Matthew (28/28)    

1. Kwathi ekupheleni kwesabatha, emadabukakusa kusiya o sukw ini lokuqala lweviki, kwafika uMariya Magadalena, lomunye uMariya, ukuzabona ingcwaba.
2. Futhi khangela, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu; ngoba ingilosi yeNkosi yehla ivela ezulwini, yasondela yagiqa ilitshe yalisusa emnyango, yahlala phezu kwalo.
3. Lokubonakala kwayo kwakunjengombane, lesembatho sayo sasimhlophe njengeliqhwa*.
4. Abalindi basebethuthumela ngokuyesaba, baba njengabafileyo.
5. Kodwa ingilosi yaphendula yathi kwabesifazana: Lingesabi lina; ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi lidinga uJesu obebethelwe;
6. kakho lapha; ngoba uvukile, njengokutsho kwakhe; wozani libone indawo lapho iNkosi ebilele khona.
7. Hambani masinyane litshele abafundi bakhe ukuthi uvukile kwabafileyo; njalo khangelani, uzalandulela ukuya eGalili; lizambona khona; khangelani, sengilitshelile.
8. Basebephuma engcwabeni ngokuphangisa belokwesaba lentokozo enkulu, bagijima baya ukubikela abafundi bakhe.
9. Kwathi besiyatshela abafundi bakhe, futhi khangela, uJesu wabahlangabeza, wathi: Mpilo enhle ! Basebesondela babamba inyawo zakhe, bamkhonza.
10. UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lingesabi; hambani, libikele abafowethu ukuthi baye eGalili, njalo bazangibona khona.
11. Kwathi sebehamba, khangela, abanye kubalindi baya emzini babikela abapristi abakhulu konke okwenzakeleyo.
12. Sebebuthene labadala, benza icebo, banika abebutho imali enengi,
13. besithi: Kalibokuthi: Abafundi bakhe beze ebusuku bameba silele thina.
14. Futhi uba lokhu kuzwakala kumbusi, thina sizamncenga, silenze lingabi senkathazweni.
15. Basebethatha imali benza njengalokhu ababekufundisiwe. Lalelilizwi landa phakathi kwamaJuda kuze kube lamuhla.
16. Kwathi abafundi abalitshumi lanye baya eGalili, entabeni uJesu ayebalayele yona;
17. sebembonile bamkhonza; kodwa abanye bathandabuza.
18. UJesu wasesondela wakhuluma labo, esithi: Wonke amandla aphiwe mina ezulwini lemhlabeni;
19. ngakho hambani lenze izizwe zonke zibe ngabafundi, libabhabhathize ebizweni likaYise leleNdodana lelikaMoya oNgcwele;
20. libafundise ukugcina konke engililaye khona; futhi khangelani, mina ngilani insuku zonke kuze kube sekupheleni kwesikhathi. Ameni.

  Matthew (28/28)