jesu akati kwaari, “Mai, munochemei? Munotsvaka ani?” Achifunga kuti ndiye muchengeti webindu, akati, “Changamire, kana imi mamutakura, ndiudzei kwamamuisa, uye ndichanomutora.”
16Jesu akati kwaari, “Maria.” Akatendeuka akati kwaari nechiAramaiki, “Rabhoni!” (ndiko kuti Mudzidzisi).
17Jesu akati kwaari, “Usandibatisisa, nokuti handisati ndakwira kuna Baba. Asi enda kuhama dzangu uvaudze kuti, ‘Ndiri kukwira kuna Baba vangu naBaba venyu.’” a a v17 Jesu anonyatsotaura kuti “Baba vangu naBaba venyu” — haamboti chete kuti “Baba vedu” — nokuti kuva kwake Mwanakomana kusingaperi asi kwedu chipo chokudzorerwa chaanotizarurira kubudikidza nokumuka kwake.
18Maria Magadharena akaenda akaudza vadzidzi kuti, “Ndaona Ishe,” uye kuti akanga ataura zvinhu izvi kwaari.
Rugare Ngaruve Nemi
19Manheru iwayo, pazuva rokutanga revhiki, mikova yakakiyiwa pakanga pane vadzidzi, nokutya vatungamiri vavaJudha, Jesu akauya, akamira pakati pavo, akati, “Rugare ngaruve nemi.”
20Ataura izvi, akavaratidza maoko ake norutivi rwake. Vadzidzi vakafara kuona Ishe.
21Jesu akatizve kwavari, “Rugare ngaruve nemi. Sezvo Baba vakandituma, saizvozvowo neni ndinokutumai.” 22Ataura izvi, akavafuridzira akati kwavari, “Gamuchirai Mweya Mutsvene. 23Kana mukaregerera zvivi zvomunhu upi zvake, zvaregererwa; kana mukarega kuregerera munhu upi zvake, haaregererwi.”
Tomasi Akanga Asipo Navo
24Zvino Tomasi, mumwe wavaGumi naVaviri, ainzi Mapatya, akanga asipo navo panguva yakauya Jesu. 25Vamwe vadzidzi vakaramba vachimuudza kuti, “Taona Ishe!” Asi akavaudza kuti, “Kunze kwokunge ndaona mavanga ezvipikiri mumaoko ake, ndaisa munwe wangu pakanga pane zvipikiri, uye ndaisa ruoko rwangu murutivi rwake, handingatongotendi.”
26Mushure mamazuva masere, vadzidzi vake vakanga vari mukati zvakare, Tomasi anavo. Kunyange mikova yakanga yakakiyiwa, Jesu akauya, akamira pakati pavo, akati, “Rugare ngaruve nemi.” 27Ipapo akati kuna Tomasi, “Isa munwe wako pano, uone maoko angu. Tambanudza ruoko rwako, uruise murutivi rwangu. Rega kukahadzika—tenda.”
28Tomasi akamupindura akati, “Ishe wangu naMwari wangu!”
29Jesu akati kwaari, “Watenda nokuti wandiona here? Vakaropafadzwa avo vasina kuona, asi vachitenda.”
Nei Izvi Zvakanyorwa
30Jesu akaita zvimwe zviratidzo zvizhinji pamberi pavadzidzi vake, zvisina kunyorwa mubhuku rino. 31Asi izvi zvakanyorwa kuti mutende kuti Jesu ndiye Kristu, Mwanakomana waBaba vedu, uye kuti nokutenda muve noupenyu muzita rake.