Mashi 30, 2024

Umlindelo wePhasika

Ukufunda Okokuqala

Genesis:   1: 1-2: 2

1:1Ekuqaleni, UNkulunkulu wadala izulu nomhlaba.
1:2Kodwa umhlaba wawungenalutho futhi ungenalutho, nobumnyama babuphezu kobuso bakwalasha; kanjalo uMoya kaNkulunkulu wenziwa phezu kwamanzi.
1:3Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi, “Makube khona ukukhanya.” Futhi ukukhanya kwaba.
1:4Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukukhanya, ukuthi kwakukuhle; kanjalo wahlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama.
1:5Wabiza ukukhanya, ‘Usuku,' kanye nobumnyama, ‘Ubusuku.’ Kwaba ukuhlwa nokusa, usuku olulodwa.
1:6UNkulunkulu naye wathi, “Makube khona umkhathi phakathi kwamanzi, futhi mawuhlukanise amanzi namanzi.
1:7Futhi uNkulunkulu wenza umkhathi, futhi wahlukanisa amanzi angaphansi komkhathi, kulabo ababephezu komkhathi. Kwaba njalo.
1:8UNkulunkulu wabiza umkhathi ngokuthi ‘iZulu.’ Kwaba ngukuhlwa nokusa, ngosuku lwesibili.
1:9Ngempela uNkulunkulu wathi: “Amanzi aphansi kwezulu mawaqoqekele ndawonye; futhi makubonakale umhlabathi owomile.” Kwaba njalo.
1:10UNkulunkulu wabiza umhlabathi owomileyo, ‘Umhlaba,’ futhi wabiza ukuqoqwa kwamanzi, ‘Zilwandle.’ UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
1:11Wathi, “Izwe maliqhamuke izitshalo eziluhlaza, bobabili abaveza imbewu, nezihlahla ezithela izithelo, bethela izithelo ngezinhlobo zabo, ombewu yakhe ikuyo, emhlabeni wonke.” Kwaba njalo.
1:12Umhlaba wathela izitshalo eziluhlaza, bobabili abaveza imbewu, ngokwezinhlobo zazo, nezihlahla ezithela izithelo, yilowo nalowo unendlela yakhe yokuhlwanyela, ngokwezinhlobo zayo. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
1:13Kwaba ngukuhlwa nokusa, ngosuku lwesithathu.
1:14Wayesethi uNkulunkulu: “Makube khona izinkanyiso emkhathini wezulu. Futhi mabahlukanise imini nobusuku, futhi makube yizibonakaliso, zombili izinkathi zonyaka, kanye nezinsuku neminyaka.
1:15Mabakhanye emkhathini wezulu, bakhanyisele umhlaba.” Kwaba njalo.
1:16UNkulunkulu wenza izinkanyiso ezimbili ezinkulu: ukukhanya okukhulu, ukubusa phezu kosuku, kanye nokukhanya okuncane, ukubusa ebusuku, kanye nezinkanyezi.
1:17Futhi wazibeka emkhathini wezulu, ukukhanyisa emhlabeni wonke,
1:18nokubusa imini nobusuku, lokwehlukanisa ukukhanya lobumnyama. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
1:19Kwaba ngukuhlwa nokusa, ngosuku lwesine.
1:20Wayesethi uNkulunkulu, “Amanzi mawaveze izilwane ezinomphefumulo ophilayo;, nezidalwa ezindizayo phezu komhlaba, phansi komkhathi wezulu.”
1:21Futhi uNkulunkulu wadala izidalwa zasolwandle ezinkulu, kanye nayo yonke into enomphefumulo ophilayo nekhono lokunyakaza elavezwa amanzi, ngokwezinhlobo zazo, nazo zonke izidalwa ezindizayo, ngokwezinhlobo zazo. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
1:22Wababusisa, ethi: “Yandisani nande, futhi nigcwalise amanzi olwandle. Futhi makwande izinyoni phezu komhlaba.
1:23Kwaba ngukuhlwa nokusa, ngosuku lwesihlanu.
1:24UNkulunkulu naye wathi, “Izwe maliveze imiphefumulo ephilayo ngezinhlobo zayo: izinkomo, kanye nezilwane, nezilo zomhlaba, ngokwezinhlobo zazo.” Kwaba njalo.
1:25Futhi uNkulunkulu wenza izilo zasendle zomhlaba ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo, nazo zonke izilwane ezisemhlabeni, ngokohlobo lwayo. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
1:26Wathi: “Masenze umuntu ngomfanekiso wethu futhi afane nathi. Futhi makabuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, nezidalwa ezindizayo zasemoyeni, nezilwane zasendle, kanye nomhlaba wonke, nazo zonke izilwane ezihamba emhlabeni.”
1:27Futhi uNkulunkulu wadala umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe; wamdala emfanekisweni kaNkulunkulu; owesilisa nowesifazane, wabadala.
1:28Futhi uNkulunkulu wababusisa, wathi, “Yandisani nande, futhi nigcwalise umhlaba, futhi ulehlise, futhi nibuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, nezidalwa ezindizayo zasemoyeni, naphezu kwakho konke okuphilayo okuhamba emhlabeni.”
1:29Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi: “Bheka, Ngikunike zonke izimila ezithela imbewu emhlabeni, nazo zonke izihlahla ezinekhono lokuhlwanyela uhlobo lwazo, ukuze sibe ngukudla kwakho,
1:30nezilwane zonke zezwe, lazo zonke izinto ezindizayo zasemoyeni, nakukho konke okuhamba emhlabeni nokunomphefumulo ophilayo, ukuze babe nalezi okuzondla kuzo.” Kwaba njalo.
1:31Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona konke ayekwenzile. Futhi zazizinhle kakhulu. Kwaba ngukuhlwa nokusa, ngosuku lwesithupha.

Genesis 2

2:1Kwase kupheleliswa izulu nomhlaba, nakho konke ukuhloba kwabo.
2:2Futhi ngosuku lwesikhombisa, UNkulunkulu wawufeza umsebenzi wakhe, ayekwenzile. Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa waphumula emisebenzini yakhe yonke, ayekufezile.

Ukufunda Kwesibili

Genesis:   22: 1-18

22:1Ngemva kwalezi zinto zenzeka, UNkulunkulu wamvivinya u-Abrahama, wasesithi kuye, “Abrahama, Abrahama.” Futhi waphendula, "Ngilapha."
22:2Wathi kuye: “Thatha indodana yakho ezelwe yodwa u-Isaka, omthandayo, futhi uye ezweni lombono. Futhi lapho uyakunikela kuye njengomnikelo wokushiswa phezu kwenye yezintaba, engizokutshengisa yona.”
22:3Futhi kanjalo u-Abrahama, ukuvuka ebusuku, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, ehamba nabafana ababili, nendodana yakhe u-Isaka. Futhi lapho esegawule izinkuni zomnikelo wokushiswa, waqonda endaweni, njengoba uNkulunkulu emyalile.
22:4Khona-ke, ngosuku lwesithathu, ephakamisa amehlo akhe, wayibona lendawo ikude.
22:5Wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Lindani lapha nembongolo. Mina nomfana sizophuthuma phambili siye kuleyondawo. Ngemva kokuba sesikhonze, ngizobuyela kini.”
22:6Wathatha nezinkuni zokushiswa, wakubeka phezu kwendodana yakhe u-Isaka. Futhi yena ngokwakhe waphatha ezandleni zakhe umlilo nenkemba. Futhi njengoba bobabili beqhubeka ndawonye,
22:7Wathi u-Isaka kuyise, "Ubaba wami." Futhi waphendula, "Ufunani, indodana?” “Bheka," uthe, “umlilo nezinkuni. Siphi isisulu sokushiswa kwesizwe?”
22:8Kodwa u-Abrahama wathi, “UNkulunkulu ngokwakhe uyolungiselela isisulu somnikelo wokushiswa, umfana wami." Baqhubeka kanjalo ndawonye.
22:9Basebefika endaweni uNkulunkulu amtshengisa yona. Wakha khona i-altare, wahlela izinkuni phezu kwalo. Futhi lapho esebophe indodana yakhe u-Isaka, wambeka e-altare phezu kwenqwaba yezinkuni.
22:10Welula isandla sakhe, wabamba inkemba, ukuze anikele ngendodana yakhe.
22:11Futhi bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yamemeza isezulwini, ethi, “Abrahama, Abrahama.” Futhi waphendula, "Ngilapha."
22:12Wathi kuye, “Ungaselula isandla sakho phezu komfana, futhi lingenzi lutho kuye. Manje sengiyazi ukuthi uyamesaba uNkulunkulu, ngoba kawuyiyekanga indodana yakho ezelwe yodwa ngenxa yami.”
22:13U-Abrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe, yabona ngemva komhlane wayo inqama phakathi kwameva, zibanjwe izimpondo, ayithatha wayinikela njengomnikelo wokushiswa, esikhundleni sendodana yakhe.
22:14Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo: ‘INkosi Iyabona.’ Kanjalo, kuze kube lamuhla, kuthiwa: ‘Entabeni, iNkosi izobona.’
22:15Ingelosi kaJehova yamemeza ku-Abrahama ngokwesibili isezulwini, ethi:
22:16“Ngokwami, ngifungile, Isho iNkosi. Ngoba uyenzile le nto, futhi awuyiyekanga indodana yakho ezelwe yodwa ngenxa yami,
22:17ngizokubusisa, ngiyakwandisa inzalo yakho njengezinkanyezi zezulu, nanjengesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle. Inzalo yakho iyodla ifa lamasango ezitha zayo.
22:18Nasenzalweni yakho, zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyobusiswa, ngokuba ulalele izwi lami.”

Third Reading

Eksodusi:   14: 15- 15: 1

14:15UJehova wathi kuMose: “Ukhalelani kimi? Tshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba baqhubeke.
14:16Manje, phakamisa udondolo lwakho, welulele isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, uluhlukanise phakathi, ukuze abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahambe phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo.
14:17Khona ngiyakuzenza lukhuni izinhliziyo zabaseGibithe, ukuze ngikuxoshe. Futhi ngizodunyiswa kuFaro, nasebuthweni lakhe lonke, nasezinqoleni zakhe, nabamahhashi bakhe.
14:18abaseGibhithe bazakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngizakhazinyuliswa kuFaro, nasezinqoleni zakhe, kanye nabamahhashi bakhe.”
14:19NeNgelosi kaNkulunkulu, owandulela inkamba yakoIsrayeli, eziphakamisa, wahamba emva kwabo. Nensika yefu, kanye naye, ishiye ngaphambili ibheke ngemuva
14:20wema phakathi kwempi yabaseGibithe nempi yakwa-Israyeli. Futhi kwakuyifu elimnyama, nokho kukhanya ebusuku, kangangokuthi abakwazanga ukusondelana nganoma yisiphi isikhathi ubusuku bonke.
14:21Futhi lapho uMose eselulele isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, uJehova wawususa ngomoya ovuthayo, evunguza ubusuku bonke, wayiphendula yaba ngumhlabathi owomileyo. Amanzi ahlukana phakathi.
14:22Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bangena phakathi kolwandle olomileyo. Ngokuba amanzi ayenjengodonga ngakwesokunene sabo nangakwesokhohlo sabo.
14:23NabaseGibhithe, ukubasukela, bangene emva kwabo, kanye nawo wonke amahhashi kaFaro, izinqola zakhe nabamahhashi bakhe, phakathi kolwandle.
14:24Futhi manje umlindo wasekuseni wawufikile, futhi bheka, iNkosi, ebuka ikamu labaseGibithe ensikeni yomlilo neyefu, abulale ibutho lawo.
14:25Futhi wagumbuqela amasondo ezinqola, zathwalwa ekujuleni. Ngakho-ke, kusho abaseGibhithe: “Masibalekele u-Israyeli. Ngoba uJehova uyabalwela ngokumelene nathi.
14:26UJehova wathi kuMose: “Yelula isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, ukuze amanzi abuyele phezu kwabaseGibithe, phezu kwezinqola zabo nabamahhashi.”
14:27Futhi lapho uMose welula isandla sakhe phambi kolwandle, kwabuyiswa, ekukhanyeni kokuqala, endaweni yayo yangaphambili. Futhi abaseGibhithe ababalekayo bahlangana namanzi, futhi iNkosi yabacwilisa phakathi kwamagagasi.
14:28Amanzi abuya, basibekela izinqola nabamahhashi bempi yonke kaFaro, I-WHO, ekulandeleni, lase lingene olwandle. Futhi akusalanga ngisho noyedwa kubo.
14:29Kodwa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baqhubeka bedabula ngokuqondile phakathi kolwandle olomile, futhi amanzi kubo ayenjengodonga ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo.
14:30Ngakho uJehova wakhulula u-Israyeli ngalolo suku esandleni sabaseGibhithe.
14:31Babona abaseGibithe befile ogwini lolwandle nesandla esikhulu uJehova asenze phezu kwabo.. Abantu bamesaba uJehova, bakholwa nguJehova lakuMozisi inceku yakhe.

Eksodusi 15

15:1Khona-ke uMose nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlabelela leli culo kuJehova, bathi: “Asihubele uJehova, ngoba ukhazimulisiwe kakhulu: ihhashi nomgibeli ukuphonse olwandle.

Fourth Reading

Isaya 54: 5-14

54:5Ngoba Lowo owanenza uyobusa phezu kwenu. NguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe. NoMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uyobizwa ngokuthi uNkulunkulu womhlaba wonke.
54:6Ngokuba uJehova unibizile, njengowesifazane oshiyiwe futhi olila emoyeni, nanjengomfazi owaliwayo ebusheni bakhe, kusho uNkulunkulu wakho.
54:7Okwesikhashana, nginilahlile, futhi ngesihawu esikhulu, ngizokubutha.
54:8Ngomzuzwana wokucasuka, ngifihle ubuso bami kuwe, okwesikhatshana. Kodwa ngomusa waphakade, ngikuhawukele, kusho uMhlengi wakho, iNkosi.
54:9Kwami, njengoba nje kwenzeka ezinsukwini zikaNowa, engafunga kuye ukuthi angisayikuwangenisa amanzi kaNowa phezu komhlaba. Kanjalo ngifungile ukuthi angiyikukuthukuthelela, futhi hhayi ukukukhuza.
54:10Ngoba izintaba ziyonyakaziswa, namagquma ayozamazama. Kodwa umusa wami ngeke usuke kuwe, nesivumelwano sami sokuthula asiyikunyakaziswa, Kusho iNkosi, onihawukelayo.
54:11Ey bancane abampofu, eququdwa yisiphepho, kude nanoma iyiphi induduzo! Bheka, ngiyakuhlela amatshe akho, ngiyakubeka isisekelo sakho ngamasafire,
54:12futhi ngizokwenza izindonga zakho ngejaspi, namasango akho ngamatshe abaziwe, nayo yonke imikhawulo yakho ngamatshe afiselekayo.
54:13Bonke abantwana bakho bazafundiswa nguJehova. Futhi kuyoba kukhulu ukuthula kwabantwana bakho.
54:14Futhi uzosungulwa ngobulungisa. Sukani kude nengcindezelo, ngoba kawuyikwesaba. Futhi suka ekwesabeni, ngoba ngeke isondele kuwe.

Fifth Reading

Isaya 55: 1-11

55:1Nina nonke enizomile, woza emanzini. Nawe ongenamali: shesha, thenga udle. Indlela, ukuthenga iwayini nobisi, ngaphandle kwemali futhi ngaphandle kokuhwebelana.
55:2Kungani nichitha imali ngalokho okungesona isinkwa, futhi nichithe umshikashika wenu kulokho okunganelisi? Lalela kahle kimi, futhi nidle okuhle, khona-ke umphefumulo wakho uyojabula ngesilinganiso esigcwele.
55:3beka indlebe yakho usondele kimi. Lalela, futhi umphefumulo wakho uyophila. Futhi ngizokwenza nawe isivumelwano esiphakade, ngomusa othembekileyo kaDavide.
55:4Bheka, Ngimethule njengofakazi kubantu, njengomkhuzi nomfundisi ezizweni.
55:5Bheka, uyobiza isizwe owawungasazi. Nezizwe ebezingakwazi zizophuthuma kuwe, ngenxa yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli. Ngoba ukukhazimulisile.
55:6Funani iNkosi, ngenkathi ekwazi ukutholakala. Mbize, eseseduze.
55:7Omubi makashiye indlela yakhe, nomuntu omubi imicabango yakhe, futhi makabuyele eNkosini, futhi uyomhawukela, nakuNkulunkulu wethu, ngoba mkhulu ekuthetheleleni.
55:8Ngokuba imicabango yami akuyona imicabango yenu, nezindlela zenu azisizo izindlela zami, Isho iNkosi.
55:9Ngoba njengoba nje amazulu ephakeme phezu komhlaba, kanjalo izindlela zami ziphakeme kunezindlela zenu, nemicabango yami ngaphezu kwemicabango yenu.
55:10Futhi ngendlela efanayo njengoba imvula neqhwa kwehla ezulwini, angabe esabuyela khona, kodwa cwilisa umhlaba, futhi uyichelele, futhi ibangele ukuba iqhakaze futhi inike ohlwanyelayo imbewu nesinkwa kwabalambile,
55:11liyakuba njalo nezwi lami, elizaphuma emlonyeni wami. aliyikubuyela kimi lingenalutho, kodwa izofeza noma yini engiyithandayo, futhi liyophumelela emisebenzini engilithumele kuyo.

Sixth Reading

Baruch 3: 9-15, 32- 4: 4

3:9Lalela, Israyeli, to the commandments of life! Lalela, so that you may learn prudence!
3:10How is it, Israyeli, that you are in the land of your enemies,
3:11that you have grown old in a foreign land, that you are defiled with the dead, that you are regarded as among those who are descending into hell?
3:12You have forsaken the fountain of wisdom.
3:13For if you had walked in the way of God, you would certainly have lived in everlasting peace.
3:14Learn where prudence is, where virtue is, where understanding is, so that you may know at the same time where long life and prosperity are, where the light of the eyes and peace are.
3:15Who has discovered its place? And who has entered its treasure chamber?
3:32Yet he who knows the universe is familiar with her, and in his foresight he invented her, he who prepared the earth for time without end, and filled it with cattle and four-footed beasts,
3:33who sends out the light, and it goes, and who summoned it, and it obeyed him in fear.
3:34Yet the stars have given light from their posts, and they rejoiced.
3:35They were called, and so they said, “Silapha,” and they shined with cheerfulness to him who made them.
3:36This is our God, and no other can compare to him.
3:37He invented the way of all instruction, and delivered it to Jacob his child, and to Israel his beloved.
3:38Ngemva kwalokhu, he was seen on earth, and he conversed with men.

uBharuki 4

4:1“ ‘This is the book of the commandments of God and of the law, which exists in eternity. All those who keep it will attain to life, but those who have forsaken it, to death.
4:2Guqula, O Jakobe, and embrace it, walk in the way of its splendor, facing its light.
4:3Do not surrender your glory to another, nor your value to a foreign people.
4:4We have been happy, Israyeli, because the things that are pleasing to God have been made clear to us.

Seventh Reading

UHezekeli 36: 16-28

36:16Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, ethi:
36:17“Ndodana yomuntu, indlu yakwa-Israyeli yahlala ezweni layo, futhi balingcolisa ngezindlela zabo nangezinjongo zabo. Indlela yabo, emehlweni ami, kwaba njengokungcola kowesifazane osesikhathini.
36:18Futhi ngakho ngathulula intukuthelo yami phezu kwabo, ngenxa yegazi abalichitha phezu kwezwe, futhi ngenxa yokuthi balingcolisa ngezithombe zabo.
36:19Futhi ngabahlakazela phakathi kwabezizwe, futhi bahlakazekile phakathi kwamazwe. ngibahlulele ngokwezindlela zabo nangokwecebo labo.
36:20Futhi lapho behamba phakathi kwabezizwe, ababengene kuye, balingcolisa igama lami elingcwele, nakuba kwakushiwo ngabo: ‘Laba ngabantu bakaJehova,’ futhi ‘Baphuma ezweni lakhe.’
36:21Kodwa ngiligcinile igama lami elingcwele, okungcoliswe yindlu kaIsrayeli phakathi kwabezizwe, bangena kuye.
36:22Ngokwalesi sizathu, uyakusho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova: ngizothatha isinyathelo, hhayi ngenxa yakho, O ndlu ka-Israyeli, kodwa ngenxa yebizo lami elingcwele, eniyingcolisile phakathi kwabezizwe, ongene kuye.
36:23Futhi ngiyongcwelisa igama lami elikhulu, eyayingcoliswe phakathi kwabezizwe, owangcolisa phakathi kwabo. Ngakho kwangathi abezizwe bazi ukuthi mina ngiyiNkosi, usho uJehova Sebawoti, lapho ngiyobe sengcwelisiwe kini, phambi kwamehlo abo.
36:24Impela, Ngizonisusa kwabezizwe, ngiyakunibutha emazweni onke, futhi ngizoniholela ezweni lakini.
36:25Futhi ngizothela amanzi ahlanzekile phezu kwenu, uyakuhlanjululwa kukho konke ukungcola kwakho, ngiyakunihlanza kuzo zonke izithombe zenu.
36:26Futhi ngizokunika inhliziyo entsha, futhi ngizobeka kini umoya omusha. Futhi ngizosusa inhliziyo yetshe emzimbeni wakho, ngiyakuninika inhliziyo yenyama.
36:27Futhi ngizobeka uMoya wami phakathi kwenu. Futhi ngizothatha isinyathelo ukuze nihambe ngemithetho yami futhi nigcine izahlulelo zami, futhi ukuze nizigcwalise.
36:28Niyohlala ezweni engalinika oyihlo. niyakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wenu.

Epistle

Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans 6: 3-11

6:3Anazi yini ukuthi thina esabhapathizwa kuKristu Jesu, sabhapathizelwa kukho ukufa kwakhe??
6:4Ngokuba ngobhapathizo sangcwatshwa naye ekufeni, ukuze, ngendlela uKristu avuka ngayo kwabafileyo, ngenkazimulo kaBaba, kanjalo nathi masihambe ebusheni bempilo.
6:5Ngokuba uma sitshalwe ndawonye, esifanekisweni sokufa kwakhe, kanjalo nathi siyakuba njalo, emfanekisweni wokuvuka kwakhe.
6:6Ngoba lokhu siyakwazi: ukuthi abokuqala bethu babethelwa kanye laye, ukuze umzimba wesono ubhujiswe, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuze singabe sisakhonza isono.
6:7Ngoba ofileyo ulungisisiwe esonweni.
6:8Manje uma safa kanye noKristu, siyakholwa ukuthi siyakuphila futhi kanye noKristu.
6:9Ngokuba siyazi ukuthi uKristu, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, angeke esafa: ukufa akusabusi phezu kwakhe.
6:10Ngoba njengoba nje wafa ngenxa yesono, wafa kanye. Kodwa njengoba ephila, uphilela uNkulunkulu.
6:11Manje, kufanele nizicabange nifile ngempela esonweni, nokuba siphilele uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.

Ivangeli

Maka 16: 1- 7

16:1And when the Sabbath had passed, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices, so that when they arrived they could anoint Jesus.
16:2And very early in the morning, on the first of the Sabbaths, they went to the tomb, the sun having now risen.
16:3Basebekhuluma omunye komunye, “Who will roll back the stone for us, away from the entrance of the tomb?”
16:4And looking, they saw that the stone was rolled back. For certainly it was very large.
16:5And upon entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, covered with a white robe, bamangala.
16:6Wathi kubo, “Do not become frightened. You are seeking Jesus of Nazareth, the Crucified One. He has risen. He is not here. Bheka, the place where they laid him.
16:7Kodwa hamba, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you into Galilee. There you shall see him, just as he told you.”