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Ukuvuka kukaJesu

1 Kodwa ngolokuqala lweviki, emadabukakusa, baya engcwabeni, bephethe amakha ababewalungisile, labanye ababelabo. 2 Bafica ilitshe ligiqiwe engcwabeni, 3 kuthe bengena kabasitholanga isidumbu seNkosi uJesu. 4 Kwasekusithi bedidekile ngalokhu, futhi khangela, amadoda amabili ema labo embethe izembatho ezicwazimulayo; 5 basebesesaba, bekhothamise amakhanda phansi, athi kubo: Lidingelani ophilayo kwabafileyo? 6 Kakho lapha, kodwa uvukile; khumbulani ukuthi wakhuluma njani kini, eseseGalili, 7 esithi: INdodana yomuntu imele ukunikelwa ezandleni zabantu abayizoni, ibethelwe, ivuke ngosuku lwesithathu. 8 Basebewakhumbula amazwi akhe.

9 Sebebuyile bevela engcwabeni, babika konke lokhu kwabalitshumi lanye lakubo bonke abanye. 10 KwakunguMariya Magadalena loJowana loMariya unina kaJakobe, labanye ababekanye labo, babatshela abaphostoli lezizinto. 11 Kodwa amazwi abo akhanya kibo njengokukhuluma okuyize, futhi kabaze bawakholwa. 12 Kodwa uPetro wasukuma wagijimela engcwabeni, wakhothama walunguza wabona amalembu ebekiwe ewodwa; wasuka, emangele ngaphakathi ngokwenzekileyo.

Abafundi abaya eEmawusi

13 Futhi khangela, ngalona lolosuku ababili babo babehamba besiya emzaneni, obizo lawo yiEmawusi, ongamastadiyu* angamatshumi ayisithupha kusukela eJerusalema. 14 Njalo bona babekhulumisana ngazo zonke lezizinto ezenzekileyo. 15 Kwasekusithi bekhulumisana bebuzana, uJesu uqobo wasondela wahamba kanye labo, 16 kodwa amehlo abo ayebanjiwe ukuze bangamazi. 17 Wasesithi kubo: Ngamazwi bani la elikhulumisana ngawo lihamba, lidanile? 18 Omunye obizo lakhe linguKleyopha, wasephendula wathi kuye: Wena nguwe wedwa isihambi eJerusalema, njalo esingaziyo yini izinto ezenzekileyo phakathi kwalo kulezinsuku? 19 Wasesithi kubo: Yizinto bani? Basebesithi kuye: Izinto mayelana ngoJesu umNazaretha, obeyindoda umprofethi olamandla ngemisebenzi langelizwi phambi kukaNkulunkulu lebantwini bonke; 20 ukuthi abapristi abakhulu lababusi bethu bamnikela njani ekulahlweni kokufa, bambethela. 21 Kodwa thina besithemba ukuthi nguye obezakhulula uIsrayeli. Kodwa-ke phezu kwakho konke lokhu lamuhla lusuku lwesithathu selokhu lezizinto zenzakele. 22 Kodwa njalo abesifazana abathile abasuka kithi basimangalisile, bebeyile engcwabeni ekuseni kakhulu; 23 kuthe bengasitholi isidumbu sakhe, babuya besithi babonile lombono wengilosi, ezithe uyaphila. 24 Labathile abebelathi baya engcwabeni, bafica kunjalo njengokutsho kwabesifazana labo; kodwa yena kabambonanga. 25 Yena wasesithi kubo: O lina elingelakuqedisisa elilenhliziyo ezivilaphela ukukholwa konke lokho abaprofethi abalitshela khona! 26 UKrestu ubengamele yini ukuthi ahlupheke ngalezizinto, abesengena ebukhosini bakhe? 27 Esesusela kuMozisi lakubo bonke abaprofethi, wabachasisela emibhalweni yonke izinto eziqondene laye.

28 Basebesondela emzaneni ababesiya kuwo; yena wasetshaya kungathi uyadlula. 29 Kodwa bamcindezela, besithi: Hlala lathi, ngoba sekuzakuhlwa, lelanga selitshonile. Wangena-ke ukuze ahlale labo. 30 Kwasekusithi ehlezi ekudleni labo, wathatha isinkwa wasibusisa, wasihlephuna wabanika. 31 Amehlo abo asevuleka, basebemazi; wasenyamalala emehlweni abo. 32 Basebekhulumisana besithi: Kambe inhliziyo zethu bezingavuthi yini phakathi kwethu, lapho ekhuluma lathi endleleni, lalapho esivulela imibhalo?

33 Basebesukuma ngalelohola, babuyela eJerusalema, bafica abalitshumi lanye bebuthene ndawonye lalabo ababelabo, 34 besithi: Isibili iNkosi ivukile, ibonwe nguSimoni. 35 Basebelandisa labo okwenzekileyo endleleni, lokuthi yaziwa njani yibo ekuhlephuneni isinkwa.

Ukuzibonakalisa kukaJesu kubafundi bakhe

36 Besakhuluma lezizinto, uJesu uqobo wema phakathi kwabo, wasesithi kubo: Ukuthula kakube kini. 37 Kodwa batshaywa luvalo besaba becabanga ukuthi babona umoya. 38 Wasesithi kubo: Likhathazekelani, njalo kuvukeleni imicabango enhliziyweni zenu? 39 Khangelani izandla zami lenyawo zami, ukuthi yimi uqobo; lingibambe libone, ngoba umoya kawulanyama lamathambo, njengoba lingibona ngilakho. 40 Esekutshilo lokho wabatshengisa izandla lenyawo zakhe. 41 Kodwa balokhu bengakholwa ngenxa yentokozo bemangala, wathi kubo: Lilalo ulutho lokudla lapha yini? 42 Bamnika iqatha lenhlanzi eyosiweyo, lohlanga lwenyosi. 43 Wasekuthatha wakudla phambi kwabo.

44 Wasesithi kubo: Yila amazwi, engawakhuluma kini ngiseselani okuthi: Kumele ukuthi kugcwaliseke konke okwabhalwa ngami emlayweni kaMozisi lakubaprofethi lakuziHlabelelo. 45 Wasevula ingqondo yabo, ukuze baqedisise imibhalo; 46 wasesithi kubo: Kubhaliwe ngokunje, njalo uKrestu kumele ahlupheke ngokunje, njalo avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu, 47 njalo kutshunyayelwe ebizweni lakhe ukuphenduka lothethelelo lwezono ezizweni zonke, kuqala eJerusalema. 48 Lina-ke lingabafakazi balezizinto. 49 Futhi khangelani, mina ngiyathumela kini isithembiso sikaBaba; kodwa lina hlalani emzini weJerusalema, lize lembathiswe amandla avela phezulu.

Ukwenyuka kukaJesu

50 Wasebakhokhela ephuma phandle baze bafika eBethani; ephakamisa izandla zakhe wababusisa. 51 Kwasekusithi esababusisa, wehlukana labo, wenyukiselwa ezulwini.

52 Basebemkhonza, babuyela eJerusalema belentokozo enkulu; 53 babekhona njalo ethempelini, njalo bembonga bemdumisa uNkulunkulu. Ameni.

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