Ukuvuka kukaJesu

24Kodwa ngosuku lokuqala lwevikia, emadabukakusa, baya engcwabenib, bephethe amakha ababewalungisile, labanye ababelaboc. 2 Bafica ilitshe ligiqiwe lasuswa engcwabenid. 3 Kuthe bengena kabasitholanga isidumbu seNkosi uJesu. 4 Kwasekusithi bedidekile kakhulu ngalokhue, futhi khangela, amadodaf amabilig ema laboh embethe izembatho ezicwazimulayoi; 5 njalo besesaba, bakhothamisa ubuso emhlabathini, athi kubo: Lidingelani ophilayo kwabafileyo? 6 Kakho lapha, kodwa uvukile; khumbulani ukuthi wakhuluma njani kini, eseseGalilij, 7 esithi: INdodana yomuntu imele ukunikelwa ezandleni zabantu abayizoni, ibethelwek, ibuye ivuke ngosuku lwesithathul. 8 Basebewakhumbula amazwi akhem.

9 Sebebuyile bevela engcwabenin, babika konke lokhu kwabalitshumi lanye lakubo bonke abanye. 10 KwakunguMariya Magadalenao loJowanap loMariya unina kaJakobeq, labanye ababekanye labor, abatshela abaphostoli lezizintos. 11 Kodwa amazwi abo akhanya kubo njengokukhuluma okuyize, futhi kabaze bawakholwat. 12 Kodwa uPetro wasukuma wagijimela engcwabeniu, wakhothama walunguzav wabona amalembu acolekileyo ebekiwe ewodwa; wasuka, emangele ngaphakathi kwakhe ngokwenzekileyow.

Abafundi abaya eEmawusi

13 Futhi khangela, ngalona lolosuku ababili babo babehamba besiya emzaneni, obizo lawo yiEmawusix, ongamastadiyu* angamatshumi ayisithupha kusukela eJerusalemay. 14 Njalo bona babekhulumisana ngazo zonke lezizinto ezenzekileyo. 15 Kwasekusithi bekhulumisana bebuzana, uJesu uqobo wasondela wahamba kanye laboz, 16 kodwa amehlo abo ayebanjiwe ukuze bangamazia. 17 Wasesithi kubo: Ngamazwi bani la elikhulumisana ngawo lihamba, lidanileb? 18 Omunye, obizo lakhe linguKleyophac, wasephendula wathi kuye: Wena nguwe wedwa isihambi eJerusalema, njalo awazi yini izinto ezenzekileyo phakathi kwayo kulezinsuku? 19 Wasesithi kubo: Yizinto bani? Basebesithi kuye: Ezimayelana loJesu weNazaretha, obeyindoda umprofethid olamandla ngesenzo langelizwi phambi kukaNkulunkulu labantu bonkee; 20 lokuthi abapristi abakhuluf lababusi bethu bamnikela njani ekulahlweni kokufa, bambethelag. 21 Kodwa thina besithemba ukuthi nguye obezakhulula uIsrayelih. Kodwa-ke phezu kwakho konke lokhu lamuhla lusuku lwesithathu selokhu lezizinto zenzakele. 22 Kodwa njalo abesifazana abathile abangakithi basimangalisilei, ababesengcwabeni ekuseni kakhuluj; 23 kuthe bengasitholi isidumbu sakhek, babuya besithi babone lombono wezingilosil, ezithe uyaphilam. 24 Labathile abebelathi baya engcwabeni, bafica kunjalo njengokutsho kwabesifazana labo; kodwa yena kabambonangan. 25 Yena wasesithi kubo: O lina elingelakuqedisisa elilenhliziyo ezivilaphela ukukholwa konke lokho abaprofethi abakutshoyo! 26 UKristu ubengamele yini ukuthi ahlupheke ngalezizinto, abesengena ebukhosini bakheo? 27 Njalo esukelap kuMozisiq lakubo bonke abaprofethir, wabachasisela emibhalweni yonke izinto eziqondene layes.

28 Basebesondela emzaneni ababesiya kuwo; yena wasesenza angathi uyedlulat. 29 Kodwa bamcindezela, besithi: Hlala lathi, ngoba sekuzakuhlwau, lelanga selitshonilev. Wangena-ke ukuze ahlale labo. 30 Kwasekusithi ehlezi ekudleni labo, wathatha isinkwa wasibusisa, wasihlephuna wabanikaw. 31 Amehlo abo asevulekax, basebemazi; wasenyamalala esuka emehlweni aboy. 32 Basebekhulumisana besithi: Kambe inhliziyo zethu bezingavuthi yini phakathi kwethuz, lapho ekhuluma lathi endleleni, lalapho esivulela imibhaloa?

33 Basebesukuma ngalelohola, babuyela eJerusalema, bafica abalitshumi lanye bebuthene ndawonyeb lalabo ababelaboc, 34 besithi: Isibili iNkosi ivukile, ibonwe nguSimonid. 35 Basebelandisa okwenzekileyo endleleni, lokuthi yaziwa njani yibo ekuhlephuneni isinkwae.

Ukuzibonakalisa kukaJesu kubafundi bakhe

36 Besakhuluma lezizintofg, uJesu uqobo wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: Ukuthula kakube kinihi. 37 Kodwa batshaywa luvalo besabaj becabanga ukuthi babona umoyak. 38 Wasesithi kubo: Likhathazekelani, njalo kuvukelani imicabango enhliziyweni zenul? 39 Khangelani izandla zami lenyawo zami, ukuthi yimi uqobo; ngibambani libonem, ngoba umoya kawulanyama lamathambo, njengoba lingibona ngilakhon. 40 Esekutshilo lokho wabatshengisa izandla lenyawo zakheo. 41 Kodwa belokhu bengakholwap ngenxa yentokozo bemangalaq, wathi kubo: Lilalo ulutho lokudla lapha yinir? 42 Bamnika iqatha lenhlanzi eyosiweyo, lohlanga lwenyosis. 43 Wasekuthatha wakudla phambi kwabot.

44 Wasesithi kubo: Yila amazwi, engawakhuluma kini ngiseselani okuthiu, kumele ukuthi kugcwalisekev konke okwabhalwa ngami emlayweni kaMozisiw labaprofethix leziHlabeleloy. 45 Wasevula ingqondo yabo, ukuze baqedisise imibhaloz; 46 wasesithi kubo: Kulotshiwe kanje, njalo uKristu kumele ahlupheke kanjea, njalo avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathub, 47 njalo kutshunyayelwe ebizweni lakhe ukuphenduka lothethelelo lwezonoc ezizweni zonked, kuqalwa eJerusalemae. 48 Lina-ke lingabafakazi balezizintof. 49 Futhi khangelani, mina ngiyathumela kini isithembiso sikaBaba; kodwa lina hlalani emzini weJerusalemag, lize lembathisweh amandla avela phezului.

Ukwenyuka kukaJesu

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

52 Basebemkhonzal, babuyela eJerusalemam belentokozo enkulun; 53 baqhubeka besethempelinio, bebonga bedumisa uNkulunkulup. Ameni.